Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 310) (1911 09 08)
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> } EET I) = ja Z wut : a i bas Na jim | OTT AEEVAA ATELY | S STORIES oF EMULE HDSEELDG UTE UTEETOEL Lu = i summunaaimnsle? BOYS W i = Then Roger gave A man was kneeling on the floor of the closet. Nick flung open the door. a yell, and the waiting policeman heard the signal and rushed into the office. followed bv several tenants of the building.
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Fame and Fort Wel s Tesued Whe Siar Subscription $2.50 ah oo aac? Sugeta’ according to Act of Congress, in the year 1911, sia the Lined of the =, ibrarian of Congress Wasi ., by Frank Tousey, Publisher, 22 Union Square, New im No. 310. NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 8, 1911. Price 5 Cents. ; 2 ee OR, THE DEALS THAT MADE THE DOLLARS (A STORY OF WALL STREET) By A SELF-MADE MAN reser - CHAPTER dry i : cages: WHAT NIOK FISHED out OF JAMAICA BAY. “Yes, I can buy ten shares.” “Then you have $100 that you can call on?” “T have.” ey ea “You are $80 better off than me. Take that $100 and put it up on A. & B. the first chance you get on excet “That’s the stock you’ve got the tip on?” Vos, ” * “What did you learn about it?” “That Lampson and his bunch of capitalists have take: hold of it, and as soon as they have got a good grip on thc shares they're going to pene it as high as they can push it. ” “How did you get on Be that fact?” “Say, Roger, do you know what a paradox is?” asked Nick» Norton, as he flung his line into the water from a boat in Jamaica Bay; where he. and his friend, Roger _ Sherwood, both Wall Street. messengers, were fishing one >) * Saturday afternoon. “T couldn’t give you the dictionary definition, for I don’t _ earry a pocket “Webster i in my clothes; but my general idea | ofa paradox i is that it is something contradictory, ” replied i Roger. “That covers the ground near enough. I couldn’t give any better explanation of the word myself off-hand. It is something which in appearance and language is absurd, and yet is true, in fact, Practically I’m a paradox myself es “at this moment.” - “How’s that?” asked Bdave as he pulled ina fish, __ ~ “Because I’m both lucky and unlucky at the same time.” “How can you be both licky and unlucky at the same * time? That’s a manifest absurdity. You must be either on it that Pn giv ving you no ringer. "Taatde of two Ww you'll see that things will come out just as I’m giving fi to you. heseik ea $10, 000, and it was. all ss mone; ; another fia banites “Why don’t you get anor Nick?” hg bai caught two since you put your line overboard. rer “No, it’s the fish that should get busy.” _ “Maybe there’s sometbing wrong with your b ttle Nick waited a few minutes longer and Besa be in his line. He met with considerable resistance. tas the matter, Dick? Caught a whale
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WINNING BY PLUCK. | Nick. Pull the boat over that way a bit and abe Tecan} “It will take a let of heat to snake it sate to hatdie that get my line free.” wad,” he said. S Roger put ont an oar and worked the boat over. | “It isn’t four yet. The rell ought to he fairly dry by the ~ Nick gave his line a quick jerk and up it came, but the time we reach shore,” said Roger. ~_ weight told him that he had hooked something heavier than| “Would*you give your $100 for that roll as it stands?” a8 fish of the kind they weré getting, “T might. It looks as if there wag a good deal more than It proved to be a small branch of a tree. $100 there. Would you take $100 for it?” _ “TE you keep on you may get the rest of the tree,” “No, I don’t think I’d take less than $500.” laughed Roger. “Aren’t you going to fish any more??? _ Nick said nothing, but proceeded. to disentangle his} “I’m more interested in the roll.” Pen “But you might as well keep on fishing while the roll is " While he was thus engaged he saw somathing lodged in| drying.” tke crotch of the limb. | Nick was in no hurry to resume, but after awhile he re- He pulled the foreign object off and discovered that it| baited his hooks and threw his line in again. was a pockethook. He caught a fish almost immediately. “Tt was not a lean pocketbook, either, though its rotundity Half an hour passed and the boy -had secured. about - might have been caused by the swelling of the material in} thirty fish between them. the water. _ Then Nick stopped and picked up the roll of money. . “See what came up with the branch,” said Nick, showing| He was able to open it far enough to see that the yellow he wallet to bis companion. - bill was a $50 one: "Gee! You don’t say. Open it and see what’s inside.| He didn’t dare pursue his investigations further Maybe there’s a $1,000 bill.” wntil the money had dried out more. We] you bet there is?” He turned the wallet over so it could dry on the wthis “Hardly. (ll het you a quarter that there isn’t more | side. han a dollar altogether in it.” % So the afternoon passed away, and they decided that it — Well, I'm sport enough to take you up, though T’doubt| Was time to return to the landing place where they had if there’s any money in it. Produce your anarter. ie _| hired the boat. Roger did so. Nick tried the roll again and was ste to ate detach. Nick then opened the water-soaked wallet, whereupon a|oue end of the yellow-back. wa id of bills was disclosed. That revealed a second yellow bill of the stn a, “Holy smoke!” ejaculated Roger, as he gazed open-| tion. authed at the money. “Maybe they're all fifties ?” said Roger, feeling that Inek @ roll was so mushy that Nick was afraidto handle had certainly hovered over Nick that afternoon. matlt chokic: Gain apart in pieces. “So much the better for me. I don’t care how much — took it out gingerly, squeezed the excess of water out there’s here; it will all go on A. & B. Monday morning.” and laid it on the seat beside him in the sunshine. _ The outside bil] was a yellow-hack, which proved that it 1 e at least a $20 note. ; s is better than all the fish in the bay,” he said. minds me that vou’ve lost your bet,” and he pock- o quartérs. re, lucky for fair,” said Roger, enviously. onder if I can find out who the peter and the longs to?” , do you care? It’s your property now.” I can find a clue to the owner.” Thy noty If I’d pulled it ont of the bay I wouldn't bout who lost it. Tt’s a fair case of findings keep-|. as well risk my $100.” “You wont regret it if you do, but you will if you - When they got close in shore Nick retumed the money to the wallet and put it in his»pocket, intending to dry the money thoroughly in his mother’s gas oven at home, With a string of fish each they left the landing and — walked to the station to take a train that would carry them, — via the Hast’ New bo junction, to the Brooklyn Teridas. wee CHAPTER II. - examined the wallet closely, but though it con- rious memoranda, there was nothing that threw ightest light on the identity of the party who lost it, id it “out to any, too, but he didn’t feel much like : creas A CROOKED JOB, a Ay The train wag not in and they had to wait. half an hour, and it. yout remain there half an hour b fore a it. started. “Thats an hour we've = us loaf Ir “Tf you have that much confidence in your tip, I might The man in charge of the station said it was not due. for cee
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. WINNING BY PLUCK. spent twenty minutes in the place, taking the edge off their appetites, which were keen after their afternoon’s sport on the bay. Ag they were paying the cashier, who was the proprietor, Nick. happened to glance out of a side window. A well-dressed man was dozing in a chair outside on the side of the building. Nick saw two tough4looking youths abstracting his watch and chain and a roll of bills from his vest pocket. “Look!” he exclaimed, ae ad Roger by the arm. “Look at that.” Roger looked and uttered a gasp. “Well, if they haven’t a nerve,” he ejaculated. “Follow me. We must put a spoke in that game,” said Nick, making a rush out of the door, with his friend at his heels. The toughs had accomplished their object and were walk- ing off with their plunder. “Hold on, Roger,” said Nick; “if they see that we're after them they'll probably lead us a chase. They are mak- ing for that old shanty yonder. We'll watch them.” The two rascals presently disappeared inside of the shack, where they doubtless intended to divide the stolen money. _ “Keep your eye on the place,” said Nick; “I’m going to _ arouse the gentleman.” _ Nick walked up to the sleeper and shook him, “Eh? What’s the matter? Has the train come in?” said the man, straightening himself in the chair. “Not yet; but you’ve just been robbed. * “What's that? Robbed!” He felt for his watch and his money, and find both gone. | He uttered’an ejaculation of dismay. “Where is the thief?” he cried jumping on his feet. “There are two of them, tough young fellows, and they’ve gone over in that shanty to hide,” said Nick, pointing to- ward the shack. _ “They must be arrested.” : “T havea friend with me. The three of us ought to be able to handle them without any other assistance. I guess there aren’t any policemen around here.” “Tre scoundrels !” cried the gentleman, rob me?” _ “Yes, we were in the restaurant and saw the whole thing through the window. We rushed out to stop them, but they had got away with your property and were walking a toward the shanty. ‘We might have run after them, but aes i thought it was better to let them take shelter in the ~ shack, awaken you, and then the three of us could tackle them to better. advantage,” said Nick. ~— ©You were sensible,” replied the gentleman. “We will go. over at once if you are ready to assist me.” They started for the shanty. “Vou. saw them x ; ex oe s a stick for ze, me » gaid Nick, inning ke Re ele Oe Pe a ae ees They sprang up and looked oe at the boy. “What do you want?” one of them demanded in\a surly tone. “The money and the watch you stole from the ee outside the restaurant,” replied Nick. “What are you talkin’ about?” snarled the other chap. “You heard what I said.” {Eo “Get out of here or I'll paste you in the jaw.” “You'd better come up, for I’m not alone,” said the young messenger, giving a sign for the others to advance. The rascals realized that they had been detected, and with one accord they made” rush at Nick, intending to oF overthrow him and make their escape, $e The Wall Street boy was looking for something of the kind and braced himself, As they swooped down on him he struck out es from the shoulder and caught one of them a heavy clip ¢ gy the jaw. The other landed a glancing blow on Nick’s face dnd dashed out at the door against Roger and the gentleman. They grabbed him, and held him in spite of his ls: § gles, The other fellow was finable to pass Nick, and was, hav- s ing it hot and heavy with the boy. ‘ As Nick was an expert boxer, he put it all over is fel low, and finally knocked him down. The boy had seen him drop the watch in his side : pocket, and he deftly took it out and put it in his own. Then he began searching the fellow’s vest for his shave ‘2 of the money. ng Of course, the rascal resisted, and Nick hated to ‘aaa 3 him while he had him down, but he threatened to do it un- less he lay quiet. tie Ze “As soon as I get hold of the money you stole, ri you go, though you ought to be jailed,” said Nick. “J didn’t steal nothin’, you gink,” snorted the chap. 5 “T saw you, so lying won't do you any good.” gan Vig The fellow tried to punch him, but the boy caught | lim by the wrists and gave them such a wrench that the ses % squealed bg swore roundly, taste of that?” “T ain’t got a cent. The other feller has it. a “Your word doesn’t go with me,” said Nick. ke He forced one of the rascal’s arms down and put his on it. 4 While he held the other by the wrist he went throv; vest pockets, and in one of them esl a smal] sg money. Bare jumped up. . The fellow/scrambled on, his feet and ised at bia. Ze “You can go now,” said Nick, ~~ - Outside, Roger went through the other cup found the other half of the money. The fellow who had come out second ‘best - shanty looked at Nick, who stood ready to : mpincdt necessary, and coneluded that he’d Li
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eats "WINNING bad recovered; and Roger rastoned him the rest of his prop- erty. “Tam yery much obliged to you both, young gentlemen. - My name is John Tucker. Will you tell me your names?” “Mine is Nick Norton,” said Nick. : “And mine is Roger Sherwood,” said Roger. “Will you give me your addresses? I should like to send - you some little token of my gratitude for your services,” - “That isn’t necessary, Mr. Tucker,” said Nick. » “But it would please me to do so,” said the gentleman. “T-have no doubt you would each accept a searf-pin, or iF something of that. kind.” “J live over in New Jersey,” said Nick, “but I work for _ Nathan Spear, stockbroker, of No. — Wall Street.” - \ “Indeed!” said Mr. Tucker. _ “TV live in the Bronx,” said Roger, “and I work in Wall Street, too, for Engle & Hartford, No. — Exchange Place.” “Well, well; so you are both connected with the financial _ district. ie also do business in Wall Street. « My office is at No. — : Bas casa Sent a broker?” asked Nick, with some interest. - “No. Iam an operator ‘on the market, and bso ace' brokers to do my work. ? “Well, we are very glad that we were bls to do you a service, Mr. Tucker,” said Nick. “It was Inucky for you that. we patronized that little restaurant while waiting for 5 the train, and that I happened to look out of the side win- dow when [ did.” aa ‘at was, indeed,” admitted the operator, “The train is in,” said Roger. ea a car, or we might get left.” Mr. Tucker agreed with ‘mm, and they started back for “the station. The boys learned that the operator lived on Madison venile, Manhattan, and that he had been connected with Wall s ‘street for a great many years. He invited Nick and ee to call AYE see him at hig pee for the Flatbush avenne ‘station, where they cobnect with an elevated train for the Brooklyn be adele told him how Cue came to be at Canarsie , OBAPTER Mh 2 67" Pires Ve ee At i CAUGHT IN. THE AQT. “We'd better a on| a himself with satisfaction, BY PLUCK. The lunch he and Roger.had eaten at the Canarsie Land- ing restaurant did not prevent him from doing justice to what was set before him, for he had a healthy appetite. His mother and sisters were delighted with the den: of fish she showed them. They would come in very nicely for breakfast next morn- ing. “y caught something better than the fish,” said is remembering the wallet. ‘What is it?” asked Bessie Norton, curiously. . “A pocketbook full of money.” ' “Go on,” cried the girls, incredulously. “Seeing ig believing, isn’t it? There’s the pocketbook. I fished it out of Jamaica Bay,” and he took it out of. his pocket and exhibited it. The appearance of the wallet, though now fairly dry, — youched for his statement. “My goodness!” cried Emily: Norton. money in it?” “Nothing surer, for I’ve looked into it.” Nick opened itgand showed them the mushy-looking roll. “The first two bills are $50 ones. I hayen’t looked at the rest, for they were too wet to touch. They are pretty damp yet. Start the gas in the oven, mother, so the bills _ can be thoroughly dried, Then we'll examine them and see | how much I’m worth.” “My, what a lucky boy you are!” cried. Bessie, “Yes, Pm luckier than even that.” “How ?” we haf acquired a winning tip in the market this morning. I’m going to invest every cent of that money on it. wis there’s $500 in that wad, T expect to make at least $1, 000 : out of it.” ens, “But you might lose instead of win.” LS pepo “Not a bit of it, The deal Pm going into. is one ‘that ue, will make the dollars.” shies ‘“That’s a good. thing to make ; but you’ ve always told us oe that speculating in Wall Street was a very visky game Oboe chance. That the majority of people who engaged i in it i came out at the short end.” hve “So they do, but in my case T have inside information to back me. I know that a certain thing is on the books, To will simply bet on as sure a thing as a person can ever Seer pect to get hold of in Wall Street. : RAS “Well, you know your business, Nick, but it seems like a shame to risk a lot of money that one finds in such a for- tunate way on the uncertain fluctuation of stocks,” said Bessie. A “Don’t you worry, Bessie. If I should lose, by. nceident, you won’t be out anything,” replied her br other. Tig aa Coates An hour later the roll of money was in shape to be han- ae dled, and Nick, in the presence of his mother and reine ee separated the bills with due care. qe There proved to be $650 in the wad, ead Micke mugged ‘ “Ts there really
