Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 1028) (1925 06 12)
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= JUNE 12, 1925 No. 1028 Price 8 Cents - MART MORTON'S MONEY ; on, A CORNER IN WALL STREET STOCKS. CA BL) SELLA MALE MIN. AND OTHER STORIES Pe 4 Liga ; : ae : Trimble, what does this mean?” demanded Mart, sternly, suddenly appearing from t the bereen, with Will following closely at his heelg. The young woman uttered & smothered shriek of consternation. and dropped the cash box on the floor.
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: MT atome ie re tf 4 Pry | Bir ee | FAME “AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ia¢ Tasued weekly Subseription price, ‘“ 00 per year Canada, $4.50; Foreign, $5.00. Harry E. Wolff, Pas gaa gt inc., 164. aK We treet, New York, N. Y. the Post- Office, at New York, N. NEW YORK, JUNE 12, No. 1028 Bntered as Second- Y., under the Act of March 3, lass Matter, eo {, 1911, Tk aeons ae Price B Gents, ie ~~ ie stay 4 MART MORTON'S BRT tee OR, A CORNER IN WALL STREET STOCKS By A SELF-MADE MAN 4 a: _ CHAPTER T—Introduces Mart Morton and Seer Others. Money!” exclaimed Mart Morton. “I haven't any, but I mean to have a bunch of it. some day and don’t you forget it,” he added, nodding his curly head emphatically. -% When Mart nodded his head that was he sic! ways meant business, and the only reason-why ae: had not already accumulated a little fund of the long green was because he had neyer yet found the chance to make the stake. ~ “You haven’t any money?” said Will Bradley, almost incredulously. “Why, I thought you had a bank account.” _ *T wish Ihad. There are times when I’ve seen ie ances to make a-nice little haul that would ave landed me on Hasy street if I’d only had the mecessary backing. That little wort ‘if’ is a mighty aggravating stumbling block. So many things would happen in this world only for that FS Tt ag to be’ stricken from the English age fe “Well, ‘if you haven't any money, you “haven't of course. But you wear a mighty prosperous ok for a Wall Street pauper.” “IT didn’t say that I was a pauper. ways a dollar or two in my clothes. pauper one must be flat broke.” 4 dollar or two doesn’t cut much ice down here. It is plain that you and I can’t go into In what?” ; a little deal I’ve got on the books.’ “You're thinking oe speculating in the mar- Np ye I’ve al-_ To be a “That’s what.” sh rig are you going to buy?” He told mie. e bird ‘did 2” ae oa was Broker Ellis: Bird, of the John-. % serinned Mart. Morton. ies: is a Cee; “he gave you the tip on C. & U.? “He's all right. I did him a favor some tinie “ago, and he made it up to me by handing me out this tip.” “And you want me to vo in with you on it?" ‘“That’s correct, You're a good friend of mine; why shouldn't I try to put you in the way of a good thing?” “There’s no reason that I know of why you shouldn’t. I’d do the same by you. “Of course you would. Well, I’ve got fifty plunks saved up. If you had fifty, as I sup- posed you had, we could get twenty shares of between us. When it went up ten or fifteen points we'd close out and divide profits, - Now I'll have to go it alone. I can buy five shares through the Nassau. Street Bank, and I expect to more than double my money.” s “What is Ci & U. going at today?” “Tt closed yesterday at 50.” “And you've.good reason to believe that it will go to 65 or thereabouts?” Will Bradley nodded, as though there wasn’t the least doubt of the fact in his mind. ~ “Tt never heard of a leopard changing his spots before,” said Mart. “What do you mean?” 3 “Merely a picturesque expression of mine which has reference to Broker Bird. You say Judging from his’ reputation, this is a remarkable exhibition of liberality on his part. I never heard that bathe anything away in his life, not even him-_ se i? ple,” said Will. resi | don’t as a: rule, but when the conscensus _ of public opinion——”" “The what?” gasped Will. “T see you don’t grasp my meaning,” grinned — Mart. “Let me put it this way: The accepted _ opines in Wall Street is that Broker Bird never has been known to give something for nothing. “The collectors for charity funds are so well ac- — quainted with the fact that they always give his office a wide berth on their rounds. It is alto said that he will accept a favor, but as for mak ing any suitable return for the same he is not. in it. So if Ellis Bird handed you out a real - Rood uae in acknowledgment , for somnathiee “You mustn’t believe all you hear about peO- 2
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Ye -abled him to do. sun. 2 .°\%"" MART MORTON'S MONEY yeu did for him, he must have been suffering at the time from a temporary aberration of the—" -“Oh, come off, Mart... Talk United. States.” “Well, then he must have had wheels in his head.” “T don’t care what he had in his head; he gave me the tip just the same.” ‘“What evidence have you that the tip is any good?” “T’ve only got his word, but that ought, to be food enough.” “It ought to be, but is it?” “What object could Mr. Bird have in mislead- ing me? I’m only a messenger.” “Ask me something easy, Will.’ If you think the tip is O. K., go ahead and bank on it. Don’t let me head you off.” The boys were walking down Wall Street to- ward their respective offices at the time of the above conversation. It was a bright spring morning and the hour was about nine. They were both messenger boys who had been work- ing in the financial district for a matter of three years. Belford, stock broker, whose office was at No. — Wall Street, while Will Bradley tan messages for Broker Dingwall, a few doors below. Both were bright, active boys who knew their business and. attended to it right up to the letter. Mart, however, was ambitious of be- coming a broker some day, and with that object before his eyes, had made a close study of Stock Exchange methods as well as his facilities en- He kept abreast of Wall Street affairs by reading all the news printed about financial and speculative matters, and there were ‘few persons outside of the regular traders who had a better idea how the “cat was liable to jump” at any time than Mart. Will Bradley, on the contrary,, found market quotations and ticker topics rather dry -litera- ture, and devoted his attention to more interest- ing reading when he read at all. Neither had done any speculating on their own hook as yet, for lack of money. 'Mart had to help support a widowed sister with whom he lived up in Harlem, while Will was required to’ - turn the greater part of his weekly stipend into the family treasury. In one way or another, Will had managed. to save $50; and was now looking for a geod chance to double it. “Mart - hadn’t saved anything to speak of, though he had made several attempts to do so, but some extra expense always. seemed to spring up after he had got $15 or $20 soaked away, and the fund had melted away like dew under the morning Will had been thinking of little else during the past twenty-four hours than the tip Broker Bird had given him the previous morning. Un- der the impression that Mart had $50 or $100, he had generously decided to let him in on it. Mart, however, hadn’t enough of the ready to take iadvantage of his friend’s offer even if he was disposed to take a shy at the market. That’s ‘the way matters stood when the boys met at the Wall Street underground station that morn- ing en their way to business. When Mart learned: that Broker Ellis Bird was thé authority for his: fyiend’s tip, he had some doubts as to its value, - for Mr. Bird’s ‘reputation in the Street was none Mart Morton was empleyed by Alfred . ‘ices were wanted. wi > ae of the sweetest, and he was generally Lae by. ; the nick-name of “Foxy” Bird. ; As he did not have any definite reason for ad- — vising his friend against using it, he simply re- mained neutral in the matter. The two boys — having reached the entrance of the office build-- ing where Mart was employed, they parted com- pany just as Miss Dixon, Mr. Belford’s steno- : grapher, came along. ; Bele morning, Miss Dixon,” said Mart, po- itely j “Good morning, Mart,” responded the young lady with a smile. oe “Shall I see you as far as the elevator, and afterward to the office?” said. .the boy, with a chuckle. “You certainly may,” laughed the girl, ie A dozen steps took them to the elevator, which _ let them out on the second floor, and a dozen more carried them to the door of Broker Bel- ford’s reception-room. “Thank vou for the pleasure of your company, Miss Dixon, even so short a distance,” said Mart, — bowing the stenographer toward the gate lead- ing into the counting-room. “Small favors are always received and duly appreciated by yours: : truly.” “Aren’t you polite this ORS swered roguishly. “T hope that is a regular failing of mine and not an exceptional demonstration, Miss Dixon. In my opinion there is nothing too g.0d’for the girls, especially such a charming sample as yourself.” ee “Dear me, what a ‘jollier you are, Mart Mor. ton.” “Jollier, Miss Dixon? such word in the dictionary.” “Not in the Standard, perhaps; but I think i must be in your private lexicon.” “No,” replied Mart, shaking his head solemnl “You are wrong. I never say what I don’t mean. I think you are the nicest girl in the Street, and so I exercise the privilege of saying so, not only behind your back, but to your face.” ae sf Gertie Dixon accepted the compliment. with a. pleased look. She was especially gratified to hav ag it comme from Mart because she liked the stalwart, good-looking boy a whole lot. They were the Ze best of friends, which circumstance did not speci- ally please Austin Rookwood, the chief clerk and cashier. He was “mashed” on Miss Dixon him- self, and though she gave him no encourage. ment, he had hopes in her direction. He was jealous of Mart in, the first place on account 0: q she an= s I believe there’s = his standing with the pretty girl, and in. the second place because the lad enjoyed the con: fidence of Mr. Belford. : : Mart on his part was not particularly attrac 3 to the well-dressed bookkeeper, and so there + a always a coolness between them even on a ve hot day. Gertie Dixon, after another bewiteh- — ing smile at Mart, continued on to her post in e counting-room, not noticing the bookkeeper, : his tall desk. as he was getting ready for’ ae work of the day, while Morton hung up his’ hat on its deeustomed hook, took his seat on the win- dew, and picked up the morning issue of the Wa Street News to employ his time: until his: \
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CHAPTER I1-Mart. Morton’s Luck. Half an hour later Mr. Belford. rane for Mart. “Here are two notes for you to deliver,” he d, as soon as the boy appeared. “On your out tell Miss Dixon I want her.” es, sir,” replied Mart. \e1 his private office, he started for the street. ‘he second nofe took him down to the Mills ding. As he got into the elevator, Mr. im. Mr. Bird was chuckling gleefully over yething ast amused him, and the gentleman smiling also. y” Bird. Peer fancy we will be when we've pulled that deal. off,” said the other:in a low tone. “I on't see how you’ managed to tip off so many hout arousing suspicion.’ 2 ae ears were sharp and he caught the. a S f ee I handed it out to. half the boys in the Street the quiet. Some of them I knew would talk give it away. At any rate, fifty-brokers are it by this time and there will be buying to this morning. I know half a dozen who up yesterday afternoon. We'll scoop ’em a few days, for the price will go right vn among the dead men. Then we’ll cover at ge profit. At, it’s beautiful—beautiful. It e to fool the boys,” said. Mr. Bird, rub- s hands in great delight. “They call me x "Bird. They think that’s funny. What do care as long as I get the dough while they + the amusement. I'll wager I’ll make h the other way before the week is out.” evator stopped to let. Mart out, and Mr. | his companion got out likewise. They “messenger, and disappeared around a Bird is” evidently up to one of his slick mes that earned for him his nickname,” Mart as he walked after the two men. ’s been giving tips out to messenger boys id left about something that is supposed pen, but won’t. I think I can see through tone when there’s a big hole in it. He Will off to a rise in C. Now Mr. ys that the price of some stock in which interested will soon go down among the nen, and hell scoop in a lot of brokers. tock must be C. & U. As fast as the s ready to sell the stock to them. Then days something will happen that’ll put e slump. As soon as it touches rock Mr. Bird. will buy enough of the shares af iver the stock at a big profit. It will be a * for Mr. Bird if it works out the way tes, and I shouldn’t be surprised if it t- warn “Will against burning his any deal that involves a rise in C do much better to sell ten shares, and ce. that. way.” : red his note to a broker on that - MART MORTON’S MONEY ter notifying Gertie that the fea “wanted I tell you, Meskel, we are the people,” said ffer to buy he, or somebody: represent-: ver his short sales; and he will be able: ~-and I don’t mean to begin now. away. As'hé stood waiting for an elevator one of the cages flashed down. Instead of taking him aboard, it went on to the floor below and stopped there. “Maybe I can catch it,” thought Mart, and he ran down the marble stairway, two steps at a time. i The elevator, however, did not wait for him.. As Mart’s shoe struck the last step it alighted on something soft which slid from under his weight, and down went the young messenger in a heap, jarring himself considerably. : “Great. Jawbones!” he exclaimed,.as he pulled . himself together. “I wonder what I stepped on?” He looked around and saw a long, bulky pocket-. - book of black leather.: He picked it up and looked at it. 2 “So this is the cause éf my nearly getting a broken neck. If this was the first of April I’d think some messenger boy put it there to fool . the first person who came byr I'll look and see what’s in it. No, I guess I’ll defer that till L eet back to the office. where I found it for future reference.” There weré so many persons coming and going © all the time that Mart thought it might not look well for him to be seen examining the inside of- a pocketbook. So he dropped it into his outside — pocket, caught the next down elevator and was- soon on the ‘street walking rapidly toward his, office. When he got back to his seat in the re-- ception-room the first thing he did was to get out the black pocketbook and look into it. It was full of papers of all_kinds, and in one of the flaps was a $500 bill. There was also a. lady’s_ five-stone™ diamond : ring, one of the stones of which <ppeared to be loose. There was no name, or even initials, on the flap to give a clue to the owner. “His name is probably on some of these ~ papers,” said Mart to himself. “I'll look them over. lars, then. there’s the $500 bill. That makes - $1,500. It’s my duty to try and find out to whom the wallet belong's and then return it. That's only common honesty.” The first. paper was a short note in peneil . addressed to J. D. and signed A. W. ‘Mart read the writing, which ran as follows: re “T can put you on to a good thing which I would advise vou to avail yourself of before the ~~ week is out. Buy M. & B. It’s going now at 48, which is low, as-the market runs, for the stock. Get 5,000 shares on margin. [ can guarantee — that it is. perfectly safe. You should clear from $50,000 to $75,000 in a fortnight, “Yours, A. W.”. “This seems to be a SE all right.” said Mart | to himself. “What a chance for me if I only ‘had the money. It raises quite a temptation for me to:make use of that $500 bill. No, I couldnt do that. It wouldn’t be right. propriated anything that didn’t belong to me yet, mit the first crooked act it’s sure to lead to second, and before you. know where you ‘are. -you’ve acquired the. habit. of doing such _thines whenever: the eras eters: i's stat like Y’ll make a mental note of ae % That ring must be worth a thousand dol- I’ve never ap- When you com--
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‘taking a first drink. How often that has been the stepping stone to a drunkard’s grave!” Mart however made a note of the pointer. “V’ll watch M. & B. and see how it comes out. It will amuse me if nothing else. It’s too bad, though, that I haven’t a hundred dollar bill to try my luck with. Cassie needs some new clothes, and so. do the young ones. I’d like to be able to surprise them with the cash to \buy them.” Mart looked the papers over one by one and finally came to an envelope addressed to “John Douglas, 150 Broadway.” “That must be the owner of. this pocketbook, for the pointer is addressed to the initials J. D. At any rate it’s safe to conclude that he is the. owner. Ill go over to his office at the first chance that offers.” Se ~~ Just then Austin Rookwood. éalled him to his _ desk and in a supercilious way handed him a note ' to carry to Mr. Belford at the Exchange. | “Don’t waste arty time, please,” he said, al- most insultingly. ; As Mart never wasted. time on his errands, the boy easily understood that the chief bookkeeper spoke that way to vent his dislike. Mart made no reply, though he gave Rookwood a look that expressed his sentiments. He put on his hat and hurried to the Exchange. On his way back he ‘met Will Bradley. ; ‘ “Say, Will, that tip vou got from ‘Foxy’ Bird is no good. It’s a boomerang meant to work the - other way. If you do anything, sell ten shares, and you will stand a show of making. some- thing.” TaD 4 ax “How do you happen to know all this?” asked the surprised Bradley. ; “Never mind that. I haven’t time to explain now. I'll tell you after business hours if I meet you. But you can rest assured I’m giving it to you straight. Don’t buy C. & U. under any consideration.” , Pe With these words he broke away, satisfied now that he had warned his friend against the trap set by Mr. Bird for the traders. The fact that.a score of messenger bovs might be induced to drop their hard-earned shekels: through his instigation didn’t worry Broker Bird in the least. Tt was part of the game. Mart found no chance to get around to No. 150 Broadway until after he was through for the day. Then he went there and looked on the directory board for Mr. Doug- * las’s name. He found that’ the gentleman had an office on the tenth floor, so he boarded an ‘elevator and went up. The number of the office was 605. Mart found it without great difficulty and then he saw that John Douglas was a lawyer. and that he took care of estates and loaned money. The door was not locked, so he walked in and found a small red-headed boy seated at a plain desk _in the outer room. The boy_was yeading a law book. He looked up when Mart entered and then resumed his reading again as if there was no such thing as a visitor in the , room. | “Is Mr. John Douglas in?” asked Morton, - The boy paid no attention to his question, so Mart went nearer to him and repeated it. Then the boy ‘looked him over in an indifferent sort of way and finally said: ait “What do you want with him?” 4 = MART MORTON’S MONEY ‘volving chair in front of his desk, and pointe “That’s my .business,”: replied ’ Mart, felted F by the boy’s manner. a “All right,” answered the boy, resuming his reading. j = 14h een “Are you roing to answer my question?” de manded the young messenger, feeling that it would give him a good deal of satisfaction to — kick the red-headed youth. His tone caused the — boy to change his tactics. Re “Yes, Mr. Douglas is in, but he’s engaged,” he replied, ungraciously. 5 jee “Why couldn’t you have said so at first?” ~~ The boy made no reply, but eved Mart in an unfriendly way. : wg “How long before he'll be disengaged?” — “Dunno.” : he At that moment an inner door was opened and two gentlemen came out. One of them had his hat on and Mart judged he was the visitor, pro- vided the hatless gentleman was Mr. Dougi: The gentleman without head covering showed t other to the outer door and after a few wor dade him goodby. A “I would like to see ‘Mr. John Douglas,” sai Mart to the gentleman who remained in tht office. eh “That’s my name,” was the reply. Sh “Can I see you in your private office?”_ _ “Certainly. Who are you from?” : “T am a messenger for Alfred Belford, sto broker, No. — Wall Street. That, however, h: nothing to do with my visit.” ** 1 ee inane “Follow. me,” said Mr. Douglas, leading the way into his private room, which was furnished with a handsome desk, several leather — holstered chairs, some water-color pictures on the walls, and a long bookease filled with books. The lawyer took possession of his a chair which had just been vacated by his caller. “J will hear man,” he said in a pleasant tone. _ “Did you lose anything today, Mr. Dougl asked Mart. ; “T. did,” replied the lawyer promptly and wi a sudden show of interest. “I lost my pocket book. Did you find it?” \ aes “I found a pocketbook which I have reason believe is yours. Where did you lose yours?” “T couldn’t say exactly. I may have, lost between here and Broad street, or I may dropped it in theMills building.” . 5 “What was its appearance, and what. « contain. in a general way?” r _ “It was an oblong, black leather book. I tained a $500 bill, a lot of papers and a valu diamond ring belonging to my wife.” “The pocketbook I found is clearly yours, Here it is. Examine it and see that nothin missing.” 2 Mart laid the wallet on the lawyer’s d _ The lawyer opened the wallet, looked it: tents rapidly over‘and then took out the b “Tell me where you found it. voung man “T found it in the Mills building at the £ the stairs leading to the sixth floor on the le hand side of the elevators.” + ae -Mr. Douglas nedded, as if he was. not prised. s as aaa ; os sk. - ae
