Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 528) (1915 11 12)

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"SR. BOYS THAT MAKE MONEY. ~ DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND; — 0 JHE BOY BROKERS oF WALL STREET ly YLL/ 5 LENIN: Ano OTHER sig am ~~ rn no a Ma ae nae ta How much for this stock?” asked Mr. Benson, holding the package above his head. “Yl give * ninety,” said White. ‘‘Nine-one!” bid Hammond. “Two!” from White. “Three!” shouted his rival, excitedly. “Five!” said White, coolly. The spectators held their breath.

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Fame and Fortune Weekly _ STORIES OF BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY > Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year. _ Entered at the Neto York, N. ¥., Post Office as Second-Ciass Matter by Frank Tousey, Publisher, 168 West 23d Street, New York. No. 528. - NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 12, 1915. Price, § Cent — Diamo dl Cut Di amond | foo ee 3 Bs , | By A SELF-MADE MAN | ae. . CHAPTER I. _ “Street, left no stones unturned in their efforts to score a: yes point on his business rival across the corridor. = JAY WHITE. ; At this moment a third boy appeared on the scene. ¢ | He was a tall, red-headed youth, named Finnegan, nae _A bright new five-dollar coin lay in the center of the third jcap and uniform showed that he was an A. D..T.. messenger. { or corridor of the Barnum Building, Wall Street, one morn-| The only point on which Teddy and Mickey were of one ‘about ten o'clock. {mind was their hatred for Finnegan. _ It had been there oniy a few minutes, and was not likely to| The A. D. T. messenger was something of a bully, and he. aoe the observation of the first person who came on the! delighted in lording it over boys smaller and weaker- than. scene. | himself. ee _ Two doors on opposite sides of the corridor faced that gola| He had put it all over Teddy and Mickey on different occa- : which reposed exactly midway between them. ; | sions when he met them singly, for, individually, Goes all The doors were exactly alike, and similar to every other |spunky, they were no match for him. te .on the floor, being made of polished oak, in the upper| As Finnegan came up he spied the bone of contention—the | ‘of which was inserted a large pane of ground glass. five-dollar gold piece, and his eyes twinkled maliciously. -On.one of the panes was painted in @ilt letters the words: | He saw a chance to improve his financial condition. | . ' he White, Stocks and Bonds, Goldfield Mining Securities | “Wot you two doin’ there, eh?” he inquired, with a sardonic” - Specialty.” grin. “Fightin’ over dat money? Get up and have it out, and : There was not a soul in sight when both doors opened sim- I'll hold de stakes.” Par Re neously and two small. boys,,each holding .an payeione in| He swooped down, pulled their fingers from the coin and’ 1 nd, popped out into the corridor. picked it up. toe h of the lads was gifted with a remarkably ‘keen pair}, “So-long, I'll see youse later!” he chuckled as he slipped it eyes. and the glittering coin attracted their attention at |into his pocket and started to walk off. anine moment. » a “Here, drop dat!” roared Teddy and Mickey in one breath, ‘made a dive forward to possess it.. - scrambling to their feet and grabbing Finnegan by each of . ’ ih 4 - gutstretched hands were within an inch of the A paed his arms. nen their. heads came together with a whack that brought! “I’ve dropped it—into me, pocket,” replied the messenger, . their eyes, and caused them to sit down on the marble | with a cunning leer. cart ta th more haste than grace. “Give it up, do yer hear?” demanded Mickey, tugging at his ¥, Wot's de matter wit’ you?” howled Teddy Marks, Jay |arm. boy. “Hand it over!” roared Teddy, giving his other arm a pull. de matter wit yourself?” replied Mickey Dooley,, “G’wan, or I'll kick de stuffin’ out of youse two!” snarled Hammond’s factotum.. Finnegan, trying to break their hold. Pie poe bets made a grab for the coin. “You'll ae de stuffin’ out of not’in’, you big stiff!” cried — e sen dat first!” said Teddy, as each got. his xe edges of the gold piece. “1 like dat!” replied Mickey. “I seen it first meself.” ‘Teddy tried to push Mickey's fingers away, but, the other Mickey, ang | “Let go o ae arms, will yer?” exclaimed the messeng snatching his hand away from Teddy and then aiming a --s E | : } | P his face. ae Teddy ducked, and, tackling Finnegan around the saat tripped him up. He fell with a crash, pulling Mickey down on top of him. 3 “Hold him till I go t’rough his pockets!” shouted Teniy. straddling the lanky messenger. “Let me So weget Finnegan, as Mickey threw his. eee weight on es sg eh ae will, I don’t tink!” sided the small youth, as _ }eompanion gene thrust his saan into -messenger's = drew | Mtr c onal h sida in de nose if you he take yer fingers off ant hebeaet belligerently. ‘I don't t'ink!” retorted Mickey, defiantly. out. the fist that held the letter, and teal his rae hand, but neither let go ta _seadlock batt nl them.

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2 .° DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. : pe — . a a ‘The two office boys sprang to their feet and scurried for the stairs, down which they flew, taking three steps at a leap. Finnegan, in a furious rage, attempted to follow them, but he had as much chance of catching them as he had of flying. _ Hardly had the boys disappeared before two well-known ‘brokers, one short and stout, the other tall and thin, got out of the elevator at that floor. They came along the corridor until they halted between the Offices of White and Hammond. “Here’s where the boy brokers hang out,” said the fat man. “Which one shall we tackle first?” “T don’t see that it makes any difference,” replied his com- jpanion. “All fleece looks alike to me. I don’t care which we shear first.” “Then we'll call on Jay White. If he doesn’t bite we can transfer our attention to Hammond. I wish I knew how much ‘money they have.” a “J heard that White had an aunt who left him her boodle. " When he got hold of it he left Switzer & Co., where he was margin elerk, and set up for himself.” ‘ “Good! It’s up to us to sample that boodle before some- jbody else gets their flukes. in. Know anything about Ham- 'mond?” ___. *Not much,” replied his companion. “T believe he got his ie wants out of his father’s estate, which was settled last. ‘mon “So long as they’ve got money it doesn’t interest us how ‘they came by it.” ; The stout broker knocked at Jay White’s door. . “Come in!” cried a snappy voice. _ The brokers accordingly entered what evidently was the re- -_ -eeption-room. Asp It was furnished with a rug, a table, half a dozen leather- + upholstered chairs, an indicator in one corner, and a number of maps and photographs of Western mining properties. t The door connecting with the private office was open and {the visitors saw a bright and rather shrewd-looking boy of __ ¢ighteen ‘seated at a roll-top desk. . “Well, gentlemen, step right in,” said the lad, genially. rs “Am I addressing Mr. Jay White?” asked the stout man, as they entered the inner office. “That is my name, sir.” - “Glad to know you, Mr. White,” said the broker. “My name is Chadsey—Nicholas Chadsey. I am a broker, with offices in the Mills Building.” “Happy to make your acquaintance, Mr. Chadsey,” ‘White, shaking hands with him. “This is Mr. Hedden, also a broker, located in the same . building.” “Pleased to know you, Mr. Hedden.” P “The pleasure is he a replied the thin broker, also tigi: : ba hands with the boy. - _*Now, gentlemen, miee can I do for you?” inquired White. eh Er in Western mining stocks, I believe?” said Mr. ‘ = Ee any of that kind of stock at present?” ; “That depends.” : “On what?” : “The quality of the article. I am not loading up on pros- pects and wildeats, but any good dividend-paying stock I am always ready to consider.” 3 Yes, of course. Well, I’ve got a block of Atalanta, ae is Goldfield mine of some merit, I understand. I'd like to sell you 10,000 shares at ten cents.” : he apogee! head, mn 4 stock isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on,” he said. “Who a so?” flared up ras F “T sa WPerhaps ‘you'll give me your reason,” said the broker, with slight sneer. — Certainly,” replied: the boy, politely. Western exchan a couple of years ago and was taken off the estern exchanges soon afterward. It has aed speculative ue whatever to-day.” . Chadsey looked disappointed. ; pecamse. be he had learned somiething he didn’t know be- replied “Atalanta petered: because the ge fs broker cee eee pees ising 5h sage: choenit ab Extension went up Salt Creek four years ago and hasn’t been heard of since.” 4 ae I gave seven cents for that stock,” protested the tall roker. “That’s about all it’s worth,” “T mean seven cents a share.” “Oh! Then you gave seven cents a share too much.” Mr. Hedden looked at Mr Chadsey, and the fat broker re- turned the look. It was clear they were not making much progress with the young broker. “You don’t want to buy it, then?” “Hardly,” laughed White. “My waste-paper basket is wile full already.” “Do you think Hammond would buy the stock?” ee “I cannot answer for Mr. Hammond,” replied White. “The best way for you to find out is to ask him.” “Can you furnish me with a list of Western stocks you have for sale?” asked Mr. Chadsey. “Certainly,” replied White, handing the broker a type- written paper. “T see you are selling prospects even if you are not buying : them,” remarked Mr. Chadsey, sarcastically. ’ “Why not?” replied White. “These are all commissions sent to my office for sale. Everything you see on that paper is listed on the Goldfield Exchange, and consequently has &@ speculative value. For instance, I am offering 1,000 shares of ' Silver Pick, a Goldfield prospéct, at 75 cents a share. It was quoted yesterday on Goldfield Exchange at 89. That’s a sam- ae of the bargains I am offering in Western securities.” Mr. Chadsey folded up the paper and put it in his pocket. “Come, Hedden,” he said, rising from his chair, “I guess we'd better move across the corridor and see if we can do any business with Hammond. Atalanta and Big Extension seem to be at a discount in this quarter.” “Call again, gentlemen, when you are in the building. I shall be pleased to see you any time. Sorry I haven't a cigar to offer you, but I don’t smoke myself. If I can do anything in Western mining stocks for you, let me know,” and Jay — White bowed his visitors into the corridor and returned to his desk with a knowing look on his strong, wide-awake coun- tenance. rf repl ied White. CHAPTER I. HARRY HAMMOND. Bane There seems to be no files on Jay White,” remarked Nicho- las Chadsey to his companion, when the two. brokers : once more in the corridor after their unsuccessful attempt to - saddle several thousand shares of worthless Western ai ties on the boy broker. * “No. He’s a sharp youngster, We must try some o game on him,” replied Tom Hedden, with a slight look of LY: gust on his shrewd features. = “Well, let’s see what we can do with this young Hammond,” "i said Chadsey. “Maybe he’s easier,” “It’s to be hoped he is. I want to get rid of those 20,0 Big Extension. They’ve turned yellow in my safe. If I get $500 for them out of this chap I’d consider I'd done a gi “? morning’s work.” ey “I'll sell. my 10,000 Atalanta at any figure he'll bite : Jay White was right when he said they weren’t worth paper they're printed on,” with a grin. : The two brokers entered Harry Hammiond’s office. — That young man had a reception-room and inner den a the counterpart of Jay White’s, but there OF ee ible between them ceased. . Hammond was a bright, handsome-looking lad, ° nial, open countenance. ep oe The milk of human kindness seemed to flow from his. gray eyes. Almost any one would have taken him by the ia and that here was a boy that can be trusted Nothing crooked about him, but everything fair board. Brokers Chadsey and Hedden’s impression was ; looked like a good thing. ; Perhaps he was, but we shall see. Mr. y introduced himself and tut con jsame way he did in White's office, and pressed the pleasure he felt in making | a vais cB ee na

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DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. Would Hammond buy them at—well, perhaps the boy broker Would make a bid. Harry looked the certificate over carefully. : It was all right as far as it went. ‘ Then he consulied a memorandum book he took from one of ; the pigeon-holes of his desk. Under the heading of “Dead Mines” he located Atalanta. Following it were the words in brackets, “See note, p. 86.” ; Aid turned to page 86 and glanced at, what he had written : The two brokers had been watching him attentively. | “I'll give you $100 for the certificate,” he said, wheeling around in his chair and looking benevolently at Mr. Chadsey. ene hundred dollars!” exclaimed the broker. “Why, it’s Wo ae) “Nothite,” replied Hammond, with a quiet smile. “Nothing!” almost gasped Mr. Chadsey. “Nothing!” hé re- peated, looking hard at the young broker. seen reteny nothing,” returned Hammond, with the same sm - “If it’s worth nothing in your opinion, why do you offer $100 , for it?” asked the mystified broker. 3 “Because I’m looking for a few dead certificates to frame and hang up in my office,” replied Hammond, genially. “And you're willing to pay $100 for them?” “For my cheice.” “Rather an expensive kind of wall decoration, I should say,” replied Mr. Chadsey, rather puzzled to understand the boy’s ~ method . “fiv’'s a fad of mine,” answered Harry Hammond, with an- other pleasant smile. “JI dare say we all have fads in our way. Do you accept my offer?” : “Yes,” growled the broker, who was disappointed at not be- ' . ing able to skin the boy to a greater extent. However, $100 was better than nothing. 3 The boy broker went to his safe, took out the money and v4i the transfer completed the bargain. ‘ “Perhaps I cah sell you a 20,000 certificate of Big Hxten- sion,” now put in Mr. Hedden, producing an envelope from his pocket and extracting therefrom a handsomely printed sheet of bond paper. “I value it at $1,000, but I'll be happy for you to make a bid.” Hammond took the certificate, looked it over, took down his memorandum-book, turned to dead shares, noted “Big HEx- tension,” saw a Note which referred him to page 66, turned to : that page and read the note. oe “Big Extension,” he said, turning to Mr. Hedden, “never amounted to a hili of beans.. One hundred thousand shares were sold at one cent each for development purposes three years ago when the mine first came to life. Subsequently - share to finance the work of developing stringers and bunches of high-grade ore that were repeatedly opened up and re- turned values of from $100 to $1,000 per ton. The company - worked diligently in an effort to locate the source of these bunches of ore, but on each occasion, however, disappointment followed, and the ore opened up proved to be oniy another of the deluding bunches. Finally work on the mine was aban- - doned, and the shares removed from the exchange lists. Big __ Extension isn’t worth——” _ - *Maybe you'll give $100 for that certificate to hang on your wall beside Atalanta,” interrupted Broker Hedden, with a sour smile, disgusted at the knowledge Harry Hammond showed in Big Extension. COB “Well,” replied the boy broker, “it’s rather an expensive juxury, as Mr. Chadsey just remarked, but as I am in favor of enting the few dollars I have in my safe from grewing y through inaction, I'll take you up.” ' He went to his safe for the money, while Hedden remarked 2 lis companion, in a low tone: “Well, I'll be jiggered if this 3 isn't a conundrum.” > at’s right,” nodded Mr. Chadsey. “He’s either a blamed ty idiot, . > eee ® broker didn’t finish his remark as Hammond jast then i to his desk with a bunch of notes in his hand, which passed over to Mr. Hedden. entiemen,” said Hammond, drawing a pad toward him and ing to write, “I'll take a receipt from each of you for money.” , receipt!” replied Mr. Chadsey, in surprise. “What do ant a receipt for? You've got the goods and we've got memorandum of the deal between us,” answered Then he closed the book and returned it to the pigeon-hole. | another hundred thousand shares were sold at 2 1-2 cents a 3 “What the dickens do you want a memorandum for?” “It’s a kind of fad with me to collect such things,” replied Harty, sweetly. 4 He went on writing, while the brokers looked at each other. Hedden tapped his forehead significantly as much as to say that the boy broker had wheels in his head, and Chadsey nodded, with a grin. 4 In a few minutes they departed, each $100 to the good and perfectly satisfied that Hammond was a fool. They would have had a different impression if they had been able to look over the boy broker’s shoulder at that mo- | ment. He had just taken a letter from a pigeon-hole and was read- ing it. It was dated from Goldfield, and ran as follows: “Harry Hammond, Barnum Bldg., Wall Street, New York: “Dear Old Chappie: A little less than two months ago the Hercules Leasing Syndicate was organized. Since that time we have equipped the lease with one of the’ most coiti- plete and satisfactory plants of machinery to be found in the entire Goldfield district. A shaft has been sunk to the depth of 200 feet. The ore we have taken out assayed about $500 per ton. Hercules stock was quoted yesterday at $4.15—the Syndicate stock at 60 cents a share. Now, Chappie, here’s a pointer for you. The Hercules mine joins the old abandoned Atalanta mine on the west and the equally dead and forgotten Big Extension on the east. We have discovered that the ore ledge we are working in the Hereules broadens out toward the Atalanta and that another vein which we have located but not touched yet ruts toward the Big Extension. The prospect is so good of a rich strike far superior to the Hercules in both of these old-timers that we are quietly buying up the certifi- |eates of both wherever we can find them. On their face they're not worth a tinker’s blessing, and we are getting them for a |mere song. About 60,000 shares of both these stocks were sold in New York. If you can locate them, buy them in by all means. You ought to get them at your own figure. At any © rate, if you don’t want to hold them, I'll give you a cent a share for all you can buy in, “Yours as ever, Jack.” Harry Hammond smiled serenely as he finished the letter, returned it to the pigeon-hole and took up the certificates of stock he had just acquired. “Dead mines, both of them,” he murmured, with one of his seraphic smiles; “but the dead Sometimes come to life. Her- cules was as dead as & doornail once, now it is selling at $4.25. Suppose Atalanta and Big Extension develop baying ore one of these days, what will these 30,000 shares be worth? A fortune, and those gentlemen who sold me the certificates thought they had worked a sharp game on mie. Yes, I guess I’m a pretty) easy Mark,” chuckling softly to himself. “I heard Jay White tell the superintendent of the building so the other day. He said I'd be eating snowballs when he got through with me. Long before that happens his fleece may be hanging among my office trophies—smdrt as he looks.” Harry Hammond rubbed his hands together and chuckled again. CHAPTER III. > A DEAL IN OPTIONS. Harry Hammond had just arrived at his office on the follow- ing morning when a D. T. messenger entered the reception- room and inquired for him. The m happened to be Peter Finnegan, and he looked daggers at Mickey Dooley when he spoke to him. Mickey grinned, tantalizingly, as he ushered the messetiger into the little private room of his boss, '*Just wait till I ketch youse outside somewhere,” Finnegan said to him in a hoarse whisper, “I'll put it all over yer till. yer can’t walk straight.” : “Is dat a fact?” retorted Mickey, with a chuckle. There wasn’t a chance for Finnegan to make an answer to Dooiey’s sarcastic remark, so he handed the envelope to Harry Hammond. : The young broker signed the messenger’s delivery sheet an tore open the envelope. ee What he read developed one of his customary smiles. He tore the paper into fine particles and dropped them into - his waste-basket. Z - . = Then he sat down before hig desk and his furrowed brow showed he was thinking deeply. : : P Suddenly a great racket in the outer office aroused him. gah colby 5 Oe te PAD i

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4 DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. ; ka Cee “You bought those 30,000 dead shares! You're joking, aren’t you?” ; “No. I got them cheap—at my own figure, and I took them. They may pan out something one of these days.” t White whistled softly and looked. at_ Hammond. “Why, I wouldn’t give a dollar for both those certificates. Pout you know they aren’t worth the. paper they’re printed on?” He sprang un «74 threw open the door. His boy Mic. and the messenger, Finnegan, were floun- dering around the room in a close embrace. In some way Mickey managed to trip Finnegan up, and the D. T. boy hit his head against the wall, stunning him for an instant. Mickey, with a howl of triumph, sprang up, slapped a chair \ across his enemy's chest and sat down on it, using Finnegan’s head for @ footstool. “Some day——” began Hammond, but White interrupted Hammond didn’t encourage such revolutionary conduct in| him. : : his office boy, but he couldn’t help laughing in this instance “Some day be hanged! One of those certificates was yellow to see how emartly Mickey had got the upper hand of the big| with age.” boy. As soon as Finnegan tried to overthrow the chair with its live burden he interfered. “Let him up, Mickey,” he said, with apparent sternness. “What do you mean by kicking up such shines in my office?” Mickey slid off to his chair near the window, while Finne- gan slunk out of the room, “What was the trouble between you two?” Hammond asked his office boy. “He slapped me in de smeller as he was goin’ out, and I soaked him back.” “Why did he hit you first?” Mickey explained the incident of the five-dollar coin of the preceding day. ‘i “Well, don’t let it occur again,” replied Hammond. He returned to his den, put on his hat and came out again. “If anybody calls to see me tell them to wait. I'll be back in a few minutes. I’m only going across the corridor to Jay White's office.” : “Yessir,” replied Mickey, briskly, who, as soon as the door closed behind Hammond, began to walk around the room on his hands, with his heels in the air. : Harry Hammond crossed the corridor and entered the office of his business rival. “Hello, Hammond!” exclaimed White, who happenéd to be in the reception-room at the moment. “How are you making out?” “It was three years old.” “The Atalanta mine went to the dogs two years ago, and the Big Extension never amounted to anything more than a proposition, and a mighty bad one at that.” “That’s true,” admitted Hammond, with a cheerful smile. “If you know it, why did you buy the stock? What good will’it ever be?” “It's a fad of mine to take a chance at a long shot some- times.” “Oh, you're a chap that’s willing. to bank on the unexpected, eh?” “You can put it that way if you like.” : “Hammond, you have my sympathy,” grinned White. “tt's my opinion that you are out of ypur element in Wall Street.” “Think so, do you? Now I had an idea that it was you who was rash in venturing your little boodle in the financial dis- trict.” “Thanks, old chap,” replied White, sarcastically, “your re- mark is quite brilliant. But taking this late Western invest- ment of yours as a sample of your way of doing business, I should think that a steady diet of fried icicles will soon be in order for you.” “Stranger things than that have happened to some of the - veterans of Wall Street in their day.” ¢ “That’s no dream. Six. months ago Dan Harkins, the Millionaire trader, went to the wall trying to corner Hrie common.” ‘ ; shy rk f ‘* “He isn’t the only gray-beard who passed his life. in the Bee 7m not setting the Street on fire!” laughed Harry,| street, had every trick of ‘the business at his fingers ends, and »pleasa ’ : ot wiped out in a single hour in the Stock Exchange.” “Come into my den,” said White, catching him by the arm acpi Sante be the an” ¥ no grin him into his sanctum. “Anything I can do for) «That's right. Still there are lots of them who go signs ‘ n ing up their thousands steadily, hold on to them an 3 “I merely came in to inquire if you know where I can get fiaiky ate ‘niltionaires,” : ba some L, & S. stock?” replied Harry. “Do you hope to join that class, Hammond?” eo “IT ean get you some. In fact, a customer left 1,000 shares} «“phat’s my ambition.” ‘ with me to dispose of. If that’s enough, you can have it at| | “well, you've begun well,” replied White, sarcastically. the market price. If you want any more I know where I} «j think I have,” answered Hammond, quietly. can get another thousand. “I fancy 1 see your finish,” grinned the other. “Better get ay *I don't want it to-day,” answered Hammond, that $2,000 right away so I can make that option out.. I might ‘ “Better take it,” said White. “It may be higher to-morrow.”}as well have a little of your money before it all gets away ; “Tl tell you what I'll do,” replied Hammond, after a mo-|from you. How.ubout the thousand shares you're going to ment’s thought. “I'll take the 1,000 at 68, which is the price} take off “my hands?” z it’s ruling at now, if you'll sell me an option of ten days on| “I'll pay you ten per ceat. down, the balance ©, 0, D.” a 4,000 shares more at 72.” k “All right. I'll hold the shares subject to your order. But “I don’t know about that,” replied White. “What are you| if the price should go down over five points rll notify you to ph wg ed me for the + so ing take up the stock or secure me against possible loss.” : lo you want for it, cash?” “<Phat’s fair enough,” acquiesced Hammond, rising from his “I want $2,000,” replied White, after considering the matter} chair. “I'll run down to the safe deposit company and get you : ++ 10r Se. nioment Or ‘two. $9,200. Have the option ready when | get back.” oa “Write it out, replied Hammond, promptly. “I'll have it ready, don’t you fret,” replied White. * “Bo you mean that?” asked White. Hammond was back in fifteen minutes, paid the money over, nae, eee aoe. Tee 8 G0? a got his receipt for $6,800 on account of the 1,000 shares, and ; -“Who are you buying the stock for?” asked the other, cu-| the option on 4,000 at 72 to be delivered any time within the riously. next ten days that he should call for them. “That’s the easiest $2,000 I ever made,” grinned Jay White as Harry Hammond left the office, “for I’ve. good reason for believing that stock will go down instead of up, and 7M make the difference between what I'll be abie to buy it im for and — the optign price.” - t 4 He chuckled gleefully as he slapped the wad of billy into his safe. ei ee - “Qh, come now, White, isn’t that 2 rather large question? You don’t expect me to tell you all my business, do you?” —. #3 beg your pardon, Hammond, it’s a way I have. Have you got that money with you?” _1 "No, but I can get it in fifteen minutes.” “Then go and get it and you can have the option. By the Broad street brokers in to see me. ‘their names. I guess they took to unload on me 30,000 I wouldn't bite. Then and see what they could : a CHAPTER IV. HARRY HAMMOND COMES OUT ON TOP. * ea a} | recovered itself and went up to 7 abs PAs White