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WINNING BY PLUQK. 5 “We'll go and see; anyway. Then we'll go to lunch and think over some way of putting in the afternoon,” John Tucker’s office was on the tenth floor of the Sun- |shine Building. An elevator quickly took them up there, A policeman went up in the same cage and got off at the same floor. He had a document to deliver to one of the tenants. “Did you hear about that new copper syndicate, officer?” asked Nick. . “What copper syndicate is that?” asked the policeman, — ‘| innocently. | q “T thought you were a member of it, You wear the uni- form.” Then the cop dropped. “Say, you Wall Street lads are awfully smart, aren’t your” “Sure we are. Got to be to hold our jobs. Well, so- long.. We go in here,” base Nick turned the handle of Tucker’s reception-room aie) and walked in, followed by Roger. There was nobody there, and from the look of the bare bookkeeper’s desk and the closed safe, the office was evi- dently closed for the day. “Nothing doing, as I thought,” said Roger; “let’s go. Ie “Wait a moment. I heard a noise in the room yonder marked. ‘Private.’ Maybe Mr. Tucker is there. He might have a reason for remaining after his office force has gone © away. It’s only a quarter past one, anyway, Tm ane") to take the liberty of looking in there.” | Nick opened the door and glanced in. He closed it quickly again and rushed back to ois “Phat policeman went in the room opposite. Go in there and get him.” “What for?” asked Roger, in surprise. - “Because I say so. . There’s a thief in that room: rl “at stay here and see that he doesn’t sneak out this way. Hurry a now.” Roger saw that Nick was in eitrnest; and knew what he ( said must be true, so he started across the corridor to a 3 the officer. J He found the policeman and told him what was doing in i Tucker’s office. om When Nick heard footsteps outside he sei si we door a and let the offi¢er and Roger in. Pe “Ts this some other funny crack of yours, young fellow 2”. 3 asked the cop, half suspicious of Nick. ce “No, There’s a man in that room who seems ae be pnt) ing up all he can lay his hands on.” “Well, I'll take a look at him.” ‘Nick flung open the door. A man was kneeling on the floor of the closet. Then Roger gave a yell, and the waiting policeman hems the, signal and rushed into the office, followed by. several : tenants of the building. As he was Jeaving his office for the day, a boy came in and asked for him. “You want to see Nick Norton?” he said. VY eg, ” “That’s my name.” “Sign for this package, please,” said the youth, produc- ing a small book and a much smaller package. Nick saw that it came from a well-known jeweler’s, and he surmised it was the present promised by Mr. Tucker. He signed the book, opened the box, and found a hand- some pair of gold cuff buttons, with a card bearing ee Tucker’s name, and his best regards. At the entrance downstairs Nick found Roger waiting for him. : “See what Mr. Tucker sent me,” said Roger, showing a handsome scarf-pin. “What did he send you?” “These cuff-buttons,” replied Nick, producing the box. “They're fine,” commented Roger, “and I think the pin is a dandy.” “That's what it is. Well, did you go in on A. & B.?” “TT did. Bought ten shares. If I lose I won’t do a thing Sto you? ee Dow worry. You won’t lose if you work the deal min right. ” “How high do you think the price will go?” nee couldn’t tell you, but I look to see it reach par. You - must watch the market as closely as you can, and sell when -you think it’s as high as it’s likely to go. That’s all the ad- vice I can give you, for that is the way I shall work matters myself. It is better to sell too soon than too late.” ) _ “7 believe you, but the question is to judge the best time, and then get the chance to close out. Our time is pretty well employed, and we haven’t the same opportunity that an outsider has to either follow the market or sell when we — want to.” » 9 “When you have decided to set you must manage to _ make the time necessary to close out.” Tt is easier to preach that than to practice it,” _... “Well, every tub sits on its own bottom. T’ll gamble on it that I'll find the time or Pll know the reason why not. _ That roll I found in the wallet footed up $650, and I’ve put $600 of it on A. & B.. I'll take a long chanée with my Office before I'l allow myself to get left on that deal.” During the rest of the week A. & B. hung around 85, | but on Saturday morning it got suddenly busy and closed at noon at 90. 33,0 he boys came together about a quarter of one, Both had kept track of the stock and were aware it had gone ‘up five points. - “I’m $300 ahead, old man,” said Nick. “This is the = deal that will make the dollars, all right.” ; “And T am fifty to the good,” said Roger. €*® raise of five points more and we'll both stand to our money. That ought to.come on Monday or for the syndicate is evidently getting down to}, —_—_—— i last.” 4 : : . ; ecm Ty. } A: >! shall we a ae Coie: this” afternoon ” _.. A TIP FROM THE PAVEMENT, aes Er: ie al é The sah sprang up with an exclamation of dismay 1) othe: policeman Halied Wri cee? a ie ik cf What are Biche ane to as akked: the a:
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f WINNING BY PLUCK. - “Tm looking for something,” replied the suspect. “Do you belong in this office ?” ~ “Tm. one of the clerks.” “ Oh,. you are.” He returned to the office, and was not asked why By was extra long on his last errand. He enjoyed a good reputation with his boss and all hands, and it was very seldom he was ever hauled over the “He i is not telling the truth,” said one of the tenants of} coals. the floor. “Mr. Tucker hag only two clerks—one an old gentleman, his bookkeeper, and the other a young man, who is general assistant. I know them both. I am often in this office, and this man is a stranger to me.” “What have you to say to that?” asked the policeman. The man had nothing to say, and his guilt seemed appar- ent. _ The officer decided to take him to the station-house on general principles. “Then Mr. Tucker ought to be notified,” said Nick. “Do you know where he is?” asked the policeman. “T do not, but I dare say he has a telephone in his house, ‘and it will, he an easy matter to call his house up and find out if he is there. If he isn’t, the party at the end of the _ wire will tell him the particulars when»he does come in,” said the boy. “Then you'd better telephone,” said the officer. Nick picked up the telephone directory and found the number of Mr. Tucker’s house *phone. : He called wp “Central” and asked to be. connected. He was presently in communication with Mr. Tucker’s j manent _ Mr. Tueker had not got home yet, so Nick told the young ‘aay the facts of the case, and asked her to inform her father when he came in, He gave his own name and then rang off. _ The policeman marched the suspect away, and the two boys left the building and went to lunch. 2D Monday a very strong anton was developed at the Exchange i in A. & B. "This was the natural result of the boom on - Saturday = aa stiese when the stock jumped five points. ~The brokers who had control of it found it easy to send it oe another five points by noon. It fluctuated up and down during the remainder of the session, and closed at 95 at three. The next errand he had was to go to the bank with the day’s deposits, and there he met Roger in the line ahead of him. He went up to his friend and asked him in a whisper | whether he had got out from under. “Yes, you can bet your life I did,” replied Roger. “T cashed in at par.” ay “Then you’ye made about $175?” said Nick. ; Ves. : “You are willing to admit that my tip was a good one?” — “Tt was fine as silk. “Tf you hadn’t bought you would have felt like kicking yourself about this time.” “T surely would.” Nick then took his place at the end of the line, and mek waited for him to put his book*in and get the credit en- tered, after which they left the bank together. “Y told you that deal would make the dollars,’ said " Nick. y f “You didn’t tell any more than the truth. What aid 3 you sell at?” - “One hundred and oF and three-eighths.” “And you’ve made——” “A trifle over $1,000.” “Gee! You're right ‘in it.” “T always hope to be right in it where the dollars are concerned,” said Nick, as he parted from his friend at. thes door of his office building. i When the little bank settled with him, Nick asked fora certificate of deposit instead of the cash, as it would be a safer way to have his money than in bills, and the cashier made out one to him for $1,600, which sneladed his mar- ginal deposit on the deal. He also got $22 cash in addition. bat ‘He had already told his mother and sisters of his suce cess with the deal, and they had ge him on, his That afternoon Mr. Tucker sent for Nick, got the facts | good luck. es about the thief in his office on Saturday, and thanked the| _ boy for what he and Roger did. __ Next day A. & B. continued its upward course, hitting ee ‘par at one o’clock. At half-past two it had reached 102 anid a fraction, and 5a Nick finding a chance to run up to the little bank, availed himself of it and sold out, for he guessed that the boom had about shot its bolt. If he was. wrong, he would have simply sold out a than selling out too late, The chances were that he wouldn’t have so good a chance to clear up his deal as the present, and the’ stock might get the toboggan and leave him in the lurch. nd that meant a profit of $1,000 on the whole deal. So. he gave in Basen» which, he x was told would be ecu minutes. ittle too quick, which, as he had told Roger, was better| till he wanted it. im any case, by selling now he would make $17 a share, It was certainly a great thing ii him to find hime’: worth $1,600, in such a sudden way, just as if he had picked it up in the street, or had been left a legacy from an unexpected source. $ His folks naturally supposed that he would put it in a savings bank, as a nest-egg for his future, but beicce had other views sith respect to it. zr, He placed the certificate in an envelope, with his ham on it, and asked the cashier of the office to put it in the s 8 fe Nick had always heen a an interested reader of Wall Str news. He had an idea that it would be to his advantage : in touch with what was going on around him. Y In this way he acquired a habit of, looking ove financial and mining Paes that: My. Spear, hi subscribed for. ” eee
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WINNING BY Pee: ' mining propositions than the average Wall Street messen- ger. e. ‘Among the various mining prospects that the promoters had endeavored to feed to the general public was one called he Golden Giant. _ The name was an alluring one, but somehow or another the bunch of stock sent to agents in the East to sell did not go very well. This might have been due to the fact that the public was overloaded with investments of a similar kind that had not panned out. 4 At any rate, 30,000 of the 50,000 shares forwarded to ~ Stiles & Bunkum, on Broad street, still remained unsold “in the safe of that firm, though they offered it at ten cents a share, while it was quoted in Goldfield at twelve. __One morning as Nick was walking down Exchange Plase on his way, back to the office, he noticed an envelope on the ~ edge of the sidewalk. He picked it up for the purpose of removing the stamp in the corner. His sister Emily had asked him to collect all the used ig postage stamps for her, as she had been requested by a lady - friend to get her as many as she could, _ Nick dropped the soiled envelope in his pocket and went on his way, _ When he took his seat in the office he pulled out the en- -velope and looked at it before tearing off the stamp. He could not make out the superscription, as it had been soiled and somewhat rubbed off by numerous footprints. He pulled out the enclosure to see what the writing was about, just to satisfy a passing curiosity and to fill in time. ee “It was dated a few days back from the Nevada town of ted Paradise, and was addressed in a familiar way to the writer’s friend, Tom. ste: as follows: lt.’ I send the tip on to you so that you can do likewise. ou have doubtless pile of a mine in this bere called @ as one of the many prospects, for it has never risen dignity of a ti It i is traded i in very little, but ; wash sales, and ‘other devined known to the ini- Sa) matter of fact, it has no tangible value. ae i ceme can. gobble up the shares. in the hands ers. That accounts for the sudden drop of Golden ‘to five cents. Fifty thousand shares of this stock nt East to he cad at ten cents some months ago. Bunkum, ¢ — Broad street, is the firm that obable they ‘sold the majority of will doubtless be Fe to liable to come out inside of a week or two, and’ then Golden Giant will be in demand at a quarter and upwards. Yours, “JAKE.” The reader may well believe that the contents of this letter greatly interested Nick. He looked at the envelope again and saw that it bore the Paradise post-mark. Then he read it all over again. Sas “This has all the ear-marks of a gilsedged tip? y o : thought. “I must see if I can get hold of any Golden Giant myself. It is probable that “Jake has already visited Stiles & Bunkum and bought up any shares that firm had . ~ left, but by ealling on them I may find out where I can get hold of a few.” fi When he was called on to go out again he asked the — cashier for the envelope which contained his certificate “i a deposit, and took it away with him. On his way back from his errand he dropped in at the of- fice of Stiles & Bunkum and asked the cashier if the firm’ had any Golden Giant mining stock. “We. have—quite a batch of it,” teplied the cashier. “What are you asking for it?” “Who are you from?” ee ae: Y “To you know Nathan Spear?” asked Nick, * “Certainly. Are you from him?” “T’m his messenger.’ “You can tell him that we will him any part of 30, 000 shares for five cents.” “Tf you will take four cents I’ll buy the lot.” “Wait a moment till I see Mr. Stiles.” The cashier went into one of the private rooms. He returned in afew minutes and said he could have jhe : stock at that figure if he took the block, “Tl take it. I’m buying it for myself. Here is a cer tificate of deposit on the Nassau Street Bank for $1, 600. Tl] turn it over to you, and you can send me the ae ae $400, when you send the new certificates. Send everything — : to Nick Norton, care of Nathan Spear, No, — Wallstreet.’ Woe The cashier looked the certificate over carefully, oy =F “We don’t know you, young man. Why don’t yourun up — to the bank and get the money yourself?” “Because I haven’t time. My time belongs to Mr. Spear | during working hours.” . “Are you going back to your. office now?” = “ Yes. ” “Endorse this certificate, and then rm send our ca “tte you to your office. Get your cashier to ig wae dens ~ the boy and it will be all right.” “All right,” replied Nick. “Give me a receip fo $1,600, and the usual pea ace a that * 7 he boy went out figethae Nick wa ie identified Wy Spear’s csi and oe & sea office, Seen rk ‘CHAPTER V. sox sete fsa aoe HIs WILL, 3 ae
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WINNING BY PLUCK. t - He was shown into Mr. Stiles’ room. tomer, and Baxter hoped to be able to get aici from that- Three minutes later Stiles came to the cashier’s window | customer, through the broker. and asked him if he had sold any part of the Golden Giant shares to Nathan Spear. “T have sold the whole block to Spear’s messenger boy for four cents, and he paid me with a certificate of deposit on the Nassau Street Bank, which he, transferred ‘to the firm. The certificate calls for $1,600, so there is a balance of $400 due him which we are to send to Spear’s office with the new certificates when they are ready,” replied the cashier. . “Hum!” said Stiles. “I have another customer for the shares who is willing to pay five cents for them.” “He’s too late. The boy holds our receipt and the memo- randum of the purchase.” Stiles was disappointed. He knew that the firm could'not go back onthe deal, so he returned to his visitor and told him that the block of Golden Giant they had held for months had been sold only a short time before he called. The caller looked mad and asked wi had bought the stock. Stiles told him. The man made a note of Nick’s name and office address, “What’s stirring in Golden Giant that you and that boy should both be looking for so much of the stock?” asked ‘the broker, curiously. ‘stock in months. . the Goldfield market to a nickel. “T should think our firm, who are the agents of the company, ought to have been informed if anything was in the wind. We hayen’t had a call for that A few days ago it suddenly dropped in That doesn’t look very encouraging to holders of the stock. Iam sorry you didn’t "ate . come sooner, for we let the boy have the shares at four ~ cents.” hh ved - will, try and get tt for you.’ Baxter saw that Stiles was fishing for a commission. As that was business on the part of Stiles & Bunkum, “Td have given you five, or eyen six,” said the man, ~ prouchily. ji “You must have some strong reason for bees willing to pay a point aboye the market on Golden Giant.” - #T have.” “Well, you’ve lost your. chance by a few minutes,” said Stiles. > “Can you give me a list of some of the persons, hesides s ‘this boy, ‘whom you have sold the shares to since you became the company’s agents?” “We don’t usually do that, Mr. Baxter. If you are anx- ious to secure some of the Stock, give us the order and we ‘the visitor could not kick, so he gave the broker an order to buy any part of the 20,000 shares sold when the stock was | first put on the market in the Bast. z y, buy the : BLOCH 8 +4 w ta J not earned that, Nick paid, es thers’ with ve, ¥ . osit 3 out i : * | 0 oe i AS for ths: shares bought by Nick, he did not believe that | the boy had bought them for himself. ; He had learned that Nick was messenger dor Nathan | Spe ar, broker, and presumed that. Mr. Spear had sent him | on band?” a cer: 5.8 Mr. Spear stared t his messeng; 7 if eae did | Ly for i zi oa se According! y, when he left the office of Stiles & Bunkum, he went straight to Nathan Spear’s. Mr. Spear was in and he was shown into the room be Nick, who did not dream that this was the man who lost the note he had found on the street. Baxter stated his errand. He wanted to buy some Golden Giant mining stock, and, having heard that Mr. Spear had bought quite a block of it that morning, he wanted to see if he could get some of it at an advance on the price he had paid. “Who told you that I bought a block of Golden Giant this morning?” asked Spear. : “T got my information at the office of Stiles & Bunkum, who sold the shares to you,” replied Baxter. “You must have misunderstood the person who told you that, sir. I did not purchase a “block of Golden Giant mining stock from Stiles & Bunkum this morning, nor, for that matter, fromeanybody else. As a rule, I don’t handle mining stocks, though I buy them for anybody that gives — me an order to that effect,” replied the broker. ‘ “Well, that’s funny. Mr. Stiles certainly told me that he sold your messenger boy 30,000 shares of Golden Giant at four cents.” “Tt must have been some other broker’s miosieuger, wife “The boy’s name was Nicholas Norton.” “Tt was!” exclaimed Spear, in some surprise. the name of my messenger,” “And you say he did not buy any Golden Giant for you?” - “Not a share, and he wouldn’t be likely to buy them for any one else. However, he’s outside. I'll call him in and have this thing cleared up.” Broker Spear rang for Nick. f The young messenger responded at once. \, arta “You didn’t call at Stiles & Bunkum’s office this morn- A ing, did you?” asked his employer. jae ay “Yes, sir; I did.” Prt buen Ve mir ke “Who sent you there?” _ : “Nobody. I stopped there on my way ‘back from the last errand I went out on.” i “Why did you visit Stiles & Pusdlaase! 8 office ?” Le es “T heard that the firm had a bunch) of Golden Giant ie mining ‘stock, and as I wanted a lot of it, I went to see if 4 could get any from them.” ‘ ; “Who employed you to purchase Golden dco ing, shares ??? ; “No, one, sit; I wanted the stock myself.” ue “You did?” i ‘ a { att: : “That i is Bs 4 * “Yeay aire “What did you want it for?” “An investment.” “You found that Stiles & Beira had some e of the stock ; “Yes, sir. > “Flow auch of it did you bie aN “All they had.” otic _ “How much was that prs bea “Thirty penne oe