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ae Soge MART MORTON'S. MONEY pale eae 8 And I got. a nasty fall throweh it, ” added - Mark, with a smile. ; : “How was that?” x “Morton explained the circumstances. “Well, well,” smiled the lawyer; “L think you - are entitled to something, handsome, not only for your honesty in. returning the bogk. intact, but as a salve for the fall you. got. o 1 will roan you with the $500 pill.” Mart looked his surprise. j *“T did not expect * he began. ~ “Put it-in your pocket, young man. By the wav. what is your name? _ “Martin ~ Morton.” '-“Thank you. It is a pleasure to meet with so honest a voung man as you have shown your- self to be. That diamond ring, which I brought lowntown this morning to have repaired at a ewelers, is worth $2,600. So you see that the contents of that pocketbook offered a consider- ble temptation to the finder. It affords me - great satisfaction to give you the bill. In fact, -may say that I offered $500 reward in an ad- vertisement I sent to the papers, and would not have hesitated to have made it $1,000 in order to get. my property back. I consider myself under an obligation to you for your, promptness in returnine it without waiting to see what re- ward would be offered for it. If I can be of any service to you in the future, don’t fail to call on me, and I shall not refuse you any reasonable } ” replied Mart, rising; and ‘thank you for your liberal present, also.” | “You are welcome,” answered Mr. Douglas. - Mart with a bow then left the office. ‘ ‘ CHAPTER 1s—Mart? s First Deal and How It Turned Out. Ss “Rive hundred dollars!” breathed Mart, as he i rot downward in the elevator. “Gee! I’m rich! Looks to me as if honesty paid pretty well in hard ‘cash as well as a clear conscience. I’ve got a stake at last, and I suppose it will be fair ue for me to take advantage of A. W.’s tip ‘Mr. Douglas. If the stock is still ruling -seepaiind 48, V’ll_be able to buy 100 shares. The i iter of the note calculates that the stock will dvance ten or fifteen points within a fortnight. At that rate I stand to win $1,000 easily enough. Why, ll soon be rolling in wealth,” he chuckled gleefully. “Well, that’s what we’re all looking for in this world. Money makes the mare go. At any rate, it’s the motor that makes the Stock Exchange hum. Mr. ‘Foxy’ Bird must have ‘os uite a stack of the long green. ‘He’s making it all the time, and he never gives any of it away. He's a hummer, all right. He ought to be called ; ming’ Bird.” 5 rt stepped out of the elevator and was _ presently walking up Broadway. ee "ea looks a whole lot different to a chap when he’s got plenty of money in_ his ket” oy 1e said to himself. “I never owned $50 ore. in my life, and now I am the possessor 500 “It’s the unexpected that’s always hap- . If anybedy had. told me this morning d go home with a — bill in. mv. clothes, re belonged to me, I’d have told them they were talking. ragtime. . Yet such a remarkable thing has actually come to pass. . I calculate that bill is the turning point in my financial career. I mean. to found. my fortune-on it. . Maybe one: of these days I'll become so-rich that the news-: - papers will print-a story about’ Mart Morton’s Money; and how he made-it. Such matters are always topics. of . general. interest.”) Mart having reached the entrance to the John street subway station, descended the stairs and took a train for home.) “Say, Cassie,” he said to his sister at the sup- per table,*how. would you like a new dress?” “I’m making myself one now as fast as [I can find time to work on it,” she replied. “Oh, I mean a. real good one. Something that would cost you $20 to $30 in a department store.” “T should like to-have such a dress very much indeed, but I’m afraid there’s very little chance. of my getting such a one. Twenty dollars is a small fortune to me.” : : “Well, supposa I. present.. you with, such: a dress? When is your birthday ?” -“You present me. with a $20° dress! Don’t -< talk nonsense.” “I’m not talking nonsense. You didn’t know that I was a capitalist on a small scale, did you?” “T° guess it’s ‘on a very small scale,” laughed his sister. “How small do you: think.it is, for instance?” - ~. “About two dotlars.” “More than that.” “Well, three, then.” “You'll have to raise the ante a, good bit bet fora you come anywhere near the -mark.” ““Have you as much as. five?. Because if you have the children need new. shoes and I'd: like to. borrow three dollars.” “Yes, I have as: much as five, with two ania , added.” “J don’t understand you.” asl thought you went to school once on a time, Cassie.” “Don’t be silly. Of course I went to school. What has that to do: with what we are talking about ?” “Well; what did five and two nauehts stand for : when you went to school?” “Five hundred, of course.” “Correct. Now you. know how worth.” “Martin, will you please talk sense?” ‘ “That’s what I'm doing. . Don’t you believe I’m worth $500?” © “Of course I don’t believe any such ridiculous nonsense.’ “IT see you require an object lesson. Here is the object. Gaze on it and weep—for joy.” Mart pulled out his. $500 bill and showed it to her. She snatched it away and looked at itt “Tt’s a counterfeit,” she said. “Ts it? I’d like to own a few thousand coun- terfeits just like it. No, Cassie, that’s the real thing. A genuine $500 bill.” .. “My gracious! Where did you get it? You didn’t find it in the street, did VOU yee pe “No,- but it was just. the “same as finding | -money; the way 1 got that. bill.” ‘ ¥ r ofIt can’t belongs to you,” she ‘said. returning et ‘it to him. . , mueh Vm
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ei ett endo" wae, smh > ie ey ey FT ma “ ne 8 @oésn’t ‘belong to anybody else." Listen | and. Vl tell you how it came to’ me.” ° Then he told her how he had found the pocket- book in the Mills building, with that bill and a $2,600 diamond ring in it; how he had returned the property to its owner, and how his honesty had been rewarded by the bill itself. His sister was astonished and delighted. “The children can have some new. things now,” she said.’ “And I need a few things my- self. You’se going to let me spend some of it and keep the rest in the savings! bank, aren’t you?” : “No, Cassie; I’m going to use it to make more money with. That’s what I call my grub stake.” “But you can spare me a few dollars. I really must have them.” “Sure. I ean do-that. And there'll. be more coming your way later on.” “How do you expect to make money with it?” “Tm afraid you wouldn’t understand if I told you... I’m going to use it in Wall Street.” “You're not going to speculate?” she asked napprenhensively. : 5 “Don’t you worry about what I’m going to do with it. Let me do that. Take all that’s handed to you and’ say nothing. J’ll bring you home a few dollars tomorrow afternoon, so that vou can get the shoes and other things. Now I’m g0- ine over to the library to get a book.” » ‘He rose from his chair, put on his hat and Jeft the house. Next morning, while riding downtown, he went over the daily market report, as. was his custom, and saw that there had been about 20,000 shares of M. & B. sold the day preceeding, and that the average price of the stock still remained at 48. “The chance is mine yet to get in on the ground floor with the people behind the deal, and I’m going to-do it as soon as I ean,” he ' ~sgaid to himself. ; : ; When he was sent over to the Exchange tha ~ morning at eleven he took enough time to run around to the little bank on Nassau street and put in his order to buy 100 shares of M. & B. on the usual margin. It cost him $480. With $20 left out of his big. bill in his. clothes, which he intended to turn ‘over to his sister, he left the bank and returned to the office. He met Will Bradley for a moment at the door of the office building. “Say, you. told me’ that C. & U. was going “down, and here it’s. up a whole point since yes- terday,” Will said in'an aggrieved tone. “T took ‘your advice. and sold ten shares when I had ak ready made up my mind: tu buy the stock on the "strength. of Mr. Bird’s tip. I’m ten dollars out so far, and I’stand to lose the whole fifty I put. > up on margin if the stock goes up three points “more.” : - ! “Go saw wood and say nothing,” replied Mart. “Jf you lose your money I'll see that you get it back again.” ; _ “How will you?” ° - “Dgn’t ‘ask questions. “It is quite possible that you may. be wiped out before the slump comes, ut still I think you won’t be. vor old man, C. & U. will be giving a good imita- tion of ‘Mumpty Dumpty who sat on a wall’:in faw days... eke ; MART MORTON'S MONEY ‘and was soon in his office awaiting furth Mark my words, yp ers A + ORE ti Piaese ea Ne “With those words he rushed fot an elevato orders. He didn’t have to wait long, for ther was plenty for him to do, and before long he — was chasing around on Broad street with a mes- sage to some broker. In -fact, he was kept dancing around the streets, between his‘ o office and others, the greater part of the until half-past three. He found no chance to look. at the ticker to see if anything was doi in M. & B. until it was nearly time for him t knock off; then he found that the stock had gon up half a point, which was a matter of congra lation. He also saw that C. & U. had gone ‘nearly another point. : : “Pll bet Will is shaking in his shoes, and is* mad enough to kick me, but he’ll soon. seé tha’ I was right about the slump, unless”a screw works loose in ‘Foxy’ Bird’s plans.” fs i Next day after C. & U. had gone up near a point more it turned about and fell back. 50, much to Will’s satisfaction, who had a given his $50 up as good as lost. M. & B.. to 4938. Mart regarded the figures on the tz with a- great deal of pleasure. “I’m a hundred dollars ahead so far,” he sa “Tf it will only go to 60 I'll be right in it to th Easy Street.” } cs Then he put on his hat and left the offic Will was waiting for him at the entrance d stairs, with a smile that won’t come off 01 features. : f . “You're right about C. & U., Mart,” he- “After going up nearly three poe and putting — me on the verge of an attack of heart failure, — it’s gone back to 50 again to-day, and I breathe once more.” : get “That's, nothing replied Morton. ve “Well, tell me how you found out that m was a rank fake,” said Will eagerly. Mart explained how he had met Ellie B another man in the Mills building elevator, had overheard the few remarks that the bro had made to his companion about a certai stoc] he was manipulating, and which the young. senger had decided must be C. & U. ; “Y guess I’ve had a lucky escape,” said: _ “That’s my opinion. I warned you as so saw you.” : : tax “Thanks, old fellow. You did me a good and I shan’t forget it. So ‘Foxy” Bird is wo a squeeze game on the traders?” els “Looks that way. And it isn’t the first one ¢ the kind he’s been guilty of.” 1 a “1 don’t wonder the brokers call him, “F There'll be weeping and gnashing of. teeth in good. many offices. when Mr. Bird’s game ce out. ‘It’s a wonder the traders don’t get tog and try to get back at him.” fet eton “Perhaps they have and it hasn’t worked. “They ought to keep on trying until t ceed. I'll bet after this if ‘Foxy’ Bird caught. and. driven to the wall the brokers declare a holiday in honor of the event.” -“T’m thinking they'll haye to get upp ‘in the morning to catch Ellie Bird nappii on the watch for jobs every m “you may’take your oath. If a4 more than I expected,” t
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been singed long ago. The broker that gets the bulge on him in a deal will be entitled to a gold ' medal.” ' Next day the two boys eagerly watched the course of their respective stocks. . - €..& U. dropped to 47, while M. & B. went up to 50 1-8. Will, however, was not aware that Mart ' was interested in any stock, and Mart did not en- lighten him on the subject. No one outside of Mr. Douglass-the lawyer, who lost the pocketbook, and Morton’s sister, was aware of the incident which _ -had put $500 into Mart’s pocket. The young mes- ' senger believed in keeping his business to him- - self, which is a sensible plan to follow. Three days later, when C. & U. was down to 42, and Ellie Bird was buying in to cover his short sales, ~ at the expense of the people who had been fooled into paying over 50 for the stock, M. &. B. took on a sudden boom and went to 57. The retrograde . movement of Gs. & U. was immediately forgotten “in the excitement now surrounding the other -' stock. Mart was naturally feeling like a bird, but he did not forget to keep his friend Bradley’s deal in mind, and when he met Will asked him if he had closed out his speculation. No yet,” replied Will. “I’m waiting for the shares to go lower.” : _ “Tf I were you I’d buy in those ten shares now and deliver them. You will make $75. as thing's stand.” ~~ “But I want to make $100.” “Be satisfied with $75 or you may regret it.” “Fave you heard anything about C.. & U. since?” asked Will, anxiously. LESIN Os? _ “Then why do you advise me to close out my - deal?” -. “Because in my judgment you’d better do so. I know I- should if I was in your shoes; but of course you can do as you please about it.” “111 think about it,” said Will. “I wish I was in on M. & B. It’s gone up nearly ten points in about a week.” Ne ie Mart nodded, but did not seem to be interested ‘in the matter. , - noon,” went on Bradley. _ “Yl bet it will. be higher to-morrow,” continued Will. 3 Mart believed and hoped that it would, and mentally concluded that he’d sell out as soon as it reached 60 or thereabouts. Will talked about M. & B. until they reached the subway station, and then irarichel on to some other topic. At noon next day M. & B. was going at 62. It was two clock before Mart got a chance’to go to the bank and order his shares sold. ; By that time the price had gone to 65 3-8, which ras the figure he got. On figuring up his profit he found he ee made $1,700, which was much more than he had expected to make out of the deal, and , 2 was correspondingly delighted. = “T'm worth over $2,000,” he chuckled, as he left for home that afternoon. “Perhaps Cassie won’t, é pleased to death when I hand her a roll of bills nh a.day or so.” f 4 CHAPTER IV.—A Daylight Robbery. It was fortunate for Will Bradley that, after. due deliberation, he took Mart’s advice, bought he MART MORTON'S MONEY ee eet ten shares of C. & U,iat about 42 and ‘closed his deal at a profit of $80, far in a day or two the stock began to rise again. Mart had figured on this rise. He believed it would go back to some- where around 50; therefore, he immediately left _an order to buy 500 shares of C. & U. at 42, and directed the bank to sell the stock if it went to 49, without waiting to hear from him. This is what is called a. stop order. He also suggested to Will that he buy as many shares of the stock as he could put up the margin for and leave an order to sell at 49. Will, who now had all the confidence in the world in Mart’s judgment, did so. He “bought 30 shares. Inside of three days the stock reached the indicated figure, and the boys’ hold- ings were disposed off by the bank’s representa- tive on the floor and a statement was duly for- warded to Mart and Will, Mart made a profit of $3,350 by Kis shrewdness and Will made $200. Bradley wanted to present. his friend with $50 in acknowledgement of the obligation he felt to him in helping raise his capital of $50 to $250, but Morton laughingly refused to accept the money, since he himself was now worth $5,500. “Well, Cassie,” said Mart that evening, “you haven’t asked me lately whether I had doubled | that $480 or lost it. Aren’t you interested?” . _“Of course I’m interested, Mart,” replied his sister; “but as you gave me $30 the other day to buy some clothes, in addition to the $20 three weeks ago, I had an idea that you were making money over and above your wages.” ; “Your idea was quite correct. I’ve ‘been in- terested in two Wall Street deals since I received that $500 bill, and both have been very success- ful. How much do you think I’m worth at this moment?” “T couldn’t guess, Mart.” “Five thousand, five hundred dollars.” “Mart Morton, you don’t mean it?” she ex- claimed, incredulously. ; “I do mean it, Cassie, and I’ll«be able to prove it tomorrow when [ get mv check from the bank.” - . “The brokers were all crazy over it this after-~ “Why, how could you have made so much money in so short a time?” j “Just the same way as some of the big brokers make a million in a few hours+-by be- ing on the right side of the market.” “What are you going to do with it?” “Use it to make more the same way. How- ever, I’m going to let you have $500 to put in the bank for yourself and the children, so that if I should run against a snag and lose my money, you'll have something: to fall back ‘on.” “You’re a dear good brother, Mart,” said his sister, giving him a hug.” i “Thanks,” laughed Mart; “that’s worth $300 any day.” Next day: word was received at the office by ‘phone that Mr. Belford had been. suddenly taken ill, and probably wouldn’t be at the oifice . for the rest of the week. His absence mae Austin Rookwood temporarily boss of the ranch, and he lost no time in showing his authority. _ The first thing he did was to go into the private ~ room and run oyer the morning’s mail. Then he rang for Mart. The boy happened to besahios the washroom at the moment and did not an- “swer the summons | immediately. Rookwood .
