Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 436) (1914 02 06)
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L TTT TT PrTTT A noise at the transom attracted his attention. A long stick, to which was attached a line and a a hook, shot over the table. The package of stock was fished up by the intruder aa whom Bob recognized as his partner, Sandy Maguire.
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Fame and Fortune Week STORIES OF BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY Issucd Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 peor year. Library ian of Congress, Washington, D. €., Entered at the New York, N N. —_ No. eae iil NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 6, 1914. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1914,.in- the office of the by ee ads Tousey, Publisher, 168 West 23d Strect, New York. ‘ost Office as Second-Class ifatter. Price 5 Cents. BARRY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS THE BOY MONEY-MAKERS OF WALL STREET By A SELF-MADE MAN CHAPTER I. BOB BARRY AND HIS FRIEND SANDY MAGUIRE, “Hello, Bob!” “Hello, Sandy! What's the matter with you? a boiled owi.” “TI feel like one,” replied Sandy Maguire. “What's troubling you?” asked Bob Barry. “he boss has just bounced me.” “The dickens he has!” ejaculated Bob, in surprise. for? 2? “Caught me speculating again, and fired me short ‘and sweet.” ; *That’s rough on you. Still, it isn’t as if you were down to hard pan. You have a few hundred soaked away in your stocking.” - “Tt’sall up on A. & C.” ' “And: the boss found it.out?. How did he?” “Henry Carter, the margin ‘clerk, gave.me away. He’s down on me the worst way, He saw his chance to put me in bad, andvhe didn’t let it get by him.” “He ought to be kicked.” Prieta} him, don’t you.worry. he did.” “Come on and take a ride with me and we'll talk it over.” “Where are you going?” \ “Southold, New Jersey.” “On business?” : “Sure. Do you suppose I'd go down there for fun at this | tinmie of the day, and in the middle of the week?” “How much is the fare?” “Tt won’t cost you anything.” “Are you going to pay my way?” “No. I’m not going by train.” “How, then?” fIn the boss’ car. See it standing there?” AS MTsche going to let you take it?” “He told me to use it. He knows I can run it as good as ‘any man in two shoes. Jump in, if you’re going. We must be re for it’s quite a run.” - Sandy didn’t need a second invitation, Aye sprang on aie ‘off side of the front seat. Bob shoved a hand-bag under the seat, ialeh gave the bbawk a couple of ‘turns, starting the @mgine, and took his seat. _ ns was fifteen minutes after three, and Wall Street was alive the messengers and people passing up and down. the car stood ‘oppos Aa Bob ye ie wo re “What T’ll make him sorry for what { d (a8. saieudaes soffieg: assistant for he. You look like | ite the entrance of a big office building, | ,Southern Inv antiene and Development Co., Howard Fobley, ;president and general manager. The company had been in existence for a year or so, and ~ Bob had been with the corporation from the start. : Jt had a suit of expensive offices strung along the entire front of the third floor, overlooking Wall Street, and the fur- niture and furnishings were of the best obtainable, giving the company a very prosperous look. Apparently the company was prosperous from the amount of money that came in daily in the shape of postal orders, ex- press packages, registered letters, bank drafts and. certified checks. t It was part of Bob's duty ‘to collect the postal orders at the post-office, and just before three deposit the money, drafts and checks at the company’s bank. The total amount he put in the bank usually ran to five figures, and he noticed that when the book was balanced once a month it showed a large and increasing balance. Bob got $10 a week, and looked for a raise. f : The cashier and clerks were well paid, and so were the twenty young lady stenographers and desk workers. A situation with this company was looked upon as gilt- edged, though every one worked from nine till five, except on Saturday, had no idle moments. Bob wasn't the only boy employed in the offices, He was the most important one, though, being the prest- dent’s confidential messenger, and assistant to the cashier. It was no unusual thing for him to use Mr. Nobley’s expen- sive car, a high-powered machine which could be geared up to make seventy miles an hour, but, of course, he only used it when told to take it. On this particular afternoon the cage ue called upon him . to execute a special mission for the company, which was taking him to the country home of a rich man who lived on \the out- skirts of Southold, quite a distance down the New Jer sey. coast. He could have gone by rail just as well, so far as reaching - the place, but Mr. Nobley had his reasons for sending him in 5 his car.’ Possibly he thought it would make a better impression on. the gentleman Bob was to call upon. : At any rate, the company made as much show as possible ine its business, and that doubtless helped to impress Wall Street, as well as its patrons, with its solidity, as a corporation. . Still, all that glitters isn’t gold, as many people have fow d: out to their cost. Bob started up and ran the car at a slow pace up to Bre vad- way, oer up. that ee: then Hows the first aide stree! the same as most employees in W val Street, and ©
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2 to West street, and along that street to the Pennsylvania ferry | house. Securing ferry tickets, he sent the car on to the boat, where it stopped behind an express wagon. During tbat short run Sandy Maguire went into the details | .+ of the matter which had cost him his job as messenger for : Broker Heinz. Sandy was a persistent little speculator, and had thereby amassed several hundred Collars through lucky ventures on the market, Bob sympathized with him because he, too, speculated when | the chance offered, and had already acquired about $3,000 since he entered Wall Street four years since. The first. three years he had put in with a broker, who, suddenly failed. Then he caught on with the Southern I. & I. Co. He donsidered his new position a snap. He stood well. with the president, who promised to raise him to $15 shortly. f ' Bob was an uncommonly smart boy, and the fact had not |} escaped Mr. Nebley’s notice. Bob couldn't be too smart to suit Mr. Nobley, for as the - company’s business was expanding, he found more work of a ge nature for the boy*to attend to. The president had hinted to him that the $5 raise that was solving shortly would be supplemented by a similar raise later on if Bob deserved it. ‘Bob intended to deserve it, for he was out for all the money he could get. “How are you going to get square with Carter now you're out of the office?” Bob asked Sandy, as the ferryboat started across the river. “IT haven't figured it out yet, but take it from me, V’ll make the sneak regret what he did. He’s no favorite in the office, _ anyway, and as I stood well with the office force, and as the ' clerks know he was the cause of my being bounced, he’ll find himself more disliked than ever. If anything happens to him he won’t get much sympathy from his office mates.” “Are you going to look for another position?” “Sure, but I shall probably have some trouble catching on without reference from Heinz.” / “Td brace him for one, anyway. He had no fault to find “with you asa messenger, had he?” < “No, but he’s’ sore on me because I disobeyed his orders not to speculate.” “Nevermind. I'll speak to Mr. Nobley and see if I can’t get you a job with.our company.” “{ wish you would. It seems to me to be a good concern to work for.” wf “Bet your life it is.” . y “T heard Heinz say that he didn’t take much stock in it.” “What does Heinz know about the company?” é “He told a customer one day ‘he suspected it was a get-rich- - quick corporation, and that he wouldn’t be surprised to see it | _ §0 up-any day.” er “Pooh! The company owns a big tract of land down in Florida, in the orange growing district, and is selling it off _ in small sections to people who -have the money and energy . to snap up a good thing when they see it. The company pro- poses to establish a series of orange and grape fruit planta- tions, and market the fruit for the growers on the commission basis. ‘Tt: will tans three years for the first crop to develop, -and after that all the growers have to do is to sit back and | from one of the company’s flowery circulars, spread broadcast throughout the country, with booklets filled with pictures, tingle. me “Sounds good, ” grinned Sandy. _ “You ought to read our booklets, They give the full par- ticulars with illustrations of Florida scenery, pictures of orange groves already bearing and making, their owners rich, ue: and other things. Florida, you know, hag the reputation of cae being an orange-growing State. Grape fruit and pineapples as also raised there.. We have samples of both at our citice. hee come in every week during the growing season,” said _ At this point the boat ran into her slip, and brepently the car was. Tun ashore, — “Hay we you ever been in Southold?” asked Sandy. “Never,” answered Bob. “How are you going to find your way there?” teil is tows got a road map with the directions. Y re ride pres to ciiabrtioce pass, trough. fea main aoe BARRY & CO., BANKERS AND PROR ERS. atch the money come in,” said Bob, unconsciously quoting |. statistics and reading matter that made one’s imagination i | of Wall Street. When we jeave| / sted and go on, taking care to keep to the left of a certain church where there is a branch to the right.” “How fast will this car go?” “Seventy miles an hour if put to it.” “Holy mackerel! That’s more than a mile a minute.” “T shall not overspeed except I have-a clear road ahead, with no cross-road indicated on the map, then I am likely to let out a few kinks.” | “And get held up by a country constable if one sees us, which will mean a fine, or the night in a country jail. Better not take any chances.” “Don’t worry. We'll go through all right.” | They rolled up Montgomery street, turned off at a certain ' street, and in due course came out into the read. Here Bob let her go at a thirty-mile gait, for the road was almost clear for some distance. “This is what I call fine,” said Sandy, enthusiastically. “You don’t ride in an auto often, do you?” said Bob. “Don’t know-anybody who owns one.” “Then this is a treat for you. [ll run her up to forty. miles for your benefit,” said Bob, putting on more speed. The car went kiting along the road, leaving a cloud of dust behind it. “Gee! This is great!” cried Sandy, holding on. “Seems as fast as an express train. Suppose you bursted a tire now?” “Then we'd be likely to turn turtle, and both of us land in the morgue.” “Then | ease up. I don’t want to be buried yet.” Bob cut the speed down to what it was before. “Tf forty miles an hour is too. much for your nerves, what would you say if I let her out to the limit?” “Yd say you were crazy. This is fast enough for me. oF It was half-past five and: almost dark when the car came to the outskirts of Southold, a small village on the coast, fac- ing the Atlantic. At that season of the year it was a -bleak-locking spot even on sunshiny days. In the summer it was altegether different. Half the people maée their living out of cheap summer boarders, while a more aristocratic set filled the hotel on the | bluff and the cottages strung around it. On a rocky island, a mile off the shore, stood a lighthouse. The light in the lantern, a red and white revolving one, was throwing out” its flashes when the two boys hit the place. © They saw the light before they opened up the village. “That's the Southold Light,” said Bob. “We haven’t far to go now,” Three minutes later they passed the first house, pad the car soon reached Main street. “Where does the gent live you are going to call, on?” asked Sandy. “On Myrtle avenue, at the south end of the village, near the cottages that are closed up at this time. I’ve got to get exact directions from somebody here.” : Bob stopped in front of the drug and stationery store, got ‘out and asked the proprietor where Myrtle avenue began, and about where Mr. Thomas Morton’s house was. a The man told him exactly where the house was, and what kind of a house it was. “You can hardly make a mistake, for it’s the last oceupied dwelling on the avenue, Beyond it are the summer cottages, ; and they’re all shut up,” he said. “Thanks,” said Bob, returning to his/car and starting on. j - CHAPTER II. BOB MAKES A SUCCESS (or HIS MISSION TO SOUTHOLD. Striking Myrtle avenue, the car went on . slowly past several nice looking cottages that showed lights. Then there was an open space, and they made out. another peal with lights, netving back from the street line about forty ee That was the Warten house, and Bob stopped in’ front, of it. ne Taking his hand-bag, he entéred the gate and went. up to the front door. ~ A distinguished looking colored man answered his. ring. : -“Mr, Morton is at home, I believe?” said Bob. 9. i “Yes, sir.” papas f “T am from the Southern Investment and Improvem: nt Co. | I have come down to see Mr.. Morton on bus nes name. ae Asai Bay, adly ness pt Spor aaee, im.” VS
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BARRY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. — ~“Yes, sir. Walk in and take a seat.” The colored man pointed at a chair in the well- lighted and spacious colonial hall, which extended to a wide flight of Stairs at the rear. He went on to the stairs and ascended them. In a few minutes he returned and told Bob to follow hith. The Wall Street boy was introduced to the library, where he found the gentleman of the house seated in a comfortable arm-chair reading a current magazine. “Happy to meet you, young. man,” said Mr. Morton, pointing to a chair. “Be seated. Did you haye any trouble in finding the house? It is some time since the last train from Jersey City stopped at the station.” “TJ didn’t come down by train, sir. “Ah, indeed, you had oe a ride.” “Tt was a fine one. I brought a friend with me, and we covered the distance in. about two hours from Jersey City.” Bob then got down to business, which was to enlighten the gentleman concerning the feasibility of raising pineapples in Florida on the ground which the Southern I. & I. Co. was ex- _ploiting. ‘As an evidence of the kind of pineapples that the company fessed could be raised on the property, ,Bob opened his pate bag and produced a luscious-lookine sample—~one of the ee that brings a reat price in the best New York fruit and grocery stores. Mr. Morton examined the sample carefully and seemed much’ impressed by it. He had already received a full set of the company’s adver- vising matter, had read it carefully, pondered over it, and was favorably disposed toward the proposition advanced by. the corporation. He was a wealthy gentleman, practical and successful in his own ‘business, from which he had lately retired, but neverthe- less disposed.to put too much confidence in visionary schemes that appealed to his fancy, now that he had little to employ his time. The idea of going into the pineapple industry on a large scale had suddenly developed into a fad with him, owing to the seductive statements and descriptions set forth in the litera- ture of the Southern I. & I. Co. The climate of Florida attracted him, and he felt that was the ideal spot for him to pass the remaining years of his life. Before he saw the company’s advertisement, and wrote to the president for the information that the attached coupon ‘would bring him, he had read maenY books on the State of Fiorida. His original attention was to visit ‘tie State and look over certain parts of it with the view of purchasing property with a part of his wealth which si could convert into a handsome ‘estate, He had figured on raising oranges, grape fruit and other things merely as a pastime, without any idea of making a business of the industry. The receipt of the company’s printed matter changed his views to some extent. His business instincts suggested that by buying more land in the right place, and following out the plans advanced by the Wall Street corporation, that he would be able to deuble his ** fortune, without any risk to speak of, and at the same time provide himself with an active interest in life, which he pre- ferred to an existence of complete leisure. Men who have been actively engaged in business for forty years, like himself, find, on retirement, that time hangs heavy on their hands, and they crave for something that will take the place of what they have given up. Thus Mr. Morton was a ripe subject for the Southern Logi, Co. to do business with. _ Mr. Nobley had sized up the gentleman from his letter, then investigated his financial standing, after which he lost no time in calling upon him personally to find out how’ heavily the retired merchant could be induced to 80 into the com- pany. The company advocated chiefly the culture of oranges and ‘grape fruit, as those fruits were known to be largely culti- vated in Florida, and were easier to. raise than Pineapples, “which required particular care. When Mr, Nobley found that Mr. Morton was particularly - fascinated with the’ pineapple branch, He diplomatically fell in with his views, and told him if he would go into the busi- ness on a large scale, which his capital would enable ;him to do, he could easily secure a monopoly on an industry ‘that - Wwould bring golden results. tek “Mr. Nobley was’ a smooth and convincing talker, and he pani es ch pletnie of semi-tropical life, ae : I came in an auto.” , and what was in ite a an for a gentleman in Mr. Morton’s position, that he completely — eapiured that man’s imagination. He produced a contract which he filled ont to the utmost ‘that he could induce the merchant to.agree to be responsible ° for, offering him ten per cent. disedunt for cash in full, with the option of one-third down and time payments for the bal- ance at the full price. Mr. Morton, however, declined to sign the decument until the company had furnished him with a detailed statement of what it would cost: him to plant a large part of the property in pineapples, with figures covering the cost of care, harvest- ing the same, and the pr obable price per acre he would real- ize. Mr. Nobley promised to supply him with an exhaustive, document*on the subject, and send him one of the average pine apples that had actually been grown on property in the immediate neighborhood. This accounted for Bob’s errand that afternoon. and expected him to bring back Mr. Morton’s signed contract. liever in the propects of the company himself. Indeed, he had visions of making an investment himself nia an eye to the future, for Mr. Nobley had told him that $ soon as all the land had been sold, which was near at hand, the price would jump from fifty to one hundred per cent. The only thing that held Bob back was a disinclination to let — the president Know he was: worth money, lest it might effect 3 the promised rise in his wages: Beb described the prospects offered by the company in fully as glowing terms as Mr. Nobley had dene, and no one, could listen to him without being inipressed by the enthusiasm that glowed in his face and sparkled in his language. Mr. Nobley had made no mistake in sending the boy. He knew Bob believed the company was everything it. claimed to.be. At the end of twenty minutes Bob had Mr. Mortons signed contract in his possession—a contract that called for an in- represented by*the check that Mr. Morton drew up and handed to him, the balance. to be paid in five notes of $4,000 each, less (a discount of ten per cent. |receive the title deeds to a large tract of the company’s prop- erty, said title to be fully guaranteed by a well-known Guaran- tee and Trust Co.—-a paper to that effect, signed by the proper official of said company, being turned over to Mr. Morton by \Bob, with him and his family, including his friend Sandy Maguire in the invitation. ; fore them, Bob accepted. side fhe grounds up to the front room. ‘Sandy did not feel quite at ease at the table, for he wasn’t : a used to such ‘style as he was confronted with; though, as a maiter of fact, no style was put on by the family. it was just an everyday meal with the Mortons. | Nevertheless, it was wholly different to what both’ boys were accustomed to at home. Bob was @ young gentleman by instinct as well as bringing up, notwithstanding that his people were only moderately well oif, and lived in a flat in Harlem, so that he readily accomimo- ‘ dated himself to the situation. As it was quite late, and the boys had a long return trip be- a He went out and brought Sandy in, and also ran the car in- awe The president had sent him fully primed for the mission, Pa Bob was just the lad to get it, for he was an enthusiastic be- mk vestment of $40,000 on the gentleman’s part, $20,000 down, as © ; For this outlay the gentleman would within fifteen days fe At the close of the business Mr. Morton invited Bob to'dine oe The meal passed off all right with the boys, and-if ‘Sandy showed up to less advantage than his companion, taken of it. The chief topic of conversation was Florida, and the bensdts the Southern I. & I. Co. was conferring on the specs who put - 2S their money into it. Bob did most of the talking, and greatly interested Mra. Mor- ton and her two grown daughters. Ses The boy spoke glowingly of the financial stability of company. He said that he carried all the funds to the bank aah day, and could personally vouch for the big balance the. -corporatto : carried, ; ‘He also intimated that he intended giving up spécutati: ; Wall Street, and invest the money he had won in the mark ee a few acres of the company’s property. L ~The Mortons expressed interest: in how he had’ $8,000 in stecks, and ue gave them a general review ota had done tts: SEP money: is. ‘pas so easily ig by the small Wi a no notice was ae
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a speculator, the gentieman and his family were convinced that Bob was an unusually smart boy, which we may say he was. Finally about half-past eight the boys took their leave of the Mortons and started on their return trip, CHAPTER III. JAILED LOR SPEEDING. There were not so many lights on the avenue as when the boys came down, and there were still fewer in the village. However, that fact didn’t bother Bob any. He remembered the way back to Main street, and when he got there it was easy enough for him to find his way out of the village and into, the road by which he and Sandy had come, Although it was a dark night, there was little fear they would miss their way, for the road, built largely in the interest of automobiles, went straight on. There were branch roads here and there, leading off to the shore or to the interior, as the case might be, but there was no reason why Bob should he enticed into one of them, The Southold Light faded out behind them, and with the ‘yellow streak of road apparently clear ahead, Bob gradually ran the speed of the car up to forty miles an hour. i Sandy did not notice the pace at first, or he liked the hot } gait, which was more probable, for he put up no protest. The dark country-side flew by like a dim panorama, specked 43 with the light shining from the window of some farmhouse. ; The fences, on either side looked like a mere continuous o blur. Fifty miles an hour is practically express train speed, but 4 he don’t think about that when you'’re in a car that is mak- ng it You feel like a bird soaring through the air close to earth,, and the sensation is exhilarating and exciting. That’s why the temptation to break the speed law is $0 irresistible. Bob had no right to take chances with another person’s | high-priced car and the lives of himself and his friend, even along a road that appeared to be clear under the glow of his pair of reflectors that shot their light far ahead like a pair of mall search lights, but he did it just the same. The hum of the machine was music to his ears. ‘The pace sent his blood coursing through his veins. He was enjoying every moment of the trip. Suddenly a dark object separated itself from the side of the toad, waved its arms and shouted ed the ee aes of the car to stop. Before Bob grasped the significance of his hail, the auto went by the figure like a streak. ' -. Then the silence of the night was broken by the report of a revolver behind. “What does this mean?” asked Sandy, as Bob shut off power and let the machine run under its own momentum ony. “That was a country cop back there, and it means that we are likely to be pinched.” _ “How ean he stop us? What have you shut off for?” '. “He doesn’t expect to stop us. That pistol shot was a signal to his companion ahead to hold us up, after noting the time it’s taken us to cover the space between them, I’ve shut off, _ and am slowly putting on the brake to fool them, if I can. The fellow behind, who is doubtless coming up on a motor-bike, -will swear, however, that we were running ata mile a minute, and they'll get us anyway.” ie '*But if you kept the Bats up the man ahead wouldn’t dare a . try and stop you.” “He'd get my number with the help of his flashlight, and be would be trouble later—more trouble than if we obeyed rders.” ~ *Do you think we'll be put in jail?” . “Quite likely if I can’t pay the fine.” “What is the fine?” “Tt varies in different Places. lew Jersey.” ( At that moment they heard the chug, chug of a motor-hike a coming on at a fast clip. hat did I tell you?” said Bob. “Great Scott!” ejaculated Sandy. “This is tough, and we were going along as fine as silk, I hope we'll Brt out of this scrape. Ms -. “T hope Ave will, too.” he ai At ‘They are pretty strict in BARRY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Pe the ene constable eat gut into the road nee he) ¢; ; Hee dota all bail aig ig The officer locked sour when he saw that the auto held two boys. . It was bad enough for a man chauffeur to be guilty of mak- ing a farce-comedy of the speed limit, but a boy—that was a Whole lot worse in his estimation. “Who are you, my fine young fellows? I suppose?” he said, curtly. . “We've been down to Southold on important business,” re- plied Bob. “As we didn/t leave there ti]l half-past eight, we ran the machine close to the speed limit in order to get home before midnight.” “Close to the speed limit, eh? You must have been going at least forty miles an hour, or you couldn’t have covered the jJast quarter of a mile in the time you did. Wait till I hear what my partner has to say about it.” The other country cop came up at this point and dismounted from his bike. He looked mad. j “What do you chaps mean by racing along at sixty miles an hour?” he said. “Sixty miles an hour!” eried Bob. *«Dhat’s pretty good for you. Do you take this car for a Vanderbilt racer?” “It's a high-power car. The name shows its brand—the Ritz-Santley—and I know what that type of car is capable of. | This machine is one of the largest and most powerful turned out. It will reel off sixty miles or I'll eat my head.” “What if it will go sixty miles, that’s no ei eas I wes run- ning her under forced draught.” “Look here, young man, you can’t fool us. “We are expert judges of speed, or we wouldn't be on the job. Whether you were doing forty or sixty, you were breaking the law, so you've got to go before the justice and take your medicine.” { The cop directed Bob to start on slowly, then he mounted | his wheel and accompanied the car, shunting it off on a branch ideal which landed them at a village a mile away. They were taken to the home of the justice, and he con- vened court in his living-room. The cop made his charge, and he made no bones about ac ecusing the boys of driving the car at a speed of at least fifty Miles an hour. j “What have you to say, youns: man?” said the justice to Bob, who the cop said was the chief offender. “]. don’t see any use of saying anything,” replied Bob. Out on a joy ride, . “TH ‘admit I was going faster than the law permits, but it was get- ting late, and as we live in the upper part of New York City, we wanted to get home some time to-night.” “How came you to be so far from home?” Bob mentioned the business that had carried him to Southold, and explained that the car belonged to the presitlent of the Southern I. & I. Co., of Wall Street. *You are employed by that company, then?” “Ves. ” “And your companion, too?” / “No; I took him along for company.” ‘ “Well, you're find ten dollars, and your friend ‘ees a “What do you want to fine him for? He didn't break the law.” : “He helped you break it, I guess, “T protest against his fine.” “Well, pony up ten dollars and I'll discharge you.” “T haven't got that much.” rg -“Lock ’em up, Dusenbury. You can notify your employer by wire to-morrow morning, young man. If he sends the money, all right, otherwise’ it will be five days for both of you. \ The court is adjourned.” The car was run-into the justice’s barn, and Bob pa Sandy were locked up in the village jail. They were put in a cell equipped with two: -ancientJooking , cots, and an iron-framed washstand. ) ' ‘The cots were supplied with a straw mattress, an old eet which did not smell particularly sweet, and a hard pillow. 5 “We're up against it this time,” said Sandy, gloomily. is a nice cold place to pass the. night in.” “T suppose I deserve it, but’ the justice had no right to send you here.” “Suppose he had let me go, how wonld I have got to New. York at this hour? This place isn’t on the railroad, and. even if it was I probably couldn't have got a train, unless a freight stopped here some time during the night, and the conductor consented to take me on free, eras and for nothing,” said IT know what boys are.” “This dy. “Well, ‘there is no use of us ‘squealing,’ We'r re jug ged, and. § to Me 3% said pore pane town is a up for 4 f Tad ° % i
