Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 1020) (1925 04 17)
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No. 1020 AAP ING, 24, LILO Price MCéeiis “eee A CORNER IN STOCK; OR, THE WALL STREET BBY WHO WAN. AND OTHER STORIES Fe ' tf A strange, scraping noise behind the arate screen Tatieneted the attention of the boys. "What's that?” asked Sam, jumping up. Bertio started forward to investigate. Suddenly the screen fell forward with a crash. revealing a masked man, revolver in hand
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Read Page 24 for Radio’ ews and Hints, FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Issued weekly—Subscription price, $4.00 per venr! Canada, $4.50; Foreign, $5.00. Harry EH. Wolff, Publisher, «nc,, 166 West 23d Street, New York, ntered as Second-Class Matter, October 4, 1911, at the Post-Oflice at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. No. 1020 A CORNER Bertie And His Friend, Sam as, | CHAPTER I—Ed - Rogers. LOST OR STOLEN—A japanned tix box, con- { taining 5 Be cent. gold bonds of the Louisville ' Southern Railway, of $1,000 each, numbered 10,- , 609, 10,610, 12,208, 12,209, 12,210, 15,001 to 15,- 010; also several promissory notes and two mort- | gages. Finder please notify Jordan, Black & Co.,? No. —— Broadway, New York City. _ Kd Bertie read the foregoing, printed in capital ‘etters in a prominent part of the financial page | o£ a morning daily as he and his friend Sam togers were riding downtown in a subway car to ‘usiness on the morning before the Fourth of uly. Bertie was a poor boy; that is, he had no -. PLospects except what he made for himself. He ‘was employed as messenger by Richard Gilder, a _ stock broker, of No. ——- Wall Street, and Mr. | Gilder had long since arrived at the’ conclusion _ that he was the best office boy he had ever had. | His father and mother were dead, and he lived with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fenn, - in a small detached, shabby-looking cottage in the Bronx. The Fenns were meant, close, parsi- monious people, so it may easily be supposed that “Wddie did not live on the fat of the land. Mrs. Fenn made no bones about taking the boy’s eight ‘dollars wages every Saturday, as regular as clock-work, and she doled out to him every morn- ‘ing twenty cents for car fare and a frugal meal. It seemed to Eddie as ee Bl ey eas to her long talon-like fingers as she grudgingly - handed it to him at the very last moment Seon 4gee n = | a life and fire insurance company. _ enough money to live well, but such was neither . his disposition nor his wife’s. It would prob- / ably have given them both an attack of heart fail- - | mre if their living expenses had exceeded the stated sum per week that they were accustomed © expend. He owned the cottage in which they lived, but he was too stingy to improve its rusty look with even a single coat of cheap paint. As ong a ¢ roof did not leak, and the wind and he i % g ¥ x al i NEW YORK; APRIL 17, 1925 L& OR, THE WALL STREET BOY WH Wrox By A SELF-MADE MAN not find a crack through which to in- ig whenever I think I need a new suit by telling her Si ceike . ‘ ey ms a r) Cot NS Price 8 Cents. IN ST Wat, ZINES & NOV F.. KUNZE, W. susquEnAnne sinuate themselves ‘they were satisfied. The neighbors regarded the dwelling as an eye-sore, and some of them wondered why Mr. Fenn did not keep it in better shape; but after all it was in perfect keepiug with the owner’s shabby gar- ments and his wife’s somewhat slatternly attire. The only really presentable object about the place was Hddie. He was always neat, clean, and well dressed, One might well wonder how it was that the Fenns disbursed the price of a good suit for the boy, together with other necessary etceteras, when the master himself wore the same clothes he had bought ten years before. The reason is that the lad simply had to be well dressed to hold his job in Wall Street, and they — couldn’t get away from that fact. ‘ ef “How -would you like to find that box, Sam?” said Eddie, pointing to the advertisement about the stolen japanned case. “It might mean a re- ward of 100.” ae “Yd like to find it first rate,” replied Sam, af- . ter reading the notice; “but no such luck is likely — to come my way. I sometimes think that I’m lucky © to be alive, for my folks are not very prosperous. As a matter of fact, we’re only living from hand to mouth, for_rent and living @éxpenses are dread- 52> ful high these times.” “One would think so to listen to the way my ee groans over the housekeeping bills,” replied ie. nh ‘ ; “I don’t see why she should, when Mr. Fenn — has no rent to pay.” : Fs c ae “That doesn’t make any difference. A dollar looks as large to Mr. and Mrs. Fenn as a thirty- — story office building does to a count n new to the city.” | , ss Eddie might have said a ten-cent piece and he | would have hit the nail on the head just the same. = “Your uncle must be saving money.” es “V’ll bet he is, for he takes precious good care — to let as little as possible get away from him.” “I don’t see how you manage to make him cough up the price of the good clothes you wear, or where you get your spending money from.” ‘Y’ve got to have the clothes to work in Wall Street. I frighten my aunt into providing them
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Foe: L that if I didn’t get the clothes she’d lose the eight dollars every Saturday.” os “That brought her to time, did. it?” laughed “You bet it did. She’s so prompt to greet me when I come home early on Saturday that I al- most believe she watches for me with a tele- scope.” Sam laughed heartily at that remark. “How. much does she allow you for carfare and pocketmoney?” he asked. “Twenty cents a day, and it’s like drawing a tooth to get it from he “Twenty cents! That leaves you only ten cents * for your lunch. Why, I saw you pay a quarter yesterday for a plate of stew, a yi FS coffee, and a hunk of home-made.apple pie. Where did you get the extra money?” “I often get a tip from a broker—usually a quarter. Sometimes T’ye made two dollars _ in a week that way.” “Of course you don’t tell your aunt about this extra reyenue?” “T should say not. She wouldn’t give me a moment’s rest till I gave it up toher. For a long time she kicked about giving me the dime for lunch. She wanted me to carry my lunch down with me—a slice of stale bread, and a couple-of consumptive-looking pieces of cheese, _ Then she tried to tempt me with a small slice of: dried ap- ple pie. I wouldn’t have it. I told her that peo- ple didn’t bring their lunch to Wall Street, as a rule, and that it would make me look mean to do’ ‘80. She didn’t mind how mean it looked, so I had ‘to tell her that Mr. Gilder might not stand for it, and that scared her. It would give her a’ fit to lose the eight dollars.” _- “¥f I was in your shoes I think I'd. cut away * from such people altogether. You make enough to support yourself, and I don’t suppose that ~ " you’re under any especial obligation t6 your rel- » atives.” “Well, I don’t like to light out, though I don’t ~ fare any too well. The fact is, T’ve lived so long with the Fenns that ’m accustomed to their pe- nuriousness. By and by, when I get another raise, I may make a change.” “When you do that T'll bet there will be weep- ing and wailing at the cottage,” grinned Sam. - “T haven’t the least doubt about it; but they'll be able to take comfort out of the fact that they won't have to buy me any more clothes in that case,’ as “Nor they won't. have to feed you, either, I "Suppose you’re a pretty healthy eater, like my- ’ - self.” “My aunt Rackatt pamper my appetite any. We . + seldom: have a feast at the house. That only happens when Mrs. Fenn’s cousin calls to see her. He’s a well-to-do farmer up in Orange County, and as he’s a bachelor, and doesn’t care to get -married, she’s looking to come into what he’s worth when he dies.” Doras he look as if he might die ‘within a rea- = “sonable time?” chuckled Sam. 0, he doesn’t. He’s as tough as a pine knot, “and likely to live.for many years. He’s a pretty _ good sort. of man, and I rather like him.” A> 1sWell, if he mee ent tea, he apight ie pes omething in hi ; pe Sos not looki _ ter, and I’ve got to keep my word. I guess you rule. she replied, with a coquettis anyone else either. I’m able and willing to hoe my own row. One of these days I mean to be a stock broker.” “Youll have to get some ca ital tonether ‘be- fore you can branch out in that direction. It takes a stack of coin to make money in Wall: Street.” “Oh, it doesn’t take so much to make a start. ; For instance, if I had $100 now I could. eset double it inside of the next ten days.” "You could?” Eddie nodded. j “How?” asked Sam inquisitively. SB “Oh, a broker who’s friendly to’ me gave me a pointer yesterday on a certain stock. A pool ‘of 3 brokers is forming to boom it, and alla fellow: has to do to make a ‘haul is to get in on the ground floor with them, and sell out when» he thinks it has gone up nearly as high as it’s go- — =) “What's the name of the stock that’s going to be boomed?” “¥ promised not to say a word about the mat haven’t any coin to invest, anyway, so it wouldn’ do you any good to know.” bg “1 only wanted to know out of curiosity.” . - “Well, if you find that japanned tin box with the missing bonds and other documents, and col lar a good reward, I'll see if I can’t put, you the way of making a. stake,” : “Thanks. . There is about as thie chance of ee me finding that box as there is of my taking a trip to the moon. Come on—here’s Wall Street The train rolled into the underground — station and the two boys hastened to make their way to the sidewalk, ‘aug their respective offices, ia, CHAPTER IL—Ka Explains to a Fair ¥ ae Lady the Mystery of Marginal. Speculation. Ed Bertie was usually the first to reach. office, and this morning was no exception to the There were a number of letters on- floor, close to the corridor door that the carri had left on big, first round; also the Wall Str Daily Argus. Eddie gathered them all up, put letters on Mr. Gilder’s desk, and taking the 4 gus over to the chair where. he sat when in’the - office, proceeded to look up the preceding day’s ee record of the stock market, and to read all a important paragraphs about what was. going on i or expected to materialize, in the Street. The two junior clerks came in wee” and right afte: ward Sadie Garwood, the stong; premier: ia Good morning, Sadie,” said the messenger... “Good morning, Eddie,” she pe Peis ‘wit smile, for she and Eddie were the. very bes friends. ; ; “You're looking as. sweet asa continued the boy. . 13 “Aven’t you just too pecs + thing, * she replied. . i isk was brought u a lég,” chuckled E Eddie. z =F Fell, L feel very much sation pound of “Did you meet your dev rin this morning?” shi ‘My adm
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I So ee ee ee ee ee “Sure. I never saw a man so gone on a girl before. He actually offered me a nickel tip yes- ~ terday noon in the eorridor ‘to bring you a bunch of violets he bought from a street vender ex- 'pressly for you.’ - Why, the idea!” “T, refused to deprive him of the nickel for | - fear he might run short of spending money, and ~ [told him that you’d appreciate his present ever so much more if he gave it to you personally.” —— “Haven’t you a check to tell him such a thing : sas that? You know.I don’t like him &f all. I try mp best to avoid him, but he’s just too per sistent - for anything.’ “Do you oo him when he thinks so iach of you?” “J don’t want anything to do with him.” “Shall I tell him that?” i “Not as coming from me. I don’t want to in- sult the man. But if you can make him under- stand in a roundabout way that his attentions are not agreeable to me, you will be doing me a - favor.” ; . “T’m always: pleased to do you a favor, Sadie, ~ so T’ll see what I can do to relieve you of this _ dude. He does*dress pretty swell for an ordinary clerk, Maybe he’s an English lord in incognito. oe ‘him the shake.” - *T’ll take my chance of that,” she replied, laughingly, as she turned away. and walked into the, counting-room. -. Soon afterward. Mr. Gilder came in and en- ~ tered his private office. After placing his hat on ithe top of his desk he sat down to look over his eee - and made some notes. on the baek of each, he “rang for Eddie and told him to send Sadie in to _ take dictation. In the meantime he scribbled short ‘replies to two of the letters himself, and after “enclosing them in envelopes told Eddie to deliver them to the parties whose names he had written ‘on the outside. When Eddie got back there were : ~ several. customers in the room. Some were read- ing the marks on the indicator tape, others wait- re their turn to see Mr. Gilder on business. _ ‘There was more or less conyersation going on relating to affairs of the Street, and in this way Eddie managed to pick up much valuable infor- ‘mation that ae of great advantage to him later on. Among Mr. Gilder’s customers were several cranks who brought him very little money but were always ‘anxious to use up some of his Stat time, One was a woman who kept a ae tenderloin, the others, were men who had more c han money. Eddie had them all spotted; and “sidetracked them by all sorts of devices when they insisted on an interview with his employer. ie had to_ be careful in this, however, as some- ae they had veal business with Mr. Gilder, nd it was up to Eddie to find out whether it was orci | pees § while to see them. ‘If it Waen ty idie had ever mek ‘before. her walk into the office, and You don’t know what you may be losing by giving After he had gone through the letters, boarding house on one of the side streets of the’ He. not overpleased when abe: re and admitted the skinny-looking madam. On this _ occasion; however, she was accompanied by a very pretty girl, and that made a difference in his treatment of her. He went to her and asked her what he could do for her. “T want to see Mr. Gilder, if you please.” “Take a seat, and after these gentlemen have seen him I will take your name in.” “But I want to see him right away.” ; . “It is the rule of the office that callers must take their turn, ma’am)” * “That’s well enough for the. men, but remem- ber I am a lady.” “Unless your business is of special importance, _ I cannot make an exception in your favor.” “My business is of special importance, and I am ina very great hurry.” Bertie had heard this from her often enough to make him wary. ' “Tf you will let me know what your business is, Viistell Mr, Gilder:” “Why, the idea! Just as if I ale tell my business to an office ‘boy. It is perfectly absurd!” “But Iam instructed to find out what visitors’ business is. Mr. Gilder is a very busy man, and. has no time ‘to losé. He is due -at the Exchange now, so I doubt if he will be able to’ see you, that is, unless you have’a matter of particular import- ance to bring to his notice,” “J just told you that———” “T know, ma’am; “but. you will facilitate mat- ters greatly for yourself if you tell me the ples of your eall.” “I don’t think you are very polite to me, young ~ man,” she said with some -impatience. “Have you a*pad so I can write a few words?” “Certainly,” replied Eddie, politely. He got her a pad and a pencil. ° She wrote’ -something on the first sheet, tore it off, folded ae: iY carefully and handed it to the boy. “Take that in to Mr. Gilder.” “Yes, ma’am.’ j : Eddie knocked at. the-door of the prwte room, + and being told to come in, he entered. “Mrs. Bunker is outside,” he said, “She. says. her business is important, and told me to give you this.” The broker Lppher the paper and read the writing. He pondered a moment and then told Ed Bertie to admit her when her turn came. The , boy delivered the boss’s answer,to her. “Must’ I wait till these four men have been in?” she asked in a tone of disgust. “Yes, ma’am.” j “T’ve a great mind to take my business to an- + other peehere is 3 “No; but I a you would tel ag 9? she Te plied, in a charming way. ‘ “Certainly, Miss i Cale e,?: eae ‘said,
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Bertie bowed and proceeded to explain the ins and outs of the indicator. She appeared: to be very much interested. ; ; “Pye heard my aunt speak about it very often, and I was curious to. see it.” “Js Mrs, Bunker your aunt, Miss Rice?” “Yes, Will you tell. me how you buy a stock on a margin? That’s the way my aunt buys shares but I never could quite understand how she does at” 2 “With pleasure,” answered Eddie, quite taken with the charming girl. “This is the wav it<is done: Suppose you have received information which leads you to believe that stock now selling at $100 a share will increase in value, and you decide to speculate in that stock. Your capital is, say, $1,000, only enough to buy ten shares out- right. Feeling sure that the stock will advance, you go to a broker, and he will buy 100 shares of that.stock for your account, and carry the purchase upon your deposit of $1,000. That will him eive a margin of ten per cent. for his security. You will give him your money and a regular or- der for the purchase of the 100 shares, the market value of which is $10,000, The broker will then go upon the floor of his exchange, and of a fellow broker who is selling, purchase these 100 shares, giving the other trader his check for $10,000. The broker who figures as the seller in this trans- action must make actual delivery. of the certifi- eates. Should he be selling for a customer who is going ‘short’ of the market—that is one who, with- out really owning the shares, sells them in an- ticipation of a decline in price—he must borrow the certificates, or purchase them himself, to - make actual delivery to the broker who is acting ; for you, see?” Miss Rice thought with a smile. + “These certificates your broker holds as his security for the $9,000 he has advanced to com- plete your trade. Now you are only one of a large number of customers doing business with this broker. It would take an immense capital for any trader to be able to carry all his accounts with his own funds. If your broker’s capital is all tied up in other deals at the time, he will go to his pank and, depositing the shares he has just bought for your account, as collateral security, borrow on his note as large a percentage of their full market. ~ value as the banker will lend. The financial bur- ~ den of this transaction is, in the main, carried by -/ the banker. He holds as security for the loan ‘made to your broker the 100 shares which. the ‘broker bought for your account. The bank ‘charges him interest at the prevailing market ~ rate on the amount of his loan while he-charges your account with interest on the $9,000. The. » interest and the commission he charges you is the _ price you pay-for the facilities afforded you for. speculating to the extent of ten times your capi- tal. Do you understand, Miss Rice?” “. “J 4hink I do,” she answered sweetly. | _~ “Now suppose your 100 shares advance in value | ten points, or $10 per share? - quoted at 100 you order you broker to sell them, nd he does so. The broker who buys the shares from’ your broker gives him his check for $11,- 900, Then your broker goes to his bank, pays his’ she understood and nodded y them to the trader who” ght them at : divers 3% When they, are-- _ them last.” indehtadness, gets the 100 shares back and de-~ a “bought them at point. 1 Ai el ctilanntes ead TOC pai 110... Your broker hands you his check for $2,000. (being the amount of your deposit, plus the profit of $1,000) minus the amounts charged against you for interest and commission. There you have the- whole thing in a nutshell.” “But suppose the stock declined in value?” said Miss Rice. “Would I lose all of the $1,000?” “Tf the stock declined several points, your brok- — er would call on you to put up additional margin © to cover the slump in price. If ‘you failed to re-. spond, and the ‘stock went down low enough to wipe out all of your original deposit except such portion as would be required to pay interest and commissions, your broker would sell your 100- shares on the market at the depreciated price, and with the proceeds pay his indebtednes= to the © bank, and satisfy his own commission charges. That would leave you out in the cold.” pay “Thank you ever so much for the explanation Mr. s 3 ee See ti ae Se ie Ed ae oe “T am indeed greatly obliged to you, Mr. Bertie, and thank you fem much,” said the fair girl, sete a charming smile. : pee At that moment Mrs. Bunker came out of the private office,and taking her niece by the arm they both walked out of the office together. CHAPTER IiI.—The Hawk and the Dove. The next day being Fourth of July, ‘a nationa holiday, Ed didn’t have to go to at ate Lae sates “What are you goin’ to do with yourself to-day, es Alig inquired My. Fenn at the breakfast. e. * z “T haven’t decided yet, Uncle Peter,” replie E Ri rtie, as he sipped his rather weak coffee, the’ beverage not being up to the usual standard of strength on account of Mrs. Fenn’s economical method of making the article. C2 “You might weed the garden, if you do mind,” suggested Mr. Fenn. - “T don’t know as _l’d care to work on a holiday ee pera ddie. : Ee - “Tt’s better than to waste your time watchin’ the boys fire off crackers, and sich tomfoolery.” ~ “Fourth of July comes but once a year, undl “J yeckon that’s once too often for sensible p arte saps wets ee paper eer “You didn’t look at it that way when you ¥ a boy, I'll bet.” magne ep Sica _“T ain’t responsible for what.I did when T w; Biz a boy, but I don’t believe I made sich an all-fred. fool of myself as the boys do nowadays.” “You had a.good time, didn’t you?” | “I suppose I did,” admitted Mr, Fenn, rather reluctantly, as if the fact that he had enjoyed — himself like other boys on the Glorious Fourth was something to be gshamed of. = “You fired off crackers by the pack——” “No, I didn’t,” interrupted his uncle, vi ) he ae os. 5 Ea z ly. “I wasn’t no sich fool as to send my < up in smoke at once. I fired ‘em one ime. ; ; ie aie ““One ata time! That’s a good wa: go to the store for in Mrs hed , “T. shall want you to dward,” put F ter breakfast, I