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wae DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. Hammond called on him to deliver the shares that day, as it was his privilege to do, he would have to go out and buy them at a loss of $4,000, less, of course, the $2,000 he had received for the option. “That young villain is $2,000 ahead of the game at this po it, and his gain is my loss. If L. & S. should take a no- = I buy the shares now. I wouldn’t have sold that option only everything pointed to a slump in the market. Instead of which the market has stiffened up. But that may only be va spasm. If I should buy those shares now and the market ‘then should weaken, ag it’s very likely to do, I’d feel like Kicking myself from here to Broadway. What shall I do?/ TH go out and have a talk with Broker Smith. He’s a good fellow and can smell the way the wind is going to blow as well as any man alive.” Accordingly, Jay White put on his hat and went in quest of Mr. Smith. White wasn’t the only broker who was disgusted with the - upward trend of L. & S. Hammond had visited brokers Chadsey and Hedden and se- eured options for 5,000 shares from each of them at 72, paying ‘them $3,000 apiece for that privilege. * The advance of the stock to 73 put Harry ‘$15,000 ahead of the game, and he wore an unusually radiant smile, for he had an idea that none of the people whose option he held could ‘deliver without purchasing the shares at the advanced price. Whether Mr. Smith advised White that the market would surely react, or he decided to risk that desirable result on his own hook, certain it is he made no effort to buy the 4,000 shares he had pledged himself to deliver to Harry Hammond. The stock remained stationary until noon on the following) - day, when it went up another point,'an eighth at a time, This additional advance put White in a cold sweat, but he | held on until it went up one-half a point more, then he sud- denly weakened and, at a clear loss of $8, 000° on the deal, he ‘bought the stock. rt Then he called on Hammond and asked him if he wanted the , shares. “No,” replied Harry, shaking his head, my options yet.” “Options!” exclaimed White, in surprise. “Did you buy any more?” ~ “Well, I don't mind telling you that I-bought one of Nicho- las Chadsey and another of Tom Hedden. They have each agreed to deliver 5,000 shares of L. & S. any time I want it within ten days at 72.” Fam it is now 74 7-8,” “7 haven't called in said White, with a look of intense ‘sit will be higher to-morrow,” smiled Hammond. “How do you know it will?” asked his rival, sharply. “} don’t know. I only think it will. Nobody knows any- thing for a cértainty in Wall Street.” '- “Look here, Hammond, I believe you had a pointer on +i @ 8.” “What makes you think so?” “The fact that you took the risk of those options. - been figuring on a sure thing.” “Pooh! There's nothing sure in Wall Street.” . “Well, you’ve touched me.up to the tune of $8,000, for I "thought 4,000 shares of L. & S. at 74 1-2 to-day to save my- ‘self from further loss.” __ “If I'd been you, White, I'd have bought 8,000 instead of _ 4,000 to cover myself out of the rise,” said Hammond, se- - renely. “I shan’t charge you anything for that advice.” “Oh, you be jiggered! Aren't you going to take those shares ott hands and use them?” Aah | Bees eo read them when I want them,” replied Ham- | SS youve ‘you’ Ae _ me tied up on Hee sree answered ow almost angrily. _ “I am sorry,” returned Hammond, trying to repress his of satisfaction, “but it seems to me that’s your lookout, mine.” ‘Are You going to stand me off for your “full Gia of ei You've rh “would you do if our positions were reversed?” I'd do the col thing.” : do you call the right thing?” on you.” has five days Pies run and the stock a on to advance another point I’d be $4,000 more out unless} 5 “I really couldn’t tell you, It may go to 80 or over., Why don’t you buy 5,000 shares and take the same chance.I am? If it goes up two points you'll Square the loss. on your op- tion.” The advice was good, but White didn’t relish it as coming from his rival. — he had some doubts about the shares going. much | higher. a | Next day, however, L. & S. had soared to 78, and taen: he was sorry he had not bought the stock on margin. That day both Chadsey and Hedden made a call.on Ham- |mond, and seemed anxious that he would call in his options. | They had both bought the stock in at a loss of $15,000, and | were holding it for the boy broker. The longer they had to carry the stock the more they were out in the matter of interest, and this fact accounted for their eagerness to settle up the deal. | “As it was money in Hammond’s pocket for them to hold the stock under the circumstances until the time limit expired, or | the market turned, he refused to take up his options, much to their discomfiture. They ‘went away, vowing to get square with him when they got the chance. Their threats didn’t worry Hammond even a little bit. On the tenth day after buying the options from Jay White and the two Broad street brokers, Harry Hammond called: them in. He sold them ta a big broker, of New street at the market price, then 84, getting $180,000 out of the transaction for him- self, less the $8,000 he paid for the options. Jay White managed to save himself at the last moment by buying 2,000 shares at 80 and selling out at 841-8, but that | Searcely made him any happier, for he would rather have lost twice the amount Hammond had seooped him for to any other broker. He couldn’t get it out of his mind that the boy across the corridor, was laughing in his sleeve at him, and that jarred upon his nerves. His sole thought now was to try and catch his business rival napping and do him up good and hard. “T’ll squeeze him as dry as a Sponge,” * he gritted to himself, “if I can only get the chance.” The thing, however, was to get the chance. | | ‘ CHAPTER V. THE THREE SCHEMERS. Nicholas Chadsey and Tom Hedddn sat together in the tor- mer’s office in the Mills Building. It was the day after Harry Hammond had called in his j options. Each of them had been squeezed to the extend of $15,000 by the boy broker, and they were madder than a eee nest of disturbed hornets. On the top of it all they knew that the smiling young inno- cent, as they nad often called Hammond, had collared over $100,000 in prafits out of the rise in L. & 8, “Who'd ever take him for such a slick card?’ growled Hedden, “Why, I thought he was so easy that it was almost a shame tod pluck him.” * “And I thought it was just like finding money when he walked in here and asked me to sell him that option on 5,000 shares of L. & S.,” gritted Mr. Chadsey. “Same here. I never was surer of anything in my life than that the market was about to take a slump, instead of which——” “It took an unexpected brace and helped that young fool to a small fortune,” snorted the stout broker. i “That’s what it did, and we are out over $15,000 on that youngster’s account, not speaking of our other losses. For my part, I don’t mind the hole in my bank account so much as the fact that my fleece went to decorate the assets of that smiling young monkey.” “That's right,” nodded Mr. Chadsey, chewing vengefully on his toothpick. “It is simply beastly luck!” cried Tom Hedden, wrathfully. “Do you know what I think?” said the stout broker, sud- dently. “What?” “That boy got hold of a tip on L. & S. and deliberately worked us on the s of it.” 5 “Do you think so?” asked Hedden, in some surprise. “I do,” replied Mr. Cipdass, 8 oe of conviction, “How otherwise Pipes a young | cotne to us nh gaa’ two ease of ars shares each pa ad him have the nerve to —

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DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. on an apparently falling market? He stood every chance “What does Mr. Chadsey want to see me for?” he asked of being wiped out of the Street, unless his capital was big- | himself. ger than I think it was.” “By George! I believe you're right.” “T know I’m right.” “I can tell you another thing. Wer’e not the only ones that he tricked on the option business.” “What's that? Did he buy other\ options, too?” “He bought one other option to my certain knowledge.” “Who from?” asked Mr. Chadsey, with some show of in- terest. : Ae never guess,” replied Mr. Hedden, with a slight n. “Tell me,” requested the stout broker, impatiently. “He soaked that sharp young Jay White, across the corridor from him, to the tune of 4,000 shares.” “The dickens he did!” “That's a fact.” “Did White tell you so?” “No; but he told a friend of mine and the story was passed on to me as a good joke.” ’ , “Well, I’m jiggered. That Hammond is a bird.” “He’s a hawk in dove’s feathers—that’s the kind of bird he is,” answered Hedden, with a snort of disgust. “Then, instead of the $120,000 we figured as his profits, he’s mede nearer $200,000,” said Mr. Chadsey. “I'l) wager he’s made every. cent of that.” “Look here, Hedden, are you going to stand for this kind of plucking? Suppose the Street was to learn how we were taken in by that cub, do you imagine we'd soon hear the last of it? Why, the boys would make our life a burden us. “I Know they would, and I hope to gracious not a whisper of the transaction gets out. As to the standing for it, I ‘don’t see how you and I can very well help ourselves. He’s yer = ee nioney in his pocket now, arid that’s all there is i “You don't understand what I mean, Hedden,” said the stout broker, . “Then please explain yourself.” “J will. He's got our money,, yes, and the big profit on oa rise.of L. & S., say for argument’s sake, $200,000 all 0 ty ° 7 -*Well?” ° “We must get that boodie away from him.” ’ “How?” : : “By enticing him into some scheme that will work to our advantage.” “I'm with you, Chadsey,” replied the thin broker promptly, “it I can see my way clear to do it.” , “It would be a good plan, I think, to take young White in with us. He must be sore on Hammond, too.” “IT know he is.” : “Good! Then I shall send for him, and the three of us will talk the matter up.” 3 “All right,” agreed Hedden. “When will you start the ball rolling?” 3 : “Right away. while the iron is hot.” “That suits me, all right,” replied Hedden, beginning to re- cover his usual good spirits at the prospect of getting back; at the smiling boy broker. “Pll make an appointment with White at this office for four this afternoon. I'll expect you to be on hand.” “I'll be here, don’t you worty,” answered Hedden, rising and throwing the butt of his cigar into the cuspidor. Mr. Pbenecy turned to his desk, wrote a note, put it into an envblope, calling his office boy bade him deliver it to Jay White, at his ‘office In the Barnum Building on Wall “It is to be hoped so.” - “Well, let’s go into Bradley’s and have a mint julep.” The two brokers left the office, arm-in-arm, and presently He couldn’t guess, and seeing no reason why he shoyldn’t call on the stout broker, he scribbled an aflirmative reply, enclosed it In an envelope and gave it to the messenggy to take back. = At four o’clock he walked into Mr. Chadsey’s reception- room and was immediately admitted to the private office where he also found Tom Hedden. Both brokers shook hands with Jay White in such a cor- dial way that the foxy boy broker began to suspect some design on his cash-box and was at once on his guard, “You were probably surprised to receive my note calling for this interview, White,” began the stout broker, fixing the boy with his ferret-like eyes. “Somewhat,” replied White, laconically and truthfully. “T> come directly to the point,” went on Mr. Chadsey, “Mr. Hedden and I understood that you were caught on an option deal for 4,000 shares of L. & S. by that smooth-tongued young cub, Harry Hammond. Isn’t it so?” Jay White looked surprised and not particularly well pleased. “I see I have. touched a sore spot,” laughed the stout man, “but perhaps you'll feel better when [ tell you that both Hed- den and myself also sold him options for 5,000 shares of the same stock, and that you have us for company in the soup tureen.” “Ts that a fact?” gasped White, in astonishment. “Tt is, and a most unpleasant fact, too,” interjected Hed- den, with a frown. “Did you send for/me simply to tell me that?” asked White warily. ‘ ; “Not at all,” answered Mr. Chadsey briskly. “We sent for you to ask you to unite with us in some plan to get square with your friend across the corridor. It struck Hedden, and I that you'd be more 'than willing to help the good work along.” “Oh, I'm williug enough!” replied White slowly, “pro- vided——-” i “Provided what?” asked the stout broker. “That you assure me this is a square deal.” t “Don't worry about that. I guess you're smart enough to look out for your own interests. We're not looking for your money. - We want your help.” “How can I help you?” : “That is to be considered. Your proximity to Hammond's office and your personal acquaintance With him, gives you a cettain advantage, we take it.” “Perhaps it does,” repsied White, a bit dowbifully. ‘I've been counting him a chump until this lemon he handed out to me has kind of opened my eyes. He isn’t quite so eagy as I thought he was, though he does look softer than mush.” “His looks are certainly deceptive,” admitted Mr. Chadsey.- “Or else he has pig luck behind him. Im any case, tne fact remains that he has probably collared a cool $200,000. out of the deal in L. & 8S. Now, Hedden and I have decided that we must get a good part, if not all, of that money away from him, if we can. To further that end we have calied you im to help us, and are prepared to give you a third of the pickings.” This statement tather appealed to White, and he asked for further information. “We haven't as yet decided on any plan of action,” said the stout man. “This meeting is called for the- purpose of figuring out some likely scheme that will stand some shew winning out. To begin with—what do you know about Hammond?” “Well, he and I went to school together, We were chums - in a way until we came to work in Wall Street, when we ~~ “3¢ “P"not much mistaken,” remarked the stout broker,| @tifted apart. I entered Switzer & Co.'s office as messenger, — ag he rose, too, and put on his hat, “we'll trim that monkey’s| 224 he secured a similar job with Stanton & Emory.” ‘ spin feathers to the queen’s taste.” “Well?” ejaculated Mr. Chadsey. “We both rose to be margin Clerks and assistant bookkeep- ers when I got an unexpected legacy and concluded to go into business on my own account. I took that office in the took the elcvator for the street. Jay White was sitting in his den, chewing the cud of jeal- ous disnppointment, and trying to natch up some scheme to get back at bis syccessful rival across the corridor when Mr. Ghaeer's messenger entered the reception-room and asked Barnum Building, and the very day I moved into it I found — a painter lettering the door of the opposite office with the name of Harry Hammond. I nearly dropped, for I had no — idea he had any money, or intention of goiug inte the busi- — ness also. To make the matter worse, to took an agency for — Western mining stocks—a specialty I had counted on made oa . eee ; ode ‘Teddy showed him into the private offica, with — lely to myself in the building. That direct ‘ry promptness. SES eed ee une SK i ens Sustueas vival, and I didn’t like it for a cent.” A ne sur read the note requesting him to} “I see,” grinned-the stout broker. “Where BP eae aL ee ow eae money from to go into business?” if *

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_. “His father left him a Tew thousand, but he got considerable More from his grandmother’s estate.” “Have you any idea how mueh he started out with?” “No. He's as close as an oyster out of water. You can’t get anything out of him.” , “WWhere does he live?” "3 SM West 128th street. -He, his mother and sister occupy a private house.” : _*Well, now Jet's put our heads together and see what we can hit upon that will take the wind out of this young chap’s Sails,” said Mr. Chadsey. _ They drew their chairs closer together and hegan to con- sider various propositions looking toward that end. An hour later Jay White left Mr. Chadsey’s office with a grin of satisfaction on his countenance, which implied that lie thought he saw his way clear to a reckoning with Harry Hammond, his business rival. “CHAPTER: VI. IN A TOUGH WARD. _ That night, when Harry Hammond got home from Wall Street, his sister handed him a letter which had been deliv- ered by the lefter-carrier that afternoon. = Harry tore the envelope open and took out a not over-clean _ half sheet of notepaper on which was scrawled some writing im an unedueated hand. _ He ran his eye down to the signature before reading it, and made out the name of Jolin Dolan, an old employee of his father’s. The note ran as follows: il “Deer Mr. Hawmonn: a bad way, and to ask you to call and see me to-night with- out fail, at No. — Christopher street, rear tenement. I ba worked for your father. as you remember, for over twenty -years, and did the square thing by him and he by me. I put want no money from you, as I proberbly won't live 24 hours, but I want to see yon about my little girl that mebbe ty you can do something for, as she won't have a friend after I am am dead. Please don't fail, yours truely, “Joun Donan.” _ It was with seme difficulty that Harry deciphered the © writer's signature, but the meaning was clear enough—John - Dolan. as honest and hard-werking a man as ever lived, who had stood high as a faithful employee in his father’s estima- - tion, and. who had been lost sight of since the death of Mr. Ps Sr., was at death’s door and wanted to see him Setar matter of importance that was evidently connected with Well, surely poor John deserved that much consideration at his hands. _ _. He showed “the letter to his mother, and told her he in- ' tended to go down after dinner and see in what way he could be of service to the man. _ “It is clear he wants us to do something for his daughter,” said Mrs. Hammond, “You may tell him that we will give ma home until we decide upon her future.” - 1 will do so, mother. I dare say you can find some way make her Ait around the house if she is a good girl, as ; e she is. Ae cle o'clock Harry. Hammond got off the subway ex- Dp at Fourteenth street and boarded a crosstown car, from hich he alighted at Ninth avenue. walked down into Hudson street, and kept to the west of that wide thoroughfare till she reached Christopher If-way between Hudson street and the ferry he found t he was in search of. x is aagery common tenement, much out of repair, and ow and filthy entry leading back to the yard be- 2 which another building of similar character filled up mainder of the 100-foot lot. and half-clothed children played about the doorway, jajoined a low-grade saloon. é ) cheap barroom across the street, around © which Harry noticed several young fellows of Kable Sapeayines es Said — vendo pe _ street, seeming] und for make inquiries relating to John derable curiosity, and the hood begun to fake an in- ‘topped to DIAMOND CUT. DIAMOND. I write to tell you ‘that I am in - his only daughter, who would be left an orphan by his death. ; ? ®The general feeling in that vicinity was not favorably in- clined toward persons in the better walks of life. ae There was an under-current of class hatred against the rich, that made the people of that squalid district look with sus- ; bicion on any well dressed invader. | “This street is tougher than I had any idea it was,” said’ | Harry to himself, as he walked gingerly throngh the miser- able hallway to the yard. “I remember now, Mickey Dooley said he lived on Christopher street near the ferry. I wonder if it is in this block? He’s a tough youth, but he fills the. bill all right for me. It’s a wonder he isn’t mobbed by the kids hereabouts on account of his good clothes. I haven't! seen 2 half-decent suit on one of the urchins since I struck, this neighborhood, How people can exist in such dirt and’ misery is more than I can understand.” He stepped into the yard, and right before him stood Mickey Dooley and Teddy Marks, engaged in a game of craps on the broken pavement. The neat suits they wore in Wall Street were not now in, | evidence, instead they were clothed in cheap, secong-hand | trousers, with jackets to match, shirts without collars, torn, shoes, and caps that might have been picked out of an ash- barrel somewhere uptown. Both boys glanced carelessly up when Hammond paused before them, and as their sharp eyes recognized him, a look of the utmost astonishment came Ynto their faces. . = They sprang to their feet and stood looking at him rather: | sheepishly. a “Well, Mickey,” said Harry pleasantly, “I didn’t expect to, run across you here. Do you live in one of these houses?” ° “Yes, sir. Third floor front, sir. Dere’s one of me sisters, lookin’ out of de back winders now.” and Mickey pointed up- |ward. “Dere’s eight of us, sir. Me mudder, de old man, ltwo brudders an’ t’ree sisters an’ meself. Watcher doin’! | down here. sir? Mighty tough street for a gent like youse | to come to, ‘cept yer goin’ to de ferry. Wer wasn’t lookin’ for me, was yer?” “Ob, no. I came down to call on a man named John Dolan,, | who lives in the rear building,” | “TI know de chap. Watcher want to see him fer? He's al-. most passed in his chips wit’ de consumshun. Me mudder said he’s liable to cronk any minute.” ~ “He sent me word that he wanted to see me.” , ' “Yer know him, den?” asked Mickey, in some surprise. “Oh, yes; he used to work for my father.” “Dat’s it, eh? Mebbe he wants to pull yer leg for a fiver.” “What floor shall I find him on?” . “Top floor, two reoms back. Mind yer eye as yer go up. De stairs are de worst ever, and de lamps don’t t'row ‘out! much-light.” “Thank you, Mickey, for the hint. Hammond, moving off. Mickey, however, followed and caught him by the sleeve. “Yer don't intend to stay long, do yer, sir/” he asked earnestly. “Why, Mickey?” a “I tought 'd warn yer dat dis is a tough street. It's all right at present, but when tings get quiet it ain't safe fora well-dressed gent like youse to be seen "tween here an’ de Nint’ Ave’noo stashun. Dere’s a bad gang holds out in de saloons. . If yer stayed late, an’ dey was to pipe yer off, dey’d slug yer for what yer've got on. It’s gettin’ on to nine now, so yer’d better cut yer visit short. Anyhow, Teddy and me'll wait for yer an’ see yer up de street as far as de stashun.” Mea worry about me, Mickey. I can take care of my- se. jad . ~ “Mebbe yer tink yer kin. It ain’t one dat'll tackle yer, but t’ree or four’ll jump onter yer at wunst. Yer wouldn’t be one, two, t'ree wit’ dem.” : “Well, I'm much obliged to you for your warning, Mickey, Probably I shan’t stay long upstairs.” ‘Abas “Dat’s right. I wouldn’t if I was youse.” Mickey returned to his game of craps and Harry Hammon entered the miserable building, the top floor of which poor John Dolan elaimed as home. d B | I'll watch out,” replied, CHAPTER VIL. oe HELD UP BY THE NIGHT OWLS. in-