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aera - te 5 spots and looked at the wreck of his | see } 4 I've ‘got»a very important document and a, Bae the upper | “Through! What for? Sheer effort and, we'll have the * other bar out.” “Get it out yourself, then.” Bob looked at him, then he picked up the bent bar. He decided to try it on the other bar. Virst, however, he had to pull his broken cot away. “Get up and let me have that cot of yours,” he said to Sandy. “What do you want with it?” returned his friend, ina mel ancholy tone. \ “T want to stand on it.” Sandy got up, and Bob shoved it under the window. i Mounting it, he inserted the bent bar between the othér bar. . and the gide of the window. 4: Then he pulled with all his strength/ rate A part of the lower socket broke away, and the bar came out of its resting place. © a A little judicious manipulation enabled Bob to pull it out of ¢ the top socket. : The last bar to their escape was removed, for the window 2s was big enough for them to squeeze through. 4 t CHAPTER IYV., ‘ BOB IS TREATED TO A BIG SURPRISE. | = Bob looked out of the window, but could make out noting save a dark space. ’ Twisting his head to the left, he saw a dark object that vee F evidently a house facing on the street. ; He heard no sounds indicating that any one was around. tg: “Are you ready to follow me out?” he asked Sandy.- ‘ ' “Wait a while till my head is better.” | “Your head will be all right when. you get Sra pak on. ” f Bob put one leg through the opening, following it with oils body, then holding on to the framework, dragged his other leg és out and jumped to the ground. Sandy followed with several dismal grunts. a “Going to walk to Jersey City?” he said. = as “We'll have to. The car is locked up in the justice's barn, wet “Can’t we ge there and get it out?” “Not very well. I couldn’t tell the house, to begin ‘pie, © and it wouldn’t do to break into the barn and take the ma-_ chine. We could be charged with burglary, and that’s tod se Tious a, business to run up against.” “Tt will take us all night to reach the ferry. ver *That can’t be helped.” | / Wie “How about breaking out of the jail? We’ ve gute a lot of damage to the old place. We may be arrested. in New York ; and brought back to answer for that.” “Mr. Nobley will make vi all man age.” “My late boss .wouldn’t.” i “Mr. Nobley is a different sort of man.” : t “What direction is the road?” ey Bob stopped and scratched his Head. “T guess it’s over that! way.” ‘4 ae “Suppose it isn’t?” y iss “We'll walk to the main Abneee! and ask somebody." va “We might b&stopped on suspicion. We are cranes aa probably it is known around that two boys were jugged ti th lock-up for overspeeding on the road. Whoever you ‘ask | r have the idea we are the same boys, particularly when we a e looking for the road to Jersey City.” | Bob made no reply and they went on. f They reached the one business street of the vinage: ae It was lined on both sides with tall trees, whieh at oe sea son were bare of their leafy covering. ; Not a store or place was open at that hour. | aie! a light was in sight anywhere. : ob, however, recognized two or three ‘buildings taken notice of when they were brought to the villag felt that by keeping straight on they would wal branch road which, connected with the main one, they would have to do was to turn to the left. ; '“This is the way,” he said. “Come on.” Fie They ‘were soon out on the dark, ‘cheerless-lookts which was’as lonesome as'a wilderness. ’ ' The night wind rode through ‘the + leat : ay He'll ‘pay the: dam- j
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a 4 pile BARRY & GO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. They went along in silence, neither feeling disposed to talk. At the end of fifteen minutes they heard the chug, ehug of a motor bike coming toward them, Around the turn in the road flashed two bull's: -eye lights, showing there were two machines approaching. “The road cops are through watching for the night,” said Bob. ~-. “Tt won't do for them to see us coming along,” said Sandy. . “They'd recognize us and take us back.” _ “They surely would. Climb over the fence. us.in the darkness.” . The boys get over the fence and squatted down. — The country cops went past at a swift gait. As the boys rose to return to the road, Bob’s foot slipped into a hole among the roots of a tree against whieh he had been leaning. f There it got caught somehow, and_he couldn’t get it out. _ “Come back, Sandy, and help me out of this,” he called to his companion. “What's the matter?” asked Sandy, from the other side of the fence. Bob told him, Sandy returned, struck a match and looked into the hole. aT light flashed on something shiny which pressed against *b’ s leg. He rea ae down and felt of it. To his surprise it was an oblong tin box. ? “What do you suppose is holding your foot?” he said. “T couldn’t guess. A root, probably. au “No, it’s a tin box.” “A tin box!” cried Bob, in surprise. “Yes. Wait till I force it out of the way so you can draw your leg out.” ; This he did, and Bob got his leg out. -, Of course he was interested in the fact of a tin box being dewn in such an odd place, so he struck a match to lock at it. . “Tt is a box,” he said, “We must get it out.” That was accomplished after considerable difficulty. “What do you suppose is in it?” said Sandy. . “Tm nota mind reader. We'll soon see, for the key is at- » tached to it by a string.” Both key and. lock had become rusted and they wouldn't ~ work. “Get a stone,” suggested Sandy. They’ won't see -*No. I'll carry it with me. It may be filled with valuable » papers. A ‘ - “People don’t bury valuable papers, as a rule, in the roots of 2) a tree.” “They don’t take ‘the trouble to bury boxes like this unless _ they have some reason for doing* so.” _ “f suppose not; but I don’t see any sense in doing it.” “You see that somebody did it in this case.” *T’li bet it’s stolen property that a thief hid here because he was afraid to take it away at the time, Probably he was ar- rested and sent to prison, and that is hin he never came ‘after it.” - “That isn’t a bad guess. “while from the looks of it.” . “here might be money and other valuables in it,” said ‘Sandy, in a tone of interest. “So much the better for us if we can’t find the owner.” “Do I stand in with you on this?” said Sandy, eagerly. - “Why not? You discovered it, didn’t you?” “So i did. I'll help you carry it.” ~ “You can, after I get tired.” _ They continued on the road. ~ “As I’m out of work, I should like to make a haul,” said sandy. eat ‘ion! t mind adding to my bunch of wealth, either. Hyery- ody is looking for all they can get hold of these days.” “Bet your life they are. If the lambs who-come down to Wall Street looking for easy money, weren't so greedy, they wouldn't get cleaned out so: often.” “The brokers have a fine snap of it, If my old boss bhdn’t one too deep in Southern Railway, or the market hadn’t urned on him the way it did, he would be in business yet, ‘Td still be working for him.” Pohive got 4 bettér job.” tes but I prefer the brokerage ap vee all things being “ It has been ‘daa there a good (ae d like to work.in a bank. Tk gives more tone among your a he “Maybe not, but you want to be ready when I call on you.” “What's the matter with taking me in as your partner?” “You'll have to produce some capital. I couldn’t take you in on wind.” “There might be enough money in that box to gat us up whenever we got ready.” “That sounds too good to be true.” Here they walked into the main road and turned their faces toward Jersey City. : “Let’s take a rest,” said Sandy. Bob agreed, and they sat down against the fence. After resting themselves, they started on again. Along toward daylight the tired lads were overtaken by a farm wagon loaded. with eges and poultry, bound for Jersey City. They begged a ride of the driver and were allowed to climb on. The sun was rising when they arrived at the ferry. They: crossed over to New York, and on their way to the elevated station they met an early newsboy coming toward the ferry with a big bundle of morning papers. “Want to sell a paper?” asked Bob. “Sure. What yer t’ink I’ve got ‘em for?” “Anything fresh and startling?” asked Bob, naming the Baper he wanted. “Big Wall Street company busted. De government says it’s been using the mails to skin de public. All de officers are pinched, and dey are a swell lot.” “You don’t say,” ejaculated Bob. company?” “Soudern Inyestment Co, de first and second pages.” “What's that?” fairly gasped Bob, while Sandy looked aston- ished.. “The Southern Investment Co.! You must be wrong. I work for that company,:and there was nothing wrong with it yesterday afternoon.” “Tf yer work for. dat comp’ ny yer out of a job. It was pulled last night.” Bob hurriedly pyenad the paper and glanced at the first pages. A big seare heading ‘told the story in a nutshell, It ran as follows: : “What's the name of the You'll find all the pertic’lars on “A Gigantic Gold Brick Swindle Exposed by the Government Secret Service Men. “The Southern Investment and Improvement Company, of Wall Street, Found to be Operating a Confidence Game, “Howard Nobley, Who Heads the Corporation, and is Said to be Responsible for its Existence, Arrested at his Home on Riverside Avenue, x “The Other Officers also in the Net.” Bob stood aghast at this iiscae of news. “Gee! Who'd have thought it?” was all Sandy could say. “Great Scott! This has taken my breath,” said Bob. “Why, I’ve never heard a word against the company.” “T teld you what Heinz said about it,” said Sandy. “He must have heard something.” “This is fierce.” ; “You won’t turn in that contract and the $20,000 check Bow I guess.” “Not if this story is true. If the check: went in, Mr. Morton would have to take his place with the other creditors of the concern, and he would probably lose a large part of his money.” “If he heard the news in time he could stop payment.” “T doubt if he’d hear it in time. Maybe the Government people would return him the check, If the company is a swin- dle it would be a rank injustice to cash the check, Anyway, they won’t get the chance. Ill hold on to it until I have gatis- fied myself about the state of things, and then send it back to . him.” “How about the car over in that village? It’s worth a lot of money.” “(ll report the matter to the right persons. Come, let's get uptown.” They took the next train, and in due’ Bap reached Pan homes. Se) CHAPTER V. j “WHAT WAS IN THE TIN BOX. | ; Bob lived with his mother, his father, “who was a a book. s TH hire you as ny. cashier when I open cee as a private ‘keeper, and his sister, who was cashier in a Harlem. ‘store, in a Hires ae | modest, flat orf a side street off Seventh avenue. eae - His failure to” apie home as usual to his dinner waa (
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BARRY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. Sidered strange, until one of the girls who worked for the same company, who lived not far away, sent around to the house the note Bob had handed her to deliver. This explained that he was gcing to Southold on special oral fer the president, and he did not expect to get back ate So the family didn’t worry about him, even when he ota to turn up at the hour when they retired. - He carried a key and could get in at any hour. His father, who got up about half-past six, found -that his bed had not been disturbed, and came to the conclusion that his son had remained overnight in Southold. The family was just going to sit down to breakfast when Bob came in with the tin box in his hand, and looking de- cidedly the worse for his night’s experience. “Well, Bob, you’ve got home at last, I see,” cried his mother. “Kind of looks that way, mother. I’m about done up.” “Wow is that?” asked his father. “J had to walk ten or fifteen miles along the road during the night.” “You did! Why did you havé to do that? came by train, didn’t you?” “No. I went poe came part of the way back in Mr. Nobley’s auto.” “Did it break degen on the road?” asked his father. “No. I anda friend who was with me were iets for run- ning the car too fast.” “Arrested!” cried his mother. “How did the matter terminate?” asked his father. “We were taken before the justice of a nearby village. He held the proceedings in his dining-room. He fined me $10, and my friend, Maguire, $5. As we couldn’t pay, not having the money, we were locked up in the small jail, with the prospect of five days if the fines were not paid.” “Bow did you get out of your fix?” “The jail was cold and the cell so miserably forninied that we decided to leave it.” - “How couldeyou if you were locked in?” “We discovered that the window bars were loose, so we pulled them out of their sockets, and departed without leaving our address.” ' “Do you mean to day that you broke shoe ai “That’s about what we did.” “Don’t you know that you are liable. to be punished for that?” “They might put it over me if J went to that village again. You went and . I ealeulated, however, that Mr. Nobley would fix the matter up « all right. I figured*he would have to in order to recover his car, which the justice had locked up in his barn.” “That's why. you had to walk when you broke out of the lock-up because the village authorities held on to the car?” “Yes, though we got a lift on a farm wagon that overtook us six or seven miles outside of Jersey City. We must have tramped it for four hours before the wagon came along.” “What a terrible experience!” exclaimed his mother, “And to think you had no sleep at all.” ; “Oh, I intend to turn in now and make it up.” “Aren’t you going to the office this morning?” asked his father. “No, sir. When you read the paper on your way downtown you will understand the reason,” replied Bob. “What do you mean?” asked his father, in surprise. “Tt mean that the Southern Investment and Improvement Co. has been pinched by the Government as a get-rich-quick swindle, and all the officers are reported to be in jail.”* “My gracious, you don’t mean that!” cried the astonished bookkeeper. “T do mean it. There’ s the full account in the paper I bought just as I landed from the ferryboat.. Read the headlines, and then leave the paper for mother to read the story. Vil turn in now and get the sleep I missed.” « “What's that shabby-looking tin box you have there on the table? Did you bring that ie 3 you from Southold?” asked his father. “No. Sandy Maguire and I found that buried among the roots of a big tree by the side of the road. We couldn’t open it, though you see the key is attached to it by a string, because the lock is too rusty. We believe it contains something of v -mioney, or jewels, or documents. If I find a clew to - the owner I'll return it, of course, no matter what it contains. “If I can’t locate the person to whom it belongs, Sandy and I Fic divid the contents if they are worth dividing.” The box ‘was regarded By the others with not a little curios- iy, and much speculation was comin Sh io con- ten es 3 Be ’Mr. Barry went down to his business, Nellie Barry went to her store, and Bob went to bed. The tin box was locked in the closet. Curious as the boy was to learn its contents, he made no attempt to open it, having agreed with Sandy not to do so until both were present. Bob was all worn out with the adventures of the night, and his sleep was most profound. It was five o’clock when he finally awoke. Hurrying on his clothes, he went downstairs, where he found his mother making preparations for dinner, which in the Barry home was served at night. “There is a letter here for you, Bob,”-she said. special messenger.” + “From Mr. Nobley!.” cried. Bob; recegnizing the Head e _ He tore open the envelope, aud read as follows: “It came by “Bogs: I suppose you haye read the papers and know that we are in trouble. Better make no attempt to communicate -with me. Your name has not even been mentioned to the Seeret Service men. If you got the contract signed and re-- ceived a'check from Morton, return same to him at once. = ~ ~ “HY Nosiry.”. “Tt’s teo bad, and I am right sorry for him,” declared Bob, ores who had read the letter aloud, “Whatever may be said against Mr. Nobley, he was always good to me.” : “T pity the poor people who have lost their money through im,” said Mrs. Barry. “Wall Street is——” . “Now, don’t go to saying things against the Street, mother, me broke in Bob. “There are good and bad down there, same as everywhere else.” “What will you do for another job, Bab?” “Find one, you bet.” ‘ “Not so easy, my son. You have been very fortunate thus — far, I know, but “That's Sandy!” cried Bob, as the electric bell buzzed. Sandy it was, greatly refreshed by his sleep. “How’s your head?” asked Bob. “Oh, a whole lot better. The lump’s there just the same.” “Come right in, I’m glad you came, for I’m wild to see the - inside of our find.” pear “So am I,”-said Mrs, Barry: “I’ve a notion that it is going __ to’prove more valuable than you imagine.” “And your notions, as you call them, are usually correct, mother,” laughed Bob. “However, we shall soon know.” heel He went to his.room and returned with the box, the lid of ~ which was readily pried open with the stove lifter, and a flat package wrapped in an old newspaper yellow with 1 age lay revealed. There was nothing else in the box. Bob lost no time in opening it. “Money, sure, but what kind?” he cried. “Looks like Canadian!” exclaimed Sandy. “Not on your life! They are old fashioned greenbacks. hundreds, too.” | “That’s what they are!” cried Mrs. Barry. “I raleenaees a seeing ‘such bills when I was a girl during the Civil War.” “What's the date of the paper?” demanded Sandy. — ; “May 10, 1862,” replied Bob. “The New York Herald. Tt <) added his mother. “Little use ne 4 was going then, it seems.” “Yes, and long before,” seeking an owner for this treasure, boys. It must: have been buried where you found it for years.” “Count up!” eried Sandy. “There’s a big bunch of those bills. I’m curious to know what it amounts to.” Bob ran them over rapidly. The bills were all hundreds, actly $25,000. : Naturally, the boys were jubilant. isda There was absolutely nothing in the box to offer any al to whom the money had belonged. “All the same, we must advertise it,” declared Bob. “If m3 es) boss is a crook, than I’m not. If any one can prove this property we shall have to give it up. I'll put an adverti ic ment in the Jersey Journal to-morrow.” “And suppose no owner turns up?” said Sandy. j “Then it’s halves between you and me.” re, Sandy stayed to dinner that night. He and Nellie great friends. “You certainly are in luck, boys,” declared Mr. ‘Barry ip his return home. “I consider it highly improbable that ; owner for your find will turn up.” if ‘Bob talked Mr. Nobley’s letter over with his father, | vised him. to report the matter of, the car to the aut by addressing a letter to COMPANY, a ee Al and the total proved to_bo ex
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BARRY & CO., éssary, for dinner was scarcely over whey a Secret Service | naprective rang the bell. *You are Bob Barry?” he heked: “You- worked for. the Souiher n Investment and Improvement Co.?” “That's right,” replied Bob, not a little concerned. “Come ; in, sir, What's wanted with me?” “Nothing with you personally,” replied the detective. “None | of the minor employees of the concern will be held. We are! ‘after such property of Mr. Nobley’s. as we can lay our hands | oo I am informed that. you took his valuable car out yester- hat’ & right. ” “You will have to give it up.” “T haven't got it to give,” replied Bob, and he frankly ex- plained the situation. f “That's all right,” said the detective. “ You needn't bother -. your head about the matter. I'll get the car.’ ‘ “And the fine?” Wee *“That’s up to you,” ~. “I propose to pay it as soon as. I can spare the-money. ' “Better do it by mail, then,” laughed the detective, “or you Sh _ find yourself in the stone jug again.” to the relief of Bob’s mother and sister, who fully expected dis arrest as soon as the Secret Service man displayed his shield. “Next morning Bob ran down to Southold by the first train, and went directly to Mr. Morton’s house. +» “You again!” that gentleman exclaimed. “Have you come to report what I’ve already seen in the papers? I’ve stopped that check, I’ve had a narrow escape.” , “You didn’t have to,” retorted Bob, “Here it is, and here's your contract, Mr. Morton.” “Good for you! At all events you're honest, even if your boss is a crook. You're a slick talker, young man. I feel quite ashamed of myself to think that you won me over the way you did,” “T believed every word I said, sir!” cried Bob, draw ing him- self up pr oudly. - “And I believe you,” said Mr. Morton, Hor you would not “have come here in this fashion.” He tore up the contract as he spoke, ang called Bob, who had to come back. “What do you want?” demanded Bob, none too pleasantly, for he resented Mr, Morton's remark. - *You've iost-your job, I suppose. #4 - *So I suppose.” “What are you going to do? another. “Then it won't suit me. I began life on Wall Street, and I propose to stick to it. Because Mr. Nobley turns out to be a crook, I don't propose to turn my back on the Street by any ; Perhaps I can help you to get Suit. Only look out you don’t drop that nest-egs ae a were telling me about yesterday. - ‘eame to being landed in the soup. Good-by, my boy. 1 ap- selate what you have done, and hope we may meet again.” So do I,” replied Bob, war mily, shaking the. hand which was fered ‘him, and he hurried away, reaching the station just in ‘ime to make his train. hr True to his. word, on reaching Jersey City Bob put an ad- St ertisement in the Jersey Journal, He had learned from the train conductor the name of the town where he and Sandy ad been arrested. The advertisement read as follows: i‘ “Bo oxp—Near, the town of Fairville, New Jersey, a sum of Tes ate oney; The owner can recover,same by proving property. SS B, care of the Jersey Journal. nf aid for three. insertions, and during the days Which ay sw the Journal forwarded to his address a number of ee but none of them in any way filled the bill. ae find. is ours, Sandy,” he declared at the end of the vis shall do no more abou it! Chances are that the of that box is long since dead.” CHAPTER ‘VI. ; ‘ oS BOB AND THE ‘GoLp KING. ; hese days: of. waiting Bob did a pile of heat thiziie: s address, STE NAT UT RRA a AR TN ‘He then departed, much | ‘turned away: from the door and was hurrying down the walk,’ I have many friends, but it won’t be on Wall Street.” |. ‘the chance.” You see how near [| ' BANKERS AND BRORE RS. SARTRE AR USSR SERED PLES ODA LER ALSO DET ES SES PSRELE SS ONS E Bob, however, did not give him the chance to. monopolize ‘his sister's society. , ¢*Come into the front room, Sendy,” he said, | have a business talk with you. Neil can wait.” “Bless me! ‘Don’t let me interfere with business,” cried | Nellie, tossing her head. “You boys can stop right here,” and with that she left the room. \ 4 Now you've made her mad. What did you want to say that for?” said Sandy;'rather crossly. “Oh, she’ll get over it. Of course, I know how you feel “about Nell, Sandy, and I want you to understand it just suits | me." “And it suits me to hear you say so,” | perhaps Nellie don’t feel the same way. |. “VU give you a straight tip, old man, she does. Now we'll cut it out, What dare you going to do with your half of our | find? vey “Why, put it in the savings bank, IT suppose.” /“Small interest there, Sandy, Now look here, you're out of a job, and so am I. Suppose we go into the banking business | together, Twenty-five thousand will give us a fair start. & “Bob! Are’ you crazy?” Not at all. You know I worked two years with Videravd & Co., just. before the old man died and his private banking busi- | ness was given up. Jf learned a lot about it. I learned a lot about it. There’s money in it, Sandy. My father thinks it a good scheme. As for you, as it happens, you have got neither father nor mother to consult. We could begin with money changing and discounting notes for the smaller downtown store-keepers, If we do a little judicious adver tising, I believe | we would soon be able to build up a business.” “Tt sounds well,” said Sandy, dubiously, “but I know so little about banking that I hardly know what to say. Of course, I am on the make, first, last and all the time, but I don’t want to drop my pile. I should have to depend entirely upon you.” “And you don’t consider that my experience in peeinte banking has been sufficient. to make that safe?” , “To be honest with you, Bob, that’s the way I feel.” “T want to chuckled Sandy, “but boy. I’ve been looking about all the week. Hazzard’s old | basement office, at No. — Wall Street, is to let, and can be hired cheap, as the building is an old-timer and liable to come down. John Sampsofi, who for years was the brains of Haz- |uard & Co., lost all he had last year,in a crazy real estate speculation. He is out for a job, and can be had for a moderate ‘| salary. What he don’t know about private banking isn ‘t worth knowing.” “That sounds good. How oid a man is he?” “Something over fifty, He’s as straight as a string, and as honest as the sun.” , ’ “Have you had a talk with him?” *T have. We can get him for forty per. He'll be glad of “Bob, you: certainly tempt me.’ “Be tempted—be convineed. a the same, it’s up to you, and. I don’t want you to decide till you have thought it over. That's all. Now I'll leave Nell to entertain you, for I've got an engagement.” ven ‘ ; ; Wise Bob! It is not every boy, no, nor every man, who knows enough — to stop talking when he has said his say/ Sandy did think it over. He also had a anes talk with Mr. Sampson, to whom Bob introduced him, and the result was that by the end of the week he had consented to the plan. -“Now then,” said Bob, “I have a queer prejudice against two names to a firm. Maguire & Co. Which shall it be?” “T suppose you intend to do a eka business tion with the bank?” \“Sure. Don’t propose to let a stone remain unturned where there's a dollar to be made.” j “Barry & Co., Bankers and Brokers, will look ‘better on tie ‘e connec: © forw rded. the fine’ to an gi: ea ‘sign than Maguire & Co. I never was ad on my last name.” “Do you agree to that, then?” Rech “Voss “0, K. Barry & Co. it shall be. We hire i basement oe morrow.” fr : : They didso. | A neater or more attractive basement these eth fitted up would have. ae hard “You don’t have to depend entirely upon me, as it happens, ~ I want ours to be either Barry & gl OT ist,