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A CORNER “Yl do it, Aunt Pen.” : Her name was Penelope, but Eddie shortened _ it because he thought it sounded better that way. : “There is a list of things I want, and here is . the money for ’em. I know jist what they cost so the grocery clerk can’t get the best of me.” She said this emphatically. ; “Supposing some of the things have gone up ~ in price?” said Eddie. “There hain’t no call for. ’em to-go up,” snapped _. the lady. - “f thought the Trusts were always getting in “ed Eddie. “My friend, Sam Rogers, says things store.” _. “Well, I hain’t agoin’ to pay no more’n is down ~ on that paper, that’s all there is to it,” said Mrs. ~ Fenn decidedly. Eddie went to the store with the list in a little while, and fortunately the price had not advanced on anything that his aunt wanted, so there was no ~ argument between him and the clerk. Having _ executed his errand to his aunt’s satisfaction, he went around to “Sam Rogers’s flat, several blocks -.. distant, and spent the morning with him. ~_- “Sorry we can’t go off together somewhere this - afternoon,” said Sam, “but I’ve got to go to Jer- _ sey City on business for my father. I wish it was ‘any other day he picked out to send me, but it ean’t be helped.” _*J guess I'll take a ride over Pelham way after dinner,” said Eddie. “I want to see how the country looks in that direction.” "That wouldn’t be exciting enough for me,” : age d Sam. “I might do that on.a Sunday, but e Fourth—not for Joseph.” » Eddie laughed, and shortly afterward he went “home to dinner, which was in no wise different “on the Fourth than any other day. On the whole - _Eddie preferred his fifteen cent lunch down town - to the midday holiday meal served up by Mrs. Fenn. After Eddie had finished his frugal din- ‘ner he put on his hat and left the cottage. He ‘caught a trolley car, and rode toward Pelham ~ Manor. When within a mile of that place he ecg off and walked over to a stretch of wooded ~ land in that vicinity. He had brought a paper- - @overed copy of a story which he had been reading = y instalments for some little time, and his ob- ect was to seek a cool spot in the woods and end the afternoon finishing the story. - After penetrating the leafy ten-acre plot, he “spied a sheltered knoli about the middle of the on the pow A it: angle, a ne 0 ply interested in MO gO rtie might hav ; their fine work on the necessaries of life,” hazard- . “are higher every time he goes to the grocery . — i. ae IN STOCK a the realm of fiction by the appearance in the knoll of two young men, one of whom carried a small. | oblong package done up in a newspaper. Qne of the men he recognized as a Wall Street clerk em- ployed by Broker Adams, whose office was across the corridor from Mr. Gilder’s. His name was Herber Brinsley, and he wae something of a dude. He was the same person who for some time back had been pressing his attentions upon Sadie Gar- wood, Mr. Gilder’s stenographer. For that rea- son and others Eddie didn’t like him, and it is quite probable the feeling was mutual. He was an uncommonly good-looking fellow, with a shrewd look about him that seemed to in- dicate that he never went to sleep when it was necessary far his interests to remain wideawake. His companion on this occasion was.a sprucely dressed young fellow not over twenty-one, who looked as if he belonged to one of the best fam- ilies, and might have just got out of college. It was he who carried the package under his arm, and his actions indicated nervousness and inde- cision. ; “This will be as good-a.spot as. any we could find to bury that box,” said Herbert Brinsley, pointing to the roots of the big oak tree. ; “J suppose so,” replied his companion ina wavering tone. : -“You suppose so? -Why, of course itis. What's, the matter with you, anyway, Frank Jordon?” added Brinsley, sharply.- *¥You seem to be afflict- ed with a bad state of funk ever since you got that box in your possession.” Sr “J wish I hadn’t taken it,” replied the other, gloomily. : Ze - “Oh, you do, eh?” sneered Brinsley. “Well, your repentance comes too late.” 2 “J don’t know. I could put it back just as I took it.” : : “Then your father would understand right away that you are the thief.” aS “Why should he if I returned it without his knowledge?” “Because the box vertised for.” “f know that; but——” . “Oh, rats with your buts! Why did you take it if you’re so anxious all at once to return it without taking advantage of its possession?” “Because ba persuaded me to do so,” Aes “T persuaded you? Well, I like that. I merely suggested to you how you could cancel the small ~ debt you owe me.” Nig te has been missed and is ad- as “It’s a pretty big debt, I think. It’s over $200.” ~ “That oughtn’t to be more than a flea-bite fora fellow like you, who has a rich father to fall ~ back on.” eet ae thus engaged for the and m he was aroused from |
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—_ a, y akg ee LE oO - dollar that way. Well, I disobeyed him, and now I’m in a hole. I dare say I] deserve all the trouble I’ve brought on myself, but I never thought I should do anything so low as to rob my father. If he found it out he’d never forgive me,” con- cluded young Jordan with much emotion. “There’s no~ reason ‘he should find it out. He doesn’t suspect you so far, but he certainly would if you were such an idiot as to put the box back. As to robbing your father, that’s all poppycock. You’ve only borrowed a portion of what will come to you some day in the course of natural events, Besides; now that the bonds are advertised for by numbers, it will be out of the question to suc- cessfully dispose of them. Therefore I told you that the proper thing to do is to bury the box here near your home for a time, until your father comes out with an offer of a substantial reward. Then we'll come here, dig up the box, and I'll communicate with your father, give him a cock- and-bull story of how I accidentally saw a couple of hard-looking men bury the box, and. thinking the act a suspicious one I waited till they went away and then dug it ip. How I kept it a few days, waiting to see if it would be advertised for, before turning it over to the police. That will satisfy him, because he will be glad to get the $15,000 worth of bonds back, as well as the other documents that appear to be in the box. I expect he'll pay me at least $500, and after taking out the $200 you owe me I’ll turn over the balance, or - $800, to you. Then you'll be on Easy Street once more, with your financial horizon as clear as a bell. ‘Why, I couldn’t have suggested a more sat- isfactory scheme for you to raise the wind and settle your score with me at the same time. In- stead of feeling sore against me, as you appear - to be, you ought to feel infinitely obliged to me, for I am really doing you a friendly turn.” Brinsley spoke in a most persuasive and entic- ing way, with an air of injured friendship, and _. Frank Jordan appeared to be much impressed by his oily eloquence. ; ; “Well, as long as my father will get his prop- * erty back all right in a way that will not connect me with the matter, I am willing to let you man- age the.affair as you think best. You have had ‘more experience in the world than I.” - “OF course I have,” replied Brinsley, glibly. -“T am simply advising you for your own good. You’re a clever young chap, and we’ve had a num- _ per of good times together seeing the elephant, so I regard it as my duty to lift you out of your difficulties,” he added, plausibly. ~ “It is friendly on your part to take an interes “in me, though I wish you hadn’t suggested that _ -I take the box when I told you how easily I could gain access to it. However, I don’t mind that so “much now since the box is to be returned to my father in. a roundabout way, and he won’t suffer ae any particular loss through me.” - - “Of course he won't. Five hundred dollars is a mere bagatelle to him. He'll put it down to ips put and loss, and then forget all about it. You'll be a substantial gainer in coin, your father won’t ~ hear of your gambling peccadilloes, and if you axe so disposed you can turn over a new leaf, and Vil help you do pst” : Brindsley’s er seductive arguments prevailing, young Jordan produced a’small garden trowel, ve BS a A CORNER IN STOCK ee this matter, since it is rather an unusual thing é the box, just as it was, was buried at the foot of the tree, and the human hawk and dove walked away together, arm in arm. 4 CHAPTER IV.—Eddie Recovers And Returns The Japanned Tin Box. es Eddie Bertie had, of course, been an unseen listener to the foregoing conversation, and an ob- server of the burial of the box. ui inate ae To say that he was astonished at what he heard - and saw would but mildly express his feelings. Finding himself an unintentional eavyesdropper of a suspicious interview he remained’ as quiet as a mouse in his hole until the actors in the little - drama which transpired below had walked away out of sight.’ Then he began to consider the sit- uation. J SCR Sere “JT never did like Herbert Brinsley, and I now have less reason to do so than ever, for he seems: to be something of a rascal at heart. He’s got acquainted with this young Frank Jordan, who ~~ appears to be the only son of a rich man, and a chap easily influenced because of his lack of knowl-. edge of the ways of the world, He’s several years older than me, but dear me, I couldn’t be such a chump as he is. Why, he ought to be able to see — that Brinsley is playing him for all he’s worth. Herbert is cleverer in a disreputable way than I. gave him credit for. He may be a dude in dress and manners, but there seem to be no flies on him. He got in with young Jordan somehow, and then” laid himself out to skin him to the queen’s taste. That box is evidently the one I saw advertised in yesterday morning’s paper, It is certainly re- markable that I should get on to it in the way I’ve — done. Clearly it is my duty to defeat Brinsley’s .-= little game by digging the box up and returning ~~ it to the owner, Mr. Jordan, of the firm of Jor-— dan, Black & Co., Broadway. As Mr. Jordan lives somewhere in this neighborhood, there will be no need for me to take it to the office downtown, I ought easily find out from somebody around here where the Jordan house is situated, and then all © | Pll havé to do will be to get an interview with — the gentleman, if he’s at home, and hand him over the box, explaining how I got possession of” it, But that is bound to implicate both his son and Brinsley. I don’t care a picayune for the; latter, and I consider he deserves whatever may ~ come to him out of this affair, but I do feel sorry to be obliged to show young Jordan up to his father, for I can see that he’s not a bad sort o fellow at heart. I don’t see how I can avoid. do- ing so. I will have to tell a straightforward story, or I’ll throw myself open to suspicion in for a box containing valuable securities to be puried in this way. Yes, I’ll have to do my duty as my conscience points out. On the whole, it ought to result beneficially for Frank Jordan. If — he received the proceeds of this rascally scheme of. Brinsley’s, he would no doubt spend it in‘com- pany with his bad adviser, and in the end be ten times worse off than if he has to submi
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A CORNER bury the box very deep, just about a foot beneath the surface, after having first carefully removed ‘several sections of the grassy sod, which he aft- erwards replaced in such a way as to leave no indication that the soil had been touched at that spot. The young messenger slid down from his perch, took out his stout penknife, and after dis- lacing the clods proceeded to disinter the box. He used both hands vigorously to dig out the - loose dirt,-and inside of a few minutes his fin- gers struck against the object he was in search - of. It did not take him long to uncover the box, still wrapped in its newspaper, and then getting ~ a firm hold on the handle he yanked it to the sur- face. yeas : “I dare say Mr. Jordan will give me a $10 bill for returning this to him,” he said to himself. - Perhaps he may even give me more. However, $10 is not to be sneezed at. I wish it might be $100, or even $50, for then I could buy ten or _ twenty shares of L. & S. stock that I’ve got the tip on. I’m sure I’d more than double my invest- ment. I’m afraid no such luck will come my way. ~ much money, there’d be something doing at home, ' Ym thinking. “AS my natural guardian, he’d in- gist on’taking charge of it for me till I became twenty-one. It will be a mighty cold day when I let Mr. Fenn take charge of any money I hap- ‘pen to Accumulate, for I doubt if I'd ever get it again. He would be sure to cook up a bill of charges against me that would absorb all the funds.” : ~* Such were Bertie’s' thoughts as he walked » through the wood toward the road with the lapanned box under his arm. f < On striking the highway along’ which the trol- Tey ran he saw a man coming toward him who --geemed to be a resident of the locality. Just why mepaidic thought this man lived in the neighborhood ~ he couldn’t have explained, as the party didn’t earry a sign to that effect, but he thought so nevertheless. When they came together Eddie ~ stopped him. PR , eee a you acquainted around here, sir?” he as . ; j : - €Yes, I live a little way down the road. Why “do you ask?” said the man, regarding him with ‘some curiosity. : Can you tell me where Mr. Jordan lives?” --“Lean. Follow this road for about a mile and ~~ ahalf, when you will come to a cross road. Turn, to your left, and the third big house, with a cupola on top, is Mr. Jordan’s. It sets well back from the road, surrounded by a wide lawn. You can’t miss it. In fact, his name is on a silver plate attached to one of the stone posts of the side ie entrance.” it : - j : “Thank you, sir. I'll be able to find it all ” 2 at hen Eddie walked on. Fifteen minutes later struck the cross road in question, and a ten- nute walk brought him to the gate of the third Ouse. It answered the description perfectly, and 1@ name was plainly to be seen on the wide stone ; The gate was a fairly heavy grilled iron afternoon, and my chum having been sent If it did, and Uncle Peter found out I had so” . it.in gold “ride this way on the trolley. I brought a book to read if I found a comfortable spot for that IN - STOCK. ie of the smaller one. Two ladies, attired in light summer costume, were seated in’ rockers on the. . veranda, while a gentleman, smoking a cigar, stood in the open doorway talking to them. Ed- die’s approach soon attracted notice. He walked straight up to the porch and, politely removing his hat, asked if Mr. Jordan was at home. “That is my name,” said the gentleman, whose age eee probably eight-and-forty, coming for- ward. “J should like to see you on business of im- portance, sir,” said Eddie. “Yndeed,” replied Mr. Jordan, casting a look at . the package the young messenger had under his pie! and seeming much taken with it. “Come in- side,” The gentleman. led the way to his library, a good-sized room on the ground floor. The windows “were open, permitting a view of the side lawn,. which sloped to a white fence, and of the distant Sound. It was a cool and airy place, and very agreeable to the boy after his warm and dusty. tramp. “Take that chair,” said’ Mr. Jordan, pointing to a handsome leather-covered chair. “Now Iam at your service.” : a ate “I suppose I ought to introduce myself first,” began the young visitor. “My name is Eddie Ber- ‘tie, and I am employed by Richard Gilder, stock broker, of No.—~- Wall Street. Mr. Jordan nodded with an airof interest, and cast another glance at the package Eddie had placed upon his lap. “Tn yesterday's paper you advertised the loss of a japanned tin box containing fifteen $1,000 bonds of the Louisville Southern Railway, as well as other papers.” “Did you find the box?” asked the gentleman; bending eagerly forward. “If this is your box, I did, sir,” replied the boy, holding the package toward him. f ; Mr. Jordan took it, tore the paper from it, and released a japanned tin box with his name upon letters. ; : “This is. undoubtedly my property,” said» Mr, - Jordan, with a look of relief. “I suppose it has not been opened,” he added. "ate “Not to my knowledge,” answered Bertie. “Pardon me a moment till I ascertain if the contents are intect.” The gentleman took a bunk of keys from his pocket, and selecting a particular one, unlocked — the box, and took out the documents it contained. . ite looked them over carefully and then returned em. : ; “Everything is all right,” he said. “May I ask where you found this box?” . Ce “T found it less than an hour ago in the woods — near the trolley track about two miles from here.” “You live in this neighborhood, then?” : “No, sir. I live on Blank street, off Boston’ _ Road, quite a considerable distance from here,” His answer evidently surprised Mr. Jordan. “Have you any objection to telling me how you ~ came to be in the woods where you say you found — the box?” Sikes co “No, sir, Having no particular place to go this his father to Jersey City on an errand; I decided-th < S.
