The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-06

| you chance to be a hero. TO pul
Roberta under obligation to you. To
night, at dinner, this sad story I've
just told you is going to come out.
You're going 10 suspect something
and start probing me-and when
you discover all is over you're GO
ing to suggest saving me-"
"How?"
Crooked Bill rubbed his hands to-
gether and smiled a coyote. smile.
You're going to tell me that this
rise is, undoubtedly, one of the
greatest bull movements ever noted
in the market. but that from sources
of information you cannot, in honor,
divulge. you happen to know that
the bears aren't licked, that they
have the bulls in a tight corner and
that securities are due to crash.
Then you rawhide me for not COM
ing to you with my troubles when
the going got slippery. You tell me
| was tarnation old fool for not
doing so; that if l could only have
held on a little bit longer the tide
would have turned and that you
would have been delighted to have
loaned me a million to carry Inc
over Sabe that?"
Yes, sir. Then what?"
'Why, III be overcome with emo
tion and say: Glenn. you ought to
know I'd be the last man in the
world to suggest loan from you.
of all men-under the circum-
Stances And I'll give Bobby a look
that will be-well, significant. She'll
be grateful to me for not having
placed her in position of having to
be grateful to you for helping me.
But at the same time she'll be CRATE
full to you for suggesting 1t. Well.
III tell you it's too late now. that
the fats in the fire, and you jump
up and yell that 1t isn't.
You'll prance up and down the
dining room. thinking hard. Act
like a movie actor. Show Roberta,
who will be watching you fas-
cinated, that in an emergency no.
body need look beyond you. Prove
TO her you are d strong mana
quick thinker, bold. adventurous.
brave fellow. but be careful to ig-
more her completely. Then out with
your plan TO save the old homestead
and the family fortune"
The plan," Glenn Hackett de-
manded. "the plan"
Crooked Bits old eyes fairly
popped with delight at the part he
was playing. when first jumped
into the market. Glenn. sold TWEEN
ty-five hundred of a certain stock
short. Then the stock started up
grade, so sold out. took my loss
and-immediately bought double
the amount ! sold. and spread 1t as
thin as could on margin"
Excellent strategy"
"Well. then. your plan will be
to suggest that now, with the stock
al its peak price, the obvious thing
for me 10 do Is TO sell five thousand
shares or even ten thousand. You'll
put up the margin for me. Assure
me there is no risk, that the stock
will drop a hundred points within
sixty days. You can cite any num-
Der of stocks that have dropped that
much-some Of them In a week.
Here is list to refresh your mem
ory. Remind me that for a while
during the postwar panic Liberty
bonds sold away below par. Advise
me TO make the gamble and assure
me ] will not be called upon for any
more margin. that the price of my
stock has now reached a point that
Is unhealthy. wildly speculative. moi
backed up by assets. Pretty soon
ii will begin to slide, and when II
has slid far enough all have to do
is to sell out my line. clean up and
be back where | started. less the
sums | owe you. Point out that by
this method Of procedure | can. al
least, get back million dollars, but
insist that when do you must have
my solemn word of honor never,
never to do any more stock gam
bling"
"HOw will you receive this philan-
thropic offer. Mr.. Latham?"
Il shall be overcome again at this
exhibition of your friendship and
L.