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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10884, 7 February 1901, Page 2

Gold Medal Ales and Stout j . NEW SEASONS i In Quarts and Pints. i i The Best in the Market, r ! Equal to the Leading Brands of English Ales. 1 : t

better than I about t ! h_t. as he is on old friend of yours, and hails from your city, t ! was hones., with him and with you." To have told you after my promise to him. and to have given you a chance to soil :. few thousand shares short, for your own a;count* would have mad** mc a liar. To have refused his order on It's condition!* wculd have meant loss of. nior.-oy to you, -.n_ j«_j. j sibly loss of one of your best eu>tcm.rs. Knowing you, I could not afford to nuke a mistake in ti-thir way. I want yon to understand, and never forget it. tint I h_ve been a square man all my life, and cxp.vt to remain one. Had I desired, I could har. made 20,000 dollars on that oruer inystll, and on others 100.000 dollars in the last six months, but lam not a sharper. You—and I, too—-have the La-.isfae.ion o: know:*-,- , that as I leave here, I am 'broke.' for _ thought that my plac** was *i__-*oitK.ly secure. I can see, now, tiiiough. that you need another manager, and there is "not money enough iv your firm to make im fiat kind of a man. " Let mc tell yon t_,ti; I respect myself—alw-uys have end r_v,_v. | intend to—--that is more than you can *;_y j of yourself." f Hastings said many other thing., vigorously and somew.ktt cliscon.u?ctadlv. and D. Fere with his -pai-tner bre_m_ very red „ around the ears, while their collars'tvers certainly too small. They even muttered apologies to their rud-'.y dischiii':_*d and honourable manager; in fact, they acted as if Hastings were dismissing tliem. When Willard heard of Hastings' discharge, he said: "That's too bad." Ho promptly forgot the incident, however, for lie was busy organising a new 43,000,000 dollar Cast Iron Slab combination. ADJUTANTS WIFE IX DIFFICULTIES. —.__.— Adjutant Canty and his wife, who have be.ft members of the Salvation Army for sevcrueea years, have travelled exteusiveiy in B,3_si.nj j the good work of the Army, "which," tiud _lrj Canty to a reporter, '"although the greatest pleasure we have in life, is .work oniy pcrticu- | Jarly suited to those possessing a lot ot energy > and strong constitutions. About eight yeai_ 1 ago, when engaged in soma special "-Salvation I work—l had then been ailing for euiue fima— | I became a victim to general debility, sever. \ headaches, and swollen and aching limbs. Ky ! appetite was very poor, and I guned no _ strength from my food. • A full meal distressed ? mc. A3 time went on I grew extremely weak, $ and my work wa3 hampered. Many doctors r.t/ j, different times were consulted, but no iippsrcrh-J f benefit was derived. Ordinary medicines \ proved uaeless. Three years ago I lead how , Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people hail \ cured others who bad Buffered similarly, rsA I decided to try them. After taking four boxes I felt greatly improved: eight bt,io. cured mc. The swelling and aching left roy limbs, headaches' were banished, ny appeiite i returned, and I became strong r.nd active. Since then I have been in excellent health." _ Lfdies will at all periods of their - Dr. Williams' pink pills an excellent, stri'nj.-* ening remedy. By enriching th*s blood.and" re-toning the nerves they cure men, women, \ \ and children suffering from such diseases it 8 anromia, dyspepsia, eczema, "nervei," rheu- M matisni. sciatica, erysipelas, rickets, St. Vitus-' s dance, loss of manly .strength, etc. Ro"_ I>J a chemists rid storekeepo'-s, and by tbe Dr. 8 Williams' Medicine Co., Wellington, si:: boxes ji sixteen and 3jx, one box thre*> slnlpiiri. poit m tree. Ladies sendinE; r]e**cription of their eras j| will receive free information. s EEADY! AYE,. ALWAYS READY. I Sittings may. be had at any time. Op o "i jj all Saturday afternoons. W. E. Sorrel!, a "The" Photographer, 179 Colombo street. H & n f j If (to yo-r Bath or FcotS«th. j _? *If |f^^^^'_ Thecooiin^in *'''- *li <* ?"3 -»_V§ps__£? or*!lCl*e-i*t---* "•'-**»_ g|j | 4 Insist on having "CoHDYB Fu__ &% \ W {ji Beware of Inferior Australian Sub-titu<f_>_!s_fiej_ ■■-*****»•-fc-*-*«-*r^^

