The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-25

what - ah - surreptitiously. sup posed there was sufficient reason to do 50, but I never dreamed"
 He left the sentence unfinished and looked off out the window. Then he seemed to pull himself to- gether. Resting his elbows on his desk he leaned forward slightly and looked Larry in the eye.
 "It's rather peculiar story, but I suppose you hear many such," he said, smiling just little. There is young man in this town whom I happen to know slightly; he's 8 friend of my secretary, in fact, and she's fine young woman of whom am rather fond. It seems the young man is deeply in love with her and wants to get enough of a stake, financially, to be able to mar ry her. I learned this, by the way, afterward, by subjecting the young woman to friendly cross-examina- ton"
 Once more he paused. He gave | the impression, not of hesitating in order to choose his words carefully, but of doing 1t as man does when he is obliged to tell a story which will reflect upon another person in whom, heretofore, he has had the utmost confidence.
 T should add," he explained, that up to the moment of the in- cident which am about to de- scribe, I did not know this young man. My secretary came to me one afternoon and not without some slight embarrassment - asked me If I could arrange to see the young chap the next day. She said that he had some sort of business prop osition to submit to me, and she apologized for bothering me about it. Being as I said, fond of her she's an admirable young woman T consented.
 'The next day the young man | came in. He was full of enthusi- asm, and he had very odd propo- sition to make. Briefly it was this:
 He had come into possession or was about to of these bonds; and 1t developed that they came originally from a Chicago politi- clan, who had received them. ir turn, from 8 Chicago gambler whose activities were, or rather are, being investigated by the county grand jury out there. The bonds had been registered In the name of the gambler, and if they came on the open market 1t would reflect seriously on the politician Therefore" .t.
 He stopped and smiled ruefully.
 Its all rather complicated and incredible, isn't it2" he asked Then he went on:
 At that moment, 1t seemed, the bonds were being held by friend of this young man; and this friend -I told you it was complicated was 8 friend of the Chicago poli- tician. Now he was hard up; needed money for something ol other, and had to cash the bonds But, being 8 friend of the Chicago | gentleman, he was not willing tt put them on the open market. H. would sell them only on condition that the person to whom they wen would agree to hold them for { month or more, until the furor, out in Chicago had died down Naturally, the ordinary buyel would not care to make any sucf pledge: therefore. this man wa willing to let them go substantial! below the market price, as an in drcemcnt.
 50 that was how it stood. M, young friend - call him that be cause he seemed such a likeabl, young chap, and because somehow feel that I know him quite well now - he wanted to buy the bond and sell them, in turn, to me. H, offered them to me at $1l,500-- $11.500 for bonds with a face valu, of S14,500. Naturally, I assumed that he himself was getting then from his friend for somewhat less Indeed. he at length admitted ai much, and blurted out that the req. son he was trying to put through the deal was that he wanted te marry my secreary."
 He chuckled in fatherly. man-of- the-world fashion.
 I told him I don't want tc loose her, and I gave him soma fatheriy advice. Then I asked him about the bonds themselves. He gave me complete description. rang up brokerage house. found out what they were selling for and then. after no had left. I instituted q quiet little investigation into nj,