Sliggers, a successful stockholder, was having breakfast at home one morning when he read the startling information that "pork" was steadily dropping and the bottom was not in sight. The news was a blow to Sliggers, who had invested all his money in pork pending a looked-for rise. He kept the news from his wife, however, wishing to spare her the bad news. She had had news of her own, when the butcher sent in an order of bad meat and she admonished Sliggers to bring some pork chops home or there would be no dinner. Sliggers was worried and fearful that he would forget his wife's errand, so he jotted "Buy pork" on his cuff. Traffic held no bothers for Sliggers on his way to the office and in his turbulent state of mind he looked not where he was going and finally found himself atop a lumber wagon, with his automobile still running. Luckily he awoke in time to avert an accident and went on to his office. Here he found a memo from his broker informing him that unless he flanked his investment with margins he would be wiped out by evening. Sliggers was "broke" and had visions of the poorhouse, his wife taking in washing, himself begging pittance from former friends. Troubles come in bunches and so did callers come that day to Sliggers' office. In the midst of their business, however, they made hurried departures and Sliggers could not understand. When the stenographer, then the clerk, and finally the office boy deserted him, he imagined that they had surmised his impending ruin and were leaving him while the leaving was good. Like a balloon pork suddenly took a jump on the market and orders came in right and left. Sliggers' broker called him up and informed him that the sudden rise had netted him a fortune. Sliggers could hardly believe it and rushed home full of "pep" and happiness. On his arrival his wife immediately asked him if he had brought the pork and then Sliggers' brain commenced to clear. He realized for the first time that "Buy pork," the little legend on his cuff, had been the cause of the day's eventful happenings. Sliggers laughed-loud and long-and took his wife to a regular "feed" where they had nicely roasted suckling "pork." - The Moving Picture World, May 27, 1916, Pg. 1571.