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WINNING BY PLUCK es 9 - The boy explained that he had done so merely to take the stamp off to hand his sister, who was making a Sangin of used stamps for a friend. are “T read the enclosure merely for fun, not ae T had” the least idea that it amounted to anything, I was sur- prised at the news it contained, and thought it was worth ~ taking a chance on. It appears that I made no mistake,” said Nick. “You had no right to make use of confidential informa- _ tion,” persisted Baxter. - “Why not, under the circumstances? You see the su-.— perscription is entirely blotted out, and that inside there is \ “Four cents a share.” . “That’s $1,200. How did you pay for it?” - “T paid cash for the stock. The certificates are to be sent here when they are ready, together with $400 due me.” “Four hundred dollars due you! What do you mean by necahat?” i “T gave Stiles & Bunkum a bank certificate of deposit * calling for $1,600. They will owe me the difference be- tween that and the price of the stock when they have col- lected it.” “I wasn’t aware that you were worth so much money. Is this a legacy you have been partially investing in Golden 4 Giant?” not a clue to the person it was sent to. If I had known to * “No, sir; the money was not a legacy, but it’s mine just} whom the letter belonged, I would have sent it to you; but _ the’same.” I didn’t. I bought the stock at the risk that the informa- ~ “Well, I can’t say that I approve of the investment, but] ¢ion might or might not be valuable, wand Fe) i intend to ; ~ that is not my affair. You would have shown better judg-| hold on to it.” -- ment by asking my advice beforehand. I would have sug- ~ ‘gested something staple. If I recollect aright, Golden Giant is a drug on the market, I wouldn't give two cents a share, personally, for it. Who persuaded you to buy such py Stock?” wo \ “J heard that a rich lode had been discovered in the mine, and that the price of it was sure to adyance soon.” Baxter gave a start and looked keenly at the boy. “Who told you that?” he asked. C etty do you wish to know that?” » “Because I didn’t think that anybody but myself in the East was acquainted with——” Baxter stopped short when he realized he was giving ° ae a valuable fact. Then he remembered about having lost his friend Jake’s letter, : | “Look here, did yon find a letter and get the news from it?” he said, sharply. é “Why do you ask that? ga _ “Because I lost the letter’ eediaing the information you aig . mentioned. T want to know if you found it.” Pre “What is your name 2” asked Nick. ~ “My name is Baxter.” . “That throws no light on the fact. What is your first name?” ae - “Thomas.” “And the man who eat sad ihe letter satis himself Jake?” i“¥es, Jake Ferria.?: i... “Then. I found the letter ia sihich you have referred. - Here it is.” 5 “Where did you find it” “Close to the gutter in Exchange Place.” ou read the eh and on “ ee Or what's i in n it “T’ll pay you double what you gave for it,” said Baxter. “Td rather not sell at that.” ii “T think, under the circumstances, hi sia to take it, ie said Baxter to Spear. ‘ “How do you know that the information in that letter amounts to anything! ?* the broker asked Nick. “T don’t know, of course; but this gentleman’s anxiety to get the stock is some evidence that it isn’t a aac re- plied the boy. P “What is the best figure you’re willing to offer the cboy? Spear asked Baxter. “T think ten cents——” “T won't take ten cents,” said Nick. “Well, Yl make it fifteen, then.” rete “Tnside of a week or two it will be worth easapioks tennis % a quarter to half a dollar a share. Why should 1 sell for aS) fifteen cents?” said Nick. “But the circumstances under which you got hold of the: information ought to induce you to do the Ste mek : said Baxter. — ae “T think you had better accept fifteen cents, Nick,” saith ‘the broker. “You'll make a handsome profit, and though — you have the right, in a general way, to hold on to the — stock, this gentleman, nevertheless, has reason for: ‘eom= 4 plaint if you do. By losing so important a letter he jeop- — ardized his prospects, but now that you know the informa- — + tion was solely intended for him, I think re can cena t . do the grateful.” “All right, sir. Since that - is setae ieee Vila ‘agree, though I consider I am losing a mighty good thing, The shared! will be delivered to me some time to-morrow, Mr Baxter. To save time and trouble, I will, with Mr. Spear’ permission, go with you to Stiles & Bunkum, and trans the stock to you if you pay) Mr. Spear $4,500.” “T will write my check for the anigunt2.0 hos / “You will have to go to your benk aud have ia 18: | “Can’t you do that?” A | Baxter mentioned the name of ‘the ination, | “That’s several blocks fon pene eee ‘ “You. can ca the tified,” ” said: mild e 4 f
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“10 That was satisfactory to Baxter, who wrote the check tol a good thing, thosek they agreed that what he had got out | Nick’s order, and handed it to him, Inside of the stated time the boy entered Stiles & Bun- kum’s place and found Baxter there. He transferred the shares, fully paid for, to the man, and received his $400 balatiod on the certificate from the eashier. That closed the deal for Nick with a profit of $3,300; but he felt sore, nevertheless, for he had expected to make more than double that amount, if not a great deal more, as there was no saying how high Golden Giant might go if the lead proved to be really a rich one. CHAPTER Vi. » & THREATENED TRAGEDY. When he met Roger that afternoon after business hours he told him about the letter he found that morning, and the tip on Golden Giant it had contained; how he had taken advantage of it, and how, finally, Mr. Spear had induced him to draw out in favor of the man to whom the letter he had found belonged. The recital rather astonished his friend. “T don’t see but you had the right to hold en to that stock,” said Roger. “Suppose it goes up to a dollar a share, ‘see what you lose.” ~ *T can’t help it. “I didn’t want to sell, but my boss kind of forced it on me, though he left the decision to me,” said Nick. “He oughtn’t to have interfered. Wit was the man to him t rE “Nothing, but he Kpiedited to think that he had some rights in the matter.” “T fail to see what rights he had. He lost the letter, so _ the funeral was his. If anybody else had found it, ll bet he wouldn’t have got a look-in. I think you're easy.” _ “Well, the thing is done now. I’ve made $3,300 out of it, which is a pretty good rake-off.” _ “Not if the stock should go to a dollar. You'd be about $25,000 out, and that’s a small fortune for anybody.” — Fee ead ont think it is likely to go above fifty cents, ‘There are a good many producers the stock of which can be bought for less than fifty cents. The Golden Giant would have to turn up more than one vein of ore of-good quality to send the stock to a dollar.” ; S “Well, even at fifty cents you’d be out $12, 000.” Oh, well; what’s the use of talking about it?” _ “No use now. You've simply thrown ak a mighty Aes chance to rake in the dollars.” “And Tl bet you'd have done the same if you'd been in my shoes.” ze “Perhaps I would, but I doubt it. Va sooner throw up my job than sacrifice a snap just to please my boss, What’s $8 per? Just $400 a year. What's $400 a year beside a -. pretty, sure chance of making $12,000? That’s the way I look at it.” Vick Res the ieee for he didn’t care to continue WINNING BY PLUCK. of the deal wasn’t so bad. After that Nick képt a sharp eye on the daily mining report, watching to see how much of a\jump Golden Giant would make when the news came out. A week passed without anything happening to boom the stock, which was now down to three cents. Then a second week passed and the same condition con- tinued. tured to ask him how Golden Giant was coming on. “You're the boy who bought those 30,000 shares from me,and then sold them to a man named Baxter?” said Stiles. . One day he saw Broker Stiles on the Curb, and he ven- “Yes; sir; and I’ve been kicking myself ever since for — being persuaded into giving up a good thing,” said Nick. “What good thing do you refer to? You must have made — something out of Baxter on that deal. you for the shares?” “Fifteen cents.’ “Flow much ?” Nick repeated his words. “Oh, come now, you’re putting it pretty strong. Why, I hotieht 10,000 more for him for five cents.” What did he pay Re: ba can’t help that. He paid me fifteen cents in the pres- ence of my boss. “He must have.” “You think fifteen cents a whole lot for Golden’ Giant . Why, it’s only worth three cents now. — “T certainly do. You made a mighty good thing out of it—over $3, 000.8 xy “T could haye done better by holding on,” “Td like to know how.” “Because a rich vein of ore has been discovered in the’ He wanted the stock the worst way.” 7 mine, and as soon as the news is published the price of bing shares will boom right away.” “How did you get this information? Our Aa is the | company’s agents, and we haven’t heard a whisper’ of cle discovery having been made.” “The owners are keeping the matter quiet.” “How did you learn all this?” “Through a private letter from Paradise.” “T’ve heard of these private pointers before, and saci 7 have fallen down using them. You can take my word for it that you’ve done better by selling at fifteen than you. would by holding on. “ 4 HPF Oa I don’t believe there’s anything in — your statement that a ‘rich: vein of ore has been found in se Golden Giant. It’s two weeks now sinee you bought and. sold that stock, and the only change in Golden Giant that T know of has been for the worse. sent the same pointer to Baxter, which was the reason he. was so anxious to buy every share he could ‘get hold’ of, © It is my idea that he’s out and injured several thousand: dollars by it, which he never will recover.” E Nick was considerably impressed by his talk with Stiles and he began to wonder if he had been lucky, after The next time he was alone with Mr. Spear. he bro igh up the subject. x: Maen: “The news of the oe of that hes Gale | hasn’t come out yet, ue he said. I suppose eatiehedig © : =
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WINNING BY PLUCK. . eae fee | he 3 : letter contained, and for that reason I advised you to ac-|- The market staggered under the attack and then went to , cept the man’s offer of fifteen cents. It was an easy and ies, like paper crumbling in the flame of a candle,” - profitable way, in my pease to smooth down his ruf-| A wild panic followed. . - fled feathers.” The bulls rushed to cover, but few were torhinate in “TI was talking to Mr. Stiles to- Dey and he told me that | saving themselves from a considerable loss. _ Baxter bought 10,000 more of the shares through his firm| Among those who caught it worse of all was Dawson. _ at five cents. Mr. Stiles thinks about as you do—that there} He sold out at a price that crippled him financially, and _ is nothing in the idea that a vein of ore has been found in| he left the Exchange raging like a lunatic. _ the mine. His firm is the agent of the company, and he| He wasn’t the only apparent lunatic, but he was the most | thinks he’d have heard something about the matter if there : unreasoning of the losers, for he laid his loss at the door of had been anything in it.” Spear, who sold him the stock on the heels of the decline. -_ “T think he’d have got instructions not to sell the stock} He forgot that he had made the bid which Spear as gee he had on hand if nothing else,” said Mr.. Spear. ly accepted. Nick began to think so, too, and when he left the boss’) He tore across the street into his office, and, seating at room he felt more edntented over having got out of Golden| self at his desk, began to figure out where he stood. Giant at a good profit than he had since the day he sold| ~Ten minutes later he was making a bee-line for Spear! 8 x the stock against his will. office. . Nick was in the waiting-room when he came in, saith a bad look on his face. “Ts Spear in?” he roared. “T’l]_ see,” replied the young messenger, diplomatically. He knew the boss was in his room, but he judged it was well that Mr. Spear should know that he had an angry man to deal with. He might consider it advisable to sidetrack his visitor. Possibly Dawson suspected the boy’s object, for as Nick opened the door of the private room, he pushed the boy rudely aside, and strode in unannounced. “Look here, Spear, I want you to call that sale off,’ » evied Dawson, glaring down on the broker. “What's that? Call it off? After the market has gone to smash? Say, you’re joking, aren’t you?” replied Spear, clearly surprised. ae “No, Pm not joking,” snarled Dawson. “You knew Jackson was going to swamp Erie, and you unloaded on me | to get out from under. Well, I’m not going to let you send me to the wall. I want the deal called off.” “That isn’t according to Hoyle,” replied Spear. “T don’t care what it isn’t aecording to. You've put me in a tight hole, and I won’t stand for it, do you under- stand ?” “Why, you bid for the stock and I let you have a? “T didn’t bid for so much.” gee “T’ve got your memorandum in your own writing, which Le proves that you did.” “T don’t care what you have. Isa mistake, pe “That’s all nonsense !” Z “Are you going to call it off ?” “Certainly not. Do you take me fora fool?” i “Then 1’ll blow your roof off, and my own Afiarvread.¢ ae ee cried Dawson, flashing out a revolver and aiming it at Spear. “id Nick, however, was on the watehy for he suspected, trom: ae Dawson’s looks, that there was trouble brewing, ; He stood just outside the door, which he held ae lis- | Fening to the man’s blustering words. ._— it - When he heard the visitor's threat he dueek the 1) and glanced in. “One look was enough for him. ‘When he next met Roger he called his attention to the - fact that there was no change in the prospects of the - Golden Giant mine. -_ “T¥’s about time something was doing, don’t you think?” he answered. “ rey certainly do if there is any news to come out.” “Are you beginning to doubt that there was anything in your tip Fa - “To say the truth, I am. Stiles, of Stiles & Bunkum, and my bass, put no faith i in the alleged discovery of a rich ‘vein of ore in the mine.” “TE that letter didn’t tell the truth, then you are ahead of the game.” “And Baxter is several thousand dollars behind it.” _ “That’s his funeral, not yours.” In the end it proved to be Baxter’s funeral, -for the ~ Golden Giant stock failed to participate i in the anticipated ( boom. kt went up to six cents a share, after a time, but as long as Nick kept track of it it never went higher. From which it will be seen that the ‘only deal connected with the mine which made the as was the one in which the: young messenger figured. Mr. Spear was one of the conservative brokers ae sel- : dom speculated in the market. He let his customers do that, and was content to pocket his commissions for buying and selling, which invariably came his way whether they won or lost. . . in awhile, however, he ventured into the market, when he felt that a pretty good thing was in sight, but no matter how good it appeared to be,-he played the game carefully, for no one knew better than he the risks of Wall Street speculation. Thus it happened he went into a deal on Erie one day} wh oe market was flushed over an ute advance | vt
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12 WINNING BY PLUCK. There was a flash, a loud report, and a splintering of glass, as the bullet ploughed its way through the window overlooking Wall Street. CHAPTER VIL NIOK AND THE BURGLARS. The report of the weapon produced great excitement in the office, and, likewise, among all the tenants of the corri- dor, and their clerks and visitors. The cashier, two of the clerks, and several customers appeared at the door of Spear’s room, and beheld Nick struggling with Dawson for the possession of the revolver. The cashier and one of the clerks sprang to his aid, and the half crazy broker was disarmed and held a prisoner. Spear said that Dawson had aimed his weapon at his head, and threatened to shoot him, and he looked as if he - meant business. He was satisfied that he had been saved by the timely appearance of Nick. “What shall we do with him?” asked the cashier. “JT hate to have him locked up, but he seems to be dan- gerous in his present frame of mind,” said Spear. “Tl fix you yet,” roared Dawson, menacingly. “Tf you talk like that I’ll send for an officer and have D you taken away,” replied Spear. “T don’t care what you.do. I intend fe get you sila you square that deal with me.” “You must be out of your head, Dawson.” _ Nick had an idea that a policeman ought to be sent for, ‘80 he slipped out of the room, through the crowd, and tel. phoned to the station-house for one. re The crowd grew larger in the waiting-room as the people “outside ldcated the point of the trouble. ‘Spear was still trying to Rathy Dawson ace Nick got _ hack to the room. The visitor was too much worked up over hia losses at __the Exchange to listen to reason. ~s The one idea possessed him that Spear had forced him + det the circumstances, and nodded when Nick told him he} to the wall, and he felt that only revenge would satisfy"him. _ Spear felt that the arrest of Dawson was imperative un- had telephoned for an officer. "The policeman duly arrived, and after he had been made Ef acquainted with the cireumstances of the case he was re- {chance to make something out of the market by. buying 0, & D., which was going up. quested to clear the crowd out to begin with. " With the assistance of the clerks he speedily “did this. Nick was then sent to get a cab, so that®Dawson might » taken away with as little publicity as possible. As soon as matters had resumed their normal condition, Spear. thanked Nick for his prompt action, and assured him that he would not forget it. By this time the affair had circulated pretty nada er Wall Street, and-it was discussed in connection with hort panic in all the offices, ewspaper, reporters came into Soaks office to get the facts for their papers,” and. they were’ turned over aA Nick. ce Nick on the office late brated with Roger, w a: f the sisters, and they were of the opinion that he had saved Mr. Spear’s life. Next morning Nick and his boss appeared at the police court. Dawson had coat the. tight in a cell, and had cooled down, He realized that he had put himself in a pretty bad: po- sition. His wife and a lawyer were present, and the latter, hav- ing had an interview with his client, came to Spear, and asked him if he intended to press the charge. “J certainly do, for I don’t propose to be intimidated, perhaps shot, by Dawson,” replied the broker. “But he thoroughly regrets the occurrence, and is willing to make any amends you think proper to demand. He says his losses during the slump upset him so much that he hardly knew what he did at your office,” said the lawyer. “Well, I’ve no desire to make things any harder for him than they are, but if it had not been for the prompt action of my office boy, Dawson would probably have shot me. The fact that he was broken up by his losses does not excuse his attack on me. IT gave him every chance to square the matter before I sent for a policeman, but he simply would not listen to reason, and in self-defense I was compelled to have him pulled in. Now -the case is out of my hands. The judge would probably not permit me to withdraw the charge without better reasons than I could give,” said Spear. we After some further talk between them the lawyer ors to the magistrate. He explained the state of mind which had led edb to threaten Spear, said that the prisoner deeply regretted his conduct, and that Spear was willing to withdraw the charge, believi ing that Dawson would make things all right. The magistrate said that the charge would ‘have. to ‘deo but that the lawyer could waive examination, in which case he would formally hold the prisoner and admit him to hail, pending the subsequent action’ of the Grand Jury. 4 Accordingly, Dawson was called to the bar and pleaded not guilty. His lawyer waived examination, and the judge vonieene the prisoner to the Tombs, fixing his bail at $2,500. 4 Spear and Nick returned to the office, and the. lawyer started out to get the required bail to free his client, On the following day Nick thought he saw another ‘So he went to the little bank and gave his’ order for 4 shares at 78. i When the Exchange closed at three that day, ©. & was up to 80. Nick said nothing. to his folks about bis new. deal when he got home.. { He was working this speculation. holy on his judgment, and it was ae that Bopha gi all _prospe nall end of. hom. Tf he won, a