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os . eee <i “A CORNER purpose. Seeing the wood, I got off the car and walked into it. I climbed.a big oak tree, and while partly hidden among the branches two persons, one of whom carried your box done up in its news- paper wrapping, halted under the tree. After a conversation, which gave me a strong clue to the identify of the box, the person who carried it from your house buried it under the tree. When they departed I got down from my perch, dug the box up, inquired the way here, and brought it to you.” Mr. Jordan eyed his visitor narrowly as he told his rather extraordinary story. But for the fact that Eddie tea introduced him- self in a perfectly frank way, and his personal appearance was very prepossessing, the narrative would have struck the gentleman as being some- what fishy. “J am very much obliged to you for returning this box, young man,” said Mr. Jordan. “I did not mention a reward in my advertisement, but it was nevertheless understood that the finder would be entitled to a substantial acknowledg- ment.” i He turned to his desk, took out his checkbook, filled in one of the checks for the sum of $500, and handed it to Bertie. “Five hundred dollars!” gasped the boy, with ‘a look of bewilderment on his face. “Surely you can’t mean to give me so much as that?” Mx. Jordan smiled as he noted the boy’s as- tonishment. “Tt is worth every cent of that to me to recover that box,” he said. “Why, I didn’t expect to get more than $10, or $50 at the most.” “Then I am glad that I have given you a pleas- urable surprise. Now could you describe the men who came into the wood, and particularly the one who buried the box?” “T can do better than that, sir. who they are.” I can tell you “You know them, then?” asked Mr. Jordan in» surprise. “TJ know one of them. His name is Herbert Brinsley, and he is a clerk for William Adams, a “stock broker in the same building where I work _ on Wall Street.” : . “A stock broker’s clerk! You surprise me. Who is the other.” ; “The other I only know by name as he was ad- _ dressed by Brinsley, and by his ‘own acknowl- - edgment of his identity. He is the one who, at - Brinsley’s suggestion, took the box from your house.” : i “He stole the box at Brinsley’s suggestion, you say? I do not quite understand. I do not know _ this man Brinsley, nor can I surmise how he was aware I had such a box in my possession.” _+ “The person who took the box knéw you had it, and was so foolish as to tell the fact to Brins- ley, who I am bound to say has proved himself a rascal. The young man owed Brinsley a gambling debt of $200, and Brinsley threatened to commu- micate the fact to you——” “To me?” _ "Yes, sir, unless the debt was paid in full. Dis- “covering that this box was accessible t wary debtor, he persuaded him to——’ “My heavens, boy!” cried Mr. Jordan, his face turning ghastly pale. “Don’t tell me that the thief was——" : : 9 his un- © Ed IN STOCK ae pce e He stopped and the words stuck in his throat. “T-am sorry, sir, but the person who took the — box, and whom J saw bury it under the oak tree in the wood, was your son, Frank Jordan.” Mr. Jordan was thoroughly overcome when he realized his son was a thief, but shortly became himself agaiu and tranked Eddie heartily for re- turrirge the box. A little later Eddie started for home, When he arrived there he said noth- ing to his aunt. atout his visit to Mr. Jordan, and was scon in ted and asleer. When Eddie — arrived at the office the next morning he noticed — that L. & S. stock had closed at 49 the day before the Fourth. As soon as he was sent out he called. at a little bank on Nassau Street and ordered 100 shares of L. & S. bought for his account. The bank aecepted the $500 cheek and Eddie became a trader in a small way. L ‘ CHAPTER V.—The Scare Of His Life. “What makes you look so big and important ~ this morning, Ed?” asked Sadie Garwood next — morning when Bertie brought her some papers from Mr. Gilder. : “J didn’t know that there was any change in my personal appearance,” laughed Eddie. “What makes you think that I look big and important?” “Your manner. You.seem different to me this morning somehow, just as if you’d fallen heir to a fortune, or: something of that kind.” ai “Ts that’so? I wish somebody would leave me a fortune. Id be very much obliged to them.” | “You’re not,the only one that feels that way.” “Tl bet I ain’t. So I look important, do I? Maybe it’s because I’ve just gone into a little — speculation.” é aos “Not a stock speculation, I hope.” “Yes, a stock speculation, Sadie.” 3 “Well, I’m surprised at you,” (ae on “T like to surprise people occasionally.” i 3 “Don’t you know you’ve done the most foolish thing a boy could do?” ‘3 “No, I don’t. I’ve gone into this thing on a at ip. : ; ae “Worse and worse.” ae “Is that so? You'll talk differently a few days — from now when I show you the bunch of money { expect to win.” artes a : “Tm afraid expectations is all you'll get out of — ¥ i 2 “If I don’t win it will be because a screw has worked loose, and that’s something the smartest _ broker in the Street can’t always provide against.” is “T hope your confidence in this thing is nob —~ misplaced, but I have my doubts.” ; D2 “You girls seem to have doubt about everything except the fellow you’re soft on, and then, if you” only knew it, you’re taking bigger chances tha if you went long on a rocky market.” es “T like your nerve.” Bee, ie “Y’m glad you like something connected wit! me, but I’d rather you liked my face,” chuckled “Oh, I like your face, too,” smiled the sten jrapher, : Me ae _. “Thanks. I must bring you a bouquet for the I think violets are your favorite flowers.’ ro oe
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A CORNER INSTORE “You rediculous boy! By the way, you haven’t told me what stock you bought.” “J bought L. & 8.” “At what price?” “At 49.” ‘ And you think it will go higher?” “If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have bought at.?? “Well, you have my sympathy,” she laughed, turning to her machine. : This was a signal that she had no more time to waste on him, and-so Bertie left her’'and went back to his chair in the reception-room. '- He was sent out soon afterward, When he got back the Exchange had opened its two-hour morn- ing session for this was Saturday, and he took a look at the tape to see if there was anything doing in L. & S. There were several sales indi- eated at a fraction above 49, and slight as this advance was it looked encouraging to the boy. When the Exchange finally closed at twelve L. & S$. was going at 495-8. The market picked up some on Monday, and all the leading stocks ad- vanced more or less, L. & S. going to 50 5-8. “Tf I sold out now I could make a little over $100,” said Eddie to himself; “but, of course,‘ I wouldn’t think of doing such a thing, for Mr. Bailey told me that L. & S. was good for 65 at “Teast, and I’m yilling to take Mr. Bailey’s word for it.” ~ He showed Sadie the last quotation of the stock, and she congratulated him on the fact that it had gone up something at any rate. He passed Brins- ley in the corridor that day as the latter was coming from his lunch. Brinsley had ceased to notice Bertie since the boy refused to accept his nickel and carryshis small floral offering to Miss Garwood.. The young messenger wgndered if _Adams’s clerk had yet discovered that’the tix box had found, its way back to the owner. At any rate he must have surmised that there was a screw “Goose somewhere, for it was not likely that Frank _ Jordan had met him since the talk he had had with his father Fourth of July evening. Brins- ley gave no outward sign that anything worried him particularly so Eddie had no way of sur- -mising how he stood in the finale of the tin box matter. After L. & S. had for four days slowly ~ advanced, to_56, the market took an unexpected . slump, and: Bertie’s stock suffered a decline with” - the rest. It went down to 53, and the boy lost his appetite for lunch that day. However, he com- forted himself with the reflection that he was still four points to the good when prices showed signs of recovery. By Saturday it was up.again to 56, and he carried the good news in to the __ stenographer. a i “I did get something of a scare on Thursday when the whole market went off,” he said to the | 1. “I saw $200 of my expected profits vanish for a successful spec- th a smile, dut on top get out from under as quick as you can.” _ 7x mie ee! fet 2 with your first venture, although I’ve heard Mr. Gilson say that it often was the worst thing in the world for a person’s first speculation to suc- ceed, as it was bound to keep him in the market, and in the end the chances are all in-favor of hi§ going broke.” On. Monday morning a report appeared in the financial papers, and in one or two of the big dailies, that drew attention to L. & S. and_caused a sudden boom in the price of the stock It went from 56 to 60 inside~of an hour, and by noon it was selling at 62, to Eddie’s intense satisfaction, not to say excitement. “It’s beginning to look like business | now,” he chuckled to himself. “When it goes up three points more I’ll begin to think about cashing in.” It went up five points more during the balance of the session, and the Exchange was in a tur- moil over it So many orders came into Mr, Gil- der’s office to buy the stock, and the boy heard so many people speak of a much higher advance on the morrow, that Eddie concluded to hold on a while longer in anticipation of larger profits, although he coukd have realized over $1,800 profits if he gave his order to sell at that moment. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, as a rule, and that is where many speculators in “Wall. Street slip up because their eagerness to get at the last dollar makes them hold on till an unexpected slump turns up and wipes out all of their paper profits. Although Eddie had had two years’ experience in the Street, and was tolerably: familiar with the causes’ that strew the district with financial wrecks, nevertheless his general ex- perience, as well as the extreme optimism of youth, caused him to overlook in his own person the danger lines beyond which he was treading in his desire to make the most of his present op- portunity. Fortunately in his case an accidental _ meeting with Mr. Bailey next morning at the door of the Exchance saved his bacon. The syndicate, of which that broker was one of the representa- tives, had’ almost sold out its holdings, and the fate of L. & S. was even then trembling in the | balance. It only wanted the sudden unloading on the market of a big block of shares by some out- side speculator to break the price of the stock already going at-a figure considerably above its normal value. vt Eddie had noted with great glee that L. & S. — had opened at 69, and kept on right up the scale. When he touched Mr, Bailey on the arm it was selling at 72. 2 “T beg your pardon, Mr. Bailey,” said the boy, “Hello, Bertie! How’s things?” ; ; “Fine as silk.” ; “Glad to hear it. You certainly look happy.” _ “7 feel so this morning, for L. & S. has gone above 70.” ; Broker Bailey stared at him for an instant, and then said: ; 4 “Did you buy some of L. & S. on the strength ~ ‘of the tip I gave you?” “Yes, sir.” “And you haven’t sold out?” “No, sir. ” ; . ‘Then give your order to sell at once. Don’t _ lose a second, The price is liable to a slump at. any moment. Chase yourself to your broker and Z \ Mx. Bailew’s manner, even more than his words,» _ ‘ = a : ; “athe opiunet te §
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impressed Eddie with a sense of impending dis- aster. For the first time in his Wall Street ca- - reer he forget the errand he was bound on, and turning around made a bee-line for the little bank in Nassau street as hard as he could run. Had an ordinary man done that his action would have attracted immediate notice in the crowded tho- roughface, but rapid locomotion in Wall Street messenger boys was something to be expected at all times during business hours, consequently his spurt passed as a very ordinary episode. He burst - into_the brokerage department of the bank like a small eyclone, and rushed up to the margin elerk’s window. “Sell my hundred shares of L. & S. at once,” he palpitated. The clerk ‘rerarded him with ‘exas- perating coolness. “Where’s your memorandum of purchase and ‘your selling order?” he asked. “There's my memorandum,” quivered Bertie. “Please make out the order and Vl sign it.” The clerk did so and Eddie affixed his pothooks quicker than he had.ever done before in his life. “When jvill-the stock be sold?” he asked, “Inside of ten minutes,” replied the clerk, un- hooking the receiver of his desk phone and con~ necting with the Exchange by private wire. '.. Eddie then recollected his errand and started ‘off to complete it. While he was waiting to get into the presence of the broker to whom he had - been sent a sudden excitement around the office ei told him that something unusual was in the wind. He soon found out that L. & S.-had gone te the wall and was dropping in price like a house afire. His heart went into his mouth for he couldn't tell whether his: 100 shares had yet been , sold or not. He stoed around like a monkey on a hot stove until the office boy told him to go into . the: private office.. All the way back to the office he kept asking himself whether he was safe or “not, but of course he couldn’t answer that mo- -mentous question, “What's the matter, Bertie?” asked his em- - “ployer when his messenger brought him the an- -swer he carried. . “You look as if you’d been up against something. Been dodging an auto, or “cab, or what?” “No, sir. I’m just excited about something.” en “You look it,’ replied the broker, dismissing am. _ He was more or less miserable until he went to -Janch, when his anxiety impelled him to. run around to. the little, bank and ask if his shares “had been sold before the slump. ‘To his intense relief he found they had been disposed of at the top of the market—that is, 723-8; nevertheless, ~~ he had. experienced the scare of his life, Next ~ day he got*his statement and the accompanying lett: ‘which showed that he had cleared $2,314 on the deal, and he showed both to Sadie with an air of triumph. When he went out to-lunch he visited the little bank and exchanged the check for a certificate of deposit for $2,800 and the bal- -ance in cash. “went home, that pier bx "CHAPTER ML Nick Pollock, “there.” “Both were in his pocket when he "cost me $1.50, and the tie fifty cents.” farmer, and Mrs. Fenn’s first cousin. He was a fairly wealthy man, as prosperous -farmers go, and being a bachelor, Mrs. Fenn had great ¢ pectations that he would leave her something his will. That was very like counting your eee ens before they’re hatched, for there seemed’ hoe no immediate prospect of Nick Pollock dying. At any rate, he didn’t look as if he was goin to. die fora long time yet. Mrs. Fenn always wel- comed him with open arms wheneyer he took it into his head to pay her a visit, though foz days after he had gone home she groaned both outward- ly and inwardly at the extra expense she had been put to to entertain him. However, she and Mr. Fenn comforted themselves with the reflection that it was a paying investment. Nick was a bluff, good-natured man of fifty years, and seemed to be fond in a way of his | cousin. He also thought a whole lot of Eddie. ; “Hello,” exclaimed Mr. Pollock, when the young messenger walked into the cottage. “You're: look- in’ well.” bs “Glad to see you around again, Mr. Pollock, replied Eddie, shaking hands, “Yes, IF turn up every once in a while like a bad quarter,” chuckled the farmer. 5 “Now, Nick, you mustn’t compare yourself: such a ‘thing,” remonstrated Mrs. Fenn. “Yo know you’re always welcome here.” “If I didn’t. think so, Penelope, I shouldn't come,” replied Mr, Pollock, “How are you gitti on in Wall Street, Ed?” “Pine, » 3 “Glad to hear it. How much are you earnin’? “Bight dollars a week,” = cota ch “He ought. to git more,” said Mrs. Fenn: - hardly pays his board, let alone his clothes, » is dreadfully expensive. Everybody has’ to like aristocrats in Wall Street or he can’t wo “Is that. so, Ed? I’ve noticed you always I real stylish, more so than your Uncle Peter “One has to look respectable, Mr. Pollock,” a swered Bertie. “The brokers make plent: thelr money and are a swell lot. They insist that t em loyees should make a decent appearance.” “T reckon ‘you could look decent enough on one suit a year,” said his aunt. “I consider it a waste of good money to haye to buy two for you not ; speakin’ of shoes, and shirts’ and ties, and ot nex’: ; things too numerous to mention. By the ‘way, © you've got a brand new tie-on with some- kind a pin in it.. Where did you git it?” “T bought it.” ; “You bought it!” cried his aunt. How. you give for bh: Was the pin C disows in‘ “No, Aunt Pen, the pin was not thrown “What ¥” gasped Mrs. Fenn, appa’ an extravagant outlay. “You ee t _ them two?” > ie _ Eddie nodded seren, dhe: ae
