The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-02-02

you a chance to be q hero, to put
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 to suspect something
and start probing me-and when
you discover all is over you're 60
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
l was a 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 me
| over. Sabe that?"
"Yes, sir. Then what?"
"Why. I'll be overcome with emo
ton 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 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 he CRATE
full TO you for suggesting IL. Well.
I'll tell you it's too late now. that
the fats I'm the fire. and you jump
up and yell that II isn't.
"You'll prance up and down the
dining room. thinking hard. Act
like 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 a strong mana
quick thinker. bold. adventurous.
brave fellow. but be careful to liz.
more her completely. Then out with
your plan to save the old homestead
and the family fortune"
1.-THE PLAN" Glenn Hackett de-
manded. ''the plan."
Crooked Bills 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 mp
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"
swell. then. your plan will be
TO suggest that now. with the stock
at its peak price. the obvious thing
for me TO do is to sell five thousand
shares or even ten Thousand. Youn
put up the margin for me. Assure
me there Is no risk, that the stock
will drop hundred points within
sixty days. You can cite any mum
her of stocks that have dropped that
much some OF them I'm week
Here is list TO refresh your mem
DRY. Remind me thar for a while
during the post war panic Liberty
bonds sold away below par Advise
me tn make the gamble and assure
| ME will not he called upon for any
more margin. that rhe price of my
stock has now reached point thar
is unhealthy. wildly speculative. mol
hacked up by assets. Pretty soon
II will begin to slide. and when 10
has slid far enough all have Ia do
is to sell nut my line. clean up ami
he hack where I started. less the
/ sums owe you Point ON that by
this method of procedure can al
least. get back a million dollars. mn
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.. I-atham?"
II shall be overcome again al this
exhibition of your friendship and
generosity. but shall refuse TO bor