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. 8 DIAMOND cur DIAMOND. his attenuated frame was racked with the terrible cough But iy for a moment. which had wasted his once powerful frame down to a mere Encouraged by numbers, they sprang at Hammond and upon shadow. | the gentleman in whose defense he had interfered. His daughter Maggie. a pretty girl of twelve years, sat and| Biff!’ Swat! Smash! : eried at the foot of the’ bed, | The boy broker was using his fists with professional swift- A woman from the next apartment, who had been doing} ness, while he ducked the blows aimed at his head. eB something in the room, retired after Harry entered. The gentleman also put up a strong resistance for a mah of When half-past ten came Mickey Dooley grew impatient! his years. and hovered around the entrance to the rear tenement with The hoot of the owl rang out again, shriller than before, Teddy Marks. and dark forms began to come forth from alleys, cporwas At eleven o'clock he walked up to the top floor and listened| and the all-night barrooms. at the door of the Dolan rooms. | Not all of these were Owls, but they were more or less in He heard Hammond's yoice and retired to the yard again.; sympathy with the ruffians that terrorized that quarter of At half-past eleven he went upstairs again, intending to| the town. call attention to the hour, but his nerve gave out, and he The fight was growing hotter and more desperate for the came down without knocking. two defenders, now being sorely pressed by the reinforce- “Dat’s a long-winded visit.” he remarked to Teddy. “Dis! ments hurrying to the scene. here ain’t no hour for a Wall Street gent to be ‘round dese Hammond received a staggering blow on the head, and a diggin’s. Me an’ youse Il have to wait up till he comes; black-jack was raised by another tough to finish him when down. “We've got to pertect him till he gets to de stashun.”| whack! came a stone behind the ruffian’s ear, and he dropped It was just midnight when Harry Hammond came down-| bleeding and senseless to the sidewalk. stairs, and was surprised to find the boys waiting for him. | Mickey and Terry, hovering unnoticed on the fringe of the "Why aren’t you in bed, Mickey?” he asked. fight, had fired two heavy stones into the ranks of the enemy, Cause we've got to see yer to de stashun.” and Mickey's aim at the rough with the black-jack had saved “Why. do you think I need a bodyguard?” laughed Ham-| pis young employer from a knockout. ona. , Biff! Swat? Sure ting. De Night Owls are roostin’ all erlong de!) fammond’s fist: beat a tattoo on two evil and liquoralft . ns ae flamed faces in front of him. Gaight ‘Owis!”, exclaimed Hammond. “Kill the dude!” roared a third. Dat’s right. One of de toughest gangs in de city. Dey’d| with a fierce imprecation, cone of the Owls drew a revolver Sooner fight dan eat. and aimed it ‘point-blank at Hammond. “And you think you could protect me from such a crowd, Bs ~ The boy saw the glint of the barrel and dodged as the fel- do you?” smiled the boy broker. low pull fn irlees *Dunno,” replied Mickey. “Me and Teddy knows some of : dem, and if we stapd out fer yer dey might let yer erlone. If Be Soak ainboenad Aes ea a aie Salah vasa at dey tries to/do yer, anyhow, yer kin count'on us to do de best “'7,.0 Yellow had been. in the act of bringing a wicked.look- we kin for youse.” : ; “ ing club down upon the young broker’s head when the bullet : Ry 1 ; dng } x n the e' tom Bedi cepeaina cat he eben «Bie s walked to the door of| ‘ie yced ‘his lung. and he fell, clutching wildly at the air. | F ; While that death-ery was still ringing in his ears, Ham- 7 As they stood looking warily up and down the silent thor- ; oughfare, they heard the quick, solid tread of a solitary pedes- mond jumped forward and wrenched the revolver Frama the trian echoing upon the sidewalk from the direction of the torigh’s; hand. ferry. Two Owls sprang to their associate's aid. As he passed under a gas-lamp tliey saw that he was a tall} Swat! and well-built gentleman. whose garments indicated affluent}. A brick thrown by Mickey took one alongside the ear and : circumstances. he dropped stunned to the walk, while the boy broker brushed ml He looked neither to the right nor to the deft, but just} the other from his path with the butt of the revolver, “4 straight ahead, like a man who, attending to his own busi-| Hammond then backed up alongside the bleeding gentle- -- ness, does not look for interference from others. man, whose back was against the wall of a house, and held Suddenly from a dark entry of a nearby honse two Shad-| the rest of the gang at bay with the gun. 6ws emerged the moment the prosperous-looking man had| By this time the whole block was aroused by the noise of the scrimmage, and more than half of the windows were vac. shrill hoot of an owl disturbed the midnight silence of filled with male and female heads. — ' ~The crack of a reyolver was no unusual circumstance in- i the street. From an adjacent saloon came two rotgh-looking chaps, that vicinity, and some kind of trouble almost a nightly oc- »- who joined the others. currence; buf this row bore ear-marks of Something out of p The four fell in behind the stranger, while a fifth was seen| the common. It looked as if the turbulent Owls. for once in their career. were having their hands a though only two outsiders were opposed to them. Already four of the gang had been knecked out, and one of these was dying where he lay. The ruffans were furidus, but not one of the bunch had the nerve to advance in the face of that threatening reyolyey “Do yer wanter get. done up?” cried Mickey, reaching out! in the hand of a determined hoy. his hand to detain him. Just then rose the warning cry: “A cop! Beat it! - ’ Harry, however, shook him off and ran toward the gentle-| cop!” man. ‘debe did so, one of the roughs in the man’s wake sud- dently pulled out a sandbag and raised it in the air to strike his unconscious victim on the head. *¢ -“Leok out behind!” shouted Hammond warningly, as he It was us much as a roundsman’ 8 life was worth to Anter- 2 “dashed at the group. fere, single-handed. + (oe _. The gentleman turned, saw the descending bag and jumped) Yet they did it, for it was ‘their duty. Pi ag i) as The thought that thetr victims would escape under. poled ee The tough. almost overbalanced by the downward swing protection so angered the Owls that, under the encouraging — be of the weighty sand-club, staggered a foot bel two ahead. | cry of.a leader, they fiung themselves at Hammond and Loge + “Then something unexpected happened. gentleman by his side. Si Sey obeag darted up and his arm shot out with Iightning Harry fired, and the foremost Owl went down with. 4 bullet in bis shoulder. He pulled the trigger a second time, but this sig ined | went the tough from a hie adage blow under result. | et half-stunned into the gutter. - . The vext moment he was in the center of a wil moment the Owls stood aghast at the discomfiture | ot He slipped down and one fellow fell bead oy sinking across the cobblestones at an angle that would bring him ahead of the pedestrian. Mickey nudged Hammond’s arm. -*Dem are Owls,” he said. «“Dat gent from de ferry “ll be down and out in less’n two minutes.” “Then we must warn and try to save him!” exclaimed Ham- mond, starting forward. Pp: One policeman carried no great terror to the hearts of the gang. Many an officer had they sent to the hospital, and they as- sumed a standing contempt for the police. o a a

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DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. 7 Two bricks whizzed into the mob and badly damaged the faces of two of the Owls. - policeman now came running up with his club in one hand and his revolver in the other. He used the former with telling effect on. the heads of the ruffians. In self-defense, three of them attacked him. More bricks, thrown by the valiant Wall Street messeng boys, created havoc in the ranks of the Owls. : _ Another policeman, attracted by the tumult, came running from the direction of Greenwich street. The toughs were trying to get at the fallen young broker, but were bothered by their kicking,comrade, whom Hammond held abave him in such a way that he received the kicks in- tended for himself. » The first policeman had. worked himself into the heart of the trouble and the Owl fell back, sullenly. Hammond threw the fallen ruffian to one side and beat him with a blow from the revolver, which slipped out of his grasp. : Springing to his feet, he went for the thugs hammer and tongs, for his blood was now thoroughly up. : For a young fellow of his general build, who looked to be easy meat, his pugilistic efforts were a revelation. The disheartened gung began to give way, but Hammond followed them up. — Biff! Whack! Swat! _. He put it over one after another of them, while their blows _ fell harmlessly about him. > . The arrival of the second officer on the scene completed the feet +: er Sharp intonations of an owl resounded alJ around and the members of the gang broke like mist befere the rising sun, Seeking shelter in entries, saloons and ether openings, until only the two officers, Mickey, Teddy, Hammond and the gen- - tleman who had been the cause of the disturbance, remained in the street. ; , ‘Six Owls lay about, half of them perfectly motionless. _ The other casualties were shown in the bleeding face and __~ torn clothes of the man who had come from the ferry. and a few cuts on Hammond’s handsome countenance. The riot. however, wus over, with the victors in possession of the field. : CHAPTER VILL . A TIP ON MISSOURI CENTRAL. ; While one Of the officers was asking for an explanation of | the trouble from Hammond and the well-dressed stranger, ‘the other was rapping the curb with his night-stick for as- > 2° sistance. 1 am thoroughly convinced that this young man saved my life’ to-night.” said the prosperous-looking gentleman, with am earnestness that showed he meant it. “One of that gang was in the act of striking me down unawares from behind with a sand-bag when he shouted a warning, and 1 escaped ‘By the narrowest possible margin.” _ *Well, I did the best-I could for you, sir, “ replied Harry “IT should say that you did,” answered the gentleman, with some vehemence in his tone. “Why, you went for those ras- - eals like a young cyclone. You're a wonder with your fists. S % would never think you capable of such skill just to look Ao Faken - “ne : *I took lessons from an eX-prize-fighter, sir, in order to learn how to protect myself in an eme . Tam very rgency. glad to say that my knowledge came in handy to-night.” “Well, I must take your names, gentlemen,” said the officer, ° inquiringly at the stranger, while he held bis note- : open in “his hand. : is Alfred 3 este Borum.” iF Sa s “oer - ; ‘hat is r : B seeatlgor, No. — Wall Street.” a : young man?” said the officer, turning ee, “id... « - ’ Hammond, stock broker, Barnum Building, Wall an a . to Ham- 9 SRT ARTY “Thank you, sir.” replied Harry, putting the card in his pocket. “It will afford me great pleasure to give you an early call.” 3 : Two more policemen now came up, and one of them was directed to telephone the station for a patrol wagon. | Mr. Borum and Hammond accompanied this officer as far jas Greenwich street. : Instead of taking-a Ninth avenue elevated train uptown, | Harry yolunteered to’ walk with the banker up to Fourteenth street, where they boarded a car that earried them across ~ town to the subway station. Here they parted, the banker taking a train for Brooklyn Bridge while Hammond got on an uptown Lenox avenue | train. Harry would have withheld all knowledge of the street row from his mother and sister but for the fact that the affair was printed in the morning paper, and he knew they would see it with his name and address as a conspicuous figure in the scrimmage. However, he made the affair as light as he could, so as not to alarm them concerning the peril he had so Iuckily passed through with such little injury. / When he reached his office. Mickey teld him that John Dolan had died about four o'clock, so he telephoned a well-known un- dertaker to ussume charge of the remains, and remove the body to his mortuary chapel, pending interment. ' The, undertaker was directed to send Maggie Dolan to.the Hammond home on 128th street as soon as her father’s re- mains had been removed from the Christopher street tene- ment. ' The majority of the Wall Street financiers read and talked about the attnck on Alfred Borum, the well-known banker, by the Night Owl gang. : Harry Hammond was boosted into some temporary promi- nence by the spirited and effective fight he put on the | banker’s behalf. Jay White read the account of the affair, and for reasons of his own came into Hammond's office to congratulate the boy broker upon his pluck. Two days later, while Hammond was out of th the telephone bell rang. ee oe Mickey answered the call with the usual “Hello!” “Is that you, Sharpton?” asked a voice. Pog Befcre the office boy could say “No,” the voice went on: “I’ve a sure tip for you, Sharpton. Watch Missouri Cen- tral. I have inside information that it’s in line fora five or ten-point rise. I'd advise you to get 10,000 shares right away before heavy buying sends the price up, as it is certain to do in a few days. You can rely on this as the real goods. Chad- sey and Hedden are to do the buying for the syndicate. Good-by!” } The speaker rang off and Mickey hung up the receiver, tickled at the idea of having got on to a pointer that would put his employer in the way of making a good haul out of the market. As soon as Hammond came back news with a sfied grin. “Are you sure those were the exact words of the message?” said Hammond, with considerable interest. “Yes, sir,” replied Mickey, promptly. “I put it down on dis paper. Youse kin read it for yerself,” and the boy handed his boss a sheet from a memorandum pad on which he had — scribbled the message as it came off the wire. “Who did he call up?” “When I said ‘Hello!’ he said, ‘Is dis you, Sharpton?’ Be- fore ] could open me mout’ to say nixy, he began talkin’ away de whole of dat stuff on dat paper.” . a “The wires must have got crossed somehow, or the girl at — Central connected him with this office by mistake. Well, I’m much obliged to you, Mickey. TI’ll look into the matter, and if I find it's the real thing I'll make it all right with you.” ~ “T’anks. Youse is welcome.” ; : That afternoon Jay White came in and inquired if he knew of anybody who had some Missouri Central shares. err, Harry pricked up his ears. ; “No, I don’t Know anybody who has the stock,” he replied, “but I dare say you can find a dozen brokers who have the shares. Did you hear that it was going up?” __ ; ; “Perhaps it is, and perhaps it isn’t,” answered White, with x a sly look. “I'm not telling all I know.” , Mickey handed out the é His manner, however, indicated that he thought favorably — é of the stock. ect ee : ning Mr. Chadsey stopped any! Meret the street _ and told him ce me oe ae ae re, vc couthapbrnatippebentiecrate te 1 3 Soule sa pe eC Pe eS; ge LP et ae ) AE, rata =

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‘Missouri Central,” he said to himself. 10 DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. Not long after that Mr. Hedden tapped him on the shoulder, shook hands pleasantly and gave him a similar commission. “There must be something stirring in Missouri Central,” ‘said the bright boy broker to himself. “According to that telephone message, Chadsey and Hedden were announced as the brokers who were going to do the buying, and they appear lto be doing it all right. I think Id better get in on this on the ground floor.” ‘ The ticker showed several sales of Missouri Central at 175, ‘which was about the figure it had been ruling at for some ltime back. Harry watched the indicator closely for the rest of the day and noticed a considerable number of sales of the stock fon the Board. He did not guess, though, that they were what are called “wash sales,” and had been engineered by Chadsey, Hedden ‘and Jay White to further their scheme. The number of sales, however, had the effect of attracting some notice to the stock, and the price went up to 175 5-8. Next morning Hammond made some inquiries around about Missouri Central, but could find nobody who had heard any ‘reason for unusual activity in the shares. There did not appear to be an over-abundance of the stock on the market, as far as he could ascertain. Finally Hammond bought a couple of thousand shares ae 176 and sent them to Mr. Chadsey, who promptly accepted and ‘paid for them. “He bought another thousand and sent them to Mr. Hedden, who took them. . “I guess it will be safe enough for me to buy a few thou- sand shares for myself,” he thought, as he sat in his office that afternoon. E Pl aged then Mickey announced a visitor and was told to show m = : a name was Rogers, and Hammond had never seen him ore. “You're the young broker who helped Banker Borum out the other night when he was attacked by the Night Owl gang, aren’t you?” said the caller with an apparent show of interest. _. Hammond admitted that he was the person. “Then you are the man to do business for me. I have 5,000 shares of Missouri Central that I want to sell at 176. I am in a hurry to get out of town on important business. If you could let me have say 20 or 25 per cent. cash down I'll give you an order on the Washington Trust Company for the stock, to be delivered to your order when accompanied by the balance of the purchase price.” . ’ Harry considered the matter for a moment or two. It was a pretty big deal for him to go into. If anything went wrong with it his 20 per cent. payment, which would amount to $176,000, would be in great jeopardy. He might lose every cent of it. He excused himself a yioment and went out into the recep- tion-room to look at the ticker. ; He found that Missouri Central had gone to 176 1-2. By taking up the offer of Mr. Rogers he would be practically $2,500 ahead of the game at the very start. He returned to the private room and told his visitor he would take him up. “Tl write out “All right,” replied Mr. Rogers, briskly. He did so, and Hammond took him around to the safe * the order.” - deposit company where he kept his cash, for, being under age, he could not carry an account at the banks, and handed him the money. { Mr. Rogers departed, with a look of great satisfaction on . his features. CHAPTER IX. THE BOOMERANG. Next morning, to Harry’s consternation, Missouri Central dropped back to i74.- ; That meant an immediate loss to him of $10,000. At eleven o'clock it was down to 172, entailing a fufther joss of $10,000. _By noon it had sunk to 170, putting him altogether $30,000 to the ‘bau. --.*T can’t understand ‘this sudden and unexpected slump in “What can it mean? tT He was greatly surprised to see a young lady named Mary Taylor, whom he knew well, walk into his private room. : She was the daughter of a poor woman who had at one time worked for his mother, and Harry had got her a position as stenographer with Crosscup & Co., stock brokers, for which little act of kindness both she and her mother were very grate- ful to Harry. “Why, Miss Taylor, this is an unexpected pleasure,” ex- her. “Take a seat.” “I can’t stay but a minute,” she replied, with a note of excitement in her voice, as she sat down, “I’ve got’ some- thing to tell you—something I’m sure you ought to know.” “Well, if you’re sure I ought to know it, I am naturally eager to learn what it is.” “Do you know a gentleman—a broker—by the name of Chadsey?” - “Why, yes; but not very well.” “He seems to be an enemy of yours.” “An enemy of mine! What put that into your head?” said Hammond, in some surprise. -.“Because he is working against you, Mr. Hammond,” she said, earnestly. “ “How can you know that?” “T will tell you. I overheard Mr. Chadsey, who is a par- ticular friend of Mr. Crosscup, talking to him this morning about a scheme he and two other gentlemen named Hedden ; and White, have under way to do you up, as he called it.” “Do me up, eh?” said Hammond, with great interest. “Yes. They mean to squeeze you on Missouri Central.” “Missouri Central!” cried Hammond, looking hard at the rl. “That’s what they call it. Mr. Chadsey says he put you on to a bogus tip over the ‘phone a few days ago, and that you've fallen into their trap.” “He said that, did he?” “He did. He told Mr. Crosscup he had formed a syndicate to bear Missouri Central, but previous to beginning opera- tions he had, by means of wash sales between himself and brokers Hedden and White, forced up the shares on the market nearly two points to carry out the illusion of the tip he put in your way. Thep he sent a man to you with 5,000 shares — for sale at 176, the market price of the stock. You bought the shares, he said, and paid $176,000 on account. You can- not get the shares until you pay the balance of the purchase price, $704,000, I.think he said. The syndicate has got con- trol of about all the shares on the open market, and he, backed up by brokers Hedden and White, are going to sell — the stock short until the. price goes down to a point that will wipe out your 20 per cent. interest in the shares held by the Washington Trust Company.” This was startling news for Harry, who had the greater part of his capital invested in Missouri Central on the strength. of the fake tip. ; ‘ That evidently was the secret of the decline of the stock all morning. 4 Chadsey, Hedden and Jay White were selling the stock short for the syndicate, which was their original programme, and they had only delayed operations until they had caught him in the toils. Hammond thought he detected the reason for this put-up_ job—Chaidsey, Hedden and White were trying to get back at him for’ the neat way he had scooped them on the L. & 8S. options. ¢ Well, they had played their cards well, he could not “help admitting, and they had him in a pretty tight box. The only way out was to sacrifice his interest in the 5,000 shares, and every moment he delayed doing it represented further loss to him. : “I am very much obliged to you, Miss Taylor, for running over her to tell me this. It may save me a good deal of money. I’ve beeN tricked, and will have to use some in- genuity to save myself from a considerable loss. thing, however, to be forewarned ag to the intentions of the enemy, I have no doubt it would give them a whole lot of satisfaction to clean me out entirely if they could only man- age to do it.” j 2 “I am so sorry that you are in danger of losing money, — If I could have got away from the office sooner I should have come before, but this is the only. dings: Mr. Hammond. I have had—my lunch hour.” __ : p “Well, Miss,Taylor, it was very good of you tg yourself in my affairs, and I assure you I shall not for, “I am happy to be able to make some slight return = “ claimed Hammond, jumping up and extending his hand to . It is some- he

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your kindness in getting me the position I hold, which is a good one,” she replied, earnestly, as she rose to go. % . “Don’t mention it,” he answered. “It was a pleasure for ™me to do it for you.” ; Sf accompanied her to the door and then rushed for a look at the ticker. Missouri Central had gone to 167—representing a loss to him of $45,000. “I must try and get out from under the best way I can,” he breathed, returning to his den for his hat. His intention was to go among the brokers and try and _ get rid of his holding in Missouri Central at the best figure . he could. “If I only had three-quarters of a million to call on I could saye myself and give the conspirators the laugh, All Td need to do would be to make good the balance of the price of the sh at the trust company, and then lay back on my oars and wait till the stock reacted, which it is bound to do as soon as they quit pounding it. But I.haven’t the Money and so I suppose I'll have to pay the piper.” At that moment Mickey announced another visitor—Banker Alfred Borum. “Ah, going out, Mr. Hammond!” exclaimed his caller, as they shook hands. “Well, I can call another time, or, what - would do just as well, you could cail and see me as you prom- - ised to do, but have not done as yet.” “Well, I am in rather a bit of a hurry. The fact of the mat- ter is, I'm in a hole. Perhaps if I was to tell you just how _ Iam situated you might see your way to offering me some substantial advice.” _ “TY shall be most happy to advise you if | can. It would *. give me great pleasure to assist you out of your trouble, whatever it is.” 2 “Thank you, sir. To be plain with you, I’m the victim of -. the squeeze game.” “In what way, Hammond?” é “Take a seat, Mr. Borum, and I will make it clear to you.” Harry at once put the banker in possession of all the facts of the case, including the disclosure just made to him by _. Miss Mary Taylor. _ “How low has . banker. Harry stepped out and took another glance at the ticker. “Tt is now 166,” he answered when he got back, “a loss of ten points since the Exchange opened.” ; “And that means——” : “That I am $50,000 cut at this moment, with every chance a that I'll be another $50,000 to the bad before I can sell out.” “Why seil at all? Why not hold until the shares recover? The nominal value of Missouri Central is: anywhere from 376 to 180, and it is only a question of a few days before it will get back to those figures.” ; “1 haven't the money to hold on.” : “How much would you need to save yourself?” “ft ought to have $700,000 to get full control of the stock I have bought.” ~ “It’s .a rascally trick to fleece you in this underhanded way, but many brokers think any kind of a sharp practice is as fair in Wall Street as in love and war. It is a common say- 5 that if yeu don’t shear your neighbor he’ll shear you.” “ft makes me angry to think I was such a simpleton as to walk into the snare these chaps spread for me. They will , have a fine laugh on me.” _. “They will unless you checkmate them.” _ _ *Phat is impossible without plang of money.” rs) is the exact sum you 0 to take the shares out of the trust company?” 1 date hundred and four thousand dollars.” _ “Very well, Hammond, I will give you my check for that oom now,” said the banker. “Mr; Borum!” exclaimed Harry, in astonishment. “You sgueat that, surely?” ; <gek You can turn the stock over tome as security for ” = —~ . this. Herath; how can I thank you?” ’ not saying anything more about it. Yoa saved my ‘jife the other night, and it gives me great satisfaction to be o help you out of your scrape.” * mmond held out his hand to the banker and the gentle- Missouri Central gone to-day?” asked the oy, Hi ‘and have the joke on your side, He laughs pat soe kag. 8: too j ow We s ‘be able to block’ the little game of Messrs. ‘ and White. The next thins is to turn the|that Hammond had been loaded up with the 5,000 that Mr._ DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. eee “But how can such a result be managed?” asked Hammond, in some excitement. ene buying all the stock of Missouri Central they can offer. j an that would take millions, probably,” almost gasped arry. “Tt will not take so much as you think,” replied Mr. Borum, calmly. “It will not?” “No. I happen to know exactly how much stock they can control at the outside. They may have the full amount in |their hands, or they may not. At any rate, they cannot have more than a certain number of shares, for the Independent Trust Co., of which an intimate friend of mine is president, holds the eontrolling interest in the road. That interest is not for sale, aud may therefore be considered out of the market. The fight then will be confined to the floating shares, |of which you have bought 5,000, and we will assume this syn- jdicate has purchased the rest some days ago. I will go into this battle with you against the syndicate; that is, I will finance you. Go ahead and get some reputable Exchange broker to execute your orders. Direct him to take every share the syndicate offers, I have money enough to exhaust their holdings, and then you'll have them where the shoe pinches. With the shares in our possession, and the certain knowledge that they cannot purchase a single share any- where to cover their short interest, the syndicate is bound to. go to the wall. There will be nothing to prevent you from running Missouri Central up to 200 or over, and you will be in a position to dictate a settlement. This disreputable scheme to part you from your money will prove the biggest boom- erang they ever faced in their Wall Street career. I'll wager it will be in your power to put every man jack of them out of business if you choose to take full advantage of your ower,” Ly “My gracious!” exclaimed the boy broker, almost startled by the possibilities that lay within his grasp. CHAPTER X. A WALL STREET WATERLOO. Harry Hammond and Banker Borum went i--ether to the Washington Trust Company, where the boy broker handed ip Mr. Borum’s check, after endorsing it, and received the en- velope containing five $1,000 Missouri Central stock certifi- cates. ; In the fight that Hammond was now about to start against the syndicate that was selling M. C. short, it was arranged that every share of stock purchased by Harry’s representa- tive on the floor of the Exchange was to be delivered G. O. D. at the Borum Bank, Mr. Borum knew to a small fraction the full amount of shares that were likely to figure in the deal, and had the cash on hand to settle for them. When those shares were all in the syndicate would be driven into a corner. As matters now stood, Hammond saw that he had all the trump cards in his hand. All that remained for him was to play the game out to its logical conclusion, which was certain victory for himself. It was certainly an exhilarating thought. No wonder that his customary smile was unusually child- like and bland when he met Jay White in the elevator on his return to the Barnum Building. White was rather surprised to notice the remarkable cheer- fulness of his rival in the face of the decline in Missouri Central, which by that time represented a clear loss to Ham- mond of nearly $75,000. ; He couldn't resist making a remark on the subject. “Missouri Central seems to be going to the dogs this morn- ing,” he said, with a grin. “Oh, that won't last,” replied Hammond, pleasantly. “I got a tip over the ‘phone the other day that it would certainly make a ten or fifteen-point advance, so this little flurry doesn’t bother me.” White felt like hugging himself for very joy at Hammond’s seeming confidence in a losing game, as well as his admis- sion that he was interested in the fortunes of Missouri Cen- “How many shares have you got?” asked White, though that was a superfluous question, for he knew well enough Chadsey had sent him through Mr. Rogers. “A few thousand,” replied Harry, carelessly, as they stepped ane: ‘