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BARRY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. 9 name is Barry, * he thought. “TN take a flyersin A. & B. to- morrow.” Beaman and his friend quickly left the hot room, and soon after Bob himself was in the hands of the shampooers. He had forgotten all about the big fellow until when he was swimming about the plunge he saw him come staggering up - to the brink: Instead of sobering him, the bath seemed to have had the contrary effect—there are certain people on whom at times it acts that way. For some reason there was no attendant in sight, and as Bob continued swimming about, he saw the giant suddenly slip and fall backward into the plunge. At first Bob was inclined to laugh, but. when the man came up he saw instantly, that he was in trouble. Evidenily he could not swim, The end of the plunge where he was happened to be that used’ by those who liked cWIBE? and Bob knew that it was over the man’s head, tall as he was. “Gee! The fellow’s drowning!” thought Bob as the giant with a gasping cry went down a second time. Bob was a splendid swimmer. He struck right out and, dtv- ing, got the giant—who was now lying on the bottom—by both — arms, and with a tremendous effort dragged him to perv water, the distance being short, and managed there to.get him | on his feet, where with their’ heads out of water he stooe: - supporting him. : The big fellow coughed, gasped, strangled, and for the mo-_ ‘ I propose to be a millionaire before I quit | ment the case looked serious, but he finally managed to recover Bs himself. “Heavens, I was pretty near all in,” he panted. saved my life.” “Can’t you swim?” asked Bob. ae “Not a stroke. 1 slipped.” ; ee SRB “Yes, I saw you. Better go out.” A “That’s right. Will you help me out?, I—I’m a phate Lube se “Bob helped him to the deck, where an attendant now ap- peared with towels. “Don’t say a.word,” whispered the giant. that fellow to know I made a fool of myself.” “Not a word,” replied Bob. “You're all right now.” “Yes, but I should have been all wrong only fon you,” the giant. “I shan’t forget it, neither.” Bob finished his swim, and when he reached the cooling room, there was the giant lying on a couch. . “Come here, boy!” he roared. “Take the couch alongside of me, I want to talk to you.” Bob would gladly have been excused, but he. yielded, and was relieved to find the big fellow was disposed to moderate S his voice. ’ “My name is Dick Arnold. on just down aoe the ‘lo dike,” he said. “What’s yours?” “Robert Barry.” aa “So? live here in New York?” ; “Yes;/I have always lived here.” = “This is my first visit, Great town. I ‘pst have b err: lieved it. I’m stopping at the Waldorf. Come up there an I'll blow you off to a dinner if you've nothing better to do.” a “Oh, you'll have to excuse me,” said Bob. ait re ‘Won’ tdoit. That is unless you really have an engagement What’s your business? Who do you work for?” “Ym in business for myself. Y ma private banker on. Street.” j “The deuce you are! Then you just must dine with you can give me a steer, I want to take a few flyers o Street, and I know that nine-tenths of the bankers and are thieves. I like your face, Rob, or is it. Bob your. friend call dekh i Fy he. “Bob. eke Ribnieeee i? “Then it’s Bob for mine, for you've stood my frien : night. You won't lose nothing by it, neither, I’m wort -|millions. I made a big clean-up on French Greek last. ssumm Bob and Sandy paid strict attention to business, and at the end of a year had built up a connection which they had every yeason to be proud of, and this in spite of many a prediction that “the boy bankers,” as they were dubbed at first, would go to the wall within six months. But as yet Barry & Co. had landed no really big fish. Their business, as Bob foresaw, was mostly with the small trades- men in the downtown district. For these they executed commissions both on the Stock Ex- change and on the “Curb,” through Barnes & Williamson, a firm of brokers in whom they had full reliance, also in dis- ‘counting notes, and so shrewdly was this end of their business condutted that as yet they had not made one loss. No commercial paper which was in the least doubtful would Barry & Co, touch, “This is all very well, Sandy,” said Bob one afternoon as ‘6 partners were talking over business, “but what we want are three or four rattling big aecounts which will give us a stand- ing in the Street. They are to be had, but how to get ’em is}. the question.” ; “Advertise more,” suggested Sandy. “We've tried it often. It’s expensive. So far it hasn’t worked. Our small accounts are constantly increasing, but the big fish aren’t to be hooked that way.” “I’m sure I don’t know what to propose then,” said Sandy. “We cloaned up over five thousand apiece. last year. I’m satis- fied if we do as well this.” “I'm not, then. the game.” “Oh, that’s a long way ahead. But I’ve got a matter to at- tend to uptown.” After Sandy left, Bob concluded to go to the Produce Hx- change and take a Turkish bath, which he frequently indulged in, and he accordingly started down Broad street, little guess- ing that he was taking the first step by so slotns to secure the very thing he wanted. , As. he crossed Exchange Place a ‘man i taesilly came stag- gering up the steps.of a basement cafe, whose appearance was so singular that Bob’s attention was attracted to him at once. He was.a person of about forty, apparently, a perfect giant ‘in frame, standing over six feet by several inches, and built in proportion. He wore a long overcoat trimmed with the most expensive fur, for the day was unusually cold, while on his head was a fur cap pulled down over his ears. . That he was decidedly under the infiiente: of iauer was easily seen, but while his huge frame swayed, he went ahead with giant strides. Bob would have had to run ‘to pass him. _ “My, what a monstrous big fellow! ” thoveht the hey banker, “T wonder who he is?” , Whoever he was he proved to be bound on the same errand, Bob himself, for he turned in at the Produce Bxchange and descended to the Turkish“bath, where he braced up so perfectly at the desk that admission was not refused him. , Bob quickly undressed, and had been in the hot room some ininutes before the giant entered. . The big fellow ‘dropped, into a steamer chair at some distance from Bob. Next to our hero Ee two atyligh-looking gentlemen, one of whom he recognizes as Hidward Beaman, one of the most prom- inent brokers on the Stock Hxchange. “1 wonder if he knows me?” thought Bob, who could not help thinking of his own boyish appearance just then. ., Besides himself, these two gentlemen, and the giant, who promptly went to sleep, there was nobody in the hot room. “I tell you, my dear fellow,” said Beaman, addressing his | companion, “it’s the chance of a lifetime, and you are the only man in New York I would tell. Within a week we shall have every available share of A. & B. in our clutches: it’s the fF strongest aygacete that’ has been formed in. a long” time, and——” a Boy, you'ws on don't want) ic said richest men in America on the Stock Exchange. — “Be careful, * Chien the other.’ “we are not. alone.” “Pshaw! Only a boy,” retorted the broker, Groans his voice, but he did,not raise it again. The rema panck 3p his remarks were spoken too low for Bob to hear. But he had heard enough. Bob. knew that the broker’s firm: represeatad sorhe of the . & B. was a good property, a Western railroad with valu- ‘connections, but for some time the stock had been de- ‘he closing quotations that day, as ‘Bob. saopael was 60. ‘mean a big boom for A. er ee F a by ‘tai ‘of it. Ss pels aon mm Did you never hear of Arnold.the Gold King?” you. joke, business?” ; ‘morro oY ll see aH at our offic “T certainly have!” cried. Bob, and he spoke the ta “Well, that’s me. /What’s your firm?” : “Barry & Co.” 8 Gry aye “Oh, there’s a Co., is there? Sorry for it? “Why Birt ee “Why? Because I was thinking that oT might Co. ; Ha! Ha! Ha! Do you tumble? But that’s just m Say, Bob, do xout doa eeu: uh as ki said. Tonight ou dine with sng a at he you L
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40 BARRY & CO., BANKE ERS AND BROKERS. against something good, I’ll go you. Might as well trust you as some fellow I know nothing about.” “Why, you really know nothing about me, Mr. Arnold.” “T'll be hanged if I don’t. I know yours is an honest face. I read all men by their faces, boy, and my reading is never wrong.” « He rattled on, telling wonderfully interesting stories about Alaska and his life there. . . “By thunder, if he really is Arnold the Gold King, I’ve caught my big fish in a Turkish bath tank perhaps,” thought Bob; and when Arnold again urged him to dine at the Waldorf he accepted. ee } hope to goodness he don’t put in any more booze till I’m through with him,” Bob thought. “Anything but having a drunken man on one’s hands, and a drunken giant is ten|- times worse.” _ Arnold was tolerably sober when at last they left the bath together, but he steered for the first cafe as soon as they eee up Broadway. “Who is he, Bob?” inquired Sandy. “A Dig fish at last, * replied Bob, closing the door. om » “Qome on, Bob, and have a drink,” he roared, for now that “You don’t say. Where did you catch him?” a inHg ‘ ‘boy. Have a glass of beer?” - \**T don’t even drink beer.” ,- “Dang it ail, drink water, then—any old thing. Come on in. Say, where are all the people?” It was now seven O'clock, and lower Broadway was almost ‘deserted, “All gone home,” répiiea Bob. “Very few live down here.” “Ts that so? I see I’ve a lot to learn about New York.” “Flow long have you been here?” asked Bob as they entered _ the cafe. “ “Oh, I just blew in this morning. Now then, young fellow, give me somejof your best fire-water. This gentleman will have—name it, Bob.” ‘.*Ginger ale.” . *Right-o.” _. He poured out a full glass of whisky. a *Don’t squint ékew-ways at_me. I’m paying for it,” he said to the disgusted “barkeep.” “YT suppose you just have to drink it,” remarked Bob with a touch of pity in his tone, _ Instantly the giant dashed the glass to the floor, where it “was shivered to atoms. / “Just to prove you’re wrong, there!” he cried. “I swear off fo ramonth. If you catch the smell of booze on my breath within the next thirty days I'l] write you a check for five thou- sand dollars. Come, let’s be off for the Waldorf Astoria.” As CHAPTER VII. BOB LANDS AIS BIG FISH. ' “Phere was the oddest man looking for you half an hour ago, Bob,” said Mr. Sampson when the boy banker turned up at business a little late next morning. “A yery large man?” asked Bob. “A giant.” “meats all right. Je’ s a new customer, T wish you had in- Insisted on seeing you personally,” ut. fest ase coming out of the private office. -. he was on the street he seemed to think it necessary to shout @ said he'd look in again,” added Mr. Sampson. ‘In a Turkish bath tank.” in order to make himself heard. “Thanks. I never touch the stuff,” replied Bob. “What! You don’t drink whisky?” “No. I see no necessity for-it.” “}ioly mackerel!- You wouldn’t last long up in the Klondike, “Come, now!” : ber ELH in earnest. It was, at the "Produce Exchange yesterday aie ifternoon. He was a bit loadeds Slipped and fell into the deepest part of the tank. I pulled him out or he might have da pal for he can’t swim. Ever hear of Dick gta the , aioe with us.” i ee he Gres ets arth to do so.” tell OU. Bs be B. “How much?” “He didn’t say. He’s going in on stocks, too, and we get the business.” “Good enough! You’ve done'well to land him. What are you going to put him next to?” eo & B. » “That's dead.” — . “Ts it? Wait till I tell you a secret, boy. I sat next to Bea- man in the hot room at the bath last night, and I heard him “tell a friend that.a big syndicate was quietly buying up all the - A. & B. they can lay their ‘hands on. There's going to be a big boom, I propose to jump in and buy to-day on my own account. Want to join me?” “On margin?” “Sure.” “How heavy do you propose to go in, Bob?” “Wive thousand. It’s all my share of our capital will bear,” “Too much.” °'* “Perhaps. I feel so certain that it’s a bargain at 60, the present; price, that I am going to risk it.” “Well, I'll go you. Let’s see what it has opened at.” Sandy arose and consulted the tape. “Gee! It’s 65 1-8!” he exclaimed. “Somebody is buying all right. It’s a go, Sandy?” “¥es.” Bob caught up the telephone and got Williamson on the wire. “Barry & Co.!” he called. “That Barnes & Williamson? Give me Mr. Williamson, Good-morning. We've got ten thou- sand to put on A. & B. Do the.best you can for us. that? Wouldn't advise it.. That’s all right. right, Good-by.” “Tried to discourage you, did he?” laughed Sandy. - “Yes; aSked me if I was crazy. Wait till I put the.Gold King next to A. & B., then he’ll open his eyes.” + “You didn’t say anything to him about it last night, then?” “Not a word. Thought it best to wait till he came here: Say, I hear him outside now.” “What a voice!” chuckled Sandy. “Like a foghorn.” “Mr, Arnold,” announced the office boy. ' “Show him in,” said Bob. : “You ought to have kept him waiting,” said Sandy “It would have given him more of an idea of our importance.” “Wouldn’t wash with that fellow, Sandy. lose him altogether.” The door opened and the Gold King came in with a rush. “Good-morning, Bob! How’s the boy?” he roared. “This your partner? Introduce me. How do you find yourself, Mr. Maguire? Oh, hang it all, I don’t like last names. How are you, Sandy? That’s what Bob called you last night, and what I’m going to call you this a. m. Now then, boys, I’ve ben making a few inquiries about Barry & Co., and I find you are all right. To begin business, I propose to open an account with you. Will you take it?” “Sure,” laughed Bob. “Barry & Co. are out for business first, last and all the time.” “Correct,” cried the Klondiker, and pulling aes a check nate he seized a pen and wrote the check. Bob's eyes grew big when he saw that it was on the Bank of Nevada, in San Francisco, and the amount.was an even hundred thousand. “Mr. Arnold,” he said, striving to show no exetiement, “be- fore Barry & Co. can accept a check of that size on deposit, I consider it my duty to tell you that our capital——” “Oh, hang your capital! It’s only a fleabite with me, bow: ti “No, but business is business. You just wouldn’t let me talk business last night. This morning I insist upon it. Our capital is exactly $25,000.” L “That's all right, You can’t scare me for a cent. Now then, I want to spectilate; not on margin, mind you. None of that punk stuff for mine. I’ve heard enough about it and. read enough. I want to buy outright and soak ‘em away for a rise —see?” \ a “Best way if you can afford it, Mr. Arnold.” “Look here, Bob, what did I tell you last night when we were up in my room?” “A whole lot that interested me.” “Didn’t I tell you that I wapted to be called Dick, same as the boys do up in the Klondike?” “You certainly did.” “Then do it. Don’t let me have to tell you again, for-yours, Sandy. Fire away, Bob, “You were saying: “T was going to ell you something- which happened last night before I met you,” continued Bob, ana he “went on to. wy What's , Bust ahead. All ~ Ten to one we'd — Same
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; - BARRY & O0., BANKERS AND BROKERS. The Klondiker listened with close attention. “T know that railroad,” he declared when Bob had finished. “T have covered the entire line twince. It’s a good property; runs through a rich country. Tell you what you do, Bob, first off, I'll go in as a flyer to the same amount as you and Sandy; that is, $10;000. Meanwhile, you get full particulars about the road. Names of the officers, capitalization, names of those principally interested, and so on. Write it all out for me—can you do that?” “Part of it, anyway.” “Do the best you can, and J’ll tell you why. It is my aint tion to be a railroad president. Whose money do you imagine is going into this syndicate?” “Some of the oil kings, probably. Beaman represents sev- eral.” “What's the matter with a gold king butting in dna snatech- ing the plum away from them? I’m prepared to put half my fortune into any good railroad if I can only get a controling interest. There! Now you understand where I’m at, so bust ahead.” Bob and Sandy looked at each other in amazement. 2 “Big business for Barry & Co. to swing,” remarked Bob, doubtfully. » “Ym out for big business, boy. If I win, we’ll make myself president, you treasurer, Sandy vice-president, that clever old guy in the other office head director, and so on. It will give Barry &.Co. a big boom on the Street, and perhaps I’ll enter the firm as a special. I'll let you into another secret, boys, I’ve come to Wall Street to stay. So-long. See you to-mor- LOW He breezed out as he had breezed in, leaving the boys in a state of excitement, as may be easily believed. “Tf we can only make good and hold him,” said Sandy. “Tt’s a big contract for us to undertake. How shall we begin?” “By taking Sampson into our confidence,” replied Bob, promptly. “His advice is always sound.” Mr. Sampson was as much elated as the boys themselves. “It’s a great stroke of luck and the chance of a lifetime,” he said. “Probably what he proposes is impossible, but that’s ‘not certain. “You have done well to consult me, boys. Now let, me tell you something. ‘The main offices of the A. & B. are in Boston. The secretary, Benjamin Cushing, is an old school- mate of mine, and was once my most intimate friend.” “Luck!” cried Bob. “Then we ought to be right in it.” “Hear me out,” continued Mr. Sampson. “I know it to be a fact that much of the A. & B. stock is held by conservative old Bostonians, who will naturally object to the control of the road passing out of their hands. Let me go to Boston by the first train. I am certain that I can return with full par- ticulars. The thing may not be as difficult as would seem on its face.” “Go!” cried Bob, promptly. until you return.” » The day passed, proving. a fair average one for business. Barnes bought A. & B. very close to the opening quotation, but at the close it was selling at-68 1-4. Bob conferred with Barnes, and learned that the stock was by no means the drug on the market it™had been. Little had been offered. It was edsy enough to buy on margin, of course, but that wanted for delivery was more difficult to get. ' Which surprised me,” said Barnes, “What started you, Bob?” “New customer,” replied Bob, carelessly. “I told him what -you said. I asked no questions when he told me to go ahead.” “The road isn’t paying’ expenses, nor anywhere near it,” de-| clared Barnes. “This rise is just a temporary. thing, as he will very quickly learn.” “You are usually right,”\ was Bob’s wise reply, and the con- versation which took place over the ’phone ended. Next morning shortly after ten the Gold King turned up again, this time in a brand ‘new car of the most expensive make, “What's the report on A. & B.?” was his first cudatien! “We got your stock. It has opened at 67 3-4, a slight falling. off. We haven’t got those statistics yet, but expect to have them during the day, or at the latest to-morrow.” - “Oo, K. Put me next to something else on margin.” AY thought you never bought on margin?” “I didn’t say exactly that, or if I did I didn’t mean it, I sometimes buy on margin in the morning and sell out at the close. An old stunt of mine. Hit or miss. Win or lose. I - never carry stock on margin over night. Go $20,000 on any- thing you think is good. “Tl look in later in the day.” ee ate ae gone in se instany. . zi “Sandy will jtake your place an expression of pain. - “Let me help you up,” said Bob, extending his hand. “ak \ 11 Bob studied the tape,.and went i in for his eccentric customer on an industrial—U. 8S. Soap Preferred. _ Shortly after lunch came a despatch from Sampson. at ae out at the time, so Sandy opened it, t read: “Interview most satisfactory. Have full particulars, Am leaving 3, Shore Line. SAMPSON.” “The old man has lots of go in-him yet,” declared Bob when he read it. “How’s U. S. Soap Preferred?” “It has justified your judgment, Bob. It’s up several points.” “Good enough. I want to show Dick that we Snow our business. Figure his profit as it stands, Sandy.” “Almost $5,000,” announced Sandy a few minutes lata “Then let it go at that. I’ll order Barnes to sell.” « é He did so, and the profit was entered on Arnold’s account, which pleased the Gold. King greatly when he came in shortly before three, more especially as just at the close U. S. Soap . Preferred fell off to an extent which would have reduced his” profit by nearly $2,000. “You did just right,” he declared. every time. in a show afterward? “Barry & Co, for mine Both of you, I mean.” “T’m sorry to say I’ve got an engagement,” replied Sandy. its It was with Nellie. He had promised to take her to the theater. Bob could not plead the same truthfully, so after some de- | 2 murring he yielded. “T know you can’t be dining with me every night,” said Arnold. “I won’t bother you again for a week.” “T'll be at the Waldorf at six,” said Bob; “that is, unless something unforeseen prevents.” “That will just suit me,” replied the Gold King. “But look here, Bob, use .my car. I’ve got important business with a certain lawyer about sofhe mining claims. I shall probably be with him a couple of hours. It’s too blame cold to have What do you say to dining with me and taking the chauffeur hanging around outside. .This January weather of yours goes right through a fellow’s hide. outside at 50 below up in the Klondike every time.” again. It was like old times when Mr. Nobley’s car was often at his service to go up Broadway in a fine auto like this. Bob took advantage of the occasion to look in on several business acquaintances. passed Madison Square on his way to the Waldorf. “I certainly must get a car of my own,” he thought as they: were crossing Twenty-sixth street. The big buildings were rapidly emptying and the avenue was very crowded. Y “Be very careful,” Bob said to the chauffeur, “I eal waat to get into any mix-up to-night.” He had scarcely spoken when a young girl ee loomed up directly in front of them, and to the boy banker's horror slipped and fell before the machine. ; Nothing but the quick action of the chauffeur saved her. Bob’s heart seemed to stand still, but, as it was, the car did not even graze the girl, who was neatly dressed. Still, she did not rise, but lay exactly as she had fallen. Bob sprang from the car and went to her aid. “Why, she seems to have fainted!” he exclaimed as he bent over her. “Heavens, how beautiful she is!” he thought. such a handsome face.” Others joined him. A crowd was collecting. People were asking each other and the chauffeur if-the girl had been strud’ te when she suddenly opened her eyes and her face —— fy “J—I’m afraid I’ve sprained’ my ankle,” she gasped. the car strike me? I must have fainted.” “The car certainly did not strike you, miss, for which Ts am devoutly ‘thankful. os dent that she was suffering greatly. “My car is at your service, miss,” said Bob. “If wen ca: trust me I will take you home”; as he said it he handed he his business card. “Why, I’ve heard of your firm,” she said. “Hvery Wall Street has, and that’s where I work, Are you Mr. ‘Bar K or his partner?” \ “My name is Barry.” , ‘ * Ne I shall the gr et eNeg Pheer “Why, certainly I can trust ee I'd sooner be © It was half-past five when he finally — one on i And as he refused to take no for an answer, Bob yielded id “T never saw i: iy