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| WINNING BY PLUCK. 43 Most of the trains stood at varying distances from the nearest station, and this was the case with the train Nick was on. Under such seenindlantee the minutes seem very pa several times their ordinary length. é After the delay had lasted a number of minutes the Bete sengers in the car began kicking. : They took to crowding ont on the platform, that ie the male portion did, to see if they could learn anything — more about the stoppage, but they couldn’t. Five or six minutes more went by and there was: no change. _ 1s A number of the more venturesome and icf onfiee sit aa viduals pulled open the gate and started for the station ahead along the track. . They argued that the power having been cut oF there ‘Was no particular danger, Others followed, and when Nick saw such an exodus he concluded to venture, too. pele 5 He did, and reached the station with’the others. ~~ msi The whole bunch descended to the street. Py “T guess I'l] walk the rest of the way because T ean Pree, up Bostori road and save several blocks,” thongs Nick. Accordingly, he started. shee He had covered eight ‘blocks, and dashed a Son eG hood where the houses were of a better class, and some little ways apart, when he heard a girl’s scream. tic Ais Rae It came from the Fesidence he was fe prc: ae was Mis bes lowed by a cry for help. “My gracious! © Some girl i is in trouble,” ejaculated Nick, ‘coming to a stop. ‘ No other sounds reached his ears, though hie Tete é ‘intently. Satisfied that naiaie was up, Nick ventured: te open z the iron gate and enter the grounds, a The, house looked dark and unoccupied from the front. ee As’ the cries had come from the rear, Nick. — ; around there. He looked up at the windows, but there @ was not a dngle illumination. On the following day Spear called him into his office and presented him with a handsome gold watch and chain, in ‘grateful appreciation of his services in the Dawson affair. Nick thought it too good for everyday wear, so he sported it only on Sundays, and on evenings when he went calling on his friends, or to an entertainment. Several days passed and C. & D. got as high as 83 and a fraction. — “T guess it won’t go much higher,” thought Nick; “I’m _ going to sell, for I see about $2,000 profit in it, and that’s no small haul for a messenger boy like me to rake in.” So he sold, and when the little bank settled with him he found himself $2,100 richer. He was going to tell his people that he was now worth ~ $7;000, but concluded not to, as he remembered they be- lieved he had put the results, of his: A. & B. and Golden _ (Giant deals ima savings bank. The hank issued a new certificate of deposit to him, and he put that away in the office safe as he had done with the Previous ones. A few evenings later Nick left his home right after sup- ‘per and started for the Bronx to go to an amateur show with Roger Stterwood. | As it would be Jate when the show was over, it was ar- ranged that he should stay all night at his friend’s house. He took a Third avenue elevated train at City Hall ~ Park and was soon speeding northward. He had a long ride ahead of him, as Roger lived well up ~ in the borough. Having nothing better to do, he amused himself looking out of the window at the lighted buildings past which the train hummed, and when he tired of that he glanced around _ at the passengers in the ear. % ‘The only: ones that attracted his attention were two fairly well-dressed men whose faces were not particularly - prepossessing. ~ One wore a black skull and cross-bones pin, with rubies eS for eyes, while the other sported a heavy seal ring, with a small skull and cross-bones cut in the stone in ‘intaglio } _ +* fashion. Nick oceupied the window side of a double seat, and they - sat facing him, which enabled him to get a near view-of| Under the piecutnstancés he hardly knew what to Py jrae their ‘odd-looking jewelry. E He stood and gazed in an undecided way at the back of “He wondered how it was that both of the men’s tastes the mansion. imelined to the piratical emblem, and he half suspected * that they might be crooks. "The train was well up in the Bronx when the men got ap and left the car at a station. ~ Before the train reached the next station. it came to a desc shaieiad i I knew where to find. ‘a cop | after him and tell him what.T think is in the w but I haven’t seen an officer since I left Third avenue, — would be sie ae for a. hens aa here to look y é os i re ee ee ae od ma saw “that it was, ajar. The splintered woodwork around the lock told’him that ase it tne been forced by some kind of an prey bi ‘The moments passed and it did not | go on. - Impatient passengers buttonholed the conductor, wat d that for some yeason. the electric current which ran vision of the road had been turned off. Page hen it would be turned on again. in peittes direction trains were salted
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WINNING BY PLUCK, ty a single electric bulb, he scdeesed to listen, but heard not a sound, | He turned the handle of the nearest door, and looked in on a dark, silent room. “There appears to be nobody on this floor, I must. go higher,” he said to himself, walking toward the staircase. The thick carpet deadened his footfalls. _ All was darkness above. _ Up he went till he reached the second landing, and then he saw a glimmer of light. It came through the crack of a door and appeared to be moving. _ He pushed open the door and looked in. The men were at work on the steel door of a large wall safe, The only light they had to guide their movements was a dark-lantern held by one of them, which he flashed full on the safe door. Thus the man who appeared to be drilling holes in the safe door crouched in the circle of light, whilst his com- _ panion could be but indistinctly seen in the gloom. : Nick watched them with bated breath, wondering how he could queer their purpose. “The men occasionally exchanged words in a low tone, but wasted very little time on speech. oe Their whole attention was centered on the safe, with Sedge they were making rapid progress. - Nick, afraid the man might flash the lantern at the door i ‘fbi he stood, stepped into the room and felt his way along the wall for a few feet. _ Suddenly his fingers rested on an electric light button, - and he unconsciously pressed it. Instantly the room was flooded with a soft, white glow pom a cluster of bulbs encircling.a chandelier. _. The burglars were taken by surprise, and hs equally. Mig. fe eo ‘sprang on his feet, whilst his companion turned his star- ‘ tled face full on the boy. _ For a moment the scene represented a perfect tableau, but during that moment Nick recognized both of the men as the chaps he had ridden with in the train, and who had attracted his attention by their skull and cross-bones orna- CHAPTER VITI. NICK GETS THE CROOKS. ; ‘one of the fatrtiets had pO laid there. ee advantage that the weapon would place in his hands 3 ‘en ae boy at the same moment. ith the oe of prey giars. _ The raseal who was working the drill ae ib and as eet they would have | did, w cally helpless. ees revolver before they realized his object in advancing on them single-handed. \ With an imprecation the chap who had operated the drill started forward, but before he had advanced a yard, Nick snatched up the weapon, cocked it and covered him. “Throw up your hands, or Ill put a hall into you,” cried the boy, sternly, The fellow stopped, but did not throw up his hands, Nick, having seized the bull by the horns, so to apeak, was prepared to see the game through. In fact, that was the only way out of the situation. “Tl give you one minute to do what I say,” he said, in a tone that showed he meant business. “There are two of you, and I can’t afford to take any chances with you. You'll throw up your hands, both of you, or I’ 4 shoot you, and that’s all there is about it.” “Blame you, who are you, anyway, and what brings you here ?”’ said the man in advarice. “Tm ‘not answering questions. You fellows are bur- I have caught you in the act of breaking into that safe, I shall hand you over to the police, dead or alive. It is for you to decide which it shall be,” said Nick. “Never!” roared the man, with the dark lantern, nes ing his revolver into view. ; Two whip-like reports mingled almost as one. Nick had caught on to the burglar’s action, and, moving his hand a few inches, fired as the other pulled the trigger. The boy felt a tug at his shoulder, as the bullet ploughed its way through the padding, but he hardly noticed it. His own ball hit the rascal in the chest, and he fell on the floor with a sharp cry. That was warning enough for the other, and he Liban: up his arms in a hurry. “Back up against’ the. wall,” ordered Nick, sharply. The burglar obeyed, Nick stepped forward and looked at the wounded man. He lay groaning dismally, with one hand clutched over — the spot where the bullet had struck him. His revolver was at his feet, and the boy picked it up. The problem that faced Nick was how to secure the other fellow. the tools on the floor in front of the safe. “Drop your arms,” cried the young messenger. The burglar did so. _ “Face the wall.” _ The man turned around, presenting his back to tiie boy Nick picked up the line and walked up to him. A piece of cord the thickness of a clothes-line lay among — | “Qlasp your hands together behind you,” said Nick, a pushing the muzzle of his weapon against the base of the ete 'fellow’s brain. The touch of the a steel made the man obey. in a hurry. Nick stepped back, inbsd the weapon in his pocket, and rapidly formed a slip-noose, — e This he slipped over the chap’ 8 hands and pulled ight the wrists, A turn or two, and a 2 knot sendered S77 ee
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. WINNING BY PLUCK. ? “T guess it would pial? him to get loose very soon,” thought the brave boy. “Now ll be able to look for the gitl who screamed for help.” He looked into the other rooms on that floor, but no one was in them. Then he went upstairs and eae the doors there. One door only was fast, and Nick found the key turned in it. He opened it and struck a match. He saw a well-furnished sitting-room, with an alcove containing a bed off of it. In the center of the apartment, bound to a chair, and gagged, was a lovely girl who looked badly frightened. SMe was daintily attired in a soft, clinging house gown, aid was clearly not one of the servants of the house. Nick twned on the electric globe, and then took the gag from the prisoner’s mouth. “Brace up, miss. I am a friend,” he said, reascuringly. “Oh!” she exclaimed. “'Those men—what has become of them? T heard a shot on the first floor below this. Did one } of them fire at you?” “Yes, and I fired at him at the same time. He is now lying wounded on the floor of the room where the safe is.” “My father’s library.” “And the other is bound a prisoner to a chair. 1 cap- ‘tured them both, and the police must be notified to come and take them away. Is there a telephone in the house?” * “Yes, on my father’s desk in the library.” ret didn’t notice it,” said Nick, as he finally released the girl from the chair. “Were you alone in the house, miss, when you were surprised by those rascals ?” “Yes, My father and mother went to the theater, but I ‘could not go as I had a severe headache, which seems to; have been frightened away by my terrible experience. How came you to enter the house ?”” : “TJ was passing up the street when I heard you scream and call once for help. I felt something was wrong, inves- tigated, and found that the kitchen door had been forced, probably with a jimmy. I was satisfied thieves were in the » house, and I decided to continue my investigations. ee) fo Be then told her all*that happened in the library from oe ‘the moment he had accidentally turned on the electric lights. “What a brave boy you are!” she exclaimed, — = “You must tell me your name.” “Nick Norton. May I ask yours?” © Jessie Scott.” “Where are the servants?” “Tt is the maid’s night off. And the eook was allowed to : go and visit her sister, who i is ill. That’s why I was =~ alone at the time I was attacked.” _» “Will you come to the library with me. there, but they can’t do you any harm now.” ies Scott hesitated, and then said she would go. “T feel I shall be safe wherever you are,” she said. Phe entered the library cba The men are ; bar, but his pal pleaded not guilty. early fate, took is leave of Jessie ‘an 6 The operator put him in communication with the Thirty- sixth Precinct, and he told the officer at the desk the con- . dition of things at the house on Boston road, where he was. “What's the number of this house, Miss Scott?” he asked. The young lady told him, and he transmitted % to the police. He was told that a patrol wagon and a bunch of police- men would be up right away. s While waiting for them to arrive, he engaged the girl i in conversation, and learned that her father was 8 merchant a in the leather district. He told her that he was a Wall Street messenger ; that he lived in Jersey City, and explained how it was he eame to. the Bronx that evening. pe In due time the police apyoated, took charge of the: ie a : glars, and carried them away, Nick and Miss Scott being directed. {o appear at the Sixth District Police Court in the te morning to press the case against the rascals, “There is no use of my keeping my engagement with my friend at this hour,” said Nick, after the police had taken — their prisoners away, and he and Misé Scott were left alone - together. “I will remain with you until your parents get back from the show, and then rl go home.” “They will not return before half-past eleven,” saa ‘the girl. “That will be too late for you to go all the way to J ersey City. You are welcome to remain all night, for Re haye two spare rooms, either of which is at your service. It will be convenient for you to go to court after break- fast, instead of you having to take a long trip uptown aga for that purpose.” Nick thanked her for the invitation; and said if her pa- Se | rentyendorsed it he would remain with pleasure. “Tam sure my favhat and mother will be only too g Jee of saving the house from being robbed, ” said he a liked her better the longer he was in her eompany.. He couldn’t have received a better introduction + and it was easy to see that she was much taken with | Girls always admire a brave and oe boy, vas was easily both. SeRe that had happened during her sane. She was quite staggered by the news. } It was a quarter of twelve when Mr. and Mrs. Sec home, and they were astonished and concerned wh they learned what had happened. = Needless to say that Nick was -wannly tha ke praised for lis services: He remained all night and took breakfast ae the : next morning, then Creme by Mr. Scott, sie went to court. The wounded burglar was Bie in shape to apy a: hi After hearing the testimony the magistrat he ‘the action of the Grand Jury. ay oe Sa 'Then Nick, after promising ‘to call, on. the
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CHAPTER IX. ANOTHER WINNING POINTER. It was noon when Nick reached his office, and the cashier asked him what had detained him. _ The boy gave him a brief story of his night’s adventure at the Scott residence on Boston road. “So you actually captured two burglars all ‘by your- self?” said the cashier. “A loaded revolver is a pretty good assistant,” anaes . You shot one of them, you say?” “T did, and he took a shot at me at the same time. His bullet tore a hole through the shoulder padding of my jacket, but I plunked him in the chest.” “You had rather a close call, I should judge. You are _ apretty nervy young fellow. You demonstrated your cour- age the other day when you jumped in and saved Mr. Spear from being shot by Broker Dawson.” Nick laughed and remarked that he was aes to attend to business. ae Pe \Tn a few minutes the cashier sent him out on an errand. |’ ae The errand took him to the brokerage office of Niles & Bloodgood, on Exchange Place. He carried a note to Mr, Niles, but when he got there fh. he found he had to wait, for the senior partner was en- gaged with an important visitor, and could not be dis turbed. _. Nick waited five minutes and then got impatient. ~~ He went up to the office boy, who was standing near the - door of Niles’ room. “Say, can’t you take this note i in to Mr. Niles. portant, ” he said. - Nick didn’t know whether the note was specially impor- “tant or not, but by saying it was he thought he could wind up his errand. ‘The boy looked at it doubtfully. ° he head boss had given him strict orders that he ‘ie not be disturbed. “No, I can’t take it in, no matter how portend it is” T#s im- ~ At that moment the cashier called him over. Nick was disgusted. e decided to venture in himself, 80 he knocked and naa man. Neither noticed Nick’s entrance, “Now you understand, Niles, you’re to buy every share F. in sight until I notify you to stop. Another attend to the selling afterward.” qeht Pll get ay the job at once,” replied Niles, ealized right away that he had got on to a bang-up ard place. he decided to seal before his sisi had | started to talk about, Miss Tessie Seott, and wet a lovely na [doather mereha { in the: good to get mas WINNING BY PLUCK. Niles read it, said “All right,” and Nick took his de- parture, He was highly elated over the pointer he had caught hold of, and determined to buy as many shares of H. & F. as he could put up the margin for. An hour later the chance came his way, and, going to ~ the little bank, he gave in his order for 700 shares. The order was ‘phoned to the bank’s representative at the board-room, and the stock was bought at the market price of 115. “This is another deal that is going to make the dollars for me,” he said to himself. “I ought to double my money, — and that will be a good haul,” He decided that it would be the right thing to put his friend Sherwood on to the tip, but he didn’t see Roger till after business hours, and then he found him down at the door waiting for him. “Say, why didn’t you keep your engagement with me last night 2” asked Roger. “It was.a mighty good show that you missed.” Nick explained how it came about that he failed to keep the date, and Roger was much astonished. “Caught two burglars, did you?” he said. anything in the paper about it.” “Tt was in, all right, only you didn’t look in the right’, The story with additions will probably be repeated in the afternoon editions.” “You seem to be trying to keep in the limelight. It is only a few days ago that you distinguished yourself by say- ing your boss from being shot by a crazy trader, and now you have captured two burglars in the act of robbing a — house.” § “Well, never mind about that. I’ve got a tip to pass on to you. -It’s just as sure a winner as the A. & B. one, and you want to take it in.” . “What's the tip?” Nick told him, and explained how he got hold of it. “That’s good enough for me,” said Roger. “I’m on with both feet.” “How many shares can you put up for?” “Twenty-five.” “Well, youll double your money, all right.” re “That will suit me to the queen’s taste. You must bey 4 worth four or five thousand yourself, for you made over $3,000 on that Golden Giant deal.” “Yes, I’m worth all of that.” “Tf you’re going to put it allon E. & F., Rigs win a roll as large as a house.’ ity “T have it up already.” us sa “Ts that so? You didn’t lose any time.” - “T believe in taking time by the forelock. “T didn’t see Phare: one e i of the secrets of success, in my opinion.” i “T can’t do anything this afternoon—it’s too late; but T hope to find the chance to get in to-morrow.” ’ The boys entered a quick. lunch house, and then Wickes : | girl she was. y “Mashed on her, are you?” BOR Bogen s Pas 3 |. “She’s the daughter—the aye cay a rich: hid 1 ‘Swamp,’ so i any
