Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 615) (1917 07 13)

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STORIES OF BOYS THAT MAKE MONEY. LITTLE JAY PERKINS THE 2 BROKER: | OR, OHEAR G THE WALL STREE TAMBS.-.4 Pree STORIES . 1 oy a) ne a ei When broker Simpson produced the lamb amid a roar of laughter, "Little Jay Perkine Peiapiy grinned, rose from his chair and opened the door behind him. His pet cub Sprang out into the room ta the consternation of the brokers.

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Harry £E. AND FORTUNE WEEKLY "STORIES OF BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY . Wolf, Publisher, 166 West 23d Street, New York. Resied Weekly—By Subscription $8. 00 per year. Entered at the New York, N. Y., Post Office as Second-Class Matter by ; ‘No. 615. NEW YORK, JULY 13, 1917. Price 6 Cents. Little Jay Perkins, the Broker SHEARING THE WALL STREET “LAMBS” By A SELF-MADE MAN. : | s) CHAPTER I. ‘IW WHICH JAY PERKINS DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF. | “What in creation is that?” ejaculated Ed Willis, jumping rom his chair as a small, brown, shaggy-looking animal, as Arge as a full-grown bulldog, came nosing around one of egs. Tt was Sunday afternoon and Ed had called around to see is cular friend, Jay Perkins, at his home in a quiet part i Bronx, Hardly had he taken his seat in his friend’s cozy room on the cond floor back of the two-story detached house owned by eee a widow of perhaps thirty-eight years, when the lookin se. Br animal appeared from some corner where it pS reggpres chuckled Jay, “is a Wall Street bear. Don't you know ots we you see it? You’ve been long enough in the Street, I should think, to be familiar with the breed.” +*Oh, po toe with your Wall Street bears. Is that a real druin?” he added, looking attentively at the four-legged ob- ject which had trotted over to his friend and was rub ing his drown nose against the boy’s hand. “It’s a real one,” replied Jay, B patting the cub on the head fag tickling one of his furry “Where in thunder did you vet ik?” » “I bought it from an ani dealer.” te “What for?” “As a household pet.”. “iH that’s your idea of a household pet excuse me if I differ ou.” mn “Well, as I’ve gone into business for myself, and intend devote my caning we to wrestling with the bulls and bears, ought a tame bear would be a very appropriate house- ornament for me to have.” To ee things up you page? to get a tame bull as well,” hole lot of nerve branching out ca eck or so ago ie you were mes- er. foanee ag orbs ogg a tet the my entire se to the business.” - ss Simpson think about you setting up for ree “Have you got an ‘office yet?” “Yes, and it’s all ready dean for business.” “You haven’t lost any time over it.” “Where is your office?” “Oriel Building, sixth floor, Room 209. Drop in and see me to-morrow after you’re through for the day. I'll wait for you.” “Tl be there between half-past three and four if nothing happens to prevent me keeping the engagement. What does your mother think about your’ change of base?” “She thinks that whatever I do is all right,” replied Jay complacently. “I wish my folks thought the same way.” “Do they occasionally take eae to your actions?” “I should remark that they did ach member of my fam- ily has his or her idea how I should conduct myself, and it’s pretty hard to satisfy the whole bunch.” “Then you should study the art of diplomacy,.Ed. A good « - bluff is sometimes better than a line of argument. Alw aim to avoid friction in both the domestic and business e of life. An ounce of soft-solder goes further than a pound of———” “Cut it out, Jay. Where’s that bear now?” “He’s over in his lair in yonder closet.” “You ought to bring him down to your office and nt him on exhibition as an object lesson.” “Perhaps I will some time.” “If you were only a member of the Pxchange what fun you could have out of him some afternoon when bus slack.” “You think the cub would make a sensation on the floor, eh?” “Bet your life he would. The traders would appre j something out of the ordinary. Say, let’s go out and take a walk. This is too fine an afternoon to be cooped up in the house.” - “Where shall we go?” “The Lp as Rect as an be sede Pe 4 i Bronx Park was not very rom Ww y ¥ and the boys aimed for the po Sia Sens y Pekin They were,soon in the park, ck, walking alang g the a sail side the Bronx River. ; “That’s ‘a fine-looking girl yonder in the | 8 Jay looked.in the indicated by saw a very pre etty a hom fa pb a dudi iness was”

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ee 2 reat LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. water.” I owe such a big obligation?” she asked with a smile. “And he’s lost one of the oars reaching for it. He’s in a| “Jay Perkins.” i nice pickle now.” . “Thank you, I sha’n’t forget it, nor the gallant service e “He’s trying to get the boat around so he can recover the | have rende me. You must five me your address. oar.” father will certainly desire to call on you to thank you. An my mother will also desire to express her gore, op per- They watched with some interest the abortive efforts of , Street it would the smartly-dressed youth to pick up the oar. “I’m afraid he’ll upset the bozt if he doesn’t look out,” said Jay as the boy leaned out in a futile attempt to reach the truant oar, causing the boat to dip and the girl to utter a aa half-suppressed exclamation of alarm. no doubt have to see you home after your clothes have been a Jay and Ed genase to keep abreast of the boat and its} dried. Perhaps my friend here, Ed Willis, had better call at ~ occupants, which was floating on the current toward the point | your house, explain what happened to you, and bring = where the stream took a drop of perhaps a dozen feet, form- | garments to you after we have taken you to oze of the ho ing a‘miniature waterfall. near the vark? ae _ The boys were so little acquainted with the park and the; “I think that would be a good plan if your friend is willing river that they did not notice the falls, and the party in the | to put himself out to do aa : boat must. have been equally ignorant of its proximity, for It will give me great pleasure to be of service to you, Miss they gave no signs that they were aware they were approach- | Fairfax,” said Ed gallantly. ay ener. : aie “Thank you. I‘ sha’n’t your kindness,” she replied. : e floating car acted in a very tantalizing way. * 3 Jay and Ed escorted the girl to a near-by house where she Sometimes it worked almost within reach of the boat, but| was received with motherly solicitude by the lady of the when the boy made a grab at it it slipped just out of his| place and taken to a room at once. The lady’s husband offered the same hospitality to oar: The young broker directed Ed to find a cab and to his house, as well as Miss Fairfax’s, for dry clothes for him. An hour and a half later Ed turned up with the cab, the clothes and the girl’s father. haps if you will call at our home on Blan be much better.” : “T shall be very glad to call if you wish me to,” — “She’s laughing at him. Lord! there goes his hat into : “You will tell me your name, so that I may know to whom RS was much struck with Jessie Fairfax’s beauty. “I grasp. ‘After several attempts to get it the youth lost his temper, and the next time it came near he made a vicious dive at it. The boat was then close to the waterfall. It went half over and dumped both the youth and the fair - maiden into the river.” After Mr. Fairfax had seen his daughter and learned all The girl uttered a scream of terror and tried to save her- | the particulars of the agcident on the river ffom her he was self. : profuse in expressing his gratitude to Jay. The next moment the water closed over her head, while} He asked the boy many questions about himself, and was the boy just managed to catch the gunwale of the boat. astonished to learn that he was just starting out in the “Great Scott! He’s done it at last!” exclaimed Jay Per-} brokerage business for himself in Wall Street. : kins, throwing’ off his jacket and tossing it to his companion. Then Jay learned that Mr. Fairfax was a well-known As he ran to the water’s edge to plunge in he saw the falls | banker of the financial district, and that his place of business close at hand. ‘ was within a stone’s throw of the Oriel Building. , It was impossible to reach the girl as she rose to the sur-| “You must call and see me, Perkins,” he said. “If I can face before she would be over the edge of the small cataract,|be of service to you in a business way don’t fail to