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BARRY & C CO., iB. ANKERS AND BROKE RS. ar — car without more ado. In a moment they were running up the avenue. “What is the address?” he asked. It was on Thirty -second street, east of Third avenue. “My name is’ Carrie Taylor,” explained the girl. “I live with my widowed mother at that number.” “You ‘say you work on Wall Street?” inquired Bob. “Yes; [ am a stenographer for Mr. Beaman, the broker.” “Indeed! One of the biggest guns on Wall Street.” i “And one of the meanest,” said the girl, bitterly. “Of course, ‘I ought not to say such a thing, but it really is a shame the way,the girls in his office are ‘treated and, how little he pays. Im leaving just as soon as I can get another place.” “I wish she might work for us,” thought Bob. 4 As yet Barry & Co; had never employed a stenographer. * Sandy had attended to that work. Bey In a few moments the car was in front of an old brown: _ stone house bearing the number in question. Bob helped Miss Taylor out and aided her to ascend the steps, | “You are certainly very kind,” said the girl, extending her » hand. “Won't you come in?. Mother will want to thank you.” _. Bob was on the point of declining, when the door was cpened by a silvery-haired old lady. “My, Carrie! What is the matter that you had to be brought home in an automobile?” she exclaimed. “T slipped and sprained my ankle, mother,” explained: Car- sh ie, “This gentleman was good enough to bring me home. He is Mr. Bar ty, a Wall Strect banker. ‘You have‘heard me speak i of his firm.” ~ “As the boy bankers, yes,” smiled Mrs. Taylor. come - in; Mrv Barry?” | “T think not to-night,” replied Bob, <but with your permis- sion 11 eall to-morrow to see how Miss Taylor is.” “My, but she’s a stunner!” he said to himself as he returned ‘to the car. “I never met a gir] whose face made such an im- - pression on me.” ‘He was not able to get it out “of his head all the evening ‘in spite of the show and Arnoid’s rapid talk. ‘What a blessing she was not killed outright,” thought Bob Be he was preparing for bed. “I propose é to see More of that girl yy ‘it was the first time Bob Barry had ever ae seriously attracted by a pretty face. “Won't you CHAPTER VIII. _ BEAMAN: TRIES’ TO. BRIBE BARRY & ‘CO. - Bob met Sandy on the way down next morning, and when hey reached the office Mr. Sampson was on hand. He had carefully noted all particulars learned about A: &B., and he handed Bob the paper, saying: th ink you will not only be pleased, but surprised with ag boys. The stunt our Gold King pr oposes is by no Means pea tie, but it will take big money to bring it about. Sev- 1 of the larger stockholders in Boston have become dis- ted with the road, as it has paid no dividends in two years. ! feo fob ne the situation for yourselves. I have Higa to make ie plain. And study it they did. By the time Dick Arnold iat hit up, felt that he thoroughly understood. oe. demanded the Gold King. “TI see’ Sampson is back. at’s the word?” ink it can be gens,’ replied Bob. t “present pidettens; about half a crit titans phn, ou would yilling to join issue with one lerse Boston stockholder. ‘Hi ‘ho ig he?” ae ushing is not telling. His holdings are carried on the }ks in his name.” epg i is, Cushing's name?” . : He will act a x te party right through,” get there yet. | Bob. “Certainly; but Cushing is giving nothing away till then. He is coming over to New York to see us the first of next | week. Very likely he will be willing to tell then.” Bob went on to explain the situation in full detail, Now, figures and details are but dry reading, so we propose: to cut them out. ; Enough to say that Bob conyinced the Gold King that by prompt action it would be quite possible to outwit the syndi- cate, providing he was willing to invest half a. million and up- ward, according as the stock boomed. “Anyway,” headded, “our heavy buying and that of iis syndicate which is sure to lock horns with us is bound to boom the stock, and should you find that we are taking you into deep water, then seijl out at the joa ich aa hour; you are bound to be away ahead of the game.” . For a leng time the Klondiker studied Mr, Sampson's paper in silence, doing a lot of figuring. “I'll go you, boys!” he exclaimed at length, “but you can’t expect me to deposit so large a sum with Barry & Co.” “We don't expect it,” replied Bob, promptly, “but we should like to act as your brokers.” “Done!” cried Arnold. “I'll deposit a draft on the Bank of Nevada to-morrow for half a million. What bank would you recommend?” } Bob named one of the largest on Wall Street, and thus the matter was settled. Busy days followed. - 4 - It became necessary to take Barnes & Williamson in their oouiidenee to a certain extent, but Dick Arnold’s identity was earefully concealed. To make this more certain, the Gold King kept away from Barry & Co.’s office altogether, shifting his quarters also to the Holland House, where Bob met him privately every eve- ning. That they were also in’ constant communication over the telephone goes without saying. ' And A. & B. boomed and boomed. Kis It was nip and tuck between Barnes and Beaman. The price j was quickly forced up to 100, and then as offerings grew fewer, it steadily rose until at the end of the third week it had ‘reached 106. Meanwhile, Arnold and Mr. tract was signed. 4 | Still, Barry & Co. did not know who had“ become the Gold King’s associate in the transaction, for Arnold had sworn not to reveal the name or sex of the party until the controlling interest in the railrodd was gained. “It’s all right, boys, I can assure you,” he told them; “from my partner we have nothing) to fear. Bust ahead. We will’ You'll see. A During these days Bob called three times on Carrie, Taylor. The more he saw of the pretty stenographer the better hé liked her, but he never said a has about her either to Sandy or the Gold King. “How does the case stand now, Sanay?* asked Bob, entering the office one morning early in February, Teferring to the A. & B. scheme, of course. j “I've just received a statement from Mr. Cushing,” replied Sandy. Five hundred shares more will give Arnold the con- trol.” “You don’t mean it! None offering yestetday?” “Not a share that could be really landed.” “Can’t Cushing put us, next to some one who will sell out privately?” '*He says no. The stock being a now-dividend payer, it has been tossed about, the market a lot, and the names of only a. ae of the present actual holders — appear on the rigors’ ! books.” “Gentleman ’ to. in a eard. Cushing had met and the con- fog you,” announced the ‘office: boy, ‘ban ding? at it. ‘ He threw the card over Ke Sandy. } Mee Deaf “Beaman!” cried Sandy. “He has smoked us out at 1 or ate Thus far the name of Barry & Co. had not appe ared ri the . “papers in connection with the boom in AL& R. Have st) It was not necessary that it should, since neitlrer of the boys ' had a seat on the Stock Exchange, of course. “Can Barnes & Williamson have. given us Bh p's questioned ; sera has, sure.’ go eeny i abby: triek after hn ee ust “Show him in in five minutes,” said Bob as “he slanced I"
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‘the amount. same, slow fashion. BARRY & CO., “We may as well receive him, IT suppose. I shall keep my mouth shut. You're a slick talker, Bob. I am going to leave him to you.” Bob arose, opened the door and faced the big broker, who bas inwardly furious at having been kept waiting by these oys. “Mr. Beaman?” said Bob. “That's me,” replied the brcker, with you?” “With. the firm. in.” Mr. Beaman took a chair, and thé door was closed. “I will begin by saying,” commenced the broker, “that. I have called in reference to A. & B. stock. Any denial that Barry & Co, have beeh behind some of the heavy purchases of a stock of the past few weeks walt be quite useless. We now.’ Bob was silent. : “Do you intend to deny it?” demandefl the brokér. “No,” replied Bob, feeling that denial would be useless. “For who are you acting?” “Come, Mr. Beaman! That don't go. customers away?” S “Mr. Barry,” said the broker, trying to fix Bob’s eye, which our hero declined, “it will pay your firm in this instance. I “Can I have a private word This is my partner, Mr. Maguire. Walk Do you give your asked you a leading question. You have just asked me another. I answer sometimes. I do when I think it will pay. “Then Barry & Co, don’t. They are not that kind.” “Mr. Barry, on Wall Street a man must. consult his own interests. [ will freely admit that large interests which I represent have special reasons -for desiring to contro! this railroad. You have made it hard for us, I will also admit; but I can make it very easy for your firm if yon can induce your party or parties to sell out their entire holdings to us at present quotations. Indeed, a slight advance might be con- _ sidered.” “Nothing doing.” “Don’t use slang to me, young man. It is in poor taste. Let me add that we will pay a commission to Barry & Go. for this service. Shall T name It? “T-am listening.” “One—hundred—thousand--dollars. ” Broker Beaman leaned back in his chair, threw back his eoat-and thrust his thumbs in the armholes of his expensive fancy yest. “ One—hundred—thousand—dollars!” he repeated “Pretty good business, boys. *“Do you expect us to sell out our customer for that or. any other sum?” flashed Sandy, indignantly. “Wa!” erled Mr. Beamah. “One man is behind it. all. i thought as: much.” Bob was distinctly vexed, while as for Sandy he could haye sunk through the floor, so ashamed was he at haying given himself away.’ “Well, Mr.. Barry,” said ‘the broker after a brief silence. “Well? You you seem to be the business man of. this firm Another slap at Sandy, who received it with ill grace. “Nothing doing,” retorted Bob. “Slang or no slang, that’s my answer, Mr. Beaman.” ; He arose and flung the door open. * in the “You'll regret this, boy,” cried the broker, angrily. “You don’t know who you are going up against—see?”. \ He stalked out of the office in a huff. Rob. can you ever forgive me?” pleaded Sandy. “It was a bad break, but let’s forget it,” replied Bob. “The syndicate seems to be getting desperate. I wonder why they are so anxious to control the road? On the face of it ‘twould seem to be no such extra valuable property. I was thinking the other night that even if I had millions I should not care to invest in such a railroad to the extent Arnold has done, He has put away nearly $100,000 now.’ / “Tt's his business. We have eleaned up. something over $50,000.” They bad in commissions and by taking fiy ers on the Stocks, but they were taking no more flyers now for Bob felt ex-| tremely uncertain as to what t deed, he had half expected to ha syndicate might do. In- e them start to break the market ‘until this interview with Mr. Beaman, which had : ma e him see the situation in a different light. Hyidently the syndicate really wanted to control the rod. Bob got Arnold on the wire and told him of the interview. vel boy!” called the oo King. “The eneny is eptting ; We'll win ou ethic Mee HW See,” BANK ERS AND BROKERS. My parties have conferred and have ‘decided upon, . 13 1 “e And then?” demanded Bob. “Listen here till 1 tellyou what that call actually meant. The company holds its annual meeting and election of officers — a week from next Tuesday. It’s my opinion that the syndi- cate and yours truly are running neck and neck.” Just as Bob was thinking of going out to lunch there was a call over the desk phone. There was no telephone booth in the private officer, but there was,/one outside. To Sandy's surprise Bob shifted the call to the hooth and shut himself in. " “Now what does that mean?” questioned Sandy. first time Bob ever did anything like that.” It was so. Thus far the partners had held no secrets fron’ each other, - It meant Carrie Taylor. “Bob,” she called—the acquaintance was rapidly progress- ine“I am out at lunch. I've something most important to tell you. It concerns yourself. Could» you meet me in St. Paul's chureh yard? I make it up there that I want to ‘be sure that I am vot shadowed, and you want to do the same.” <t Detectiv es!” “yes! “By gracious, I believe there has been a man at my heels for a week, <A little fellow with reddish hair.” “Fle’s a detective, Bob. “Tt’s the I don’t dare to say any more oyer the ’phone. Will you i come?” “Sure. Will fifteen minutes be time enough?” “Make it half an hour. I want to finish my lunch.” + “Correct. Many thanks, Carrie. I shan’t forget this.” ‘ Not a word did Bob say when he rejoined Sandy. ~It was just bashfulness with his partner and chum about his being interested in the girl, and yet there was no need. When Bob got on Wall Street be ‘looked everywhere for the red-headed man, but could see nothing of him. He was not surprised, for thus far the shadowing had been confined to the times when he left the office in the afternoon. and at night: he had not onee seen the little man near Holland House. : Carrie was on hand looking as petite and pretty as ever. “You must think it very bold of me, Bob,” she said as they walked among the tombs, “put I felt that you just eet to know.” 4 “YT am sure it’s just right, whatever it is, Carrie. it. Don’t keep a fellow in suspense.” “Tt does seem like betraying the secrets of the office, but | all the same I'm going to do it. “Bob, I accidentally overheard Mr. Benman talking to some one over the ’phone, and your — firm was mentioned. What he said was ‘We must down those _ infernal boy brokers at any cost.’ e’s no man at all, Bob, as far as honesty goes. You want to look out. for yourself. He’s sure going to frame up something against you.” “Not a doubt of it. Thank you, Carrie. . Porewarned is. forearmed. Beaman called on us this morning.” E f “You have an idea then what it’s all about?” { “Oh, sure. It concerns a big stock deal we are ‘putting - over for a rich [customer of ours. Same man who owns the. automobile which came so near killing you.” eens you any idéa what he means to do?” “No. I shall keep my eyes open, though. You didn’t seo. anything of that detective. did you?” “Well, I did see him, Bob, when I started out to lunch, ding I guess he wasn’t shadowing me.” “He's been shadowing me, all right. No; not just now. , You needn’t look scared. I don’t believe it ban done him much good, though.” ye “T must be going, Bob. When shall I see you akatn?” “What's the matter with taking in some show to-morrow night? This evening I’m. engaged.” I have seen him in our office, but © Out with | j It was the first time he had asked her to go out with Nite and Carrie knew that she was blushing when she consented. “All right,” said Poh, delightedly. ‘Anything special you want to see?” Carrie thought not. other in Bob's company, if the truth bad been told. “It won't do for the detective Broadway.” “Decidedly not.” reptiod Bob: did they parted. : “S nice girl,” the boy -broker told Rowehanes abe? B must 8p to Sandy ahout her—some day.” ue Ae | s On his way down Wail Sireet Bob ran into Broker Vv son, to whom he mentioned Beaman’s call. . ae lope you sg iF ungeute poste AB ns leak in: Pee to see us: walking pasa 0 pa FAB get the tickets. ; One show was as good to her, as ane" Y “T think I better go back to the office alone,” she said.
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a BARRY & CO., BANKERS ‘AND BROKERS. exclaimed Mr. Williamson, “for I want you to distinctly un- Jerstand there’s not.” “TI don’t,” said Bob. “It’s the work of detectives. That og have been buying A. & B. on account of Barry & Co. is ot such a difficult thing to find, out.” They parted without any mention of the heavy bribe offered by Mr. Beaman. CHAPTER IX. THE VANISHING OF THE GOLD KING. ; “Arnold wants to see you right away, Bob,” said Sandy, when Bob entered the office a few days later. During the time intervening between this day and Mr. Beaman’s visit nothing of particular note had occurred ex- zept Bob’s evening outing with Carrie, which had been a perfect success. - hepa he want?” demanded Bob. ap ” “He wouldn’t say. ‘ but I think he had been drinking.” } “Why, he swore off for a month and I haven’t seen a trace of liquor on him since. But come to think of it, Sandy, the month was up yesterday. Botheration! I hope he don’t carry tt to any length.” he “It certainly is to be hoped not with all the money that’s - involved in our A. & B. deal. Shall you go up?” “I suppose so. He wants to see me at the. Holland House?” “That's what he said.” “Then I may as well go now and get through with it.” He started, but before he had reached Broadway he \saw the Klondiker’s car swing into Wall Street. Arnold instantly spied him, and, hailing him, drew up at the curb. ‘ “Get in, Bobby!” his roared. eh ee sch quick.” ; '‘He-had been drinking, that was evident. “Anything new turned I don’t want to accuse him unjustly, “T want to talk with you. Indeed he made no attempt to deny it, but exclaimed as soon as Bob got into the car: “Drunk again, Bob, end glad of it. My month’s swear-off was up yesterday.” “Yes, I know,” replied Bob. ae “Ts just a month since we - met that night at the bath.” : “Seems like a year—like I'd known you always. I'll go to your place. Want to draw a few thousands. I’m going on a tegular bat, Bob, and I want'you to go with me.” “But you know I never drink, Dick,” replied Bob. “Besides Uye lots of business to attend to.” “So’ve I. .Don’t want you to drink. Want you to take care of me. Can’t you do that?” “T must, I suppose,” reflected Bob. “Barry & ©. are in too =~ i fleep with this man to have him turn sour on us now.” _ He was right. _ Disagreeable as such things as steering drunken men are to a good business man there are times when it has to be lone. Arrived at the office, the Gold King slapped Mr. Sampson on the back with such force that the poor man’s false teeth fell out of his mouth. a » He almost dislocated Sandy’s wrist the way he wrung his pes hand. Then he drew a check on Barry & Co. for $5,000, and there was nothing for it but to give him the cash. “Now we're off, Bobby!” he roared. “Don’t get mad, Sandy, _ that I'm not inviting you, and don’t gét rattled if I keep Bob out of school—away from business, I mean, two or three lays.” BPS You don’t want to forget the annual meeting of the A. & B. at Boston next Tuesday,” said Sandy. “You said you were ' going to attend anyway, even if we didn’t get those five hun- fired shares, of which there seems little chance.” “Little chance, hey!” fairly bellowed the Klondiker. “Boy, St, you don’t know what you're talking about. Why, I’ve got ’em -that is, as good as got ’°em—right now.” se what do you know about that?” cried Bob. Yever you mind what I know. Ill tell you when I get | and ready,” was the retort. “Some along, Bobby. I’m ot ‘SO drunk but what I can.’tend to business—you’ll see.” _ here was nothing for it but to yield. we so near success! If Mr. Cushing was to see him now ieve he would instantly cancel that contract. He is a Logusoee man” Be jis the holder. It’s too bad,” declared Mr. Sampson, after they had gone, | “I don’t envy Bob his job, I must say,” replied Sandy. wonder where in the world he means to go.” They went to the nearest cafe first where Arnold not only put away a drink, but bought a quart flask of whisky in auIe of Bob’s vigorous protest. ° “You shut up,” he said. “I know my business.” : “Bill,” he told the colored chauffeur, a new man whom Bob had never seen, “you know where I want to go. Go there, and be blamed quick about it, too.” “Yes, sir. Suah!” grinned the darky, and they started up Broadway. “Now then, Bobby, read this,” said Arnold, and he pro- duced a letter bearing the Boston postmark. Bob drew out the enclosure and read as follows: “My Dear Mr. ARNOLD: “I am advising you privately of a little lot of A. & B. stock, 600 shares, which I have just located in priyate hands. . Thought it was not necessary to pring Barry & Co, into this. “A Mrs. Madison, living on Vine street, Arcola, New Jersey, I understand she is an elderly person in straightened circumstances. She is mortally afraid of being robbed by Wall Street brokers, hence I thought you could do better with her by making a direct application. If you are lucky enough to secure this stock our fight is over and we shall have gained control of the road. “Yours truly, “BrengaMiIn CusHiIna.” 4“. “Good enough!” eried Bob. “It’s all straight, isn’t it?” ahean Arnold, thickly. his writing, ain’t it?” “You ought to know his writing better than I, Dick. Barry & C. have had little correspondence with the man.” “Do know it. Thash genuine, all right. ‘Now then, boy, hain’t we in luck? Shay, it’s great.” He put the letter away with a show of owlish solemnity, remarking that Bob might rely upon him for coming it over the ladies, especially old ones. “Now then for something else, Bobby,” he said after a few moments, during which he seemed to lapse into a doze. “S’pose you often wondered why that: syndicate wanted A. & B. bad ‘nuff to boom the stock way they did.” “T sure have.” “T can tell you.” “Tell it.” “Por the same reason why I wanted it—see?” “That fells me nothing, Dick. Brace up.” “Ym all right, an” don’t you forget’ it. ‘Tell you why, boy. First time ever told a living soul. There’s coal on the lands of the company. Big deposit—finest kind—three places. For- tune in it—see?” ; “How did you find that out?” “Prom a mining engineer who worked for me up in the Klondike. He discovered it. Then I went there myself and seen it, boy, seen it with my own two eyes. ‘Tell you it’s great.” Bob was deeply interested, of course, and he started to question the Gold King further about it, but got nowhere, “Shut up! Shan’t let go another blame thing,” was the re- ply. “I’m talking too much. Wait till I’m president of the A. & B. then you'll see.” He took a long pull at the flask then, though Bob most earnestly begged “him not to. Other pulls followed. His talk became silly. By the time they reached the Fort Lee Ferry Dick Arnold: was very drunk, but still he was able to sit up and bay at- tention. He fell asleep while they were crossing the ferry, but braced up again on the other side. i “Shay, Bobbie,” he muttered, “may as well give you that party’s address. Mrs. Madison, -Vine street, Arcola, N. J., that’s New Jersey—see?” \ “Right,” said Bob. “Want me to deal with her, Dick?% “Not on your life! You hain’t no good with the ladies. I’m the boy to get ‘round them—specially old ones—see?” | After that he collapsed altogether and went sound asleep. _ Bob had some notion of trying to get the bottle away from him, and said as much to the chauffeur... “Better not, boss,” replied the man. “He’s powerful strong fellah. He'll wake up and break yo’ head fo’ suah.” ‘ They passed through Hackensdck and ran out on ane Arcola. boulevard for some distance. The country was all farms. seen. f \ “Thash But few houses were to be (y
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if BARRY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. —— “Are you sure you know exactly where you are going?” Bob inquired. “Dunno nuffin’ ’tall about it,” replied the chauffeur. “He done tole me to fetch him to Arcola, an’ heah we be.” “Confound it. I thought you knew where we were to go. We want Vine street. I shall have to inquire. Pull up at that house on ahead.” The chauffeur obeyed with a retort. Bob knocked on the door of the farmhouse, but getting no answer started around to the rear where he found a woman at work in the kitchen. “Can you tell me where Vine street is, nmra’am?” Bob. ; “Which way did you come?” inquired the woman. - “Prom Hackensack.” “Then you've passed it. you looking for?” “A Mrs. Madison.” “Yes? Hers is the third house north of the boulevard.” Bob thanked the woman and went back around the house. “Now what do you know about that?” he gasped. The car had yanished. “Tt beats the band!” groaned Bob. to do?” i » He hurried out on the road and there could see the car yanishing in the distance in the direction of Hackensack. “Can this be a put-up job?” he asked himself. “I can’t be- lieve Arnold would voluntarily desert me. Is it not possible aaa Beaman is at the bottom of this? That coon is a new one.» He may be Beaman’s tool.” : It was too despairing. ~ There was nothing to be done but to accept the situation, however, so Bob walked ‘on determined to look up Mrs. Madi- son and capture the stock if the thing was possible. He readily located the house and when he rang the bell the old lady who came to the door announced that she was Mrs. Madison herself. Bob handed her his business card. “J understand that you have five hundred shares of A. & B. stock whieh you are willing to dispose of,” ae said. --The woman Jooked surprised. © “I’m afraid I have made some terrible mistake!” she gasped. “Young man, yours is an honest face. Won’t you come in? I should greatly like to have a little talk with you,” “Certainly,” replied Bob, and he was conducted into a neatly furnished parlor. where Mrs. Madison placed a chair. ““T did have that stock,” she began. “I only wish I had it now.” : Bob’s hopes sank instantly. “What! Have you parted with it!” he cried. “Tnfortunately, I have, and I begin to fear I have made a terrible mistake,” replied Mrs. Madison, anxiously. “You certainly have unless you sold it for a good price.” “I was told it was doubtful if it had any value, that it had paid no dividends in several yards.” “The last is true; all the same those shares are very val- uable. I stand ready. to buy them at the market price.” “What is that?” ~. “Two hundred and fifty dollars a share or thereabouts.” “Mercy on me, young man! You don’t mean it!” “But I do mean it.” “How much would that-amount to? I can’t figure it in my head.” ‘It amounts to a hundred and twenty-five thousand dol- Third cross-road back. "Who are “Now what am I going lars.” _ Mrs. Madison almost fell off her chair. “Oh, what a fool I’ve been!” she cried. “He has robbed me shamefully. But I was afraid so. That's why I wrote to the Boston office of the company to find out what the stock was really wort nt Mr. Cushing, the secretary, answered me. He said somebody would call on me in a day or two and tell me all about the stock.” _ “I’came from Mr. Cushing. What a pity you didn’t write ‘before you sold.” 7 “Do you! My, oh ‘ny! What a fool I’ve been!” “Do you neyer read the papers, ma ’am? The stock ence tions appear on the financial page every day.”- “I very seldom read the papers, young man. I don’t know anything about financial matters. That stock belonged to my brother who died in this house three months ago. His. will left me everything, he being a bachelor. When I came to look over his things I found this stock. It was wrapped in paper cae chad Sedat across it {A very poor investment." 1 ‘taken into his confidence in a general way. Mr. Beaman and Bob asked if she thought he “ee bad enot 15 thought that meant the shares were no good, so f did noth- ing’ about them.” . “Where are they now?” demanded Bob, fecling that she was never going to come to the point. “TI sold them to young Martin Brown, sir. ehap whom my-brether formerly’ took an interest in. He is a wild 3 He | came here:a few days ago; I hadn’t seen him in several years. He asked me if I had the shares, and when 1 showed them to. him he told me they had a yalue, but not much, so I——” “Sold them to him! How much?” “A thousand dollars, and glad enough I was to get the asked | money, but after he had gone I remembered what a, ‘Har he {had always been, so I wrote to Mr. Oushing——” “All too late. .My dear lady, yon, have. been outrageously swindled. This Brown should be crrested. Have you his address?” 4 “No, sir. I have io idea where he can be’ found.” “He paid you for the stock?” ‘ “Oh, yes, sir. He paid cash, and glad enough I was to get it. »” ; “He is just a common sw indler, Mrs. Madison,” “Tf was afraid so when I got that letter.” “From Mr. Cushing?” “Ves.” : “Tt is a miserable shame you ever Jet’ him have the stock,” sighed Bob. who could scarcely conceal his disappointment, , “but it can’t be helped now.” “And you would have given me all that great sum for thé shares?” “I certainly would. But cheer up, Mrs. Madison. Tt was — simply highway robbery to treat you so. If I can get on the trail of this fellow there may be a chance to either recover the shares or make him pay you what they are worth.” Bob pulled ont then and walked to the trolley, changing to the trains at Hackensack and returning to New York. “What can be done?” asked Sandy, when Bob reported th? ease. ; “I’m sure I don’t know,” was the reply. “Brown is: suet! a common name. Next to impossible to locate the fellow, f ta afraid. We will. post Barnes & Williamson. They may be able to pick up the shares on change.” - E “And about our friend Dick?” “Nothing now. If he don’t turn up at the Holland House to-night I'll put a detective on his trail.” “That’s my idea. I doubt if the syndicate would even stop at murder to gain their ends.” f “Oh, not so bad as that, Sandy.” protested Bob; but just the same he had his doubts, which became stronger when he learned next morning that nothing had been seen of the Gold King at his hotel. Bob saw Barnes-at once and instructed him to keep his eyes open for Mrs. Madison’s stock. While A. & B. was still traded in both on the Stock Ex- change and the Consolidated, it was generally understood on the street that deliveries of the stock wére impossible. “I’m sure to be approached if the fellow hasn't sold to the © syndicate,” declared Barnes, “which is altogether probable.” ‘It was on Thursday that the Gold King vanished. On Friday Bob started a detective on his trail and motiied Mr. Cushing that Arnold was missing over the telephone. — The secretary was greatly excited, for Bob told him the whole story. d “Tt will be a bitter disappointment both to me and my client : if the syndicate gets control of the road,” he declared. “All kinds of pressure has been brought to bear on me to induce © me to/sell out Mr. Arnold. It is an amazing pity that ge could not have kept his head, for if he don’t turn up at the annual meeting to vote on his holdings nothing can save us.” ee “IT shall do my best,” Bob assured him. seoee Friday passed. & No news of the Gold King. Barry & Co. had utterly failed in their efforts to discover Brown. { : On Friday evening Bob called on Carrie.. It was the frst it time he had seen her since they took in the show. e “Now Bob made it a rule never to talk of’ his business te anyone outside of the office. Even his own family were only — But while chatting with Carrie the conversation drifted to to hire a man murdered. “T wouldn’t want to say that, for, of course, I ‘ptiow noth ing to warrant it.” replied Carrie, “but all the same rT con- sider him g thoroughly unprincipled man.” ee, rl tell you why I asked. se “He’s all of that. Xou remem- ee
