Sharp Trick

A Irtúierous but graceful story is told ot the rresident anu Rireetofs of ono of the Paris railwftys. While the Board was sitting, a shareholder of the ooinpany abruplly eirtefWÏ and gave an account of a terrible accident which had takeri place on the line, and which Was uure to cost the company a good round sum of mpney in the way of daraages and of oompensation to passengers. As he proceeded in his iiarration, director after director slipped out, one by one, and long heture ht Tvached close he was lefc alone with the President, who engrossed by the recital he heard, did not perceive the departure of his directors. Wbe he did notice it, he struck his forehead with his hand, jumped up, and ran off, leaving the shareholder still talking. The shareholder was amazed, but he sooíi discovered the explanation of this strangp oondaot - they had all run to the Stock Exchange to sell theif shanes before the intelligence was made public. - m- 4 - ■ -