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— like hot cakes.” 12 ; Di AMOND CUT DIAMOND. out of the elevator at the third floor; “but I expect to buy | At last their last block of Missouri Central’ had been swal- more,” | lowed up by Schlumm, who still shouted for more. “Oh, you do!“ grinned White. “Well, I guess you can get) The syndicate had received checks from Banker Borum, all you want at the Exchange. It’s going to seed there.” | who was supposed to be acting for the buyer, to the amount “Seeds often produce trees; trees in their turn bloom and | of $6,500,000; but they had parted with stock which repre- yield a harvest of fruit.” | sented $7,000,000. “So I've heard,” snickered White, “but M. C. is likely to| They owed $6,000,000 on it, and the bulk of the checks went produce a harvest of bankruptcy to any one who is long on it | | to liquidate their indebtedness, at present.” ) If they dropped out now the shares would go up from 10 “Not if he has the dough to hold on.” | to 20 points in no time. “Do you mean to Say you've got the dough to hold on to | The only way to hold the price down was to keep on selling 5,000 shares that cost you 176, and have gone down 15 points | on the chance of being able to buy the stock back later at a since morning?” lower figure in order to fill their contracts. “How do you know I have 5,000 shares, and that I paid} They were sure now that they were bucking against a bull 176 for them?” retorted Hammond, sharply. syndicate. “Why, you said so, didn’t you?” replied White, in some} The question was, how long could that pool stand the cash confusion, as he realized he had made a slip of the tongue. | drain? If it was equal to all demands, then the Chadsey, Hedden and White combine would go to the wall. So the battle went on until two o’clock, and then Chadsey dared go no further. He and Hedden threw up the sponge, and immediately Mis- souri Central began to soar like a bird, amid a pandemonium of excitement. The members of the broken syndicate then brought out: their half million and made a scramble to cover their shorts. They were paralyzed to find that they couldn’t buy a ‘Share at any price. When three o’clock struck every member of the syndicate realized that he was probably a ruined man. ‘ The papers that night were full of the remarkable fight on the Stock Exchange, between the rival factions over Missouri Central, and nothing else seemed to be talked about in Wall “I’m not in the habit of exposing my business,” answered Harry. “I! never told you such a thing.” “T must have got you mixed up with some other man, then, who I know is long on M. C. to that extent.” ‘Hammond knew White was lying, but he let it go at that. It was satisfaction enough for him to see that his business rival had betrayed himself. Next morning Missouri Central opened at 156—a drop of 20 points in twenty-four hours. The bear operators apparently had everything their way. But suddenly they struck a snag. Mr. “Schlumm, of Schlumm & Engle, a well- known broker, started in to stem the downward tide. ” He wanted Missouri Central shares. : They were flung at him at once. That didn’t feaze him for a cent. He gathered it in as fast as it was offered. Street. Mr. Chadsey stood aghast at the apparently reckless buying Everybody wondered who was at the back of Schlumm & the was indulging in. Engle. It must be a syndicate of important brokers to be financed so heavily by the Borum Bank, which was regarded as a very conservative house, as well as a solid one, for Alfred Borum himself was classed among the multimillionaires of New York. Next day the truth was out, when the shorts were notified to call on Harry Hammond and settle. Wall Street was amazed. What, that boy broker the master of the situation! | So did Mr. Hedden. ; The fight, Baweres was on and they had to support their end. Missouri Central's downward plunge stopped short and it began to rise, an eighth at a time, in spite of the frantic efforts of Messrs. Chadsey and Hedden; ; “Who the dickens is Schlumm buying this stock for?” Mr. Chadsey remarked to his partner in the game, in an anxious whisper. A youth of eighteen, who did business in an insignificant- “Give it up,” replied Hedden, shortly, for he wasn’t pleased | sized office in the Barnum Building, was he the person who with the outlook. was dictating terms to half a dozen of the smartest brokers “He’s bought $3,000,000 of it so far,” growled Chadsey. If} on the Street? he can keep that up long enough, I see our finish.” It seemed incredible. “He won’t be able to keep it up. We've $3,000,000 worth} Yet it was the fact not to be disputed. more at our back.” Harry Hammond had cornered the visible supply of Mis- “That's right,” replied Chadsey, brightening up. . souri Central stock. The battle went on. The Independent Trust Co., which held the majority of the When the Exchange closed for the day, nearly $2,000,000|road’s stock, could have turned the tide against Hammond _ more of Missouri Central had changed hands at prices vary-| by throwing its shares on the market, but, of course, it ing from 158 to 160, and Mr. Schlumm’s resources seemed | wouldn’t do such a foolish thing. to be unlimited. Tt was to the interest of the trust company to keep the price Messrs. Chadsey and Hedden found ‘several members of the| yp, not send it down. syndicate waiting for them at the former's office, Missouri Central was now booming to beat the band. They looked worried. The Exchange was in a fever of excitement over it. : “How do we stand?” they asked. Nearly every broker wanted to buy some shares, but they Mr. Chadsey told them. were not for sale; that is, not until Hammond had dictated Soap pruetion ane 58 peed: ane operator, gloomily. terms of settlement with his debtors, “That's what it does. We've only about a million dollars’| The reader will have to imagine the rage and dismay of worth of stock left. With the fight on to-morrow, it may go Nicholas Chadsey, Tom Halden one cry ite, Ba ‘they — learned who held their fate in his hand. Chadsey swore that Hammond must be the figurehead of some syndicate, for he knew it had taken something like eight millions in cash to swing the deal. It was preposterous to think that that eighteen-year-old boy had been himself able to control so much money. His opinion, however, did not alter the fact that he and his associates had to present themselves before Harry Hammond : in his little office and eat humble pie.- That’s what broke the hearts of Chadsey, —— and White. 4 “We must sell what we haven't got, then,” said Mr. Chad- sey. “We must keep the price down or we are lost.” “Suppose we lose our grip in the end and then find our- selves unable to make good our contracts?” Mr. Chadsey shrugged his shoulders. He knew only too well that such a crisis spelled ruin. The syndicate could throw up its hands when its last share had been delivered, pocket the known loss and retire from the _ field; ar it could keep on selling on a chance of exhausting ‘the capital at the back of Schlumm. ‘It was a momentous decision they had to make upon that afternoon: ‘It was finally resolved to see the thing through to the limit. CHAPTER XI. er iNest. morning the fight for the control of the situation was | EATING HUMBLE PIE. é ~ Jay White was the first to call on Harry Hammond, with | view to a settlement. 4 He was not as heavily involved as the neem but etd toate was just as much at the mercy of his business rival, Harry Hammond was ina ao to gard a settement at Siuioni welcomed every share” flung at him, with the Widity of a drowning man grasping at a straw. Thi perspiration stood out on the ats ot Meath Chasey |

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DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. 13 a figure that would drive White out’of the Street, and the boy knew it. lt was gall and wormwood to him to have to humble him- - self, but he had to do it. Harry, however, was generous and let him off easy, bit, nevertheless, it made a big hole in his resources. He retired to his own office quite downcast, but very glad to have escaped the extreme penalty. Mr. Chadsey and Mr. Hedden came into Hammond's office together. : “Chadsey was especially nervous and excited. “My heavens, Hammond!” he exclaimed, “We are utterly ruined unless you let up on us.” “That's the truth,” nodded Hedden. “Mr. Chadsey and my- self are 6,000 shares short on Missouri Central. At 200, or ten points above the market price at present, we can just Manage to squeeze through. If you won't settle at that figure, | “It must have been he, for he paid for every share of Mis- souri Central we sold to your broker at the Exchange.” “Enough of this,” interposed Mr. Chadsey, impaiientty. “What are you going to do with us? We are ready and able to pay you ten points above the ruling price for 6,000 shares of M. C. It will take our last available dollar, but that fact can cut but little ice with you, who are the czar of the situ- ation. Will you let us off at that figure?” “Before I state my terms, Mr. Chadsey, I want you to |acknowledge the trick you played upon mg” The stout broker was silent. He looked at Mr. Hedden, and his side-partner nodded, gloomily. “Well,” replied Mr, Chadsey, and the words came from him like the drawing of a tooth, “we acknowledge the corn. We did try to do you.” “You endorse Mr. Chadsey’s admission, I presume, Mr. Ied- we have only our seats in the Exchange to fall back on. It’s | den?” up to you whether you treat us white or drive us out of the | A Street. : “Is it as bad as that with you?” “Yes, it is,” replied Mr. Hedden, in a tone of voice that left no doubt but he spoke the truth. ;only a few months in the Street on his own account? | Wall Street full of snares enough without experienced opera- {tors like vou adding your mite to trip up a newcomer? That gentleman nodded. “Do you think that was a fair thing to do against a boy Isn't How “Well, I'm sorry to hear it, gentlemen; but who is to blame | much satisfaction would it have given you in the long run to ‘if not yourselves?” “It's the fortune of war.” ‘ “That's all right, but let me ask you a question.” “Ask us aS Many as you wish. You are the doctor. You ‘hold the whip hand over us. It’s tough to have to take our hats off to a mere boy, but,” Mr. Hedden shrugged his shoul- oot “you have got us where the hair is short, and we can’t _ “What did you intend to do with me if the boot was on the other leg?” ‘ ; “What do you mean by that, Hammond?” “Look here, gentlemen, you know you have been caught in your own trap.” ; “In our own trap! Explain yourself.” “! intend to. You and Mr. Chadsey, with the connivance of my old. chum, Jay White, put up a mighty mean job against me.” “What's that?” “You worked a fake tip on Missouri Central over the ‘phone ‘to me. I admit I took the bait to the extent of permitting you. to saddle 5/000 shares of stock on me at 176. I really believed the stock was going up, as you meant it should. Next morning I woke up to the fact that it was bound in _ the other direction. I could not understand the matter at first. I did not then suspect that I was the victim of a pretty small piece of business for reputable brokers to engage in; . but a light came to me after I was $50,000 to the bad. -I dis- _ eovered the general particulars of your game. Then.I started in to try and save myself. I found I could not extricate myself without suffering a heayy loss—possibly every dollar 1 had paid to your man Rogers, who came to me with a false ‘story on his lips. You had arranged this syndicate before- hand for “bearing Missouri Central. You had got control of about all of the floating shares. You intended to do me out of that $176,000 and divide it between you two and Jay White, ‘This was just a little squeeze game you intended to hand “me out as an independent, side issue to-the syndicate matter. _ You wanted to get square with me for catching you to the extent of a few paltry thousands on those L. & S. options. Yoo bad the game in your hands all right until I found a - good angel at the eleventh hour. This good angel not only _ let me have the necessary money to block your purpose, but ha - he furnished me with the sinews of war to carry the fight t imto your own camp. Well, what has been the result? have beaten you and your syndicate to a standstill. Who is to blame, then, for your finding yourselves in a hole? Your- selyes. If you hadn’t tried to do me I never should have nkeyed with Missouri Central, and you and your syndicate probably be figuring on your profits to-day instead of humble pie in ps office.” : = ye ‘yy word Harry Hammond uttered was thé exact truth, __ and both Chadsey and Hedden knew it; but they were aston- ed to learn that he was wise to their unsportsmanlike Let it suffice that [ why we've been beaten, eh? And your good 0 ans' t, too. ; ; i | have driven me from the district?” “Every broker is out for his neighbor’s scalp,” replied Mr. Chadsey, doggedly. “Is he? I wasn’t aware that the custom was so universal as you would have me believe. Are’you sure you are not libeling the fraternity? Isn’t there honor and decency in the brokerage business as well as shrewdness?” : His visitors were silent. “Now we will come to my terms. Mr. Hedden has offered me, in behalf of himself and you, ten points above the mar- ket price for 6,000 shares of M. C. Suppose I refuse to ac- cept this? I have complete control of Missouri Central at this moment. The price will go above the figure you offer before the Hxchange closes. It may go to 215 to-morrow.” “Not if the Independent Trust Co. throws its holdings on the market,” replied Mr. Chadsey. “That would break your corner and probably swamp you.” “The Independent Trust Co. will do nothing of the kind.” “How do you know it won't? The temptation ef such a price as 200 or over which you are forcing may be too great for the company to resist. Were I the president I should take advantage of the situation to realize. The stock is bound to go down later and the company could buy its stock back again at a handsome profit. You had best go slow, young man, or you may find yourself in the soup.” “Don't worry about me, Mr. Chadsey. The trust company will not imitate your underhand tactics. I have a complete understanding with the president.” ; “The deuce you have!” exclaimed the stout broker, clearly astonished. Mr: Hedden also looked bewildered. “You see, gentlemen, you haven’t the slightest loophole by which to escape. Now, suppose I ask you 210 or 214 for those 6,000 shares? What then?” The cold sweat came out on the stout man’s forehead. “We should each have to make an assignment. and we'll be sold out under the rule or at private sale to satisfy your demand,” he answered, with almost a groan. “Yes,” replied Harry, quietly, “I think that is what would happen to you. It isn’t a pleasant prospect that you face, gentlemen.” The boy broker was certainly rubbing it into them, He was taking his revenge in his own fashion. But he did not really intend to drive them to the wall. He was satisfied with frightening them out of their boots. There was a painful silence in the room. Then Harry rang his bell. When Mickey answered the summons he said: “What is the last quotation of Missouri Central?” The boy disappeared, but returned in a few minutes. “One hundred and ninety-five bid.” ; ; “Gentlemen,” said the boy broker, turning to the men he had in his grip, “you heard him. Those are my terms. I will not squeeze you a single point above the market. .1 think you have been hit badly enough as it is. You can |settle at 195.” | ‘ peer “Do you mean that?” cried Hedden,, jumping tc his --et “I do.” ; “Mr. Chadsey,” said the thin broker, *! think Hammond We is treating us uncommonly white. What do you think?” _ “By ginger! 1 agree with you, Hammond, yeur hand. é ’ ao - a Z 3+

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14 DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. / did you dirty and you take your revenge by acting generously. |is a list of the gentlemen who‘have agreed to put in nalf a From this moment I am your friend.” million each. How would you like to go in with us? I can “And you can count me in, too,” said Mr. Hedden. assure you that you will easily double your investment.” The boy broker had won something of more importance| “I don’t care to go into a blind pool. I prefer to eontrol even than money. my own money, sir.” “But this is bound to be an Al, copper-fastened cinch,” re- plied Mr. McNabb, j CHAPTER XII. “It may prove to be all you claim for it, but, nevertheless A SOUTHERN RAILWAY CERTIFICATE, I don’t care to go into it,” answered the boy broker, firmly. Hammond settled with the other members of the syndicate! “You're foolish, young man,” persisted Mr. MeNabb. *This on the same terms he offered to Chadsey and Hedden. is the best thing you ever struck in your life.” 2 Altogether, the po6l was 15.000 shares short, and the boy’s| “What is the name of the stock you propose to boom?’ ‘profit on those share amounted to $650,000. ; “Oh, come now, Mr. Hammond, you couldn’t expect me to Everybody wanted Missouri Central because it was going |tell you that unless you promised to go into this pool,” said up, and because it was as scarce as hen’s teeth. his visitor, with a knowing grin. He gradually let out the 40,000 shares he had bought from “All right,” replied the boy. “You will have to excuse me ’ |the syndicate at prices varying from 155 to 165, at an average |taking an interest in this combine.” of 205, clearing about $1,800,000, which, of course, went to| “Then you won’t go in with us?” ‘Mr. -Borum. “No, sir; I don’t care to tie up any of my money in the wa Finally he sold the 5,000 shares that Mr. Chadsey had bun- | you propose,” - ‘coed him into taking at 176. : * Mr. McNabb looked disappointed. . : After deducting nearly $15,000 he paid to Schlumm & Engle| “Well, if you won’t go in you won't, I suppose,” he said. for commissions, and a large sum as a recompense to Banker| “That's right.” x pen for financing the deal, Harry Hammond found that| “You'll be sorry when you find out what you’ve missed, is total profits amounted to a little over $150,000. said Mr. McNabb, as he rose to go. : Of course, all Wall Street was astonished at the remarkable “It is possible, but not probable,” replied Hammond. success of Harry Hammond, the boy broker of the Barnum “Then I wish you good-day,” said his visitor. ‘Building. “Good-day, Mr. MoNabb.” tlis feat of driving a bear syndicate to cover and then effeet-| Then the syndicate promoter left. ‘img a corner in Missouri Central was a three days’ wonder, Next day a middle-aged woman, clad in deep black, was and dozens of brokers found some excuse to visit the clever |shown into Hammond's den. boy at his office, and congratulate him on the showing he When sho lifted her veil Harry saw that she must have ‘had made so early in his Wall Street career. been a great beauty when she was younger, for she was still Everybody agreed that he was a comer, maybe the future|a yery fine-looking woman. King of Wall Street. “You are Mr. Hammond?” she asked, interrogatively. The money he had made out of the deal had been magni-| “Yes, ma’am. How can I serve you?” ified into millions by the general run of the denizens of the “I have a certificate for a hundred shares of Southern Rail- treet as well as by the press, : way, which was left to me by my husband, who died recently. In fact, one paper, in its Sunday edition, devoted a whole |I should like to dispose of it, for I need the money. I came page to Harry Hammond, under the general head of “The|to you, because I saw your name mentioned in such com- Boy Who Cornered a Stock,” and the article represented him |plimentary terms in the newspapers, as an unusually smart jas having made two million by the operation. and honest broker. My husband was victimized so often in At any rate, Hammond was looked upon as a personage | Wall Street by unscrupulous brokers that I have very little lof considerable importance in the financial jungle, and his | confidence in them as a geveral thing. [think from the looks business increased to such an extent that he had to hire a|of your face, Mr. Hammond, that you will do the/right thing ‘bookkeeper and a stenographer. by me.” : . Under these circumstances he found his quarters rather; She flashed a sweet, confiding sort of look on Harry that jeramped, but there was no desirable suite vacant in the build- | quite captivated him. 5 ‘Ing, and as he didn’t care to move to another location he} “Thank you, madam, for your flattering opinion. I guess concluded to worry along with his present offices. you'll find that every reputable broker will treat you im a About ten days after the end of the corner in Missouri Cen- | straightforward manner. Where is this stock you spoke ‘ tral, he was sitting in his office figuring upon the advisability | about?” : ‘of buying a few thousand shares of stock that gave signs al The lady opéned a small bag she carried in her hand and unwonted activity, when Mickey announced a caller. took therefrom a stock certificate for 100 shares in the South- . What did you say his name was, Mickey?” ern Railway Co. E45 “Mr. James McNabb.” The boy broker looked it over and it seemed to be all right. “TI don't know him, Did you ask him what he wanted to| Southern Railway was a gilt-edged security, and, was then ‘see me about?” ruling at 226. 2 RE ON ee EE OY ee eS eS -S ereae e ee ee ; . “Yes, sir. He wouldn’t tell me.” The certificate therefore was worth $22,600. ¥ “Well, show him in.” | Hammond, however, never purchased either bonds or stock ‘ Whereupon Mickey ushered Mr. McNabb into the: private |trom strangers without verifying their genuineness, . office. ; “Well, madam, if you will leave this with me J haye no “You are Mr. Hammond, I believe?” said Mr. McNabb, with |doubt I can sell it to-day. You can call any time aftersten : a flourish of his pocket handkerchief. | to-morrow and I shall probably have the morey for you.” : He was rked and sandy-featured, had ferret-like eyes “I wanted to leave town this afternoon for an extended trip. and looked uncommonly n : I thought you would buy. it from me and let me have : “Yes, sir, that is my name,” replied the boy broker, who | money .at once.” ‘ \did not fancy his visitor much. “Take a seat and let me know, “I do not care to buy it myself, but as you are in such @ : how I can be of service to you.” hurry to get rid of it I'll run out and sell it for you. Call “Thanks,” replied Mr, McNabb, taking possession of the | back in an hour.” chair alongside of Hammond’s desk. “Rather a warm day,| His visitor Icoked disappointed, -don’t you think?” “I don’t like to have to come back again,” she said, nery- “Yes, it’s quite warm for a spring day.” ‘ously. “Couldn't you let me haye the $22,000 now? You “By the way, Mr. Hammond,” said his visitor; in a familiar |may keep the $600 for your trouble of selling the shares.” -and confidential manner, “you have acquired a remarkable} As his commission for disposing of the stock would oly ‘reputation for a young man. You must have made several |be $12.50, Harry was manifestly surprised at the woman's 4 imillion out of that corner in Missouri Central.” extraordinary liberality, which he could not for a moment ‘ _ *Excuse me, Mr. McNabb, but I am very busy. Will you | think of accepting. ? ‘please inform me what your business is with me?” replied _ Hammond, shortly. Ais = ‘ “Y was coming to it,” answered the sandy-complexioned iman, briskly, with another wave of his handkerchief. “The a customer’s ignorance or foolishness, “You will have to excuse me, madam. I cannot possibly accept your offer. It would be nothing short of robbery to take such a sum from you for selling your stock. certificate. My charges are one-eighth of one per cent. for either buying i is this: I am promoting a syndicate to buy a well- wn stock for the purpose of effecting a corner ip the shares x ‘ : He wasn't a Wall Street shark, to take advantage ef a making several million out of the credulous public. Here ‘or selling—no more.” ae eae J | a