let me and so the young broker ran further along. know, for I shall not be satisfied unless I have the onret Then the girl disappeared over the waterfall. tunity to return in some substantial way the obligation | am The boy and the boat hovered for a moment on the summit | under to you.” of the break and went over, too. “I thank you for your kind offer, Mr. Fairfax, but-I hope As the girl came up half unconscious below the fall and | it ay not necessary for me seek your aid except pos- was swept down the river, Jay kicked off his low shoes and n plunged in to her rescue. dozen vigorous strokes brought him out to the’ spot where she had gone under again, and he presently saw her rising a yard: or two away. Jay was a finé swimmer and he soon reached the girl, who ee ecing with the last of her strength to avoid the fate that menaced her. He grabbed her from behind in such\a way that she could not clutch him in her frantic desperation, and holding her head above the surface struck out with his feet and one arm for the bank. : “Keep quiet, miss,” he spoke in her ear. “Don’t struggle. eietieg barealt ay" : ing sustain y his strong arm, she grad- ually ceased her desperate efforts, and finally lay, quiet in his grasp. “that’s right,” he continued. “I'll have you ashore in a momen Ed was ready to give him a helping hand when he réached _ the bank, and together they got the en out of the water. A man who had been drawn to opposite bank by the iA scream had already jumped in and caught hold of the -drowned youth. ac | a lar business way,” replied Jay. “But I shall insist on doing something for you. You have saved my daughter’s life, and I cannot let your brave act pass without some kind of recognition.” CHAPTER II. THREE BROKERS VISIT LITTLE JAY PERKINS. i the heed bo on the other side of the river ; hi to scitate hi Things ha ed to be quiet at she Exchange, on the da : following Ses eiveaies in B Park, a nt t which,had been duly chronicled in the mornin pers, and three kers, having nothing particular on iz at the moment, wended their way to Room 209 on the sixth floor Oriel Building : resu: in his arms till she recovered. ~, said, looking at him gratefully. 4 Ch you.” u’re welcome, miss. May ask your ‘sees and where “ oo Jecole Pair? agg ah Oe By . of‘ them, , ea amile| “There’s his name, as | as life,” said one of al te ey Blank sa he I don’t know how . ting to the dae cn the glass which ran as fol- ‘ai : ou to the nearest first, where you will) — JAY PERKINS, a cae attention.” er Stocks ome bE ty bad I’ve been tb - ‘ , 3s 7 PRN aes ely pte hy eer 3 | Pin®

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4... replied the third. “We'll go in and inspect his den | if he’s around.” The speaker laid his hand on the knob of the door and it. It yielded to his touch and the three traders entered a oderate-sized square room fitted up with all the furniture fixings of a broker’s office on a modest scale. 3 __A good-looking boy, with a shrewd expression on his eatures and an Fndiehanble air of concentrated energy, sat _ at a modern roll-to v \ 2 _ furnished light and air to the office from a spacious interior - court in the center of the skyscraper. q : - ~ He looked up as the door,opened and recognized one of his visitors as his late employer. , : : “Glad to see you, Mr. Simpson,” he said politely, “and you, * selves at home.” Simpson, taking the chair beside thé boy’s desk, after intro- : _ ducing his companions as Brokers Day and Knight. = “I may have the pleasure of shea ng a few sheep or old ‘rams before I wind up my career in Wall Street, but I ex- _ my principal diversion will be the clipping of the wool from the lambs. I believe that is the business mostly carried ; on in the Street. At least, as far as my observation went, Mr. Simpson made a specialty of it.” _* *“That’s hard on you, Simpson,” laughed the other gentle- men. ‘ “You ought to know whether I deserve. such a reputation,” Y ied Simpson. Pa “hE: gh | it’s*a game we all have a hand in,” said Broker desk beside one of the two windows that | too, gentlemen. Help yourselves to chairs and make your- | | ducats, escape you. “So this is your sheep-shearing den, eh, Jay?” said Broker | < Knight. “The Street couldn’t get on very well without the =: Iembs,” és “Do you really believe you have experience enough to shear a lamb properly, Jay?” chuckled Simpson. “T think eee long enough in your office to learn how to do it up brown, sir,” replied the boy. '_ His answer drew another hearty laugh from Day and Knight. “ae “Well,” said Simpson, rather nettled by his reply, “I’ll - bring a typical anh around here some day and let you try : your on the article.” ‘. “I shall be very glad to have an opportunity to give a 7 eekgan demonstration of my ability in the wool-shearing ine,” answered the young broker smilingly, 3 “T hold you to your word, young man,” said Simpson sig- _ nificantly. © yale b “I suppose smoking is permissible in your office,” said - Broker , drawing out a pocket cigar-case. i me y,” answered Jay. “Don’t stand on ceremony. y “You don’t smoke, do you?” “No sir.” “Have a weed, Si on,” said Day, offering the case. “Thanks; don’t rey if I do,” replied Simpson, taking a Broker Knight also hel himself to one, and the three traders were nan’ filling the atmosphere of the office with to- ere — t in th orning paper about your res . “T saw an account in the m r x eve of Duncan Fairfax’s daughter from drowning in the Bronx River yesterday afternoon,” said Broker Day, looking at Jay. “It strikes me that your plucky conduct is likely to prove of considerable agivantage to you.” “In what way, sir?”. replied the ot “Why, Fairfax is a banker of considerable prorzinence in ' the Street. He will be able to do a whole lot for you.” — “I'm not favors of any one, Mr. Day. expect to hoe my own row in Wall Street, and either stand or fall by my own efforts.” eG Se ze “That’s all right, young man. e sentiment does you honor, but it is edrdeniei thing’ sometimes to have an influentia] friend to call upon you when the occasion arises. assist us out of a hole. It is a mighty fine thing to know it we can count on one friend at least in such an emer- . ‘ht. “A friend in need is a are times when the best of us need a helping hand | b LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. § of your life is before you, Perkins. If you play your cards well, keep the iron hot, as it were, you may in the end marry Miss Fairfax, and that would be the making of you.” “Think so, eh?” said Jay with a slight flush. “Sure, I do,” laughed the trader. “Ain’t I right, Knight?” “Undoubtedly. Is she very pretty, Perkins?” chuckled Knight. “Are you referring to Miss Fairfax?” “Who else?” “Yes, she’s pretty.” “Blonde or brunette ?” “She has light hair and blue eyes.” “How old might she be?” asked Day. “T should think she was about seventeen.” “Well, take my advice and don’t let the chance of win- ning this young lady, and eventually a share of her father’s Remember that he who would succeed in life must take Fortune on the wing, for the fickle goddess stops for no man to make up his mind as to what he had better do.” “You will do well to keep track of Day’s advice, Perkins. I can assure you that he is something of a philosopher as well as a broker,” said Knight with a chuckle. “At any rate, his advice is strong even if he comes of a weak family.” “What do you mean by saying that I comme of a weak fam- ily?” asked Day, looking hard at his brother broker. “Why, you have five children, haven’t, you?” “I have. What have they to do with it?” “Then there’s yourself and wife. That makes seven Days, doesn’t it? Well, seven days make a week—family. That’s good logic, isn’t it?” laughed Broker Knight. “It_may be logic, but as a joke I don’t think much of it,” said Day. “By the way, Perkins, I see you have the em- blems of Wall Street business on exhibition,” and he pointed at a couple of small bronze figures that adorned the top of the boy toes desk. One represented a full-grown bear standing on his hind legs; the other a savage-looking bull, with head down in the act of tossing some imaginary object. “Yes. Kind of appropriate, don’t you think?’ replied Jay. “They certainly are, and works of art, too.” ; The three brokers examined the statuettes with consider- able interest. “Where did you get them?” asked Knight. “At an art dealer’s on Fifth Avenue.” “They’re out of sight.” “They would be if I covered them up,” chuckled the boy. “Good! Good!” cried Day and Knight together. 3 “Are you trying to develop your bump of humor?” asked Simpson dry] zaps sir. The remark kind of slipped out,” replied Jay coolly. : “Have you any more curiosities to show us?” inquired Knight. ' “T regret that I have not at present. I may acquire a few ater on.” 3 “Here’s one you might add to your bronze collection,” said impson. , He drew from his pocket a small toy lamb, standing on a platform provided with four metalewheels, such as is sold in toy shops for a dime to amuse little children with. ‘The broker placed it midway between the bear and the bull. “Ym surprised that you failed to provide yourself with this most important art object in order to render your col- lection complete,” said Simpson with a Wicked grin. Day and ight chuckl ee “The joke is on you, Perkins,” said Knight. : A “T will have to admit that it is,” replied the boy; “but it eS only goes to prove what I said before, that Mr. ‘Simpson © makes a specialty of lambs, otherwise uld not be so thoughtful as to present me with a m his own office.” . } dd and Knight roared at that and a on on the” ac . e “He’s rubbing it into you, old mz heartily. “Is that the thanks I get for bringinig Sim , biting his lips. ns be Q + p ed