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‘the eee swim than I am, and ae raises a kind of barrier between us, don’t you know?” ~ “Oh, I don’t know. Look what you dia for her and the family? You rescued her from an unpleasant situation, and you saved the house from being cleaned out by the bur- glars. hands. Fine?” i “Yes; but they could hardly do less than that under the ireumstances, They all feel under an obligation to me, id no doubt they'll treat me fine when I call, but that esn’t give me the right to make myself too friendly with iss Scott. 1 “Hol If I were in your shoes, and I saw the girl took to e, P’d go the limit with her, bet your life. It’s the proper caper these days for a fellow to try and catch a rich wife. You’ve got an unexpected chance. Make the most of it. / L would, you can gamble on it.” Whatever opinion Nick really had on the subject he didn’t care to discuss it, so he changed the ‘conversation, d soon afterward the boys separated, each going his own ad toward home, Several days elapsed before there was any change of im- rtance in the guice of E. & F., and then it dropped sev- ‘al points. | - That ‘euida’t worry Nick any, for he didn’t believe it would go' down far enough to wipe him out. It did go down six points, and then recovered by de- - grées, and went to.117%) ii Next day it went to 120. T suppose you have been invited to call some eve- om it up ten or fifteen pints ” “Who: told you that?” Sy ‘Spear was impressed. “a the Saronaeiten, for he mee he recognized the stout gentleman as a big operator who was known to be connected with. various syndicates. _ After: considering the matter, he bought a bunch of B. & ‘ iit S. sang up 40. 134 8. 8. ie ‘told the margin: clerk to- bal Him out at once, and | & done inside, of fifteen: minutes, — met that afternoon and compared a sold ‘at 130 and: made aes That ought to put you on’a solid basis with all} Nick asked Mr. eee what-he th about the rise in} ae stock continned to go up, and attr acted a lot of. at- | rested, a sudden idea. Naor to hee : ‘| next iat at a rapid pace. cover, which settled about his head like a tend sg had no idea where he was being carried to. some kind, in which he hoped he ie be able to ap prisoner 4b the F : “And I’m worth only a méasly $625,” said Roger, with a wry look. “Oh, well, that’s $600 more than I was worth the day | we went fishing in Jamaica Bay,” said Nick. CHAPTER X. A NIGHT ADVENTURE. The fact that he was worth so much money, which he had - made all himself out of a start of $600, made Nick feel — somewhat important, and he ventured to address a note — to Miss Jessie Scott, asking her what evening it would he convenient to her to have him call. She answered in a daintily-written note, stating that she ~ would be pleased to see him on the following Wednesday. He went to her house that night and received a warm welcome, both from the’gir] and her parents. He spent a very pleasant evening there, and when he left was invited to, repeat his visit at an early date, which he promised to do, It was between half-past ten and eleven ‘when he left the house, and he had to walk across several blocks to reach an elevated station. He had covered half of the distance, and was approach- ing a cross street, when he noticed a large touring auto- . mobile drawn up in front of the side door of a corner ga- loon, Suddenly out from the door came a rush of men, “drag. ging another roughly along. “Help !”? shouted the man, trying to fight the others of “Choke him off, Daly, or we'll have the police on us,” auto. “Help !”? cried the unfortunate again. Biff! One of the crowd slugged him im the fica! That silenced the maltreated one, and, iad was hte | into the machine. ick’s first idea was to jump to the man’s assistance, bu the odds of six opponents didn’t promise much success. © His approach had not been noticed in the general excite. ment, and feeling that his single efforts. would be useless - against that bunch, Nick decided to cross ithe street in Plage of passing the crowd. He slipped behind tlie auto when, voting the ie ot He sprang up on one of the springs, straddled over 4 oe other, and gripped the under end of the cover, bee cd the yielding material up with his head. ¥ Hardly had he ‘got a firm hold ibaa the auto es ne Nick, whose power of vision was. entirely an out iy However, he realized. that he was in for an adv ame : said one of the bunch, as they forced their man ‘toward the : :
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is jaa ig Nib BY PLUGK. | ‘a The houses began to grow wider apart, and im some places not one was to be seen in a whole block. The auto went on for several miles, and then turned down 2 dark road, where its speed was greatly reduced. At length it came to a stop beside the cutting of a new railroad. “Have you got the bonds?” he heard a voice say. “Yes. I have them all right.” “Then we'll dump him out here, If he falls into the cut trying to find his way back to town that will be his funeral. If he doesn’t, so much the better for him. We'll lie low for a few days in the roadhouse, and Griggs will take the machine to the police station and tell them he - found it standing along the road.” Nick didn’t know whether to alight and look after the man, whom he judged was unconscious, or stay where he was and track the bond thieves to the road-house where they were going. He decided that the latter course promised the best re- sults, Accordingly, he hung on where he was while the two men removed their victim from the auto and laid him in a recumbent position against a pile of dirt. Then they got in, turned the machine partly around, and started up a long and dark road, which led them into a broad, smooth avenue, where they increased their speed. After a run of a mile or imore the machine was turned. into the yard of a road-house. ‘Wick crouched low and took a look as the machine stopped. Judging the men had reached their destination, he dropped off and backed away into the darkness. He saw the two men enter the house by a back door, and as soon as they had disappeared he sneaked up to a window near the door, He saw the men talking to a red-faced man, in shirt Sag who seemed to be the proprietor. _ Presently the three left the room, and: Nick, with the eS same pluck he had shown when he tackled the burglars in the Scott residence, opened the door and entered. ‘He went to the other door through which the men had awd and saw that it opened on an entry. -' _He crossed and peered through the keyhole of the door ee __eppesite. He looked into the public room of the road-house. % The red-faced man was behind the bar handing out drinks to the other two. - Nick watched them for some minutes, and then he heard some one enter the room behind him. That placed him between two fires, as it were. _ He didn’t care to be discovered in the house, so he rushed up the back entry stairs to wait up be till he could make another move. Presently the two men who had come in the auto eats "That placed Nick in a bad i and to escape it he darted into’ ‘a room at hand. ~~ fe stumbled up against a bed, and for fear the men ee in te he crawled Pnet it, out into the entry with a lamp aad started up the stairs. | what the 1 men said. api be Tarn the key,” he heard one of them say. The man addressed did so. “Now,” said the speaker, “let us look those bonds over. They’re plain coupon Government threes, so we'll have no~ trouble in selling them. It won’t do to offer them in Wall. Street, for fear we might be asked some unpleasant ques- tions, for this night’s business will be in all the papers to- morrow. If think Boston or Philadelphia will be safe enough to work them off; or we might go to eens: to. make sure.” Nick peaked ott enn under the bed and watched the men examine the bonds. “Ten $1,000 bonds. That isn’t bad. We'll live swell for awhile on the proceeds, but to keep Griggs in good humor, and because he’s a good friend and pal, we must send tim $1,000,” said the same speaker, i “Where shall we keep these for safety until we go away?” : asked the other. aK “We'll wrap them in a piece of newspaper and put thee inside that small stove. They'll be safe there, for it Heh fe some moons before a fire is lighted i in it.” “All right,” said his companion. “Whatever you say goes with me.” Nick, from his hiding place, saw them place the puckage in the stove. 2 “When is Griggs going to take the-machine to the po- & lice?” : “First thing in the morning before we are up.” The men then disrobed, blew out the lamp, and got ei bed. Nick lay very quiet for a long time us give the men the chance to get asleep. oe They talked for awhile in bed, and then they becamé— ‘ quiet, and their deep breathing convinced him that they ~ were wrapped in slumber. ae With much caution he crawled out from his hiding: spot Ve and made his way to the stove. Opening the little door, he thrust in his hand, felt of the. oes package and drew it out with a flutter of triumph. rene His next move was to escape from the room. He removed his shoes, unlocked the door, took the key out, passed out on the landing and locked the esis on the other side, removing the key. “Pll bet they won’t know what that means when they: wake up in the morning and find that they can’t get ow except by dropping from the window,” he chuckled. _ He made his way down the stairs, No light came from under either door, so: Nick ‘con eluded that the house was closed for the night. me He didn’t know what time it was, but jndged a was after one. He hated to think of the condition his best: suit w after his spell under the bed, but he guessed the 1 owned the bonds would make that all’ gs if ae edit do better. 2 “T ought to get something worth while the $10,000 worth of bonds,” he thought. — the owner might have been out the wh d| cwrities, for they appear to be neg iak =} 4 Ud “4
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$ He opened the door of the back room, which he had no- d was a living apartment, and slipped in. All was dark there, but he ventured to strike a match to his way to the door. \ It was locked and bolted, but the turning of the key and he shooting of the bolt was the matter of a moment. then he put on his shoes, opened the door and stepped into the early morning air. Tn less than a minute he was standing in the road. He had a long walk before him, and to make the matter se he had no idea in what part of Westchester county was, but it must be some miles above the Bronx. “here was nothing for him to do but to put his best foot ward and get over the ground as fast as he could. He had walked about half a mile when he heard an auto- nobile coming full tilt on behind him. His first thought was to hail it and try to get a lift, but it occurred to him that it was possible the rascals had dis- ered their logs and were chasing him. hances he stepped behind a convenient tree and let the to pass. here were four people, two of them women, in it. gaw that he couldn’t have got a ride, anyway. ere the road turned toward the southeast. Iternately walking and resting, he kept on till the hed the Bronx at last. + was a lonesome tramp, in an vinta iar region, but was too plucky a lad to make any squeal. When his watch told him that it was four o’clock, he ca ae a thickly settled “eee but he had no last ho 6 saw a man coming toward him. was a workingman returning from his night job. ck stopped him and asked for information. hich was a few blocks away. er of an hour later he was on the platform of a n wailing for a train, which ran about every fifteen -was close on to daybreak by this time, and he would ich home about the time his mother got up to get break n he # arrived at the City Fall station it ‘was a ; Ya he so Hee id ob the way down in the WINNING BY PLUCK, ‘his hardly seemed probable, but sooner than take any : ‘resumed his’ tramp, and at length reached a point ses became more frequent, and he believed he had]. found he was walking parallel almost with Third : near what seemed to be an extensive excavation. 19. SS He showed her the bonds, which he examined. for the firet time, and found they were coupon Government threes, which could readily be sold without question to any broker. Those rascals would have made a. fine haul out of them,” he said to his mother. “I ought to get something handsome for recovering them for the owner.” “How are you going to find chy owner? You don’t even know his name,” she said. “The robbery is bound to be Se to the police, and by communicating with them I’ll be ‘able to connect with the owner.” On his way to New York he bought his usual morning paper, and looked it over to see if it had the story.of the © robbery. 5 Tt had nothing about it, which showed the case had not been reported in time to reach the papers for publication. He reached the office about the usual time, as bright as though he had had a full night’s rest. The package of bonds was in his pocket. He intended to turn the securities over to Mr. Spear, and explain how they had come into his possession, Before he had the chance to do that he was sent out by '| the cashier on his first errand. CHAPTER, XT. IN THE LIMELIGHT AGAIN, . When he got back he was sent out right away again, and on his return he found that Mr. Spear had arrived but was busy with a visitor. The next time he went out a newshoy was selling wnat was called the early afternoon edition of an evening paper. Tt was then about ten o'clock. Nick bought a paper and looked it over at the office he was sent to. On the first page was the story of the bond robbery under a big scare heading. The real facts were rather meager, but had been made . the most of by the writer. ; They had heen. furnished by the man who had beet robbed, His name was Edward Griswold, and he had walked into a Bronx station-house about three ‘o’elock, half dazed from the effects of a drug which had been administered to him in the automobile. : All he could tell was-that he had gone into the saloon to take a drink, and got into conversation there with two men who had persuaded him to go into a back room for a: eae of cards. They played for awhile, when four other men came in wr and started a row. In the midst of it he was hustled outside by the side en- trance and shoved into an automobile: soho started off at onee. A handkerchief was pressed over his face and he lost his. | KONSER. _ When he eame | to himself the was lying on a pile of Aint He discovered that the Launns 2 had had in po
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. ‘20 clue to the thieves. When Nick returned to the office he found his employer disengaged. “Td like to talk with you, Mr. Spear,” he said. ““Proceed,” smiled the broker. “To begin with, read that,” and Nick handed him the afternoon paper, pointing at the story of the bond rob- bery. Spear did so, and then remarked that it had been a nervy piece of business. “T should say so, sir. Well, I saw it done.” “You did!” exclaimed the broker, in some surprise. “Yes, sir. Iwas up in the Bronx last evening visiting at the Scotts. I left there about half-past ten and started ‘to. ross over to Third avenue to get a downtown elevated _ train. IT was close to the saloon mentioned in that story when the man was dragged out at the side door and shoved # into a waiting auto.” i “Tndeed.. Would you be able to identify. any of the men » if you saw them again?” aa% “Only the two who carried Griswold off in the machine "and pinched the bonds from him.” — “They are the most important. You will have to furnish ae! police with their description.” | “Pll be glad to do it, and I can also tell’ them where the men are likely to be found if they haven’t already skipped tis Se “That will be a valuable clue. : ered.” : : , ; : oa “They have already been recovered.” . “How do you know? The paper don't Cid 80.” __ “Nebody knows that but me.” “How so?” _ “Because I have the conde in my. voclen _ “You have!” cried: the aatomatien broker, with an ac- en on the “you.” Yes, sir. Here they aia Nick laid the package on f ihn employer's desk. __ “How came you to get hold of them, Nick: ?”? asked Mi “Ws counts a stom, iran as ‘its an. ae, one, Tl e . giatyed on behind the auto till he rede his escape | oma the road-house with the hen in his possession. ment at the coneeae of the story. Me Abas one ; a thousand would have matched your exploit un- er the same conditions. but murer fat be ae to reach the € toad: Hem WINNING BY PLUCK. That was the whole of his story, and it furnished no| them, the police should take him in as an FONE after The bonds may be recov- | | the newsgatherers. Pi communicate with the police e the fact. . eA “They probably will,” said the broker, as he connected ak with Police Headquarters. ie _ Spear told the officer at, the end of the wire that his messenger boy had witnessed the assault made on Gris wold, had followed the men to the railroad eut, where they left after robbing him of the bonds, and afterward to a — road-house up in Westchester county, where. through strategy he got the securities away from the men, and = A were now in. his office. ‘ “The boy is here and will give you all the tare over the wire,” concluded the broker. | Nick took up the *phone and told his story itis as he had narrated it to his employer. , The officer asked him a number of, questions and’ then told him that a man would be down to see him, i to get the stolen bonds. Nick gave as good a description of the two rascals ai ue could, and also described the man he believed to be Gri Me He gave a general idea of the direction and distance th the road-house stood from the point in the railroad where Griswold had been left, and ‘the officer had oo doubt about locating it. aaa In about half an hour a erable i: appeared: and ask ice for, Mr. Spear. ee After he had interviewed the broker, and a the pack reo: of stolen bonds, he asked for Nick. 2 * The boy was out, but the sleuth waited till he got, ‘He asked Nick to g9 over his’ story again, and did. - “Could you identify any of ‘the other men it they wer lined up with a dozen others ¢ ?” he asked Nick. “T might possibly recognize one of them, but doubtful. It was dark and the whole bunch wi gling and squirming in a mass. If I hadn’t rear of the auto on the impulse of the moment, to do so would nae heen. lost,” replied the young mes-- senger, e. “You're a smart and plucky lad. You’ve got the right stuff in you for the makings of a detective,” aes the ath, with a grim smile. a “T have no ambition to. shine i in that line,” tatighe wie The officer went away. it ie Half an hour afterward a reporter came in to ‘While he was ce the /mewspaper man some another came in. The later editions ot all the Sabina ce ha stofy fy of the recovery of the stolen: bonds, and N ck Nor was the central figure in it. At four o’lock Nick ee Roger wait door, ceainoee :