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A CORNER INS » Where did you get that money?” she demand- » ed sharply. - J made it in Wall. Street.” “Maybe you’re keepin’ back some of your wages every week,” she said, suspiciously. “You hain’t no right to do that, considerin’ the terrible ex- pense I’m under keepin’ you. If you’re gettin’ -- more’n eight dollars a week now, I want to know -4t.” ; “No, auntie, eight dollars is what I am getting.” “Then I insist on knowin’ how you come by them two dollars.” _ “Oh, I get a tip once in a while from a broker for doing him a favor.” : “You never told me that before,” replied’ Mrs. Fenn, brindling up. “Have you been gettin’ extra money like that right along?” . “T have occasionally.” . “Why didn’t you hand it over to me?” she de- manded. ; “T needed it for lunches and other things.” ‘Don’t I give you ten cents every mornin’ for your lunch?” é " “Yes; but can’t get more than a bite for that. “What more do you want at noon? You git a good breakfast and dinner.” Sie “Growin’ boys need victuals,” interjected Mr. Pollock. ‘I don’t blame him eatin’ all be kin. I used to do it When “was a boy.” “He eats a powerful lot at home,” said Mrs. Fenn. downtown. It‘s a great waste of good money.” ' “We have to work pretty hard running about _._ from one officer to’another. We can’t help getting -. hungry in the middle of the day,” said the boy. . You eat all you want to, Ed,” said the farmer, with a wink. “Don’t mind what. Penelope: says. She doesn’t mean a word of it.” : | My. Pollock’s defence of Bertie shut Mrs. Fenn -up, as she was afraid to say any more in his “presence, but she was determined to have it out . with her nephew as soon as the farmer went home, which would probably be next day, as he never stayed more than one might in New York. Ed ' ehuckled to himself as the conversation drifted into a different topic. Pretty soon Peter Fenn -. came home, and he appeared to be glad to see Mr. ~ Pollock. At least he said he was; but then some people have a habit of stretching the truth when - it suits their purpose to doso. Mrs. Fenn started to prepare dinner, while her husband inquired about crops and other farming matters. +s Jd was sent to the butcher’s to get a choice ‘rump steak, to the Italian on the corner for some fruit, and to the baker's for an extra loaf of fresh ‘bread. Mrs. Fenn laid the table with extra care uitting napkins beside each plate, and getting out her choice plated cutlery, which she only used -- -when. Mr. Pollock visited them. In Eddie’s eyes the farmer was as welcome as the flowers in ‘spring, for his appearance was always the occas- ion of a feast. Now, however, that he was worth early $3,000, he determined to feast as often as hhe felt like it. He decided that thé best way to reach that desirable point was to dine ata down- town or an uptown restaurant hereafter. He didn’t see how his aunt could: object to that, as it was bound to make a. saving in her household expenses. Mr. Pollock announced at supper that, Ae ntrary to his usual custom, he expected to re- “T don’t think he stands in need of much. main two days in York, as he called it, on this’. oceasion. After supper the farmer winked at Bertie and walked out into the bare little garden. Ed followed to see what he wanted. : “Yd like to. go to some show to-night,” he said. “T didn’t like to mention. it before your aunt dnd uncle. I s’pose you could p’int- the way. to one, -couldn’t you? I’d like to take you with me.” Ed said-there was a good show at the Metropolis Theater that week. “Then we'll go there. Don’t say a word about it. , We'll go out as if for a walk, and then you kin steer me down to the playhouse.” Accordingly they both got their hats soon after ~~ supper and started for a Third avenue car. Mrs. Fenn being engaged in the kitchen washing the | dishes at the time didn’t observe their departure, , but_later on she wondered where they had gone. “For the land’s sake! Where have you two been all-evenin’?” she asked when she let them in at halfspast eleven. “We've been to the theayter, Penelope,” replied Mr. Pollock, somewhat sheepishly. Mrs, Fenn made no further remark, and the farmer went upstairs with Ed, to occupy the spare cot in the boy’s room which was kept there for his especial accommodation. ra CHAPTER VIl—Eddie Cuts Loose From His Aunt and Uncle. While Ed and Nick Pollock wére enjoying the show, Mrs. Fenn had a serious conversation with her husband over the boy. She told him that Eddie had just thrown away two dollars on a necktie with some kind of a gimcrack pin in it, and that when she questioned him about how he came to acquire it, the boy had admitted that he often re- ceived tips of money from the brokers. ges “Tt stand to reason, then, Peter, that them two dollars ain’t all the money he’s got in his clothes,” Said Mrs. Fenn. Mr. Fenn thought it was likely that he had some more. ; “And to think he never told me, nor I never suspected at he was gittin’ extry money,” spanned the lady. “I don’t like sich closeness ina * OMS? > “Neither do I,” replied her husband. ; “To-night, after he’s gone to bed, you’d better ~~ go to his room and examine his clothes. He hain’t | got no right to keep any money from me when I am payin’ all of his expenses. If you find any - money, bring it to me_and I'll take care of it.” There wasn’t any doubt but she’d take care of it if she got her a on it. Accordingly, about ~ midnight, after Eddie and Nick Pollock had re- tired and were in the land of dreams, Mr. Fenn went to the room and got busy with Bertie’s — everyday garments. As Peter Fenn had atalent for getting his hands into other people’s pockets, at least in a figurative sense, he found no difficulty in getting them in a literal way into the young’ messenger’s clothes. He soon fished out $12 and — the certificate of deposit, and finding nothing else ~ of value retired with his booty to his chamber, where his wife eagerly awaited his coming. ‘ “Well, what did you git?” she asked impatient- Ly. : “Twelve dollars and this paper.” ‘ “Twelve dollars!” exclaimed Mrs, Fenn, {
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‘tonished at the sum. “Why, the boy was made of money. Give them bills to me, Peter.” Her husband obediently passed them over and then started to examine the certificate by the light of the lamp, for the Fenns did not indulge in such extravagance as gas. As the lady was stowing the bills away in her purse with great satisfaction an exclamation from her husband at- tracted her notice. ‘What's the matter?” she asked. “Why, this here paper is a certificate of deposit for $2,800.” “You'd better take it right back and put it in ~his pocket,” said his wife. “It belongs to his of- ' fice, I s’pose.” “No, it doesn’t. It’s something I can’t under- stand., It reads that a Bank of Nassau Street has received on deposit from Edward Bertie the sum of $2,800. Now, whose money kin that be, and why should it be "deposited in his name?” “Well, it hain’t his money, you know. that. Where would he git $2,800 to deposit for himself? That is, unless he stole it, and he hain’t that kind of a boy, You jest take it back and put it where you got it. He might git into trouble and lose his job in Wall Street is that paper was missin’. He must have been savin’ up his tips to have so much as $12 all at one time. I reckon I kin make better use of it than he kin; judgin’ from the way he wasted two dollars on that tie and thingumbob.” - Mr, Fenn rather reluctantly returned the cer- tificate of deposit to Eddie’s jacket. He would have. given something to have learned how it eame to be made out in the bey’s name. He didn’t believe that Wall Street men made deposits in their office boys’ names. At the same time it was absurd to think that the money really: belonged to Ed himself. Mr. Fenn hated mysteries, and this was one that strongly appealed to his curiosity. He stood for several minutes with the jacket in his: Ve trying to figure the matter out in his mind. He didn’t make any noise, but whether it was that his mere, presence - jn the room aroused the boy or not, certain it is i? that Bertie awoke of a sudden and saw him stand- ing there like a ghostly shadow. Finally Mr. Fenn gave the problem up and left the room. A ‘stvéak of moonlight coming through the window ( ie up ‘his figure for an instant and.Ed recognized him. |. “My gracious!” exclaimed the boy, as his uncle - softly closed the door after him. ‘I believe he’s been going through my clothes. Supposing he’s ‘taken that certificate and the $12? This is fierce! “What a fool I was not to hide them.” ~ He sprang out of bed and — in his pocket sshiets ‘some trepidation... Then he heaved a sigh of relief—the certificate was there. He decided ‘to put it under his pillow ‘for the rest of the night. ~’ Phen he looked in his trousers for the $12. vas he expected, the money was gone. ~ “ “Well, I’m $12 out. It is clear Aunt Pen sus- * pected that I had-some spare money stowed away ain my clothes, and-she sent Uncle Peter up to my e ee to annex it. rane I wouldnt say a word, though I don’t fancy having it taken away from me in such an underhand manner. ‘Uncle Peter are well fixed but they’re too : IN STOCK if she teally needed that. But she doesr’t-need it.. She nean and stingy to get the good out of what they with me. I’m going to Basie to judge by aS looks: of this cottage ata the clothés they wear would think they were living from hand to mouth and never suspect they have fat accounts in the savings | bank. Aunt Pen has captured my $12, but it’s — the last money she'll get from me. I’ve been: — wanting a good excuse to get away from here, and now I’ve got it. I’ll look up another boarding — place to-morrow and Aunt Pen will wake up to discover that she has been a trifle too smart this time. I'll bet she’ll miss those $8 every Sat- urday, but I. won’t miss the skinny table she. sets.” ‘ Having decidéd on his course of action, he got” ‘into bed again and was soon asleep. After break- — fast, when. he put on his hat to go’ downtown, and when his aunt offered him the usual] twenty cents, he said, rather bluntly: r, “Uncle Peter came up to my room last night = and took $12 out of my pocket. I should like to: 3 have it back.” sea “You had no right to keep $12 away from me to spend on. foolish things,” replied Mrs. Fenn, ” sharply. “I had a perfect right to keep that $12, or = twice $12, if I wanted to,” answered Bertic, reso- ~ lutely. “I have been’ handing you over every cent of my wages regularly since I went to work tw years ago. That money had nothing to do with my wages. I made that on the outside, conse- guently I have a right to ‘spend: it on myself if, ta choose to do so.” = “You have no right to spare any of be money: yourself,” snapped his aunt. “Every dollar that you get should come to me. I feed _you,“an ‘clothe you, and provide you with all you require. So hereafter I want. you to turn in all your tips as soon as you get them. Understand?” ~~ “Are you going to return me that $12?” “Certainly not.” ‘All right, ” veplied Eddie. “I don’t thine & will gain anything by keeping it,” and he sta for the door. a “Here’s your eae cents,” said Mrs. Fenn, — Z He don’t want it. I can borrow all I nee ti Saturday.” “You shan’t borrow a cent on your Wages,” ; -most shrieked his aunt. ‘Eddie paid no attention to her remark bu walked out of the cottage. At the station he bor- rowed a nickel from. Sam Rogers to pay his’ way. downtown. - "What's the matter? Didn’t your aunt. come up this morning?” asked his friend. “1 wouldn’t take it from her.” ~ , . “Why not?” said the other ih some surprise. “Because she got oe of $12 of my money” — “wouldnt give it up ee oliars! exelaimed cae Did you. Lai ee + eee Jast night while I was asleep ‘and took pos of the $12.” “J call that a low-down trick !® aid Ss “T think so myself, However, it is the las move somewhere el] hee Pen pan had whe Jast mon 12}
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- from me. She’s welcome to keep the $12. It will pay her this week’s board.” “Where are you going to move to?” “Don’t know yet. I’m going to look-a place up this afternoon. “Your aunt will put up a big kick when she finds you’re going to quit her.” : “That won’t worry me any. T’ve made up my ’-mind to leave, and that settles it.” That after- ~ noon Eddie found a boarding place in the same -plock that Sam lived. He returned to the cot- - tage, went to his room, quietly packed up his - trunk and then went for an expressman. His aunt being busily engaged getting dinner, didn’t notice what was going on. He took the express- man to his room, and pointed out his trunk. The man put it on his shoulders, carried it down stairs and out to his wagon. The boy gave him the address at which to deliver it, paid him and he drove off. At that moment Nick Pollock came gn and Eddie told him that he had made up his --mind to leave his aunt’s home and take lodgings ~ elsewhere. The farmer was very much surprised, -and wanted to know what was the trouble, but the young messenger wouldn’t tell him. While they were talking, Mrs. Fenn came out of the kitchen to get something, and then Eddie told ‘her frankly that he was going to leave her. Of “course there was a scene. -“You have no right to leave and cheat me out of your eight dollars a week,” shrieked Mrs. Fenn, almost frantic at the idea of losing her ‘steady income. “I bought you a new suit only six months ago, and it cost me $15. And you have had other things since. You shan’t. take » your trunk away.” “Jt happens that my trunk has alreatly de- parted,” replied Eddie. “I’ve got a boardinghouse “gd I’m going there right away.” His aunt was speechless with consternation und wrath, “Tm going to send you $50, Aunt Pen, to re- “pay vou for all you’ve laid out_on me this year. I think that’s fair enough. The $12 you got away from me last night will more than pay this _week’s board. Then we'll be square,” “Where would you get $50?” she snapped. ram ~«Ryomn the same quarter that I got the $12.” “Do you mean i 3 about you than that $122” gasped his aunt in utter astonishment. = ated “7 haven’t got it about me. It’s deposited down _ town in a bank.” *§@You hain’t no right to deposit your money in igs business to look after your money.” “Uncle Peter is not my legal guardian, and has “ho right to touch a dollar of my money, I ean Jook after it myself without any assistance, and 'm going to do it.” At this point Mr. Fenn came d was made acquainted with ‘a pretty shrewd man, the argument to ¢ actin ithi: Page oe Seog ee A CORNER IN STOCK to say that you had more money a@ bank. Mr. Fenn is your guardeen, and it’s his ‘I don’t see any objection to his owning it.” — ter. At any rate, it would do him jist rights. Finally Eddie put on his hat and, after saying good-by to all, left the cottage for good. ~ CHAPTER ier etre Another Lucky eal. 3 Ed found that his new quarters were much bet- ter than his old ones, and the table was as much superior almost as light is to darkness. There- fore he was much pleased with the change he had made: He was also glad that he was so near Sam’s home, for he was now able to run over and see him any time, and Sam could return. the compliment. ‘That morning, Mrs. Fenn, , with dogged resolution in her face, took a car down for Wall Street. Ed was out on an errand when she reached into Mr. Gilder’s: office. : to the broker’s sanctum, she introduced herself as — Eddie’s aunt. Then she wanted to know if eight dollars was all the boy had-been receiving for his services for some time back. . Mr, Gilder, rather surprised by. the question, assured her that that was the sum he was paying him. “Texpect to raise him a couple of dollars on the first of the year,” continued the trader, “as he is an unusually smart messenger.” “Well, then, I hope you won’t do no sich fool thing,” snorted Mrs. Fenn. Of course such a remark amazed’ Mr. Gilder. “What’s the trouble between you and Eddie?’ he asked. : “He ain't treated me no ways right. Last night ne took his trunk and left me for no reason at all. ; “Left you! How long has he been living with you?” : “Ever since a month before he came to work down here. I’ve fed him, and clothed ‘him, and. provided him with twenty cents every day except Sundays and holidays for his car-fare and lunch, Being admitted — * a % and now he quits me in the most ungrateful man- ner. He’s been a great expense to me, and all _ I’ve got in return has been his wages.” . “That’s about all you could expect isn’t it, madam?” . from him, _ “No, sir. He gets tips from brokers, and he : Supt to turn them in to me, too.” Mr. Gilder” smiled. “Don’t you think he ought to money ?” Fenn, Fs : have that little income, which is but small at the best, for pocket ~ “He don’t need no pocket nioney,” snapped Mrs, : : “T must disagree with you on that point, mad- am. I think a boy ought to have a little spend- ~ ing money.” : “Well, he don’t need no .$12 spendin’ money.” 4 “Fe must have been very saving to accumulate that much,” replied the. broker. ““He says he’s got more’n that.” * “Has he?” : , “He spent two whole dollars on a tie with Pese gimerack pin stuck into it: I never heard tell on before” Fs “As long as he bought it with his own mone Sich extravagance. ' *T could have bought jist as good Eso a quar- ; much don’t like a boy to play the do