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~ ¥ « “Then let’s change the subject. Is this your first day in business, Perkins?” asked Knight. é “Yes, sir. I opened up to the public at 9:30 this morning.” “It is now 3:10 P. M. Have you had your first ,customer yet? “No, sir. He is yet to make his appearance.” “Perhaps you wouldn’t mind taking your first commission from me,” said Simpson. “T should be pleased to do so.” “You might go to some member of the Consolidated Ex- change in the morning and have him deliver at. my office C. O. D. 10,000 shares of Northwestern Lard. Do you think you could manage it?” : “I’m afraid Northwestern Lard would be too slippery for me to handle,” replied Jay, who was quick to perceive that Simpson was trying to play a joke’on him. “It won’t do, Simpson,” laughed Day. ‘“He’s on to you, Your late messenger was evidently not born yesterday.” _ Simpson grinned a bit sheepishly and then getting up said it was time to go. Knight and Day also thought they had exhausted the pos- sibilities of the occasion and remarked that it was time for them to get back to their respective offices. 6 “Well, gentlemen,” said Jay, “I’m very much obliged to you for calling on me. I hope you'll drop in again when ou’ve the time to spare. It is something of a paradox to Cove day and night visit you at the same time.” — “Good! Good!” cried the two brokers in one voice, as they followed Simpson out of the office, just as Ed Willis ap- according to the promise he had made Jay on the previous evening. CHAPTER IIL. JAY PERKINS BUYS AN OPTION ON H. & 0. “Hello, Jay! Gee! all right.” That’s the way Ed expressed himself as he walked into the boy broker’s den. “Yes, it will do, I guess, to begin with. Sit down and make yourself miserable.” | “Thanks. So this is your office? It’s bang-up, eae What have you done in the way of business so ‘ar “No ” “That iat’t a whole lot. You must pay a rent for this office. You'll have to get busy or the sheriff will be making you a call.” 4 . “Don’t you worry about the sheriff.” “lm et worrying about him. I leave that pleasant sensa- tion for you. ell, as this is your first a? I s’pose you can’t expect to do business right off the reel. I like the way you’re fixed. Wouldn’t mind ging places with you. I see that your old boss, Simpson, was giving you a call. Who were the other gazabos with him?” ~ “George Day and Frank Knight, brokers.” “Don’t know them. Hello, what have you, got that toy lamb on your desk for? Trying to be funny? “No. Mr. Simpson pfesented me with that.” “A quiet way of guying you, I suppose.” *T don’t believe he’s anything on me, just the same.” and that are all to the mustard. If the >, it would make the group uniform.” pa had the The veporters to have roasted him, but they didn’t.” a lesson he won't poem, Forget LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. not only won the confidence and esteem of his employer, but the good will of scores of brokers whose offices he visited in the course of business, ~ During his first year in the Street he had been induced by other messenger boys to try his luck in the market, begin- nine with $50 he had saved up. : is success was so satisfactory that he kept on making small deals at intervals through a little bank on Nassau Street that made a specialty of catering to small investors— persons that the regular brokers wouldn’t look. at. ot In this way he gradually acquired a capital of $1,000. About that time a corking tip came his way, and in ten days his money was increa to nearly $3,000. ‘ Six months later he was worth $10,000, and on the first | of June of the present year he had over $50,000 in bankbills | stowed away in a safe deposit box in the Washington Safe Deposit vaults in Wall Street. e then decided that he could do better as a s tor on his own hook than running errands for $10 a week. : He was also ambitious to make a start as a broker. He knew that it would be uphill work at first, and would take time, but he was young and would have plenty of time to make himself generally known so as to attract customers : by degrees. f { So he notified Mr. Simpson that he was going to leave his : employ, explained his reasons for so doing, then hired an ( office, furnished it, and opened up as we have seen. : On the morning following the visit of Mr. Simpson and Brokers Day and Knight, a trader on ihe sdme floor with Jay, named Eli Mix, observing the advent of a new broker on the floor, and presumin: e was some stranger to the Street from either Philadelphia, Boston or Chicago, decided bid in and oe his a thee ra ay was just thinking of going over to the Exchange when the ader opened and admitted Mr. Mix. , The trader looked around the room and then at the young tenant of the office. Perceiving a closed door at the opposite end of the room, ; and supposing it to lead into the private office of the new ' broker, whom he did not for a moment suppose was the boy at the desk, he asked: “Is Mr. Perkins in?” ‘ { “Yes, sir. I Mr. Perkins. Take a seat and let me know : how I can be of service to you.” t ot Jay Perkins?” continued Mix in some astonishment. “Yes, sir.” Broker Mix scratched his chin and looked dubiously at the young trader, “I guess you must be older than you look,” he said. “A smooth face makes a lot of difference in the appearance of -,, some people. Still, you do look young. If I were you I'd cultivate a mustache. : “Thank you for the suggestion, sir; I: will consider it.. Might I ask your name?” li Mix. I’m a stock broker, and my office is on this floor. I thought I’d drop in and make your acquaintance.” P “Glad to know you, Mr. Mix. “I presume you are a stran, in town?” : wi ly. I’ve lived here all my life.” “Indeed! I thought I knew all the active traders in the . Street. Perhaps you are just starting in business?” : “Yes, sir. That’s about the size of it.” “Been working for some other broker, eh?” “Yes, sir; for Mr. William Simpson.” “Of the Astor Building?” “Yes, sir.” : ; “Hum! You've got quite a pleasant office. Doing any = — ra Smeg intl i ite Nest Eling ll “cy will use You all right,” said Mix, wondering how much — \ y

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a ope § the new broker was worth and whether there was any chance _ in his safe, put. on his hat and left for the : 2 erred, eithe _.. Broker Mix. LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. on him some slow-going stocks he had in his “I suppose of unloadin safe and which he was anxious to get rid of. you’re not buying anything to-day?” “Ym always in the market when there’s a good thing on tap,” replied Jay with a smile. “T’ve got a small block of A. & W.T eould sell you at 39. It’s quoted at 40.” “Thanks. I don’t care for it.” “You deal in Western securities, I see by your sign.” aan sir.” ; ve got 10,000 shares of Tecumseh Mining & Milling Company, of Tonopah, Nevada. Perhaps you’d make an offer on it. “Don’t care for it; but I’ll buy all the Firebrand Exten- sion you bring me at 25 cents a share.” “Haven’t any Firebrand,” replied Mix; “but I’ve got 20,000 shares of another mine just as. good, and located within a short distance of the Firebrand. It’s the Jason Gold & Silver Mining Company. It is reported lately as a sure winner.” “Have you any H. & O. shares?” asked Jay, branching around to railroad stock. : “H. & O.!” exclaimed Mix. “I have a couple of thousand ie I can let you have at the market, which, I believe, is “Will