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16 ber I spoke of a certain rich client of ours that day in St. Paul’s church-yard?” “Perfectly.” “Tll-tell you.a story about him. his name.” Then out caine the account of the trip to Areola, and Bob added that of his interview with Mrs. Madison without re- fering to A. & B. by name. “Martin Brown!” cried Carrie. “Why, elerk jin our office up to six months age. him.” “Is it possible! What for?” “T never knew exactly. They had a fearful quarrel. never learned what it was about.” “Wave you any idea where I can find him, Carrie?” “Indeed, I haven’t. I always detested the fellow and had as little to do with him as possible on that account. is not so very young, Bob, I should say he was certainly over forty.” “Mrs. Madison called him young, but then she must be over seventy herself.”: “And he seems young to her.” “Oan you deseribe him, Carrie? be going under some other name.” Carrie could and did... “Miss 0’ Niel in our office used to flirt with tien a good deal,” she added. “Maybe she can tell something about him: I'll ‘ask her, Bob, and let you know what she says over the *phone.” After leaving Carrie, Bob went to the Holland House, hoping against hope that the Gold King might have turned up, but {t was only to meet with disappointment. Nothing had been seen or heard of the big Klondiker since *e started on his spree. ‘ « CHAPTER X. SANDY FISHWS) TOR THE MADISON STOCK. Between ten and eleven on Saturday morning Sandy’s nerves were racked again by having Bob switch pig tele- phone call to the booth. Tt was Carrie, of course. “Miss O’Niel has given it away to me, Bob,” she said. “It took some coaxing, but I got it out of her. Brown has set up as'a broker on the Consolidated. He has an office at No — Beaver street.” “Under his own name?” asked Bob. “Yes. It seems he owned a seat on the Consolidated while _ he worked for us. I didn’t know that before. Miss O’Niel Says he hates Beatnan and would do anything to down him.” “What is Miss, O’Niel’s position in the office, Carrie? I didn’t think to ask last evening.” “Why, she’s Beaman’s private secretary. his secrets and-—— Good- by, Bob. ‘ “Phew!” thought Bob. “Wonder if Beaman hasn't got; that stock right now and”Miss O’Niel has put a big slice of the _ price is her purse. Looks like it, I must say. He had scarcely got back to’ ‘the desk when Barnes called § up from the floor of the Exchange. “Bob.” he said, “I have just been tipped off that there are fiye hundred shares of A. & B. being held by a certain party on the Street which he refuses'to sell at any price; at least ‘that’s the story. If eG he must know the -whole story of the boom and intends playing Barry & Co: against Bea- min at the last moment before the annual meeting.” “What's the name?” demanded Bob, eagerly. : “There's the sticker. My informant refused to tell. It’s a fecler, Bob, surest thing you know. What shall I do?” “Nothing until you hear from me,” replied Bob, promptly, ‘and hanging up the receiver he turned to Sandy and told IT don’t care to mention that man was a Beaman bounced I If he is a crook he may She knows all I am wanted.” Mi and all. “Tf thought there was a woman in the case,” chuckled Sandy. “Good for Oarrie! ' What do you propose to do, Bob?” aS Bi lieve LH go around and see the fellow myself. i i tee “Would that be good business?” ‘think so. I have an idea that I can throw a bluff which vill make him giye up the stock.” “How ate you going to pay for it without Dick's account o draw on?” “We've got it to draw on. There is about $110,000 to his ae on Barry & Co.’s books. We can make up the balance liave ‘to pay full value, but I hope not to have to do ta this turns ont to be Mrs. Pasion SF Stodkr. ‘3 But he iy him the whole > story “how he cathe to know Carrie .Taylor' “How will you know?) What was her brothev's name?” “Ralph Moorhouse. Tha stock is in his name.” “Do you feel justified in using Arnold's money?” “Perfectly. I believe he will turn up. If he don't his heirs can make better terms with the syndicate if there is a eontroling interest than without it.” “Where has he got the: stock? Do you know?” “No, Sandy, [ don't. Tle never told me what he did with the shares we have. turned over to him. Wm. going to Brown's pow to see what I can do. After that I shall go to lunch. You needn't jook for me back until along about-two o’cloek.” Reaching the number on Beaver street given by Miss O’ Niel, Bob found that the building was one of the old ved brick row opposite the Produce Exchange. “Mr. Brown, Broker, 3d Floor,” was the way the sign pou: tering the office, found himself confronted by a tall, strapping fellow who bore no resemblance to the person Carrie had described. “Mr. Brown is on ‘change,’ » he said. in a sort of way, though my name don’t appear. I can do?” “No. I shall have to see him personally. be in?” asked Bob. “Pwelve o’clock. Who shall I say?” Bob handed the man his card and left. Promptly at noon be returned. “Not in yet,” said the man. “You can wait. . be in soon.” Thus saying, he passed through an inner door, closing it be- hind him. “I’m a partner of his Anything When will be He's sure to 4 not see from the position in which he stood. Bob scareely had time to look around him before he heard some one in the hall and a man whom he at once recognized from Carrie’s description came in. had been drinking. “Want to sec me?” he demanded, laying aside his hat ana sitting down at the desk. ; “You are Mr. Brown?” asked Bob. “Ves.” “My name is Barry. Barry & Co.” “Boy bankers and brokers. Uh, huh! ‘T. know. Well?” “Mr. Brown, I understand that you have tive’ hundred shares of A. &) By for sale: 1-——" “Wiho told you, that?” “No matter. Is it so?” “Visten here. I know all about your operations. You've been booming A. & B. for somebody, young man. Old stick- in-the-mud Beaman has been booming for some one else. By— hie—by booming I mean buying all you can lay your hands on. Thought you were mighty secret, didn’t you? ‘All the dame I know it’s Barry & Co. Barnes has been buying for. “Spose I have five hundred shares. bike ll you gimme for the lot? Thousand dollars a share?” —- He was drunker than Bob pauent! blinking as he talked. / Bob. realized that he was dealing with a érook, but - he could not bring himself to believe that he Was a Clever one from the man’s appearance and talk. SR “Hardly,” replied eves ae stood at 251144, when I left the office.” 5 “That’s nothing ‘to ao. with it, you know blamed well. how?” “Of course I'm not Wea enibig that question, Mr. Brown.” “Who told you I had the stock? Who told you, I say?” “Mrs. Madison’ of Arcola, New Jersey, if you must kndw,” he blurted out. “What's more, she told me what you paid for it. You'll have to give up that stock if you want to avoid | trouble, Mr. Brown, but I don't ask you to do it for the price His little eyes ape There’s none offering, as Say, Who's behind you ifellers, any- you paid. I am willing to double that amount. The re- ‘mainder of its value I shall pay ‘to Mrs. MadiOn. Mss Mik Brown sat blinking in’ silence. — “Well, do you deny it?” demanded Bob a length, } **Mit nothin’, ny nothin’,” mumbled Brown, os Wait. Must ‘sult my ‘partner. Joe! Oh, Joe!” © The inner door opened and the tall young man entered. “Hear what this feller said?” demanded Brown, § Spi . “Yes, I heard.” Nig “Know what to do?” "here was no elevator, so Bob toiled wp the stairs and, en- — Ce ee aoe SS Whether it connected with a second office or not Bob could - He was decidedly a repulsive-looking person; moreover, he ,
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_ of importance came up which demanded his attention. BARRY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS. 1? SS Sa a enna ee “Yes, L know. “Do it.” Quick as a flash the fellow grabbed Bob by the throat and in’ spite of his struggles choked him until he fell uncon- scious. When the boy banker came to himself he was seated in a chair with his hands tied to the back, his feet to the rung and a handkerchief had been tied tightly over his mouth. The young man stood looking at him in silenee, Brown was fumbling with some papers at his desk. “Joe!” said the broker, after a moment. “Oh, Joe!” “Well, here I am. Don’t yell so. One would suppose I was a mile away,” was the surly reply. “Go and see Beaman. ‘Tell him I’ve got Barry a prisoner. Tell him if he wants that stock he must come to the»terms you gave him right now. Tell him the secret of Barry’s hacker goes with it. No charge for that. Make him under- stand that we are in position to get it—see?” “All right, Brownie. Don't you hoist any more booze while I’m gone, old man.” “Mind your own—hic—own business. out ozzer way and lock that, too.” The door was locked and Joe vanished. Then Bob got a tongue-lashing, which we don’t propose to quote. Powerless to reply, all Bob could do was to sit and take it. Through with his wild talk, Brown produced a flask and ‘took a drink. A “Now then, Barry and Co., listen here,” he said. “I’ve told you what I thought of you. Now I’m. going to tell you what I’ll do in case I can’t make old Beaman cough up, which Idon’t expect. Fl stick to my original proposal. For half a inillion I’ll give you that stock and jump the town. I know the whole situation. Got it straight from old Beaman’s private secretary. Only thing I don’t know’s name of your backer. If Beaman wants that you’ye got to give it up or Tll kill you—see?” Bob gazed at him steadily. Another drink—another doze. Standing up again, the broker, now very drunk, went on a new tack. : '“Mebbe you think I’m bluffing and hain’t got the stock!” he cried. “I’ll show you! Ill show you, boy. Look here!” Fumbling in his desk, he produced the shares, opened them up. flourished them before Bob, folded them again and, put- ting a rubber band around them, threw them down, on the table. ‘Another drink, Es Brown had searcely replaced the flask when his head fell over. : The broker sank off into a profound sleep. At the office of Barry & Co. two o'clock came, but browght no Bob. ne ; > te 2 In spite of its being Saturday afternoon, seyeral matters What we agreed on.” Broker Lock ‘the door. Go It was all he could do. One of these—it, was in connection with an excellent piece of commercial papér to be discounted—called for the keeping of an appointment at half-past tivo. \ Now Bob never missed an appointment. About) this he was most particular. When he did not,come Sandy grew seriously alarmed. “There must be something wrong,” “I'm going to look for him.” “Haye you any idea where to find him?” the bookkeeper asked. : ‘' “In a general way, yes,” replied Sandy, who did not feel justified in telling Mr. Sampson Just what Bob’s errand had been. ‘ he told Mr. Sampson. as able to read the printed face of the topmost stock Here was the Madison stock! It was the much coveted A. .& B. “By Jove, since Bob’s asleep let him stop asleep a ba minutes longer,” thought’Sandy. “I’m going for that stock! He. remembered a hardware store on that same block on Beaver street and he hurried there with all speed. Raee “Give me the biggest fish-hook you've got and a line,” he said to the clerk. A big cod hook was handed out to him. “Got a long stick?” he asked. z The clerk accommodated him that way also and Sandy departed, leaving him puzzled enough. Meanwhile Bob had waked up. Bob glared at the dozing broker and was about to make another desperate effort to get free when the unexpected hap- pened. +N A noise at the transom attracted his attention. A long stick to which was attached a line and hook shot over the table. The package of stock was fished up“by the Intruder, whom Bob recognized as his partner, Sandy Maguire, ; The handkerchief had slipped a ttle previous to this and — Bob was able to speak in a muffled way. ‘ “Good for you, boy!” he whispered. “That's Mrs. Madi- ;son’s, stock. Don’t stop to ask questions or to set me free. ~ i “was waiting for him in his privateden, tered, and Sand troduced, Wp hee) Saha ee Get Barnes. Have this stock put up for ‘sale on the Board — : and let him buy it on our account. That will make a record.” — Then let Brown prove ownership if he can.” cabins “But you-—” whispered Sandy. “Come back and attend to my case. Bring a cop. I'llhaye — the scoundrel arrested.” : ; CHAPTER XI. ‘CONCLUSION. Sandy had scarcely gone when the drunken broker awoke. x, “Oh, you're there still, are you?” he growled. “I must have dozed off.” f He produced the flask and took another pull. Then suddenly he remembered. “Where's that stock?” he roared. Bob sat mute. Brown, opened the table drawer; then he searched his desk and stood scratching his head. Next he came over to Bob and ing them perfectly secure. : sie “Say, I'm going to take off that handkerchief for a min-_ ute,” he said. “If you holler I’ve got a revolver In my pocket and T’ll shoot you dead.” y . Off came the handkerchief. “What did I do. with that stock?” demanded Brown. “You put it away. somewhere. I didn’t observe. enough to do to think of myself,” growled Bob, ey “Of course I must have, seeing that you couldn't havey touched it,” snarled Brown, beginning to feel in his pockets, 4) It was no go. ay Suddenly turning on Bob, he roared: Ee “Barry, it’s no use. You are revenging yourself on me. — That fellow was in here while I slept and copped the stock.” | “What fellow?” atone if “The one who knocked you out—Joe.” , ye “IT should be very likely to stand for him, wouldn’t 1?” — sh) “Was he here or wasn’t he?” thundered the broker, when all at once the deor canfe fn with a rush and there was — Pi Sandy and a policeman. ie bis likes “I charge that man with assault and? battery, officer!” erled Bob. “I came here on business. He ordered a man who i not here now to assault me. He choked me till I was un-.— conscious and then tied me up as you see me now. Tye z k yi ee " ie nad examined his bonds, find. iat Had been here for hours.” AY “You're under arrest, Brown,” said the policeman. ob was set free by Sandy and then accompanied the liceman to the Old Slip' station, where: Bob made a fo: complaint and Brown was locked up. teas ‘The boys now hurried to Barnes & Willlamson’s. “Did my scheme go through all right?” asked Bob. “Tt did. I bought the stock at 252,” replied Barnes, start that. I'd like to understand what it means.” ‘ oe explain later,” replied Bob. “Glad you got it, a Ad iS Lf x eis 2 . Me Tht hes) i Arrived at the office Mr. Sampson informed Bob that “Carrie!” exclaimed Bob as he e
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-. ahead of them which, try as he would, he was unable to! _ Suffern the red touring car held its ; - touring car kept ahead of them, but here they lost it, for Bob. : x ON 18 BARRY & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS, ee “Yes, Bob, it is I,” said. Carrie. “I’ve quit Beaman. F: 5 93 could stand it no longer. Too crooked... He asked me to——| whole of it. Dick, will you comie 'to New York with me? But there, I’m just ashamed to say what it was. I've got} “I sure will, Bob. Say. I’ve played the fool all right. No some news for you, though.” “What’s that?” demanded Bob, eagerly. “Is the name of your rich client Arnold?” “Yes,” “Well, then I know where he is or at least I think so. - You See. Beaman almost always goes home early on Saturdays. ! He did to-day. After he had gone a man named Rider called up from Sloatsburg, New York. I asked if there was any- thing I could say to Mr. Beaman for him and he answered | that I might tell him that Arnold of Johnsontown was very | bad-and it was unsafe to hold bim any longer. What should he do. I knew your suspicions, Bob, so putting this and that ‘together I came right here to tell you.” “We will hire a fast car, Sandy, and go up there at once,” declared Bob. “Carrie, don’t you want to go along?” | “I should love to if I could get word to my mother. TI’ never was up among the Ramapos in winter. I should like | to see them covered with show above all things.” | “Write a note to your mother and Wl) send it up by special | messenger. Tell her it will be pretty late when we get back.” | This was done and the messenger dispatched. ’ Of in a fast car on a winter’s evening with the temperature just low enough to be-invigorating! Pob droye the hired machine, while Sandy sat in the ton- hea entertaining Carrie. They took the Paterson plank road, and having passed | through the Silk City. struck west on the Orange turnpike. {t was then that Bob first spied a big red touring car | pass. i ¥ All the way up to the entrance of the Ramapo Valley at own. “You have been here before, Bob?” Carrie asked. “Once with Mr. Nobley. We went as far as Tuxedo where he had a rich customer.” : ; “What became of Mr. Nobley?” | “He got five, years in Atlanta. He’s there now. It makes | -mne Sick to think of it. He was always good to me.” i ‘They ran on up the valley to Sloatsburg and still the red’ stopped to inquire for Mr. Rider, miles in on the Johnsontown road. “I don’t believe you can eyer-find the place in the dark,” remarked the man whom Bob asked. “It’s off the main road.” yi _ “You know it?” “Sure. I’m constable here.” ‘ “Come with us and I'll give you $25.” The constable jumped at the chance and as they flew along the lonely road Bob explained their errand, speaking of sArnold as his partner.” : On they flew among the mountains and turning aside from the main road at last brought up at a lonely farmhouse of the | most primitive. soap Hon: "And here, to Bob's surprise, they ran up against the red learning that he lived five! ear again standing in front of the house. “Why, that's Mr. Beaman’s car!” exclaimed Carrie. “T no- | ticed ft ahead of us, but I did not recognize it till now.” 3 MG ‘ + The Gold King appeared to be in a condition = = “By Jove, look!” ejaculated Sandy. hey were just pulling up and now the door of the farm b ouse was thrown back and Beaman himself walked out followed by two men, one colored, the other white, who had between them the giant Klondiker. bordering on - collapse. It was all he could do to walk even with the aid of | his companions. : “That white man is Rider!” said the constable. fd ‘And the coon is that rascaily ¢hauffeur,” added Bob. | _ They sprang out and confronted Mr. Beaman, who gave a! violent start as he recognized Bob and saw Carrie in the ear. _ “Bob!” gasped Arnold. “Thank heayen you have turned ip. Get me out of this. I don’t want to go away with this etor to his sanitarium, I shall be all right if I can only get chance to brace up.” : Rt octor nothing!” cried Bob. “That man is Edward Bea- 1. Constable, arrest him! I charge him with kidnaping partner.” — i : The constable hesitated and perhaps it was just as well. ‘Without uttering a word, the broker, making a sign to the ‘y, sprang into his car, the coon following him. | I “Let them go,” said Bob. “We've got what we want—the more booze. J swore off for a month before apd kept my word. This time I'll make it a year.” He did. Since that day Arnold has never tasted liquor. “Where do I come in?” growled Rider. here a week and have had a deuce of a time. a hundred dollars, and——” e “Oh, you go to thunder!” broke in Bob, and helping Arnold into the car he sprang in himself, turned and started away. The first mile was covered in silence, then the Gold King spoke. “Bop. can you forgive me?” he said, “Sure, Diek.,. Forget it.” “I didn’t know what I was doing. I temembered nothing from the time we were crossing the Fort Lee ferry <ill I found myself in that house where that long-legged, slab-sided galoot kept pumping the booze into me till I’m almost dead.” “You can thank your new chauffeur for that. Of course Beaman put him on to you. It was all a frame-up, Dick.” “And all my fault. I alone am to blame. Did you get, the stock from Mrs. Madison, Bob?” “Yes; I got it.” “Good boy! What day is this?” y “Saturday. You have to be in Boston 6n Tuesday, Dick.” “Y’ll be there if I’m still on earth, you bet. Then we've eaptured the control of A. & B:?” Q “We sure haye. I don’t see what the syndicate can pos- sibly do now to balk us.” : The return trip: was certainly not as enjoyable as the run out, and Bob was glad when after midnight he landed the Gold King safely at the Holland House. “Come back and stay with me to-night after you have taken your girl home, Bob,” Arnold pleaded. : It. was no pleasant prospect, but Bob felt that business de- manded that he should yield to the request. “T’ve kept this man I was to get ~ He not only remained with the Klondiker that night, but until Monday morning, leaving him finally in better shape than might have been expected. “When is he going to Boston?” asked ‘Sandy, when Bob turned up at the office on Monday morning... i “To-night by the Fall River line and I go with him,” was the reply. : And this program was carried out. : Nothing more was heard from the enemy. | - Thanks to the energies of Barry & Co., Dick Arnold now had control of ‘A. & B., for as Bob had surmised, Mr. Cush- ing’s client was a woman, and a yery old one at that. The election was held; Arnold was chosen president, Mr: Cushing secretary and a relative of the old lady’s was made treasurer. Immediately the development of the rich coal lands was . begun. Five years have passed since the election. The railroad is now a dividend payer and in every sense of the word a big success. vee So are our boy bankers and brokers. Barry & Co. have steadily made money on Wall Street. Bob and Sandy to-day are millionaires. a By Arnold's instructions Bob paid Mrs. Madison full price for her stock, to the old lady’s immense delight. ‘ He would have given Broker Brown his thousand, too, but the crook, released on bail, promptly vanished. 5; Carrie Taylor married Bob on the day our hero attained his majority. ; It was a double wedding, for Nellie Barry was led to the altar by Sandy Maguire at the same time. { The big Klondiker stood best man for both grooms and the day after the Wedding each bride received a $5,000 cheek. “And now I’m off for the coal fields to stay,” Arnold de- clared. He took up his residence at the mines, personally directing their development, and lives there still, although he often. breezes into the big Wall Street banking house of Barry REO Os eee | a “ Ho “Next week’s issue will contain “ON THE BPAST MAIL; OR, FROM CLERK TO POSTMASTER.” Z ; SEND POSTAL FOR GUR FREE GATALOGUE r “Tm tired of New York. Wild life suits me better.” \ \