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{ WINNING BY PLUCK. , a1 a nr Fe Roger. «qf was in the early afternoon editions. I suppose} “Well, good people, I’m going to bed to make up the ere have been developments since.” sleep I lost last night im a good eause. If any one calls to “Yes, I read-the story, but it contained only a part of | see me, just sidetrack him, will you?” y he facts. The more important ones had not reached either} With those words Nick retired to his room, and was soon the police or the newspaper offices at that time,” said Nick. | fast asleep, and he did not wake up till his mother. called “Then you’ve read the extra. Here, boy, give me a} him to breakfast next morning. ‘copy. a . ~ “No, Tf haven’t read any account but the first one.” © “Then you got your information from some other source, CHAPTER XII. f eho” %i _ “Yes, I got it from the fountain-head.” ; “Who could know more about it than the man who was|. When Nick returned from the first errand next morning . “robbed, except the rascals who pulled off the eanet His Lg hie a gentleman waiting to see him. story was printed in full.” My name is Edward Griswold,” said the visitor. if; “Oh! You are the man who was robbed of the bonds,” _ “Well, if you read the extra maybe you'll learn how I|_-; Nan : peer to know all about the robbery.” Ae tabg Te yes ath led ¢ ik ashaais = _ Roger stared at Nick, not quite comprehending his mean- Ean cee ae OO ee aetna re aver ed ; “ing. boy who recovered them, and to 3 ies my grateful appre- As, they started up. ‘Br oadway, Roger glanced over the ciation of your services, young man,” said Griswold, Diag titruing his handshake. are heading, and then at the reading that followed. You are quite welcome to what I did foray AFTER MONTANA COPPER. alantayhe ore SER eens eons eed “And in return I want to do 7 wi i a : “You can buy me a new suit of cloth replace * eee giglamps ioe ejaculate. oly Sa Ou: ones I put on the blink while wallowing under the ‘mean ) He went on reading with anity. ; the room at the road-house.” ay! “That’s a mere bagatelle. You shall have the best su a, 5 - = Orta a Seer Ae Renee cei aupams: youl Me that a good tailor can turn out, In addition, I want. you” ito accept my check for $1,000.” “That is too much, Mr. Griswold. If you'll cut that in half Tl accept it.” | “But $1,000 will be a handy sum to bank against ‘the future. vi “T don’t need it, I have made several thousand dollars. out of the market’ in the®last few months, and expect ba make several more before I am entitled to cast my first vote. If you want to give me $500 I'll take it, ‘but that i is the limit.” bi Griswold saw he was in earnest, so-he ic be Hie: al cheek for $500.. a “Tf you ever want a favor, call and see me, aa if it’s within my power I’ll oblige you,” he said, handing Nick hist business card, which showed that he was a lawyer, with | offices at 115 Broadway. Ml do i “ Ge mes gt Thank Tl b offer a id oe ove read ee tony through, and -then. fired question Wickes auc s i sabes cpa sani _ estion at. N 4, i y tame i is in the paper, is it?” laughed Nick, greatly | tickled over his friend’s surprise. Say, were you eens up in this?” asked Roger, almost edulously. Nothing surer, old chap. sf “And you never said a word about it when we met in ont of the office building. Why didn’t you?” warited to treat you to a little surprise.” ell, if you don’t take the cake! How in thunder is it rou’re always getting into these adventures that brings efore the public! sae at my luck, I suppose.” Ke This is@the third time running that you've done some- unisual. Tell meall about it.” d the paper, and if ‘ere are any missing links I can 7 Griswold thee, ‘shook hands with him and wecist away. ortlandt street, Roger was fall of| A policeman came in a little later to take him up to Ie of his friend, and he couldn’t talk Headquarters to identify Griggs, who had been arrested, nythiny me The two thieves, he learned, had not been found. a Nic carrie ghee home for his ‘mother to read, and| ‘The automobile used by the crooks had been stolen. | they returned home from work, though it} Griggs handed ‘it over to the police before he found ow sae have read it themselves on their that his friends had been locked in their rooms, and. the bonds taken by some mysterious person whose identity | not established until -he (Griggs) had been saseesen r | taken to. Headquarters. ae Broker Spear allowed Nick to go with the vs and ’| found no diffieulty in. pine 3 as landlord of be
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i _ WINNING BY PLUCK. 5 For several days Nick found himself a somewhat seb only only real sane way to buy stocks, for then you got character in the Street, but the interest he excited gradu- something for your money, and no matter how low the price ally evaporated as other matiers bobbed up to interest’ the might go, you could not be wiped out, but you could hold brokers. A week elapsed and the rise in G. & H. attracted his at- tention and interest. on till it recovered its normal value. Nick left his order at the little bank. ia aa He heard nothing from the bank for several days, and It was not a very important stock, though it was dealt in| then he received word that 800 shares was all that the — - right along. The par value of its shares was $100, b ing at 64, ~ Nick bought 1,000 on margin, with the idea of making a quick sale on a narrow margin of profit. _- He had no idea why it was rising, and he didn’t believe it would gohigh. _ Considering that he was not able to watch the market as closely as such a speculation required, he was taking a con- siderable risk in going into it, But he was as plucky in dealing with the market as he was in his limelight exploits, and Dame Fortune, admiring his nerve, stood by him. _ G. & H. went up something over five points inside of ai hours, and Nick sold out and made $5,000 clear ra hey were seil- a“ It was a case where he had actually won by pluck; but then pluck was his long suit. _ It wasn’t long before he exercised his Binks in a different direction. ‘A builder bought a plot of. ground not far from whe “he lived, and put up half a dozen buildings on which he had to raise a heavy sum by mortgage as he proceeded, When the buildings were finished he put them on the market, - “S Buyers proved to be scarce, and the mortgage interest on 3 the six houses proving too heavy to carry, he offered three of the houses at a big sacrifice. Nick learned of the chance and got his mother to buy them for him, _ Although he undoubtedly got hold of a bargain, it was really his pluck that brought it his way, for the chance of selling the houses was not very good, Fr - He placed them in the hands of an agent, and at the end| ~ of three months sold one, -hulder Nick had the other two photographed, and he sent the is _ pits with his price, to several agents. “Inside of another month he had got rid of them, and he " averaged a profit, of $1,000 on each, clear of all the ex- enses of the transaction. During the four months he had been unable to put hi any deal in the market, as most af his capital was which was one better than the ities his real estate speculation was finished up. t in stocks. e to take any chances with, for he figured he might tesd owner, Ww that his money 1 was free again, he took a fresh in-| for the gardener, med on good eatery that rent things yads jand. his face looked as sunburned a te C Fe bank’s broker had been able to buy at the market price. = Tf he’ was willing to pay $11,a share the bank could prob- ably get 200 more. Nick telephoned the cashier to pay $11, and the 200 shares were bought at that. “There must be a boom coming to account for the scarcity of the stock,” Nick thought. “I wish I could get hold of that other 1,000.” (Nei A day or two later he learned that an old man named — Lindley, who lived up in an old-fashioned house in West- chester county, had some Montana Copper. How much of it he had, or whether or not he would sell, his informant could not say. i “T guess I'll go up and see him to-morrow afternoon,” : considered Nick. ra As the next day was Saturday, and he would get off bonis one, he called up Engle & Hartford’s office and asked | if Roger Sherwood was in. He was, and he came to the *phone. “Who's this?” he said. “Nick.” : “Oh, it’s you. What do you want to tell me?” “Y’m going up in Westchester to-morrow areepoett, an T want to know if you will go along.” tee “What fun do you expect to find there?” “I’m going on a bit of private business, but dees is no telling what adventure we may rum across, You might | get a “chance to get into the limelight yourself.” “xcuse me, I am not looking for newspaper notoriety. “Then you won't go?” “Yes, I will, if nothing prevents. Wait vo me at t entrance after you get off La Wes as you don’t find me waiting for you.” © is “All right, old man. Good-by.” Nick hung up the receiver and returned to his On the following day Nick and Roger started for th home of Myf. Lindley. ; vision “of the ond ae went as fags as s Hawthorn Stato n, ‘where they alighted. Mr. Lindley, lived a mile or so from the station, country road, and the boys were fortunate in getti on. a farm wagon the entire distance. .. Walking up to the old aa Nick asked ‘fo “That's my name,” said the man the boys bad He had on an old, sclagnsveh cs
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~ } : " “ ; % j — WINNING BY “PLUCK. 23 Yes, sir.” ~ “Can’t you buy all you want in Wall Street?” tae CHAPTER XIII. “Yes, if I was willing to give more than the market price; but Pm not.” \ THE CAPTURE OF THE BOND THIEVES. “T think it’s ruling at $10.” +i) f “That's right,” said Nick, pulling out that day’s market, ,, fateh - peri aeect ie flows” sid ne of report. and showing Lindley that $10 was offered and $11 Pag. youns asked for Montana Copper. the stem; sharply. “Then the ma ket a is really $11,” said tl n a ta eset oo ae eit Bia beds Be ear nest ck Their f red to be familiar to him. “Pd like to buy it for $10. If I gave $11 for it there) yy pase ee : Where had he seen them before? % is no certainty that it won’t drop to $10, or even $9, on! ‘Then qitick as a flash his brain responded and he re- Monday. % membered. - “It might go up to $12.” They were the bond thieves—the men he had euchered - ar think that. is doubtful.” out of their plunder, t _ “How many shares did you want to buy?” Then came the command to back scanke the wall. | “ny part of 1,000.” - Nick and Roger obeyed, for they had no alternative. “Have you got $10,000 to invest in the stock ?” “Now. then, who are you, and what brings you into this “T have, Mave you got 1,000 shares?” horse?” asked the man. “That’s just-what Pve got.” “We took refuge here from the rain,” replied Nick, _. “Will you sell them for the price I offered ?” “What brought you upstairs 2” r “Yes, for cash.” “We thought we'd look around to kill time.” “T'll_give you $1,000 down, and send the balance by ex-|. “Benson, go through those chaps and see what you can ess on Monday. You must have the stock ready to hand| fnd.” ver to the express agent in return aie the money. How] The spealfer’s companion shoved his revolver in his il that. do ES) pocket and began operations on Roger Sherwood. ~ “That is satisfactory to me. Opin in the housé and we| ‘The first thing he got hold of was the boy’s pay envelope, rill settle the business.” which contained his wages for the week. e boys followed him in. He coolly tore it open and counted $8. he deal was put through, and Lindley gave Nick a re-| He shoved the money in his pocket. eip for the money, and a paper stating that on receipt of Beyond a few silver coins, he found pei else of value " 000 more he would deliver 1 ,000. shares of Montana | 0n the boy. | ning stock to Nick N orton’ 3 order, provided he| Then he tackled Nick. » ne upon to do so on or before the following Tueg-| He proved more remunerative, for his pay envelope hela os ig $10, and he had $12 more. Atter the pasinede had fan concluded, Lindley ieaied a sci tie as ee HN seo pearson ; containing the receipt for rn a sata be ais ae and ey Oe oa The rascal did not think them worth reading, and he | ve Th -sunshiny afternoon te ae to a cloud) shoved the ee back when he found there was no | 3 *| money in i \ ira the station lo ff Meigs ga judged ier During the proceedings ‘the other man held the revolver - : ready for action. Having cleaned Nick out of all he had, including « a very 8 good watch, the fellow turned around to leave them, ae Then Nick saw the butt of his revolver sticking out of eg s pocket, Ne Quick as a flash he seized it, cocked it and fired’ witt ae ; warning at the arm of the other Walia one which ded side the nevolver: to 8 : called ‘ht. had covered half fe distance when the rain began e’s a two-story easy yonder,” said Roger; “let's hi rt cover. Maybe the rain will let up soon.” rried to the shanty in question, which seemed erted, and took refuge under the roof of the porch. side of the building being exposed to the wind, ich. came. with, se rain, ane poreh vbr ac doubtfal | st The ball broke the ines of his Sen and the mp opped to the floor, as he uttered a yell of pain. : Nick gave the other raseal a shove and covered him with: d ae dbat found it sslodtec aad they actesgne his revolver. t room given over to dust and cobwebs. “Pick up that gun, Roger, and keep an eye on the icllow rain continuing, Roger prapees that sl amuse | plugged,” he said. “Now, you rascal,” turning t the old shack. . . j other. “Shell out our property, and be quick about m, so they started upstaire, | V1 ake — a subject for the coroner.” are as sees one Heaps its, :
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‘WINNING BY PLUCK. “That ‘Shot: was .a warning. Hand out the money and watch you took from us. "Take them from him, Roger.” The man grudgingly shelled out everything to Roger. “Put it all in your pocket, Roger. I'll ask for mine by and hy. There’s a line hanging from a nail yonder. it and tie that chap. Give me the gun, while you're doing it, If he kicks up a fuss I’ll put a ball in his leg.” The threat, coupled with the groans of his associate, cowed the chap and he offered no resistance while Roger bound him. “Make a good job of it, Roger. We can’t afford to take any chances with him,” said Nick. “Now tié him to that upright, and he’ll be safe enough, guess.” As soon as the man was well secured, Nick told his friend to look for another piece of line ora cord to tie thewounded man’s ankles together. By that time the rain had stopped. “Now, Roger, you go on to the village and hunt up a constable,” said Nick. “Tell him that you and I have caught two crooks who are wanted by the Manhattan po- lice. Get a doctor, too, and bring them both here. P’ll watch these chaps while you’re away. . By the way, I’ll take my watch and money before you go.” - In a few minutes Roger started off on his errand. As soon as Nick’ was alone the bound man began to as- sail him with imprecations and threats. “Cut it dut,” said the boy, sharply. “You’re only wast- ing your breath. You tackled the wrong chickadiddies when you held us up. We are bad, decidedly bad, when our fur is brushed the wrong way. This isn’t the fist time I’ve met you gents, but the firs t time you didn’t catch a view of me, though I was hanging on to the back of your auto all _ the way from the corner of Blank and Blank streets to _ your friend Griggs’ road-house. Do you get me?” _ “What!” roared the prisoner. “Are you the chap who got the bonds away from us?” ' “T am the identical gazabo, and now I shall have ‘Ge ¢ further pleasure of landing you and your pal behind the |: pars. What do you think about it?” . “Tf we had known who you were we'd have sewed your ‘mouth up in short order,” replied the fellow. - “Then T’m glad that you didn’t know me.” “Wel fix you yet, Young man,” - ©Yes, I think you will, in a horn. You'll go up the river for a. spell of years. You and ‘your pal deserve all that’s ; y coming to you, and something more on top of it.” 4T# we do we'll remember oe bee we get out,” said the fellow, darkly. “T hope you will. Just sesiacads what T've done to you and take it as a warning. ‘Tm only a boy now, but when ae left alone.” hen your friends wil stand a fair show of joining Get} you get out of prison I’ll be a man, and twice as sarc hak vies got friends who will attend to you while we’re in a ed sive you a good account of the Ge T handled them. Pons f dex’ over it.” Thu the moments flew by, and at length Roger arsived with tio constables and a doctor in a wagon. The wotthded man was patched up and then the pris oners were taken to the station. Nick told the constables that they would take the pris- oners to New York and hand them over “ the aie fae authorities. The head constable was inclined to object, and could ee uf prevented the plucky boy from carrying out his plan, but. he finally decided to let Nick have his way, as he didn’t want to be bothered with the prisoners. " The village justice had gone to Albany on business, and the men could not be examined till he returned, which — would necessitate feeding and watching them. ss Nick represented. that the men were dangerous. charace % ters, and that if the constable insisted on holding them, and « they should escape, the New York. police would make things es sultry for him, ~ t “But they might get away from you on the train,’ ” sai’ the constable. “No fear of that, but to make things more secure, hand- cuff them together. a ' This was done, and when the train atonped fier were marched on board and placed in a double seat with the i boys facing them. They were objects of interest and curiosity to. tie pas: sengers, as also were Nick and Roger. — Before starting, Nick telegraphed the chief of the Mai hattan detective force that he had captured the two Gri wold bond crooks) and they would arrive at the Grand tral Station by a certain train. After that Nick did not doubt that officers would hand to take charge of the prisoners. deer: rascals had nothing to say ane the elk é conductor ai them to the car wen Pots for them, se and Roger on the capture. Then Nick told the officer that he was the boy Ww covered the bonds. That raised the lad bel ee in the eyes of the dete the theft. ° The prisoners were carried off in the sec wee 4 then Nick and Roger Hae at the Forty-second stree nt Nik a City Hall one. ; The Sunday morning papers Fnddals th of the crooks, and the part the boys fully set forth, so that Roger had to a the limelight himself at last, though have done : 80 eae for pi plucky friend es had t