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. € tame to the door and looked into the reception- room where Mart was supposed. to be, and not finding him at his post, he entered the counting- reom to look for him, expecting to find. him talking to the stenographer, in which event he meant to give him a good calling down.- How- syer, Mart was not talking to Miss Dixon, so Rookwood lost a chance he would liked to have had to say a few. disagreeable things to the ~ : messenger. . What he wanted Mart for was to ~ sénd him out to tell the stenorrapher he wanted nex to take some dictation. “Where is Morton?” growled Rookwood to the . assistant bookkeeper. “He went into the washroom a moment azo,” was the reply. “Gumph!” muttered the cashier. “Miss Dixon,” -he said, turning to the stenographer, “will you pring your note-book into the office, please ?” “Certainly,” she replied. He turned and went back to the private room, where he was presently joined by Gertie. “The new boss was looking for you, Mart,” said-the assistant bookkeeper, when Morton made his appearance. “What did he want?” “He didn’t tell me what he wanted, but he looked mad. he'll fire vou,” grinned the young man. “T think I see him trving to do it,” laughéd _ Mart, passing on. “Tf it had been Mr. Belford who had rung for him he would have entered the private room on his return and showed himself, but as it was only the cashier, he didn’t bother doing so. “Tf he wants me .very bad he’ll ring again,” muttered Mart, as he took his seat, and began -te consult the market reports. After a little while Gertie’ came out with her ~ note-book in her hand, ‘ “How do you like our new boss?” Mart asked er. She made a little face and walked on into the - counting-room. 3 Buzz—buzz—buzz! ‘4 That was the young messenger’s up and walked into the inner office. “T yang for you fifteen minutes ago, Morton. Why didn’t you answer?” asked the cashier, pharply. “Didn’t hear you. “Well; see that you hear me after this. s call. He a I was in the washroom.” Take this note to Mr. Black, of Saunders, Black &: $2 Co.; Vanderpool building, and step’ lively.” st, ant took the envelope and walked out of the office “Rookwood seems to think-he’s the whole es- tablishment now that Mr. Belford is away,”. he aid to himself. “I shouldn't care to have him for a boss. I guess I wouldn’t last, anyway.” eae He took the elevator down, crossed over to ~ Broad and was soon walking up Exchange place. hs He delivered his message and as there was no ae _ answer he started back at once. He noticed a " dapper-looking young fellow standing in front of one of the offices. Before he reached him a well- dressed lady came out of the office and turned up the street. The dapper young fellow immediately _ in behind her. In that order both passed The circumstance did not attract his at- ee: moment later. penctin.. MART MORTON'S MONEY Better mind your P’s and Q’s or - he heard a scream. Turning quickly he saw the dapper man ‘pat the Jady’s reticule out of her hand and fiy aroun the corner into New street. The woman scream~ ed again and collapsed on the sidewalk. 4 “What a nervy hold-up!” breathed Mart. “Well, he won't get away with that bag if I can help’ ite? The young messenger immediately started on a dead run after the thief, who was going to- ward Beaver street. r CHAPTER V.—-On the Trail’ of a Crook. Mart could run some when he got going, and — began to overliaul the sprucely-attired crook. The rascal saw him approaching and crossing the narrow street, darted into a ‘building which ha another entrance on Broadway. He was ev dently well acquainted with the plan of the build-. ings in that neighborhood. As there always was a big throng on. Broadway at that hour, the thief’s object was to reach and lose himself in the. multitude and thus baffle his young pur suer. Having a good lead on Mart he succeeded in doing this, and when Morton reached Broad. way he could not tell in which direction the — thief had gone. The crook ealeulated that. the boy would give up the chase as soon as he found himself at fault. But he didn’t, know the bull- jf dog tenacity of Mart Morton. “He must have gone up the street.” breathed Mart, as he stood undecided on the edge of the curb, glancing rapidly in both directions. “There’ are more people up the street than down, an he’d get out of sight easier that way. Tl take” an up car, and see if I can pick him out in the crowd as I’m carried along.” A ear came along at the moment and Mai boarded -it, going inside and taking his seat soc hee could look out’ from a window. He had a good idea of the man’s appearance and was sure he’ know him again. Mart kept a watchful eye on the crowd as the ear bowled along in the direc- tion of the postoffice, but he failed to catch sight — of the gentlemanly looking crook. When the ~ car reached Fulton street, Mart concluded he had gone far enough. cs “Vl walk back. tavae Vl meet him.” He was crossing Maiden Lane when he saw he rascal coming toward him with the lady’s: ba = in his hand. . “Perhaps I’d better not taekle® him here, ce follow him till I sight a policeman,” figured t s young messenger. <i Spa I So he let the crook pass and fell in a fer i vards behind him. There was ar officer standing. i at the corner 6f Ann street in front of the cig: rs store. “Now I’ve got him dead,” thought Mart. But he counted his chickens too quick. The- crook had sighted the policeman as soon as het did, and having an aversion to the force on gen- - eral principles, probably because his photograph — was in the Rogues’ Gallery up in Mulberry street, he turned to cross to the other side of Broad-— way. This move disconcerted the boy for a me ment. Then realizing that action was necess at this stage of the game, he sprang formant seized the rascal by the arm and, yelled “Thief! oBbiet S'_ - Za ¥
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es MART MORTON’S MONEY eet sa The crook was startled and came to a stop. ier. An examination of all the offices revealed But only for a moment. Chaps of his calling are no trace of the rascal. so Mart went on up to mi the alert all the time for the unexpected, and the top floor. The entire loft was occupied’ by are more or less prepared to cope with any situ- a paper box factory, and the young messenger — ation, for their safety often depends on their was at his wit’s end. s bee ability to think and act quickly in an emergency. “That kid must: have sent me on a fool’s er- The crook recognized his pursuer in a moment. rand,” he thought, inwardly blessing the boot- “So it’s you, is it?” he hissed. black. He opened the door of the box factory Jerking his arm out of Mart’s grasp, he swung and looked in. There was a girl sitting at a e bag around and floored the boy with a heavy desk close by and she looked at him-inquiringly. - ow. Then he plunged across the way and “J suppose you didn’t see a young man, carry- — shed down Vesey street, Mart was on his feet ing a handbag go up. this wavy?” Mart asked in a2 moment and after him at full speed. The more as an excuse for intruding than because he oliceman did not seem to comprehend the sit- expected any result from it. ; 4 ~ nation and made no effort to follow. The rascal “Do y lew along beside the iron railing which encloses abate ee oe the ee cae Pasa §$t. Paul’s churchyard, with his pursuer a hun- did cas “Have ao thecked aiGk and” ce haere, dred yards behind. ‘ F derby?” asked Mart, eagerly. _ “Stop thief! shouted ayo lustily. for there “Yes.” : were a good many people coming toward them. “pia % ee Pais nowerer tedote om ot the Men” ye wee ee ee though many turned around and looked at the _ “H di 4” two runners. ‘Che rascal turned down Church “How iG : ee fe street under the elevated structure, and the nar- “Th LO aaa reac e rool. ; ow. thoroughfare being almost clear of pedes- ere’s a ladder at the other énd of the ms, he redoubled “his speed. Mart, however, “ROOTES lowed hot on his trail. Reaching Fulton street, 43 suppose you have no objection to my going. . the crook ran around the corner into Greenwich sa ; street, which was but a few steps away, owing “None whatever.” ee | ta the pointed shape of the block at that place. ~ “Tf a policeman should make any inquiries ‘unning a few steps back toward Vesey, he about the man with the handbag. send him up. sprang into the doorway of a building and hur- on the roof.” : d up the stairs.” - ~s “Very well,” answered the girl. en Mart reached the corner of Greenwich Mart. then passed through the workroom, . d disappeared. After satisfying where some thirty girls and several men and sf ; : ‘as not on either side of boys were at work. Hae located the ladder, ‘the street, he knew he must have gone into one mounted it, pushed open the trap and stepped — of the buildings. The important question was out on the roof. As he looked around he saw not which one had he gone into? It was impossible ten feet away the man he was after. The rascal ~ ad he bit his lips with chargin. Was seated on the firewall between that building t he saw a small Italian boot- and the next, nonchalantly examining the con- + ; tents of the handbag he had stolen. He had a. ; wad of bills in his hand as big as his fist al- - eae handbag most. . sharp oS cbsenyee Mart’s appear- “is oer i just now?” he asked ance on the scene, which seemed to be quite un- mning around this. corner 4 expected to cia and he sprang up with an imprecation, dropping the handbag, and thrust- ing the roll of bills into one of his pockets. He took care to keep the firewall between himself - “All right,” said Mart. “If you'll find a cop and his pursue. AY of uu a nickel.” é “What are you followin’ me for?” he gritted, ‘What do you want him for?” . With a venomous look at Mart. = “To catch that man. He’s a thief.” . “You ought to know,” replied the young mes- “Gimme the nickel,” said the boy, getting up senger coolly. : ‘and swinging his apparatus over his shoulder. “Well, I don’t know,” replied the fellow, with ~ ere it is,” said Mart. “Bring him here and a wicked laugh. 3 sa ‘him up that stairway. I’m going up now, “You'll talk differently when I get hold of” nd may catch the felléw somewhere in the build- you,” said Mart, resolutely, for though only a ing.” * : boy he was confident he could handle the crook, he boy ran off toward the river while Mart unless the fellow had a weapon,-ard he*hadn’t ~ ed up the stairway. On reaching the first \ shown any so far. . ¢ he stopped and made.a survey of the “You haven't got hold of me yet,” returned — jor, which was not very light. the rascal, defiantly. Le Ra, ere were a number of doors opening on to “I'll have you in a few minutes.” ” 5 te d all had signs of different kinds of busi- “Don’t be too sure of that.” - on them. Mart opened each door one by “You can’t get off these roofs.” © nd looked inside, thinking that the’ thief | “Sure of that, ara you?” replied the crook, ; ‘sought refuge in one of the offices. sarcastically. ect re ‘was no sign of him the boy went up “I don’t mean that you shall, Before you floor, the corridor of which was ,al- could try to open one of the scuttles up here I'd ith the second floor, only gloom- be down on you like a thousand of brick,” = ="
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10 f into this matter? -you won’t listen to reason, I “You tell it, well, young feller. You don’t know who. you ’re dealin’ with.” “T know you’re a thief, and that’s enough for e. x “Tt’s a pity you’re not a detective,” shettinple “Don’t talk foolish. , You’ re cornered, so you might as well give up.” “Well, why don’t you come and take me?” Mart, thinking that he’d better take the bull by the horns first as last, sprang forward, in- tending to vault the firewall. and tackle the rascal. The crook made no effort to get away, but raised his right hand quickly. A ray of sun- light flashed from a polished barrel of steel, and Mart found himself looking into the tube of a six-shooter. Tina CHAPTER VI.—Mart’s Clever Capture. “What are you stoppin’ for?” chuckled the erook. “I thought you were comin’ over on this side of the wall.” < Mart made no reply to the young man’s: sar- castie remark. He was placed at so. complete a disadvantage that he didn’t know what to do. “Throw up your hands or I’ll shoot you full of holes,” grinned the rascal. ‘» “J don’t believe you will,” renlied Mart, coolly, who was thinking pretty rapidly. “Why won’t 1?” asked the fellow, sharply. “Because the report of your revolver would call attention. to you, and that wouldn’t be to yout advantage.” “You’re a clever boy, aeent you?” said the crook, sneeringly.. “Savy. why have you butted It isn’t your funeral, and you're liable to get hurt.” “T saw you steal the lady’s handbag, and I have simply tried to catch you and hand you _ over to the police.” “Very kind of you. my pippin: but the cops are paid to do that. You won’t gain anything by buttin’ in. Now I’ll tell you what I’ll do with you. , You’ve taken a lot of useless trouble to chase me, and now vyou’re up against a snag. You can’t go any further. To save me the trou- blé of hurtin’ you, as I s’pose I’ll have to do if TV’ll give you a hundred plunks if you’ll stand in with me and let me skip. You can report that you chased mié to this build- in’. and then lost sight of me. You'll save your skin and be $100 to the good. How does that strike you?” asked the rascal in an eager tone. “Tt doesn’t strike me at all.” “What are you goin’ to do about it, then?” snarled the man. “Just stand there half a minute more and I’ll “tell you.” “What do you mean?” ~ “You'll find out presently,” said Mart, with a confident smile. The thief évidently didn’t like his. attitude. “lve a great mind to put a ball into you and take my chances,” he snapped. “You’ re too late. Theére’s a cop behind you now.” i He tiene around with a start. dropping the muzzle of his revolver. As he did’ so, Mart jump- ed *orward, seized a loose brick from the top of ’ the wall, and just as the crook discovered that MART MORTON’S MONEY a ‘a policeman. ~ ““Never mhind, one of these men. will hunt Ae he had been fooled and turned again to the boy, the young messenger hurled the brick at his . head. The thief saw the missile coming and in-- stinetively threw up theearm that held the gun to protect himself. He saved his cranium, but the: blow hurt his hand so badly that he dropped the revolver. Before he could make another move, Mart vaulted the firewall, snatched up the | revolver and had the rascal at his mercy. “Now,” said the boy, “throw up your hands. I’ve got you dead to rights.” The crook made a few remarks that wouldn’t — look well in print, but it didn’t help his case any. © “Back up against that chimney,” said Mart, ~ “or I may put a ball into your arm or leg.” The rascal refused to budge, so Mart, who wanted to attract attention to the roof, dis- — charged the revolver, and sent a bullet so close — to the fellow’s head that he jumped away in Pe terror of his life. +23 “Up against that chimney or I’ll let you have Sg another,” said the young messenger in a de- termined tone. The crook obeyed very grudgingly. “T’ll get square with you for this, young fel- : ler,” he gritted. At any rate “All right,” we’ll see if you will. you'll go to- jail first.” Persons employed in the various buildings — that block came to the rear windows, attracted by the report of the revolver, and many of them saw Morton pointing the gun at the thief, who was now standing against the broad chimney: Messengers were in several instances sent for Mart raised his revolver and fired a second shot in the air. The thief began to get desperate. He saw that the game was w with him and he looked around for. some aE enue to make a’ break. eae “Don’t you move or I'll shoot you downt Mart, who was watching him like a tat does a mouse. “The law is on my side.” “T’ll kill you if ever I get hold of neste hissed the crook. open and a policeman peas: : “Here, what- does this mean?” he a Igoke ing at Mart. The bov explained matters in a few pias “Well, ’ll take both of you to the station, and you can tell your story to the sergeant. Get up.” “Look out that he doesn’t try to give you. the slip,” warned Mart. ae “T’ll see that neither of you do that,” sented # the officer, pointedly. “Hand me that revolver. Mart picked it up and turned it over to him. The officer had a secure grip on the pas collar, and he told the boy to walk ahead ' that order they proceeded back to the. or scuttle of the box factory. : “Here, hold on, where are you going?” asked: the officer as Morton walked toward the firewal! “T want to get the lady’s handbag that thi 3 chap stole. It’s evidence.” : for : it. ” He aolie: ‘to a: workman, who looked ‘on the next roof, saw the bag and vot it. On the wa to the Church street: station they were accom- manied hvian’ ineréasine eravid of idlave and en r