you sell me a fifteen-day option on them? I haven’t enough cash to pay for them at present.” “Ym notin the habit of selling options, but if you are willing to pay 66 for the shares any time within fifteen days, and put up a deposit of 5 per cent. on the current value of the stock as security, I’ll make the deal.” “T don’t care to go over 65. If you want to close at that write out the option and I will give you the security in Mix considered a moment and then said he’d do it. _ “All right,” said Jay. “Let me see—2,000 shares at 62 is $124,000. Five per cent. of that is $6,200. That’s the de- posit. I have the privilege of calling for the shares any time within fifteen days and | paying 65 for them.” “That’s right,” nodd ix. “If you fail to call for the shares before three o’clock on the fifteenth day you will for- feit your deposit. I suppose you understand that?” “TI do. Take my chair, write out your option and I will get you the money.” Broker Mix seated himself at Jay’s desk and the boy went to his safe. Inside of five minutes the deal was complete—Jay had Mix’s option and Mix had Jay’s $6,200. “Drop in and see me any time without reference to the option, said Mix as he rose to go. “I'll be glad to talk with you. is ye you, Mr. Mix, I may possibly find time to do so,” i ay. e b r departed and the boy, after » ice the option xchange. ke i CHAPTER IV. THE RISE IN H. & 0. “J wonder why that boy bovghs that option from me?” thought Eli Mix as he walked back to his office. “Can he have a tip that the stock is going up? He certainly wouldn’t agree to pay 65 for it unless he some ground for be- lieving that the price would rise. I see'no indications of it, however. The market is weak and uncertain. There’s more chance of a general slump than a rise. I guess the boy is those young fools who think they know it all. He look a day older than nineteen at the outside, and yet business for himself in a line that takes the shrewd- x Be gar aes ly that is the reason he made that option deal. e admitted that he didn’t have the money to pay for shares. I fancy I see his finish, and it won’t be long TY. + finished his mental estimate of Jay Perkins : ay _at his own desk and then turned his thoughts to other busi- * e I'm to notify Mr. Brown that his 2,000 shares y 5 of H. & O. were sold at 62, sir?” said the bookkeeper, after looking at the option. “Then I'll put the shares aside to cover this option.” “Yes,” replied Mix, beginning to figure on a deal he had in mind. In the meantime Jay went over to the Exchange and walked up the visitors’ gallery. He remained there a couple of hours, and his attention chiefly centered about the H. & O. standard. He was watching the movements of a certain well-known trader who was buying in all the H. & O. shares that were offered to him. : The reason that Jay was interested in H. & O. was not be- cause he had bought an option that morning from Broker Mix for 2,000 shares at three points above the market price, but because, on the strength of a quiet tip he had got from a broker he was very friendly with, he had already invested $40,000 of his capital in 4,000 shares of the stock at 62, and he expected to-see the price advance pretty soon. The broker who was standing around the H. & O. pole buying the stock right along in an offhand way was one ef the representatives of a big pool which had been formed to boom H. & O. from the low price to which it had been forced down to 80 at least, when the pool expected to unload quietly on the outsiders, and reap a big profit. To work this plan successfully it was necessary to effect a corner in the stock. Millions of ready eash would be required to manipulate such an important. stock as H. & O., but the soap of the combine were all millionaire opertors, and they could readily find all the cash they needed to put the deal through suc- cessfully. There was very little danger of a screw working loose when such men took hold of a stock deal, for they were finan- cially able to sustain the price after they had secured com- plete control of the shares. Jay had been put wise to the plans of the combine and had lost no time in buying the shares in question. According to his inside information H. & O. would surely be selling around 80 inside of ten days, consequently, he felt that his own deal was a safe one in spite of the uncertain state of the market just then. fae He had no intention that morning of increasing his 4,000 shares, as he considered it prudent to keep an emergency fund of $10,000 on hand, but when he found that Mix was . willing to sell an option on 2,000 shares for a 5 per cent. — security on the current quotation, at an advance of three points on the market, the temptation was too much for him | to resist, as he considered he had a sure thing on the deal. He figured that Mix would make $6,000, anyway, on the operation, that is, the difference between 62 and 65, less the interest on $124,000, the amount of money tied up by the deal, for fifteen days or less. About one o’clock Jay went to lunch. He still continued to patronize the same old quick-lunch house on Broad Street that he had frequented while a mes- se ; ere he met many of the messengers he knew. They all him as if he were still-one of themselves, for he had not given the fact out generally that he had gone into business as a broker for himself. He was half through with his meal when Ed Willis came 4 in pe took the vacant boa! pay him. ae “How are things coming, Jay?” he inquired. “My way, I guess,” was the cheerful reply. “Got a customer yet?” “No,” answered Jay. “Been in the office all morning?” “No. I’ve been over at the change for two hours or. more.” : Bi “How do you expect to catch a eustomer if you keep your ice locked up?” ae ee se ee worrying about —— a Tye gota private “In » - ° o ’ *s < “H. & 0.” wie : “Expect it will goup soon,eh?” : The tathet is mighty wobbly; aul aeaiet i peas “The mar is w 'Y; ) ow an i of a decided Section 3 : ei new: of the prospects.” a el

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3 LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. “The financial reporters are not infallible, by any means.” | “That’s true, but they come as close to a correct estimate | of prevailing conditions as could be expected of them.” “That’s what they’re paid for.” Z “So you’ve gone long on H. & O., have you?” “T have.” ; “How many shares?” “That’s one of my business secrets. You mustn’t ask me too much. However, I don’t mind telling you that I bought | a fifteen-day option on 2,000 shares from Eli Mix, a broker | on my floor. I agreed to give him an advance of three points on the market in return for the call.” __ “The deuce you did! I should think that was mighty risky business in the present condition of the market. ix must have thought you a ehump.” “J don’t mind what he thinks of me. I’m satisfied to take "my chances with that option. If I had any doubts about it I shouldn’t have bought it.” “Say, are you working on a tip?” ‘Does it look that way?” ’ ; “It certainly does. ou must have some kind of inside _ information on which to base your belief in a rise.” _ “Well, I’m not saying anything, Ed. Just watch the ticker in your office for a few days and see how H. & O. comes out.” “J will. I hope you will win out, for you have mighty good nerve to back any stock for a rise the way the market looks.” The boys walked to the cashier’s desk, settled for their checks and went out on the street. ; ; + yaaa H. & O. advanced to 64/ but soon fell back fe) -8. ‘ A broker dropped in on Mix and asked him if he had any f the stock. « “T’ve got a couple of thousand shares, but I’m holding on > them to cover an option I sold at 65,” he replied. “I'm willing to give 63 1-2 for 2,000,” said his visitor. _ , Visi ought to be able to get it easy enough at tht,” said _ “Maybe so, but I’ve called on half a dozen traders and aven’t found one, that had any of it.” : “Go on the floor and buy it, then.” if it to deliver inside of an Be for the day.” “If you want to give me 64 for my 2,000 I'll let you have ‘xem to accommodate you. I can buy them in again in the ing at something less than that, I guess.” The v r to pay 64, and drawing his check for ~ 128,000, he carried the certificates away with him. ‘ ; ~ had bought the stock at 62 he made $4,000 on the He expected to have little difficulty in buying in 2,000 in the morning at 63 1-4 to cover Se ootlon, which leave him a net profit of $1,500 in addition to the 0 he counted on clearing off the option. _ Next day when he went to the Exchange and looked round for H. & O. nobody