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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. CURRENT NEWS iG) \ | Sheldon Vandenbergh carried out his threat. the. other afte-noon to sell his $25,000. house and lot in Broadway, ’ Ha-tings, N. Y., to a negro to “get even” with’ his neigh- bors. The property was sold to John M. Royall, a colored man of New York, who is a dealer in real estate, for $9,- 500. There was only one other bid from the small -crowd which attended the sale. Vandenbergh said he would Hot allow the property to go to a white man. Melville W. Smith, a newspaper editor of No. 1130 Halsey street, Brooklyn, has. erected a granite headstone over the grave of Tabby in the rear of the Smith home. Tabby, a cat, saved the lives of Mr. Smith, his wife and three children, by arousing them when their apartment was afire in 1905. At the age of fifteen Tabby was killed by a trolley car recently. Jennie, a mule belonging to William Jeanneway of La Salle, Colo., believed that nothing could resist her heels. Consequently the animal tried to kick a Burlington en- gine and train off the track here recently.. The mule walked deliberately down the track, and, when the train approached, faced about and let both ‘heels fly at the pilot of the engine. Jeanneway only the day before had re- fused $100 for the animal. _ Now he is looking for the Pieces. or The placing of beef on the tariff free list has resulted in a vast increase in the importation of foreign beef and meat products. In October and November 18,000,000 pounds of meat and its products were brought from abroad. This is more than triple the amount imported for the whole of 1912.. Nearly half of the imports or 8,000,000 pounds came from Canada. Argentina supplied 6,000, 000 pounds, Australia 3,000,000 and Urnguay 550,- 000. . / In ‘Switzerland if a child floes not attend school’on a particular day thé parent gets notice from the public authority that he is fined so many franes; the second day the fine is increased, and by the third day the amount be-|. comes a serious one. In case of sickness the pupil is ex- _cused, but if there be any suspicion of shamming a doc- “tor is sent. If the suspicion is discovered to be well founded the parent is required to pay the cost of the doc- tor’s ise ‘Ghasee: ten. miles by three gray wolves, Dr. George L. Hoel of Fort Collins, Colo., staggered into his home at night in a condition of utter exhaustion. “I was called to Livermore yesterday to treat a case of pneumonia,” gaid the doctor, “and returned on a saddle horse. “I reached Owl Canyon about 5 o’clock and there the three a came from the timber and began following me. “horse. They were eee too close for comfort. “ais I| but when it is considered that an average sized pix had to, dismount frequently, and break a. trail for ee will digo Ligied two stage, of nit, it will. be Several Russian universities are in a bad way finan- - cially. That. of Dorpat, Livonia, which was founded in — 1632 and is one of the most ancient seats of learning in the Czar’s empire has lawsuits pending against it for un- paid supplies of various kinds, the necessary funds not being available. The great university of Kharkoff is also in dire financial straits. It owes $20,000, its treasury is’ empty and the university authorities have jusb made an ~ urgent appeal to the Government for a subsidy of $10,- - 000 to pay off some of its ‘most pressing debts. The coal — merchant who supplies fuel to the university has not been.» paid for two years, there is no money even to print the university's periodical reports and papers and the teaching staff is about to be reduced. The official reason for this ~ state of aftairs is that there is “a diminution in the num- ~ ber of students.” apo: Sometimes we wish to cut a glass bottle, tube, or vial in two, and have no diamond. There are other ways of cutting glass that are both simple and easy. Ifthe tube — or vial is small and thin, take a piece of iron wire about two feet long, and lay it in the coals of a fire till it is red- ° hot in the middle. Then let one boy*hold the vial, and another, with gloves or pieces of cloth, to protect his hands, _ pick up the wire by the cool ends and coil the hot part ~ quickly round the vial. Click! and the glass is snapped just. where the hot wire touched. If the glass is thick and strong, scratch the glass all round, just where you wish it to break, with a small, sharp file, and then it will — break readily. To cut a larger vial or bottle, hald it by the two ends and turn it slowly over and over just above a gas jet. The gas must, be turned down low, and in _ rolling the bottle’ care must be taken to keep it steady, ae that it will be heated in a perfect circle. Then drop the — bottle, right side up, into a pail of cold water, and it bes at once fall apart. Though it may not be generally known, fresh pineapple juice contains a remarkably active digestive principle sim- ilar to pepsin. This principle has been termed “brome- lin,” and so powerful is its action upon proteids that it will digest as much as one thousand times its weight “ai within a few hours. Its digestive activity varies in ac- cordance with the kind of proteid to which it is subjected. pre. Fibrin disappears entirely after a time. With the coagu? ~ lated albumen of eggs the digestive process is slow, while with the albumen of meat its action seems first to pro- duce a pulpy gelatinous mass, which, however, completely dissolves after a short time. When a slice of fresh = apple is placed upon a raw beefsteak the surface steak becomes gradually gelatinous owing ‘to the | tive action of the enzyme of the juice. Of course well known that digestive agents exist also in other fr
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_ FAME AND FORTUNE WEERLY. By. ED. KING ra - CHEEK AND CHANCE ~ TRAVELING ON HIS WITS (A Siegen eLuRy) CHAPTER V (Continued). For any hint conveyed to him by the members of the ' family he might have remained there forever. But this was not in keeping with Andy’s purpose. His_visit be- came of full duration to suit his plans when the week was out. Eddie had become deeply smitten with our young wanderer, and listened with rapt interest to Andy’s stories : of Street life i in New York. The country boy ever feels a fascination for the glamour of city life, and Eddie was “no exception. At the end of the week, therefore, Andy arose from the breakfast table and announced his intention of bidding his new found friends good-by. Mr. Davis looked up in surprise and protest. “Mrs. Davis murmured a regret, Belle’s eyes were downcast, and Eddie began to blubber. “Why, how is this, Andy?” asked the selectman - Greendale. “T thought vou had come among us to stay.’ ~ “T haye partaken of your hospitality as long as I Ae hat T ought,” replied Andy, politely. “Besides, I have many plans to carry out, and time slips rapidly by, per- haps losing me my opportunity.” , “But I Piet guaranteed you gpod employment, Andy. Sart chalet slightly as he saw an gppesling, swift nee sed ave qs was his ‘secret. te felt that it é Lap remain lie to Nellie Boa benders; he resolved to seek other fields, and when Andy ‘made ‘up his mind to a thing he was not easily turned. ea ‘So in spite of Mr. Davis’ entreaties and pleadings, he ( e farewell to his friends, and set forth once more in 1 of his fortune. shall always feel a deep interest Fe you, my boy,” Mr. Dayis, warmly, in parting. “Uet me hear froma, rhen you can, and when you want a friend come to f nk you very kindly ,” replied per “T shall not ur pwdnees: When Ihave won success in life ere do you intend to go. tte here? uid er chance takes me,” teplied Andy, “That is nee bring” ‘you od and honest pros- Davis Snook i wish. “Fo feels very pal to have you go, and could not trust himself to say farewell,” apologized his mother. And with this farewell Andy was off. -As he had said, the young outcast had no definite idea as to where his footsteps might take him. Again he re~ frained from travel on the cars, and took the country highway, setting forth at random. As Greendale soon faded from view behind him, and a new country began to unfold itself, Andy became ab- sorbed in thoughts of the future, ous was oblivious of | aught else. ; Had he been on his guard, ind ced atom by taken the pains to glance over his shoulder, he might have dis- — covered the fact that he was followed persistently by a skulking figure. The fact was destined to prove of great importance later on. ; For miles Andy- trudged on over the country nae way. The day was charming andthe scenery beautiful.’ He heeded not fatigue or dust. ae At noon: he paused at a country house, and pirchased for a few pennies of the farmer’s wife some huckleberry pie, doughnuts and a pint of creamy milk. ‘This refreshed him for the afternoon. she He did not push along very rapidly. At times he loitered.. The unfolding of a new scene sometimes bronght him to a halt. The heat at other times drove him to the shade of a wide spreading oak. Thus the day wore on. When nightfall came he had reached the junction of several youdle: One of these by the sign board led three» ' miles further to a sntall town called Dobson. There he decided to find lodgings for the night.. ates Three miles was not a great distance, but the darleness: shut down very quickly and densely. It was so intense ee as almost to be felt. a ~The road here led almost parallel with a faileond Suddenly down the track through the gloom came the glare of a white ee. A’ moment Tater a train went thundering by. | Andy half wished he was on it, for fone was Net and | hungry. But he pushed on a short distance only to ie : brought to \a halt by. something which: Laie oi a bit . ; a start. ) ihe It was a lonely Abeality! The light at no eo in sight. Just ahead, throngh an avenue of ire | road rose io the crown of a little hill. jagainst’ the sky ‘he saw dar] te a boat
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He was not a coward, nor did he apprehend eae to “himself. x money with him, and the dark figures might ‘be those of honest men or not. “Humph! ue thought the young outeast, “1 avill find out first what is going on up there.” _. He shrunk into the shadows by the roadside and w: aiteck Presently the figures began to advance down the hill. Four ~ men,. with muffled features, passéd almost near enough _ for him to touch. They were conversing in hoarse whis- "i sei bi ~ He heard snatches of their conversation, and the blood was chilled in his veins, “Aye ve sure yer watch is right, Jim?” asked: one. believe that’s ther ten-thirty express jest gone by.” se “Ot course I’m sure,” growled another. “We’ve forty- five minutes yet.” “Thet’s time enough. Who's got ther track jack?” - “Tt’s hyar all right. All we need todo is to set thet rail a leetle out of he bed plate, and yew kin bet you'll find pieces of thet ten-thirty express a mile along ther track.” “Ther swag is in ther second baggage car! ra «ee Yas. a2)3, d “Al right, See no mistake is ee Instinctively ‘Andy found himself following the ils Jains. All was revealed to him like a aa book. os were ‘a gang of train wreckers.. His whole being was on fire. A Aad terrific pos- sibilities flashed through his brain. He pictured the on- rushing train, he saw the interior of the cars, the scores of ie almost wrung a lond shont of protest from his lips. impulse was upon him to run, to shout, for’ help, to do songtbing to avert the awful catastrophe. Ie trembled like one with the ague. was upon him, and yet-he seemed powerless. or cowld he do? powerful eh habitation and. succor seemed beyond call. ton his wit alone—upon. his one weak body; scores of liye s—human lives,» But only for a moment was Rees weak. Then he be- came conscions of only one resolve, one purpose, and b this, was 0 save. the train. At any cost it must he. done. i He stood ready to’give his life. ela i THe ereph nearer to the train. wreckers like a Sy like ung upon their heels and listened to! every word |) ¥ oe awful, os drew him, on. He could “just. how to} What should ck ai n i oo ras | the FAME AND FORTUNE WEERLY. _ passengers rushing unawares to death—the awful. picture ; Down the track they came, The | cries. ; Eee s ‘A cald iment Dons let him get away!” “the maces Pw! | not confess, ‘The train wreckers were fierce anc _ Onee “Andy 4 fo? a ae Sa ee ~T Agee. heard’ them. at their ee “Then his plan was Yet he knew that he had a respectable sum of | made, " He crept down to the~edge of he streamlet.. It, wasss not deep but wide. He easily and silently waded it. He tan, on along the’track for a distance beyond. ‘hen, he”. began work. a Beside the track was.a heap of decayed sleepers, always good fuel. In the woods were leaves and twigs. Andy brought all these out, and heaped them on the tracky “ He made a great. pile, and then -erouched down beside — the rail listening for the distant roar of the train. Should his signal blaze up-at the right moment, and the engineer - % could not fail to heed it, the train would be saved. , 4 But suddenly a chill fell wpon Andy. Hasty footsteps — came along the track. Mufiled exclainations ensued, and a lantern glare flashed up. He was discovered. 3 For a moment Andy knew not what to do. His chagrin | — was beyond description. But he was desperate. § Grabbing a heavy cudgel, he faced the: train wreckers, determined to give his life i in defense of the beacon, which was to save so many human lives. — sf” 5 Sa Sus CHAPTER YI. A THRILLING SURPRISE, ( kerr Tt was true that the train w reckers had ‘lixcoested Andy. | with low oaths and murderous” is i, ee is it?” “Ts ‘the game up? No, it’s only a boy. Down him si a Down upon “the daisies lad they swooped. Nig He was an infant against these four made desperate blows at them, but in a twinkling, the lub es Tt was an awful Sh ina to the nearest {was dashed from his hands and he was in ‘the: powerful het All depended |gtasp of his foes. ° ; They handled him roughly, end flashed the lantern in his face. “Who are ye, and what are ye doin’ hore?” was ‘the rough query. ate ' Andy flashed a determined ee ering over him and retorted “Tm Andy Dunn.” wet Praesens Pe ou are, ty ye alone? Tell. the ec: now $ on I refuse to tell,” declared Andy. A blow across. the face hurt him cr nelly, ad he 4 glance ia the dank fac < “Come, Jim, settle his liash for him,” them, . -roare ai «Time is going fast, an’ phere'e work fer : eebhe ‘the Tittle eqvote aoe sent. iv “frien : lp. ee shall we do with him av nay ere’s. but one
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2a FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. ay FACTS WORTH READING i DURABILITY OF PAPER. The fineness to which rags are ground has no direct in- fluence on the durability of the paper, for even broken cells of linen and hemp remain unchanged for thousands of years in favorable conditions. The employment of ‘strong alkalies and of starch size appears to be the cause of rag paper becoming yellow and brittle, while neutral or mildly alkaline treatment and animal size favor dur- ability. Air drying favors the durability of paper. Hven the best rag papers are injured if not destroyed by soak- ing or excessive dampness. It is impossible to speak with certainty of the durability of modern papers containing few or no rags, as the ultimate effect of the new process of making, sizing, loading and ~calendering cannot be foreseen. Many new papers haye already proved their / jack of permanence. FINED $50 FOR WITCHCRAFT. Christian P. Christiansen of 700 West End avenue was fined $50 by Recorder McGovern in Hoboken, N. J., for’ breaking a law making witchcraft a crime punishable by $50 fine or six months in jail or both, which was enacted by the Colonial Assembly of New Jersey in 1700. - The law is one of a good many that were enacted at -about the same time and have remained in the New Jersey statutes despite frequent revision. It is now included in an act concerning disorderly persons, last revised in 1898, which imposes equal punishment for drunkenness, va- grancy, wife beating and begging. Others of these old laws barred from the highways wagons less than five feet two inches broad, forbade persons to walk for pleasure on Sundays and made it illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday. The latter.was repealed thirty years ago. _. Christiansen, through his counsel, Julius J. Lichten- stein, pleaded guilty to the charge. ay: The Recorder said that, ancient as the Jersey easche _ eraft Jaw is, he could not agaue it. He then announced the fine. One of Christiansen’s facaas pune “asoand the hat and in a jifiy the money was raised and the fine paid. PIRATE IN DISGRACE. When Andrew B. Nelson, sea rover and Arctic trader, of San Francisco, found business dull he turned pirate, “but met with disaster, and was brought to port in irons, Jocked in the brig of the steam lumber schooner William- ette. He was turned over to the federal authorities, who held him in $10,000 bailon a charge of assaulting Captain : ‘Reiner on the high seas, with intent to murder. Joseph _» Laramie, a bridklayet, who says he is from Selbyville, Ind.; es charged ‘with being an accomplice, was, held in the game pail. Neither man will admit that he knows the other. ring a brown wig and a false mustache and carrying tomatic pial in his jesiet ee a ees. man, Nelson was arrested after a hand-to-hand fight in. the 4 / Captain Reiner took the pistol away from the grotesque ~ pirate, who then drew a double-action revolver. He was getting the better of the captain, when two sailors -and a waiter rushed into the room, overpowered } Nelson and ironed him. Laramie was standing outside she door while the fight was in progress. The Williamette carried $1,500 — in cash to,pay her crew of twenty-five, and there were twenty-five passengers quartered aft. A launch followed the vessel, keeping distant about half a mile, for some time, and Captain Reiner believes the pirate intended to rob the safe and hold up the passengers for their cash and valuables and make his escape to shore in the launch. A ~ member’s card in the Masters, Mates and Pilots’ Asso¢ia- tion of the Pacific, California Harbor No. 15, found in Nelson’s pocket, was the clew that led to his history. SMUGGLIN G TRICKS. The recent seizure of fifty-nine tons of opium by gover n- ment agents in the hold of the Pacific mail steamer Man- Fe: ‘ churia, at San Francisco, shows the limit to which opium smugglers will go to bring the drug into this country. Their persistence and ingenuity are baffling. Opium has been concealed on board ships by Chinese ; sailors in the most inconceivable places. At one time a- government officer walking along the deck, stumbled against a large tackle block used apparently on the boom with a heavy hawser for unloading cargo. It was about eighteen inches in diameter and three inches thick. Ordi- narily it would have weighed 300 pounds. it rolled over. He found it to be made of tin, formed like a block and. painted It was hollow and filled with opium. Another time’ an inspector located a “fake” drain pipe among other pipes. It seemed a part of the ship’s fittings, but it proved to be a receptacle for opium, and might easily have been taken ashore. One of the best-planned attempts to smuggle in a large quantity of opiurh took place in a large mail steamer. drug had been sealed up in steel tanks about as large as a barrel, and these were introduced in the fresh-water vats. One inspector, with more curiosity than the rest, happened to look there, and found it. Officers employed in this work naturally become most skilled in detecting secret places. They go into every part of the ship to look for the stuff. They even climb between the ribs of the boat. They put on their oilskins and take electric-light globes and examine every inch where other men can go. The owners of the ships are doing é all they can to stamp : out the traffic, but it is a hard matter, because petty officers often connive with the sailors, and get their percentage for helping. And government employees earning $3/a be are often offered large bribes. - — It is a pretty lucrative business, too. The Chinese dolly pays about $9 for a tin-box of “hop” weighing a third ao a pound.. He pays $5 more to get it smuggled 0 over from iF In the United States he ae sell be cage sum. ds PRG «is She China. : from $25, to BS ake was oe a, To his surprise, , Sone
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CHAPTER XIV (Continued). In truth, the man was almost frightened to death by - the sudden attack, and he looked on the giant as a super- ~ natural being altogether. Returning to the half-scared man, Fingal took off his ~ belt and commenced to bind his arms behind him, as he ~ said: “TH not trust. 5 you too much till I try you better.” “You may trust me,” answered the man, “as I was going to desert before morning, for I am sick and tired of 7 soldieritig. is Te) that the truth: iat) “May I. die’ ifsit isn’t? “What if T help you to get away?” “Do it, and T’ll serve you in whatever way I can do it.” Fingal looked earnestly at the fellow, and, pabevne “that he was fullf*in earnest, he said: “Ll trust you fully. Come down and get your gun. Now I want you to stand in here on auiard as you were before, and don’t challenge any one that passes. Are you able to swin well?” , eek BM ain of deserting by swimming the river » there.??* “And so you can.” Fingal then placed his hand to his mouth and sent c forth a peculiar ery. _ Ina few moments Una left the hiding-place, and stole down toward. the river-side in search of the giant. “°Tis-all right,” said the giant, a he stepped out. from - the shade. “This j is a friend of ours.” |” ~ _ little on seeing the soldier. The giant gave another signal, and then Barney of the Wags Heatonpd | down, “After a little explanation, another ery was raised, and ~ then De Coureey hastened down to join his friends, ee were under the arch with the soldier. The four friends were conyersing under the shalien of the arch, and the soldier was. “walking to and ftp outside, when he gaid: pene party of the guard comes this way, and I fear some a of you have neen seen pace Hele here. Draw in ice ay 0" said. Fingal, a gins Toaded tan | I have a eal aim.” ‘vo fear of that. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. AN IRISH ROBIN HOOD By GASTON GARNE (A SERIAL STORY) Tam very glad of that,” said Una, who trembled a|- Amay be sure, 23 OR, THE HEROES OF THE BRIDGE The friends did draw rounds. They soon heard the tramp of the armed men, and the salutes between the sentry and thé ofticer. The soldier was honest in giving the pass-word for the night, as “The Broken Bridge” was the signal then given. “Have you been on the alert?” eried the officer to the sentry. “T have, sir.?, “And did you not see any one passing down to the river Short time ago ?” “T saw nothing but a dog going down for a drink, sir.” “Then that must have been what I saw from the battle- i ments,” said the officer,’ - i PVs Gite” ; “About face—march,” cried the officer. As the welcome words fell on the fugitives’ ears the patrol party turned and left the spot, While the officer in command muttered to himself: “T could have sworn it was a human being I saw steals ke ‘ing out from under the battlements, and I believe so still. That fellow is either blind or treacherous, and I will keep a strict eye on’ him.” The officer looked back over his shoulder as he marched along, and he saw that the man under his suspicion had ws paused before the blind arch. : The sentry was talking to Fingal at the moment in sub- , dued tones, saying; “T think the best of our en is to get 2 away now as soon as possible, as the officer doubted the dog story.” “We will when they get out of sight, and we'll steal eS) down to the river one by one. Remeinber that you are a lost man if we are found i in here,” said the giant. “T know that, but ll never be taken alive, you can des aap % : “Are they out of sight yet?” “The mischief! They are coming back this way. again. We are all goners if they séarch this archway,” said abt soldier, in great agitation, e “Mev must not search it,” said Barney of the Boge y “How many are they?” a ts : % “Seven in all.” / “We are enough for them.’ offer to come in here, you strike hoes one or ihe them. on the instant, and we will tend to the rest, J Then make to t the river as us” ih, and the ‘soldier kept on his A }
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24 FAME AND FORTUN E W EEKLY. SRE: REE EEG UNE ST TAU BIBRA PS ESTEE «Pl do it,” answered, the he in low but firm tones. . ‘“One may as well strike for life as die by the rope.” The man was then parading to and fro again; and Bar- ney stepped back to his friends, saying: “There’s only one thing for it if they offer to come in liere.” “And that is a bold dash out at ie? ” said Fingal. “That's it. ‘THe three of us will dash out and down with them suddenly, then the lady will follow, and we'll all make for the river. See that you don’t, strike our friend outside.” ‘ _ The officer had now returned with his party, and he ‘was again addressing the sentinel, saying: “Are you certain there is no one concealed in that get . ‘archway ?” : “I am certain of it, sir. I searched the place when I came be duty here, and no ‘one could have entered it since,’ . Na . “We will search for ourselves. Make in with——” - Before the unfortunate man could say another word the sentry struck him to the earth with his musket, crying: “Take that for doubting my word. Out and at them, * friends!” 4 There was no occasion for that signal, as se) and the others sprang out before the officer fell, and down went three of the soldiers on the instant. / fy One of the others sprang back suddenly and fired at the _ treacherous sentinel, who fell mortally wounded, as he _ groaned forth: oa was my luck!” i Fingal and Barney of the Bow soon knocked the other men senseless, and then the leader cried: “To the river for it now, and we’ll swim to the other side!” De Courcey seized Una’s hand, and they all hastened _to the river as fast as they could, while shouts and cries ‘from above told them that the discharge had raised an ‘alarm. . a) When they reached the river Una was the first to plunge boldly in, as she said, in cheerful tones: + “Dear old Shannon, I consign myself to thy care.” , my darling,” said “Why, “And “tis safe yow’ll be in her arms ih De Courcey, as he supported her with: one hand. “+ you swim like a duck, ty 99) cae ike a swan it is, said sane who was assisting the be ea: your heads. as ise as you can, > continued’ pat Pal the pee who was behind them, “45 aie are swarm- ( eg that the Dantes fas taken to the ellie. rae ‘There they go, there they go!” arose the ery over the “send 4 volley after the rascals.” 2 “Dive ‘a little while,” said Barney to his fish nd they all went down, be as a shower of bullets he! water all around them. x i tthe: “The giant took the girl under his arm, and struck out ~ with great vigor, as he said to her :’ ie “trust in goodness we are all safe | now, You are shivering with the cold.” “T don’t want to-discourage you,” said Barney, “but the worst is to come, I fear. Let the lady lie down at the | i hoitom of the hoat, and you take an oar; Fingal.” CHAPTER XV. aaa. DOWN THE SUANNON, RIVER. Barney and Fingal seized ey oars,’and the boat shot E out from under the arch, De Courcey knelt by Una in such a manner ‘as, 40 shiva * her body from any bullets that may be fired at them, while he whispered to her: “My dear girl, this has been a night of danger and of ES terror to you, but I trust it will soon “be overs? 4 f “JT trust it will, for your sake. The other side seems _ a to be alive with soldiers,” said the young girl, with aa shudder. “They see us, I fear, from their cries.’ Ani “They do see us, but as we are close into the bank here, we may escape their fire yet. Have courage, and we will laugh at all this some day.” ; “Pull for your very life, brave captain,” as he plied his own oar with great vigor. you into the bank in a jiffy.” .. \) “TN do my best, Fingal, but’ we are not all ie you, know.” .. And the stout outlaw did pall with tremendous dike rl as the boat shot down the river at a rate that would soon bear them away in safety, providing they were not hit, ty " the bullets that were now flying around them, The right bank of the river was now fairly. alive ath ‘i soldiers, some of Whom rushed along on foot, while several ; horsemen galloped down also, as if “intending to si them — ; i ni Ww 1 we vai } 1 ‘Wea Th ee, said Fingal, — “T could pull off at the fatal ford. The fugitives kept their eyes fixed on the oh bank, _ | hoping’ that none of the ne remained: on the ba 4 side, “ind were seen. dae tees ene ane ee. shouting re yelling as they forced their steeds in pursuit, =), “Merey on me,” said Una, as she Pigtaut: her loye hand; “we are ost now ee ‘ ih é‘ Pee they will soon ‘come toa halt ve he a a yt is ‘no pat the , ere nen ign