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ae “ ae See: ra ; Saat +, 4 isposed individuals. At the desk Mart Id his Story in a frank, straightforward man- ibe that carried conviction with it. The baz was duced as evidence. { “He’s got a big roll of money in one of -his pockets,” said Mart. This came to light when he was searched. It vas counted and a note made of the amount. fart gave his name and stated that he. was nessenger for Alfred Belford of Wall Street. , The crook refused to say anything. The ser- t telephoned Headquarters: to find out if a rt had been received of the robbery of a lady xchange place an hour or so sinee. affirmative reply.was received. The officer ed that he believed he had the thief in “u ody. The raseal was then locked up and Mart was permitted to go, with instructions to 1) ppear at the Tombs Police Court at two that HAPTER VIL—The Tip That Mart Got x : Through Broker Bird. hen Mart walked into the reception. -room of ice he expected to héar from Austin Rook- in a manner that wouldn’t be pleasant, for taying away so long without permission. As e believed he had a good excuse he was not to say. okwood was boiling mad over Mart’s ab- He had been obliged to send the junior out with several important’ messages, and as prepared to handle Mart without gloves es appeared. Everybody in the office knew e hoy was up against - it, and wondered , for* she thousetit some accident might happened, to the young: messenger. She wasn’t his way of doing business. » Rook- od wasn’t so reasonable in his deductioris. He that Mart was taking advantage of the of Mr. Belford, and he intended to show 8 fam up in as bad a light as he could when toker came downtown. Mart walked into counting-room to report. As soon as the SAW him he opened, up on him.. here in thunder have vou been loafing all time?” he roared, furiously. > Will you let -me explain?” asked Mart, calmly. “Do you know that you’ve been out nearly two y on that message to Exchange Place?” know I've been away some time.” ours. Where have e told about your ag in, aecheine Place, and how he ws chase to the crook, expecting to overtake very far. - ” sneered Rookwood; “but you ‘to buty an 2” ‘ou think ” some. surprise... “MART MORTON’S MONEY wer . and be done with y much worried at what the cashier might . he wouldn’t stay away without good cause. | : ly in the eye. did the Reht thing?” avet business. of the police. to sited to... ; ep lied the pbpokkpener, none Vhs “There wasn’t a policeman in sight when the robbery was committed. Only for me the thieé . would have gotten. clear off.” “Humph! I suppose our business has got ie suffer because the police are not on hand te attend to theirs,” said Rookwood. “I had to send Edwards out with several messages beeause you ? were not here to deliver them.” “Well, I’m here now.” “T see you are.” “T’ve got to appear at the Tombs Police Court at two o’cloek to give my evidence against the crook, so you'll have to excuse me for an hour probably at that time.” “This is an outrage!” cried Rookwood, vio- lently. “Hadn’t you better take the whole day off : it?” he added, sarcastically. “Well, don’t kick with me,” replied Mart. “Ring: up-the Church street station and have it out with the sergeant. It isn’t my fault I’ve got to po to court.” “It is your fault for mixing yorrself up in this. matter,” _replied the cashier, angrily. “Have you got anything more to say, sir?” “Don’t be impertinent. Mr. Belford will settle © with you later. Go to your seat. outside.” Tn a few minutes Rookwood found it necessary to send him on an errand, and took occasion to advise him not to stay all day. Mart hurried away.- His errand took him to the Johnston building, not very far away on Wall Street. Broker Ellis Bird was in the same ele-. vator going up.» So was a broker’s messenger munching an apple. Mr. Bird got out first, Mart - followed and the other boy was at his heels. “I'd like to break that lobster’s head,” said” the other messenger to Mart as they went down the corridor together after “Foxy” Bird. “Why?” .asked Morton. “Cause. ‘he gave a losin’ tip on a stock a month ago. I passed the tip on to my boss, he coppered it for several thousand plunks, and got it in the neck. I nearly got fired when I ex-~ pected to make a stake. Dern. you, take that!” As Mr. Bird opened the door of his office to’ enter, the boy threw the remainder.of the apple at his head. The missile caught Mr. Bird square- The boy. disappeared into a brok- er’s. office, leaving Mart in the corridor, ‘ “Foxy” Bird turned around in a rage as soon — as he could see and rushed at Morton, supposing him to be the aggressor. “T’ll have you arrested, you young villain!” he | Poe roared, grabbing Mart by the arm. “What’s the matter with yeu?” replied Mart. “You hit me in the eye with half an Apples you rascal.” “Did you see me: do it?” asked the boy, anaes “No, but I know it was you who did it. You're ~ the only one in the corridor, and I know you, messengers have been’ annoying me lately.” . *You’re off your perch. I don’t play such ‘kid tricks as that. There was another boy, who -was eating an apple, got off the elevator at the |. same time we did.” Sot “Where did he. go?” asked Broker Bird, suds’ denly remembering that he had seen a boy in the. cage eating fruit. “I give it up,” replied Mart. who didn’t intend to put the broker on the other lad’s trail. “Did. he gO into one se — offices 2” . cs
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me | - “It is possible he did:” ; _ “Don’t you. know which one he went after throwing the applie at me?” ~ “T didn’t keep tab on what he did.” “T believe you’re trying to shield him. are vou’re as bad as he is.” “T beg your pardon,’ Mr. Bird, business, and I’m in a hurry.”’ Mart hurried away as the broker opened the door of the office next to the one the boy had entered. There was an uproar in the corridor when Mart came back after delivering his mess- age. Mr. Bird had hold of the guilty youth by the ear and was cuffing him in a way that did not afford the recipient much enjoyment. The lad was resenting* the blows by applying the toes of his shoes to such parts of the broker’s limbs as were within reach. .The doors of half the offices in the vicinity were open and the space filled by curious clerks attracted by the dis- turbance. ‘As Mart came up the boy, by a dexterous move, succeeded in upsetting the broker. . & G? right and left. I know this to be a fact. A syndicate is evidently behind him, and I think it is up to you and me to get in on the ground-floor with the knowing ones. <A nod is as good as a wink to.a blind horse. I’ve already arranged’ for 10,000. Get thee busy. “Parker G.” Mart whistled after he had read it. “A tip as sure as you live. Must have dropped out of ‘Foxy’s’ pocket when he stepped out of the elevator. I wonder what D. & G. is going at?” _. Consulting the tape he saw that it had been Jatgely dealt in that morning, and that the price had gone to 7258. “I guess I've got on to a good thing,” “Luck is running my way today.” ~ His reflections: were broken in upon by the he ‘said. eashier, who called him to his desk to take a mevsave to Broker Black at the Exchange. “MART. MORTON'S. MONEY ‘man came up and took him in charge. told by. an officer that the lady in the case wished — ati ; Se wo 2 re ' Mart knew Broker Crosby, the’ oné mentioned _ in the note, by sight. While ‘waiting at the ie in the Exchange for Mr. Block to come up, he — saw Mr. Crosby at the D. & G. standard accpt- | ing offers of the stock from several brokers. — : This convinced the boy that the* pointer con- pi by the note was undoubtedly founded on — act. “T must vet in on this deal when I leave the me office this afternoon for the police court. Tt — seems to be a first class chance for me to double _ my capital. If Mr. ‘Foxy’ Bird knew he had — accidentally put me in the way of making a wad — of money I believe he’d have a fit. If I win out 3 2 it -will be one on Mr. Bird.” ay Mart delivered his note to Mr. Black and then went back to the oe a CHAPTER VIII.—D. & G. Proves To Bea Winner. At half-past one Mart obtained permission a P from Rookwood to go to the court on Center street, but the cashier gave it very unwillingly. Mart. hada certificate of deposit on the little ‘ bank for 5, 000, He put it up as security for — the purchase of 650 shares of D. & G. at 73, and received back $255 in cash. = Then he went on to the police court, The case was one of the first called, and the first witness — was the lady who was held up and robbed: by © the prisoner vat the bar. She readily identified = the thief, recognized her handbag and testified that the amount of money she had lost was $5,000. That was the exact sum ‘taken from the crook when he was arrested. Mart then took the witness chair, corroborated the lady’s testi. mony of the robbery, and described his ees . the thief until he had cornered him on the. of the Church street building, when the pol fe The prisoner was asked if he had anything to say, but. remained silent. The magistrate then remanded him for the action of the Grand Jury. is As Mart was leaving the court room he was | g to.speak to him. He went over to the bench where she was seatedi Dee “T am very much obliged to you, Mr. Morton, — for causing the arrest of the man who robbed ~ me, and for the recovery of my money,” she Pt said, smilingly. “You are quite weleome, madam. J believed it to be my duty to catch him.” “J Shall be glad to know you better. My h band, too, will wish to thank you when he re- ah to the city. Here is my name and address I shall be pleased to have you call on me an time you can make it convenient to do so.” “Thank you, Mrs. Calvert,” replied Mart, tak ing her card and putting it in his pocket. i will try and ‘call some time soon.” 8 “Do so. I shall be very glad to see you.” a he was in haste to return to his office. When reported his return to. Rookwood -he found cashier in bad humor. That individual - ‘had been’ trying to make himself solid with Gertie whil
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. Mart was away, and she-had turned him down “ina way that, he didn’t like. . .. “So “you've got back, have you?”. ees Rookwood. | Bo Wes, sin” replied Morton, cheerfully, _ “You haven’t more than got time to: take the , day’s deposits to the bank. There is the book. Just chase yourself there and back.” Mart grabbed the bankbook, with its. wad. of fs . which he slung over his shoulder, and started for - the bank. .He reached his destination within one minute closing time by a rapid spurt, and positors. Will Bradley eame in right after him “and gave him a punch in the ribs to let him know that he was on hand. - “Tt’s too bad you wasn’t shut out,” said Mart: it would have saved you from the licking I’m going to give you.” “For what?” _ “Punching mein the ribs.” “Huh!” grinned ie signe him . another : . “How do you like that? et suddenly. jerked his elbow back and ught Bradley in the stomach. “Wow!” grunted Will. “What did you do that 3 for? You almost knocked the wind out of me.” “Just giving you a dose of your own medicine.” “«Well, that’s enough.” “You're satisfied, then?” — 2 “Pye a great mind to knock your block: off, Don’t, please: I. need it in my business.” What makes you so late?” asked his friend. How about yourself? You came in after me.” ‘Il was delayed by an errand.” “YT was delayed by the police court.” : = That have you to do with, the police ebares ba was a witness at the ‘examination of a "Yes you: were,” replied Will, incredulously. “+ “T was.” » “How came you to be a witness?” Because I captured the rascal after he had en $5,000 from a lady on Exchange Place.” f oes dickens you did!” exclaimed Ws greatly u “When did this happen? “his morning.” “Tell me about it,” said Will, eagerly. ou see the lady robbed?” - = ‘Sure. And I chased the thief. j “Where did you catch him?” “On the roof of a building on Church street ear Fulton.” ~ “What are you giving me?” The truth.” Did you chase the fellow way over there?” “Sure.” “Where were the police?” ¥ “On their beats, I suppose. Just wait till I put in my book,” said Mart, reaching his hand in at the receiving teller’s window: vs Did the fellow put up much of a fight when ou cornered him?” asked Will. He ‘drew a revolver on me first and had all the best of the argument, but I warked an old him and after that things came my way.’ at hee you mean By an old gag?” > espe - eee and checks, put it into.a leather bag . ‘took his place at the rear of the line of. de- : ce : MART MORTON’S MONEY - the story \ Pere knocked his gun out of: his hand itt a rick.” Mart: got’ his- book from the ilies and then Will stepped up to the window and’ put his «in. “I’m the last of the» Mohieans, aren’t you ' plad?” grinned Bradley at the clerk. As>soon as: he got his book the boys walked out of the bank ‘together. 1 “I suppose your adventure is printed in’ the = afternoon papers,” ‘said Will. “I never thought of that,” replied Mart. station blotter. If they took down my¥ evidence at thé examination: they ought to have enough material to write up a column.” On their way home an hour later they read in the evening vaper, and Mart told . Will that about three-quarters of the facts were not in it. The morning papers printed -a fuller "and more accurate account, which the reporters . had: obtained at the polica court. Next day Rookwood made matters particularly sultry for Morton. It looked as if he was trying to get - square for the annoyance to which he’ had been " put the preceeding, day owing to the boy’s thief- / Vl stay away till Mr. Belford comes back, ’ then: show him. up: catching adventure. “He’s got a big grouch on against me,” said 7 Mart to Gertie. “If he doesn’t haul in his horns and Nothing I do seems to suit ‘him. Well, he'll find he can’t ride rough-shod - quotations. over me.” “phe c reporters must have got the particulars off the ° During thes day Mart got an occasional look . at the tape, and’ he was pleased to notice that dD G. was slowly advancing., It closed at a point and .a fraction above the previous day’s . began: the’ day’s. operations with a run-in with . ton?” roared the cashier. haven’t any authority down here while Mr. Bel- . Austin Rookwood. : *What’s. the matter with vou, anyway, Mor- “You seem to think I ford is away. I want you to understand that 1 ‘am the boss while he is absent, and I don’t stand any: nonsense~from a kid like you. It’s your - business to do what you’re told and say nothing.” “Did — “You'll oblige me by not calling me a me ” retorted Mart, with some. dignity. ““What else are you? yourself a man.” “Well, ’m man enough to resent a continuous _ performance of abuse such as vou have been handing me out sinee you’ve been in temporary charge.” “How dare you speak to me in that way?” “Because it’s the truth.” “You young whippersnapper, I’ll make it my Next day was Saturday and Mart . I suppose you imagine — business to see that you get what’s coming to ~ you when Mr. Belford comes back!” cried Rook- wood, furiously. “When he hears my side of the Story maybe youll get all that’s coming to you.” - “You impertinents jackanapes!” roared Rook- - wood, “I won't put up with your back-talk any longer. Get out of the office, do you hear? get another messenger.’ “You haven't any authority to discharge me.” : retorted Mart: ° ” oUt assume the authority, then. ee won’t have you here, d’ye uinderstand 2” Cae: right. 1 don’t care to stay here swehite ru BY ol
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PR SNS Bes SEE SS RE Eee oye Be: ” 2 Cmte -you’re in charge. wages and I'll get out.’ But as soon as Mr. Belford shows up I'll make you look like thirty ' -yeents.” > Thé cashier threw his money at him and Mart coolly walked out and went over to the visitors’ gallery of the Exchange, where he met Will -and told him about the trouble he had had with Rookwood. ; : “So youre going to take a holiday til) Mr. Belford gets back?” “That’s what I mean to do.” “When do you expect him down?” “T couldn’t say. I hear he’s a pretty sick man.” “But you can’t afford to. remain ‘idle.” j “How do you know I can’t?” ' “Why, you’ve told me more than once that your sister had all she could do to pull through with ' the help of youn wages.” “I told you the truth; but things are easier ‘with us now. We wouldn’t starve if I didn’t work for a year.” “Ts that so?” I’m glad to hear it.” “By the way, Will, if you want to make an- other haul out of the market, buy some shares of D. & G. I’ve just caught on to a pointer that indicates it is to be a sure winner.” “Do you really advise me to buy it?” “T do. It’s gone up two points since I got hold of the tip. Hold on for a ten-point raise at any rate, and I think you’ll be safe enough.” _.“P]] puy on Monday. What is it going at?” “Tt closed at 75 today.” = Will bought 40 shares of D. & G. Monday on the strength of Mart’s advice, and he found him- self $75 to the good at three.o’clock. Mart him- self was about $2,500 ahead, so he didn’t care whether Mr. Belford came downtown for a month. On Wednesday the stock became the battleground for the brokers. Amid great excite- ; ment it went up to 85. Next day it soared to 92 and Mart ordered the bank to close him out. ‘His stock went at 92%, and he made a profit ‘of $12,400. Will sold out at 90 and made $600. Bradley was tickled to death, for he was now ‘worth $900. ,He wasn’t quite so happy a day or two later when his boss, Mr. Dingwall, was _ abliged to make an assignment, as the sudden ~--yise in D. & G. had practically wiped him out. At any rate, at the close of the week Will found 5; himself, out of a job. : Fs, { CHAPTER IX.—Mark Hires an Office. “So youre out of a position, are you, Will?” > said Mart, when he met his friend a little after noon on Saturday. a i _ “Yes,” replied Bradley, looking rather glum. ~~ “Dingwall went up rather sudden, didn’t he?” Fe “J should say he did. It was D. & G. that did ket.” a “He isn’t*the only one that was caught, but the others seem to have weathered the lee-shore ~~ of financial disaster.” °° eee “Been reading a nautical novel?” grinned Will. “Jee-shove of financial disaster is good.” ' “No, just a figurative expression of mine.” ; “ou seem to have a knack ¥ MART MORTON’S MONEY Hand. me over my week’s’ “self. buy the stock at the low price it had go: it. He was caught on the Short side of the mar- for getting off figurative expressions. When are you goin back to your job?” ea oe “Give it up. Mr. Belford is still under the weather, and Rookwood is carrying things wi a high hand at the office. I saw Miss Dixo she told me she had*half a mind to leave, On the whole, I don’t know as I’ back.” : : “Are you looking for another place?” “NO,” * \ f “Going to be your own boss a’ while longe “Y’m-thinking of being my own boss for go “How?” asked Will, in surprises “There’s a small office in the Atlas bui for rent. I have about concluded to take it ; hang out my shingle as a broker. s “T think I see you doing it,” chuckled Will. “Well, if you keep track of my movements Monday you're liable to see me do it.” ~ “What are you going to start on—wind?” “Not much. I’ve got quite a little capita “Since when?” : “Since I bought 100 shares of M. & B.. and sold it at 659%. ~ , “When did that happen?” asked Will credulously. rig “About the time you got that fake tip ‘Foxy’ Bird.” - “Why, you told me that you didn’t have an’ mene then!”> x : ase “JT didn’t when you asked me to ge in with on C. & U., but I had $500 when I warned ye not to buy C. & U., but to sell the stock in stead.” . beatae rh SS as “Where did: you get it?” asked Will astonished. wy . bs igs ~ “T can’t tell you al my secrets, Will. | my way just when it was of great adv. o me. that $80 by following my advice to. sell in of buy C. & U. that I,told you to turn around a “Yes, I made $200 by doing as you told “Well, I bought 500 shares of C. & U. same time and made $3,300.” + ~ “You did?” : ; Mart nodded. Bs “When I told you to go into D. & G. the | day T had just bought 650 shares of it made $600, while I made something over $12. “Suffering jawbones!” exclaimed Will. ~ “Now you know how I’ve accumulated ¢ capital of nearly $20,000. So you see an) stead of worrying about my late job at Belford I’m figuring on branching out for myself. Dor you want to take desk room with me? — you the benefit of my advice and any tips get hold of. With $900 to back -yours' ought to make more money than runnin legs. off for some broker.”. a > Saas _ “My folks wouldn’t stand for it” “Don't tell them. How much do you tarn in Saturdays ?” es ; - “Seven dollars.” eee oud - “Have you told them that’ you out today?” ah i “Yes.” iT cage Se ae: “Well, give them to understand that. te