had any for sale. The stock by that time had been pretty well cornered by _syndicate’s brokers. hour, and the Exchange oe peo Av must fi to ) eg tee any figure up. ‘or the a fool to sell those shares to lesson for me next time I sell morning he began to bid for 1,000 the time and saw him hustlin r | you’d want to realize yourself. ane that helped to boom the price, which went up rapidly o 75. Jay met Mix in the elevator when he was returning to his office after lunch. “Do you want those 2,000 shares?” asked the trader, who was anxious to get them off his hands, for he wanted to use the money. _ “T will call for them when I want them,” replied Jay po- ee “The option still has nine days to run.” “T know that, but as the stock is up to 75 I should think At this moment you are $20,000 ahead on the deal.” ; “Yes, if I called the option in, or sold it, I could make that much at the present market quotation.” ~ “Why don’t you close up the deal with me? I’ve got about $137,000 tied up in it. I'll tell you what I’ll do with you. I'll give you my check for $20,000 if you will return me my option. That will cover the profit you have made to date. at do you sa 9” Jay shook his head. “T expect the price will go above 80, therefore I would be foolish to release you at 75.” “What arcgne bev you for supposing it may go above 80?” asked Mix, as they stood in the corridor, midway be- tween their respective offices. “Oh, that is just my opinion, that’s all.” < “Your opinion, eh?” ejaculated Mix. “Nonsense! You’re working this option matter on a pointer. I’m willing to bet eee that you' had advance information about this rise in “Suppose anybody took you up, how are you going to prove your statement?” said Jay laughingly. “The facts show for themselves. You wouldn’t have agreed to pay an advance of three points for the call on a stock on a weak market unless you were pretty certain how the cat was going to jump.” “How do ee know I wouldn’t?” “Nobody but a fool would, and you don’t look like one.” “Thanks for the implied compliment. Just the same. you can’t judge with positive certainty what anybody might or might not do when he’s got an idea in his head.” “Well, I’m satisfied you were tipped off on H. & O.,” said Mix decidedly. “If I wanted additional evidence of the fact I have it in your refusal to accept $20,000 for canceling the option on the ground that the price will, in your opinion. ro above 80. That’s proof that you have learned that H. & O. is to be boomed above that figure.” “T admit that your argument is pretty good, Mr. Mix, whether the facts agree with it or not. At any rate, I’m going to take my chances of realizing 80 out of those 2,000 shares. If you want to allow me the difference between 65 and 80 now I'll hand you back your option.” “No, thank you,” replied Mix sourly. Ss “Very well, you don’t have to. It is quite possible from the present outlook that H. & O. will reach 80, or higher, to- morrow. In that case I'll probably call on you for the stock.” With those words and a polite bow the boy broker turned and walked to his own office, while Mix went on to his in no agreeable frame of mind. ; CHAPTER V. JAY LEARNS THAT HE IS TO BE “ROASTED.” Next morning at eleven H. & O. was going at 82 3-8, and Jay decided that it was time for him to sell out, so he gave an order to that effect to the broker through whom he was working the deal and the 4,000 shares were offered in various lots at the market price. So man that it didn’t take Jay’s broker long to get the small bateh ere could not be effected until the next day, and while Jay was waiting for his profit of $80,000 and the re- turn of his $40,000 inal deposit, or $120,000 in all, H. & continued to advance till it reached 85, ; As soon as he received hii check from his broker Jay called e day, Mr, Mix,” he said, after taking his seat close to eplic Mix grumpilys “Called for that H. & oO. 4g et. tay ee oe poe ret Ph 5. a hae brokers were after the stock for their customers | Sloe

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- » 9 “Yes. I am ready to relieve you of it. I owe you a bal- ance of $123,800, I believe.” “Correct.” “Tf you accepted my offer the other day for the cancellation of your option at 80 you would have stood to make $10,000. As the case stands now I expect to gather in that $10,000 myself. Well, here is your option, a check for $120,000, which I will endorse, and $3,800 cash. Now I’ll take the cer- tificates, if you please.” Mix looked at the check and saw that it was signed by a \ well-known brokerage firm. “Are you doing business through these people?” he asked. “They have just closed a deal for me.” “In H. & O., I suppose?” “Your supposition is correct,” “Humph! eounting-room for the certificates representing the 2,000 shares of H. & O. called for in the option. He returned in a few moments and handed them to Jay. “Thank you, Mr. Mix. Would you like to sell me a ten-day option on 5,000 shares of. x ! “Not by a jugful, young man,” replied the trader testily. “I’m through with the option business for a while, and I shall be rather wary about tackling it again with you.” “T thought you made $6,000 off this deal yourself. You claimed that you had the stock in your office when it was going at 62. ell, I’ve just paid you: 65 for it. That ought te leave you a profit of $6,000.” % “Humph!” exclaimed Mix for the third time, and as he didn’t look pleasant Jay got up and took his leave, ; He carried the 2,000 shares directly to his brokers and or- dered them sold right away. They were disposed f That gave Jay a profit on the option deal of $40,000. His total profit off the rise in H. & O. was $120,000, which raised his capital to $170,000. “T guess I can afford to lay off for the summer,” he said to himself complacently. “A fellow who has made $120,000 in two weeks is entitled to a rest. All I need do is to lock up the office and——” - Here the door opened and a bank messénger entered the room. “Are you Mr. Jay Perkins?” he asked. “That’s my name.” 4 “Mr. Duncan Fairfax told me to deliver: this letter and package to you.“ i : “All right,” replied ve “T'll take them.” é As the messenger too his departure the boy broker laid the on his desk and opened the letter. -It was a short note from Mr. Fairfax requesting his ac- ceptance of the contents of the enclosed package as a slight token of gratitude and esteem on the part of the writer, his answered Jay. - wife and daughter for Jay’s priceless service in saving the - rounded __A two-sto of the girl’s life in Bronx Park. 3 In conclusion, Mr, Fairfax said that as h!s wife and daugh- ter were about to leave for their country villa for the sum- mer they were very anxious to see the young broker before they left the city; therefore the banker said he hoped that Jay could make it convenient to call at Blank Street on Wednesday evening of that week. ; a ete had been thinking of calling on Miss Fairfax, deci to accept the anker’s invitation for the night in question. On opening the package he found an elegant gold watch with is maonoetem engraved on the case; a heavy gold chain to match, and a handsome diamond-encrusted charm— the latter the individual gift of Miss Jessie herself, He was very much pleased with the presents, which came “from a leading jeweler’s, and were quite valuable, and he at , once Mr. Fairfax thanking him, his wife and Miss Jessie for them, and promisigg ta cali at his residence on Wednesday evening,-as proposed by the banker, Accordingly, on the evening i question he dressed himself ‘unusual care, and after his mother where he was bound he started for No. — Blank Street. He found it to be a handsome detached residence, sur- : a spacious lawn intersected by a graveled car- and dotted here and there with statuary. : carriage-house and stable stood in the rear , and many old shade trees grew about the te a note to 7 life. such a home would just suit im wee et encore, for LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. ejaculated Mix, rising and going out to his) of nite of fifteen minutes at 85 1-4. _ Altogether it wore a quiet air of wealth and solid comfort, = Jay received a warm welcome from Mr. and Mrs. Fairfax, the latter thanking him with much feeling for saving the lifé of her only child. Then Jessie made her appearance, like a radiant little queen, in her best house gown, for in expectation of his visit she had got herself up regardless. If Jay had been taken with the girl before he was thor- oughly fascinated with her now, and the impression was reciprocated on her part.. : He spent a very pleasant