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. FAME AND FORTUNE, WEEKLY. 25 FROM ALL POINTS For a layman to make an address at the grave of a friend in Prussia without the permission’ of the police is a punishable offense, according to the decision of a Court of Appeals just. rendered at Cologne. A Privy Commer- cial Councillor, Heidemann, a manufacturer, had died, and his friend, Commercial Councilor Hagen, made some remarks at the funeral without having taken the pre-~ caution to get the consent of the police. Before the lowest court’ Hagen wag acquitted, but the prosecuting attorney _ declared that the case was “one of fundamental impor- tance,” and carried it to the Court of Appeals, which fined | Hagen 72. ae Arthur Bosworth was hanged at Windsor, Vt., Janiiary _ 38, for the murder of Mae Labelle. He was the last man ' to pay the death penalty in Vermont by hanging. Here- _ alter, all murderers condemned to death in Vermont will Phe electrocuted. Pupils and teachers of the Auburn school, Auburn, Col., _ were forced to beat a hurried retreat from the puilding |< ~ when burning honey in the, furnace caused such a smoke _ that vemaining inside was impossible. Last summer bees »made their home in the-schoolhouse and stored their win- ter supply of honey in the ventilators of the heating _ plant. The bees were driven away, and no one thought . _ of the honey until it melted and ran into the fire. Watch dials, the dials of clocks, and the like, are ‘cut f out of thin shect copper, and after being properly shaped, are covered with a white enamel, made of powdered glass, . borax, and soda, reduced to a powder. ‘The surface of: the copper is first cleaned witl: weak acid and wet with — gum water. The enamel is sifted on the plates, which Y ‘engine room and returned to his cell. Carney had been |are placed in an oven. The heat melts the mixture, and — secretly supplied with food and drink by fellow convicts | covers the surface of the metal with a thin white glaze. ~ and had made several ineffectual attempts to get beyond : After being carefully baked, and then finished, the figures After hiding from guards for sixteen days within the walls of the Kansas penitentiary, Lansing, Kan., Dan ber 30 last, was dragged from behind a condenser in the P ‘the walls. He: is serving a six-year sentence for burglary. | and other marks are painted on with black enamel, which — a fale is also subjected to heat, and baked until it becomes: a part of the sith Sam Keeton, ¥ negro, is one of the most widely known “cattle kings” of eastern Kentucky. Forty-two years-old, - he has become rich through his dealings at the big mar- kets. ‘He cannot read or write, nor can he figure, but his _. wife is well educated and they are educating their chil- ;. dren. Keeton’s method of caleulating is simple. For a dollar he makes a long mark; for a half dollar he makes a “little? mark; for a dime 3 makes a dot. As for. the nickels, he says he pays no psa to thems: It was formerly believed that epilepsy could be cured. by wearing a silver ring made from a coffin nail. Seven | drops of blood ‘from the tail of a cat and blood from a recently executed criminal were said to be valuable reme- A dies for epilepsy. To cure a felon or run-around hold the finger in a cat’s ear’for half an hour. For toothache trim your nails on Friday or eat bread that a mouse has nibbled " or carry in your pocket a tooth from a soldier, killed i in battle. For ratula of the tongue spit on a frog. For | alcoholism drown an eel in brandy and make the drunkard — ¥ drink the brandy. ‘To cure warts. ub. the wart with a ars and feed the potato to a Pigs H : a i ate lounging rooms. Senator Lane, of Oregon, was the first to learn of the new rule. The Oregonian has: an ancient iva much beloved pipe, which, ‘when going. full blast, does not smell like a perfecto. He was enjoying a q pipeful the other day; when told he would either havo to confine himself to another kind of smoke or take his pipe outside. He did the latter, and now can frequently be seen, wandering lonesomely about the one corridors drawing on his pipe.” nang us Tay papi he wis. aT 7 Pik . ‘ Senatorial sane smokers have been area from the Sen- ‘ Many people regard. the ae as an omen of ill baie end f the followi ing will show how this superstition arose. Two. or three centuries ago- the stone was very popular in Surope, and the jewelers of Italy were especially cunning " in its setting. At the height: of its popularity came the | plague which wrought great havoc in Venice. It wa noticed-hy some observant persons in that city that when a victim was on. the point of death his opal, if h one, brightened, while after death it became d reason of this was the heightened feyer become hot, and ‘consequently very br death the chill and tier a of the ules Te a dae ee the ‘census inst takorit f es new 2 acquired by conquest. The male of enone allotted to Bul- li
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26 FAME AND F ‘OR [TUNE WEEKLY. Fame and Fortune Weekly NEW YORK, PEBRUARY 6, 1914. TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS SiN Gle CODICR Eis see onc ssceesctcesatesescinsatecssscccen -05 Cents One Copy Three Months 65 Cents One Copy Six Months. ....... $i.25 One Copy One Year inns. fic ae csc scccacsshsiosesesoavecdse $2.50 Postage Free. HOW TO SEND MONEY—Ai our risk send 2.0. Money Order, Cheek cr Registered Letter; remittances in any other way are at your risk. We accept Postage Stamps the same as cash. \Whwn sending silver - wrap the Coin in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting the envel- ope. Write your name and address plainly. Address letters to og re el ae ta ai ' Frank Tousey, Publisher Quan reanou 168 West 23d St., N. Y. } Onan. KE. Nrnanpxn, Secretary BRIEF BUT POINTED ITEMS Frank Gotch likely will not be seen in Chicago again in a wrestling match, or even in an exhibition bout, while the present city administration holds sway. This was brought out by the announcement that the lowa athlete has decided to return to the gamé after a retirement of many months. The physiotype is an English invention for making pic- tures by impression of leaves, ferns, lace, feathers and various other objects. It depends upon the. chemical ac- tion of a fine powder. ‘The object of which a representa- tion is to be made is placed upon white paper and pressed, either by the hand or by other means. When the ‘ob- ject is removed no impression is visible on the paper, but upon sprinkling the powder over the paper the pic- ture at once appears, sharply defined, and remains perma- nent. Sections of wood and designs of coins and medals can thus be represented, and the prints can be transferred to lithographic stone, zine or aluminum, thus producing records from which any number of copies can be taken. pS ORO Governor Charles R. Miller recently issued a statement -. in defense of the whipping post, and asserted that method of punishment for criminals in Delaware would continue until the law providing for/it is repealed “regardless of any attempted interference by a member of Congress or of individuals residing in other States.” In part he said: “The persons who have written’ me numerous letters, | some of them abusive and insulting to the citizenship of | “ the State, should pause to consider ‘that State government in America is based upon a statutory law by men elected by the people. I shall uphold the State’s courts in the administration of the law and warn all evildoers to give Delaware a wide berth if they wish to escape the whipping post.” One of the largest Yanyan trees known to exist was discovered on one of the Howe Islands, 300 miles from -Port Macquarie, in Australia, and the space it covers is nearly seven acres. Five acres is the space covered by a ; banyan tree growing on the banks of the River Narbudda, in the province of Guzerat, India. It is distinguished by e name ie Gn pest PIES) which was erent 1 oa in honor ‘of a famous saint. High floods have at various times swept parts of this extraordinary tree, but what remains is nearly 2,000 feet. in cireumference, measured round the principal stems, and the overhanging branches not yet struck down cover a much larger space. The larger trunks of this tree number 350, and the smaller ones exceed 3,000, every one of which is constantly sending forth branches and hanging roots to form other trunks. It is said that 7,000 persons find ample repose under its shade. What is reported to be the largest tree in the world is in Mus- coli, near the foot of Mount Etna, and is called the “Chest- nut Tree of a Hundred Horses’ and is, moreover, he- lieved to be one of the oldest trees in the world. Five enormous branches arise from one great trunk, which is 212 feet in circumference. A part of the trunk has been broken away, its interior being hollow, and large’ enough to contain a flock of sheep, or two carriages can be driven © abreast through it. Colonel William Henry Sykes men- tions a banyan tree which he saw at the village of Mhow, in the Poona district of the Bombay presidency, which had eighty-eight descending stems, and constituted a grove capable, when the sun was vertical, of affording shade to 20,000 men. $ JOKES AND JESTS. Did your uncle mention you in his will?” “Just barely —it read: “To my nephew, John, I bequeath nothing.’ ” A little girl was watching her mother working among the flowers. “I know why flowers grow,” she said; “they want to get out of the dirt.” “Tt was She is to “Ts a college Ea eeaiori a suecess for girls?” a brilliant success in the case of my daughter. marry one of her professors this week.” Egbert—I saw you at the theater the other night with a lady. A friend, of the family, I suppose? Bacon—No; she is no friend of the family. She’s my wife’s mother. “T understand when Smith went out for the first. time in his new machine he struck quite a gait.” “I believe he struck about a dozen gates before he finished the machine.” i | J ‘ * 3 : 5 “Be mine. I cannot live without you.” “Bah!” said the heiress. “You have lived without me for years.’ “True,” retorted the Duke, “but the cost of ae nae gotten to me at last.” “Willie!” said his father, crossly, ‘a never used to ask so many questions when I was young.” “I’m awful sorry,. papa,” Willie thoughtfully replied, “cause it yan had maybe you'd be able to answer more of mine now.’ } “Say, boss, can I st off this a on about half { ast “Whose funeral is it to be this time, James?” — two?” “Well, to, be honest, boss, the way the morning pie: have it doped out, it eo ks yor it’s: gong a La ae ey ‘team’ 8: baie hee ius
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-. WITHIN SIGHT OF THE MATTERHORN: By Paul Braddon. ~ Some dozen years ago an invalid American lady named _ Mrs. Summers was staying near Zermatt, in Switzerland, for the benefit of her health. Her two boys, fresh from school, joined her for the holidays, glad indeed to have such a complete change from the monotony of school life. They never tired of wandering up the valleys or climbing part way up the numerous mountains which made Zermatt the headquarters of the Alpine Club. Of course, their ex- cursions were limited, both by their promises to their mother and by the rules of Alpine exploration, which forbid any difficult ascent being attempted except with competent guides. But notwithstanding, they found plenty of places to ramble about, though it was their daily wish to make an ascent ofa more difficult kind than those to _ which they were restricted. _ “T mean to go up there when I’m grown is» * said Ted, the younger of the brothers, to Rex, He pointed to the es! solitary peak of the Matterhorn, standing boldly out against the sky, its summit covered with perpetual snow. “Wish I’d been Whymper,” said Rex; “he was the first » to ever go up. But mother won’t hear of our trying it.” * was made in their favor, One of the most celebrated guides had a son, of about twelve years of age, called Jean, an active, bright Jad, who aspired to succeed his father in his dangerous calling so soon as he was old enough. But, young as he was, he had already.made many difficult ex- cursions, and even now was frequently employed to take the less adventurous tourists to some! well-known spot. With this young guide the two boys struck up an acquain- tance. Their talk was of a very polyglot character-— tor the English boys did not speak French well, while little - Jean was decidedly weak in the Wnglish latguage’ but notwithstanding these drawbacks they made capital friends. & Mrs. Summers was not unwilling to have Jean a com- ; panion of her sons in their rambles, So day after day the three boys made excursions in’ every direction, and found themselves accomplishing with comparative ease walks and climbs which were not to be despised even by the accom- plished tourist. Youth and practice gave them consider- able certainty and skill in surmounting difficulties and occasional dangers of Alpine climbing. “T say, Jean,” said Rex one day, “ ‘have you ever seen a ~ chamois?” ; _ “Yes, I did once,” replied Jean, “but it was a great way | off, and ran away before T got near. But my father has - shot three.” _ “Td sooner see a chainois than anything!” doce Ted. (“They are very Tare now,” said Jean, “especially so near to towns. You have to go a long way to find them.” -“Parther than we could ta in a day?” “Oh, much farther.” 7 ¥. ‘ Hy ani is < 1, have you ever been to the top of that glacier ?” He pointed to a mass of ice that in the distance looked FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. ~ However, in the course of a fortnight.a large concession | ° found themselves in a part of the country quite unknown ve “Then we must give that 1b; . said’ Rex. , “Look here, |) ike a torrent of baiGees yatee ei down between | bright sun. ‘them. — OF “Can we do it in a day?” “We might if we started early.” “Then we'll have a try at it. You shall have a canals \of francs if we do it.” This was not a big bribe, but it was considerable to both Rex.and little Jean. The latter was only too willing to make the attempt, but, fearing his father would never ‘permit it if he knew, he resolved to do it without his knowledge, a fault that. very nearly cost him dear. ; “We shall want a rope,” he said. “T’here are some deep crevasses, and we must be tied together as we cross.” “All right! Can you bring a rope?” é “T can get one of my father’s, perhaps x he is away with, a party going up the Matterhorn,” “That’s capital! Meet us at seven’ to-morrow morning; we will be ready.” : This was the first time that the boys ‘had daibosntets fia planned an excursion which would lead them far from the well-known routes. Once or twice before their enthusiasm had led them farther than they intended, but they could — not help feeling that this was a different sort of thing, and Rex especially did not feel quite comfortable when he bage his mother good-night, telling her they were going ,— for a long walk next day, and would have’ to start early. ¥ “Take care of yourself, Rex,” said: Mrs. Summers. “Don’t get into any danger; you know how anxious. I am about you when you are away amongst the mountains.” “All right, mother; we shall come back safely, never fear |” ; Eyen at seven o’clock the sun was bright and warm in | the valley, and it’ was hard to imagine that on.the sur- rounding mountain-tops its rays were not enough to melt the dazzling snow. The three lads set off in high spirits. Jean liad managed to secure a good- rope; he carried his own ice-axe and the- others their alpenstocks. In an hour ~~ they were far above the level of the village, and amongst the tremendous mountains; another hour took them out of sight of houses, and they were alone. “We don’t seem to have come any. distance, » said Rex. “The glacier seems as far off as ever.” “Tt takes three hours to get to'the ee said Jean, “and we shall not get to the top till the afternoon. We can’t get quite to the top at all, really; we must cross it as soon _ as we can and come back on the other side.” - a, “Very well; let’s go ahead as fast as we can.” iz Tn the course of the next half hour the American boys to them. But Jean seemed to be familiar with the route, — and piloted them upwards with complete confidence. They ~ had to cross one or two small torrents and plunge through an occasional group of firs, but the path was not a difficult one on the whole, and Rex felt easier in his nee at see ; they were encountering no dangers... They reached a corner of a shoulder of the mountain about mid- day, and sat down to rest. Beside. them wasa they now v had to proceed. Above them. ‘frowned: the ] ver lasting hills, crowned with snow which glistened They sat down to rest for half an h eat some of the sandapehes ws had Bier with
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“Tt was near here,” said Jean, “that I once saw a chamois. He was standing on that howlder over the glacier—standing go still that he looked as if he had been eut out of the rock,’ % The boys gazed eagerly at the spot he pointed out, half hoping that aves too, might see one. Suddenly Jean put Ins hand on Rex’s arm, svhispering: “Weep. still! Dont you see it??? They looked where he ‘pointed; there was a chamois browsing quietly on the scatity herbage, ignorant of the fact that three pairs of eyes were watching his every move- ment.’ The beautiful creature lifted his head and stood motion- less in an attitude of attention. ‘The boys crouched down and held their breath, though they were a quarter of a mile away. Suddenly he put back his ears, turned as if on a pivot, and sprang down the rock, Rex started to his feet in instinctive pursuit, forgot that he was om the edge of the precipice, and, missing his footing, disappeared ' from sight with a ery. "Ped lost his head, and would have jumped down after his brother, but Jean held him back. ~ The young mountaineer’s eye soon caught’ sight of a broken part of the edge down which he might clamber a little way and have a better view. He descended quickly, and Ted’s heart gave a great leap of joy\as he heard Jean )eall out: ' : » “T see him!) the rope.” By the time Jean had rejoined him ‘Ted had uncoiled the strong rope and tied one end of it to a tree which grew near the edge. —E will go down,” said Tan decisively. He is on a ede not far down. Untwist “You stay’ * 1 aca _. It was not a difficult feat for Jean to accomplish; the _ descent of a rope is what most boys can manage. But is is a very different thing when the rope is swinging loose over a precipice nearly a thousand feet deep. However, Jean had a cool head, and his nerves were steady, so he let himself down quietly, not thinking of the danger he ran. He was soon beside the prostrate boy, and to his great x beth found that his heart was still beating. But now-came a difficulty which for a moment dismayed chek the plucky littlé Jean. The rope was long enough for him to attain the edge easily, but it did not reach to within nearly two feet of the rock on which Rex was lying. How ras he, to get Rex up? De “‘moment’s thought solved the problem. “Ted he shouted. Ted’s sie appeared over the edge. “You must come down to me.” a Oh, I can’t,” cried Ted, iy was in a terrible state of | It. isn’t hard at yowre careful,” said Jean. “Catch hold. with your legs and come slowly. That’s right,” rembling fearfully, Ted managed to obey, and was soon e narrow ledge beside his brother. Rex gave a sigh d ee beside otha but did not regain consciousness. ‘FAME AND FORTUNE the top and don’t let the stones at the edge fall down on, WHEKLY. 92. follow,” said Jean. up. Don’t be afraid, the rope is very strong.” So the brothers were left alone while Jean climbed up. 3ut to Ted’s surprise he came down ‘again, and despair was written on hisr face. “T can’t do it,” he said. “The a overhangs so, much that 1 can’t get over it; there is nothin to eateh hold of or to rest my feet against. It is impc ¢.? “Let me’ ‘try,”” suddenly exclaimed ‘l'ed. can do it.” “Tt’s no use,’ replied Jean; “we must think of some _ other way.” A He looked carefully around, and his eye ried on a “Perhaps I small bowlder which projected ‘from the side of the preci+ _ pier Fp cee “T have it!” he suddenly exclaimed. take down Rex again!” “Quick, eat They loosened the knot and once more laid Rex on the ; He opened his eyes and looked feebly around, but — rock. again lapsed into unconsciousness. There was a bad cut. ah the back of his head, but there was no time to think. of that now; the first thie was to get them all out of i imme; — diate danger. ** Now,’ hands and feet, “swing me, Ted. Don’t be afraid; i shan’t fall.” ; i He leaped into the air toward the coveted owen sane swung back again to the ledge. The impetus took him right into the air on the opposite side, and he was hang- ing over the glacier, with nothing between him and it. Ted seized his idea, and as he came back gave him a hard push toward the coveted spot; this time he came within a feet feet of it. It was a terrible crisis; it seemed as if the daring boy must get dashed to pieces against. the side of the rock, but he guided himself skillfully. One more swing and he was safe. He clasped the projecting bowlder firmly and loosened himself from the Tope, whieh; ida back to within Ted’s reach. : “Now, Ted,” Jean soon shouted from above, “leave hold. of the rope for a minute.”’. Ted obeyed, wondering what was Jean’s: aa! tt tea pulled out of rediGhy for a moment, and then again lowered.’ ‘This time there was plenty of it. Jean had taken it. from the tree and was holding it in his hands. Ted was able to fasten it securely to Rex as he lay on the ground., “Tell me when it is safely tied,” cried Jean, “Tt’s all right,” shouted back Ted. “f é “Then litt him up and hold him while T fasten. the ue to the tree again.’ This was soon done. | Ted. aN comitiencetl hie cade of the rope, and thanks to Jean’s assistance at the top, — ; he surmounted the difficulty of the overhanging ledge. In- five minutes more all three were in safety. Rex’s head y as bound up, and Jean started in search of some Water, Jeaw ing Ted. by his brother, é it] who. ina. hes sera was: Re recoveret a A sree rescued. “It will take both of us to pull him — = Ree ‘i we * a 8 e se — a eh See ee eee Pe mE eae Ree ee, eS ’ said Jean, seizing the rope firmly with tot if ae ee VIO tn PS as Sead ee Tie a Se Tiss
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FAME iveiad FORTUNE WEEKLY. 29 —+ = 2 a na YS RENOWNED CARDIFF GIANT. J. R. Mulroney, former president of the Fort Dodge, fowa, Peace Chub, has closed a deal whereby he be- comes sole owner of the celebrated Cardiff giant, fash- ioned from gypsum taken from the local quarries. He paid several thousand dollars for it, getting title after following up the matter for two years and dealing » with 160 holes of the estate of the original owner of the ~ great hoax. He has not decided what ie will do with his new pos- _ session further than that he will exhibit it at the Panama Exposition. . Together with the giant Mr. Mulroney gained posses- — sion of all correspondence concerning the big fake which was “discovered” in 1869 at Rome, N. Y., and which made a fortune for its discoverers as a new rorld wonder, a a specimen of prehistori¢ ‘man, ' A; NEW. GUN They have been testing a new gun in England, a gun ‘designed for aerial warterel to be fired- eather from an acroplane or at one. Lewis, U. 8. ‘AX. (retired). (It is claimed for: this gun that it can be handled like a rifle and will do the work of a carnon. It weighs 2644 pounds. Three men can carry two guns and a tripod upon which to mount them. A pony can carry’ two guns and prs hundred rounds of ammunition. At Bislev one of the guns was siopinled on a 50 horse- power Grahame-White aeroplane, “piloted by Marens D. _ Manton, with Lieutenent Stellingwerf of the Belgian of 500 feet and at an angle of about 50 degrees the gunner - hit a white target, 30 Feet square, eleven times out of fourteen shots fired in rapid succession. it was tested on the ground also, both on its tripod “mount and from the shoulder of the gunner. rapidity tests at 500 yards one markerian hit the target with 282 out 6f 470 shots. The Lewis gun has a normal rapidity of firing of 500 rounds a minute, with no ap- preciable recoil ; it is kept cool by air, and so effectively _. that it can be fi red. ‘continuously without overheating. "bag to catch the emmy shells. iat _- FLIPPE DA COIN For DISCOVERY CLAIM. © How two Alaska prospectors flipped a\cent for discovery claim at the new gold diggings’ a, Marshall City, on the 1 River, is told by W. TP. Ogler, a e first arrival in Seattle from the ansek new _ Ogler is on his way south fe : pret been done so far t It is the invention of Colonel T. N.. .. army, dedited beneath tha pilot, as gunner. From a height Tn the! When fired from an aeroplane it is fitted with a canyas| gone. a California mining ~ GooD READING and lost it. “The only gold bas been found ‘eight miles from Marshall City.on Wilson Creek, where the creek has washed into a gravel bank. About six feet of gravel showed . at this point. ‘The discovery was made too late to do- _|much work this year, and when I left, only abont, six cents a pan was taken out at this point.” Three weeks. after the discovery was reported, the entire locality was staked, according to Ogler. Marshall City is a little more — than three hundred miles from Nome. Wilson Creck is. about twelve miles long. W. W. Johnson, a dredge owner of Nome,.has sent men in with a test drill, expecting-to - | put in a dredge next spring if it seems worth while. A STORY OF SHIPWRECK. Relating a story of shipwreck stranger than fiction, ead trin Charles Neilson, his wife, and year-old son, and a -erew of eleven men, of the wrecked barkentine Amaranth, | arrived in San Franciseo recently from the South Seas. ‘For thirteen days the twelve mariners ‘and the woman, ‘ clinging to her baby, braved the storm-swept South Seas, traveling 1,441 miles in two frail, leaky, 20-foot open boats. enifering from. exposure, starvation, and thirst. ‘August 30th, the Amaranth left Australia for San Francisco with 2,000 tons of coal, and ran aground on ive the coral reefs of Jarvis Island. It was night. Bvery- | body took to’ the boats. Battered and Vanged by the Ry" sea, with boats leaking, they finally landed on the island, three hours later. They found Jarvis Island a sicnohies waste, without « water. To stay there meant death. Fanning and @ hrist- mas Islands, the nearest habitated land, were only a few e hundred miles away. Contrary winds and currents made it impossible to reach them. ‘'T'he nearest other inhabited ay island was Samoa. In leaky boats it was next to Da ae sible to attempt the voyage. bis “What’ll we do?” asked First Officer A. M. Toluaey Resi “Patch the boats and take a chance,” replied, Neilson. | The crew, braving the sharks, waded out to the ship at low tide. and secured a scant supply of canned goods an: water. Captain Neilson took his wife and baby, the eabi boy, the Japanese cook, and a few sailors, and started Stes At Danger Island the skipper expected to sepleinialy hi water supply. But. before they got there the water rai out—except a few pints, which the men refused. to. touch, ve ak for the woman and her habe. Finally this. Nas. a hey were still two days from, Danger Island. tropical sun- beat down with parching intensity. ee looked as if the babe would ‘die. Then came a si ua ‘They caught enough water to last until they mi island. . A small keg of the Graal stuff, air ‘crevices on Danger Island et them until \'