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ell tae sheet = -'F Pca, LEASE EPR bi Gilder smiled. He sized Mrs.: Fenn up ‘pretty correctly, and was not particularly surprised now that his messenger had elected to leave her, as he had a perfect right to do. ; “Do brokers like yourself usually deposit big amounts of money in the bank in the names of their office boys?” she asked, suddenly branching off. This. question was another surprise for Mr. Gilder. . a to my knowledge, madam, Why do you as “You hain’t deposited $2,800 in the Bank of Nassau Street in my nephew’s name, have you?” » “No, madam.” ! “Do you know anythin’ about sich a deposit?” “T do not.” “Well, Mr. Fenn found sich a paper in my nephew’s pocket last night.” “He did?” “He did,” nodded the lady vigorously. like to know what it means.’ “As I am entirely ignorant of the matter, I eannot enlighten you. I will ask him about it /when he comes back.” “I hope you will. If he’s found $2,800 in the street somewhere, and put it in a bank, IJ ap- prehend that his uncle should take charge of it for him. Mr. Fenn is his guardeen, and as sich it responsible for all that belongs to him.” “We'd “Was your husband legally appointed by the, court, madam?” “That hain’t necessary, that I knows on. I’m his mother’s sister, and only livin’ relative. That ~ makes me and Mr. Fenn his natural guardeens, don’t it?” “It doesn’t establish the right of either you or your husband to take legal possession of any property the boy may have. A child’s mother and father only are his natural guardians: As the case stands, Eddie can legally deposit money in any savings bank to his own account, and ‘draw upon it just the same as if he was of age.” This was not pleasant intelligence for Mrs, Fenn, and she looked disgusted, - _ “Then if he found $2,800, and put it in a bank, we couldn’t touch it?” she, said. “¥ou could not, madam.’ /“And he could draw that money out himself and spend. it in any tomfool way he wanted, could he?’ “There is no law to prevent-him from doing so” \\. “Then there- ought to be a law, and the quicker _ it’s made the better it will be,” snorted Mrs. _ Fenn, rising from the chair and, with a bow, » making for the door. She hadn’t peen gone more than five minutes when Eddie came in with an envelope, which he handed to Mr. Gilder. “Sit down. a minute,” said the broker. “T’ve just had a visit from your aunt, Mrs. Fenn.” “ Yes?” replied the boy, rather surprised. y “She came down to complain about your leay- nN ing her for another boarding place.” “J Jeft last night,” answered Ed. “I’ve lived ‘on short commons long enough and concluded that a change would be for miy benefit.” _ “Well, Ed, it is nothing to me where you live. - What I want to speak to you about is this: Have you deposited $2 800 ona certificate in the Bank » of Nassau Street?” AV OS, il Did my aunt tell you that? Ye ees. Sn Tae, -class pointer he gave me a little while ago.” So A CORNER IN STOCK “She did. She thinks you must have found the money in the street.” “No, sir, I did not. T’'ll tell you how I came by it,” . Eddie! then related to his employer. his Fourth of July afternoon adventure, suppressing the names of Brinsley and Frank Jordan, which | resulted in his recovering and returning to the owner the box of bonds advertised for. “Mr. Jordan handed me his check for $500 in acknowledgement of the service. I took that check and: invested it next day in 100 shares of L. & S. at 49.” “You did!” exclaimed Mr. Gilder, in surprise. “ “How came you to do that?” “I got a tip from a certain broker that the — stock was sure to go to 65 at any rate within ten days.” “And you held on till it. reached 65, eh?” “T did better than that. 1 sold at 72 3-8, and: cleared $2,314 on the deal. I have now a certifi- ‘ cate of deposit from the Bank of Nassau Street 4 for $2,800.” “You are a very Rottiinate boy. You had better . draw your money and deposit it in the savings bank, where it will draw interest. Your aunt seems very anxious to take charge of that money herself,” he added, with a covert smile; “but I guess you wouldn’t consent to such an arrange- ment.” ef. “No, sir,’I would not,” replied Ed, promptly. Myr. Gilder then dismissed him. Ed Bertie kept his word with his aunt and carried her $50 to ~ make good the cash she claimed to have laid out © on him during the past six months. She accepted — it as a matter of course, and wanted him to he return to the cottage, agreeing to be contented — with the $8 a week she had hitherto been receiy- ~ ing from him, Ed, however, declined to change back to the old regime at any price, and his aunt: ’ — realized she had made a big mistake in taking — possession of that $12. About a month after Ed had established himself at his new boardinghouse — he accidentally overheard two brokers one: as talking about a deal that was forming in D. & ay W. stock, . He had no particular knowledge about the stock, but he knew that the brokers were two of the most solid men of the Street, whose opinions — in market matters were of undoubted value. \ When he got back to -his office he looked up D. ~~ & W. and saw that it was going at 65, which he subsequently ascertained was a low price for the —~ stock. In fact, by comparing back records, he saw that it had not sold so low in three years... “This looks like Pie stock to get into,” he mused next day, after he had ascertained all the — particulars he could pick up. “I don’t believe W. will go any lower, anyway, and accord-. a ing to what those two brokers said, it seems slated for an early rise of. fifteen or twenty points. I think Pl drop in and see Mr. Bailey. Maybe he knows something about. the stock. At any rate, V’ll give him the tip just as I got it, — and perhaps he'll see his way to make something * out of it. It would be repaying him for the first- when he went to the bank that afternoon to ma! his regular daily deposit for the office, he dropp into Mr. Bailey’s office, That broker jroenee him with.a friendly nod, and sal oes wh hat he could de for hom Bo nhpes eS cer en i
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Sots A CORNER *T think I’ve got hold of a tip on a certain “stock, Mr. Bailey, and as you were so kind as to put me in the way of making a little meney some “weeks ago, I thought that turn about was fair play, so I’ve brought this pointer to you, hoping Sek St be able to make something out of fs «ey am sure I am very much obliged to you, ¥d,” replied’ the broker. “What is your tip?” - The boy told him what he had overheard brokers “Wilmot and Barker talking about the deal in D. & W. Mx Bailey immediately showed a great deal of interest in his communication. He asked the boy a‘ number of questions, and finally be- came satisfied that the young messenger had got hold of a good thing. . -"Would you advise me to go in on D. & W. on- the strength of what I have found out?” he asked _ the broker. - "Yes, I would if I was you. It’s safe enough ar you don’t hold on too long. You were mighty lucky to get out of L. & S. at the last moment. Twenty minutes after I met you at the Exchange _ the stock slumped. You had a close ¢all, Don’t _be so grasping in the future. I told you to get out around 65, if you remember.” “JT know you did, and I ought to have taken your advice. But I heard so many people talk- ing about a bi®ger rise that I held on. If I hadn’t met you just when I did my name would 1ave been ‘Tim Flynn.” ~ “Tt would for a fact.” Ed left him, and shortly after he went to the bank on Nassau Street and, 3 handing in his certificate of deposit, told the "margin clerk to ‘buy 400 shares of D. & W. at for. his account. As he had received $50 on account some time before, the clerk. handed him $150 in money and cancelled the certificate. A eeery rapid rise, followed his purchase. In fact, che. was astonished to see the shares £0 up seven points on the following day. x Next. day it went up five points more, - ‘and on Saturday morning there was intense excitement around the standard of the road. When the Ex- -ghange closed. at noon the stock was going at 5. That was. arise of twenty points over what d had purchased it for. He determined ‘to sell ¢ on Monday, though the prospect of a further sence of ten points Jooked mighty good. “This time I’m going: to make sure of the bird a have in my hand,” he said to himself. “I am - $8, 000 ahead at this stage of the game. What edo I want? Mr, Bailey is a broker of great : xperience, and his advice is well worth follow- ing. He who sells beforé things ‘bust’ will “surely. get the dust. That’s bum poetrybut good mmon sense. the price goes to 100.” D. & W. opened at 86 on Monday, and by the time Ed got his order in a the bank it had gone to 87 3-8, which was the figure he got for his shares. He made $8,000 out 2 the eat and now was worth $11,550 in good ye Sf, 7 eS all jan, eaticthins: Sadie, if - you'll promise eep it to Re osipae ee said Eddie to tte steno; the following afternoon. _ I sell on Monday, I don’t care . ~ myself because I didn’t consider that it was. my move against him.” IN STOCK ™ eee. . Pai is it?” she asked,. with an inquisitive ‘ook : “You won't say anything. about it, will you?” “Of course not, if you don’t wish me to.” “Well, then, Pm worth nearly $12 1000," if “That's a good one for you.” “Don’t you believe me?” “T believe you’re joking.” “This isn’t'a joke—it’s a fact.” < “Can you.show the money?” she asked; with * a dubious smile, “T can show you a bank check to my order.” “Let me see it.” Ed produced the check he got through the mail a short time before. “There you are. leven thousand, five hun- ee and fifty, payable to the order of yours ruly. “My goodness!” she exclaimed, with a look of genuine surprise. “How came you to get this?” “In the same way that r got the other check I showed you six weeks ago.” “Do you mean to say thativou made this out of the stoek market?” *T do.” “T don’t see how you did it.” “Maybe not, but I made it just the same.” “T suppose you had another tip?” “Your supposition is quite correct.” “What a fortunate boy you are!” “Yes, I’m kind of lucky. It’s a good thine to _ be born that way.” “T wish I was.” “J think you're pretty lucky in knowing me.” “Well, if you haven't a check! Why am Iso lucky. in knowifig you? ' “Because, if I should take it into my head to- marry you, you’d live on Easy Street for the- rest of your life,” e “How do you know I’d have you?” she asked, with a blush. *I don’t know, but Vd try to make vou if once E got started. So look out for mé.. I do things with a rush.” eS think we'd better. talk about something else 3 “Just as you say} jput—hello! “There’s my bell, I'll have to skidoo.”. He ruShed: into Mr. Gil-~ der’s office, and found a note waiting for him. to» take to the Mills Building. As he was coming back he met Sam on the street. “Have you heard the news?” asked Sam. “What news?” - “That dude in the office across the way from — you—I mean Brinsley—has sneaked out of town Re Several thousand dollars belonging to his OSs. ; “Go on! Is that a fact?” “Tt’s a fact all right.” i ; Tt isn’t anything more than I would: expect of che did: you ever hear anything against Bt 2 “Did 1?” Well, now he’s.shown himself up. in. _ his-true colors, r'll tell you something about him — that I found out on Fourth of July. I kept it to— business to give him away so Jong as er gentleman, whose son he tried ae ee to Tuin, made no “Let's hear what it is,” said Sam, ‘curious “Ets too. long a_ ‘story. to ee JE
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* eo ae ee eh get back to my office and you have to return to yours. I tell you to-night.” With those words Eddie left him and returned to the office in time to go out again. That night after dinner Bertie called on Sam and told him all that happened to him on the Fourth of July. Perhaps Sam wasn’t astonished, te you really are worth $500 after all?” he Said. $ “Pm worth more than that, if anybody should ’ ask you.” “How much more?” asked Sam, opening his eves. ; “Oh, a whole lot more: “Name the figure.” “You wouldn’t believe me if I told you, so what’s the use?” ; “Yes, I would. you say now.” “Thanks; but I: guess, on the whole, I won’t give my financial’ standing away. Very few people do. It isn’t business, you know.” »“You might tell me,” said Sam, in an aggrieved tone. “Well, ’ll tell you what Tk do. I'll let you know when I’m worth $100,000.” '- “Tl have a long time to wait.” ~“Ohj I don’t know. I’m on the way toward it » already.” “How do you expect to make the $100,000?” “In the stock market.” “Have you been making a deal with your $5002” : i “Sure pop. I’ve been in two deals already.” “You have?” gasped Sam. : “T have, and both have been winners. Half a dozen more lucky ones and maybe I'll collar the six figures.” : “You talk as if you’d made a good bit already.” “Tye no cause to complain at what I’ve made; but one can’t make a fortune all at once out of a capital of only $500.” Sam tried again to find out how much his friend was worth, but didn’t suceeed. Finally they got talking about some- thing else and he forgot about it. One day not lone afterward Ed, with a message to deliver, was doing the rush act down Broad Street when he stepped on a banana peel that some thought- less person had dropped on the sidewalk a few inutes before. His feet went from under him jke a flash of lightning, his head struck the hard ‘stone, and he slid down four steps and fetched ‘up with a bang against the door of a broker’s office. A score of persons*saw him tumble and they stopped to give him the laugh, for such ex- _hibitions always appear funny except to the per- son most directly concerned. ‘They, stopped laughing, however, when they saw him lying mo- tionless and insensible against the door, and one of them began to yell for an ambulance. The ~ door of the office opened at the moment and the broker coming out saw the unconscious boy. " He immediately called two of his clerks and ‘ordered them to carry Ed into his private office I’m willing to believe anything and lay him on a lounge. All hands did what they . -* eould for the boy, but as he wdidn’t respond an ~ ambulance was telephoned for. In the meanwhile two other brokers came in to see the trader on * important business. He explained the situation “to them, and seeing that the victim, of the acci- dent was not likely to come around until the at eee way home. This is too good to let slip betwe Seen te, See eek surgeon arrived they proceeded to transact their business during the interval. Ed, however, was - coming to kis senses at that moment.” He lay — still and looked at the ceiling, wondering where he was and what had happened to him. Pres- ently his brain grew clearer and he became con-— scious of what was going on around him. He | heard the brokers discussing the final arrange- — ments of a pool that had been formed, and in —- which they were interested, to boom M. & N. shares, which were then selling on the Exchange at 57. He listened without actually meaning to do so, just as if he was 100 miles away with his ear to the receiver of a long distance telephone. - Thus the whole scheme under discussion was photographed, as it were, on his brain without — the least effort on his part. Then came the ring-— ing of a gong in the street, and presently an ~~ ambulance drew up before the office, the sur- — geon dismounted from the seat and entered the place with his bag in his hands. A clerk an- nounced his arrival, and he was immediately ad- mitted to the private room, and the circumstances of the case hurriedly explained to him. ~ He got busy with Ed and the boy at once re-° vived. The brokers gave the surgeon the credit for his prompt resusciation, and were glad to - learn that a small piece of sticking plaster was —_ all the boy required to complete his recovery. ~~ Ed Bertie thanked the broker into whose office he had been carried for his kindness, gave his name 4 and business address, and then said he guessed he felt able to resume the errand on which Mm — Gilder had sent: him. eae “The next time I meet with a banana skin I'l go all around it instead of trying to skate upon ~ — it,” he said with a sickly smile. “Bananas are all right in their way, but I don’t like, to have — them in my way.” The brokers laughed heartile at what they considered his witty remark. =~ “It’s a good thing that you have a hard head, at any rate,” one of them said, “or you might bea fit subject for an undertaker by this time.” Eddie then bade them good-by and went on his way; but he was more cautious where he put his feet after that. On his return to the office he’ explained the reason why he was out so lon; and Mr. Gilder admitted that his excuse was a good one. Sadie Garwood showed considerable concern when he told her about the accident he had met with. : " i, “People who drop banana peels on erowde streets ought to be arrested,” she said, with some indignation. “They’re very dangerous. You might easily have broken an arm or leg.” forgot all about the conversation he overheard in the broker’s office until it was nearly time for him to go home, then it suddenly reverted to his & on stand to win $30,000 *
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A CORNER IN ST oc : ie, | my. fingers.” Accordingly he called. at a big mars ae house not far from his office and. or- : dered 2,000 shares of M. & N. to be bought for his account at the market in the morning. _» “Who for?” asked the clerk, as the young messenger was counting out the seneeit “Edward Bertie.” er “Ts that your name?” - “Yeas, ” “You’re acting for some one, of course.” “Tf I am, that fact needn’t worry you. As far as you need know, kam buying this stock for my- ' “self.” oth merely asked, for we don’t do business. with boys.” “Then you ean’t take this order for I am a 07 bea - “Oh, this is too big a personally engaged in. body else.” “All right. Have it your own way, only re- member if this Stock goes up, and I close out at a profit, it’s me you'll have to settle with.” “That’s all right. If the deal wins you'll get the money. No matter who is behind this deal, you're the only one we recognize. Just sign that order, please.’e» Ed ‘signed it, got his memoran- < dum of the transaction and then went. home, feel- ing as big as any broker on the street. Two days deal for a boy to be You're acting for some- stock, which advanced two. points. “Every point it goes up means $2,000 profit to me,” he said with some satisfaction.. “Nothing like plunging when vou think you have a stre “thine.” Three days afterward M. & N_ had reached 63. Although in that short time he had doubled his capital, Eddie was not the least bit “excited over/his prospect of making a big haul. dn fact, he felt surprised himself that he took the matter soicoolly. “Every dollar almost that ¥ have i in the world is at stake and yet'I don’t feel.a bit worried over ‘my changes. Perhaps that’s because I feel so certain of winning. There’s a whole lot of’ dif- ference between going it on inside information _and’ backing a hundred-to-one shot that you don’t _ know, anything about.” On the following Tuesday ~M. & N. began to boom in earnest, and then there “was excitement to burn in the Exchange. As soon as Ed thought the stock looked as if : it. was getting top-heavy, he went into. the brok- ex’s and ordered the clerk to elose him out at the ‘market. It was done inside of ten minutes at 78, and then all the boy had to do was to figure up his profits, which amounted to something over $42,000. When he got his money he was worth $54, "000. / “Well, I’ve reached the half-mile post of that $100, 000, at any rate. When will I make the other half?” That question interested him tere “much indeed. * “A week or so later two brokers called on Ma. Gilder, and from a remark he heard one pass, a Mr. Ricky, he coneluded that the two brokers and his boss were forming some sort of a syn- dicate to cgrner a stock. Eddie kept watch very time went to the Exchange to find out lly he saw. Ricky, bidding for C. & 0. shares. for. bi and later there was an upward movement in the: -friend.. iran » “Yep,” replied Sam, gloomily. ; eee) name of the stock they were. interested in. | ordered him to purchase 3,000 C. & O. shares. They were purchased at the market price, and- two weeks later the stock had. reached such a high figure that E-die ordered kis shares sold, making over $110,000. out of the transaetion. He was now worth $160, 000. : CHAPTER ee Decides to Be His Own Oss. “T have simply got to resien from my job,” he told himself. “What’s eight dollars a week to me now? My money alone, if invested at five per cent., would bring me in $8,000 a year, or $150 per week. But I think I ean do better than that by hfring an office for myself, making a close study ofthe market and devoting all my energies: to the consummation of any deal I think safe enough to go into.” He felt he would gain more experience on his own hook in one year than several years as messenger and clerk with Mr. Gilder. So he decided to resien at the close of the week. Next day there was more ex- citement than ever on the market. of shares of stock changed hands and the con- servative traders were harvesting a fat lot of commissions. . C. & O. was selling at 85 at two o’clock when seme big trader threw a block of 5,000 shares, followed by another of 10,000, on the market. The stock not being properly supported, a panic was precipitated, that involved other interests as well, and in a short time pandemonium prevailed in the den of the Bulls and Bears. The news flew broadeast through the Street that C. & O, had gone to the wall, carrving the whole market down: with it. This brought an avalanche of. selling orders to the fore. Everybody wanted to get out of the danger line as soon as he could. But when prices are tumbling buyers are naturally scarce, and the same old story of financial. shipwreck seemed about to be re-enacted. The chief losers were likely to be the outsiders, who had come inte Wall Street looking for easy money. A number of brokers, however, found them- selves involved in the slump: before they realized just where they stood. Among these was Broker Harding, Sam Roger’s employer. He and two other traders had formed a small pool and had gone “long” on a certain stock. They failed to Thousands realize, at the right moment and were badly | caught. When the smoke cleared away after the battle Harding was foreed to make an assignment. He had depended on the deal to get even on previ- ous streaks of bad luck he had experienced dur- ing-the year. He now found that he would have. 4 to retire from the Street, and all his employees were notified to look for other fobs. news on Friday, “Soi you’re out of a position, are you?” said his _ “What are you going to do?” “Dunno, except hunt for another.” “How much money do you want? vB “Fight, dollars?” “Tl hire. you.” - | 7 f “Youll do what? ies Sam’s face, wore a very glum look when he told Ed the bad ~ x