evening with the family, thouch po young people devoted their attention largely to each other. Jessie accompanied him to the front door when he decided that it was time for him to’ go, and he took a reluctant leave of her, promising to visit her and her mother at their country home in a quiet part of Long Island at an early date. During the evening the banker had asked him how he was getting on in business, and Jay told him how he had made $120,000 on H. & O. Mr. Fairfax expressed his astonishment at the young broker’s luck, and then the boy told him how he had accumu- lated his initial capital of $50,000 by fortunate ventures in the market while messenger for Mr. Simpson. The result was the banker began to regard his daughter’s rescuer with renewed interest and respect, and quite a proper young man to associate with Jessie. A day or two later the young broker who had given Jay the tip on H. & O. came into his office and found Perkins seated at his desk studying the previous day’s market report. “Hello, Mr. Wilson; glad to see you. Take a seat.” “Thank you, I will,” replied Wilson, sitting down. “You’ve got quite a comfortable place here. How are you making out?” ? ‘ “First-class. That tip you gave me was a dandy, in a wad of money for me,” replied Jay. “Glad to hear it. How much did you make?” “Something over a hundred thousand.” “Go on!” replied Wilson incredulously. “That’s the truth.” “Where did you It pulled get the money to work it to that extent?” “T had $50,000 lying idle at the time.” . “You did!” cried Wilson in astonishment, for he dréamed that Jay had more than two or three thou the outside. “Yes, and I made it all out of the market'since I started in as a messenger.” : “Upon my word, you surprise me! How did you do it?” Jay gave kim a history of his various speculations, all of which had been more or less successful. : “You’re a hummer, you are, Perkins,” the visitor said. “And you made a hundred thousand out of H. & O,?” “T made.$120,000 exactly.” ever d at Le! Besos The boy broken then explained how he had made $40,000. of that amount out of the option deal with Eli Mix. “That’s pretty good, I must say. I don’t see how you worked Mix so cleverly. He’s a pretty shrewd operator. “I don’t think I worked him to any great extent. I gave him a safe chance to make $6,000 out of the transaction. If. he didn’t do it that isn’t my fault. All he had to do was to hold on to the 2,000 shares of H. & O. he said he had in his office, and deliver them to me at 65 when I calted on him _ for them. I’m bound to say, however, that when I visited him for a settlement he didn’t act like a man that had made ~ anything out of the deal. I guess he was mad because he was obliged to hand over stock to me at 65 that had a market value of 85 at the time. He isn’t the only broker that would feel like kicking himself under similar circumstances, so I hardly blame him for having a grouch on.” “Well, I had no idea when I gave you that tip that it was — going to turn you out a small fortune,” said Wilson. “I didn’t suppose you had any capital to speak of. However, I’m glad you did so well. right.” , ; “It rg nye ed is I sa? eR “Now, tell you w really brought me up here to-day. I wanted to tip you off to the fact that your old employer, Simpson, is coming up here to-morrow afternoon vith a crowd of his friends to have a little fun with you.” pe “Fun with me?” : “Yes. He says he ed you that he’d bring a V Street lamb to your > for you to try your hand at Fen, so he did. I s’posed he was joking.” ou ought to be able to get on now all —

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“The joke is to come. I heard him arranging the matter with half a dozen of his cronies.” “What is he going to do?” “He’s got a live lamb from the country up at his house. He’s going to have it brought to his office to-morrow in a hamper. You will receive a note from him some time to- morrow stating that he will call at your office to see you on an important matter some time after three. He will call with his friends and the hamper. After leading up to the point he is aiming at he will produce the lamb and ask you to show your skil] in shearing it. Then he and his crowd | expect to have the laugh on you.” “Oh, I see,” replied Jay. “Thanks for the tip. I will try | and think of some way to turn the laugh on Simpson. You’d | better be present yourself. You may see more fun than is gs pe to be down on the bills.” "ll be on hand. It would certainl cap if you could turn the trick on hear the last of it for a week.” “Well, an idea has just occurred to me,” chuckled Jay. ~ “What is it?” asked Broker Wilson, with a look of interest. “Oh, it would spoil the fun for you if I gave it away in advance. Drop in about three so that you can hold down a reserved seat when the others pile in, and maybe something will happen that will make Simpson’s hair curl.” | Wilson promised to be on hand at the hour named and then took his leave. be a feather in your impson. He wouldn’t CHAPTER VI. JAY PERKINS IS AWARDED THE CAKE. About noon next day Jay received the expected note from | a sic, en and chuckled after he had read it. = thinking that instead of you showing me up I'll give | you the surprise of your life, Mr. Simpson,” he said to him- self. “I’ll wager you won’t try to play off any more jokes on. me. If Wilson hadn’t given your scheme away to me it is probable you would come out ahead; but forewarned is forearmed, and now I’m ready to see your joke and go you one better.” Jay spent most of the time in his office that day, and when he came back frem lunch he brought a small package, the contents of which he got rid of in his closet. . At three o’clock Wilson made his. appearance, and he tried to find out what plan Jay had in view for turning the tables on Simpson, but the boy wouldn’t give him even a hint of his programme. At twenty minutes to four Simpson arrived with half a dozen of his particular friends, all primed for fun and more or less loaded up with mint juleps which they had been im- _ bibing at a neighboring cafe. Simpson carried a small oblong hamper which he put down near his chair. Jay welcomed his visitors and told them to make them- es at home. ' They didn’t seem to require an invitation to do so. They were in a jolly and expectant mood, and practically possession of the office. Jay yielded his chair to Simpson and took another near closet door where he faced his callers. The rest of the brokers seated themselves on the window ‘sills and on the ends of Jay’s desk. : r. Simpson, and have waited for to see me on im- syndicate to boom - m Et Re being ‘th anything like a million. , -what your financial standing is,” answered pee eet Sere much danger that your bank ac- ' th hose bank ts would s' consid- D2 Sane ‘without unwieldy,” replied Jay coolly. t isn’t a fairy by a jugful,” laughed one of the st in, ee bs e ground floor with | LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. ° “Now, Jay,” said Simpson, “I and my friends here have formed ourselves into a committee to inquire into and test your ability as a broker. With your permission we will pro- ceed to work the first degree.” “The. first degree!” replied Jay. third I don’t mind.” “The third degree will come in its turn,” said Simpson sol- emnly. ; “Perhaps it will,” answered Jay with a chuckle, “but I hav my doubts,” “The first degree requires a practical demonstration on “As long as it isn’t the | your part of your proficiency in shearing a Wall Street lamb. We have provided the laiab for you to practice on.” Thus. speaking, the trader threw back the cover of the wicker hamper, put one hand into it and lifted out a very small lamb with a pink r:bbon and bow around its neck. Its wool had been washed as white as driven snow, and it was so tame that it made no effort to escape when brought out into the light of day. ~ When Broker Simpson produced the lamb amid a roar of laughter, little Jay Perkins simply grinned, rose from his chair and opened the door behind him, ‘ His pet cub sprang out into the room, to the consternation of the brokers. Every broker in the room, Wilson included, scampered out of the way of the brown bear, which, however, got no fur- ther than the trembling little lamb. . “Baa-a! Ba-a!” bleated the white pet as the cub nosed it about the rug. \ “Gentlemen,” said Jay, “don’t be alarmed. The bear won’t hurt you. All he’s after is the lamb, like the big and little tro iege bears of the Stock Exchange. As this particular lamb that Mr. Simpson brought here to be sheared has very little, if any, wool to speak of, probably because he took care to shear it down to the skin himself before he turned it over | to me, for there’s very little in the sheartrig line that ever gots away from my late respected employer, the -cub won’t injure the innocent animal. Come here, Teddy,” con- tinued the boy, addressing his cub, “the circus is over.” __ Then bruin trotted over to its master, got up on its hind legs and looked Jay in the face with an expression that was almost intelligent. 