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eg NOs - we must find out. _ DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. His yisitor gave indications of embarrassment. Finally she asked him if he would lend her $5,000 on the stock, holding the certificate as security. The lady's persistence in trying to get some money out of him at once aroused a suspicion in his mind that all might not be right in the matter. i "He was a quick thinker and decided what he ebuild do. “Very well, madam, if you will wait about fifteen minutes I will get you the money,” he said, reaching for his hat. ~ “Tf will take your check,” she said, eagerly. “I don’t give checks, madam. AS I am under age I have to do all my business on the cash basis. I won’t keep you any longer than it takes me to run up to the safe deposit | company to get the money.” She seemed t6 be satisfied with hig explanation, and Ham- mond left his den. “I am going out a little while, Mickey,” he said to his office boy. “Keep your eye on the lady in the private room. If she leaves before I get back, follow her and see where she nes,” ThiYes, sir,” replied Mickey, promptly. Hammond did not go to the safe deposit vaults. He hailed a cab and drove to the office of the Southern Rail- . Way Company. Being admitted to the secretnry’s office he laid the certifi-! cate of stock on that gentleman’s desk. “1 should like to have the genuineness of that certificate verified, if you will kindly take the trouble to do so.” “Certainly,” replied the secretary. He took the certificate and consulted his record book. “Where did you get this,certificate, Mr. Hammond?” asked | the gentleman, when he returned to his desk. Harry explained that it had been brought to his office by a lady who said her deceased husband had left it to her. “Have you the lady’s address?” But that is unnecessary. She is waiting in my office for me to return with $5,000, which I promised to loan her on the certificate.” “Good!” replied the gentleman. “I will go back with you and we will have a detective from the Wall Street Bureau meet us at the door,” said the secretary, taking up his desk telephone. | “Why,” certificate a forged one?” “Oh, no; but it was stolen, together with other securities, from the residence of Oliver Hobbs, the financier, at Cliff Haven, two months ago.” “Good gracious! Then this woman——” | in some excitement, “is | “May be innocent of any complicity in the theft, or she exclaimed Hammond, may be an accomplice of the robber or robbers. That is what If she be the latter we may be able to get a line on the thief through her.” Hammond and the secretary of the Southern Railway Com- pany found a detective waiting for them at the main entrance * the Barnum Building. The three went directly to Hammond’s offices. ‘The lady, however, was no longer in the office, and Harry _ noticed that Mickey was also missing. ‘ CHAPTER XIII. HAMMOND BUYS MORE DEAD SHARES. “The lady has, gone,” said Hammond, when they walked into the private Office. “That’s unfortunate,” replied the secretary, with a look of er disappearance doesn't speak well in her favor,” re- aml the boy broker. “Tt certainly does not. It is very annoying that we should ; -- have lost her. I expected she would furnish us with informa- tien that would lead to the detection and arrest of the person =e looted the Hobbs’s home.” “Well, hie - some chance of getting track of her again.” . fin what “T told my 2 when I left the office to.keep bis eye on her, oa to follow her if she left the office before I got back.” Excellent!" cried the secretary. “Did he do it?” ys is not in his customary seat so I judge that he did. L to my stenographer.” The lady, on being interrogated, said that the visitor 4 had left mn a Fa about ten minutes after Hammond’s de- » and that Mickey took his hat and went out directly 1 wait until your ‘poy returns,” said the secretary. n In the mone gmnadt “you ta ave us an outline of the inter- v 15 view you had with the lady, and describe her personal appear- ance to the detective.” Hammend did so.. He had hardly finished before his telephone rang. “Hello!” said Harry. . “Is dat you, Mr. Hammond?” came back Mickey's voice. “Yes, Mickey. How about that lady? Been following her, haven’t you?” “Yes, sir. Got her spotted all right. b “Good. Let me hear what you've done.” “I followed her out of the office and seen her meet dat sandy-headed chap dat I showed into yer office yesterday mornin’.” “You don’t mean that Mr. McNabb?” exclaimed Hammond, in some surprise. “Dat’s de chap.” “Where did she meet him?” “On de corner of Nassau street.” “Well?” “Dey walked up to Broadway, an’ took a car down to de Battery.” “Did you follow?” “Bet yer boots I did.” “Go on.” “Dey got off the car an’ went into de Bowlin’ Green Build- in’,” continued Mickey. “Dat woman took de eievator up- stairs, leavin’ de man in the corridor waitin’ for her to come back. He’s dere now. I couldn't follow her up in de cage, for she’d know me face, so I t’ought I’d telephone yer for furder orders.” “You did right, Mickey. Hold the wire.” Hammond turned to the secretary and the detective and told them what his boy had said over the wire. “We'll take a cab for the Bowling Green Building at once,” said the detective. “Tell your boy to shadow them if they leave before we get there, and to ‘phone you where they go.” Twenty minutes later Mickey bounced into the office with a broad grin on his face. “Dey’re both pinched, Mr’ Hammond,” he said, gleefully. “Is that a fact?” replied Hammond, with a look of interest. “Dat’s right. De woman made a big scene when de detective nailed her, an’ yer ought to have seen de crowd. De sandy- lookin’ chap started to run, but de cop pulled his gun on: him an’ he stopped. De gent dat was wit’ de officer found a lot of stuff in de woman's bag dat he said had been pinched from some place out’r town. Dey called a carriage an’ took de bot’ of dem to de Tombs.” The photograph of the sandy-featured man was found in the Rogues’ Gallery, and he was identified at Headquarters as an old Offender. The end of the affair was they both went up the river after their trial and conviction. Mr. Oliver Hobbs sent Harry Hammond an elegant diamond ring for having been the cause of the capture of the crooks and the recovery of his property. It was about this time that Hammond received another let- ter from his friend Jack Adams, of Goldfield, The communication stated that the Hereules Leasing Syndi- cate had secured all but 90,000 shares of the Big Extension mine, and all but 60,000 shares of the Atalanta mine. ‘ “If you have taken my tip and bought any of the shares of either or both of these mines, hold on to them,” the letter read. “I advise you to scour New York for every share you can find, even if you have to pay three cents for them. We'll take any superfluous shares off your hands at that figure. We are almost sure now that the ore ledges we are working to such advantage in the Hercules mine extends into the Atalanta and Big Extension. Of course we are keeping this quiet, and you must on no account let on what I write you about it. By the end of the month we shall commence new development work on the Atalanta. You want to collar all the shares you can of this mine before we make a strike, so as to be in on the ground floor with the rest of us. Accordingly, during the balance of the week, Hammond made a tour of the brokers’ offices on a still hunt for Atalanta and Big Extension shares. He secured 10,900.Atalanta and 15,000 Big Extension at a cent a share. Then he put a standing advertisement in the financial pa- pers, stating that he was open to propositions for the sale of shares of those dead mines. Jay White saw the advertisement and called on him. “Say, H ee want to buy. them if-f can a them cheap enough.” Hammond, what do you want with Atalanta and Big — aa shares?” id

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16 “Isn't that the stuff you bought from Chadsey and Hedden some time ago?” “Yes.” “There must be something in the wind in that direction or) you wouldn't be so eager to get hold of the stock.” ‘I didn’t say there was.” 7 ‘What are you giving for the shares?” ‘Got any for sale?” ‘A few,” said White, cautiously, *Give you a cent a share for all you have.” *Won’t you give any more than that?” asked White, warily. “I might, though I hardly think I will.” Joa think the matter over and let you know,” replied his v White returned to his office fully satisfied that Hammond | had some purpose in view in wanting to get hold of the Ata- | lanta and Big Extension stock. _ He had 5,000 shares of the former and 6,000 shares of the latter in his safe. Se be a fool to sell them to Hammond the way things ook. Goldfield on the subject. I'll try and find out what it means.” did business, asking for information. CHAPTER XIV. JAY WHITE MAKES A GOOD HAUL. Jay White received word from his Goldfield correspondent | that somebody had been buying up 4ll the Atalanta and Big Extension shares in the district during the past two months. ing doing at either of the They had both shut down operations three years before and | had not been touched since. The only explanation the Goldfield man could offer was the | faet of the rich strikes in the Hercules mine, which abutted | on the two mines in question. _ There was a possibility that the ore ledges in the Hercules might extend to the Atalanta and the Big Hxtension, but this was only a surmise. All the paying claims in Goldfield lay in the midst of a net- work of other mining properties which had only in rare cases developed ore of similar richness in less paying quantities. There was no certainty at all that Atalanta or Big Exten- sion would be benefited by the strikes in/ Hercules, close as the latter was to them. Still, of course, there was always the chance that they might Whoever had bought up the shares had not as yet shown any eagerness to probe the dead mines for the possible exten- cS of the Hercules ledges. ‘ ay White pondered over this report from the West, and _ finally decidéd to try and get hold of some more of the dead shares if he could. With that view in mind he, too, inserted an advertisement in two of the financial papers, asking for tenders of the stock. Before three days went by a man came into his office and c#ered to sell him 10,000 shares of Big Extension at 5 cents. “Pll give you a cent a share,” said White. The man shook his head. “If that’s the best you can offer I'll go and see what “Mr. Hammond offers. He is advertising for the shares, too.” “He won't give you any more than that,” replied White. eee not, but there is no harm in seeing what he tion “Well, I'll give you a cent and a half a share for the block.” | “No,” answered the man. ey cost me 10 cents three! Ad peel Sem DIAMOND CUT | tension. Interested parties had gone out to the ground to try and | find out the reason for this move, but there seemed to be noth- | mines. | DIAMOND Wis that there had been some inquiry for the shares en ae- count of the strike in, Hercules mine, which adjoins fig Ex- There is no work going on at the mine, however, so I don’t think there's anything in it... Ll am willing to risk Fas high as two cents a share for your stock, but that’s mny \limit, unless you can get more out of Hammond. TH . ive | You half a cent more than he will for your shares.” “W ell, that’s a £air proposition.” returned the visiter, ris- ing. “Vl come back and let you know his. limit.” The man went in to see Harry Hammond. “How, many shares have you got for sale?” asked Ham- mond. “Ten thousand.” “I'll give you a cent a share for them. cash.” “T can do better than that,” replied his visitor. “Where?” asked Hammond, in some surprise. “Across the corridor.” “Oh, IL see! Mr. White is buying the stock, too. it’s a fair question, what did he offer you?” “T don’t think I ought to tell you,” said the man, after ut Well, if I'll bet he’s had some confidential information from] moment's hesitation. si; ery well. I'll make you another offer, I'll say three He immediately wired a broker in Goldfield with whom he | cents.’ “That’s quite different from one cent.” chuckled the man. “That's true. And I’m taking a risk in offering you s0 much. The stock may be worth nothing at all. The mine has been a dead one for some years.” “You must have heard something that would indicate that | it was coming to life again.” “T have heard something, it is true, but nothing to warrant me paying over three cents, w hic h may be lost money after all,” “Is that the best you can offer?” “That's my limit.” “Well, I'l] see if Mr. White will hold to his offer. “If he does I shall not come back; otherwise, I'l] let you have them for three cents.” “Very well, sir.” answered Hammond, turning to his desk. As the caller did not return, ,Harry concluded that Jay White had bought the stock at more than three cents, which was a fact, for he paid the man $850 cash for the 10.000 shares. White also got 4,000 more shares of Big Hxtension from a young school-teacher of Paterson, N. J., for $100, and 5,000 shares of Atalanta for $100. He now owned 10,000 Atalanta and 20,000 Big Extension, while Hammond had secured 20,000 Atalanta and 35,000 Big Extension. White had made arrangements to be kept informed of any developments in the mines in question, but many weeks before an encouraging word of any kind reached him. Hammond wrote his friend Adams that he had managed to scare up 55,000 shares of the two mines P question, but that he meant to hold on to them as the outlay had been in- significant. ‘Adams wrote back that the syndic ate had postponed open- ing up the Atalanta for the present, as the Hercules lease occupied all of their attention and was panning out first- class. Jay White had’ been more or less under a cloud financially ‘ since his loss in the Missouri Central. He couldn't quite forgive Hammond for the yvietory he had achieved, though he had treated him (White) in,the most gen- — erous manner in the settlement. It happened, however. that White accidentally got hold of inside information that a pool was being forined to boom M. & N. shares. ! As soon as he felt sure of his ground he bought \20,000 shares at 113 on a ten per cent. margin. os years ago. When the mine stopped business I chucked the _ certificates aside as so much waste-paper. I held on to them, _ nevertheless, thinking that some day the mine might resume = Se tee onc The moment I saw the advertisements, asking for Bie stock, I coneluded a new strike had been made in the : , and so I came on, hoping to recover a part of my loss.” #f pe hasn’t/been any strike,” replied White. ~ “Will you tell me why you want to buy the stock, then?” |) emia me to get him some, that’s coe vee customer must have got hold of some inside about. the Extension Gout, but all | oe ee) The stock began ‘to rise. and he bought 10,000 more at 116. Two days later it was going at 120. w ith every broker on — the Exchange scrambling for it. White had the nerve of a good operator ang he held on for - big profits, When the stock’ out from under. White, however, held on until it reached 133, when, tekiage’ alarm from something he heard from Mr. Chadsey, ia a dumping of his last block of 10,000 o1 ‘the. market s the syndicate to the wall, and a panic ensued. White didn’t worry about that, however, 5 oe above all aii over halt a million do reached 125, timid investors began to get +e rh ee

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—s —_—-—— — - -- ——_—_-—-- SS 7 : DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. 17 pe SE ES = z le + z ,. CHAPTER XY. FOXY HARRY HAMMOND. > . : ‘At Iast the papers came out with the news of a strike in Atalanta mine. The Wall Street. ticker recorded it as follows: but neither of the bot brokers would let a single share get away from them. £ In the ¢ourse of a feyy weeks Atalanta went gradually up to 25 cents a share, while Big Extension, as soon as it’ was listed, again was songht for in vain at ten cents. . The latter mine, however. gave tokens of better values than | Atalanta, and gradually threw the other into the shade,. for six months from the time the strike was made ore was being if “Within the last week the Atalanta, a mine abandoned as/|taken out that assayed so high that the price of the stock _ a hopeless prospect three years ago, has opened in the Nevada | went booming up to 60 cents. tumel an unknown vein of ore six feet in width. At the _ present time assay returns have not been received, so the ex- _ act value cannot be given. Atalanta will be relisted on‘ the } Goldfield, San Francisco and Reno Exchanges immediately.” _ Of course, this was great news for both Harry Hammond and Jay White, who had acquired three-quarters of all the y te Mal the Atalanta mine that had been originally sold in In the Course of a fortnight the news from the mine was most encouraging. Thc>stock had been put on the market, but very little trad- / tug was done in it, as most of the stock had been withdrawn from: circulation. —Itewas oted at five cents. _ Jay White was returning from his lunch one day when he _ noticed an envelope lying in the corridor in front of Ham- mond’s door. * He picked it up and saw that it was addressed to Harry Hammond, and that the post-mark was Goldfield. Curious to learn the name of his business rival’s corre- - spondent, he carried it into his own office, and, taking out _ the enclosure, read as follows: 3 “DEAR Ovp CHAPPIE: ‘ ‘any old figure that represented money. To-day they are kick- " ing themselves around: their backyards, and trying their pret- tiest to hide their chagrin. But don't say a word. Wait till rou hear the latest. And it isn't about Atalanta, either. I s se just feceived & telephone message from our - sfiperin- tendent at Big Extension that he has discovered an entirely new vein—not the looked-for extension of the Hercules—on ' qwhat.is known as the Last Chance claim, which he has pros- pected toa depth ef about forty feet. At this depth an aver- ck ‘age sample taken across three and one-half feet of the vein returned values of $36 per ton. While these values are not Cad ioe compared with Hercules and other mines of the same . it seems to be only a matter of sufficient development work and time when such an ore body will pay tremendous _ profits. Yours, ai Jack.” “Whew!” exclaimed White, as he laid the letter down on is evident Hammond is standing in with the owners of the ie. No wonder he is so jvell informed, and that he bought soon as the hews contained in this letter leaks out, and the im 4 isprelisted, the latter will be going at the same figure. pe wish I knew where I could pick up a few thousand shares aS . ‘canvassed Wall Street thoroughly for Big Extension, a share could he find. necident he found out that a certain Maiden Lane jew- d 5,000 aburek . and he lost ne time in calling on him. succeeded in getting possession of the block at a cent resi ba ah ond and fork,” he said to himself. “I wonder how much he ured of both Ahese mines?” : + Ae Wi adra tak wale notary Line taaseds tax at a mere song were | e , for say W it the shares mht ve be. maese ae ‘ Y 4 7 ; . of -~ by gto pivebase shares of these. stock . + — =f a desk, “this is the first news of a strike on Big Extension. | 4 » though the jeweler had. paid nine for it three years’ at getting hol of the shares as though| “Mr. Jay White: a‘ i, I have get about all the shares}, he strike at Big Extension was heralded to res of these stocks, White and Hammond met one day in the elevator. “J was just talking to Hedden. He says that for pig luck you take the cake. Those shares of Big Extension you bought from him for $100 are now worth $12,000, according to Wes- tern quotations,” said White. ; “They'll be worth $20,000 before many moons,” replied Hammend. ' a a “Ct believe you. How many shares have you altogether?’ “Oh, I’ve got quite a bunch,” answered Hammond care- lessly, “and I’m on the lookout for more.” ‘ “More!” exclaimed White. “Why, I thought you and 1 had about all there is in New York.” . “So did I, but I understand there’s a man right herein the city who has something like 35,000 shares of B. E.” “Gee whiz! You don't say. Id like to get a portion of his holdings. You don’t want it all, do you?” “I'll take all I ean get. I’m going to offer him 65 cents for the Jot.” “Yd give 70 if I knew where to reach him.” ; Hammond smiled one of his peculiar smiles, and, nodding to his rival, disappeared inside his office. “Hammond is a hog,” growled Jay White. as he entered his own office. “He wants the earth, it seems to me. So he’s willing to pay five cents above the market price for those 35,000 shares, eh? He must have received some more inside information from his friend Jack. I wish I could lo- eate this chap who bas such a block of the stock.” He rang his bell for Teddy Marks. “Look here, Teddy. You and Hammond's kid seem to be on pretty good terms these days. I wish you would iry to find out through him who the party is who has 35,000 shares of Big Extension, a Goldfield stock, for sale. I want to get it ahead of Hammond, if I can.” PPS ok “Yes, sir. I'll pump Mickey as soon as I see him again.” “Do so; and if you bring me the information I want DYgows to-morrow, it’s a ten-spot in your clothes.” ; “Den youse kin betcher life ['ll try an’ earn it.” : Next morning's Western reports showed that Big Extension had advanced to 63 on the Goldfield Exchange. j : White was greatly excited. ad “I'll bet it will go to a dollar and over. I hope Teddy will find out the name of the man to-day.” : Teddy didn’t find out, and several days passed, during which interval the stock went up to 80 cents. ni Mickey, however, reported to Hammond that Teddy was trying to pump him about the name of the man who owned 35,000 shares of Big Extension. 2 “He says his boss promised him a ten-spot if he found out, an’ he offered to divvy wit’ me. But how could I tell him shares from Chadsey and,Hedden. He got 10,000 shares}, ’ w. Besides, he must t‘ink dat I’m i Atalanta for a cent a Share, and Hedden told me he sold | iy ssa ea * ae 20,000 shares of Big Hxtension for half a ceut a share. ‘ow the former is quoted at six cents this morning, and as} to give anyt'ing belongin’ to dis office away.” 3h Hammond smiled and walked away. : That afternoon, however, he received a letter from nis friend “Jack,” that made him lock solemn. ty ‘ But after a moment or two one of his customary hic smiles broke over his handsome face, ee 3 He went to his safe, took out a bundle carefully wrapped up and rang his bell for Mickey. . fetes “Take this over to Mr. Benson at the Borum Bank.” ~ “Yes, sir,” replied the office boy, and he was off like a shot. ve Next morning’s mail brought a letter to Jay ¥ He tore it open, glanced over it and gave a shout of jo; This is what he read: ake oe Sir: I have 35,000 shares of Big Extension mi stock, of Goldfield, Nevada, that I wish to dispose of a best figure possible. As you deal in Western ught you might be interested in this matter. | at my office in the Borum Bank Building at ten morrow (Thursday) if you care to ma meen ae <p vee VGeasce Benpled pee i Py ie a | Ay / -sare bi a ee en i ; oh eee his | SR ane meee Wate or ay WA ak