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A CORNER “YT said I'd hire you. I’m going in business for ~ ‘myself next week, and I’d like to have you with ‘me if only to talk to occasionally when 1 have - nothing else to do.” - . “What are you trying to give me?” asked the bewildered Sam. p “Ym trying to give you a show.” “Are you really going to leave Mr, Gilder?” “What kind of business are you going into?” “T am going to speculate in the market on my “own hook.” ~. “You are?” asked Sam, much astonished. Ed nodded. x “Well, Ill be jiggered! How much money have you got to back you?” “Something over $160,000.” “Say, is this one of your jokes?” - "No, I never was more in earnest in my life.” “But I don’t see how you could have $160,000.” ; “J just cleared $110,000 in the C. & O. boom.” Jt took a good deal of talk on Eddie’s part to convince Sam that he was actually worth as much »--as he claimed, but at length Sam became satis- fied of the fact. : ; | *Talk about luck! You’ve been getting it by the carload. It isn’t so many moons ago that ’a ‘dollar looked aS large as a barn to you, and ‘ oe aaa I can’t realize that you’re a capital- ee (3 a 7 ' ° eae. rs 7 “That lost tin box gave me the start I was -*Jooking: for, and I’ve made«good use of every * ehance that came my way since. Possibly I took “= some pretty lone risks, too, but 4vhat’s the dif- ference so long as I’ve won -out.” ; ; - “So you're going to open an office, with your “mame in gilt/letters on the door, just like any of the brokers?” _ : pV eggs PRL eee ~ “What will you have for me to do?” “Not much, at least at first.” — : --*T have been learning to operate-the es age ou « out : : ‘boardinghouse. Ed had already given Mr. Gilder notice of his intention to leave the office, and the broker was sorry o than Sadie Garwood. 3 3 ; “®You must come and see me, Sadie,” said Ed, ‘holding her hand, “I wouldn’t lose you for a farm.” She blushed and looked down, and finally promised that she would call and see him as soon s she knew where his office was. “ST haven't hired one yet. As soon as I do. and nave it fixed up so I can receive visitors, PM let ‘ou know, We've been good friends, Sadie, and wal “pe -better ones-in the future.” On é his uncle anc IN SlOoC#K were also sorry to have him go, and none more _ d on the top floor, and an unusual featu | aunt. They, g Sky. were much astonished when he told them that he ~~ was going in business for himself. eae “You must have made money in Wall Street,” said his aunt, curiously. base “T have, Aunt Pen,” replied the boy. — “How much have you have made?” “Something over $160,000.” , “Sakes alive! Will you listen to that, Peter! — Do you expect us to believe such a tomfool — story ?” pes “You never knew me to tell you a lie, Aunt | Pen.” That was true, and she had to admit it; . but that he had actually made such a fortune in no time at all was simply impossible for her to believe. 3 “Why, your Uncle Peter ain’t worth no sich sum, and he’s——” apie “Hem!” exclaimed Mr. Fenn, warningly, and his wife recollecting herself shut up as tight as ; a clam at low tide. i eee “Nevertheless, Aunt- Pen, I have that amount of money in good bills in my box in the safe deposit vaults.” 7 l <u “That hain’t no place to keep money,” she said. “You ought to have it in a savings bank. If. youve got money vou ought to let us know all about it. You might die sudden like, then Strang: ers would get it instead of your uncle and me, who is most entitled to it, being your only livin’ _ relatives. You'd better make a will so we could — get what belonged to you in ease anything hap-- peried to you.” Ed chuckled quietly to himself ~ at his aunt’s evident anxiety on the subject. pry “If anything like that happened, I’ll see that you don’t get left, Aunt Pen.” ¥ {paaeta “Now youre talkin’ sensible. I hope you'll stay to dinner. We're goin’ to have roast chicken and baked beans, with fixin’s, and a custard pud- din’. It’s your uncle’s birthday. Bein’ as it only comes once a year, we don’t mind the expense.’ Ed consented to stay, and then asked his uncl ifthe would accept a ten-dollar bill as a present. As Mr. Fenn had never been known to refuse money in any shape or quantity, he said he woul be very glad to take it.. Mrs. Fenn was clearl} surprised at Ed’s generosity,-and she began to entertain considerable more respect for him. She told her husband that night that it was eviden the boy had money or he couldn’t afford to give ten-dollar bills away. ts aes after this, Peter.» “We must make more of him It would be a terrible thing if that boy was took sick and died and strangers got what by rights ought to come to us. Wall Street must be a wonderful place when even messenger boys get rich down there in no time. You ought to have took a job there yourself, Peter, when you com to New York years ago, then maybe we could’ be ridin’ in our auto wagpin now and cuttin’ coopons Tike the *ristocrats.” Spee. CHAPTER XI—The Masked Intruder. On Moriday morning Ed, accompanied by Sam, went office hunting. They found one at last, a good-sized, airy room, in an old-fashioned build- ing on Hanover Street, near Wall. The office mantel fireplace. nant nae: losed Th hehe aaa
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A CORNER f Bertie’s ideas at present, and he took it, giving Mr. Gilder as reference and paying down a month’s rent in advance. The next two days were employed in fitting the place up in business- like shape. : Ed had a safe put in and also a ticker. Two desks were introduced—a very nice one for him- self alongside one of the windows, and a cheaper -one for Sam beside the other window. The safe stood between the two. A tall letter-file cabinet, that Ed got cheap, also helped to set the room off to great advantage. reas _ “We're putting up a great bluff considering that there’s nothing doing in the way of business yet,” chuckled Sam. rs ; “Well, I like to have the place look like busi- “ness even if we’ve nothing to do. It makes a feeler feel better,” replied Ed. The sign on the door read: EDWARD BERTIE, Stocks and Bonds. SAMUEL ROGERS, Public Stenographer. When everything was shipshape, Sam got some cards printed and started out to drum up ‘typewriting trade for himself in the neighbor- ‘hood. Ed Bertie got out some necessary printing - for himself, and one of his business cards he mailed to Nick® Pollock in Orange County. A week later he was sitting alone in hte office read- ine the Wall Street News when a thump came at _ the door. : E “Come in,” sang out Ed, wondering who his ‘Mr. Pollock. “Howdy do, Bertie,” exclaimed the farmer. “I see you’re a real live broker at last. Are you a ull or a Bear?” : “T’m neither one nor the other _ Pollock.’ Sit. down.” ~~ «Don’t care if I do. at present, Mr. You look like business ere.” } “Well, ’m not here for fun, Mr. Pollock.” “J g’pose not. Cousin Penelope says you've anade a mint of money in Wall Street—more’n $150,000. She told me she guessed money must erow on’ trees do here, it seemed to be so pundant. 1 wonder if you couldn’t show me how ‘could make a million or two kind of easy like.” Eddie laughed, and told him that outsiders lost nore money in the Street than they ever made. “147s the public that keeps Wall Street alive, Mr, Pollock. The brokers live on the lambs who. “gamble in stocks.” eee sae 6 “Well, now, is that so? Why, it is just like the “country, isn’t it? We live on the lambs who ambol on the medders.” : 5 -“Yowre quite a jokeist, Mr. Pollock,” laughed . dust then ‘Sam came in with a bunch, of rk in his hands, and Ed introduced him to his aunt’s cousin, {| : : _ Now, settin’ all jokes aside, Eddie, don’t you ink you could steer me on to some stock that ‘ould make my fortune?” ’d jest as soon put up $10,000 th as, I was goin’ to double it. What would you charge me for doin’ the business?” of commission charged. “But i Ae SS ra 7 _ visitor was, and then, to his surprise, in walked » e able to put you next to a winner” How much money would you care to t > : 5 as’ not if I. “as any broker,” replied Ed, mentioning — you mustn't: ee ete IN STOCK expect me to guarantee any deal you went into. Yd give you the benefit of my advice and ex- perience, That’s the best I could do.” “That’s all I ask. You’re ‘a square boy, and T’d trust you with every cent I’m worth,” said Mr. Pollock, heartily. “Thank you.” ; “Don’t mention it. Well, vou let me know when you’ve got somethin’ real good on the hooks . — and T’ll come down and bring a wad with me.” Ed promised: and then they got to talking on a different subject. After a time Bertie took Mr. - Pollock up to the Visitor’s Gallery of the Ex- change, and the farmer watched the anties of the brokers with great interest. Ed then invited him ‘to lunch with him, and Mr. Pollock finally left for uptown fully convinced that Eddie was the smartest boy on earth. Sam had a lot of work to do that afternoon. : “Tt will take me till six o’clock to finish it, so I suppose it will be un to me to lock up.” “Oh, I'll stay till you get through, and we'll zo home together as usual. I’ve got plenty of . reading here to keep me employed.” So all through the afternoon Sam worked steadily away at his typewriter, while Ed Bertie sat at his desk and looked up the latest informa- tion about Wall Street. At*quarter to six Sam finished his work and announced that he was ready to go home. At that moment there was a subdued sliding sound in the chimney that passed unnoticed. ‘Soon after there were other sounds / behind the wall, and then—— A strang scraping 2 noise behind the gate screen attracted the atten- | tion of the boys. : “What’s that?” asked Sam, jumping. up.’ * Bertie started forward to investigate, Sud- denly the sereen fell forward with~a crash, re- ~ vealing a masked man, revolver in hand. It was a case of surprise all around, for the intruder had evidently not. expected to find any one in the office, though he was prepared for trouble just the same. : 5 ; “Well,” said: Eddie, “what brings you here down the chimney ?” ; It was a natural question for the boy to ask, though it seemed a superfluous one, for the mask, the revolver and the intruder’s strange avenue of entrance proclaimed his object too clearly to be mistaken. He was a thief, pure and simple, and that’s all there was to it. — ‘The man raised his revolver and covered Ed with it, while at the same time he made a move- ment to leave the chimney and enter the room. — . Whether he had noticed Sam or not, he paid no attention to him, and the plucky young fellow took advantage of it to seize a heavy paper- weight from the desk and hurl it with a swift — and unerring aim at the head of the crook. Spat! . It struck the rascal over the ear, and with a ~~ groan he sank forward unconscious. Ed imme- ~ diately sprang forward and snatched the revolver from the fellow’s hand. Both boys then dragged him out of the fireplace and laid him on his back. _ “Telephone the police station, Sam,” said — Bertie. “Tell them to send the patrol wagon ‘around to carry the rascal off in.” ics While Sam ran over to his friend’s desk and seized the receiver, Ed tore the mask’ off the Then he was treated to a man’s face and hea
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genuine surprise. The intruder was none other than Herbert Brinsley, Broker Adams’s late clerk. _ CHAPTER XII.—Ed Gets On To A Fine Pointer. Eddie was thoroughly -astonished when he _ recognized Brinsley. For some time after the ' -ex-clerk had skipped out with money belonging to his employer the police had been hunting for him. without avail. The authorities of the near- by cities and large towns had been notified to be on the lookout for him, but nothing had been heard of him so far. It had remained for Bertie and Sam to prove to be his Nemesis. “Who do you suppose this raseal is?” said Ed when Sam hung up the receiver, “Some crook, of course.” “Take. a look at his face, 2% Sam did so. “Why, it’s Brinsley,” he cried in some aston- ishment. “There isn’t any doubt about it: He looks as if he was coming to-his senses. Get a towel and we'll tie his hands,” The ex-clerk’s hands were secured behind his back and then the boys waited for the police to show up. Before they came Brinsley recovered ‘consciousness and glared around the room. His ‘eyes lighted on Ed Bertie. “Well, Mr, Brinsley, you’ve adopted a new business, I see,” said the boy. “The police have been looking for you unsuccessfully for some . time, but they will have you in a few minutes t= now.” “fll make it worth your while to let me go.” “T don’t think you will. T’m-not taking: bribes.” “Pil give you $100.” » “I -wouldn’t take $10, 000 and let you go.” Brinsley scowled. “What are you doing in this building? Have you, left Gilder?” { - “JT have.” “You must be a fool to refuse’ $100. T]l make it $200.”. “No, you won’t.” At that moment two officers entered the room, Ed told: them the circumstances, pointed to the - open fireplace, and then turned the prisoner over ‘to them. They yanked Brinsley to his feet and marched him out of the room and down stairs to the patrol-wagon. He was taken to the station, the boys following to make the charge. : Next morning he was brought up before a magistrate, who held him for the Grand Jury, ~~ before which body both Broker Adams and the ~ two boys subsequently appeared to. testify against + the ex-clerk. Two indictments were found against — him. He was tried on the Adams charge, con- victed and sent.to Sing Sing for a term of years. ‘The second indictment hung fire until his time ‘was: oub. -- Three months elapsed and evita hadn't made “a dollar since leaving his position as messenger ‘with Broker Gilder. “It was about this time. that in ‘the corridor of a Wall Street. office building, heard two well-known brokers, whom he knew by hame and | xeputation, talking over a plan they ‘A CORNER IN STOCK -fast as we buy we can hypothecate it with Ed, while ‘standing in the shadow ofa big pillar. view for. uying up a ‘controlling: interest " pany, an independent electric road in the State of New Jersey. “Not a soul in the Street but you and I, Lud: low, knows that the New Venice summer resort project is an assured fact,” said Broker Hayden. “The news, however, will be in the papers prob- ably by Sunday, and then there will be a rush to buy the stock of the traction line, for with such a gigantic amusement enterprise in full swing at Crystal Lake next summer the road will take on an unprecedented business boom.” “That’s right. It will,” nodded Broker Ludlow, a in a tone of interest. * “I calculate that we have five days in whith: to secure a majority of the stock. One hundred thousand shares, at a-par value of $50, were — originally disposed of at about 40, and a $2, 000,- 000 mortgage was placed on the line to complete — it. The failure of Crystal Lake as a summer resort as contemplated at the time has taken — the backbone out of the road. It has never paid, and to-day the stock is going a-begging. Some months ago the road was offered to the United Traction Co. at 30, but refused, as, under present aspects, it is of no special value to the tranction trust. I doubt if the U. T, would take it eae at 20, but next week, mark my words, that co pany will be failing over itself to get the eon= trol at 40 and upwards. We have a fortune in sight, Ludlow, and nothing short ‘of the slip of a cog can prevent us reaping a harvest of dollars out of the advance information we have now our. possession.” “The building of the New Venice will cortainky double the value of the road’s franchise,” ‘re sponded Broker Ludlow. “It undoubtedly will.” ‘ “Now, the question is—can we secure 0 50,000 shares of the stock?” said Ludlow. : ay think there is no doubt of it if wé work quick. The people who control the road ar anxious to get out. I know that for a fact, they see nothing but a receivership in sight: fron present indications. Jessup & Co. offered 10,000 block yesterday for 27, but the’ best offer they could get was 26. Gordon, Jennings & Co have been trying to get rid of 10,000 carat more than a week at 27, and this peels hey offered it at 26 7-8, with no takers. D Boothby offered 5,000 shares at 26 5-8 vesterda afternoon, but failed to find a purchaser. — body seems to want the stock. A few small par- cels have been sold at 26 lately, but that appears. to be the sum total of trading done in the stock. So you see everything is in our favor. This afte noon we must raise all the money we can So as. to get busy bright and early in the morning. A anhattan National for as much as we can 2 x on it. That will enable us to pay for the stock.”: ~ “T don’t think we should stop at the mere con- = trolling interest,” caid Ludlow. “As the ‘stock is bound to boom with the publication of news of the New Venice enterprise, every. shi as “Of course. We must buy to tie eabee pile. If we can secure 75,000— shares, ‘SO. the “peter, We have. 25,000 shares in sight, a tour. of the: brokerage houses ought to.