4 It was some moments before Simpson and his friends could be induced to venture anywhere near Jay’s brown pet, but when they felt assured that it was perfectly harmless their trepidation vanished and they proceeded to get on friendly terms with the animal. 5 “Where in thunder did you get that cub?” asked Simpson. “Bought him of a dealer in menagerie stock,” replied Jay. “You bought him?” “Sure thing.” “What are you going to do with him?” “Keep him for a pet. Kind of an appropriate one for a broker, isn’t it?” . The crowd admitted that it was. 5 “What did you bring it to your office for?” went on Simp- son. “To help work the first degree that you planned to play on me,” sae "e ; The traders looked at one another, and then at Simpson, then with one accord they burst into a roar of laughter. ey gos the joke is on you, Simpson,” said one of them. “You'll have to put up half a dozen bottles of extra dry to square yourself. We came here to roast your late messenger, but it looks as if he had turned the tables on us. move that for all-around smartness the cake be handed to Jay Perkins.” : “Second the motion,” cried several of the visitors with a chuckle. “It is moved and seconded that our new associate in the Street, little Jay Perkins, takes the cake. Those in favor of that sentiment will please say ‘aye.’” There was a howl of ayes. “T appoint Lawrence Poulson a committee of one to present the cake,” said the broker. Poulson immediately advanced to Jay. “Mr. Perkins, the cake having been unanimously awarded to you by the committee of initiation it becomes my pleas- ant duty to present it to you.” Broker Poulson put his hand in his side pocket, produced a ginger-snap and handed it to the boy broker with an ®x- aggerated bow. ; P roar of laughter accompanied the presentation. ,” replied Jay, “I accept this evidence of your

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a BG friendly appreciation in the spirit it is offered. - pleased mary in awarding any person the cake to do it in a meta-— phorical sense. The fact that you have presented it in a) material and actual sense conveys an honor that quite over- | pean me. It will always remain a green—I mean a dark- | rown spot in my memory—lI refer to the cake. I shall take | great satisfaction in framing it, and according it the place | of honor in my office. It will always be on exhibition to re- mind you gentlemen, whenever you favor me with another call, of this happy and hilarious occasion.” f Jay made an elaborate bow, which took in all his callers, and sat down. > x His speech was received with a loud demonstration of laughtsr and approval, and the brokers agreed that little Jay Perkins, the new broker, was all to the good. | The party then broke up, Mr. Simpson returning the lamb, which had taken refuge in a corner of the room, to| the hamper, and the party, including Wilson, adjourned to LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. a nearby cafe to drink champagne at ene expense. They wanted Jay to go along, as they declared him to be the lion of the meeting, but. he politely declined on the ground that he drank nothing stronger than water, and con- eet would be out of pisee in their convivial gathering. e kept his word about the cake, having it suitably framed inside a regulation circular pad, with the date of the meet- ing inscribed underneath in gold letters. He hung it up in a conspicuous part of the room where it could not fail to be noticed by visitors. : The incident got abroad in Wall Street, and Simpson got a “roasting” the next day when he appearéd on the floor of the Exchange. : When it became known that the cake was actually on ex- hibition many crooks called on Jay expressly to see it and enjoy a hearty laugh. ‘ : Thus Simpson’s scheme failed of its original purpose, but it served to introduce Jay Perkins, the little broker, pretty generally to the attention of the Street. CHAPTER VII. JAY WINS SOMETHING OF MORE IMPORTANCE THAN A STOCK DEAL. ’ A few days after the foregoing incident Banker Fairfax called on Jay. “I suppose you’re not_doing much these warm days,” said Mr. Fairfax, after he had inspected the. young broker’s office with an made, Erepay ; “No, sir. I was thinking about closing up for the balance of this month and the whole of next, and going somewhere in the country to rusticate.” : “An excellent idea. Why not come down to my place and spend a couple of weeks? Jessie would be glad to have your society. In fact, it is at her request I called on you to see if I couldn’t induce you to come down with me to- morrow afternoon.” ; : “JT haven’t any objection to accepting your hospitality if you really would like to have me come,” replied Jay, rather n otherwise by the invitation, for he was not a ittle anxious to meet Jessie again. The prospect of passing two whole weeks in her company was a delightful one to him, and so the matter was easily arranged J : mised to call at the bank at one o’clock next day whieh was Saturday, ready to go to Bayville, the name of the village near which the ba er’s summer residence was Mr. Fairfax and Jay arrived at the Bayville station about three o’clock and were-met by a carriage which soon carried them to their destination. . - Jessie, looking as fair asa lovely full-blown rose, was the first to greet th possession of by Jessie, as if he were ; | bel i, property, ‘a proceeding that the boy did not object to in the ie . . Say : from the fact that the two hers wae bo. aeiting aray frome ate It is cus- | for one another’s company, they did not put any obstacles in their way. Mr. Fairfax visited the city usually three times a week, that is, every other day, as there was always business of more or less importance awaiting his attention at the bank. Jay and Jessie rode and walked about Bayville’s suburbs together, and made calls on neighbors who were on terms of intimacy with the banker and his family. _ On Saturday morning of Jay’s first week in Bayville the little summer colony on its outskirts was thrown’ into a flutter of excitement by the ‘report, quickly circulated around, that one of the houses had been entered during the early hours of the morning by burglars, who had chloro- poahnise the inmates and cleaned out most everything of: real value. “That’s pretty bad,” remarked Jay when Jessie told him the news. “By George! It seems that one is nowhere safe from the depredations of professional crooks. I thought a special watchman was employed by the residents here to keep an eye out for possible burglars, or any other con- tingency that might arise.” “We have a private watchman,” replied Jessie. pays his share toward the man’s wages.” He might have been a wooden man for all the good he seems to have done on this oecasion. It’s a wonder he did not notice the rascals carrying away their plunder. You say that there was a whole lot stolen?” “Yes. Mrs. Stone lost all her diamonds and other jewelry; all her silverware, and any amount of valuable ornaments and other personal property,” replied Jessie. “They esti- ‘mate their loss at more than $20,000.” “Gee! That’s a whole lot to lose. What are they doing The anaes find “The cons es are trying to find a clue to the ro’ and Mr. Stone has telephoned the news of his loss to pr headquarters in New York. They expect a couple of de- tectives out by the next train.” “As the crooks have had several hours in which to get away with their swag, it isn’t likely they’ll be found, if at all, this side of the city.” “This robbery has made mother and i quite nervous. There were two robberies in the next town, three miles away, last week. Unless something is done we may’ have another burglary here before long, and who knows but it might be our house. , » “I wouldn’t worry over the mere possibility of such a thing, Jessie,” said Jay, who had begun to drop the Miss — in addressing. her, a fact that she did not seem to object to. — “Never cross a bridge till you come to it and you will save yourself a lot of disquietude.” “That’s udvice,” she answered smilingly, “but not ~ easily acted on. We have a great deal of value in the house ~ that burglars would be sure to carry away if they got the chance.” : q “I don’t think it would be safe for them to try and re sie what they did at the Stone house. Extra prepara “Ss will be taken now by everybody to protect themselves, and if — the crooks should have the nerve to come around i they are more than likely to meet with a warm reception.” _ Jay and Jessie talked about the burglary for some time, — and then they started for a walk down to the bay, putting in from the Sound, that gave the village its name. i Reaching the beach, they walked along the water’s edge, — feeling very happy in each other’s coapeny, ; cep Teta oA sunshine was ected in Jay’s eyes from a gl 2 “Papa object on the shore. “Hello! What’s that?” he ejaculated. “What’s the matter?” asked Jessie. cS Age «Sa to the object and picked it up. > eee “Why, it’s a watch, and a dandy one, too, with a fine er po on the cover.” ; “What a lucky tet are to fmd it! I never find any: this watch ' Saar “ts her husband’s watch. It must have been taken” e house this morning with the other stolen things, ;