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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. ARTICLES OF ALL KINDS ? GHBAT BVENTS FROM LITTLE CAUSES. While staying at the court of Frederick IL. of Prussia Voltaire “pr: esented Mme. de Pompadour’s compliments to the king, who scornfully replied, “I don’t. know: her.” Out of vengeance for so much insult, as she deemed it, madame induced the weak-minded: Louis XV. to convert his country’s long-standing hostility against Austria into friendship. A Franco-Austrian army then took the field against Prussia, and as it was an easy matter for madame _ to enlist the practical sympathy of Elizabeth of Russia, who ‘had been the subject of Frederick’s indisereet re- marks also, half a million lives were lost. ye PECULIAR JAPANESE RITE. ae Segitera temple, in the province of Ise, Japan, is the scene each July, of a peculiar rite dedicated to the worship of ‘Acalatiatha, the faithful servant of Buddha. is known as a “goma” (a corruption of Sanskrit “homa’?) or “burning.” Buddha taught that the cause of suffering is desire, and therefore the priests of the Shingon, a Jap- anese sect of Buddhism, kindle a fire to consume all hu- ce] cf is 5 tailless Rs characters. man desires, at the same time offering prayers to Acalan- atha. In one matter the rite may ibe said to defeat its own ends, for it attracts a crowd of farmers full of de- sire to obtain embers or ashes from the fire which is sup- posed to have consumed all desires. The tradition is that the possession of an ember or ashes from the sacred fire insures a farmer good crops the next autumn. TAILLESS DOGS. Philippe de Vilmorin has just completed, some ‘odd eX- periments to ascertain the influence of heredity on tailless dogs. There are several different breeds that have no ‘tails, and these are fairly common in some vee of France and Germany. In an effort to ascertain if ad: of tail is heed in dogs, he brought about twenty-seven crosses between _ dogs of different breeds, He reports to the Academie des -\Seiences that when tailless is bred with. tailless, the result and 25 with tails. This is exactly in accord ‘with the formula of Mendel, absence of tail being i in such “dogs dominant to possession of tail. Of the 75 tailless dogs 25 ate Fare, bred, and the other 50 unite the two The 25 pure will bear pure tailless progeny; the 50 mixed will bear in the same proportion, 25 pure tailless, 50 mixed, 25 with tails. Breeds that normally possess tails are pure and will al- ways have puppies with tails. He makes no report. on the effect of breeding tailed with "WAGES, ‘illiam te? pa hetter ‘known as ee ah The rite’ Atchison, Kan., makes a larger salary than thousands who possess all their faculties and limbs. Boular is a brick- layer by trade. When employed at laying bricks for street paving contractors pay him twice the wages they do his fellow workmen, because they claim he lays twice as many bricks.- Boular says, with his fingerss of course, the secret of it,is that he doesn’t have to stoop. He lives in a suburb of Atchison, and, as-his work often - takes him several miles from home, he keeps a horse. He can hitch up a horse as fast as any one, and elias into the cart unassisted, Years ago Boular had his legs cut off by a railroad en- gine; owing to the fact that he was deaf he did not hear the warning signal. Since that time he has never been the object of charity, preferring to work for'a living. He owns his home and has a wife, also deaf and dumb, and, _ family. For paving streets Boular receives from $5 to $6 per day. , 1 DEEP PLACES IN THE SEA. Some surprising ocean depths around Porto Rico: have been discovered by officers of the dispatel boat Dolphin, who are making soundings, These seem to confirm the theory held by iydrodrarpliay that the Atlantie ocean in the vicinity of Porto Rico and Bermuda is of the greatest known depressed area, except that in some few places in the Pacific. Reports under date of January 20 received at the Navy Department from ‘|the Dolphin state that the record of 4,561 fathoms ob- tained by the Blake in 1882 has been surpassed by one made about %0 miles westward of the position of. ‘the greatest previously discovered depth in the North Atlan- tic. The Dolphin found bottom after 4,662. fathoms (over five miles) of wire had been run out. This-is said to be the deepest spot so far found in the entire Atlantic, As compared with depths ascertained in other parts of the world these soundings indicate that the next deepest places found in the Atlantic are in the Caribbean Sea _ south of the Gréat Cayman, where the ocean’s bottom ~ was touched at 3,284 fathoms. The: deepest spot in the South Atlantic Ocean is a place of 4,030 fathoms, lying 11 miles south of the equator. off the Brazilian coast. The most depressed portion of the crust of the earth so far-recorded is in the North Pacific Ocean, and was discovered by Lieutenant Com- |mander H. M. Hodges, in the Nero, who measured a deptin This depression is nearly equaled in | depth by an area lying a short distance off the Kermadee 5 Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, where the British ‘ship in of 5,269. fathoms. Penguin ran out 5.142 fathoms of line in 1895, ''he deepest place in the Indian Ocean, according tOre ed is “where about 3,293 fathoms have ~ 3 |been found. In the Antarctic regions the greatest sound- i Eee 1 legs cut off above the knees and deaf and A United States surveys, ings ‘taken show 1,995 fathoms, and in the a depth of 2,650 fathoms has been reported
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In a minute he 4 will feel as if he had | Se the seven years’ itch. | » It wil make him scratch, rear, squirm and “ make faces. But it is. perfectly hernilons. oe - it is made from the seeds of wild roses. he ¥ horrible itch stops in a few minutes, or can be checked immediately by, rubbing the spot with a wet cloth. While it is working, you (will be apt to laugh your suspender buttons | off. ‘The bust joke ns all. Price 10 cents oi box, by mail, postpaid. WOLFF NOVELT CO., 29 W. 26th St., N. ¥. - @0op LUCK GUN FoB The real western article, earried by the cowboys. It is made of fine leather, with a highly nickeled buckle, The holster con- tains a metal gun, of the same pattern as those used by all the most famous seouts, Any boy wearing one of these fobs will at- tract attention. It will give him an air of western romance. The . prettiest and most serviceable watch fob ever made. Sena for one to-day. Price 20 centg | each by majl postpaid: M, V. GALLIGAN,, 419 W. 56th St, N. ¥. MUSICAL SEAT ‘ prs The best joke out. ‘ 4 have more a circus, | with one of these novelties... All you! have to do fs to place one on a chair seat (hidden under a cush- jon, if possible), Then’ * tell your friend to sit aS yorndy a il send Ks i from the little roun rum will sen ye Four victim up in the air, the most puzzled and astonished mortal on earth. Don’t miss ‘Setting one of these genuine laush producers, | Perfectly harmless, and never misses doing its” £0) : Price 20 cents each, by mail. post-paid LFF NOVELTY €O.; 2 W 26th St. N. ¥ any ARR eT Pete hi * 5 ye An unearthly — from the breech. rz Almost anyone can learn it at home, Small Siar eae Mise eg a ee for particulars proof. » Ae » Roo 109 -S28 Bigelow St., Peoria, Il. pose THE FOUNTAIN RING. A handsome ring connected with ™ a rubber ball \ in the palm of the hand. A gentle ¥ squeeze forces water or cologne in the face of the victim while he is h examining it. The ball can be. in- We stantly filled by immersing ring in f water same as a fountain pen filler. Price by mail, postpaid, 12c, each. , F, LANG, 1816 Centre St., B’klyn, N. Ys ROUGH AND READY TUMBLERS. . These lively acrobats are handsomely deco- rated with the U. &. \ flag and with gold and silver stars and hearts. . 42" Upon placing them up- on any flat surface and tilting it they at once begin a most wonderful performance, climbing and tumbling over each other and chasin each other in every direction, as. if the evil spirit was after them, causing roars of laugh~ ter from the spectators. They actually ap- pear imbued with life. What causes them to cut up such antics is a secret that may not be known even to the owner of the unruly subjects. for a set of our tumblers. Price per set, 10c. mailed, postpaid, A. A. WAREORD, 16 Hart St., Brooklyn, N. ¥, YOU ALL WANT THIS MEDAL! You Gan Get One for Six Cents! } Has a picture of Fred Feafnot on one side and Bvelyn_on the other. The chief characters 0: “WORK AND WIN” he Medals aro beautifullyfire-gilt. In order that every reader of this Weekly may secure one or more of these medals, we have put the price away below cost, as you will see when you receive jt, Send to us THRED Dwo- CONT POSTAGH STAMPS, and we will send the medal to any address, postage ;paid, by return majl. REMEMBER You can secure as many medalsas you j want, I | Address your’envelope plainly to FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher 168 West 23d Street, New York | é ok The action handles .22 short, .22 long or « or all at the same time without adjustment. Remington-UMC—the perfect shooting combination REMINGTON ARMS-UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE which is concealed , If you want some genuine fun send! 22 long rifle cartridges—eny co. 299 Broadway, New York City OLD COINS WANTED—3 37.75 Peid for RARE date 1853 Quarters and $34 without arrows. UASH preme jums paid on hundreds of old coins. Keep ell ae dated before 159s and send ‘TEN cants ab ones for New WZlustrated Coin Value Book, size 4x7. Get Posted and make money ensy, ©. kb. CLARKH & OU,, Coin Dealers, Hox 21, Le Roy, N. Ff. | ci tnd 10 conts, ooln or stanps for tasbigloved preonte besldes. Whee On: reyes Your name in our sample Cards, 14 fine (oRinley Paris, Chicego, UL wee) ‘Woadorful instrumens crentes & new To. 2 VOIGE THROWER pes Vie? to come from a great distance away, Held unseonin thomouta, 4 Dy Mystifion Cea Benda dime for toy. Our grentcatal 0 Magio and Mystary in 4 froo. 00., D9 WINONA, MINN ASTHMA LOTS OF FUN FOR A DIME Ventrilequist Double Shroaty ' Van j REREDY sont to you on FREE TRIAT, If th cures, sond $1.00; if not, don’t. Give exprossoffice, Write tods7. W.m Btoriing, 83'7 Ohio Ave., Sidney, Ohig, Fits.roof of mouth; always invisible; greatest thing yet. Astovish and mystify your friends, Neigh like a horse; whine like a p: ry; si Jike a canary, and imitate birds and beasts the field and forest. Loads of fun. Wonder- /fulinvention. Thousands sold. Price: only 10 cents; 4 for 25°cents, or 12 for 50 cents, Double Throat Co.Dpt.X Frenchtown,N.S ee LIQUID PISTOL, Will stop the most vic. fous dog (or man) with. bate Mattie ante’ injury. : erfectly © tocarry wit’ URN ofleakage, Vires ‘and bere ee pulling the trigger, Loads from any Liquid. No eartyidges required. Over six ghote in one Joadin: All dealers, or by mail, 50c. Pistol with rubber coy- ered holster. She, olsters separate, 10, Se money order. No postage stamps or coins accepte GARKER, STEARNS & GO., 278 GEORGIA AVE., BROOKLYN, Nw, Da, EASY MONEY asst esg UE Syund meke em gli “rubber.” These goods are mede in Wash! ‘and are dandlos.Easy money hand ling thom, Send 10¢ for sample ‘wad. and Bi; Cyne ‘Address - McKINLEY 0., Dep't’, WINON a PERM 109 COLL ul ERLIpe SOUESTINS YouGan Make $8.00:" EGU vant ake SBE sc iteeaes bamea eee WATSON & O0., MoKINLEX PART, OBIOAGO,* LLU t a NICE POST CARB a Good Magazine for . The WHOLE THING for only " ROBERTS & ©0., 3247 WOOD ST., Chi ea OLD COINS stems sriane. ROCKWELL & 00. 2286 anther due. GAGO i \ i prt ant Wiat different sorts, end id $0 9600 pala er sh
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DEVILINE’S WHISTLE. Nickel plated and polished; it | pro- duces a near-pierc- ing sound; iarge seller; . illustration actual size. Price, 12e. by mail. TVOLFE NOVELTY €O., 29 W. 26th St., N. Y. * @ACHOO OR SNEEZING FOWDER, : “oe The greatest fun-maler ab i them all. A small amount of this powder, when blown in’ ® room, wil cause everyone to aneere without anyone knowime where it It is very Nght, wil fleat in the penetrate every nook comes from, air for seme time, and Bnd corner of a room. It is perfecttiy harm- lecs. Cachoo f put up in bottles, and one battic contains eneugh te be used frem 16 te AG tines. Price, by mail, 0c. ench; 3 for 256, WOLFF NOVELTY CO., 29 W. 26th St., N. ¥, THE MAGIC CARD BOX. | One of the best and cheapest tricks ‘for giving parlor or stage exhibitions. The trick is performed as follows: You myrequest any two persons: in GOOD LUCK BAN&S. OGrnamental as well as Made ef highly nicketed brags. %t hold: just One Dofttar. When fiMied ut eng itseM. Remains lecked until reffited. Can: be used as a watchcharm. Money refund- ed if net satisfied. Price, Ic. by maf. H. F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn, N. Y. THE MAGIC DAGGER. A wonderful iMusion. To all appearances it is an ordinary dagger which you can flourish around in your hand and suddenly state that you think you have lived long enough and had better commit suicide, at the same time plunging the dagger up to the hilt into your breast or side, or you can pretend to stab a friend or acquaintance. Of course your friend or yourself are not in- Jured in the least, but the deception is perfect and will startle all who see it. Price, 10c., or 3 for 25c. by mail, postpaid, C. BEHR, 150 W. 62d St., New York City. GIANT sav PUZZLE. useful. | THE AUTOPHONE, A small musical instru- ment that produces very sweet musical notes by placing it between the lips with the tongue over the edge, and blowing gentiy into the instrument. ‘The hotes -produced are not unlike those of the fife and flute. We send full : fa printed instructions. whereby anyones can play anything they can hum, whistle or sing, with very little practice. Price, 10c.; 3 for 26c., mailed, postpaid. ©. BEHR, 150 W. 62d St., New York City. DUPLEX BICYCLE WHIS?LE. This is a double whistle, pro- ducing loud but very rich, har- monious sounds, entirely differ- ent from ordinary whistles. It ig just the thing for bicyclists or sportsmen, its pecullar double and resonant tones at once at- tracting attention. It is an im- ported whistle, handsomely nickel plated, and will be found a very useful and handy pocket companion. Price, 10c.; 3 for . 25e.; one dozen, Te., went by mail, postpaid. evyour audience to each select a card from an ordinary pack of cards, you then produce a small handsome box made to imitate pebbled leather, which This puzzie contains twenty-one pieces of wood nicely finished; take them .apart and WOLFE NOVELTY CO., 29 W. 26th St... N. ¥. COMICAL RUBBER STAMPS. ‘A complete set of five if put them _ together ghey mais, ona vat the twaeehe Berd her Same as illustrated, Mp grotesque little people lected cards to place his or her card inside Everybody would like BRS made of indestructible the box, which being done, the lid is shut, to try it, as it is very | pedg ‘ rubber mounted on black and the box placed on the table. You then fascinating. Price, by wv =U walnut, blocks. The fis- state that you will cause the cards to @isap- : mail, postpaid, 25. He consist of ces pear and upon opening the box the card has < : each, ‘ i renee anc other vanished and the box found empty. The other | H. F.. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn, N. Y, | ym Ba, hd figures as card is now placed in the box; the lid is again ee ae geen Ee en renee eS eee SHANE Soin n eal tied my closed and when the box is opened the first ‘ on a paral rr aa card appears as strangely as it went. Other THE INK BLOT JOKER. Gay eStats Alois Oe tricks can be performed in various ways. You : Fool Yotr Friends, cores pss tetas beat dre may cause several cards to disappear after —The greatest novel- Ing the figures in ditters they are placed in the box, and then you can ! - cause them all to appear at once. You may BY joke Whisk: mang [ent positions. ‘With cach set of figures we a joke which makeS | senda bottle of colored ink, an ink pad and tear a card up, place {it in the box, and on everybody laugh. hi lifting the cover it will be found whole and More fun than any MARIE Tan tte tov piotens ieee nee entire. In fact, nearly every trick of appear- other novelty that | paper and. envelopes, and they are’ without ance and disappearance can be done with the Magic Card Box. Full printed instructions, by which anyone can perform the different tricks, sent with each! box. ‘ or on fine weartig apparel. Watch the re- F] Price, 20c, by mail, postpaid. sult! Oh, Gee! Price, Ibe. each, postpaid. WOLFE NOVELTY ©O., 29 W. 26th St. N, ¥. | ©. BEHK 150 W. 62d St., New York Olty A GRAND ~ Look! S284" Look! One of these fine watches FREE to anyone sending us 1.25 each fie aN ; 0.65 each : | 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, | doubt the .most amusing and. entertaining novelty gotten up in years. Price of the com- lete set of Rubber Stamps, ink pad, 90¢., by mail postpaid. One—] year’s subscription at. . . Two—6 months’ subscriptions at . . Four—3 months’ subscriptions at .. . FOR “MOVING PICTURE STORIES” A WEEKLY MAGAZINE Devoted to Photoplays and Players This magazine is the biggest 5 cents worth in the world. Bs It contains six interesting stories, hased on the latest and j oes best films, illustrations from life of the scenes in the plays, portraits and biographies of the leading actors and actresses, poems, jokes, technical articles by is famous writers, news notes from the studios and gossip about the performers. . f Premium \ ' N. - s t Coupon \. Description of the Watch . Date... ..ss+.++4e. It is American-made, open face, stem wind ‘and set, and will run from 30 tu 36 hours ig This coupon when nS with one winding. The movement is the same size as an expensive railroad timepiece, ff properly filled out , absolutely accurate, and each one is guaranteed. The cases Ave made in Gold Plate, _fiand forwarded with \ Polished Nickel, Gun-metal with Gilt center and plain Gun-metal, | ee or aadee to oll AR The design on the back case is a fancy engraved scroll. CS aaineTi ‘Send in Your Subscriptions Now to mG Pia es FRANK TOUSEN, Publisher — ee 5 168 West 23d St.,N. Y. 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LATEST ISSUES 888 A Boy With Brains; or, A Fortune From a Dime. (A story of | 415 Bound to Make His Mark; or, Running a Moving Picture Show. Wall Street.) of Wall Street.) et 414 Silver Dollar Sam;@vt> The Coin that Brought Him Luck., (A Story 416 Hd, the Office Boy; or, The Lad Behind the Deals. (A Wall St 889 His Own Business; or, From Errand Boy to Boss. Story.) / 890 The Banker's Plot; or, The Mysterious Boy From Cripple Creek. | 447 Lost in the Balkans; or, The Luck of a Young War Correspondent. 891 After a Missing Million; or, The Treasure of the Wreck. 418 Plunging to Win; or, The Deals of a Wall Street Office Boy. i 892 A Boy Irom the Streets; or, ‘The Old Broker’s Protege. 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(A Wall 409 In the Newspaper Game; or, The Rise of a Cub Reporter. 486 Barry & Co., Bankers and Brokers; or, The Boy ak sty i i t Street Story.) 413 After a Square Deal; or, The Richest Claim in the West. : For sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on receipt of price, 5 cents per copy, 1n money or postage stamps, by FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, - g f a - * - - - - 168 West 23d St., New York, IF YOU WANT ANY BACK NUMBERS of our weeklies and cannot procure them ‘from newsdealers, they can be obtained from this office direct. Write out and fill in your Order and send it to us with the price of the weeklies you want and we will send them to you by return mail, POSTAGH STAMPS TAKEN THE SAME AS MONEY. t FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, - er Mie il eC NR aR MEDS ihn me ouR TEW-CENT HAND BOO EK No. 46. HOW TO MAKE AND USE ELEC- TRICITY.—A description of the wonderful uses of electricity and electro magnetism; to- gether with full instructions for making Elec- tric Toys, Batteries, etc. By George Trebel, ee M., M.D. Containing over fifty illustra- ons. No. 47. HOW TO BREAK, RIDE AND DRIVE A HORSE.—A complete treatise on* the horse. Describing the most useful horses for business, the best horses for the road; also. valuable recipes for diseases peculiar to the horse. ‘ No. 48. HOW TO BUILD AND SAIL CANOES.—A handy book for boys, containing full directions for constructing canoes and the most popular manner of sailing them. Fully illustrated. No. 49. HOW TO DEBATE.—Gliving rules for conducting debates, outlines for debates, uestions for discussion, and the best sources or procuring information on the questions given. R No. 50. HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND ANIMALS.—A valuable book, giving instruc- tions {n collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving birds, animals and Insects, > Oo Ai No. 51. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Containing explanations of the gen- eral principles of sleight-of-hand applicable to card tricks; of card tricks with ordinary ecards, and not requiring sleight-of-hand; of tricks involving sleight-of-hand, or the use of specially prepared cards. Illustrated. No. 52. HOW TO PLAY CARDS.—Giving the rules and full directions for playing Buchre, Cribbage, Casino, Forty-five, Rounce, Pedro Sancho, Draw Poker, Auction Pitch, All Fours, and many other popular games of ‘cards. No. 58. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS.—A wonderful little book, telling you how to write to your sweetheart, your father, mother, sister, brother, employer; and, in fact, every- body and anybody you wish to write to. No. 54. HOW TO KEEP AND MANAGE PETS.—Giving complete information as to the manner and method of raising, keeping, tam- ing, breeding, and managing all kinds of pets; also giving fuli instructions for making cages, etc. Fully explained by twenty-eight illus- trations. No. 55. HOW TO COLLECT STAMPS AND COINS.—Containing valuable information re- garding the collecting and arranging of stamps and coins. Handsomely Illustrated. No. 56. HOW TO BECOME AN _ EN- GINEER.—Containing full instructions how to become a locomotive engineer; also directions for building a model locomotive; together For sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on receipt ofprice, 10 cts. per copy, or 3 for 25 cts., in FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, - F aoe has. ere , ares eli boy ds aly Fis. -structive and highly amusing electrical tricks, with a full description of everything an en- | BERS.—Showing many curious tricks wii gineer should know. figures and the magic of numbers. By A. No. 60. HOW TO BECOME A PHOTOGRA- | derson. Fully illustrated. PHER.—Containing useful information re- No. 74, HOW TO WRITE LETTERS CO garding the Camera and how to work it; also | RECTLY.—Containing full instructions how to make Photographic Magic Lantern | writing letters on almost any subject; Slides and other Transparencies. Handsomely | rules for punctuation and composition, wi illustrated. # specimen letters. No. 62. HOW TO BECOME A WEST POINT No. 145. HOW TO BECOME A CONJURE MILITARY CADET.—BPxplains how to gain | —Containing tricks with Dominoes, Dic admittance, course of Study, Examinations, | Cups and Balls, Hats, etc. Embracing thirt, Duties, Staff of Officers, Post Guard, Police | #ix_ illustrations. By A. Anderson. Regulations, Fire Department, and all a boy No. 76. HOW TO TELL FORTUNES 3 should know to be @ cadet. By Lu Senarens, | THE HAND.—Containing rules for tellit No. 638. HOW TO BECOME A NAVAL | fortunes by the aid of lines of the hand, CADET.—-Complete instructions of how to | the secret of palmistry. Also the secret gain admission to the Annapolis Naval Acad- | telling future events by aid of mole, mar emy. Also containing the course of instrue- | scars, etc. Illustrated. tion, description of grounds and _ buildings, No..77. HOW TO DO FORTY TRICH historical sketch, and everything a boy should | WITH CARDS.—Containing deceptive fo] know to become an officer in the United States | Tricks as performed by leading conjurers Navy. By Lu Senarens. magicians, No. 64. HOW TO MAKE ELECTRICAL No, 78. HOW TO DO THE BLACK ART. MACHINES.—Containing full directions for | Containing a complete description of the m: making electrical machines, induction coils, | teries of Magic and Sleight-of-Hand, toget dynamos, and many novel toys to be worked | with many wonderful experiments, | By by electricity. By R. A. R. Bennett. Fully il- | Anderson. Illustrated. i lustrated. No. 79. HOW TO BECOME AN ACTOR No. 65. MULDOON’S JOKES.—The most | Containing complete instructions how to m: original joke book ever published, and it ts | up for various, characters on the stage; brimful of wdt and humor. It contains a | gether with the duties of the Stage Manag large collection of songs, jokes, conundrums, | Prompter. Scenic Artist and Property Man etc., of Terrence Muldoon, the great wit, hu- No. 80. GUS WILLIAMS’ JOKE BOOK morist, and Gree joker of the day. . Containing the latest jokes, anecdotes No. 66. HOW TO DO PUZZLES.—Contain- | funny stories of this world-renowned Ge ing over three hundred interesting puzzles and | comedian. Sixty-four pages; handsome o conundrums, with key to same. A complete | ored cover containing a half-tone photo book. Fully illustrated. the author. c No. 6%. HOW TO DO ELECTRICAL TRICKS.—Containing a large collection of in- together with illustrations. By A. Anderson. “No. SY Re hal TO SSE tie ace to ceeonotiae tape " 4 —Containing over one hundre ghly amus- ) * i ’ ing and instructive tricks with chemicals, By No. 82. HOW TO DO PALMISTRY.—Con- A. Anderson. Handsomely illustrated. taining the most approved methods of re No. 69. HOW TO DO SLEIGHT-OF-HAND, | ing the lines on the hand. together with a —Containing over fifty of the latest and best tion of Ber een ne, Also 1 tricks used by magicians. Also containing the o ey for telling char secret of second sight. Fully illustrated. y No. 70. HOW TO MAKE MAGIC TOYS.— Containing full directions for making Magic Os Toys and devices of many kinds. Fully illus- | z L trated. | ing Also ex! No. 711. HOW TO DO MECHANICAL TRICKS.—Containing complete instructions for performing over sixty Mechanical Tricks, Fully illustrated. : t tla se NO. 72 HOW TO DO SIXTY TRICKS | —COMtaining Information regarding ‘choice of A subjects, the use of words and the manner of WITH CARDS.—Embracing all of the latest preparing and submitting manuscript. Alsc and most deceptive card tricks, with illus- containing valuable information as to trations. ; i * t i of Ho. 73, HOW TO Do TRICKS WITH Num.” NOSt2aee, legibility, and’ seneral’ compositions