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said Hayden, rubbing his . coup of the year,” 4 hands. “Now, just see how much money you ~--ean raise between this and three, and meet me * at my office at half-past.. I'll do my. best to get ~- a eonsiderable boodle and then we'll make our - plans for the morrow.” ~ ‘With these words the brokers walked off and ~ separated outside, leaving Ed much food for thought, as “Here j is the chance of my life,” thought the boy. “hose men doubtless intend to sell out in the end to the traction trust. Now that I’m “on to the project, I may as well try to corner that stock myself, if I can. With my limited ‘capital the only way I can do is to secure options ‘on as much of the stock as I can run across, un- for me on the usual margin. If he agrees he will no doubt have to hypothecate the shares at his bank as fast as he gets them. The question “js will he go into such an arrangement with me? TU deposit $160,000 with him as security, and that ought to make him sit up and take notice. - He’ll suppose I’m acting for some moneyed man ‘who does not want to be known in the transac- tion. | i must get my money and call on him at - onee. Ree So “Eddie made a bee-line for his safe deposit ; vaults. . ‘CHAPTER XIII.—The Wall Street Boy Who j Won. - “ello, Eddie,” said Broker Bailey, when the boy, walked into his. office fifteen minutes later. “J hear you’re out for yourself now.” “Tam. I’ve got a big deal on hand and I want “you to carry it out for me.” “A pig deal, eh?” “Yes. 1 caleulate there is ten to vehe: thou- nd dollars commission in it.” = eWhew!? whistled the broker. “What is it?” “It will take over a million and a half to swing e deal, and I am prepared to put up ten per ent. of that amount as security. “That looks like business.. What is the stock ‘ou want me to buy, and how many shares do you aT, Sait 60,000 shares of Rosedale & Silver ae Traction, and I authorize you to give as igh as 27, but get it lower if you ean.” “Rosedale | & Silver Lake. Traction, Soe Bay. *T ean tell you where you can get 25,000 shares ght) off the reel,” said Ed, who then mentioned the ° three brokerage houses Jiayden had referred “py get ‘on the. 50h at once. Just write out your order. Did you brine the deposit ?”” * - “F did. There is $160,000 in that package. unt it and see that it’s all right.” — over the money and the order to his and handing Ed his memorandum of the m, he put on his hat and started out to in. es world was at aoe in pe Jess I could induce Mr. Bailey to buy the shares. ‘Mr Bailey found the. ‘amount correct, and after : 9 while ‘Ed, conscious that every dol-~ ed y , make or break him in a signal manner, pabuxhod te his office. : At four o’clock Bailey’s messenger brouphe him a note statme that he had secured 45,000° shares, and that he expected to. get the balance before’ noon next day... He said he had paid an average price of 26 1-2 for the stock. Next day at half-past eleven Bertie got word from Bailey that he had the whole number of shares on deposit at his bank, and’they were sub- ject to his order. The boy then thought of Nick Pollock, and telegraphed him to come to New York with every dollar he could raise on such short notice. In the meantime Brokers Hayden and Ludlow, when they got busy on the job, dis- covered that somebody else was ahead of them. This was unpleasant and surprising news for them, but they hustled twice as fast to secure the stock they wanted. After corralling 10,000 shares with a great deal of trouble, they had to. go on the floor of the Exchange and bid for the stock. Then its unusual scarcity became ap- parent. Ludlow finally corraled 5,000 more shares at an average of 38. All sorts of rumors now ©: began to circulate about Rosedale & Crystal Lake Traction, not one of them true, and it became tha center of much excitement and speculation. Nick Pollock turned up next afternoon at Ed Bertie’s office with $20,000,\and wanted to know what | was on the hooks. The boy told him about the — traction matter and said he controlled 60, 000. - shares: “It is going at 35 now, with little coming to the surface, Mr, Pollock, and I don’t know - whether I can get you any short of 40. The best I ean probably do will be to let you in on my deal to the extent of 5,000 shares at 86 1-2 on a ten per cent. margin. Jt will cost you $18,250, I expect to realize at par, which will give you a profit of about $65,000. If the deal fails you — will lose your money, and all I'll save out of © $159,000 will be the money I get from you, Now think it over.” _ “Well, if you're satisfied to risk every dollar “you own I’m game to risk the $18,000. Here’s the money.” On Sunday morning the cat was out of the —- bag, for every newspaper printed the story of the new amusement enterprise that was about to be. inaugurated at Crystal Lake. Then there was a howling and gnashing of teeth among those who had sold their holdings in the Rosedale & Crystal Lake Traction Company. On Monday morning - Mr. Bailey, duly instructed, went to see the presi-. “dent of the traction trust. He told that gentle- — man that he was authorized to dispose of the ‘controlling interest in the R. & C. L. traction — for 50 cash. The president took his offer under ~ consideration, called a meeting of the directors, — and after some discussion the deal. was closed. — When everything was settled, and the money — paid over, Bertie found he had made $1,400,000, making him worth a little over one and a tit ‘million altogether. He signaled his wonderful — exploit by proposing to Sadie Garwood, and she — accepted him. After she said “Yes,” he told her about his great’ success, and shé could hardly believe that her fiance was a young millionaire. Next week’s issue will contai “FIRST IN THE Seu wiOds a wae SS POR. HIM-
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ail lek alee aes at ear na GUS AND THE GUIDE — Or, — Threa Weeks Lost in the Rockies By GASTON GARNE (A Serial Story.) | CHAPTER XIV.—(Continued). ; One fact was learned, however, and that was that he had been initiated into the Gopher band. ' The broncho which was let out now proved to be a little red stallion, entirely unbroken, and as wild as a hawk. _ Teddy West took off the bridle, slapped the ani- mal on the flanks, and started it on the run down the valley. ; Gus sat motionless in the saddle, holding his lariat until it had about a quarter of a mile start, and then went dashing after it. The little stallion was to give him a good run, however, for the broncho which he rode was only a colt, and-had become somewhat winded. But Gus managed to get. him down to business after _a few moments, and soon found himself coming up with the stallion. He had now passed the turn of the valley, and ne George and most of the band had mounted and followed him. They saw him swing the lariat in fine style, ee they cheered as he brought the broncho.to his knees. He had no more than accomplished this when he saw a mounted man come dashing around the second bend in the valley, who was waving his hand above his head‘in a peculiar way. “Why, thar comes Ned Rafter. hat kin he want?” cried Gopher Jake. “That’s the trouble signal,” answered Gopher “George. “Let the broncho up, Gus. You can take — off the lariat’ No more tests needed. You have proved that you are no tenderfoot, all right. We will talk about the rest of it later on.” j Gus felt that he had won out as he dismounted to attend to the lassoed broncho, but it was no time for talking, so he steod by his horse in silence while the Rafter came dashing up. His horse was all in a lather, and bore the ap- pearance of having been ridden hard and far. He saluted Gopher George in military style, and exclaimed:, i ‘ “Trouble, cap! The sheriff and a big posse are in Fire Hole Canyon, looking about. for a way ae the valley. He is after the Gophers, surest thing!’ Es ae “Indeed !” replied Gopher George, assuming an air of indifference which Gus was sure was put on. ~ ye ho wae cee i 4
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FAME AND" tainly hugged to death. There was one big black bear which was dangerous; the rest of the brutes were tame enough. You see, Gibbons made a - business of raising them. He got good prices -- for those he sold, and might have made money; but every time he killed a bear and packed the carcass and skin down to Black Rock he went on a tear, and never stopped until he had drank and gambled away every cent.” “Strange the black bear didn’t tackle me, then. He had every chance.” : - “He -thought you were dead,” replied Brandt. “Tt is mighty seldom that a bear will.touch a dead man, unless, mebbe, it’s a grizzly, and they don’t have them kind around here. But this business of Sile Stump is puzzling me, all right. If he is ~ — alive he must. have found a way out by the under- ground creek. Mebbe he found a way in here from ~ Fire Hole Canyon. If he did he has got to die-— that’s all.” “Well, I can’t help’ you any,” said Gus. “At “ jeast so far as information is concerned. But if you want me to help fight the sheriff, why, just say the word.” --. You shall gw with us,” replied Brandt, Gus rode.back to the camp alongside of George Brandt in silence. 2 “Tf I only knew what that man knows,’ he ‘thought. “Here I have been three weeks lost in the Rockies, and I haven’t, made an inch of head- “way toward accomplishing my mission. Yet he ould tell me all I want to know; but I suppose it “would be equal to signing my death warrant for me to askseven one question.” er When they got back to the camp they found that Gopher Jake, who-seemed to be second in ommand, had got everything ready for a start. Colonel Tim eyed Gus closely. — es Jt was perfectly evident that he longed for a hance to speak to him, but did not dare to make he attempt. : *T pelieve he would tell me everything he knows if I could. only get a fair ehance to ask him,” thought Gus. ; = - But there was to be no chance then, for the start was made within five minutes. ‘ - But now the mystery was about to begin to un- ~yavel itself. Nothing could have suited Gus’s purpose better than to join in this raid, if he had ny known it. a - But little attention was paid to him now, and ? and. : : When Belle rode up alongside of him no objec- m was offered by the Gophers, as Gus thought uld be the case. ; =ee Colonel Tolking remained in the camp with one - Brandt. “T helped to bury him. Yes, he was cer- he took his place in the ‘rear of the advancing tEUNE by the gate. At first I thought you were déad, —— and then, when IT found you were not, I was go- ~~ ing to leave you, but I changed my mind, and sent some of the boys after you. That’s the way it came ~ about that. you were brought into the Gopher’s - camp.” ; s ok “Ts it far from here?” asked “Ts what far?” “The cave of the bears?” “About a mile from the camp.” “There is an underground way?” “Yes, there is, but you needn’t ask me any more questions—it is against the rules.” “All right,” said Gus,, cheerfully. “But you must remember ’m-not a Gopher yet, so I hayn’t- got to abide ‘by the rules,” : “Don’t you ever become one,” said Belle, drop- ping her votce and speaking with great earnest- ness. “You will regret it to the last day of your * life if you do. What does it all amount to? They raid a bank, or a mine, and get a-lot of money. Then what do they do? -Go down to Boise and dtink whisky and gamble until the last penny of itis gone, and they have half killed themselves with drink: Every time they go on these sprees somebody dies, and it takes the rest weeks to get over it, Fakeumy advice, Gus, and escape if you~ ~ get a chance, and now will be your chance while =~ you ride out of the valley. Will you do this?” ~~ “Will you go with me?” demanded Gus, turn-- — ing: on her suddenly. ee “Yes, if there is any show, but where shall 3 _ go? What shall I do? My whole life has been. spent among these mountains, and——” ; “Less talk there in the rear!”?:shouted Gopher ~ George, looking back. “Close up, you two. No flirting allowed.” = ; ey _ “It’s a bargain,” whispered Gus. “I'll look out ~ for you, Belle.” - vine ae ane “Oh, if you only would!” murmured the girl. ~ “You remember when I shot at you? Well, it was done at my’ father’s’ order—not that I wanted to — » injure you, for I tried not to hit you.” share . Gus. was glad of the interruption. : oa “T had better look out what I say,” he thought. — “Next time she will think I mean to marry her, and that’s away out-of my calculations.” _»_ A few minutes later they came to a. place where there was a steep trail up the mountainside, and. they began to ascend, winding up in ‘single file until they had: almost reached the top, when further advance -was cut off by a projecting wall” of rock which rose above them to a height of nearly a hundred feet. — . eee “Halt!” cried Gopher George. “We must not — forget that we have a new recruit among us. Gopher Jake, blindfold that boy!” ere To be blindfolded svas the one thing Gus dreaded, for he had set his heart on locating the © entrance to the secret valley if he could. Res “What’s the matter with cutting that business’ out?” he called back, boldly. “I’m a good hand to ‘keep a secret. Since Iam going to be a Gopher as soon as, this fight is over what difference does Gus. it make?” | eee » “Don’t. let's te 2
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‘Interesting Radio News and Hints . : Be RATIOS . When a transformer is rated with a 5 to 1 ratio it means that the secondary has approxi- mately five times as many turns of wire as the primary. Distortion is less when low ratio trans- formers are used. A CHANGE IN METERS If commercial spark stations used the 900-meter wavelength they would seriously interfere with Canadian compass stations operating on 800 me- ters and with radio beacons working in 1,000 me- ters, as well as United States compass stations. At a radio conference held in New York the fol- lowing plan was suggested to eliminate spark _. interference:. All ship and short stations will call on 600 meters. After the call has established communication ships ean handle traffic on 600 or 706 meters, and shore stations along the New England Coast and in the vicinity of New York will have special wavelengths assigned between 600 and 735 meters on which they will handle - traffic. The 450-meter wavelength for commer- cial use will be abolished. It is expected that -most of the spark stations will be replaced by continuous wave transmitters. “WILD-CAT” PARTS The entry of popular broadcasting into the redio game created such a demand for parts and sets that the existing manufacturers were wholly unable to supply the demand, and a great number of new manufacturers commenced to make radio parts. The result was that a great mass of poor quality radio apparatus. was placed on the mar- ket. A certain class of manufacturers were hon- est enough, but lacking in experience and knowl- edge of the fundamentals required for the man- facture of first-class radio apparatus. . Some manufacturers do not hesitate to copy some well-established product detail for detail down to the last nut, using raw materials in in- ~ £€rior quality and market it under a trade name” ‘similar to the well-known product. Unless you are familiar, with the real article you will hate - difficulty in distinguishing between the two when _ purchasing material for your radio set. The re- sult of using materials of this kind cannot be any- thing other than a poor working receiver. Buy _ apparatus made by a manufacturer who has made . good and whose apparatus is handled by legiti- mate dealers. On the other hand, there are a great many manufacturers who are absolutely honest and painstaking to see that nothing but first-class ap- paratus bears their trademark. Thesc men spend - many thousands of dollars in experimental work before bringing new apparatus on the market - with the assurance that their work will be recog- _ oad and appreciated by the buying public. : on A POPULAR CIRCUIT 4 ‘The athioe circuit is probably the most popular see circuit ever designed. It has — been the standard ceiver at amateur stations /@ composition panel seyen inches high by twenty for 1a ngst, eight the pease: will, be very pase etecion eg years and during the past two years it has been very popular with the broadcast. listeners. The receiver has four tuning controls and may seem rather difficult to operate at first, but after the operator becomes accustomed to it it is easy to — work and will produce most remarkable results. The parts required for the construction of a three circuit tuner are as follows: One variocoupler. One variometer. ; One variable condenser One socket. One detector tube. One grid condenser (.00025 mfd fixed). One grid Jeak (fixed). Panel, batteries, phones, etc. : The variocoupler to be used in this receiver should be one of the standard 180 degree type. A large size wire should be used on both the primary and secondary windings, and the Pile mary coil should be tapped in tens and units. — The taps from the variocoupler should be con- nected to two switches located on the front of — the panel. ion The variometer may either be a model or wood" ee en instrument as both designs will give excellent results if properly constructed. One of the most — important things to be considered. when selecting = a variometer is the method by which contact is made to the rotor coil. Some variometers have a hollow shaft through which two flexible wires from the rotor coil are brought. This desien, as well as any other design, that makes use of flexible | ; connections, is excellent. KS Other requirements to be considered when se- lecting a variometer are: First, that the coupling | between the rotor and stator coils should’ be as close as possible; second, that the terminals of the variometer should be well insulated from each other, and, third, that a large size wire shoul be used on. the windings. The other apparatus used i in the receiver should: be the best obtainable. ._ In mounting the apparatus on a panel an en deavor should be made to keep the parts well — separated. The best size panel for this set is (17 plate). four inches long, and the variocoupler and- the variometer should be mounted as far apart | as possible, i. e., they should be mounted at op- posite ends of the panel. The variable condens es should be mounted next to the yvariocoupler a the tube equipment should be placed between the condenser and the yariometer. This panel rangement makes possible the shortest. iia i will, therefore, give the best results. © ~ ees In wiring the set the wires in: the grid an, : ‘plate cireuits should be kept separate from ev thing and as short as possible. The wire betwee the grid condenser and the socket pro obably a the greatest effect upon. the operation Bey the ne- ee ceiver, for “if it is more than one or two. se : long it will cause the receiver to tune br