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at pect to get something next week. Say that you “have got in with a new broker who is going to - open up in a few days, and that he has offered you a chance to’ make wages in his office. Then every Saturday draw seven dollars of your capi- tal and turn it in at the house. I’ll wager if you follow my lead your capital will grow instead of - diminishing.” _ Will Bradley was quite taken with the idea. ee TT think it over and let you know Monday morning,” he said. “Where will I meet you?” j “Tf you'll come down at the usual hour Vil meet you at the station.” “Tt’s a go,” agreed Will. - Accordingly they met on Monday morning and Mart steered Will around to the Atlas. building, where he got the janitor to show them the office. Mart said he’d take it up to the first. of next May and flashed.a wad of bills in the janitor’s face. “You'll have to see the agent,” said the janitor. “Tf he’s willing you should hire it, I’m satisfied.” “Where can [see the agent?” asked Mart. “He isn’t down yet. His office is on the eighth floor. His name is Austin. You'll see it on the ‘door., Call around in about an hour.” “T will,” replied Morton. : ' Mart- knew he'd have to furnish a first-class reference and guarantee. “Tl go around and call on Mr. John Douglas. He'll fix me up, I guess. He said he’d be glad te do me a favor if I wanted one. I[’ll give him the chance now.” So he walked around to 450 Broadway and took an elevator for the tenth floor. The red-headed outh was,on hand when he and Will entered. “Has Mr. Douglas got down yet?” asked art. “No,” replied the boy. “When do you expect him?” “Soon,” replied the youth. “We'll wait, then,” and so he and Bradley ated themselves. It was about half an hour before the lawyer made his appearance. He recognized Mart, shook ands with him and asked him into his sanctum. _ “Well, how are you doing, Morton?” asked Mr. Bouglas, after they were seated. *J’ve left my position and am going into busi- ness for myself,” replied Mart. “Are you, indeed ?” “Yes, sir. I expect to take an “office in the Atlas building on Wall Street, and I came around to ask you if you will stand my reference.” “Certainly. I will.” “Thank you. It will probably surprise you at $500 you were so kind to present me with at I am now worth nearly $20,000,” ‘The lawyer was surprised and\asked Mart how ¢ pik ae ies him I guess you. must be a pretty smart eigen led the lawyer. art told him how he had been making a study all Street since he first went to work as a ‘as he was ambitious to become a roker some day. uy “you Be se of starting out as a v Beokee: MART MORTON’S MONEY learn that I have made such good use of: 15 “Yes, sir. I don’t expect to do much pusitioas for myself at first, but in time I hope to break into the game.” “Well, I hope you will get along. all I can to help you. Your. promptness in re- turning. my pocketbook, just as you found it, when you might easily have kept the money and disposed of the ring for a considerable sum, much impressed me with your honest and straightforward character. You are at liberty to refer to me at any time and I will back you I will. do After some further conversation, Mart took his leave with Will and returned to the Atlas build- ing. The dgent was in his office and Mart told te he wanted to rent the office on the seventh oor. *“T am ready to pay three months’ rent in ad- vance and can refer you to Lawyer John Douglas, of 150 Broadway.” The agent called Mr. Douglas up on the ’phone and asked him‘if he would-be willing to guaran- tee the rent of the office for the balance of the term ending May 1st on the following year. The lawyer said he would, and so Mart got | the office. By the end of the week the office was fitted up with two desks, a safe, a ticker, and such other articles as were necessary to make it look like business. A painter was hired to place the following sign on the glass door: MARTIN MORTON Stock Broker Fate “Nothing like’ being one’s own boss, Mart,” - laughed Will, as he contemplated the finished sign. “I wonder what Mr. Belford ‘would say if he say that?” “Give it up. I’d like Austin Rookwood to sée it, though. I think he’d have a fit. He’s down - on me like a carload of bricks. Let’s 96 over to the Exchange now, and see what’s doing.” And they went. > 4 x CHAPTER X.—Miss> Trimble. About one o’clock on the following day, which was Saturday, Mart strolled over to Mr: Belford’s office to see Gertie Dixon. “What are you doing in here?” roared Austin Rookwood, as the boy was about to enter the, ~ counting-room. “T came to see Miss Dixon,” replied Mart, in- ° dependently. “Well, you can’t see her in here.” : “Business is over for the day, isn’t it?” y “That’s none of your business.” “All right,” replied Mart. “Ill wait for her in the counting-room.” Gertie had a friend with her, and when she heard Mart’s voice she ran out to see him. “Ym awfully glad to see you, Mart,” she said, — holding out her hand to him. “Come inside, I~ want to introduce you to a young lady. “Mr. Rookwood won’t have it. He ordered = to. stay out of the counting-room.” ; “Don’t you care. Mr. Belford will be: down oer and then/ you'll be back orice “more.” ? a5 I won't. I) wouldn’t work in- ‘the: same atieo with Rookwood for. a farm.” — &
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RPI hac S's a position at ye a} f _ “Ym .so sorry,” replied Gertie, and she Fated it. “Have you got another place?” “Ym in business for myself.” “You are?” she exclaimed, in astonishment, “Yes, Vve got an office in the Atlas Building, ~ three doors below.” “Ts it. possible? Why, what are you doing?” _ “Ym'a broker, and my friend Bradley isin with me, though not: as a partner.” “My goodness! You a broker! me!” “fT thought I would. and show you my office. Will you come?” “Yes, of course; but I can’t understand how you. can set up as a broker without money.” “Ym not setting up without money. It cost me You astonish ~ several hundred dollars to fit my office up, in the first place.” “Dear me! Iwas always under the impression that you and “your sister were not very wel] off.” “We haven’t been until] lately.” “Somebody has left you money, then?” “No; whatever money I have now I made my- self.” “Well,” said Gertie, who could not understand the matter, “Tm glad you are so well provided for that you can go into business for yourself. Just wait a moment till I put on my things.” She ran back into the counting-room and a few minutes later reappeared with her friend, whom she introduced to Mart as Miss Annie Trimble. “Glad to make your acquaintance, Miss Trim- ble,” said the boy. The girl smiled. She was quite a pretty, stylish- looking young lady, and rathet impressed Mart. “We'll go around to my office now, if you are ready,” said Morton. “They were quite ready, so the young broker iloted the way to the seventh floor of the Atlas Build ding. “Martin Morton, Stock Broker,” read Gertie, as they paused in front of his door. “Aren’t we some pumpkins now?” she laughed. “Yes, Gertie, we are one of the people now. Walk in.” The girls admired his office and then sat down for a short chat. “Are you working in the Street, Miss Trimble?” asked Mart. -“] have been until lately. I am looking for a present.” “Wouldn’t you sooner be your own jboss?” “That. would be nice, I am sure,” she smiled, “but too good to be true.” - “Oh, I don’t know,” replied Mart. “If you were to branch out as a public stenographer, you could ~ ‘be your own boss.” ; ap ve thought of that, but I couldn’t afford to rent an office.” “What’s the matter with taking deskroom in here? I won’t charge you anything till you get on your feet.” “Oh, I couldn’t think of imposing on you that wa y? Hon't you worry about that. I'll be glad to have you. I'll put your name on the door, get some cards printed for you, and you can start out drum- _ ming up trade. Besides, Bradley and I will put - jna good word for you where we are acquainted.” ~“Wou-are very kind, Tam sure.’ : fe don’t, you: take ts ‘uD, Annie?” said MART MORTON'S. MONEY Gertie. “This is a fine chance for you. You. know -and they accepted. I came to take you over: you’ve been wanting to start out for yourself. I’) guarantee that Mart will treat you all right.” “Yl talk the thing over with my mother aud you know Monday,” said Miss Trimble. “All right,” said Mart. He invited the girls to go to lunch with him He then took them down to a nice restaurant « on Beaver Street and ordered the best lunch the plac could furnish. After the meal he escorted them to the Brooklyn Bridge cars: and bade them good by. “Well,” said Will, when. the two boys entere the office on Monday morning, “what are you g ing to do this week toward making the might dollar?” “T couldn’t tell you. We must keep wide awak : and watch the market. By the way, I put an ad- vertisement in-three of the Wall Street dailie I’m making a bid for out-of-town patronage. I’v arranged with a broker to divide commission with me on any business | I send him. Anything to get a start, you know.’ “T guess you'll come out all right. There doesn seem to be any flies on you.” “I hope not. One can’t go to spiced in 1 W Street and expect to get along.” see “T should say not.” “You’d better go to the Exchange this inner ing and stay there a couple of hours. Keep an eye on A. & P. I’ve an idea there may be some- thing doing in that stock. It looks buoyant an ; is really several points below its usual place oi the list. It closed at 88 Saturday. If we had som assurance that it was likely to go up two or three points this week it would pay us to take a shy. at it. A profit of 2 a share is not.to be sue ate? : “Bet your life it isn’t. Tl go now.’ Will put on his hat and departed fo: the E3 change. : The door had hardly iced behind him Heteue: Miss Trimble made her appearance.’ “Good morning, Miss Trimble,” said M “Take a seat. Well, what decision did you come to about the matter we discussed on Saturday? “T have decided to accept your kind Sas “A)l right. Do you own a machine?” 3 “No, but I can easily rent one. “What machine do ‘you use?” : Miss Trimble named the one to which she X accustomed. ie “T’]] order one for you this afternoon, and: a table put in for your use. You can occupy th corner by the window.” “Thank you, Mr. Morton.” “T'l] order 500 cards from a’ printer when out. How will it read? Miss Trimble or Mis Trimble?” — ee “Miss A. Trimble, I guess,” she re liedy “Public Stenographer,” went on Mart, mak out the copy. “Room 452, Atlas Building. Type- writing done with neatness and dispatch at ea onable rates. That will do, I Bugs. pe Gs “Yes,” she said. : “T will have everything ready for you ae morrow noon.” sill § Sais ever so much obliged,” she said, to g¢ ° ou! re weleome. Don't be i ina hury
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t : aN : i “eee 7 “J want to run uptown to a department store. “After. some bargain that’s been advertised?” he chuckled. ete 5 “You mustn’t be so inquisitive, Mr. Morton,” she replied, with an arch smile. - : a3 “A}) right. I'll look for you to-morrow after- noon.” : | Miss Trimble had been gone but a few minutes - when a messenger entered with a note. Mart recognized him. as his successor at Rel- fords. The note was from Mr. Belford, asking him to call at the office. ; ; __ “Tell Mx. Belford I'll be over shortly,’ he said “to the boy. A e talt ay hour later he entered Myr. Belford’s - office and was shown into the-private room. ‘The broker looked thin and pale. , “Good morning, Mr. Belford,” said Mart. “ How are you feeling?” - Jeft the office? I have heard Mr. Rookwood’s story. “Miss Dixon™also had something to say‘ on the _ subject which did not coincide with. my cashier’s statement. I should like to hear your side of the question. It is my impression, from my experi- ence. with you, that Mr. Rookwood acted without weighing the circumstances properly. I don’t like to lose you, but I hear from Miss Dixon that - you’ve opened an office in the Atlas Building. Pm afraid that was an unwise move on your part. However, that is not the matter I want to see you about. I want to know exactly why you left my * employ.” se “7 Jeft because Mr. Rookwood insisted on my - going, and also because I didn’t care to work any onger under his authority. He tidn’t treat me decently, and I am too independent to put up with -unmerited abuse. You know well enough that I always -attended: to your work right up to the handle, and that you never found fault with me. Now I couldn’t please -Mr. Rookwood even a little ' bit. He has a standing grouch against me, and he took advantage of your absence to rub it in. The trouble began with my two-hour absence the first morning, when I gave chase to a thief who robbed a lady on Exchange Place.” --Mart explained the whole of his adventure to the broker. '- *T should have acted the same way had you been here, and I don’t think that you would have blamed me,” concluded Mart. Before the interview was over Morton had “squared himself. Then Mr. Belford asked him how. he expected to succeed in business, and what - eapital he had. He told the broker just how he had made his capital in the market, and the gen- tleman. was quite surprised. “J suppose it is out of the question for me to expect “you to come back, Mart?” ‘ ~ “Yes, sir. I expect to get along much better now han as a messenger.” “JT hope you will. I'll see if I can’t put some- thing in your way occasionally to encourage you, or believe me, I am interested in your future.” “Thank you, sir. Anything you may do will be tefully appreciated.” af eBtart then rose and bade the broker good-by. ~ He took the liberty of walking into the counting- ; n to see Gertie. did not dare to keep him out... W ae ictagies hite Mart was MART MORTON’S MONEY “Not very bright as yet. How is it’ that_you_ The cashier glared at him, | talking to the stenographer, Mr. Belford called Rookwood inside and told: him plainly that he did not approve of his course toward Morton. This calling-down did not improve the cashier’s feel- - his capital, Will had also made $2,500. oy CHAPTER XI.—An Innocent Victim. Six weeks passed away after:the deal in-S. & ‘T., the profits of which had added: so materially to the size of each of the boys’ capital, and mid-— summer had come around. Although business in’ general was slack in the Street, Miss Trimble had so much work og hand that “she had to hire an-. other lady, a handsome blonde gir] of nineteen, te help her get it out. name-was Fanny Fair, had not worked three days in the office before she decided that the young brokér was a good:thing to capture, if possible, and she began to practice her fascinating arts upon him. She had figured out that the good- — looking young man was a fine catch, and she had — a business eve to the future. Being a very hand- _ some girl, with chic ways, and an excellent dresser, she had considerable advantage over Miss Trimble, and she knew how to make the best. use of her good points. Having laid herself out — to win Mart Morton, ce ‘checkmate Annie Trim- ble, whom. she discovered stood high in the young rapidly, and when he Her blonde assistant, whose broker’s good graces, she was not over scrupulous — #2 - as to the. means she employed’ to achieve her object. : out that the office was often left in Annie Trim- — ble’s charge. ; at some office in the building. One morning Mart went out, leaving the safe open. Soon after he had gone a broker came in and offered Miss Trim- ble a-20 bill in payment for certain work she had. done for him, There was $7 change coming to; — him, but when the girl looked in her purse she! found she did not have any money. : ee She was thoroughly wide-awake and “up _ to snuff,” as the expression is, and she soon foul ; = On several of these occasions Annie left her. Fat alone in the office while she went out to take notes ry . t . * “Ym afraid I can’t change this, Mr. Harlow,?! she said. “Té doesn’t matter. You can brin change any time to-day,” he replied. poe as As he was turning away Annie noticed the open. safe, and knowing that Mart was accustomed to keeping a small amount of money on hand all the time to meet current expenses, she though she would take the liberty of changing the fi and telling Mart afterward about it. “Wait a moment,” she said: “Maybe I can gee the money in the safe.” : or Suge pe ¥¢
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a She tripped over to the cash drawer and looked ‘into it. There were some bills and some loose silver in it. She decided to take $7 and leave her $20 bill. Miss Fair had taken in the whole trans- action, as she did everything that happened in . the office, and she was jealous that Miss Trimble should have such a pull in the office that she could go to the office safe in the absence of the boss and help herself to money. So when Annie re- - turned to her desk, Miss Fair, who for her own “purposes actéd very sweetly and confidentially to- ward Miss Trimble, remarked: - “Mr. Morton must have great confidence in you to permit you to go to the safe for money when- ever you want it.” = “Oh, that’s the first time Irever did it,” replied Annie, with a nervous little laugh. “I suppose .I ought not to have taken the liberty, but I am sure Mr. Morton won’t care, for he’s an awful nice . young man, and has been very generous toward me. At any rate, I left the $20 bill in the box as security for the $7.” “Tt will be all-right, of course,” replied Miss Fair, sweetly. “I suppose you admire Mr. Mor- ton very much.” “What do you mean?” asked Annie, with’ a rosy blush which did not escape the attention of the other girl. { “J mean you like Mr. Mortongthat is, in a gen- eral way,” replied. Miss Fair, diplomatically. : “Of course I like him. Any one would. He’s a perfect gentleman.” : : ' “He seems to think a great deal ‘of, you,” smiled her assistant. “More than he would any. young lady with whom he was brought into daily association,” re- plied Annie, blushing again. F h “Oh, yes he does,” purred Miss Fair. “I’m not blind. I am sure that he thinks you are the nic¢- est girl he ever met. His friend, Mr. Bradley, as good as admitted that fact to me yesterday.” “What. nonsense!” exclaimed Annie, her face growing scarlet. “No nonsense at all, dear,” said Miss Fair, in a caressing tone that she knew how to use with great effect on her: own sex. know, and I congratulate you on the impression you have produced ‘on him. I wish I was as for- _ tunate.” Miss Fair was a past master in the art pf in- viting confidence and establishing friendly’ rela- tions between herself and other girls. At the _ -same time she often took an unfair advantage of + their friendship and confidence when it served her - purpose to do so. j J _ _ “J think we had better change the subject,” said Miss Trimble, feeling decidedly embarrasséd. . “Very well,” replied Miss Fair,” soothingly, working away industriously at the keys of a machine, after a covert glance in Annie’s ‘direc- tion. - She knew how far to go with safety, and when she detected danger signals she never disregarded -them. Shortly afterward Annie had a call to go to an office on the next floor, and she asked Miss Fair to look after the office. As soon as she was “gone Miss Fair rushed over to the safe, looked in the cash drawer, saw the $20 bill, took it out and returned to her seat, placed it in the back of her shoe. She had hardly done so before Wi!l Bradley “came in. Will was quite smitten with Miss Fair, hae: 9 Z © t 5 Ef aa “MART MORTON’S MONEY. - decided preference he had looked for when she first — a “IT know what I- “the Japanese screen. which fact had not escaped that young lady’s at- tention, and she had encouraged him to believe that the admiration was mutual. Having noth- ing particular to do, Will got a chair and sat be-— side her. After some conversation, during which Miss Fair-bent many coquettish glances on Will, she remarked : Suet “Miss Trimble has the run of your safe, hasn’t she?” = a “Not to my knéwledge,” he replied. ‘However, it isn’t my safe, it’s Morton’s. Why?” ee “Because I saw her help herself to some money a little while ago.” : 5 % Will thought this was rather a cheeky pro- .— ceeding on Annie Trimble’s part, and he decided to call Mart’s attention to the fact. + aed “Morton may have given her permission to do so, but I doubt it,” replied Will, who was a little © sore on Annie because she had not shown him the — came to the office. ers spe “T wouldn’t think of doing such a thing if I was in her position,” said Miss Fair, in a pointed way. “Mr. Morton is so nice to her that maybe ~ she thinks she owns the offce. Of course I don’t — wish you to think that I believe she would take any money that didn’t belong to her, but an open safe always furnishes a temptation that some girls can’t resist. I know one girl,” and Fanny Fair proceeded to tell Will an imaginary incident — that fitted so well to Miss Trimble’s case that she _ succeeded, as she intended, in arousing Bradley’s — suspicions. ; ‘ ; “It doesn’t. do any harm to watch such a girl sometimes on. general principles,” hinted Miss = Fair,’ with one.of her angelic smiles. Will, over- powered by the witchery of her manner, was fully — prepared to agree with anything she said. Alb things considered, Fanny Fair was a girl to be avoided, for she was capable of doing a whole lot of harm. While they were talking, Annie came back with her notebook and proceeded to get busy on her machine. Will went to his desk and be- an to read a newspaper. After a little while Miss Fair said she was going to lunch, so she put on her hat and went out. Fifteen minutes later Mart came back. Will jumped up when he saw him, and going to the door, took him outside in~ the corridor. A tall Japanese screen stood be- tween the safe and the door.and Annie did not no- tice Mart when he started to came in. Beside, she was putting on her hat to go out herself. Ag soon as she was readw to go she stood waiting for — Will Bradley to return. Suddenly she thought of the $20 bill. h, “Perhaps I’d better take it out and change myself,” she said to herself. “Mr. Morton not have the change, and I wouldn’t like to him the trouble to get it changed when I can do as well myself.” (> ae With that idea in her head she went to the safe and pulled out the cash box: She was surprised not to see the $20 bill where she had put it. - “My. goodness!” she exclaimed. “ be? I am sure I put it in this drawer.” : At that moment Mart and Will entered office. Will noticed that Annie was not at h desk. Then he saw her hat showing just above 2 ere can it — “Miss Trimble, what does this mean?” dem ed Mart, sternly, suddenly appearing from at