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1s DIAMOND cur DIAMOND. “T certainly am,” replied his one-time chum. CHAPTER XVI. “You're foolish, White. There's liabie to be a break in the . price of the stock any time at Goldfield.” CONCLUSION. * “How do you know?” asked White, incredulously. “T heard so yesterday afternoon.” When Jay White reached the Borum Bank at ten o'clock that| “Oh, you did,” retorted his rival, sarcastically, “and yet morning and inquired for Mr. Benson, he was shown into the | you just bid 89 on a block of 5,000 shares.” Board room, where he found a number of persons seated, two}. “I only did that to see if you'd raise the ante to 90,” smiled of whom were ladies. : | Hammond, White was rather disgusted to see that Hammond was also! “Tell that to the marines,” snorted White. . rresent. | “Then you don’t believe me?” George Benson, the cashier of the bank, was seated at a| “I should say not.” flat-top desk, sorting a package of Big Extension securities.| “All right. If you get stuck, don’t blame me.” When the clock struck ten the gentleman rose and said: “You’re awful kind, I don’t think,” grinned White. “Ladies and gentlemen, according to the terms of my ad-| “Weil, you're a chump if you pay more than 78 for that © vertisement in the Wall Street papers, I am about to offer for certificate,” said Hammond, as the people stood back from the { sale to the highest bidder above the market price, which this |desk, leaving the two boys in advance. morning is 78, thirty-five thousand shares of Big Extension! “How much for this stock?” asked Mr. Benson, holding the mining stock of Goldfield, Nevada, in lots of from 1,000 to!package above his head. 20,000 shares. I have been instructed by the owner of these | “I'll give ninety,” said White. shares to state all the facts concerning the mine in question.| “Ninety-one,” bid Hammond. How, until recently, it has been dead to the world, and how,| “Five!” said White, coolly. within the last three months it has unexpectedly come to life| The spectators held their breath. : again, producing enormousty valuable ore.” “You seem to want that stock mighty bad, White,”’ said Mr. Benson then. detailed the statistics of the mine from |Hammiond, after a pause. the date of its original discovery to its failure as a mining “What of it?” answered the boy broker, coldiy. . proposition; then how the discovery of rich ore in the Her- “Are you aware that you've bid $3,400 more than its market cules mine, adjoining it, had induced the owners of the Her- | value?” cules Leasing Syndicate to buy up all the stock in the market . “That’s my business,” replied White. “I’m going to have on the bare possibility that new discoveries would eventually | that certificate if I have to pay a dollar a share for it.” be found in the Big Extension, and how their judgment ap-| “Look here, White, you’d better let me bid it in at 96. It peared to have been abundantly verified. will save you money. I can better afford to take the chances “Now, ladies and gentlemen, the owner of this stock, which | with that stock than you,” said Hammond: c has risen from nothing to 89 cents, has decided to dispose of | “You go to grass! I made over half a million the other aay ic his holdings and take his profits to date. The par value of }on M. & N. What's $20,000 to me?” this stock is $1 a share, and it is the current opinion in Gold- “All right, old man, the stock is yours at 95,” said Ham-_ field that it will go to a premium. The owner, however, has |mond, turning on his heel and walking out of the room, leav- requested me to tell you frankly that valuable as the ore veins |ing his rival to pay $19,000 for the certificate. q lately discovered in Big Extension have appeared to be, that| When Jay White returned to his own office with the two i there is always a possibility of their petering out most unex- | certificates for 25,0U0 shares of Big Extension in his pocket, pt pectedly. If you buy this stock you buy it with that fact be-|for which he had paid $23,500, he began to realize that in his ‘i ~ fore your eyes. If in three days, or three weeks, or three }anxiety to get ahead of Hammond he had probably made se yaa months, the present glittering prospect of the mine should | fooi of himself. if evaporate into thin air, or at least prove less valuable than} He had paid $4,500 more than the market price in Goldfield we at this moment, the price of the shares is bound to decrease | for the shares. 7 in the Western exchanges, and your holdings will represent a| He was a bit reassured, however, next day when the Western Joss. On the other hand, if the present prospect continues, | reports showed that Big ‘Extension had recovered and gone yo ? Big Extension will take its place among the Nevada big divi-| to 83. 2 5. dend-payers. In order to give smaller investors a chance, t Big Extension, however, never went higher. « will first offer a 1,000-share certificate. The lowest bid must; The price at once began to go down, although the mine — be 78.” | seemed to show as good results as ever. One of the ladies held up her hands. | It went down to 75 and then gradually to 85, greatly to “What is your offer, madam?” | White’s disgust, as well as to the consternation of all who “Seventy-eight.” had purchased it at top-notch prices. “1 am offered 78 for this 1000-share certificate. Any other At last news came that the bottom had fallen out of the — % bid?” mine, and the stock tumbled in.a hurry to 10 cents. ; Jay White watched Hammond closely, but that young broker! ‘The day that the news reached New York, Hane hoi J never made an offer. | White in the corridor of the Barnum Building. _ One of the men present bid 79 and another 8v, | “Well, I told you that you were foolish to buy that aioe ' ‘The other lady bid 81, another man $2, and it was finally | Harry snid. down at 85. z “Yes, 1 ought to have let you take it,” growled White. oe “Who wants another 1,000-share certificate at 85? “Just to see how much I could get for the stock.” _ Several bid, and Mr. Benson disposed of ten of them at that “How much you could get? What do you mean?” ; rice. “Why, those were my 35,000 shares, that's all. Benson ¥ _ aon now @ 5,000-share certificate. Who wanis it at 852”| galing them for me.” one seemed to want it till Hammond said he'd take it| «Groat Scott!” cried White. “What kind of business d at 85. ; call that?” de “Bighty-seven,” said Hammond, quietly. “Just diamond cut diamond between us, old chap. Mes -- re Bere nodded White. seem to have got the short end of the deal, however, but I Nine,” bid Hammond. hope there’s no hard feelings on the subject.” “I'll give ninety!” cried White Jay White looked as if he had just lost his best ‘Sits ours, Mr. White,” said the cashier, “at twelve points! tye turned on his heel and entered his office. _ above the market price.” It came out all right between them in the end. ‘White laid $4,500 on Mr. Benson's desk, and the cashier! White acknowledged that he wasn’t one, two, three 1 ded him the certificate with a bill of sale from the Borum| yammond in the brokerage business, and 4 him happy by offering to take to partnership. _ said Mr. Benson, “I have only the 20,000-share cer-| That ended their business rivalry, and the firm o ie Street. “ Next. week’s ane will contain “A START IN A BRIGHT BOY'S AMBITION.” ay HA ‘

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. 19 Se CURRENT NEWS s i In England there has appeared a new telephone device which renders possible the summoning of a subscriber back to the telephone after he has been asked to “hold the wire” while the party at the other end is looking up some desired information. The device is in reality a loud-speaking The British freight steamship San Melito, which ar- rived at Rio de Janeiro Oct. 8, reported that she had been attacked at sea by an unknown vessel,.one sailor being killed and six wounded, has left for Buenos Aires. The horn. If the subscriber called does not wish fo hold the |of the San Melito, in which he stated that the British Ad- _ Teceiver to his ear, he can place it over the horn and go ' about his duties. The calling party’s voice is so amplified that he may be heard throughout a room. ete at Noite publishes ar interview with the captain miralty insisted on the strictest secrecy regarding the place of the attack, in order to facilitate the mission of the swift British cruisers on patrol duty. The captain is quoted as jsaying that he thought the attacking vessel was a German Reporting that some of the British soldiers are being fed | torpedo boat, for he saw off his ship's prow the peculiar on mule meat, Amos A. Roberis, of Malden, Mass., has re- | wake caused by a torpedo. The captain said the first shell turned after serving 2 short time in the Royal Field Artil- | that struck his ship made a hole three yards long and one _lery in Liverpool. He left this country in May without ‘telling his relatives where he was going. He obtained his _ dlischarge for physical disability, Roberts says that, the | lish soldiers are allowed only a pound of bread for four men daily and that the poor fare served was one of _ the chief reasons he wanted to quit the army. His mind a blank fon the thirteen years tWat have elapsed since he was rendered unconscious beneath a horse’s hoofs in a skirmish in the Boer War, Sergt. William Tait, _ who says he commanded a party of British sconts at Mafe- _ king, has come to himself in the County Hospital, Seattle. - Tait was found in the woods of the Duwamish River, near ' Seattle. “He imagined that he was seeking lost troopers. _ The bursting of a blood vessel in his brain has now restored his memory, but has deprived him of the power of speech. ~ He has no recollection of how he came to America. ‘more, Md., Miss Mary Graden will spend five days in jail. For the kiss was held in contempt of court, which gained the woman a jail sentence. The throwing of the kiss oc- curred in the Criminal Court, where the Graden woman “appeared as a witness in behalf of her friend, Miss Minnie chiens, who was on trial for disturbing the peace. When she took the witness stand and was sworn slie astonished ~eourt officials and epectat6r by sending a kiss ‘wafting from - her finger tips toward Judge Bond, ‘The court did not per- ied to proceed further than the kiss-throwing act. _ See Stay aay EY - Fs ruck by part of a charge of buckshot, fired.at a deer by Fred Hensel, of Mavs Landing, Frank Dixon, 38 vears ‘old, was instantly killed in the Weymouth deer woods be- ) Ege Harbor, N. J., and Mays Landing. Hensel, is 19 years old. saw a large buck, took aim and pulled rigger. A loud report followed and the deer fell dead a short run. Hensel was happy over his prize, when nions of Dixon, who'had*seon the man fall to the as the report of fhe gun echoed through the woods, J him that Dixon had been shet. Investigation that part of the load of buckshot had entered his Ajmy t | by Coroner Béw exonerated Hen- m all blame and brought in a verdiet of accidental memes aa Se er 2 io nse F ~ ey.’ a . > + eet . <s i Be For throwing a kiss at Judge Carroll T. Bond, of Balti-, yard wide, and pierced the steel plate half an inch thick. Other shells ricocheted on the petroleum tanks. How Lieutenant D’Oyly Hughes, attached to a British submarine operating in the Sea of Marmora, swam from the U-boat pushing ahead of him a raft bearing explosives with which he blew up part of the Turkish railway skirting be beach, is related in an official report given out in Lon- don. ‘Hughes’ weapons consisted of an antomatic service revolver and a sharpened bayonet. He also carried an electric torch and a whistle, After a stiff climb up the cliff and a considerable march Hughes reached the railway. | Sighting a viaduct, he planned to destroy that, but aban- | doned the idea heeanse of the presence of the enemy. He then selected a brick culvert, under which he plaeed a charge and lighted a fuse. He effected his eseape by run- ining a mile down the railway and plunged into the sea just as the explosive went off. The submarine then picked him up.” = According to the Scientifie American the great war will — be decided on the Western\ front either in France and Flanders, or on, or within the German frontier. There has been much talk of this war as being a war of exhaustion. If it should prove to be that, it will be an exhaustion not of munition, not of economic resources, but of men. The vast scale on which this war is being fought prevents it being decided by any one great decisive action—the cam- paign against Russia by Germany has proved that. The: great nations engaged in this war have such vast resqurces back of them that all talk of defeat through exhaustion is abanrd. Defeat will come through lack of men to put into the line. When the fighting line thins out beyond a certain minimum with which it can be held, the enemy will break through, comnrunications will be eut, and the whole line of an embattled nation will be thrown hack in defeat. The Allies realize this, and they are fighting their fight upon this basis. The central powers have enormous nuntbers of men. Trae; but the Allied powers have a vastly greater number—and the fighting of the war has proved that there is very little to choose in point of bravery between the op-— posed forces. Hence, the inevitable sequel—ihe collapse sooner or later, and rather Jater than sooner, of the cen- tral powers for lack of men to put im the fighting line,

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\* Fe AME. Young Fresh — oR— AND, F ORTU NE W EEKLY. ro Frisco > THE BOY WHO BOSSED THE MINE By GASTON GARNE (A SERIAL STORY) CHAPTER III (continued) “T knew it. That trap was meant for you.” “T reckon it was.” “Tt’s a scheme. It’s cinched. Rock to-night.” “Why, I must now. What else can I ao” “Camp under these trees and save your life.” “And _ to-morrow ?” “Get away from here as quick as ever you can. and don’t come back again alone. They he never" let you boss the | High Rock. mine.” “Well, Tl think about it,” cai Jack. - me——” There was no answer coming. , Right in the midst of his speech the girl darted off among the trees and. vanished in the darkness: He tode on, filled with donbts and:fears. ° -How many men were there at the mine? ; - He believed that there must be fifteen or twenty, at least. reend t you go on to High ga ay tell | % ~ Coutd he stand up against any such gang, he asked him- |. self. Tt was clearly impossible, and yet he hated to give up. ay: Here was;a direct attempt op his life. Warning of his coming had been sent. to the mine by deleyraph or tele- / phone. 0) Sack remembered the action, of the landlord at Grass- ty “hopper Guleb. : _ It was ali a muddle to Jack. and he did not know: what & te think or what to do. 2 At Jast he resolved to.take Daisy’s advice, in part, ‘and par postpone. is arrival at the mine until morning. . vy tning aside into the woods, Jack made. a hobble for fh 8 ont of the rope which he had brought along and, ___ spreading his pair of New Mission blankets on the ground, with the dress suitcase for a pillow, he lay down to sleep | dreamed that he was galloping down a fearful hill = Daisy behind him, and pursued by Tom Barnacle and xe band of Indians and cowboys who were firing: rifles and Hing like demons. _ + Jack awoke in another cold perspiration to find that Sdettight was just coming to his aid. 4 1 is ae Krein tal € He was: chilled to the bone, ny, ere nights 9 are cold | | It was only about half an hour's ride to, High Rock imine from the spot where Jack had encamped. Soon ‘he saw it, a cluster of rough, unpainted buildings istanding in a deep hollow with a huge granite rock a thousand fect high riging hehind it, Jack turned his horse onto the steep trail, and for once. the broncho got a move on and came dashing into the mine yard a few minutes later. There were a number of men standing around. One group was loading ore into a large wagon and , | others were harnessing a double mule-team. | A stout man, with his hat on the back of his head, was | bossing affairs. He scarcely looked up at Jack’s approach, and then, when he saw him, he went right on talking, paying no at. tention to the boy, at all. Jack slipped from the saddle and approached the wagon, “Good-morning,” he said, “Can I see Mr. Barnacle?” “That's me,” growled the stout man. “Who are you? Are you up from the Gulch? What do you want?” Jack looked him full in the eve as he replied: ee “IT want to know. Mr. Barnacle, what you intend todo. with the gold ore vou are loading into that wagon?” “You—you want to know? . Who in the deuce are your roared Barnacle, growing red in the face. “You recetyed positive orders to ship no ore ‘oti the. arrival of Mr. Winton,” continued Jack. “You ater be shipping it. I would like to know the reason why?” Barnacle turned pale and then red again. The men stopped work and stared. . a “Who are you?” thundered Barnacle. “Speak ! Wit do youtmean by daring to dictate to me?” a mean vis a a! - “Why,” replied Jack, as cool as a cucumber,, just this: I am Young Fresh from ’Frisco. D’ve come to boss this mine.” CHAPTER IV. Md JACK AT THE MINE. AN Jack Winton was only @ bors but as: Ne stood, aad efy- ing the ezar of the High Rock mine he had a power b | hind him which he himself did not Neg ETS Barnacle sadewiondyit pera well,

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ee ae f rh * FAME AND FORTU NE WEEKLY. a ee “Oh, you are Mr. Boughton’s ga al are you!” he ex-} “I—I wish you would,” gasped Barnacle. ‘elaimed “Well!” He was eyeing the boy with a threatening look now. The tone was one of supreme surprise. Jack felt that it would be best not to go too far. Jack saw that for the time being he had won out. “T spent the night under a tree in the woods,” he said, He immediately moderated his tone. quietly... “I had something of a shock. My horse ran into a rope which had been stretched across the road and threw me. That was why I did not come onto the mine.” “Dead ? Why should I think that?” “A rope stretched across the road? Where? How?” “Qh, I don’t know; because I’ve been so long getting} Barnacle exclaimed. : here. But no matter about that. Here aré my credentials,} “Ji was on the last part of the mountain traik It’s -“That’s me, Mr. Barnacle, and I’m prepared to prove “it” he replied. “Did you think I was dead? if you wish to see them.” the greatest wonder I wasn't thrown down into tlie _ *PI] look at them in the office,” said the superintendent, gorge.” hurriedly. “About this load of ore, I want to explain.” | “JJ should say so!” gasped Barnacle, “You seem to “T wish you would.” have had a narrow escape.” J ek was at his mildest now. “J had. Whe do you suppose could have put that rope sent a special order through Mr. Sypher that there} there?” were to be no further shipments until I got here,” he| “T can’t imagine.” 7 “added. “Any outlaws or hold-up men around these parts?’ _. “I know,” replied Barnacle. “This is the end of a} «x ne that I know of. I'll investigate, if you wish.” contract which I had with the Grasshopper Gulch Smelier. | “J wish you would. But now to business, Mr. Barnacle. -Tt had to be, fulfilled.” You are familiar with the terms of my uncle’s will?” j ~*T see. Well, I would rather it would remain unfulfilled) — « tt ata * until I have time to lock over the ground, if it is all the) eppon you know how important it tito me te modke my- same to you.” ‘ self absolutely master of this mine, and this will account ~ *Oh, certainiy'! ” replied Barnacle, hastily. “Boys, un- for any little abruptness on my part.” load that wagon! You can put up the mules. There will o” igi} “Don't mention it. Do you propose to stay here? “be no ore shipped to-day. Get hack to your wor wa “For the next foutr years es.” hands. Everything goes forward just the same as usual | “J mean now—to-day ?” unless Mister—ah—Mister Winton has other orders to ohalt beet right now. T suppose you can fix Up home yall Fe for me to sleep?” * % ~ “I have no orders to give,” replied Jack. “You are in “Phere is a room upstairs here next to my own, which full charge’ here, Mr. Barnacle, I believe.” Mr. Bonghion always occupied when at the mine; it is at — ~“T thought I was,” replied the superintendent, grimly. oe SRegsrely yourself so for the present. Now, I would|* he Jett en ie 1 A earn as and [erm Took over the property if it will not interfere with the work of the “day.” i od iS ibs cheat “Not at all. Iam entirely at your disposal. ” said Bedale ek this way, please,” said the superintendent. cle. “Just—ah—just exeuse me for-a moment. I have z led Jack into vie of the mine. orders to give the foreman of the new shaft. I will retarn ike is. was rather a large room, occupying the entire}; iis ae oa me of a small building, and well fitted up in Saag aged and ate superintendent hastily left, pase- 3 Abele tone 2 ing a oats man in the doorway. : ts el outed singin the ling an ant Jack) "MEGA NI Sethe earned, re ic ts Winlon, could sée that this man, taken by surprise, was Mr. Winton, this is Arthur Jones, onr new bookkeeper. Pe. E excited, ‘and hé. wanted ‘a Ave hith Hume to calm Old Rumney, who was here all through your uncle’s time, ae a g died the other day, and T have engaged Mr. Jones in his ( hpi Ns tor a no mar ger gow apa Buje © nea protal, of course.” ry th : are now “satisfied at T am Jack Winton #7 he “Oh. { approve! » ctied Jack, shaki hands. an Arthor p cebteinly, * was the reply. “What made you Jones. d any doubt of it’? Your word was enough. Ps a sine: ight giad t a = ai ae said Arthur. “You a ny Duk, did ust u m ’Friseo, REA ye taped A said Jac ut.as I did not arrive on time, one Naan Fresit from "Frisco!" laughed Tack. Ae ae ee nie Arthur grinned, z : a of the Sierra Steaa’ at Grasshopper] “I’m in the same boat myself, he said. ‘But how rs: 3 «that T was coming last night, you}3 rou know they were calling you that isos a “Oh, L know. A little bird told me.” oy hat. Sieber, to one of the “It’s true, all right. Say, Mr— Rie ; lag sce ie we ate wasn ahale We wage i trial 18 Pind = 2 . r service, of course. rh | would like to see it, and I would like to take a gen- d Suv we will dex it was delayed.” > =a

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- weather officials announced. from Burwood show a maximum velocity September 29 of | ning animal succeeded in outwitting the hunters. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. ITEMS OF INTEREST WIND 122 MILES AN HOUR. The gréatest sustained wind velocity recorded in the United States since the establishment of the National Weather Bureau wes shown at Burwood, near the mouth of the Mississippi, during the recent tropical storm, local Complete records received 122 miles an hour for five minutes. For another five-minute period the seeepaicnh a recorded a velocity of 120 miles. KILLING ELK FOR TEETH. Elk killers are busy in the Olympic national forest, ac- cording to R. L. Fromme, forest supervisor in charge of the reserve, who has arrived in Seattle, says The Post- Tntelligencer, of that place. Rangers have reported find- | animals. Nothing but the teeth was | “Wab” Despite the losses from tooth hunters, the elk|Ten separate and distinct times he sprung one certain ing several carcasses recently. taken. | ranch that Mayor Mitchell of New York hunted bear this spring. ‘The Mayor was the guest of Mr. Anderson for a couple of weeks, and blamed only himself and his luck for the failure of the hunt. “Wab” was the fourth bear Mr. Anderson has killed on his ranch this summer. For years it has heen his desire to kill “Wab,” but always the cun- Long years of experience had given him almost uncanny knowl- edge of the ways of man, and the result was that his ac- tions were always opposite those of the average bruin. Where the common, unsophisticated bear might be depend- ed upon to go to a certain baited locality at a specified time, “Wab” would fight shy of that spot and turn up un- expectedly in another section. And behind him, invariably, he would leave a trail of dead sheep, calves and other tame Were there anything on the ranch to steal, would steal it, defying mere man to catch him. herds of the Olympics are in good shape, and according | trap set purposely for him, each time making way with the to the estimate, made by rangers this summer, number | bait without leaving any of his own hairy. person in its seven thousand head. Of these elk about five thousand range Within the borders of the national forest. Mr. Fromme is well pleased with the work of the rangers during the summer. The expense incurred fighting fires, outside of the regular salary paid the rangers, was only $130 as compared with $2,000 last year, ‘This in spite of the fact that a great many more campers and tourists visit- ed the forest this year than in any other ia history. - ZINC IN WARTIME. Zine is so essential in war that it has risen enormously in price in the past year. Costing originally only two- fifths as much as copper, it now costs decidedly more than copper, in spite of the fact that copper itself has sharply inereased in value. Zinc is a constituent of cartridge brass and shell fuses, and is used also as a covering for iron barbed-wire fencing. In 1913 the United States, Germany and Belgium were the leading producers of zinc. Of the three, only the United States smelted domestic ores. Bel- gium and Germany relied mainly on zine concentrates that they imported from the Broken Hill mines in New South Wales, where, for one reason and another, it does not pay to do the smelting. France, Spain and Great Britain also produce substantial quantities, but not enough to supply their own needs. Austria and Germany have considerable deposits of ore in Silesia, Hungary, Carinthia and the Tirol. As the zine-smelting furnaces of Great Britain are not well adapted for dealing with the Broken Hill concentrates, it buys the bulk of its supplies from the United States. | “WAB.” THE BIG BEAR, NO MORE. “Wab,” the big bear of Wyoming, made famous about ten years ago by the pen of Seton“Thompson, the hunter and writer, is no more. His Jong career of pillage and . slaughter was ended by A. A. Anderson, on whose ranch «the — tats his home. it was from Mr. Andetson’s jaws. No more, however. “Wab’s” hide will hereafter adorn Mr. Anderson’s den in his New York home. CHARGED BY A MOOSE. It is the belief of George Anderson, a trapper up in Maine, that all the stories he has read about«how wild beasts ‘have been cowed by the steady, unvarying gaze of a man was nonsense. This belief is a result of an experience he had with a moose on the little branch of Riffle Creek. Anderson was looking after some traps he had set for mink and marten, and his only weapon was a 22-caliber rifle. We was walking along a ridge beside the stream, when, about 15 yards away, he saw what appeared. to be a rabbit. Drawing down on it with his rifle, he fired, where- upon’ a big, ungainly moose calf jumped up from the brush and stood still, bellowing with pain and fear. ~~ The trapper was so startled that he forgot to work the little grip that throws new shells into his rifle. onds after the shot a hig cow moose come through the woods on the run, and, without stopping to lick the calf, as a bear would have done to a wounded é@ub, she made for’ the man. or running. Anderson/s mind worked fast, and he decided at once that his only hope was to stampede the cow b gazing at her severely. He gazed all right, and thi She was too close to be escaped by tree-climbing ~ Five see- ~- that he looked more severe than scared, but the moose _ ; kept right on coming, with her eyes twinkling and looking straight at him. Anderson began to be worried by the time she was ten feet away. eye isn’t what it is ‘cracked up to be. The man turned to jump and the moose butted him on the right hip and — He realized that so far as stopping a charging cow moose is concerned the human — Ny ~ nA, » knocked him a good three rods down the back a the ridge, : landing him out of sight in the brush. Both moose a calf went away, and Anderson limped home and sleeps his left side now.