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ivision of the New York Central line and atraniged for the transfer of $9,000 cash to Mr. Lindley, of Hawthorn, and the return of the 1,000 shares of Montana Copper fice. * Of course, the broker had head in the’ Sunday paper about Nick and his friend’s exploit up in Westchester ‘county on Saturday afternoon, and so had the cashier and he rest of the office force, and they all had something to ay to the young messenger about it. Nick and Roger had to appear against the men at the amination the prisoners were held to await the action of he Grand Jury. ‘Nick naturally came to the fore again in Wall Street, and brokers generally declared that he was the most re- hee boy in the financial district, and many of them ondered what astonishing thing he would do next. ' One thing the brokers were not wise to, and that was the faot that the boy had made $25,000 in stocks within the a They did hear, ieee about his coupe in Golden Giant, by which Ife had made over $3,000, for Broker Stiles old the story around. Doh ‘price. e little bank had delivered the neti fentes to him of 000 shares he had bought through that institution. Wednesday morning he managed to find time to leave dley certificates at the company’s transfer office. ot the new certificates next day, by which time $12 : ng asked on the Curb for the stock. _ That day he met Broker Dawson on the street. Grand ‘Jury had just found an indictment against 1 for his attack on Spear, but it was nilderstood that . was to he sa to get the District Attorney to et had elke is note for a nen of the mouey in give him a chance to turn himself. was NOW struggling to do so. — On S: urday morning Montana Copper suddenly jumped % nd created a lot of excitement around the Curb. sae ties of suites “a $20. aa isan nae soit oe Mise Scott, ” he said, :dontorn ts WINNING BY PLUCK. stock, which was to be delivered to him at Mr. Spear’s of-- ‘Tombs Police Court that morning, and after a brief ex- \ ; bunch of it be pee at that price, ‘but. |and, rushing around to the little bank, he called on the day. The exchanges are closed, and most of us are looking forward to our pay envelopes,” said Nick. _ “When may I expect another call from you? Your last visit culminated in a rather strenuous adventure, didn’t it? I read all about it in the papers at the time. Father says you are most unusual boy. In fact, he has had a great admiration for you ever since you saved our home from being robbed.” BB “Tm obliged to your father for his flattering opinion.” — At that moment Nick was called on to go out, so they went out together, and parted on the sidewalk after Nick had. promised to call on the young lady on the coming . Wednesday evening. On Monday morning Montana Copper was the center of attraction on the Curb. Inside of an hour it went up three points more, standing at $18 when Roger met Nick on Broad street. “Your copper stock is rising like fun,” “You're as lucky as they come. bought for $10 is worth $8,000 more at this moment.” “And T’ve got another thousand, most of which I bought at $10, too.” said Roger. That thousand shares you | “The dickens you haye! You'll be a millionaire one 2 these days.” “Maybe I will and maybe I won’t. Most likely I won't.” “Suppose you sold out your copper shates at the present market, how much would you be worth?” | “Something over $40,000.” “Gosh! If I were you I'd quit the messenger business and go into business for myself.” “What business ?” Roger couldn’t answer that question, and as the boys had no further time to lose they separated. When Montana copper was at $18, Nick thought he'd — sell it when it reached $20. It hit $21 that day, and the prospects looked so good that the young messenger couldn’t make up his mind to get out, so he held on. Next day it boomed to $25, and EMR to be headed i for $30. Nitk heard’ brokers talking about it, and all said it Ms seemed sure to go higher. » “Pl] hold it till to- morrow,” thought the boy, as’ “he om walked back to his office.” ice tat When he entered Spear’s room with the reply he had Foe brought back, the brokex was in conversation with a well: i Fa dressed man. “Yes,” the visitor was saying, “there’ll be a break in ie ‘Gi "fe about noon, and Nick was in the shoe, as ott bs Seed tee nia. cord scat a ibe beanie rats dh an. errand, when the door | Speier, and, to quickly as it went up.” Nick’s heart gave a jump. ie , He handed over the note and left the room. ' He got his package of copper certificates from the |cashier and told him to have them sold without delay Fifteen minutes later ther 8 were offered on. the Curb dais: went ab pin and a fraction. Ay pyiia yy Vile 1
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26 GE aan a ln _ That made him worth $60,000, and he felt that he was a ‘ich young messenger. On Wednesday evening he dvensed himself with especial care and went up in the Bronx to call on Jessie Scott. He spent such a pleasant evening that the clock struck eleyen before he was aware it was so late. He hastened to take his departure, making an arrange- tent to call again two weeks from that night. As he walked aeross Third avenue to get a train for downtown, the sidewalk echoed his footsteps. _. There were several vacant lots along his route, in one of which building operations had begun on a flat, but had been stopped by litigation, A gang of toughs had taken possession of the cellar, and as long as they gould raise the price, a beer can made pe~ riodie trips to and from a neighboring saloon. On the: night Nick was passing that way the crowd was broke, and, furthermore, they had eaten nothing all day, having been chased from the free-lunch counter of the sa- loon, where they bought their beer. The result was they were in a pretty desperate humor, and ripe for any piece of roguery that promised returns. _ They kept a look-out at the closed tool-house on the street line, and this chap saw Nick approaching. ‘He tipped the crowd off, and the bunch lay in wait for ’ the young messenger. ‘They soon saw he was a boy, and they did not count on getting much out of him, but they would be satisfied if they could get enough to pay for several quarts of beer, for in that case they would also be able to secure some free- | lunch. _ Nick, however, was carrying his best watch and chain, ~ easily worth $125, besides his gold cuff buttons, worth $20 more, also a pin easily worth $15, and 815 in cash. "When he saw the tool-house ahead he judged there was a building under way in the upper part of the vacant lot. Although he did not suspect that there were any tough citizens around the place who might pounce on him un- - awares, he never took chances where it wasn’t necessary, * so before he came to the lot he crossed to the other side of _ the street. This move on his part upset the plans of the gang, who 7 were lying i in wait for him, and obliged them to attack him ‘in the open or let him pass. Several of them started to head him off, a couple swung ine to cut off his retreat, and the remaining two made a straight rush at him. Nick saw the bunch pong for him and observed their he tactics. There were too many of thes for him to make a success- is fl fight against, so he started for the corner on the run. _ Ashower of stones came after him, one of which sent is hat' spinning. ae close onde to — out at him with their WINNING BY PLUCK. istreet, chased it, and as ie stooped to pick it up, two of the] « ‘This brief serap enabled the crowd to close in on him, and for several minutes Nick had all he could . to Stes their efforts to nail him. He found he was cut off from the corner, so ‘ darted. 4 ay the other direction. ae The fastest of the crowd cut him off that. way, too. 2 The only thing he could do was to retreat behind ge tool-house, He realized right away that the enemy could easily take. him on’all sides but one, and seeing a plank running from the walk into the ground floor of the building, he rushed — across it, and darted back over the loose pieces of hoards — scattered about, = ‘Nick saw a ladder leading to the beams of the floor ? above, where work had come to a sudden stop. ee Quickly he ran up it, and then seizing the ladder, drew it up after him, That, however, would not preyent the enemy from scal- ing the upright side pieces forming the framework of the a building, and Nick picked up a stout piece of wood to de» — fend himself with. At first the toughs were not certain where he had: gone ae: One of them climbed up to reconnoiter. se It happened that he rose close to Nick, and before he saw of the young messenger Nick smashed him such a clip on his — head that he lost his hold and fell into the lot, where | 7 lay without movement. : A howl went up from them, and half of them stastel'to climb up at different points. Then Nick, surmising that the whole bunch were to- gether, decided to play a march on them. . : He ran lightly to the front of the building: Not a tough was in sight, Instantly he squeezed between two of the uprights an ta let himself down to the plank Sdn hee ae the — Across this he fled like a deer, before the incr g to his tacties, and he was out of their reach before they itis back to the street again. Che Ps In due time he arrived at the clevated station, shift 7 soon on his way home. landed him winner of $100,000 before Mr. spear him to the counting-room. In his new line of action he was cut off from 1 s opportunities to speculate, and so had to give i he invested his money in first mortgages, and + {rich man, and the hushand of Jessie Rogie a a4 Fislueke Next week's issue will contain open MASK; OR, THE TREASURE OF SAN
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aa FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. a a Se P amven ett aS BSE oS Dr, Arthur Goodspeed, adsistant professor of physics in ne” as ame and Fortune Weekly), university, Philadelphia, Pa., took a successful picture the other evening, by means of the X-ray procéss, of the stomach NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 8, 1911. of a man commonly known in this city as the “Ostrich Boy,” who is famous for his ability to swallow nails and pieces of metal without injury. This man requested Dr. Goodspeed to make the experiment, and the doctor was only too glad to so. The “Ostrich Boy” ate a hearty supper last evening « TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS Sitisie Copied ici ocsccavids tanto tucdsssoseesucecdpevithet rhe cons nails, tacks, and screws, duplicates of which were laid aside Theée M onthe, fs cs secocse de esespevccsesteseces Cents one Sb ag been ales eiscredecntigeed ickbanin Pee for reference. Then he submitted to the ordeal of having One Copy One Year....ccsscescccecccessccsscnses evetevtsce $2.50 a picture of his interior taken. Dr. Goodspeed with his Postage Free. proved apparatus made an exposure, and the plate successfully developed. the positions of the pieces of | showing plainly. ‘ Prof. Goodspeed has recently taken sev other interesting pictures by the Roentgen process; and ha reduced the time necessary for the exposure to the extr n short period of two minutes. ; HOW TO SEND MONBY—At our risk send P.O. Money Order, Check, or Registered Letter; remittances in any other way are at your risk. We accept Postage Stamps the same as cash. When sending silver wrap the Coin in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting the envel- ope. Write your name and address plainly. Address ers to gixotame Tovsey, President Frank Tousey, Publisher . Hasminog, Tressurer i 24 Union Sq., New York GOOD STORIES. Take an ordinary visiting card. One that is rather stiff is best for the purpose, Bend the ends so that you can stand it on a table. Then ask your friends to blow it over. They will find it almost impossible unless they know the trick. It consists in blowing sharply, but not too violently, on the table about an inch from either end of the card. JOKES AND JESTS. Teacher—Plato, what is a farm? Plato—A farm, body of land entirely surrounded by a fence. shure! . A young man named Shaffer, of Coatesville, Pa., claims to have invented what bicycle manufacturers have been search- ing for for many years—a tire which will not puncture, and which is so simple that no time is lost in the work of repair. ' The principle of the invention he does not divulge. It is said that he has received an offer of $65,000 cash from a firm of bicycle manufacturers, but that he has refused the sum of- fered. He is holding out for $300,000. Alice—Why did she refuse him—heeauise they: were 0 ferent faiths? Clara—Yes. ~Alice—And he refused to e his religion? Clara—Oh, no; his wheel. Ma but all the orchestra seats had been sold. . oa Do tell! Will the orchestra have to stand up? On Friday evening, February 27th, Miss ee Beatty, aged | 78years, was found dead at her home eight miles south of Kokoma, Ind. She lived alone’ on her forty-acre farm, and had not been seen since Tuesda® When found she was sit-} _ ting in her chair where she had sat four days dead. In an envelope in her pocket was found $100 in bills and in a corner of the clock a bundle of notes representing $900. Packages of silver were found secreted in ‘different parts of the house. “Qld Gotrox said he got rich by niet threw away.” “Oh, yes. Did he also st hides Be tatu (ivittaplyy—But, mhadain chew your food. What were your teeth giv Female Patient (calmly)—They icra! given ‘em. The jron age is commonly believed to haye begua in Africa | or Asia. The latest investigations prove that it Was not worked in Egypt until the ninth century before the Christian era, or in Li ya until 450 3.o., that the Semites adopted its use still later, and that it has been known in Uganda only within the last five or six centuries. In China iron is men- . tioned in 400. Bc. Bronze weapons were employed in China 1% until 100 A, and in Japan until 700 ap. According to a Mr. Ridgway, who has' investigated this subject, the metal- | --Turgy of iron. must have originated in Central Burope, espe- ci ally in Noricum, which approximately represented modern Bi stria and Bavaria. f Only at Hallstett and in Bosnia and . Trans lvania, from ‘which countries the Achaians and Dorians E “supposed to have migrated to Greece, are found evidences } KG a gradyal introduction of iron, at first as an ornament “app to the bronze, which it ultimately. displaced. Every-| “ ‘where else iron was introduced suddenly, a fact which implies} if ‘ don’t say!” addressed simply to “But I do say. Some: awe ‘The Greatest’ Man you do?” “That's right” said the teacher,
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FAME AND es WEEKLY. 8g i ; ; ‘2 re new idea had come, Sy Hath Uwe. eh. pi Suppose that a great mistake bad been made in the char- ‘His Own Avenger : acters of the two brothers, and while this one was the vil- a - |Jain, the fugitive was more sinned agaifist than sinning. .- ; eh Pondering over ‘this idea, but at the same time keeping ~ By Horace Appleton 3 my eyes well open that same evening, I struck something « : that promised to be a clew. ‘ : In order to work it up I had occasion to shadow a man Bee ry Lee | in the suburbs of the town. he following. story occurred during the first year I was in Perhaps: suspecting he was: Being tracked; my. m BS, quick: ; : ened his pace to almost a run, when in rapidly turning @ ‘corner I ran against another man with his coat buttoned ‘close around his throat and a wide hat slouched ‘over his eyes. ‘ The force of the shock was sufficient to make me pause for & moment or two. Apologizing, 1 was about to pass on when I caught a glance of: the features beneath the slouch hat and instantly changed © = my intention. * “Good-evening, Mr. Giant,” I said. No look of recognition came into his face as he answered, almost rudely? “TI do not know you.” “Not know me?” I repeated. “Your memory must Haye been very treacherous this afternoon.” A new light seemed to break upon him, and his hand went up to his forehead, as if trying to remember something. “An! he said, “I had forgotten, “And you—you are——’ | He paused interrogatively, : T looked at him in wonder. Wag he intoxicated? I did not think so, bat laid ny hand upon his arm, and , said, sternly: aU ReT am a detective! ” | A look more of satisfaction peau dismay crossed his face’, at the words, and he grasped my hand warnily. ‘ “You ure the yery man I need,” he said. “Come with me.” Perplexed at his. strange mmanmex, if followed, him He a small hotel near by: { be Ordering a private room he ealled tor pen and paper, and when we were again alone addressed me. ; the will, however, I found that the legacy was annuity of two ‘hundred a yeat, payable to a din a’ ‘private, letter to the son, w : something mysterious, at any rate. - Hd out the’ family lawyer, and calling, upon him, made ted with my professional capacity, and asked ‘me an explanation: of, the mysterious clause in eas a oi Us 7,” he said, slowly, at Jength, “that it will be], Stk following story: Dy Was one of two twin brothers. 730 al resemblances between them was striking. Sty cba however, were ree a and while ay for his life, and trom that re until er ha a never hear a of him. he said. “I presume you mean Mr. Harold clas As 4 I answered in the affirmative, r ea, in case the deed! cits ever re- “T am not he, but 1 wish to see chim. Write him haieg lowes py be safe ions want and ‘you have discover ed something of apo rtace, fs must: ney h iy him here immediately, 4 ak his fishes T was abouk! leaving I hesitated a few. seconds befére complying. Aes _ At last, with a sudden resolve, I did “ T was desired. he would have any énjeotion to sete ‘My strange companion read it with a nod of. approbation, : to Mr. Harold Grant, _ | and sending for a messenger, had it dispatched at once. “Then returning, he seated himself at the table opposite me.” too willing t to" oblige me, and a} nisi n ay cata ide -book, I again : wait for an hour or so and you will see it is the only: way ‘to act. I must not see this man when he first arrives. When | he comes accuse him of being the chief of the gang of poinens | you are after, and then. leave the rest $0-me,” il | he “spoke,. and I was left ‘alone. eT sy “You addréssed me as Mr, Grant; in the street just now,” as ey “You may think my proceedings strange,” he said, “but ; i He passed out of the room into a connecting chamber as fie