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the’ streen, with Will following closely. at’ his heels. ° Se Cana eng ate eae Be! ung woman. uttered a emothered shrie Tighe ee dai and dropped the cash box on _ “the floor. : CHAPTER LT-—Annie Trimble Comes out on Bites, op. Miss Trimble wouldn’t have acted as she did only she was startled by the sudden appearance ‘ Mart, and frightened by his harsh words and stern countenance, This, together. with the con- -* sciousness that she had’no right to be at the safe, completely unnerved her for the moment. Real- izing that she had unwittingly placed sherself in a compromising position with the boy, toward whom she felt a strong sense of gratitude and _ perhaps even a warmer feeling, she gave him one - appealing look and then, burst into tears. That -Jook went straight to Mart’s heart, and her tears did the rest® He felt that he could’t be hard on her, no matter what she was guilty of. He gave ~ Willa sign to get out, which that lad obeyed with pleasure, for he had no wish to be present at an unpleasant interview. Mart looked at the weeping girl and then laying his hand gently on her arm, said: 2 $5 : - “ beg your pardon for startling you so, Miss Annie, is arene have known better. Please don’t ery. Ihave no doubt you can explain matters to my satisfaction. Come over and sit down. : He led the trembling and weeping girl to a chair ~ peside his desk, and did all he could to soothe her. “You frightened me so when you jumped out from behind that screen,” she went on. “I had not the slightest idea that either you or Mr. Brad- y were in the room.” 2 A There was a ceftain naive acknowledgment, and hardly to be expected as part of a defense ‘that one who was guilty would make to try and ‘@leat herself. Then between her sobs she went ‘on to explain the whole matter—how she had _ re- eived a $20 bill from Broker Harlow in pay- ment for $13 worth of work, and how, not having ‘the change, she had ventured to take $7 from his ash drawer to give him, leaving the $20 bill as Se Wek just going out to lunch when I thought about the bill. It occurred to me that I had-bet- ter take the bill out and change it myself so that J could return the $7 to you with an explanation, which I believed, from your uniform kindness to ~ me, that you would accept nar as one my eres =r i i temporary use of your money aiehout se eines So I went to the safe, hile waiting for Mr. pee to foe bl it. } jdn’t find the bill where I put it. It was ese = one soa drawer, and I know I put it there. That startled me>a bit, and then—and then—you prang out to me, and spoke so—so harshly— PG tae ” : nbn Rene Pan sery, Miss Annie. I was too hard you, I can easily see, and I want you to forgive me for doubting you.” ; : me ‘ His words fey made her cry the more, He be- n to feel embarrassed, but presently his strong ing for*the girl took possession of him.» a: Llet me call you Annie, won’t you? of ou migh ¢ 4 Se i MART MORTON'S’ MONEY ere anit -sanennes ‘about it, Annie. You . : Fair had » ere eae Ae had the nerve to steal that billor not. = a 19, as well know the truth now as any other time— that I love you very dearly. That you are’ the only girl'I have ever cared for or ever will care for. ‘I want you to be my wife some day, if you. ~ only will. Is that a vain dream on my part, ov will you permit me to hope?” , Instinctively he put his arm around her waist- and drew her head tenderly and unresistingly - down on his shoulder, where she continued to sob like a tired child. ; ae waist and drew her head tenderly and unvresist- ingly down on his shoulder, where she continued to sob like a tired child, : “There is—nothing—for me to—forgive,” she a sobbed. fers? “Yes, there is. I want you to forgive me for . doubting you: Do you?” : iP are ae “Yes,” : ; “And do you care for me?” * ee ae a “Ves.” Pd : re “And you promise to be my wife some day?” __ “Do—do you really want’ me to?” “T do. It is yes, isn’t it?” ; < “Yes,” | : i Then he kissed her for the first time, and both — were very happy at that moment. e “Now, let us look for tha 520 bill you say you" put in the cash drawer, “Surely it ought to be there if you put it there.” : He went and picked up the drawer, and: recov- ered all the money that had fallen out, but the $20 bill was missing. Then he asked her to go over the circumstances again. ; “Did you leave the room after money in the drawer?” ~ “Yes, I went to Mr. dictation.” : “Did you leave the office in charge of Miss ~ Fair?” ? “Ves,’’ % “How long were you gone?” ; “About fifteen minutes. When I returned Mr. Bradley had come back and was talking to her.” “Hum!” said Mart, who knew that the Sus- picions against Miss Trimble had originated with — Miss Fair, for Will had admitted as much when Mart questioned him out in the corridor. “Never mind the bill now, Annie dearest, | have - an idea where it went.” oo ; “Where?” she asked wonderingly. “I prefer not to say as it is only a suspicion.” = “But your $7, Mart? I can’t return it to-day unless I get my bill.” BH pte “Seven dollars won’t break me, sweetheart,” he said, in a joyous tone, slipping his arm around her waist. “Give me another kiss and then go to Junch.” ‘ : : She kissed him shyly, and then ran to wash her face, for she was conscious that she looked like a perfect fright. After she had gone Mart went to Mr. Harlow’s office. He said that Miss Trim- ble had mislaid the $20 bill she had received from him, and asked him if he could describe it. © “I only know it was on the Manhattan National Bank,” replied the broker. “And that it was a brand new bill.” CC Spe cepa ae Mart thanked him and returned to his office where he-found Will talking to Miss Fair, who had got back, Mart’sat at his desk any coe in his mind whether Miss Fair had ly . putting the ° Gale’s office to take some
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. «. “She saw. Annie put it-in.the safe, and she was . alone for a while in the office. Well, if she took . it she’s $20 ahead. ‘I must get another new. bill _ and give it to Annie, telling her that I found it - in the safe back of the: cash’ drawer. That will close the incident.” Mart got up, put on his hat.and told Will he - was going to lunch. Oh NER \ . “AH right, old man,” replied Will. “T’ll be here when you get back.’ Miss: Fair looked. up and: cast a sweet look at Morton: Then ‘she opened her handbag and pulled out her scented: handkerchief. Something - else came out with it—a brand’new $20 bill, and it fell at Morton’s feet. He picked it up and - glanced at it. It bore the name of the Manhat- tan National Bank. ; “You are careless with your money, Miss Fair,” he said, bending a sharp look at her face, which hadflushed very red, as he tendered her the . money. She took it and threw it quickly back into her bag, putting her handkerchief on top of it. “She is the thief,” said Mart to himself, “but it will be _ impossible to prove it. Annie must get rid of her at once.” Then he walked gut of the room. Por _ CHAPTER. XIUL.—LMart / Outlines A Corner In % Louisville Southern. - Will Bradley had no idea how the matter had terminated between Miss Trimble and Mart. He - -was about satisfied that she was guilty and. he wondered what. his companion would do about it. ‘When Mart left the office he became confidential with Fanny Fair and told her how he and Mor- - ton had caught Miss Trimble at the safe when she thought she was alone in the place. Miss Fair smiled triumphantly, but pretended to be deeply -prieved over the unhappy incident. She took care, _ however, to fan Will’s suspicions into a flame of * indignation against Miss Trimble, and she did it - most artfully, for Bradley was, like soft putty in ‘her hands. Miss Fair was rather surprised to - note that Miss Trimble) on her return, for from appearing downcast over what had. happened, » seemed to look particularly happy. She couldn’t understand it, and the fact ‘disturbed her. But she was not prepared for the unpleasant surprise that awaited her next day, which was Saturday. Mart had a private talk with Anhie before she went home on Friday afternoon, and he had told her a few things that opened her eyes, “You get a new assistant at once, Annie,” he had said, and she agreed with him. ~ Consequenaly when she paid Miss Fair off she told her that she would be obliged to dispense with her services. t “What for?” flashed the handsome blonde. “Are ~ you going to give up here?” ; +" ¥t occurred to her that Morton ‘had told Miss - Trimble to go, and she instantly made up her mind to apply for the privilege herself. : “No,” replied Annie, coldly. “But I think I can get along without you.” { Miss Fair was paralyzed. . You have a lot of work on hand. You can’t do ‘it all yourself. You need somebody to help, you, ane an do the work as well as anybody" ~~ “We wan't argue the matter, Miss Fair.” 4 tee 4 é > * - ze y othe Y oh y } aa thought I didn’t hear all about: the matter. . - yesterday?” - ‘her again. -a smart. and trustworthy. young broker. brokers of his stamp talking in the lower corric MART MORTON’S MONEY “T s’pose not,” she snapped. “I'think Iunders stand the matter. You’re jealous of me. You're afraid I’ll take Mr. Morton’s eye away from you. - It’s a wonder he’d look at you at all after you — were caught. stealing: fi We een J “Stop!” cried Annie Trimble, indignantly. “You are going too far.” at Meee “Am.1?” replied Miss Fair, sarcastically. “You — Wel; — I’ve got my opinion of somebcdy, so there!” “And I’ve got my opinion of you,” said Miss. bie fe right from the shoulder. “I suppose. you ~ didn’t take that $20 bill that I put in the safe How dare you accuse “Me! Why, the idea! -me?” cried the blonde, flushing as red as fire. - “T haven’t accused you, though appearances are against you.” 4 “What appearances, I’d like to know?” ieee “The bill that was taken from the cash drawer was a new one on the Manhattan National Bank. A similar bill fell out of your bag yesterday aft- ernoon and was picked up and returned to you by Mr. Morton, who took notice of it. That is all, Miss Fair. I have my suspicions, therefore I pre- fer not to have you here.” _ cee Annie was glad to’see her go, and she never saw _ The only one who missed her- was Will Bradley, and after Mart had told him a few things he felt as foolish as a long-eared donkey who had kicked a hole in a fence and caught his hind legs in it. After that he had a very different opinion. —— of Annie Trimble, and took the first opportunity to congratulate her on having won- his chum’s: | heart. During the next féw months business be-; gan to. come little by little to Morton’s office, Qn- til there wasn’t any doubt about his reputation as - He and- Will went into a number of deals that turned out = successfully, though the profits were small in a way, that is, $2 and $3 pen share; in the aggre-. gate they raised Mart’s capital to $150,000, and Will’s to. about $7,000. Mart was now pretty well — known amoug the brokers, who had ceased to guy ~ him as the “Baby” of Wall Street, because he had demonstrated that he could hold his own with the best of them. Some of\the younger element were still disposed to sneer at him owing to his steady, avoidance of cafes and persistent refusal to in- dulge in tobacco in any shape. Their derision,, however, did not bother him any, for he had the courage of his convictions, and could not be guyed into breaking any worthy resolution he had es- | tablished for his own guidance. One morning — about the middle of March Mart walked into Mr. Belford’s office. Sex “Glad ‘to see you,: Morton,” said the broker, cheerfully. “Take a seat. Can I doanything for ~ you to-day?” Se “No, sir, but maybe I can do something for ou.” ce “Well, small. favors as well as large ones are Me thankfully received,” replied Mr. Belford. “What is it? Amn order you’ve brought me?” eae “No, sir. It’s a warning.” “A warning! I don’t understand you.” Megas oS “May I ask if you are at present interested in. Louisville Southern?” 5 pears “Louisville Southern? Why do yo uask?” —_ “Because I overheard Ellis Bird and two other as x
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- 8s ; MART. MORTON’S MONEY . s ' of'the Empire Building yesterday afternoon about a*scheme’that has been started to squeeze. you-in - - Lovisville Southern. My. Bird is dead sore on you for something you’ve done which cut out his an- ticipated profits on a big deal he and. his friends were interested in. Now=to get back at you I un- ‘derstand that they’ve formed a syndicate to do- you on L. S. ‘Foxy’ Bird has managed to bribe ; al cashier, Austin Rookwood, and has-through ef shares of L. S. purchased on a ten-day option in anticipation of an early rise in the price. They ) aim to corner the balance of the shares, which would give them control of the market. They mean - -to sell short first and force the price down, then __they’ll. buy in the stock to cover their short sales. ¥ By that time your option will have expired, and _ they expect’to clean you out.” : “T am heavily interested in Louisville South- ern, and if the price is forced down inside of the next six days I'll be badly crippled,” he said, hoarsely. “I cannot doubt the truth. of your statement, Morton, because J know you to be tho- youghly reliable, and also because the facts you have mentioned are in line with the situation. Has Mr. Rookwood really proved false to me and di- - vulged important business secrets?” TeX Jo brats oe ee i BEE lis Bird learn that you had purchased this par- ticular option?” replied Mart. . “Jt must be so. I will discharge him at once,” he cried violently. : “Very true, Mr. Belfoxd, but for the present it may be to your advantage to-retain him in your office for a few days longer.” ~ “J don’t see why.” _ “Then I will explain. I have been thinking over your probable dilemma and figuring out what I would do if I were in your place. You are now _ forewarned of the purposes of the enemy. It is up to you to block their game and, if possible, turn _ the tables on them. You have one advantage that they do not know that you are on to them, and to keep them in the dark it would be wise not to dis- charge your cashier prematurely.” / “True, I can block them by selling the option -. at the market right away. Y'll lose about $75,- 4900, but that will be the extent of my loss. It’s ~*~ too bad when I expected to clear a quarter of million by that option.” ; ; ' “Well, what’s the matter with you securing a Ae / . a 75 * game?” : : “Impossible. JI couldn’t raise the funds.” - “So I supposed. But that doesn’t prevent Mr. Douglas, the Broadway lawyer, with whom I have talked over my plan, and myself from se- curing enough of the outstanding shares to checkmate Mr. ‘Foxy’ Bird. Mr. Douglas has agreed to match my $150,000 with a similar cam. I have a broker who will act for us. We will set him quietly to work to buy in all the shares he can get hold of. As fast as they are lelivered we will hypothecate them at Mr. Douglas’s bank for as much_as we can get on them, and thus with our $300,000 capital we ex- sight: Mr. Bird will have to sell a great deal re than 15,000 shares short to make any im- i We will have a broker As soon as he has sold on on the market. » tab on Mr. Bird. PP eee re jm learned that you are long on a large number . *. “Jt seems so, Mr. Belford, for how else could El- majority yourself and spoiling Mr. Bird’s little yect to secure $50,000 of the 65,000 shares in | = ‘ : { Dr s 15,000 shares our broker will then step in and » buy every. share above that number he’ offers. ‘ When the time comes for the enemy to cover © their short sales they won't bé able to get over - 15,000 shares of L. S, for love oy money. The three of us will control 80.000 shares, and we - can make our own price on the stack. opinion that I see ‘Foxy’ Bird’s finish at last.” “Morton, you're a genius! your. plan as you have outhined it, I shall be saved, you and the lawyer will make a fortune, and the Bird crowd will probably be driven from the Street.” ~ CHAPTER XIV.—Conclusion. Mart gave Will a $7,000 interest in his own $150,000 share of the contemplated transaction so that. he might participate in the expected profits. The broker, Morton, as leader of the deal,-be- gan operations without delay and as fast as the shares were bought they were deposited with the Manhattan National Bank as security for addi- tional funds. The Bird crowd had already started in to sell short, thousands of shares of the stock which they did not own, but which they fully expected It’s my - If you can carry out : to be able to buy in in a dav or two at greatly © reduced price. 7 oe By their efforts the’ stock did fall a few points and this, brought Morton and the lawyer face to — face with their only rea] difficulty—the bank re+ © quested additional security for the depreciation. in the value of the shares they were holding. Mr. Douglas, however, had expected this and provided for it by advancing the funds out of his | large private fortune. The slight slump also promised to add largely to the ultimate profits of the Morton-Douglas Syndicate, as Mart called a it, for their broker got the largest part of their ° purchases at 40, 39 and 38, The Bird crowd ‘could not force Louisville Seuthern below 37%, and at that figure they pro- ceeded to cover. and now several brokers in their interest scurried about to pick up that number of shares. But they met with the surprise of their lives. They had located over 40,000 shares before they be- gan the deal, and expected to have no trouble in getting them when thev were ready. Now they _ discovered ‘that somebodv else had bought up most of these shares, and it was with the ut- most difficulty that they got hold: of 15,000. “Foxy” Bird and his friends were aghast. They had supposed the transaction had been conducted so secretly that not even Mr. Belford was sus- pected of knowing anything about such a thing. They had: sold 40,000 shares © A meeting was hastilv called at the office of — Mr. Bird to consider the situation, which looked extremely serious. They had dug a pit for the financial undoing of Broker Belford, and the pit now threatened to cave in and bury themselves in the ruin. Some other interests appeared to have been at work simultaneously with them- selves. The question was how were they going to extricate themselves from a bad predica- — ment? They were pledged to deliver 40,000 shares of Louisville Southern in order to com: plete their contracts, and they only had 15,009 ’ 123 3
