It was quoted yesterday at ten thousand dollars a foot.

When it is remembered that scarcely two years ago the original shares, issued at fifty dollars per share, had dropped to only fifty cents a share, it will be seen that those who were able to hold on have got a good thing." "What mine did you say ?" asked Barker, looking up meditatively from the dishes he was already washing.
"The Yellow Hammer First Extension," returned Demorest shortly.
"I used to have some shares in that, and I think I have them still," said Barker musingly.
"Yes," said Demorest promptly; "the paper speaks of it here.

'We understand,'" he continued, reading aloud, "'that our eminent fellow citizen, George Barker, otherwise known as "Get Left Barker" and "Chucklehead," is one of these fortunate individuals.'" "No," said Barker, with a slight flush of innocent pleasure, "it can't say that.

How could it know ?" Stacy laughed, but Demorest coolly continued: "You didn't hear all.
Listen! 'We say WAS one of them; but having already sold his apparently useless certificates to our popular druggist, Jones, for corn plasters, at a reduced rate, he is unable to realize.'" "You may laugh, boys," said Barker, with simple seriousness; "but I really believe I have got 'em yet.

Just wait.