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SIX WEEKS | as CHAPTER X (continued) | Be Out adventurers now understood what was coming. moon prince was accustomed to indulging in a ‘trip over the carmine waters of the bay, and he conferred upon our friends the honor and pleasure of ving them to accompany him. hat they fully appreciated this, goes without saying. was a luxurious treat to zecline upon the wonderful jons of the gondola, and drink in the delightful air the sunlight. “By Jinks!” exclaimed Ned; “I would never care to go to the earth if it wasn’t for‘pa and ma and the rest e folks. 4 e here,” cried Dick. : is!” t Professor Elias shook his head. ¢ for all that,” he said, “we never could hope to put es upon a plane with these wonderful people. We eigners to them, you know.” ey treat us like princes!” declared Dick. may be, but when the new wears-off we shall lose rni ire when thet, gazed upon the Ww anderfal aoa of Moda. His blue skin seemed perfectly in keeping very other complexion of moon life. How pallid ny the earth visitors. must look to. these men with ht feet of stature and their monstrous muscular is , kept on over ihe aii waters of the moon f the sign language. “At length the gondola} * a phiveat: land aud ihe city was out of sight. ar Hench was ‘now spread to view, and back of it was e forest, whieh _seemed * utterly impenetrable. ff, dro the water's edge some curious animals, re- aroo, sprang and rushed int the foliage. othe soe feet much excited and gaye quick} rowers, ‘The boat Sngteat ily turned FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. “What, a beautiful place Lg dol, impelled by the long sweeps used by the. “Moda conversed the while as well as he was sable}: fell dead. at| the flash of the / urimal ta 23 N THE MOON = OR —— A TRIP BEYOND THE ZENITH KING By ED. Per. (A SERIAL STORY) “4 hunt!” exclaimed Dick. “Hurrah! That strikes me just right!” “And I could say the same!” chimed in Ned. Uncle Elias also embraced the plan eagerly,,for the old gentle- man had really begun to grow young since his arrival | in the moon. Prince Moda was delighted and led the way up the beach. ‘The attendants followed behind the party. “I say, Ned,” said Dick, “what do you think of hunting with this kind of a weapon? Why not use our revolvers?” . “That is eet I say,” agreed Ned. “We will surprise the prince.” The prince, who had been in the lead, now dashed into the dense foliage of white. The boys followed him, Prof. Elias bebind. For some time they 5 | their way throngh the deine foliage, and then of a sudden came out upon an immense level plain. This plain was devoid of the white and crystal vegeta- tion, and was of the same peculiar porous, spongy mate- rial of the moon’s soil. To run Over it was most fatiguing to our adventurers. CHAPTER XI. pion \ re? “THE PRINCE UNDERGOES A CHANGE. The prince had dashed on over the plain, however, with apparently ihe greatest of ease. He was soon in the lead. The plain wes dotted with huge mounds, which seemed like excavations made by a burrowing animal, being no doubt the abodes of the creatures which they were in gneat of. The prince ran érom one to another of these. Suddenly from one of the excavations there sprang an _ Quick as a flash the prince hurled his javelin. The\creature was transfixed ‘The prince gave a shout of exultation. “Steady, Dick,” said Ned, suddenly; “isn’t ihére of the creatures over. yonder: mn Crack! "Ned's pistol spoke sharply. animal. The aim wes deadly. v he prince turned in dumb astonishment. te discharge, heard the ce Sie Yee oe The’ gc a ory eo might be called, tumbled over dead. — é i

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cs a cannot afford to be quite as independent. 24 He made a quick-inquiring gesture. .Ned_ held up his piste! and tried to explain its ‘working. He even loaded and fired it at a distant tree to satisfy the moon ruler. ‘ He even went to the tree and cut the bullet out. The effect upon Moda was curious. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. OB a ah a te acs Me them with refreshments, and the boys might have enjoyed the situation mightily but for the recollection of the in- comprehensible conduct of the prince. They discussed the matter at length, the boys taking one side and Elias the other. And as they were thus en- If the boys had not known him so well to be a liberal |gaged a strange scene took place in the gardens below. and generous benefactor, they would have sworn that he regarded them from this moment with dark suspicion and | was heard. aversion. At any rate, from this moment, from this simple inci- dent, our adventurers dated all the swift recurring i bles which beset the rest of their lunar sojourn. Moda had little to say after that. seemed to have suddenly vanished. He was polite but reserved.’ His conduct was unac-|declared the professor. countable. His attendants came up and took care of the game. Then the prince led the way back to the gondola. He, seated himself silent and moody in one end of the gon- dola. “Well, T never!” whispered Dick to-Ned: “What has His cordial manner | | A strange, distant sound like the piping of a huge horn Then a wild sort of a chant and into the gar- dens came several long files of white-robed men. Each carried a long staff with a curious crook, and they looked indeed patriarchal with their long, flowing be ards. “What's up?’ eried Dick. ‘What's all the excite- Sy eo “It is some sort of a religious festival, ll be bound!” “Those men doubtless are priests.” Our adventurers watched the scene with interest. It seemed as if there would be no end to the long files of white-robed men. Hundreds of them assembled in the 'garden in the form of a hollow square. Then into this square there marched a number of black- come over his majesty? Ever since I shot that kangaroo robed attendants, bearing a dais, and upon this was a cu- he has been mum as a church mouse!” “Tt is curious!” agreed Dick. “Can it be that I’ did wrong in Have I violated some breach of etiquette or game law 7” Dick laughed. “Give it up!” he said. “Perhaps his royal pigbres is jealous of us. But he needn’t be!” — “Oh, no, boys,” put in Prof. Elias, “I’m afraid that it is more serious than that. I have been expecting some- thing of this sort right along.” . Dick and Ned were astonished. “Why?” they asked. “Many reasons! We are of a different type and a dif- ferent world. We have no means of knowing the eccen- iricities of these people. Some little incident like that may tend to make us unwelcome in their kingdom.” “-But—they must be fools!” blurted forth Dick. “No, no; do not say that,” said the professor, sharply; “it may seem to the prince that he has a good reason for regarding us With suspicion. We cannot know their feel-) ings or their position. We rust wait and be guarded.” Dick and Ned exchanged glances. Moda did not speak to them all the way back to the palace. This angered Dick and he said: “Well, I never was treated. so shabbily in my ite. I deem it an insult and I shall resent it. I propose that we jeave here at once. We can continue our explorations of the moon ane the eine, and. we will trouble these people ee no longer.” “let us be ceremonious. not on the earth and Keep your temper for a while.” aimed te “So the party followed the prince to the palace, They ‘ eee a RK reid — here mtivaeagid Ps “Easy, Dick,” said Elias, coolly ; Youn must remember that we anh shooting the animal ? I ers. rious, transparent vessel of huge proportions, and which looked like a chemist’s retort. iquid. Several of the priests now commenced to chant. Then |into the hollow square there marched a squad of attend- ants bearing a chair in which was seated the prince. Then the lines of priests divided and fell back, thus forming what might -be recognized as a court or tribunal. “What the deuce is all that puppy-show for?” cried Dick. “Are they going to make a sacrifice to some deity?” Not one of our adventurers suspected for a moment that all these elaborate ceremonials had aught to do with them, and yet such was the case. : Suddenly there appeared on. the balcony beside them several armed attendants.. They made stern motions to our adventurers to rise and follow them. “By gum!” exclaimed Ned. “All that is meant for us. Are they going to try us for our lives ?” Uncle Elias looked startled. In this vesse] was a silvery “There is something wrong,” he said, “but what it is, 1 é cannot guess.” Resistance would be folly. guards down through the palace and into the gardens. In the center of the hollow square they stood with the gaze of all in the great company upon them. ~ed Before them in his chair of state sat the prince but lately so. kindly a host, so warm a friend. His bain : gazé was fixed upon them like that a hawk. Words cannot express the mystification of our adventur- What did it all mean? Why this sudden change of front on the part of ihe They therefore followed the — moon natives? What wrong act had they committed ? Pe Tt was — all dg meee

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FAME TIMELY Harold Chapin, an American actor, dramatist and stage manager, has been killed in action in France. Harold _ Chapin was born in the United States in 1886 and made his first appearance on the stage at Stratford-on-Avon in 1893. For‘several years, when stil] attending school in England, he played child’s parts and later toured England with stock companies. Of late years Chapin had been the stage manager for numerous well known productions. He was the author of _Augastus 3 in Search of a Father,” “The ~ Marriage of Columbine” and other plays. - The material “‘cellon,” as an excellent substitute for glass, is now being extensively used in German limousines as roof material. The entire roof, as well as large windows on the sides and rear, consist of this remarkable substance, and attempts are now being made to construct American limousines on a similar plan. As cellon cannot be export- ed from Germany at present and an all-glass roof is too dangerous, it is suggested.to use the so-called “triplex” _ glass for this purpose. This glass does not splinter even if struck with a hammer, and therefore does not endanger 4 the passengers. i By a slip of the censor it has become known that at : nigresesit 30,000 drivers are in active service’at the British - front, driving motor trucks carrying supplies and am- _ mninition. This number does not include hospital corps, “ambulances, armored cars, etc., but simply supplies trans- port service. The information was contained in an official mmunication from Maj.-Gen. 8, 8. Long, director-in- shief of the British Supplies and Transport Service, to the British journal, The Commercial Motor. The men re- ceive six shillings a day for the skilled veterans and one eee one-half shillings a day for hes novices, Pon ede Nemours and Company of Delawaed: a corpora- jon organized for the purpose of taking over and earrying nm the business.\ The new company assumes liabilities; will carry out all contracts of the old company, there. nz no change in the personnel of the management. Hl issue capital stock to the amount of $120,000,000. w corporation bears the name of the original. Dela- ocern established in 1802 by E. I. ‘du Pont-de urs, The main offices are located in Wilmington, rhen the history of the war comes to be written, one most interesting séctions will be that’ dealing with ne effective work done by railroads hastily constructed . the armies engaged. One of the most important w being age lag it is stated, is the double the great, railroad, a work: which will ctiveness of the Russian army. ‘ec months, Russia has placed r ie biases aed of ‘ghich 35 AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. made ‘of waterproof: cloth. Tt may be ‘made to suit ‘the pes ae to shape. size and material. ; 25 TOPICS have been completed and dispatched to Russia by way of Vladivostok. These will doubtless be used for transporting munitions from Archangel into Russia before that port is closed by the winter ice, - —————————— In spite of the modern methods of war sharpshooting and sniping are by no means lost arts. The sharpshooter’s bullet, we are told by observers at the front, has a special formidableness of its own such as is enjoyed by no other weapon, The shell, the rifle grenade, ‘the trench mortar at least give some warning to the ear; the bomb. and. the aerial torpedo are visible in daytime, aad may frequently be dodged. The “listeners” are generally able to give some warning as to the operations and progress of hostile | miners. The bullet alone is absolutely unobtrusive, in- stanianeous and unceasing. The agetivities of the snipers may be very much restricted, but their unceasing activity counts for something. They watch for hours together in their hiding-places to take advantage of any injudicious exposure ; the sight of a cap or @ hand incautiously raised above the parapet, the hoisting of a periscope, a shovel— anything which may betoken the least undue activity. A valise that may be used in emergencies as a life- preserver promises to be a necessary part of the equipment of the careful traveler in the near future, It,is: the inven- tion of John of John L. Edmund, a young Norwegian. The new combination traveling-bag life-preserver is, to all outward appearances, an ordinary handbag. However, it is equipped with a pair of waterproof trousers which, to- gether with the valise proper, forms a buoyant, watertight suit. There are also provided two fin-like bags in which the wearer can place his arms, and, if he so desires, propel himself through the water. The body of the case is equipped with a window and two air valves which may be locked from the inside. It is optional with the wearer whether the bag portion is closed or not, since the suit will not sink, . The position of the wearer when in the water is one of perfect comfort ; he may stand upright, lean on one arm or rest on the back or side without danger of tipping. Sufficient food to last for several days can be taken into a compartment intended for the purpose in the suitcase'por-- — tion.. Should an accident hefall the outer covering, there is’ an emergency airbag which may be blown. up from the inside and which will provide the necessary buoyancy to keep the suit ‘and its ocenpant floating. The wearer of the suit may remain in the water for from four to five days without danger of sinking or death by exposure, and in these days of the perfected “wireless telegraph it is sel- dom more than 2 few-hours before reseuers are on the scene after the sinking of a vessel. Normally, the trousers portion and the fins of the life- preserver are folded compactly into the bottom of the suit- case, leaving ariple room for anything one may wish to earry in the bag proper, The bag, as well as the suit, ig

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* time to his new art. This was the beginning of what is 26 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. Fame and Fortune Weekly : NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 12, 1915. * | TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS ¢ Ae eee ne eee ee eee weer eenes Tere eee ewe eee nee eeeee As Sela easeteeeees acca bes aieaeG da } te piece af paper to avoid cu address plainly. Address letters to _ Frank Tousey, Publisher 168 West 23d St., N.Y. envelope. Maurr E. Wourr, Presideut ) N. Hasrixes Woury, Treasurer Cuanuxs E. Nybawpmn, Secretary f : | GOOD CURRENT NEWS ARTICLES | A novel picture has been received by Sir Robert Borden, the Canadian Premier, and forwarded by him to the local Red Cross rooms. It is that of the oldest member of the Red Cross Society in the world and at that a Western In- dian—Pointed Cap, who belongs to the File Hills Indian reserve in Saskatchewan. He will be one hundred and eight years old on Noy. 14 next. The establishment of a branch of the Red Cross Society for these Indians shows how deeply the people of all classes in the Dominion are interested in the war and eager to fipd a way of lending assistance. | There have been a number of mechanical devices de- signed to keep the windshield of a motor car clear in a driving rain, but most of them rely on either mechanical wiping off, or on coating the glass surface with a chemical preparation which sheds the water. An entirely different idea is embedied in the new “electric” Windshield cleaner, which has just appeared on the market. This device con- | sists of a coil of resistance wire in an oval frame; hung | close to the glass directly in front of the driver’s face. The électrie current generated by the starting and lighting | dynamo, or the ignition system, is passed through the ‘re- | sistance coil and heats it. The heat is communicated to the oval space of the windshield, so that water failing on this spot is dried up. About a century ago an artist named Cranch was stand- ing one day in front of a fire in his home at Axminster. _ Over the fireplace was an oaken mantelpiece, and it oc- curred to Cranch that this expanse of wood might be im- proved by alittle ornamentation. He picked up the poker, heated it red-hot and began to sketch in a bold design. The result pleased him so much that he elaborated his work and began to attempt other fire pictures on panels of wood, These met with a ready sale, and Cranch soon gaye all his - Experiments by Naval Architect Mason: S. Chase in the naval experimental tank at the Washington Navy Yard have demonstrated that with the same power the speed of ‘a submarine under water will be practically the same’as on the surface. While there is an increased stirface resist- ance in a submerged boat, there is on the surface the wave making resistance or the “bone” which the ship ear- ries in its “teeth,” which it takes about as much power to overcome. Lieut. C, N. Hinkamp, U.S.N., in a paper on submarines says that the water is smoother under sea, and on this account some officers believe that under |certain conditions even better speed can be made under sea with the same power. At least it is now generally con- ceded that submarines with the same power can make about the same speed under the sea as they do on the surface. This is what the proprietors of the Neff submarine claim, land they say that they have been able to demonstrate it to the satisfaction of the Naval Board. - GRINS AND CHUCKLES “In dis here life,” said Unele Eben, “de man dat’s look- in’ foh trouble mos’ always doan’ hab ter put on *is spec- tacles ter fin’ it.” ; “Did you occupy your last pulpit with credit?” in- quired the churelf trustee. “I certainly did.” responded the applicant; “there .was never any cash connected swith ity? j - Willie—Pa, you don’t get chestnuts until after there’s a frost, do you? Pa—Except in the case of a farce comedy, my son. Then the chestnuts come first, and the frost afterward. “Will the gentlemen please move up forward a little?? called. out.the polite conductor, of the trolley car. “I won't,” growled Ma. Grouch,.who hung to a strap near the door. “Oh, I didn’t ask you,’ said the conductor. Manager—Mr,, Smith, of late your work has been very perfunctery., Smith (eagerly interrupting)—Mr. Jones, lye been working here for three months now, and, though I have-tried, my best, that’s the first bit of praise I have received since I’ve been here. «Thank you! “He is very popular with his wife of late.” “And him such a flirt. How. does he do it?” “She called him up the other day and sail: ‘Hello, darling,” and he recog- nized her voice and replied: ‘You have evidently made a- mistake; I am not your darling. I have the dearest, sweet- est, most beautiful wife in the world, and she is the only — woman I permit to call me darling!” The office boy in a law office of this town himself hopes to be a lawyer some day. He has begun his studies al- ready by asking questions of the clerks whenever he a legal term as to which he desires information. The other day he approached one of the clerks with this ques- tion; “What do they mean by a contingent fee?” hears ty, is, ony 4 — > ba =

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CHASED BY WOLVES. ; ' By Alexander Armstrong moved into the big woods.” . No, grandpa; tell us about the panther that you shot in the alder thicket,’ put in a black-eyed boy of, some _ twelve years. “I think that story’s just boss.” “T think the story about the old Indian man is the best,” said a kind little girl of some ten summers, as she placed her hand upon the aged man’s knee and looked up into his face. “You’ll tell us that ene, won’t you, grandpa?” | The old man arose and placed a couple of sticks of wood ' on the fire in the good old New England fireplace, and then went to the front window and gazed forth into the dark: Tt was a night of storm and gloom, and the ~ howling wind shook the windows spitefully. “Well, boys and girls,” said he, coming back-and re- ~ suming his seat, “to-night carriés my mind back to the ‘time when we passed such a terrible night in the forest.” Little Mary climbed up into the old man’s lap, and ~ with an anxious group of young listeners around him, he told the story. ~¥<*We had been in the wilderness nearly three years, and ~ we had a good loghouse, a logbarn, or rather a hovel, as we called it, and a clearing of some twenty acres. One af ernoon, in midwinter, father requested me and James - to go over to neighbor Belcher’s and get a quarter of veni- ‘son that he had left there the day before. ‘And, mind you, boys,’ he said, ‘vou must be back before sundown. This is imperative.” ¥ “We promised obedience, and with light hearts hurried NT distance to Mr. Belcher’s was about two miles, “over a rough log road, and nearly all the way through the woods. But to hardy frontier boys of fourteen and sixteen srs of age this was nothing; and at an early hour we J at Belcher’s cabin, where we were kindly received the family, and soon engaged in sport with the Belcher , riding downhill, chasing each other across the lots, a iting theit traps and snares. Tin rapidly as it always does in such times, a in she fulness of our joys we thought not of returning “ y night, when the loud roaring of the wind vif on the hill, and the angry whirling of a ry flakes of snow warned us of an approaching ly we repaired to the house, and, wrapping up HS FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. - Se ee in a clean cloth that We had brought with us, B! Phe a, eae Ey ee : ning to,the door, ‘you. ie pits aoe. tas yi ‘gat em co toa a ¥ by er Se Spt Heat e eee ae a cm Floain ad SEY Wine Pane betes, pe san RO teers, yee ithe wolves may éatch you in the dark before you get home.’ “ ‘No, thank you, Mrs. Belcher,’ said I. ‘Father com- |manded us to be back before sunset, and it must be that time now. How thoughtless we have been that we did not | start sooner.” «‘But it’s, dangerons, boys,’ she expostulated. “The devour you. Stay with us and start early in himself by the side of a little old man, with a kind ex- the morning.’ “She could net induce us to stay, however, for our guilty consciences were inwardly reproaching us for staying 50 _ long already. “What would our kind parents say when night came on and we did not return? 3 “‘Pshaw,’ said James, who was some two years older than I, ‘the welves won’t trouble us,’ and without more words we started into a brisk trot. “Already it was dusky in the thick woods, and soon the snow commenced to fall very fast. ; “We had reached the top of a high wooded ridge, over which the path wound, and were plodding along, facing the storm blast, when a low, dismal how] greeted our ears from the swamp below. . “<Jim,’ said I, ‘that’s a wolf, sure’s the world. I don’t know but that we’d have done better to have stayed at Mr. Belcher’s.’ «Come on,’ he returned. ‘Who’s going, to be afraid of a wolf? They never attack anything unless there’s a gang together, and we'll be home before they get congregated. We're most halfway home now.’ “\ few moments later the same dismal how! rang mournfully through the thick forest again. “And this time an answering howl came up from the valley on the other side. “nother moment and then a prolonged echo resounded behind us, and then another, and another, from the glen way beyond the swamp. “A cold shudder ran through my quivering frame, and my panting breath seemed to come in fitful gasps. “What would become of us? “We would be deyoured by the wolves. “Father, alarmed by our absence, would come to find us, and they would kill him, too. “And mother and sister would mourn and starve and die alone in the wilderness. + And it would all be on account of our wicked disobe- dience. . “The thought was withering, and it racked my very soul with mental agony. So 3 “James snatched the venison from my arms, and we fled, like frightened deer, down the hill. Pi “As we neared the low ground the somber hemlocks shut out the little lingering light of day, and we could but just discern the road. — iar webs “Louder and more fierce became the blood-curdling howls, as the cruel beasts gathered nearer about us,.and we . . the road began to realize that a terrible moment was appr “Suddenly a dark, tawny object dashed across gp ewors Wie alae ee : leaped, to one side and sent forth a AW “aS nage