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at FAME. AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. Ee made up to follow the advice of my strange companion what- ever the consequences might be, when a knock came at the door, and the next moment the man for whom I bad written entered the room, His face was pallid, except for q hectic fiush on either cheek, and his eyes were full of a fearful anxiety like that of the gambler as he watches the cast of the die upon which he has staked his all. “You sent for me,” he said, in a husky voice. “Have you discovered———” : “Yes,” { interrupted, “I have found the coiners. I am sorry io say you are implicated, and you are my prisoner.” The hectic flush upon his cheeks faded, leaving his face ashen as that of a corpse, while his hand stole toward the breast-poecket of his coat; but I had been before him, and he was already covered with the muzzle of my pistol. “None of that,” I said. . “Keep your hands down or I fire.” He at once let his hands fall to his side, but with a great effort, partially recovering his self-control, he said, with an attempt at bravado: “You must be mad. Who dares accuse mst. “I do!” As the last words were spoken, the door communicating with the adjoining chamber had been opened and the figure of my strange companion of a quarter on an hour before stood upon the threshold. “T, Harold Grant, whose name you have assumed, accuse you. I am your brother whom you tried to murder for the sake of his wealth.” The eyes of the man, covered by my revolver, seemed fairly starting from his head, and his lips trembled so that he could hardly shape them into words. “Harold!” he gasped, “has the grave given up its dead?” “No,” the figure on the threshold answered; “I was not dead. Your murderous blow was not fatal. I recovered, and now, though you were twenty times my brother, our father’s broken-heart and my own wrongs’shall lead you to a prison.” The denounced man’s face was livid, his form trembled, he seemed like one suddenly seized with a paralytic fit. “When, more than ten years ago,’ the accuser went on, “you left our home, your hands red with blood, our father forgave you, In his will, as you know, he left provision ‘for you, should you ever return repentant. You did return, and I religiously carried out our father’s wishes and was happy in doing so. What was your gratitude? You stabbed me when I was asleep, and thinking the blow had been fatal, you usurped my place and name.” Still the listener was silent, and his brother went on: “IT was not dead. Your murderous deed was seen, and dragged from the shallow grave in which you cast me, recovered to become »my own avenger. Henry Grant, you have played a desperate game, but you have lost.” A wild, unearthly gasping cry interrupted further words, and with a ghastly rattle in his peer the guilty man fell downward, to the floor. Crossing to where he lay we raised him and tried to re- store him to consciousness, but he was dead. The shock, acting upon some organic disease of the heart, had killed him. The injured brother, the real Harold rant took possession of his property again, and thanks to his assistance, I was able to capture the gang. 1 was aa a and ete wouch ‘official praise in hespata ete T| seal’s tank and spurted it all over the monkey. ‘This fact is always taken advantage of by tre TRUE STORIES. There was trouble in the menagerie recently. It that the large black monkey had got out some way or and climbed up in front of the big tank in the aquariu called the seal a-“blarsted furriner,’ and when the 8 torted by calling him a “Senegambian nut eracker, : monkey reached in over the glass and pulled a bald ‘8p in her seal skin sack, and then there was a row. “Put up your flippers and lead at him,” shouted the Loop encouragingly to the seal. “Here, you mustn’t bite, scratch, nor pull hair,” said bear to the monkey. “Wight fair.” oe And when that rule was applauded and approved by; crowd, the monkey quit fighting and sat down and exh said that just barred him clear out. es “Clear in, you mean,” interrupted the zebra, “and you’re not barred out half so much as I ar.” Je “And everybody was down on him, anyhow) the mon sobbed on, “and— = “There's more down on. me than there is on you,’ swan, “and I don't snivel about it, you Italian refugee “I can lick the biggest seal in this menagerie,” friendless monkey; to which the seal scornfully r : he couldn’t lick a postage stamp, and at this. taunt monkey broke out afresh, and the menagerie reviled. pe cots him by turns. you,” yelled the peacock, “And hump yourself and have a little tones: camel, “And stand up for your rights,” said the ka everybody could see that he was in a bad humor, He turned on the ee monkey. a whole paves ear has run over you.” The animals were*all perfectly quiet, wonder! ; happened and what was coming next. The Gai t wonders sent me that bottle of antifat.” And then, children, one wild Whoop of laugh from all the cages, which culminated ‘in. shriek when the enraged elephant sucked all the wa worst rain they ever had in the menagerie, an thing somebody didn’t get killed. As it was, the monkey with the gray face had spasms. all .n ; of the owls had to sit up with him, and they were next day they didn’t have to show. When frightened a pat will always h that is necessary is a box with/an ‘opening t roug’ birds can pass, trail them into the box with co
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00 OR SNEEZING POWDER.— Sreatest fun-maker of them ail. A small mount of this powder, when blown.in a 20m. will cause everyone to sneeze without yone isnowing where it comes from. It,48 ry light, will float in the air for some time, m1 penetrate every nook and corner of,a 20m. It is perfectly harmless, Cachoo is ot up.in bottles, and one bottle contains Roush to be used. from 10 to 15 times. Price by mail, 10c, each; 3 for 25e. ‘ LEE NOVELTY CO., 29 W. 26th St., N. ¥. OHANGING MONEY y TRICK BOX.—With this trick box you can make money change from a penny into ga dime or vice-versa. Also make dimes appear and disap- | pear at your command. | Price: by mail, postpaid, | i0¢c, each. FRANK ROBINSON, 811 W. 44th St, N. ¥. NEW svUB- RISE NOV- LEY. — Foxy Grandpa, Mr. Pee- wee and other comical faces ar- stically colored, © which is at- teched a long rubber tube, con- nected with a rub- ber ball, which can be filled) with water, the rubber ball being carried in the pocket, a slight pressure on the bulb causes a long stream, the result can easily be seen; * Price, 15¢., post- paid. WOLFF NOVELTY Co., 29 W. 26th St., N. ¥. THE FOUNTAIN RING, ~-A handsome ring eonnect- 9d with a rubber ball which {s eoncealed in the palm of the hand, A gentle squeeze forees water or cologne in tha face of the victim while he is examining it, ‘The ball can be instantly filled by im- mervsing ring in water same as 9 fountain pen filler, Price hy mail, postpaid, 12, each, ERANK ROBINSON, 311 WEST 447TH 87., N. X. a eee ‘ T PANED TRIOK.-~This remarkable wjon consisis of a simple, Pinta 7 O08 08 ri, octagonal in shane, Ww no / , Ke out te fie pene can be examined | 0 Hi ‘ nd place it on the center of the ae the word of command the coin | you. then ask for a penny or un nediately disappears. You do not change | sition of the panel at any time, but sad full view of the audience all the “The coin) does not pass into the per- and, v into his sleeve; neither drop upon the Yloor. The second illu- mderful as the first; at the word nd the eoln again appears upon the hel panel as mysteriously as it went. Tu tinted instructions by the aid h any ene can perform the trick, to ishment'and delight of their friends. x. 2 for 2he. by mail, postpaid.: VELUX CO., 29 W. 26th St., N. | Safety box, THE INK BLOT JOEER. Feol. Your Friends.—The greatest novelty of the age! Have'a joke which makes every- body laugh. ‘More fun than any other novelty that has been shown in years. Place it.on a desk, tablecloth, or any piece. of furniture, as shown In the above cut, near some’ valuable papers or on fine wearing apparel, Watch the result! Oh, Gee! Pricey 15 cents each, postpaid, Sia Chas. Unger, $16 Union St., Jersey Cif TRICK MATCHES.—Consist of a Swedish filled with matches which will Just the thing to cure the match habit, Price, 6e., postpaid. not ight. borrowing WOLEF NOVALTY CO., 29 W. 26th St., N. XY |. © Good Luck Banks Price 10 Cents Ornamental as well es useful. L. Madeof highly nickeled brass, AIt holds just One Dollar, a1 When filled it opens itself. Remains locked until refilled, Can be used asa watehcharm. Money potasgen if not satis: ed, L, SENARENS 21% WINTHROP ST.. HIGETAN, N. x. | MAGIC MIRROR Fat and Lean Funny Paces By looking in these mirrors upe righ: your features become nar- row and elongated, Look into it sidewise and your phiz, broadens out in the most comical manner. Size 834x244 Inches, fn a hand- some imitation morocco case. Price 10,ceais eachpostpnid FRANK ROBINSON, 811 W. 44th St, N. ¥, ITALIAN TRANSIER.—wWith this remark- able invention any one can transfer pictures or engravings from, newspapers or books, and make perfect copies of butterfly and moth wings for scrap books. It is the dry transfer process, cleanly, handy and reliable, and the results secured will astonish you. ‘Transfer is @ gelatinous substance put up in cakes, one of which is enclosed with a wooden rubber and full directions for producing pictures, it re- quiring but a few moments to make the trans- fer. ‘Any picture in the newspapers can be Speedily reprodueed in your album, or else- where, a perfect copy being made, and several copies can be made from the same picture. Butterfly and moth wings can also be ictured, all the beautiful colors and mark- ings on the wings being transferred, and thus an interesting and instructive collection of insect forms can be made and permanently preserved, in a serap book. Both young and oid will take delight in using Transfer, ard the price is 80 low that all can afford to have this new process at coramand, zoe: 8 for 25e.; one dozen, 75e., RP é WOLET NOVELTY €O., 29 W,. 26th &t., N. XY by mail post- 4 i Price only } P-TELL NAMES BY MAGIC~“aaxg THE MOST PUZZLING NOVELTY OUT it consists of 5 cards, with which you can tell anybody’s name without knowing what the name is before you commence, Price 10 cents a pack, postpaid. Chas. Unger, 316 Union 8t., Jersey City, N. J, Will By ne horizontal line wo feet! ¢ e flown in the and will notinjure itself noranything intheroom. The roost parte little aeroplane made. The motive pow-~ eris furnished by twisted rubber bands tained within the tubular body of the ma ‘ ehine. It is actu- ated by a propoller at each end revolving in opposite etions. Variation in height may be obtained by ing the planes and the balance weight. It can de to fly either to the right or the left by mov- balance sidewise before it is released for ’ PRICH 85 Cents.Hach. Delivered. Li, Senarens, 347 Winthrop St., Brantlyn, N. ¥- ny POCKET FLASH LIGHT SQUIRT.—Made of decorated enameled metal, representing an exact flash pocket lighter; by prassing button instead of bull’s eye, electrically lighting up, a stream of water is ejected Into the face of the spectator; an entirely new d amusin, novelty, Price, 86c., postpat Chas. Onger, 316 Union St., Jersey Oity, N. 2. i THE LITTLE GEM TELEPHONE,-—The transmitter in this telephone is made from the best Hi ae aap parchment; with ordinary use wiil last a long time; can be made in any length by adding cord; the only real telephone for the money; each one put up in a neat box; fully illugtrated, with full direc- tions how to use them, Price, 12%c., postpaid. WOLFF NOVELTY CO., 20 W. 26th St., N. ¥. » THE FLUTOPHONE.—A new musical in- strument, producing the sweetest dulcet tenes of the flute, ‘The upper part of the instrument is placed in the mouth, the lips covering the openings in the centre. Then by biowin gently upon it you can play any tune desi as easily as whistling. But little practice is required to become a finished player. It is made entirely of metal, and ‘will last a life. time, We send full instructions with each instrument, ; : Price, 1be., or 2 for 25¢., by mail, postp ‘ A. A, WARFORD, i6 Hart St., Brooklyn, N. ¥,
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f VANISHING AND RE- APPEARING EGG.—Very fine, easy to perform and it produces a marvelous and’ mystifying effect. Egg is made. to appear and vanish right before the eyes. Beautifully made. A 25e. M. O'N 426 W. 58th Sty T. ¥. of , ¢annot be made to lie down, and yet by simply passing the hand over it, the per- former causes it to do 80. This trick affords great @musoment) and is of pete Ode size to carry BBOUP ac Mae tages eRe 8 clear oy wines Price, 10¢ Chasy Unger, 316° watey? St. Jersey City, N. J. k THE. a papa RING. A Brand-New Trick, Just Out. Parting! Mystifying and Perplexing. A metal ring is? h ed around for examination, and jis found to be solid, unbroken japanned iron. A ¢ane, a pencil or a string is held tightly at’ each |i end by a spectator. The performer Mghtly ¢ taps the cane with the ring, and the rings). suddenly. is seen to be encircling the cane. How did the ring pass the spectator’s two hands and get on the cane? The, most ‘mys- tifying trick invented. Others charge/ a 75 cents for S trick; ‘but our price, in- .cluding instructions, is 12 cents. FRANK ROBINSON, 311 W. 44th, Sty N.Y. — # by TRICK CUP.—Made of natural white wood skeet With two compartments; "a round ck ball fits on those compartments; the tener is @ stationary ball. By a little prac- ticé. you make the black ball vanish; a great trick novelty and immense. seller. / Price, 10c., postpaid. Weer NOVELTY ©O., 29 W. 26th St., N. x HALF MASKS False-Faces Beaten a Mile There are 7\in ‘a set and represent an Indian, a Jap- anese girl, a clown, Foxy Grandpa, an_Hnglish Johnny Atkins .and an Automo- bilist. Beautifully litho- | graphed in handsome colors | on a durable wae of card- board. They have eyeholes and _ strin, perforations. Price 6 cents each, or the full set of 7 for 25 cents, ares . O'NEILL 425 w. 56th St., Ne % MAGIC PUZZLE KEYS. —Two keys inter- locked In such @ manner it seems impossible to separate them, but when learned it is easily done, Price 6¢., postpaid. WOLFF NOVELTY CO., 20 W. 26th 8t., N. ¥. tight ; Ores IMITAVION GOLD TEETH.—Gold plated tooth, shape madeso that it will fit any tooth. Price 5¢.,.postpaid. WOLFF NOVELTY CO., 29. W. 26th St., N.Y. “MAGIC COINER.—A mea Fh and amus- ing trick “Tin blanks dre placed under the littie tin) cup and coined into es A real money maker. rice, 20c. bLsSenarens, 347 Winthrop St., Brooklyn, N. ¥. WIZARD’ PACK OF Farol CARDS, — A. full pack of 53 cards, put by the; aid given, anyone can perform the most wonderful tricks. Many of the feats exhibitedy are truly marvelous and @ whole audience. Poattivaad no sleight-of-hand. The whole trick | 652 The Bradys and the Conspitators is in the cards. , Pri ge by mail, postpaid, 35c. FRANK ROBINSON, $11 W. 44th St., N. %| 652 The Bradys After the Second Story Mi Sek a RL ie eee eS ig “SLICK TRICK > PENCIL TaUMMER It is to all ap- pearances an ordi- nary; but expensive nickel \ trimmings. If yourfriend wants your pencil for a him. . When he at- tempts towrite with turns up, and he cannot write @& stroke with it. Price 10 cents postpald | Frank Robinson, 311 West 44th St., N. We THE | MAGNETIC TOP PRICE 5 CENTS, POSTPAID Ahandsome metal, highly magnetized toy. A horse- shoe, and @ spiral wire furnished with each top. When span next to the wires, ney oe make ig 8 eit any address: on receipt of pric surprising movements, You an ferent shapes and get the most s yaneiiah L. foree, a Winthrop. St., Brooklyn, N. ¥. ¥ ¥ of the instructions | 557 The Liberty Boys ‘in Boston) Harbor; tonish, and pa 651 The Bradys on a Hot Trail;/or, The lead. pencil, with |659 The Bradys and Old Dan be US 5 moment, Hand it to | 668 Fred Fearnot's Border Scouts; vs. ¥ it, the end instantly | 660 Fred Fearnot and the Saiooikeeper LATEST sta i ‘WILD WEST WEEKLY”. 455 Young Wild West's Richest ee pak _ Thieves ;' or, Arlette tS ides Rew: ‘458, vous Wild: West Trimming the Tong! Making Musie for a Danee, 459. Your Wild West's Bandit Shake- Avletta’s Daring Mee a Th. ae Yorne Wid West's Red I Hot, 4 lente The Hidalgo’s Hidden Ha ‘461 Young Wild West's tariat Swings! Arietta and the Broken Bridge. 462 Young Wild West and the Redskin R Agents; or, Trouble at, the Dor Six Ranch. 463 Young Wild West Shooting for Bis Tt or, Arietta’s Able Assistance. /~( 464 Young Wild West and “18-Carat Da wa The Dandy ‘Bad’ Man of ge. “THE LIBERTY BOYS OF °76” 550 The Liberty Boys’ Redcoat: Enemy ; peeiog Howe from Boston. 7 551 The Liberty Boys and. Widow, Sit or, The ight at Creek Br 5i2 The Liberty Boys Saving the-£ a5 Dick Slater's Bravest, Daed * 558 The Liberty Boys’ Swam qgeles Out with Marion and His» a 554 The Liberty Boys’ Young Spreor, Lea ing the Bnemy’s Plans. 555 The Liberty Boys’ Runaway Battle } | Foiling a Tory Plot, 556 The Liberty Bove March to Death; Escaping a Terrible Fate. Attacking the British Fleet. 558 The Liberty Boys’ Little Recruits, or Against the Indians, “; Ce “SECRET SERVICE” Who Escaped from Sing "Si ng, The Case That Came Brom Mexico. or, Tracking a Box of /Dirgasure. 654 The Bradys and the Mad Student; | The Mystery of the par Saat 655. The nb tS caper ae eal jor, Foil! a Slick Bunch 656 The Bradys and ‘the Brass-Bound fore oe The Case Which Came Out of | 657 The "Bradye’ Leather Locket Clew; The Secret. of the Old Graveyard. 658 The Bradys After a Chinese Pr’ or, The Yellow, Fiends of “Frisco. Hunting the King of’ the ers. “WORK AND WIN” Mexican Outlaws. 659 Fred Fearnot’s Rest Pit bine: or, di ting. Them Right -Ove i . Working for Temperance. 4 661 Fred Fearnot’s Ninth as the Rally ; Turning Defeat into Victoty.. — 662 Fred Fearnot at New Bra; or, A Among Old Friends. Ee 663 Fred Fearnot and the Cave Men; Lost in the Mountaing ; 664 Fred Fearnot’s Game for Life; Ory, ing the Last Chance. Be 665 Fred Fearnot and ‘Scrapper Sam"; Always in a Fieht, 4 666 Fred Fearnot’s Road Race; os out tor, Motoreycle Prize. j tay “PLUCK AND LUCK” f 686 Lost Hope Mines} or, THe Boy of Haunted Diamond. Claim. By. Jas Merritt. 4 687 A Paper of His Own: ot, How. Bias Beeame an Baditor. By. | Arnold. net 688 The Lont Sa or ae Afloat. By Capt. Th 689 Wall Street Will; or, Winning a By A Retired B Montgomery. 691 money: the Boy. Clow or, A Shoda with a Cin eu. Ai Bertre’ j 692 The’ White Nine; or, The Rac Oakville: Pennant. By How in money or postage stamps; | eicaacaineo is
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