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_ shares. It looked as if somebody had. cornered _ the stock. In that case they would have to settle at whatever price the person who held the bal- ance of the shares those to ask for them. “There is only one thing that will save. us,” . said Mr. Bird. “We must call off our scheme against Broker Belford and get an outside broker - to go to him and buy the option he holds on those ~ 80,000 shares. The market price today is 38, and at that figure he stands to lose over $180, 000 tomorrow at three o’clock. when the option ex- _- pires. We can bid 40, which will save him $60,- _ 600. He will be likely to take us up as ap- parently it will be greatly to his interest to do 80. “That’s what we will-do. Mr. Bird,” said one of those present, all of whom were in‘a kind of ‘eold sweat over the situation. “But supposing he refuses to sell at 40. He mav suspect our object in buying so large a number of shares at _. an advance of two points above the market, and ~ may hold out on the chance of the stock recover- ing in time to save his bacon.” = “Why, in that ease we'll have to bid higher. - We simply must have those shares, even if we let Belford out of his hole at a profit,” replied Mr. Bird. _ “So Mr. Bird was authorized to use his own judgment in trying to rescue the syndicate from the consequences of their own scheme. More “money was ‘ealled for and chipped in to’ enable _ Ellis Bird to buy the shares. Mart Morton, in _ the meanwhile, had caleulated on just such a move on the part of the Bird crowd as soon as they discovered the stock they wanted had been cornered. Accordingly, he warned Mr. Belford not to sell his option at any price, as everything ~ depended on the inability of -the opposition to meet their engagements. So when a _ broker _ ealled on Mr. Belford and offered to relieve him of his option at two points above the market, he refused. to sell. -ment between him and Mart, he notified the boy option. Mart immediately instructed his broker at the Exchange to begin bidding up the price of “‘the stock. This was a safe thing to do, as the - Morton-Douglas Syndicate held about every share of stock outside of the 30,000 anchored by - the Belford option and the 15. 000. held by the Bird faction, which of course was not for sale. Practically; Mart’s broker was at liberty to offer any figure without fear of any \coming: to - light. These quotations were naturally rising ones, and: they .attracted attention and caused considerable excitement on the floor, where the stock was now generally admitted to have been _ cornered. Bird’s broker in Mr. Belford’s. office found himself up against these quotations and he had to meet them and go bétter. The Bird fac- on soon saw how the market was going in ouisville Southern and each and every one be- gan to see his finish, As Mr. Belford would not on, the broker had to report nonsuccess to Ellis Bird, The stock closed at 50 that day. and the Bird crowd threw up_ their “hands. They rere beaten to a standstill and their only re- eae now was to make the best terms they Bele the brokers who had purchased the Ieee MART MORTON'S MONEY = In accordance with an arrange-- ' that a broker was in his office-biddine for the. the Street forever. - il, and the figures on the tapé justified his ac- - ‘bank in Wall Street but would. be more thay yf sore Here another surprise pniciaies ‘ Ti sae NAME.” | ot Mr. Bird. He was referred to Mart Morton, the “Baby” Broker of the Street, as Mr. Bird himself — had ‘often slightingly alluded to him. fs It was a bitter pill, but he had to go to Mart, and the boy was expecting him. “T understand that you hold the situation on : Louisville Southern?” said “Foxy” Bird, as soon as he was seated in the little office. “TI do,” replied Mart. “Have you come to settle with me? IT hold your obligations to the amount of 40,000. Are you prepared to deliver ithe: stock?” % ; “You know well that I can’t deliver over 15,000 *— shares. What will you let me out on the re- maining 25,000 for?” ie * “Seventy-five.” é ots Mr. Bird jumped to his feet with a -bad nee ; “There is a lady present, Mr. Bird,” said Mart, suavely- sa “Do you want to ruin me and my friends?” . roared Mr. Bird. : “What would vou do if the situation was re- versed, Mr. Bird?” asked Mart, coldly. “You've done the boys up. pretty often yourself. Now you've got to take a dose of your own medicine.’ “I can’t settle at 75, Ill have to notify. the Exchange that I’m unable to meet my engage- ments “What can you settle for ws “Wifty-one.’ “Sorry, but I can’t accept. sixty-five.” “You’re an infernal young monkey!” roared Broker Bird. “Thanks, Mr. Bird. You’ve called me ae Wall Street ‘Baby.’ Well, the ‘Baby’ is a pretty healthy one, don’t you think 2 You’ve got till - three o’clock to see me at 65. If you don’t settle you know what will “happen.” At three o’clock the Bird Syndicate settled at 65. Mr.. Bird turned in the 15,000 shares of Louisville Southern and his certified check for $625,000. Mart sold the stock at 50, which ga him and Mr. Douglas $150,000 more profit. Th entire profit on the corner amounted to thre quarters of a million. Mr Belford also sold h option at 50, clearing $120,000. And the ne day Austin Rookwood. found himself out. of reputation and a job as well, and he got out - T'll Jet you off for is : Of course the news of Foxy” BBird’s s doing larger and finer quarters right- away. : Trimble became his private’ stenographer un the day.was finally set for, their marriage, fee year later. Mart is now worth-a couple of mil- ze lions, and Will Bradley is also well off. i We may conclude by saying that there’ isn willing to act as seston for Mart Mort Y Money. Next week's issue will oe ee “PAMOUS FOURTEEN; or, THE BOY WH AD
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GUS AND THE GUIDE. aur Three Weeks Lost in the Rockies By GASTON GARNE (A Serial Story.) CHAPTER XXIV.—(Continued) . It was an affecting moment, and Gus pulled - away, feeling that he had won out, and wondering what was to come his way in compensation for the trouble he had been through. — f This he was not very long in discovering, for _ the next day Mr. Marston asked him to name his reward. : : Jt took a little time to get at it, but in the end Gus got his heart’s desire, for Mr. Marston made - him a present»of the money he had recovered fyom George Brandt, and a loan besides, with which Gus bought back his father’s old cattle ranch in Colorado. | What happened at Black Rock after he left Gus never learned,-except that he saw in the pa- _pers that the captured Gophers were sent to the - penitentiary for long terms. — ; Matt Marston, up to the time Gus left New York, had no memory of his adventures among the Rockies, but in all other respects appeared to be as bright as he ever was. 7 Later on he spent a year at Gus’ ranch, and they became better acquainted. Matt grew to be a big, strapping fellow, but mentally he was never —overbright. | : Belle was never heard of again. : Gus to-day is a well-to-do stock raiser, and much respected by all who know him. 3 Nothing would induce him to change his lot and return East. J Mr. Marston remains his staunch friend, and has twice paid a visit to the ranch, for the old anker has not forgotten what he owes to our The End. NEXT WEEK! NEXT WEEK! A COWBOY STORY BEGINS ; — Entitled — _ | BILL, THE COWBOY PRINCE : : . Or, _ The Rough Riders of the Ranch ~ By GASTON GARNE : Don’t Fail to Read the Opening Chapters! “OUT NEXT WEEK! “DUPLICATES WITHOUT CARBON, PAPER writing multiple copies without the use arbon paper has been made’ possible by a entinn nerfected hv |Max E. Melton, - BUCKSKIN ae | FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY . covered with a number of stains and blotches of 2 > an employee of the United States Post Office, according to Popular Science. His device is at-. tached to a standard typewriter. It consists of paper rolls ingeniously arranged so that as the paper is fed to the typewriter platen the sheets are automatically interleaved with dupli- | cating ribbon. The invention, it is reported, is expected to . pave the Government thousands of dollars 4 year. The inventor has received a cash reward for his efforts. THE LYRE-BIRD One of The most curious of birds is the lyre- bird, a native of New South Wales. Although a member of the wren family, it is so dissimilar in outward appearance to the common wren that one can see it belongs to an entirely different family. The lyre-bird is generally called Bullen- Bullen by the natives because of the queer noise it makes, and takes its- other name because of the lyre-shaped tail and fiexible voice. , The’ ex- traordinary tail of this bird is often upward of two feet in length, and consists of sixteen feathers, formed and arranged in a very curious and graceful manner. The two outer feathers are broadly webbed, and are curved in a manner that gives to the widely-spread tail the appearance of an ancient lyre. When the tail is merely held erect and not spread, the two lyre-shaped feuth- ers cross each other and produce an entirely dif- ferent outline. The two central tail-feathers are — - narrowly webbed, and all the others are mouified. with long slender shafts, bearded by alternate feathery filaments, and well representing the strings of the lyre. The tail is seen in its great- est beauty between the months of June and Sep- fember, after which time it is shed, to make its first reappearance in the ensuing February or March. : The lyre-bird is one of the shy members-of the . — bird family and is very difficult to procure. Trav- elers have reported hearing the calls of the lyre- birds for days without ever catching a glimpse of © them. The cracking of a stick, the rolling of a stone or the sound of breaking underbrush is sufficient-to frighten them away. rs; Seldom does the bird. attempt to escape by flight, but easily eludes pursuit by its extraordi- nary powers of running: The naked natives are the most successful hunters; their noiseless, glid- ing steps enabling them to steal upon the, bird. _ unheard or unperceived, and witha gun in their > hands they rarely allow the birds to escape. ; The lyre-bird’s food consists principally of in= sects, particularly of centipedes, coleoptera and snails. Its nest is a large loosely built, domed structure, composed of all sticks, roots and Teaves, and is an oval shape, the entrance being in front. The egg of this singular bird is quite \euri- out in’ itself, and presents the curiousiy anomaly — of an egg as largé as that of a common:fowl, _ possessing. all the characteristics of the insesSo- /— rial egg. The general color of the egg is a deep — chocolate tint, marked with purple more or lesa deep in different specimens, and its surface is a darker hue, which -are gathered toward the larger end, 4s ig usual in spotted eggs. ei we
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SAVED JUST IN TIME By Kit Clyde During the siege of “Yorktown by McClellan I was detailed from my company to do scout duty. While reports were no doubt sent to the com- mander himself, I reported directly to a division commander, whom I never met wathout being : forced to notice the fact that he was the worse for liquor. On my third trip I was very nearly captured by the rebels, and in the squeeze I got rid of all my papers, including the pass which gave me en- trance and exit to the Federal lines. Therefore, when I finally reached the Federal picket post, I had nothing by which to identify myself. There I was regarded as a veritable spy, and the gen- eral in command was extremely pompous in his demeanor toward me. I can remember the con- versation as vividly as if it took place yesterday. By the time I reached my tent my arms had been t.ed behind me, and { was looked upon as a very dangerous fellow. “So you are the spy taptured down there at the picket?” shouted the general as I stood be- fore him. ~ “T am a Union soldier, sir, and belong to——” “Shut up, you scoundrel! Don’t think that you can stand there and lie to me. What rebel com- eat do you belong to?” “None, sir. I am a Union scout and. was, de- tailed “Stop!” he shouted, while his face grew crim- son. “While the truth may not help yuu, I hate to see you stand in the presence of death with a lie upon your lips. Guard, remove him.” ¢ I was taken away and confined in a guard house, but not for long. In about an hour I was taken to another tent in the same encampment, - and I entered it to find four or five general offi- eers present. It was to be a drumhead court- martial. When they finally condescended to hear my ex- planation I gave my name and stated that the general to ‘whom I made my reports wuuld iden- tify me. I stood in neither awe nor fear, know- ing how easily I could be identified. Some of the "members of the court were opposed to giving me, this ‘chance for my life, but it was finally deicded, . to dispatch an orderly ’and adjourn the court for _ an hour.. I was. conducted back to the guard house to wait, and when again taken before the officers I expected to be discharged without delay. You gan therefore imagine my feelings when I. was informed that Gen. utterly repudi- eee me. My regiment and company were a doz- iles away, and I felt that it would be tse- he ae to ask further delay. Im ten minutes I was : - found guilty, and sentenced to execution at sun- ‘rise, and before midnight a scaffold had been_ prepared, ‘ Why: had Gen. Wenied my identity? The only excuse I could offer for him was that he was drunk obo ihe messenger reached him, and suc raved to be the eae: anes from his ‘stupid, FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ~ ‘to do this service at a given signal, and I heard ‘would be an easier way to die.” sleep, he had winked and blinked at the com: munication and made out a portion of it, and then flung it down with the assertion that he- knew no one of my name. The gallows were erected within a few rods where I was confined. Some beams and boards were taken from an abandoned house and the structure was a very — rude affair. I could plainly hear every blow _struck, and the fellows engaged in putting it up seemed to want me to overhear their unfeeling re- marks. a, Half an hour before sunrise I was brougate out and escorted to. the foot of the gallows. If I remember right there was about half a com pany of infantry on the ground. Only a few o the soldiers in camp were out to witness the pro ceedings. They ha graciously provided me with spiritual consolation in the presence of a chap: lain, but, though the good man talked to me for ten minutes, I did not hear one word in twenty uttered. : I was all the time eonteeng how long before it would be over, and every minute of delay ma me impatient. When the time came for me ti mount the scaffold I was really glad of it. — There was nothing in the sight of the danglin rope to chill me. I took my place on the trap the chaplain uttered a prayer, and then a soldie quickly tied my elbows and ankles and pulled a cap over my head. It was a matter of seconds now, and 7 said to myself: “It’s coming now. Goad -by to all! It will soon be. over. They had to cut a rpoe underneath to spring the trap. My sense of hearing was so acute tha I loéated the man who stood with an axe ready him whisper to himself: “Why in heaven’s name do they keep the m so long in suspense?” 5 ag Then I began to count Gi two eres rigs so on, and ‘had got up to rine when I heard shouting not far away and mingled with it th sounds of horses coming’at a gallop. “Don't cut the rope!” commanded the officer es: in charge, and I said to myself: z “Something has gone wrong and there will Bes a further delay. Perhaps I am to be shot. | He. There was some loud talk around me, three people came up the ladder to the p) form, and directly: a hand pulled the cap off head and a voice said: “Captain, there is some terrible mistake 2 This is Roberts, one of my scouts.” : he It was General . As he awoke ees Pe drunken sleep at an early hour a dim remer brance of the message crept into his mind an he rolled out of bed and found the ingle by the courtmartial. He could not. rememt what word he had sent in reply, but he jumpe into his clothes and then into his saddle,. ; he came just in time to prevent a military der. What was the effect of this call? W went to the hospital for two weeks with a and it was a full month meters I. was. p certain of Hees identity: ng Ske cs :