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28 FAME “James threw ora the venison, aa grasping my Fea we sped along the road with all our might. “A moment later such a commingled snarling and howl- ing arose as I hope I may never hear again. “They were fighting over the venison, and now, if we ‘would save our lives, we must do our utmost to escape during the few moments they would be engaged in de- vyouring it. “But ere we had proceeded a hundred rods they were coming again in swift pursuit. “We were now running uphill, and we soon became so tired it seemed as though we must drop from exhaustion. | “Panting for breath, we staggered on. “Tt seemed as though we should never get to the sum- mit. “We broke over the height at last, however, and as we commenced to descend, a bright light glimmered firouph| the forest, like a brilliant lone star in the darkness. “To us it was, indeed, a star of joy. “Tt was the light from our own cabin windows, in the quiet little valley below. : - “Tt raised in our desponding breasts a new ray of hope, ‘and we darted on with renewed energy. “The blinding snow dashed in our faces, and winter's frozen blast roared through the naked forest like a hurri- cane. | “The wolves were now close upon us again, and in a mo- ment we might feel their sharp fangs pierce our flesh. “We felt sure if we could reach the clearing they would pause in their pursuit, and then we should escape. “By turning into a rough by-path, we could reach aj corner of it within thirty or forty rods from where we were. ” “Tt was the nearest point; though to reach it we would be obliged to cross a deep, rocky gully, through which ran | ‘a.small, turbulent stream of water. ~ ~ “We did not stop to argue, but dashed down the steep| declivity, regardless of hurts and bruises, and soon reached the creek. * “As we scrambled up the opposite bank, we heard three or four of the savage brutes crossing the creck behind us, and by the time we had reached the top they were upon us. “James hurriedly drew oft ‘his coat; and threw it down oye gulch. “My goodness! What a fearful noise suiuel, as they leaped upon the tattered garment and tore it to shreds. “But it # ocdupied their attention only fora moment, and then they came.on again. _ “We threw our hats behind us, but they did not stop them at all. _ “A huge gray wolf, uttering an angry snarl, leaped over ny. shoulder, his sharp teeth SREB IOS close to my ear as he went past.© _. The next moment he a ‘to one side, snapping sav- ae agely at my legs, and, mae upon my coat, tore off the AND =F ORTUNE WEEKLY. and from that hour we ae commands.” ? “Father had come to the rescue. “The sound of the musket, at that moment, was more joyful to our ears than the sweetest strains of music. “The wolves vanished from before us as if by magic, and their loud, unearthly yells immediately, ceased. “Run, boys; run for your lives,’ father called out in a clear tone of voice. “They will certainly kill you if they — overtake you.’ “Ave! we knew it, and we bounded, forward. “As we entered the clearing our courage rose, and we flitted past the blackened stumps with the speed of the frightened fawn. P “We could hear the furious animals collecting again on the edge of the clearing, and we knew we could not trust _ them. “Dashing up to the house, we rena called out be- tween our panting breath: “Open the door, mother!’ “The door swung back on its wooden hinges, and we staggered in and sank upon the floor before the hearth, | bleeding and exhausted. 5 “Father followed close behind us, and, raising us to our feet, kindly inquired if we were badly hurt. “Our wounds were not serious, and after they had been ‘ ‘carefully dressed, anc we had become somewhat rested, supper was prepared, “We sat around the board, but we did not eat anything that night: “Our systems had been too much shocked by the ordeal e had passed through, and we had no appetite. “Father had been to the sawmill after we went away, and did not come home until dark. “He heard the wolves as he came home, and, on ascer- ¥. taining that we had not arrived, he rightly guessed what 4 they were making such a.din about. “Without saying a word to further excite mother’s fears, r he snatched his gun from the hooks and rushed forth to 4 WwW meet us, “The result is already known. : ia “All night long the storm raged with unabated aie ¢; and the wolves howled and snarled incessantly around the edge of the clearing, and even at times came around the | fe house and barn. “Old Tige would start up from his corner every now and then, rattling his chain and growling, and all thoughts at 5 sleep was banished from the household. 7 “The morning at length dawned, clear and jerat ae and with the rising of the sun all cause of alarm passe ae away; though it. was nearly a week before we A eo sufficiently to be able to go into the woods again to work.’ “Father did not say a word to us about our disobedience then, but the wolves had taught bs a bitter, lesson, and o ; Jong to be rémembered. “We had tasted the retributive fruits of disobed were more. careful to obey a 1 . re Be : / ®Well; Harry, said’ the fair maid: “aid popper : vy | if you ‘could support me in the style to. which’ -|tomed?” “No, dear; he merely. ir ‘}coul . pap git "me his blessing. 2 a

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FAME SCARED OUT BY TRICK. “Negroes who located at Jennings, Okla., an oil town in ~ Pawnee County, have asked Attorney General Freeling: to j give them the protection of the law when they go back there, but it is not likely that any steps will be taken to ‘guard them against the objections of the white residents. The negroes left Jennings in a body, after a white coffin _ had been placed near their residences hose to the railroad paceeyerds The coffin contained a dummy and ‘this in- Lf you don’t see ity run any- Al the negroes saw it and they knew what it meant. p ey! had recénily gone to Jennings, drawn there by the ceounts of the iown’ taking on new life, but the w ate) 4 residents did not want Pen. the negroes and’ ‘finally decided upon the coffin. — lt ked like a charm. Six hours after it was placed near negro quarters the town had no'negro population. Tn only one town in the State are thé blacks able to get ‘with the whites for such treatment: - At Boley all the denis are negroes and they allow no white people there. e men go there during the day to transact business, hey neyer stay overnight in Boley. | MbeRe isa. sign ne Boley depot Which reads : i FAS AND LILIES SCARCE FOR XMAs. r the meeting of the N. Y. and N. J. Plant Grow- Asséciation, held in the Hotel McAlpin, New York, am H. Siebrichi, secretary of the Growers’. Associa- said: t York may for the first time see a Chr ay season azaleas’ and lilies-of-the-valley. Though American ts have heen trying for twenty-five’ years to grow this plant, there seems to be no part of the country / conditions of soil and atmosphere are right. to ee azilea. Belgian growers now have the plants and ready for shipment heré, but are stopped by the, : English Government. which declines to al- the value in cash is advanced by pur- this money placed in English banks ‘to ‘the Belgian grower to be:held until the end antil Germany bas evacuated Belgium. ‘This ven so that’ the Belgians would be assured of ‘the money for their wares. “The German hen hand, will not allow the sbip-| { such terms. Plans ave under way ifu sneanwhile the delicate asus are : this) deadicek, but the prospect] ) AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. , 29 ‘NEWS OF THE DAY dollars and e every one here would like to see this business resumed. Lilies we can get from Japan, but the outlook for ihe supply of our most. beautiful Christmas bloom is very dark.” HOPPE TO PLAY IN HANDICAP TOURNEY. With Wiliam F. Hoppe, champion of the world at. all styles of balkline billiards, as scratch man, playing 500 points, a handicap at 18.2 will be held about November 15. This announcement is authorized by the Brunswick-Balke- Collender Company. Conditions for the event will be ar- ranged by B. E. Bensinger, president of the company, who was in New York recently, and returned to Chicago, If his views and influence prevail, the tournament. wil! be held at Chicago, under the management of the Billiard | Room Keepers, who last March so successfully handled the series of games that” decided the three-cushion carrom championship won by George W. Moore. If the pros- pective tournament proves a success, others. on similar lines will follow. “When the subject of balkline handicaps was first broached, Hoppe did not favor them. He expressed a Ww illingness to concede reasonable odds, but contended that he might be discriminated against and might have io make coucessions that would not only prevent him from winning the chief! prize, but. would enable the player who received the greatest odds io finish first. Replying, C. P. Miller, of the Brunswick-Balke- Collen- ‘Paes Company, said; “That is exactly what nray happen, The theory of handicapping is to give every contestant in every form of sport in which handicapping is possible an equal chance. “Tn England billiard handicaps, in which the best. play- ers compete, have been annual eyents. In this country in the promotion of billiards they have become a necessity, The public, Which supports the game, has tired of seein you beat somebody. It can no longer be interested in gumes ihe results of which are foregone conclusions. “Actual contests must be strpplied, The better class of players must accept ‘tasks that will place inferiors on® an equal basis, or there will be no tournaments. Tf you, de- feat Yamada when he plays you for ‘the 14.1 champion- ship there will be no more championship games and no probability of {ournaments or matches on ais even ba You have no reason to fear that in'a handicap you vate aunfairly: ‘treated or that if you fail to finish prominently in a tournament in which you ¢oncede liberal odds your reputation will be affected.” re ge fe 4 After reflectian, Hoppe conéluded to take a chanee in least ‘one Taniien He said he considered: ‘ita puevd

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ae squirrels following the raid. 30 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. INTERESTING ING ARTICLES NEW TRENCH WEAPON. The French troops are using a new bomb-thrower of ex- treme simplicity, with which they are obtaining remarkable results, according to experts who have seen them at work. This weapon, which is known as the “crapouillot,” consists of a shrapnel shell case mounted on a wooden stand, with a spike in front to anchor it firmly. The case. of the shrapne! shell remains intact after it has been fired, as its object is to act like a little cannon; its end opens-and the shrapnel with which it is crammed is driven out by a charge of powder at the bottom of the case. These shrap- nel cases are carefully picked up by the French, to be used against the enemy. The cost of the finished bomb- thrower does not exceed $1.25 and its weight is negligible. A charge of powder is poured into the shell case and a bomb well loaded with explosives placed upon it. The charge is fired by the touchhole and the bomb is thrown into the air; it turns clumsily over and over like a large saugage, but it finds its . target with remarkable accuracy. When ‘in the vicissitudes of battle the Germans succeed in capturing a front trench their communique not infre- quently dignifies these bomb-throwers with the name of gunk. People vend that ten, twenty or thirty guns- have been captured, and never for a moment suppose that these insignificant trench moftars are meant. eS eee eee ot AVE ACCOUNT OF SQUIRREL HUNT. ’ At the dedication of the monument to Ludwig Sells and his wife in the Dublin eerietery in Franklin County, Ohio, the Rey. Bryon R. Long gave an interesting accountvof the great squirre! hunt of September, 1822, which was said to have ended the serious depredations of the squirrels in the fields of the farmers there. The Columbus Gazette of August 20, 1822, referred to the great damage being done by: squirrels and published an addvess to the farmers stiguesting a county squirrel hunt. The farmers of several townships were asked to select representatives to make the arrangements. » The preliminary meeting, says the Columbus Dispatch, Was held, One of the delegates from Washington town- ship, in which Dublin is located, was Peter Sells, a son of Ludwig Sells.. The hunt was held and the farmers turned Out in masts, spending two or three days slaughtering the aguirrels. ‘Thie- count a8 far as matle reached a total of 19,960 skins but as many.of the hunters failed to report the number shot by them the total was no doubt really in excess of that. > Still this number, great bs it Was, sod not in itself have had any very great elfect on the damage done by the yels. But the pioncers toll of great migration by the ‘Phe little animals moved like ts, in countless «roves, going straight ahead and turning side for no obstacle. ‘They went over precipices and swam “riers in their persistent eotrse, They seemed to be in es c Jessen isch ‘eithent_fear, of or- OLD PAPERS AND SELLS THEM AT A PROFIT. ; Fred Kingsley, nine years old, of Battle Creek, Mich., has pyt into successful operation a plan of money-making which can be adopted with profit by the average boy in the average town, says the American Boy. Fred is in the newspaper busines s—the second-hand newspaper business, so to speak—for he buys old newspapers and magazines and sells them at a nice profit. Instead of making a hit- and-miss search for waste paper, after the fashion of most adult followers of that trade, Fred has his regular clients from whom he buys newspapers according to contract. He makes regular trips with his little express wagon and hauls them away and stores them in the barn at home. The papers are baled and held until the market seems favorable, when they are hauled away or shipped. The boy got into the business on confidence. “He wanted to earn his own spending money and he outlined the plan to his father, who agreed to Joan Fred the money to pur- chase the baler. Fred gave his pérsonal promissory note and with the money thus secured bought the baler and went to work. Little by little he built his business up. by being polite and courteous to those from whom he pur- chased hewapapers. Tn less than a year he was able to pay the note out of his surplus cash, in addition to buy- ing a violin and, paying Yor music lessons. ‘He haa been ~ in business almost two years now and his list of clients has grown fast, «Mornings, afternoons, Saturdays and holidays, Fred is out with his wagon, collecting papers and paying cash for them. When a rainy day comes along < the papers are ‘baled and hauled away to market. eas BOY BUYS BRISK BUSINESS IN TOYS. Disquieting rumors have reached Dutch children to the effect that the famous toy-making town of Nuremberg in - Bavaria may use the metal which it has been putting into millions of little tin soldiers for more real purposes ‘of war. However true the report may be, there is as yet no serious decimation in the ranks of the armies of a nursery floor. From toy dealers’ reports, in fact, the soldier armies ‘are increasing faster than any others i Europe. Although before the war Dutch children were satisfied with an indiscriminate phalanx of redcoats, oe man Hussars and Cossacks, the nursery now must equipped uniformly with tinbroken lines. of men guns. If there iy any class in Holland, that has entirel ignored the neutrality stand, it is the children, who the toy shops abaiee their ere 4 The toy deal is very Sethe that the toy shop “generally display German soldiers, while in Amsterdam it is the Fy and British which are shown. children also have marked preferences, with _ windows displaying the German colors on dre and torpedo boais, while Amsterdam windows sentiment there by giving the. Franeo- Bai Fish better s! show. ;

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face. EIGHT GAMES FOR 10c Chess, Checkers, Fox and Geese, Nine Men Morris, Authors, Introduction Game, pores Prison, Domi- hoes; a whole year’s amusement an the whole thing for only.............. Oo Send 10 Cents today and get all eight Game: The A, L. Barger Co., Conover, N, C. Old C. Wa $l te 340) paid for ‘oins ptr mn of coins Gated betars 1895. Send 1@c forour ‘liustrated coin value ooox, 427; get posted, Clarke & Ce., Boxds, Le Key, N.£ Marion Dillman took a party of friends automobiling, and when near Chili, Ind., an owl struck him in the Dillman let go of the steering wheel and the car ran down an em- bankment and against a fence. None of the occupants was hurt, but Dill- man’s face was scratched by the owl’s claws. “B. Tocchini, believed to have been _ penniless, and who died as a pauper at the San Mateo County Poor Farm, leaves an estate valued at $10,000. _ ‘Two mortgages for $3,000 each on San Francisco property and certifi- cates of cash deposits totaling $4,000 were found in his effects by Assistant ieotation James Urbans of the Ea enen. Mrs. Margaret Clark, of Lorain, Ohio, sixty years old, told Judge Thompson in common pleas court that she poisoned her husband’s two racehorses at the Elyria fair grounds WE WANT YOU a Wee ia —P ve . *-_ > del. 'f : ted “a | because she desired to save the rest of her property. “My husband has spent a fortune in the racing game,” said Mrs. Clark, “and I gave the two horses, which were as much mine as his, poison, in order to save the re- mainder of our possessions.” John W. Reed, of the Read Print- ing Company, Kansas City, dreamed the other night of cutting off his hand in a paper cutter in his shop. He laughed when he told about the dream and said he was not supersti- tious and had no fear. Next day, as he passed the cutter, Reed slipped and struck the Jever.. His left hand went under the blade and was severed at the wrist. The workmen, remem- bering the dream, became confused and ten minutes passed before a phy- sician was called. The activity of Mount Vesuvius has increased in violence. The phenomenon is especially noticeable at night through the glare from the streams of lava that are issuing from the- craters. The activity of the voleano is accompanied by deep rumblings and shocks of earthquake are being felt in the neighboring vil- lages. Fearing excommunication. from their church, the Ruthenians of Win- nipeg are refusing to send their chil- dren to schools teaching English. This is one of the most difficult con- ditions with which the provincial ed- ucational authorities have to deal in their attempt to enforce compulsory school attendance laws. There are several thousand Ruthenians in one section of Manitoba, and the school inspectors make little headway there. The schools maintained are teaching the native tongue of the settlers in most instances. Mrs, Hander Kala Bagal, coming all the way from northwestern India, has introduced San Francisco to the latest thing in jewelry—the nose dia- mond. “Have your surgeon,” says Mrs. Bagal, “pierce your nose: hori- zontally ‘above the nostrils and just under the bridge; then order from your jeweler a little, straight gold bar with a diamond set in one end; run it through the perforation and— you’ re right up to the minute in fash- ions.” The craze, says Mrs. Bagal, is just becoming popular in India and is making the old-fashioned nose- ring pause, TO READ | “Moving Picture Stories” ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY "You the latest number issued A Weekly Magazine devoted to Photoplays and Players g OF PRICE 5 CENTS A COPY 3 og BEAUTIFUL COLORED COVER DESIGNS = au Sew cei ania of actors and actresses every week - | anes | + 3 EVERY NUMEER CONTAINS ade 7 , - AS rw ; pe - Sue 2 i oe ts a > 6 Fee Ba Absolutely the finest little publication on the news-stands THIRTY-TWO PAGES FINE HALF-TONE FRONTISPIECES Get a copy ofthis weekly magazine and see what itis Six Gripping Stories, based on the latest and best films, each profusely illustrated with fine half-tones of scenes in the _ Photographs and Biographies of the most celebrated Photoplay actors and actresses. “Special Articles relating to Moving Pictures, written by the greatest authorities In the film business. “News Notes from the studios about the doings of everybody of prominence connected with the Photoplays. _ Scenario Hints and the names of all the companies who-may buy the plays you write. _ Poems, Jingles, Jests and every bright feature caleulated to interest both young and old. GET A COPY NOW from your newsdealer, or send us 5 conts in money or postage stamps, and we will mail - : sl aga PICTURE STORIES,” Inc. New eck

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Specie Sart or of Happy Valley 470 Among the Ice Peaks; or, The Voyage That Made the Money | 505 Boss of the Market; or, The Greatest) Boy in Wail Street. es * Se ttle Cae oe Soe pa eg ee Brought | 506 The Chance of His Life; or, The Young Pilot of Crytal Lake. nut Atenas Locks Jar, Wining on His Merits 507 Striving for Fortune; or, From Bell-Boy to Millionaire. 474 Out for a Corner;'or, A Smart Chicago Boy 508 Out for Business; or, The Smartest Boy in Town. 475 The Winning Trick; or, How a Boy Made His Mark. 509 A Favorite of Fortune; or, Striking It Rich in Wall Street. 478 The Young Editor; or, Running a Country Newspaper. 510 Through Thick and Thin; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy. 477 A Big Stroke: or, The Lad Who Made a Record. 511 Doing His Level Best; or, Working His Way Up. +*, 478 In the Copper Field; or, The Mine That Made the Money. 512 Always on Deck; or, The Bo who ae His aad j- 479 From a Cent to a Fortune; or, A Chicago Boy's Great Scoop. 513 A Mint of Money; or, The Young Wa 1 Street Bro er. 480 A Start in Life; or, A Poor Boy's Rise to Fame. os The Ladder of Fame; or, From “ ue BD ator: : 481 A Wide Awake Boy; or, Born With a Winning Streak. 51 yi the Bguarey Or, The Susceee oe eee iatthe Week 482 Capturing the Money; or, How Ben Bailey Made His Mark. 516 After a Fortune; or, The Pluckiest Boy Im the West. 488 Digging for Gold; or, The Luck of a Boy Miner. 517 Winning the Dollars; or, The Young Wonder of Wal! 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Out for Himself; or, Paving Wis Way to Fortune. . 494 A Sure Winner; or, The Boy Who Went Out With a Circus. Diamond Cut Diamond; or, The Boy Brokers of Wall Street. ’ For sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on receipt of price, 5 cents per copy, in money or postage stamps, Dy FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, . : 168 West 23d St., New York See f mp st) ej 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 ‘hem to you by return mail POSTAGE STAMPS TAKEN THE SAME AS MONEY. FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, - . 168 West 23d St., New York. , Ov R TEN-CENT HAND BOOES 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 EBlec- tric To Batteries, etc. By George Trebel, A. M., D. Containing over fifty fllustra- ns. 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, contain- ing full directions for constructing canoes and the most popular manner of sailing them. Fully illustrated. No. 49. HOW TO DEBATE.—Giving rules for conducting debates, outlines for debates, uestions for discussion, and the best sources or procuring information on the question ven. a. 50. HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND AN- IMALS.—A valuable book, giving Instructions in collecting, preparing, mounting and pre- serving birds, animals and insects. No. 51. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Containing explanations of the gen- eral principles of sleight-of-hand applicable to ecard tricks, of card tricks with ordinary 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 Euchre, Cribbage, Casino, Forty-Five, Rounce, Pedro Sancho, Draw Poker, Auction Pitch, All Fours, and many other popular games of cards. No. 53. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS.—A wonderful little book, telling you how to write - to your sweetheart, your father, mother, sis- ter. 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- TO COLLECT STAMPS AND COINS.—Containing valuable informa- tion regarding 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 should know. ‘o. 60. HOW TO BECOME A PHOTOG- Fo with a full description of everything an en-. RAPHER.—Containing useful information re- garding the Camera and how to work It; also how to make Photographic Magic Lantern Slides and other Transparencies. Handsomely illustrated. No. 62. HOW TO BECOME A WEST POINT MILITARY CADET.—Explains how to gain admittance, course of Study, Examina- tions, Duties, Staff of Officers, Post Guard, Po- lice Regulations, Fire Department, and all a boy should know to be a cadet. By Lu Senar- ens. No. 638. HOW TO BECOME A NAVAL CADET.—Complete instructions of how to gain admission to the Annapolis Naval Academy. Also containing the course of instruction, de- scription of grounds and buildings, historical aketch, and everything a boy should know to become an officer in the United States Navy. 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HOW TO DO SLEIGHT-OF-HAND. —Containing over fifty of the latest and best tricks used by magicians. Also containing the secret of second sight. Fully illustrated. \ No. 70. HOW TO MAKE MAGIC TOYS.— Containing full directions for making Magic Toys and devices of many kinds. Fully illus- trated. No. 71. HOW TO DO MECHANICAL TRICKS.—Containing complete instructions for performing over sixty Mechanical Tricks. Fully illustrated. No. 72. HOW TO DO SIXTY TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Embracing al! of the latest and most deceptive card tricks, with illus- trations. No. 73. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH NUMBERS.—Showing many curious tricks sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on receipt of price, 10 cts. per copy, ur 3 for 25 cts., in money or postage FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, - - - - + * - * + + with figures and the magic of numbers #3 fa erie ae illustrated. s oO. 5 TO ITE LETTERS CORRECTLY.—Containing full instructions for writing letters on almost any subject; also rules for punctuation and composition > with specimen letters. P q No. 75. HOW TO BECOME A CONJURER ~ —Containing tricks with Dominoes, Dice, ¥ Cups and Balls, Hats, etc. Embracing thirty- six illustrations. By A. Anderson. , No. 5 W TO TELL FORTUNES BY THE HAND.—Containing rules for telling for- tunes by the aid of lines of the hand, o1 the secret of palmistry. Also the secret of telling future events by aid of moles, marks scars, etc. Illustrated. ; No. 77. HOW TO DO FORTY TRICK* WITH CARDS.—Containing deceptive Card © Tricks as performed by leading conjurers and a magicians. Arranged for home amusement — Fully tlustrated. No. 78 HOW TO DO THE BLACK ART. —Containing a complete description of the ! mysteries of Magic and Sleight-of-Hand, to- 7 gether with many wonderful experiments. By ; A. Andeeet Re 4 o 5 ECOME AN ACTOR. Zt —Containing complete instructions how to x make up for various characters on the stage; together with the duties of the Stage Manager, Prompter, Scenic Artist and Property Man. o. . GUS WILLIAMS’ JOKE BOOK.— — Containing the latest jokes, aneedotes and , funny stories of this world-renowned German > comedian. Sixty-four pages; hamdsome col- ored cover, containing a half-tone photo of the author. wail No. 81. HOW TO MESMERIZE.—Contain- ing the most approved methods of mesmer- ism; animal magnetism, or, magnetic heal- ing. By Prof. Leo Hugo Koch, A.C.S. author of “How to Hypnotize,” etc. P 2 No. 82. HOW TO DO PALMISTRY.—Con- taining the most approved methods of read- ing the lines on the hand, together with a full explanation of their meaning. Also explain- — ing phrenology, and the key for telling char- acter by the bumps on the head. By L Hugo Koch, A.C.S. Fully fllustrated. No. 83. HOW TO HYPNOTIZE. ing valuable and instructive information garding the science of hypnotism. Also plaining the most approved methods whk are employed by the leading hypnotists the world. By Leo Hugo Koch, A, ; No. 84. HOW TO BECOME AN AU —Containing information regarding cl subjects, the use of words and the mai preparing and submitting man containing valuable information legibility and general pt. neatness, of manuscrt 168 West 23d St., New ° —