l ____. ■ "At once. I will bring tlie certificates of 1 stock hers within an hour.'' Tbe wheel in the stock indicator was going 7 round aud round in its tireless journey, 5 printing a record of ioy and disappointment, s as Hastings hurri.dly, almost instantane- • ously, mapped cut his plan. 1 "I'aka that," he called to an operator, as r he scribbled this message to Swift and 3 Sanger: "Sell 5000 Steel Pipe at the mar- - ket. Sell quietly. Start the rumour that this is a boar raid, and don't give up our i name. Hastings." I To Messrs Hudson and Taylor he wired: 1 "Buy 2000 Pipa at the market, and let them i know that we are buying. Hastings." Usually Steel Pip, was a quiet stock, but , that afternoon, in its declining course, it 1 was tho most active "security" in an other--1 wise flat market. No one knew where the ; selling came from. Were- not De Fere, 2 Hurry and Co. buyers, and did not they *> represent. Colons! Willard and other inside > interests? And the day closed with the iron . and steel group in a flurry and. everyone r asking. Who is selling Steel Pipe? There was a renewal of the se!ling the next c da*<\ and the third day and the fourth day. 3 Excited brokers ran up to the office of De Fere, Hurry, and Co.. and as Mr Hastings l smoked placidly on, he regretted that he i could give them no information regarding the - sellers of Steel Pipe. "We," he dissembled, g "are buyers. Hudson and Taylor have been - buying for us a!I the week." And the brol kers went out more puzzled than ever, s Everyone interested in the steel stocks 1 agreed that it was a very mysterious opera- - tiou. Even the members of Hastings' own s firm were at sea. "Who in is selling Pipe?" asked these i gentlemen in their best Chicago style. But i there was no answer. t ' "Can't tell you now. Will wire particus lars later," telegraphed Hastings. At the end of the fourth day Hastings had 1 the pleasure of saying to Colonel Willard: I "Colonel, your order is executed. On Monl tlay we started selling Sit 43. We sold se- * eretly through Swift and Sanger and other ' brokers 40,000 shares djown at 28, and bought 1 openly through Hudson and Taylor 10,000 shares. I have your account credited with - 983,000 dollars, less commissions." f "I have given you the stock certificates, t aud I would like a cheoue to-morrow," said !•' Colonel. Willard,,and vrithput saying 'Thank j you," or even "Good day," he walked out. 3 '-Now," said Hastings to himself, "he ' might have said 'Thank you.' I thought b that I put through that- order rather clever* I ly. but. these new millionaire chaps are a J trifle thoughtless." Hastings nodded his head from side to > side, mnned at his own thoughts, and then 5 sat down and wired to the home office in . Chicago an explicit account of the operation, l Perhaps he ex])anded a trifle, with pardon- ' able business pride, as he realised that few ■ men would have unloaded that particular I block of stock with better net results. It-was a Saturday afternoon.- He waited '. fo: congratulations, but none arrived—not 5 even a request for more details. On Monday afternoon, very much to Has- ! tings' astonishment, the tw-o older members - of the firm tottered into the office. "Why. how do you do?" sa?d Hastings; '' "I did not know that you were in town. 1 When did you get in? Is anything the matter?" " j The senior' member, physically feeble, but a veteran, keen and resolute speculator, ; ' bant over his walking stick, gazed at the floor, and ignored Hastings' outstretched hand of welcome, as he said: "Well, we came rather suddenly. You see—you see, we are going to make a change. We won't need you any longer." "What., the trouble?" asked Hastings, in a cold, bass voice; "don't you like my methods?" "Well, we're not satisfied, and we thought we'd make a change." "When do you want mc to go?" "To-morrow." And then a light struck Hastings. "The trouble is that you do not like the wav I executed tlhat 30,000 share order for Willard?" The senior member nodded his head in assmt. "Well. ~__• De Fere," spoke out Hastings, "Colonel Willard insisted that you should not know of it. He made mc promise not to tell you, or he threatened to 1 cancel the order." Perhaps he believed that he could not trust you—you know