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PUTS IN $5 AS A PENNY The following day the man who it claimed the coin, saying he thought it was a - penny when he put it on the plate. The church clerk was in favor of keeping the $5 anyhow, but the treasurer gave it back to its owner, who was so gratified that he gave tha official a quarter “for your honesty.” UNIQUE NAILBRUSH In the washroom ‘of a club in one of the fash- ionable districts of London in a queer contrivance, which upon examinatien turns out to be a station- ary nail brush, It is a large affair, fastened on supports and with the brush turned upward. ’ Some one commented upon it and a member of the chub explained. About half of the members are young Scotchmen. And, he added, that a large number of them came out of the war with but earm. The stationary nail brush was for their convenience. FORD 'PAID EMPLOYEES $25,001,528 in mployees in the Ford organization were paid e than 250,000,000 in wages and salaries in 4, according to the payroll totals made public the office of the Ford Motor. Company. The largest payrolls were at the Highland Park nd River Rogue plants of the company at Detroit, ahs total for these two alone reaching the enorm- ous figure of $172,145.66 for the last year. At other plants and at branches. throughout .e country the company in 1924 paid employees total of $72,532,476.53, The figures given out also include wages and salaries paid at the Lin- ‘coln Motor Company, a division of the Ford Motor “Company; the C. E. Pohansson Company, Inc., and the Fordson Coal Company, which totaled $8,- nization up to $253,001,528.37. rate a Eye) BURN PRIEST ALIVE. “Father Andrae Fedoukovitch, a Polish Catholic had deposited _ Barnun Museum, Tufts College. 48,906.18, bringing the grand total for the or- - pies, has been burned alive in the town of & LAA SRA AZ A NAR A eee ee GOOD READING for divulging to the authorities the activities of |. Polish spies in the Ukraine. 5 The crime has caused a sensation throughout the religion. THE ELEPHANT “JUMBO” Jumbo was a large African elephant captured when young and taken from Egypt to Europe when he was four feet high. When he was three years old he wags removed from the Jardin des Plantes in Paris to the Royal Zoological Gardens in London (the London Zoo). For 20-odd years the animal remained there and was very popular with the children. In 1882 he was purchased for $10,000 by P, T. Barnum, the American showman, to form one of-his attractions of Barnum’s Circus. With some difficulty Jumbo was placed on ship- board and brought ‘to this country. He was ex- hibited for three years, when he was accidentally ~ killed by a railway train at St. Thomas, Canada, on Sept. 15, 1885, while crossing the tracks, to be loaded into the cireus train. His age at the time of his death was from 29 to 81 years. His height was 11 feet 6 inches and he weighed six tons. His skeleton is at the Smithsonian Institution, . Washington, D. C., and his skin (mounted) at the PLUCK AND LUCK —— LATEST 1ssUEs —~ = 1889 Jack, Jerry and Joe; or, Three Boy Hunters in the noe Sete ba =< é 4 ‘ le ashingten No. 1; or, The Fire Boys of Graydon. 1391 That Boy Bob: or, The Diamond That Came by ; xpress. 1892 The Gun Boat, Boys; or, Running the Batteries of Vicksburg. 4 1393 A Star at Sixteen; or, The Boy Actor’s Triumph. 1394 Wearing His Colors; er, The Captain of the Adonis Football Team. ; : 1395 In Peril of Pontiac; or, The Boys of the Frontier Fort. 1396 Dick Dudley’s Dime; and, How It Made His For- tune. 1397 Out With a School Ship; or, From Apprentice to © Admiral. : : 1398 Washington’s Black Chargers; or, The Boys Who Fought for Liberty. 1399 The Ready Reds; or, The Fire Boys of Fairfax. 4400 Talking Tom; or, The Luck of a Poor Boy. = For sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on receipt of price, 8¢. per copy, in money or postage stamps. HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, Inc, 166 West 23d Street. New York City “Moving Picture Stories” ait Weekly Magazine Devoted to \Photoplays and Players PRICE TEN CENTS PER COPY Each number contains Three Stories of the Best-Films -_ on the Sereen—-Dlegant Half-tone Scenes from the Plays ~ Interesting Articles About Prominent People in the Films—Doings of Actors and Actresses.in the Studio — and Lessons in Scenario Writing. ‘ + HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, Inc 166 West 23d Street | =» New’ York City : ages vat , ss, : z Elo fs s ; :
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ITEMS OF INTEREST ; NEW KLONDIKE IN SIBERIA Gold is being found in such large quantities in the Alden region of the Yakutsk district of Siberia that the new area is described as a second Klon- dike. been obtained by primitive methods, and thous- ands of prospectors are flocking there to share in the discovery. : It is expected the Government will take over the mines to increase the state gold reserve, IOWA FARMER’S ven EARNS $467 IN What can be. done in a year’s time from one good cow, in dollars and ‘cents, has been shown by Dee Willman, of Bedford, lowa, who owns a » milch cow of the Jersey type'and breeding. This Jersey cow in one year and a day made ~My. Willman $467.11. Besides. this amount a fam- ily of five has been kept in milk and butter. High tests on the old milk runs about 7 per cent. and the cow is now approaching the age of ten years. ‘. SMALLEST ELECTRIC BULB What are believed to be the largest and small- est. electric light bulbs ever made have arrived in Washington for exhibition at the Smithsonian ‘Institution from the Edison Electric Light Com- _ pany of New Jersey. The messenger who brought the bulbs had to engage a section on the train to - provide space fox the packing case that contained ~ the 40,000-watt giant. The tiny “grain of wheat” bulb, as it is called, being abou that size, he car- “vied, carefully’ wrapped in tissue paper and a - gealed envelope, in his pocket. . STATUES, IN BLACK HILLS. -. Diseussion of a great sculpture project at Har- ney Peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota, for owhich Gutzon Borium, sculptor, announced he had eral months. - The Legislature which adjourned recently, au- thorized that the work be done, but appropriated “no funds for the project. © abe ies - It has been proposed to procure the necessary Nearly 200,000 ounces of the metal has~ eccepted. a contract, has been under way for sev-. ively and replied: “Well no, my son—pro\ - of course, you don’t draw Ommerss so soB LIN AEE UNITY WV EN YO : ees money through popular subscription and other — means. kets Preliminary plans call for heroic statues of Lin- — coln and Washington carved out of the rock on Harney Peak. These statues, according to Doane Robinson, State Historian, one of its enthusiastic sponsors, would be the largest the world has known. > Pus Borglum visited the Black Hills last fall and said the rock and arrangement of the site was ideal for the venture. He declared that it is one of few plac = in thé world where rock can be obtained su... wie for the prospect in mind. The sculpturing will cost more than $1,000,000, Rob- — inson estimated. eS LAUGHS “What is a margin, pa?” “A margin, my boy, is much the same as a verge. When you buy — stocks on a margin you are on the verge of losing. your money.” ; pe “Bowers is rather an excitable chap, isn’t he?” “T should say he is! Why, he admost gota stroke of apoplexy the other night while watching a — chess tournament.” earch “Now,” said the nervous old lady to the drug- — gist, “ave you sure you have that medicine mixed — right?” . “No, ma’am,” said the conscientious apothecary. “I wouldn’t go as far as that, but [ve got it mixed the way the doctor ordered it.” “That automobile I bought a year ago has never cost me a cent for repairs,” “You're lucky.” “Oh, I don’t know. You see;I ran it into a stone wall the first day I had it and sold what: was left of the machine was junk.” R “Well, Dinah, I hear you are married.” “Yas sum,” said the former cook, “I’se done got me a man now.” “Is he a good provider?” “Yassam. He’s a mighty good pervider, but I’se powerful skeered he’s gwine ter git kotched at it.” = “Seems to me them city folks is a mighty care- less, unbusinesslike lot,” said Uncle Hiram. “ bought a pianny for my wife down to Bostin last week, and when the derned thing came the fellers I bought it of forgot to send any rules along tellin’ us how to play it.’ are: “Ladies an’ gen’l’men,” said Sam Johnson. the invited guests who had filled his cabin overflowing since 3 p. m., “I’m mighty sorry have to tell you all that there ain’t goin’? to be no party to-night, ’cause that white man that owed me fifteen cents ain’t paid me yet!” — i The head of a certain well-known family recently approached by his son, just neari majotity. “Father,” seid Ae 1 eres ae , talk with you concerning my future. uve de- cided to become an artist. Have you any ob. jec- tions?” The old man scratched his head reflec
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a FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ow HERE AND THERE ILLEGAL CARPET By using this system the waves can be directed , 4 * to any desired point and can be utilized to operate eae pie Ae ate seen oe oiekee ;, switches and other devices as well as to carry on y ? D «att f : conversation. This system was being used by: the series of 1898, ‘The images resemble tho heads clecitic Dower and street railway’ companies, for s : : e ; : controlling district switches an r of Lincoln and Grant and it bears the serial num- 26 points, said Mr. Allen. , : r “V_ 20166372-A.” The black and blue woven : gravings are of felt on the background on silver RE eo ree eS “white. It also contains the random blue and red threads noticeable on any note. It is a violation INTERESTING ITEMS the law to reproduce United States money or An artist in New York City has been sentenced United States postage stamps in any form. to six months’ imprisonmen: for producing arti- — ficial wounds in professional beggars, by means ABOUT ESPERANTO of iodine, colors, and bandages. Epernay, France, is undermined with miles of yaults, hewn out of the solid chalk on which the city is buiitt. These vaults are used chiefly for the storage of wine. One winehouse has vaults covering an area of 45,000 acres. : Some oe ae Sioa in i AA da perusing : & ‘ ae re ancient books in the National Library, protect pp tic ae ie — 2 pene Seas ee Fico. themselves. with muzzles. This is done to prevent ining 17 spear Its sg paises oe Meee the inhalation of dangerous microbes said to infest © fixes) can be learned in an hour. In any case a Ceara Wis hag invented a machine for deal- dent who has average intelligence can learn on rcTat is sail bo. take Yotedeale tetinealble e language if a-few months.. The name “Es- 79,Cares that Is Se wae eee ranto” means “the hoping one.” The language ne rae BLE ihe neh ne in the world was introduced into Great Britain in 1902 and eae US with an.unbaited hook... The fish become 1as spread into practically every civilized coun- ee a line of these hooks drawn through as ee ; ; oa 5 Batt ayes ie ant tee ae he See Ina billiard room in Paris is a billiard table sh schools. The International Association of Ex- ee ategs a A a Reames eee. sie fe ; ervice Men émploy Esperanto as a medium of @.54 SE ag : ¥ ommunication. A number of periodicals are pub- c : ae fe ed th Ehe longus and many books have gglyaiecéndy deserts of Arsbia whining winds been printéd in it. Many great international Es- : 2 teas j depth, extending down te the harder stratum on _ peranto conferences have been attended by dele- nich the great bed of sand rests. SELES from all parts of. the world. Some of the women of Siam intrust their chil- eH aoe er eee dren to the case of the elephant nurses, and it is et Li : said that the trust is never betrayed. The babies RADIO CAN RUN ELECTRIC TRAINS < play about the huge feet of the seine, who are “Through the use of modern developments in yery careful never to hurt their little charges. radio, it is entirely possible to operate electric Hermetically sealed glass coffins are comine in~ trairig from a central control office,” said G. Y. vogue in French cities. It is asserted that a body Alien, of the radio department of the Westing- buried in a glass coffin becomes mummified in hotise Electric and Manufacturing Company, in about thirty years. 3: g the subject of, “Railroad Radio” before London has no fewer than nineteen King streets, York Railroad Club recently. without reckoning any there may be in the sub- urbs; and “Queen”: is the designation giyen to thirty-four streets and squares. : : A waterproof cloak costs about twenty cents in Japan. It is made of oiled paper, and will last one year with ordinary usage. They are worn S ities of radio control. _. ehiefly by coolies, who draw handcarts in. the “Tt is now entirely feasible, through a combi- streets. Pal on of automatic control and radio supervisory When the United States government took over 1, to start a train without a crew, run it at the Pribiloff Islands in Bering Sea along with . eed over clear tracks, slow it down or stop Alaska the Russian colonists became-in a meas-. accordance with the signals of an auto- ure wards of the nation, but they have remained ~ true to the influence to which they were first sub- jected, and in some respects are to-day more Russian than Amerjcan at heart. Allofthem are — members of the Russian ¢hurch and all of them ~ have Russian names. They are most highly civ- \ lized, best clothed, best fed and most. : all the n: tives, of Al Tree = Esperanto was invented by Dr. Louis Zamenhof of Warsaw, as a medium of communication be- " type— en tae Loong eens Ls, %
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Nae is Si a a a Eel ~ . FAME AND SECRET OF LONG LIFE _. Seventy years old looks about fifty and feels even younger, is an apt description of Elmer Gray,. assistant County Attorney: of Hennepin County, Minn. He says it is all because for more than thirty-five years he has gone without eating noon lunch. By not eating the 13,000 meais he conservatively estimates that he has saved $3,250, but wishes some one to tell him where it is. LOST CITY OF VINETA Off Arkona, at. the northern extremity of the Baltic Island of Ruegen, deep-sea fishermen have discovered on the sea bottom the remains of a large mediaeval warship, with many of her old guns still on board. From their workmanship it is thought that the vessel was a Dutch warship. The diver who brought up the guns baintains that near the ship he saw dimly the remains of immense walls.’ This has started the theory that the site has been discovered of the long-lost city _ of Vineta, which was swallowed up by the Baltic _ $25 years ago, about the time when the North Sea engulfed the Isle of Lomea and formed the Goodwin Sands. : The legend of lost Vineta has been sung in German verse. Fishermen on calm nights often’ say they can hear the sunken city’s bells. OIL-BURNING AUTOMOBIES TESTED In an attempt to develop an automobile engine that can be operated without the use of gasoline (an expensive item in these days) a French auto - manufacturing firm has built a car and engine _. that operates with oil. A test run of 800 miles was made and the average fuel consumption for the entire trip was one gallon of oil every fifteen. miles. It is said that the running cost was ap- ‘proximately one-eighth that of a gasoline-driven ear, The engine is considerably smaller and lighter than the average car. The manufactur- ing company has announced that, while it is not - entirely satisfied with the results of the trial trip, it believes that remarkable progress has been » made in the right direction and that it is only a © question of time until oil-burning engines will en- ~tirely replace the gasoline-driven ones. ’ The development. will be watched with much + Gmterest on this side of the Atlantic, for the con- - stantly inereasing cost of gasoline has_been a "~~ source of worry to the millions of auto owners - here, just as it has in France and all of the Eu- -.- ropean countries. = ; MODERN GIANTS ‘Marie Fassnauer, a Tyrolese wowan, towers to the height of eight feet. But Marie, in spite of : many inches, is not the most exalted lady who >) lived Just a quarter of a century ago, says , Louis Post-Dispatch, the world gazed with FORTUNE WEEKLY POINTS OF INTEREST - Nova Scotia giantess, caused considerable senca-_ eraned head and open mouth at a still taller giantess who looked down on her admirers from a-height of eight feet two inches and who was said to be “still growing.” “Marian,” as this remarkable maiden was — called, had been born only sixteen years earlier in a village near the Thuringian Mountains, and — the “Amazon Princess” was for some months the — greatest attraction in the spectacles of “Babil and — Bijou at the Alhambra Theatre—a character ino which ‘she wore a wonderful suit of armor-and —~ was cowned with a towering headdress, the top- most plume of which was a good ten feet from the stage. ; é Nor was Marian distinguished only by her great height; for she had a beautifully proportioned — figure, a distinctively pretty face and a most amia- ble disposition. This magnificent creature had a very brief tenue of life, for she died at Berlin less than two years later and before she had seen her eighteenth birthday. — $i Se In 1869 and 1870 Miss Anna. H. Swan, the tion. Miss Swan seemed destined from the cradl to be a woman of abnormal] dimensions, for though her father, a Scottish immigrant, was barely five feet six inches high and her mother was half.a~ foot shorter still, Miss Ann reached six feet at the age of 11, and at 15 was the tallest person in Nova Scotia. For a time she was the chief at- traction of Barnum’s great show, and during this period twice narrowly escaped death from fire. She had, too, some histrionic ability, as was ppropri husband in Capt. Martin “Bates, the Ranteck giant, who was actually two inches taller th: herself, ; Aesth Chang the Chinese giant who ended his days a Bournemouth not many years ago, was a man of enormous size, standing over eight feet in his socks, but he used to declare that he had a sister at home in China who could easily look over | head. This remarkable lady was eight feet four inches in height and had a hand with a span of — two feet. = ee Robert Hales, the Norfolk giant who caused — great sensation in England about half a century ago, was a member of a very remarkable fanilege which included some women of extraordinary stat- ure, His father, a farmer, was six feet six iy high, and although his mother was but a p. a8 six feet it is said that she had an ancestor sixteenth century who stood four inche; eight feet. Pere vo Of the children of this couple the fou averaged six feet five inches, and five daught but one and one-half inch less, Robert, the tallest member of the family, was a little over seven and one-half feet ‘high, and measured si 2 inches and sixty-two inches around the chest, respectively, while the tallest of the sister who died at 20, was seven feet two incl height and of proportionate build. by Pa aes gt
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And yet “such, indeed, is Et tine sta ¢t 1.00 watches, clocks and the still more ‘dignified chro- -nometer would ~-not run month in and month out with regularity » but for the lubri- cant — obtained “from its jaws. “This oil has the ‘unique property of being able to retain, its fiuidity “summer and win- ter, and there is ---an authentic rec- “ord of the lubyi- “eant doing its work at a tem- point. other oils have been tried for the ame service, but all of them have : r tess In a ateh oy ehrn- nometer the oil “gust stay where put—it must not -~*ereep” over the “mechanism and thus steal away ~~ from. its proper postofduty. herefore, it ught not. to tun uway in the pres- ence of consider- _ able hee “ther should the oil oxidize, evap- Ses Seats ee rate or ‘ cid. These ex- ‘A variety of z. Write to Riker & King, Advertising Offices, 5380 Broadway, New York City, or 29° East Madison Street, Chicago, for particulars about advertising in this magazine I PRN EDO NES OA Nala I che tat a Nea, Pia a aE 2 Bt aH -BABY CHICKS SIEB’S QUALITY Guaranteed to Live Baby Chicks. Guarantee sent with each order. 10 leading varieties. Write for catalogue. Box 640, Sieb’s Hatchery, Lincoln, Ii. AGENTS WANTED DO YOU want to earti money in your spare time We have a wonderful offer to make ambitious men and women; no previous ex- perience necessary; no money required; write today for plans, American Products Co., 2468 American Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. AGENTS—WRITE FOR FREE SAMPLES. Sell Madison ‘“Better-Made” shirts for Jarge Manufacturer, direct to- wearer. No capital, or experience required. Many earn $100 weekly and bonus. Madison Corp., 501 Broadway, New York. 3 » HELP WANTED DETECTIVES NEEDED EVERYWHERE. Work home or travel, experience unnects- sary. Write George R. 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oi fo REE, yma Sa —- VALUE OF Ke THE / PORPOISE * In this hasten- ing age of ours, when even sec+ onds count in business. life, it ~-may sound para- _doxical to say _ that we owe our --punctuality anid _ time saving to “the playful por- poise. And yet “such, indeed, is Et tine sta ¢t 1.00 watches, clocks and the still more ‘dignified chro- -nometer would ~-not run month in and month out with regularity » but for the lubri- cant — obtained “from its jaws. “This oil has the ‘unique property of being able to retain, its fiuidity “summer and win- ter, and there is ---an authentic rec- “ord of the lubyi- “eant doing its work at a tem- point. other oils have been tried for the ame service, but all of them have : r tess In a ateh oy ehrn- nometer the oil “gust stay where put—it must not -~*ereep” over the “mechanism and thus steal away ~~ from. its proper postofduty. herefore, it ught not. to tun uway in the pres- ence of consider- _ able hee “ther should the oil oxidize, evap- Ses Seats ee rate or ‘ cid. These ex- ‘A variety of z. Write to Riker & King, Advertising Offices, 5380 Broadway, New York City, or 29° East Madison Street, Chicago, for particulars about advertising in this magazine I PRN EDO NES OA Nala I che tat a Nea, Pia a aE 2 Bt aH -BABY CHICKS SIEB’S QUALITY Guaranteed to Live Baby Chicks. Guarantee sent with each order. 10 leading varieties. Write for catalogue. Box 640, Sieb’s Hatchery, Lincoln, Ii. AGENTS WANTED DO YOU want to earti money in your spare time We have a wonderful offer to make ambitious men and women; no previous ex- perience necessary; no money required; write today for plans, American Products Co., 2468 American Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. AGENTS—WRITE FOR FREE SAMPLES. Sell Madison ‘“Better-Made” shirts for Jarge Manufacturer, direct to- wearer. No capital, or experience required. Many earn $100 weekly and bonus. Madison Corp., 501 Broadway, New York. 3 » HELP WANTED DETECTIVES NEEDED EVERYWHERE. Work home or travel, experience unnects- sary. Write George R. 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