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Fe edge eee : bran SaaS FINES FOR BOBBED HAIR __ In a town near San Paulo, Brazil, the Mayor decreed that any barber cutting a woman’s hair without permission from the father, husband or the male member of the family having authority ver her would be fined 50 milreis (about $6). SANCTUARIES FOR ARCTIC ANIMALS -. The French Minister of Colonies has set aside, xecutive decree, a number of islands owned y France in the Antarctic region as game sanctuaries for polar bears, walrus, sea lions and ‘other animals. The protected area includes the ands of Crozet, St. Paul and Amsterdam, elia Land and the Antarctic Coast between oigt de Sainte Anne and Port aux Lapins. } °° “70 FOIL THE MAILBOX THIEF A favorite trick of the letter-box thief is to sh through the slot with a piece. of string, n the end of which is a weight smeared with esive that sticks to the letters, says Popular ience. : ate To foil his. efforts there ‘recently has been evised this screen of steel prongs screwed in- @ the box just above the slot: The prongs ake it practically impossible to pull a letter hrough the slot, although it is easy enough for postman to insert the letter. EW PORTABLE GIANT SEARCHLIGHT ccording to Le company the concern is now able to turn a searchlight of 1,200,000,000 candle power his able to pick out an airplane in good eather at a distance of 30,000 feet. The new chlight weighs only 1,500 pounds, making: it practically portable. It can be set in the ground id surrounded with sand bags so that it will Imost impossible for an airplane to bomb it. dition to its portability the new light can ontrolled electrically at a distance, ‘so that “operators will not be blinded by its glare. mat St. Louis in 1904. O ght, however, this had to be abandoned, it still Hes half-buried in the ground at issant, as there are no railway cars “more’ of a curiosity is the {4 hay 9 ay ae FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Jen ese 25 ou . . GOOD READING ii a statement by the Sperry Gyro- - ‘ a aa ing anything near its weight. What . oe Weat-B3d Sirecke a t A amen Beg aa s r. ue + * fact that this Rocky Mountain region is a country of small trees, and that there are no giant red- woods within a thousand miles of this stump— whieh goes to show that nature has changed ‘the entire Vegetable growth of this section, as © nothing requiring. the semi-tropical heat of a_ redwood tree would grow at this altitude now. 4 ~ THE ABNORMALITY OF CRIMINALS Less than one-third of the prisoners in the Texas Penitentiary are mentally normal, and * only 11 per cent. are free from obvious physical disease or defect. These facts are reported by ‘ the National Committee for Mental Hygiene fol- lowing a survey of conditions in’ the penal in- stitutions of Texas made at the request of the State. The committee urges a medical and psychiatric clinic for study and treatment of offenders, bet- ter hospital facilities and a training school. It. also urges that prisoners be given indeterminate sentences, so that they may be released when they are rehabilitated and are judged ready to become useful members of society. ea “Psychiatry,” says the committee, “does not subscribe to half-baked theories of pseudo-' scientists like those who recently ascribed all os crime to ‘emotional insanity,’ which ‘has its seat — in the brain, which’ is inherited and incurable, and can only be prevented by sterilization. Neither does it subscribe to the maudlin senti- mentalism which would have no one locked up or punished. The psychiatrist does maintain that the mental and physical condition of the prisoner has a great deal to do with his conduct and that an effort must be made to understand his mind and personality before sound correctional treat- ment can be administered. ‘ ee ey » “Experts who have studied-the penal situation believe that constructive criminology has reached such a knowledge of the criminal and his re- habilitation that we may safely and wisely make investments in buildings, apparatus and™per- sonnel. Additional expense in the interests of. crime prevention is true economy in the ‘long run.” : ' “The committee's report says that the majority of the Texas prisoners are under thirty years of - age and that much can be done to remould the personalities. of young offenders into socially acceptable forms. . “Moving Picture Stories” A Weekly Magazine Devoted to Photoplays and Players ys oA PRICE TEN CENTS PER COPY : : 5 mg: Each number contains Three Stories of the Best Films. on the Sereen—Elegant Half-toue Scenes from the Plays Interesting Artieles About Prominent People in the — ‘Films—Doings of Actors and Actresses in the Studio and Lessons in Scenario Writing. aoe oa HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, Inc. — New York | Sedat Seu me
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2. . ANTS DEMOLISH: HOUSES * There is a large part of Northern. Australia where wooden houses never last long, for if they are built they are eaten. The whole of the wood- _. work is chewed to pulp by white ants, and. the _ house becomes a mere shell, with walls on thicker than paper. When a storm comes it falls fiat. ORIGIN OF BOOTLEGGER > “Bootlegeger” is an American term dating back te pioneer days when the sale of whisky, which was formerly sold without restriction in grocery «lt other stores, was first regulated. In order to escape the cost of licenses, men made a busi- ness of selling whisky by the drink from bottles carried on their person. High leather boots were then worn by, many men and the bootleg was - found to be a convenient place to hide a bottle of whisky. The so-called “top boots” were very cemmon footgear up to 45 years ago, both for en and boys. So it was that the bootleg came jnto notice on the person of the illicit whisky ndor, and they were dubbed “bootleggers,” and the term has come down to us and has been ex- nded to include any person dealing in intoxi- cating liquor in violation of the prohibition laws. ASCENSION. ISLAND Ascension, ‘an island of volcanic origin, which as an area of about 34 square miles, is situated im the South Atlantic, 700 milés northwest of St. Helena, which is 1,200 miles from the West coast of Africa. Formerly it was under the control and jurisdiction of the Lords Commissioners of Ten acres of ground were cultivated to pro- . fruits and vegetables for the garrison, which ‘db i n. There is a sanitarium on ene mountain 2;820 feet in height) sailors health has been impaired by ee ess In 1918 the population has about 250. The island receives mail and is mected with other places by telegraph. The island is the resort of sea turtles, which lay their eggs in the sand between the months of January id May and it is; also,.the haunt of the sooty ans, which lay their eggs about every eight : onths. Wild goats, rabbits and partridges are found on the island. ; MAN ACCUSED OF KEEPING 21 BEARS 2 eee IN TINY CAGES e American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Madison Avenue and 26th treet, New York, announced ‘service of a sum- ons. on Ellis Stanley Joseph,» Australian im- y+ of animals, charging him with keeping one Polar bears confined seven months in many instances were unable even. to stand als of the society declared it was the “worst « iS : as ar eae ye9 "Fe ' FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY : POINTS OF INTEREST -safe and. strong. The reason for such a high so small the bears could not turn around. Ko sag case of dumb brute mistréatment” handled by ‘ them in fifty years, and asserted they would make every effort to get both a finé and jail sentence fos Joseph. - The case is set for Long Island Cit, Court, and if the charge is upheld Joseph may be fined from $1 to $100 and sent to jail for from one day to one year. According to Agent U. S. Westervelt, the bears, . emaciated and crippled from the cramped pesi- tion they had to hold so long, were found in Louis Ruhe’s animal park in Queens Boulevard, near Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, in the same heavy wooden crates that housed them on the trip here + from Germany and England last fall. i _ These crates ranged from 21 inches wide, 3 feet high and 4 feet long to 34 inches wide, 32 inches high and 40 inches long. ~~” GIGANTIC WINDMILL AS POWER’ GEN- ERATOR Anton Flettner, the German \inventor of the — rotor ship, is planning a gigantic windmill de- signed on aero-dynamical principles, which will” be some 300 feet in diameter, mounted on a tower 650 feet high, higher than the Washington Monu- — ment and nearly as tall as the Woolworth Build- + ing. ; os This immense structure for obtaining power. from the wind will not make use of the Flettner ‘rotating cylinders, such as used on the rotor ship, but will have two large wings or propeller blades so constructed that they will obtain the most out of the moving air, according to the reports that have reached New York recently. The famous Flettner rudder which is used for steering both ships and airplanes will be used to keep-the propellers at the most efficient angle for the particular wind velocity. The cross-seetions ~ of the wings will resemble those used on air- . planes and they will be designed so as to decrease to a minimum the air pressure on the rear side of the driving wing. > - 5 The proposed windmill is striking in size; but it is also unique in the method of generating power. Instead of having the large wheel geared> —- to a single electric generator, it is planned to — mount a smal] high-speed windmill on the tip of each propeller arm. These auxiliary windmills will actually generate the power by directly driy- ing generators. Flettner claims that the rota-, tion of the large wheel will multiply the velocity of the small windmills to such an extent as to in- erease immensely the amount of the voltage of the electric current obtained. Sige pes emt si The huge structure that would support the 300- foot propellers presents a very difficult engineer- — ing problem and it is a problem of major design ~ to. make the. windmill wheel itself structurally — tower is.said to be that the winds are steadier gt such heights. -‘. ~ yah ake ag eae No estimates af cost are contained in the infor- mation published. in German, nor is it indicat whether aatual construction of the windmil, Nifers eat 2) contemplatad.
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COLORED TREES _ If negotiations’ now «pending are, carried through, Machias, Me., will have the distinction of being the ‘first place on the American conti- nent.to introduce the production of colored hard wood. This ,rocess, a German invention, has. rev- - olutionized the coloring: and. finishing of hard wood. It consists of feeding a color chemic.l to the tree in the spring of the year as: soon as the sap begins to find its way up from the roots. A GREAT DISCOVERY The finding at Ur of the Chaldees of a great sandstone sculptured stela or monument of the King Un-Engur, who ruled Babylon in 2300 B. C., “Was announced. ~* According to a statement issued by the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania Museum, Sir Frederick G. Kenyon, director of the British Museum, and Dr, Museum, who are conducting a joint expedition in the buried city of Abraham, regard. the stela as one of the “greatest pieces. of art known to man and the most important archaeological object ever found in Mesopotamia.” _ It was uncovered by workmen under C. Leonard - Wooley, head of the expedition financed by the two myseums, and the inscriptions were read by Dr. Leon Legrain, curator of the Babylonian section - of the University museum, who is in Ur. in The stela or slab is five feet wide and fifteen feet high, carved on both sides with a series of historical and. symbolic scenes arranged in hori- zontal bands of unequal heights. The announce- ment said:, Pr ; . . Aside from. the artistic value, its historical im- portance is far-reaching, as it contains pictures in stone of the building of the Ziggart, the tower of Ur, similar to the tower of Babel, several like- nesses of the king, Ur-Engur, founder of the third dynasty of Ur, and the only. representation. of Nannar, the moon god, ever found. Prior to the discovery, it was not known whether this carly Babylonian god was a person, animal or a symbol of divinity. . : “In addition, the earliest representation of angels is contained in the marvelous carvings made by some unknown artist who produced the monument: 4,200 years ago. The stela, in all probability, was the pride of Ur when Abraham lived in the city. ; “The seene represents Ur-Engur receiving the divine “instructions from the moon god to erect the great Ziggart. Nannar, the god, is seated on his throne, while Nin-Gal, his consort, also is rep- resented receiving homage of the king. Ur-Engur “ is depicted carrying various tools to lay the first, bricks and shows that the compass, architects’ lines and rods were known in these early days. Views of men at work. on the tower, captives, minor gods, sacrifices and-angels comprise the ~ various registers in almost a motion picture _ method of presentation.. The inscriptions tell of the building of: the tower and of the canals dug throughout Babylon by the king.” “Ge heating of teh air within the’ bags and. not FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY HERE AND THERE. SOME EARLY EXPERIMENTS IN AERO-: The inception of MAUIICS iis _ he inception of the idea of the balloon a dh rigid airship has: been’ awarded by at rise Be i authority ‘to. Roger Bacon, English philosopher (1214-1294), who seems to have been the first to a the sai of aerostation as. apart from ion, says the Nati auti tae a oe ational Aeronautic Associa-= He suggested “a large hollow globe ~ filled with ‘ethereal air or liquid fire’” with mechanism which may puc “in rhobion esi aritaal ae Mendoza (1508-1575). suggested that metal ‘Or other bodies filled with “ether,” ‘which “can be made lighter than an equal volume : ae ; would fioat in the air,” \ ‘ 3 ~ #avorinus, who died in 1537, wrote of. the ele leged flight of Archytas’s (282-212 BC) eee , as having been “put j i iddé iyi lai sabe I n motion by hidden and in- F John Wilkins, Bishop of Chester, in 1638, in dis- cussing the various possibilities of fight, “cme the suggestion of Mendoza’ but says that Mendoza ee. the tice Bien Albertus de Saxonia of 1350, auretus, Laurus, in 1650, suggested. " Archytas could have made his Beyice fly. teens made use of the lifting force of a gas, for he- mentions that. the shells of eggs, “if properly filled and secured against the penetration of:air and exposed to solar rays, will ascend. to the: skies. Then came Francesco Lana, Jesuit priest’ Italy, dramatist And scientist, who printed in 1670 his famous treatise on the “Aérial Ship.” Lana. proposed ah airship sustained ‘by four hollow copper vacuum balls, each 25 feet in diam- » eter and 1-225 of an inch in thickness, thus afford- — ing a total ascensional force of about 2,650. pounds, of which some 1,620 pounds \ould be the weight of the copper shells, leaving 1,030 pounds | for the weight of the car; passengers’ ete. Th difficulty of securing sufficient strength to with- stand the pressure of the atmosphere, Lana as- sumed, would be met by the domed form of the surface. However, he was doomed to disappoint- ment, and the practicability of this idea still re. mains to be demonstrated. tit ‘ i -De Gusman, or Gusmoa, a Brazilian. priest, wag ' given a monopoly of air transportation by the King of Portugal in 1709 in recognition of his invention of a flying machine. History does seem to show that he covered a wicker basket’ with — paper which “elevated itself as high as the Tower of Lisbon,” and it has been presumed that hot air ae the agency. ‘ i e t remained, however, for Etienne and Josep Montgolfier to demonstrate the possibilities eae = looning. These brothers were the sons of Pe Montgolfier, a paper manufacturer France. of our impure it was some time before the brothers realized the real source of the lifting power was due fo. ‘smoke: with which they sought to fill them.
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“FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY: THE LIBERTY BOYS OF °76 Tales of the Revolution We can still supply the following numbers of the above Weekly: Price 8 Cents Eaeh 3212. The Liberty Boys at Trinty Pire; or, Capturing @ can Dangerous Spy. - 1213- “ gee ‘Washington; or, Great Work at White eattey) ‘arsh, ; 3214 “ Young Scout: or, Fighting the Redcoat Raiders. 1215. “ ea Swamp; or, General Marion”’s Daring eed. . on the Border; or, Exposed to Many Perils. Nerve; or, Not Afraid of the King's Minions. 8 “ Defiance; or, “Catch and Hang Us if You Can.” 1219 “ to the Rescue: or, A Host Within Themselves. 7220.'*. Narrow Excape; or, A Neck and Neck Race & with Death. 3221 “ Pluck; or, Tndaunted hy Odds. 3222 “ Peril: or, Threatened from All Sides, 1228 “ Luek; or, Fortune Favors the Brave. 1224 “ Trap and What They Caught/in It. 1208" Rasnlag: or. The Tories Clever Scheme. 1226," Great Stroke: or, Capturing a British Man-of- : ar 3927 «6 Trapped: or, The Beauteful Tory, 4228 “ Big Mistake: or, What Might Have Been. 7229 “ Fine Work; or, Doing Things Up Brown - 1220 “ at Ray: or. The Cldsest Call of An. 1231 ‘' On_Their Mettle; or, Making it Warm for the Bie Redcoats. qea2: * Tene Victory; or, Downing the Redcoats and A ; ‘ories, 7228 “ Suspected: or. Taken for British Sptes. (1234 Clever Trick: or, Teaching the Redcoats a amen or e. ee ood Spr ork; or, ith the Redco in Philadelphia. , _seaee Battle Crv: or, With Washington at the Brandywine. Wild Ride: or. A Dash to Save a Fort. in-a Fix: or, Threatened by Reds and Whites. Rig Contract: or. Holding Arnold tn Cheek, Shadowed: or, After Dick Slater for Revenge. Stenal: or. At the Clane of the Rell. Fake Surrender: or. The Ruse That Succeeded. Plot; or. The Plan That Won. ; Darv Work: or, Risking Life for WAberty’s Caure., Ynped: or. The Friend Who Was An Enemy. Flnsh Timee: or, Reveline in British Gold. ~. Prize and How They Won It. Great Haul! or, Taking Everything in Sight. in a Snare: or. Almost Trapped. Brave Rescue: or. In_ the Nick of Time, Bie Day: or. Doing Business by Wholesale . Net; or. Catching the Redcoats and Tories. Worried; or, The Disappearance of Dick Slater. Iron Grip: or, Squeezing the Redcoats. -Suecess; or, Doing What They Set Out to Do. Setback; or, Defeated But Not Disgraced. in Toryville;: or, Dick Slater’s Fearfu] Risk. Aroused; or, Striking Strong Blows for Liberty. Triumph: or, Beating the Redcoats at Their Own Game. - 3 3 Seare; or,;A Miss: as Good as a Mile. Danger; or, Foes On All Sides. Flight; or, A Very ae eal Strategy; or, Outgeneraling the Hnemy. Warn Work; or, Showing the Redcoats How to Fight. é Push; or, Bound to Get There. Desparate Charge; or, With “Mad Anthony” at Stony Point. Justice, and How They Dealt It Out. Bombarded; or, A Very Warm Time. Sealed Orders: or, Going It Blind. _ Going It Blind; or. Taking Big Chances. Brave Stand: or, Set Back But Not Defeated., Daring; or, Not Afraid of Anything. . Big Risk; or, Ready to Take a Chance. postage free, upon receipt of the price in money, or postage stamps. . . _ ‘HARRY E. WOLFF, PUBLISHER, INC., Spall 166 West 23rd. Street, ey “New York, N. ¥. ve FROM ALL POINTS GROSSING’ OCEAN ALONE In a twenty-five foot dory-sloop, Half Moon,’ Eustace B. Maude, seventy-seven, sailed from Puget Sound bound for England. He will attempt ‘the voyage alone. ; From Cape Flattery he will tack well out to sea and not venture near land until close to Bal- boa, the Pacific portal of the Panama Canal. The sloop has” provisions for 100 days, carries fifty gallons of gasoline and the same amount of fresh water. Commander Maude expects to reach the British Isles in sixty days. He will sleep by day ~ and sail the craft at night. AUTOS KILLED 22 CHILDREN IN N. Yo STATE IN MARCH Automobiles killed twenty-two children and in- jured 910 in New York State in March, according ~ to the State Motor Vehicle Bureau. .In the same period 424 persons listed as “jay-walkers” were ch pe a by automobiles and 625 others were it. : “Of the twenty-two children killed,” says the report, “five were hitching rides. In other cases the victims were playing outright in the streets or had run from the sidewalks on which they had been playing. It is very evident from these fig- ures that the lives of most of the children éould have been saved if they had been impressively ‘instructed In keeping out of the roadways.” The Bureau announces it has requested the co- operation of local authorities in a drive against the reckless walker as well as reckless driver. DO YOU KNOW? THAT 21,000,000 letters went to the Dead Letter Office last year? wes THAT 803,000 parcels did likewise? THAT 100,000 letters go into the mail yearly in perfectly blank envelopes? ' THAT $55,000.00 in cash is removed annually from misdirected envelopes? os THAT $12,000.00 in postage stamps is found in similar fashion? sie THAT $3,000,000.00 in checks, drafts and money orders never reach intended owners? THAT Uncle Sam collects $92,000.00 a year in postage for the return of mail sent to the Dead . Letter Office? : : THAT it costs Uncle Sam $1,740,000 yearly to look up addresses on misdirected mail? THAT 200,000,000 letters are given this service, - and— ‘ THAT it costs in one city alone $500.00 daily? AND DO YOU KNOW? THAT this vast sum could be saved and the Dead Letter Office abolished if each piec® of mail car- ried a return address, and if each parce] were were in stout paper and tied with strong eord? wes MORAL: Every man knows his own address if “not that of his correspondent. ° een PUT IT IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND _ “CORNER! abe) 29.
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