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sloop or sailboat that brought them to the village. This will "be a clue for the detectives when they get here,” said the y- “It’s funny that we should come across it, isn’t it?” oe a bit odd. I hope the discovery will lead to re- ; Ss 3 _ Looking toward the water’s edge, Jay saw the deep inden- ~~ tation of a small sailboat’s keel in the damp sand, ¥ _ , “Look. at that,” he said, calling Jessie attention to the cireumgtance. “That might have been made by the boat they escaped in. At any rate, it was made by a boat of some kind that was pulled partly up on the beach and left there for some time. I call this clue No. 2, though I may be wrong. Everything, however, seems to indicate that the feed crooks came and went by water.” __ They looked all around the spot for further signs of the _ burglars, but found nothing more. Fog ac “They then continued their walk to one of the wharves _, where rowboats and sailboats were on hire. “Like to take a short sail, Jessie?” Jay asked her. , She hesitated. “I like the water, and it looks nice this morning, but ever since Herbert Strong upset me into the Bronx River that Sunday afternoon when you saved my life, I’ve felt nervous about venturing: on the water again.” 4 “I don’t blame you; but I guess you can trust yourself _ with me. I know how to manage a boat, and you know I ean swim like a duck. You also know, or ought to, that I _ wouldn’t let any harm happen to you. I think the world of . you, Jessie, and I can’t help admitting it even at the risk of offending you,” conclude Jay earnestly. | : The girl made no reply, but looked steadily down at the sand, as if she saw something there that interested her, and a heightened color suffused her fair cheeks. _-“You’re not displeased with me for expressing the real 109 hed my feelings, are you, Jessie?” he asked her, taking her hand in his. ' __ “No, of course not,” she answered in a low tone. _ What more Jay might have been betrayed into saying - was choked off by an old boatman coming up and asking ; then if they wanted to take a sail. “Will you go with gently. : _. “Yes,” she replied impulsively, “I’d go with you any- me, Jessie?” asked the young broker 1 he: e.” * “Td like to hire a sailboat for an hour,” said Jay to the n “Can ye ag ra one?” the man asked, with emphasis. I can. boats.” __ He spoke in such @ quiet, confident way that the boatman believed him. $ “Ye kin have al pick of either of them two boats. My sis a dollar an hour. If ye are out more than an hour “not over an hour and a half it will cost ye one-fifty. iy terms are in advance, and ye must tell me who ye are.” “My name is Jay Perkins and I’m a New York broker.” are one of them fellows that bucks the bulls and on” right,” smiled Jay.~ are ye stoppin’ with down 2” res Duncan ‘Fairfax, of Sunnyside Villa. This is his no Pw! ll keep track of your sugges- enough for us to be out, have had considerable experience with sail- |, LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. “Did you mean it, or didn’t you?” he persisted, bending toward her. “Ot course I meant that I’'d go with you anywhere that you asked me to,” she answered softly. “Which means that you feel I wouldn’t ask you to go anywhere very far from your home, is that it?” “Yes.” ; } “Do you like me?” 3 “What a foolish question! You know I do.’ “How much?” ae’ much indeed, Why shouldn’t I, when you saved my ife?” y : “Never mind about my having saved your life. I would have tried to save any one’s life under the circumstances. Do you like me just for myself?” “Yes.” “Do you believe me when I say I care for you more than anybody in the world—even my mother ?” : essie blushed redder than before, and was silent. : “Well, I do. I’m going to try and win you for my wife. Do I stand any chance?” , ; The girl bent her head and her breast rose and fell in sympathy with her feelings. 3 “If I have offended you, I am sorry, and ask your par- on.” } “No, no, you have not offended me.” “Then tell me if I have any show. Tell me if you care for me even a little bit. Do you?” a put his arm around her and gently drew her toward im. . She offered no resistance, and he felt encouraged. “Do you care for me?” he repeated, bending over her. “Do you, Jessie?” ; The last three words he breathed tenderly. 4 He raised-her face to his, and she let it fall on his shoul- er. : “You do, don’t you?” “Yes,” she replied, almost inaudibly. “How much? How much do you care for me?” |. “I love you with all my heart!” she cried, throwing her arms around his neck. Then their lips met in their first kiss of love, and both were very happy indeed at. that blissful moment. CHAPTER VIII. Se THE AMATEUR CR@CKSMEN. Jay and Jessie were so taken up with each other that the boat sailed ahead without much attention from either. — The light wind made sailing on their original course al- . bern a mechanical matter, and so the boat glided on as easily and safely as a thing of life that knew its own way without the need of a guiding hand. The two young people were in that delightful frame of mind that, to use a common expression, they didn’t care whether school kept or not. . The boatman’s injunction that it would be well for them not to remain out more than an hour was forgotten by Jay, whose duty it was to remember such a thing when the Safet of the lovely girl his side depended wholly on him, an she herself trusted implicitly in his judgment. | - However, under the circumstances there might be seme excuse for his remissness in that particular, but in any case the responsibility was up to him. Up to the present the breeze had been steady, though light, but it dropped away and came only in intermittent puffs. bay, and the © wooded ad They were now some distance down the

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wo a ss ai y. — ee LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. * tails, and they are a sure sign Jessie was willing to do anything that Jay suggested. | “The boatman told us that there would be too much wind. for us in an hour, and now there isn’t any at all. He wasn’t a dge, was he?” she asked. ‘ “I’m afraid when it does apring up again it will come on hard,” replied the little broker. “The sky has that look to it.” “Can yo really see signs of wind in the sky?” she asked, “Yes, e boatman called my attention to those mares’ , of coming wind and rain.” _ “Mares’ tails!” cried Jessie, in a puzzled tone, “I don’t know what you mean.” “See those long, streaky clouds yonder?” said the boy, pointing to the southeas “Sailors call them mares’ tails.” “Why?” “Because they are spread out like a horse’s tail.” Jessie thought the idea of comparing clouds to a horse’s tail a funny one, and she laughed merrily at it. “Tt’s a good thing this island is here; otherwise -we’d drift right out to sea until the wind came up again,” said the little broker, poids the boat into the cove. “I wouldn’t like that,” she replied, as the vessel’s nose the sandy shore. “This is a pretty island. I’ve often wished to come out and look at it. “The chance is y at last, then.” He lowered the sail, then jumped ashore with the painter, which he made fast to a small tree. After that he i Jessie to land, and they began to - stroll across the island. There were flowers in *abundance growing wild, and they gathered a couple of small nosegays. ello!” ejaculated Jay suddenly. “We’re not the only ones on the island. See that smoke?” “Yes,” replied Jessie. “Must be a fishing party out here. They may be cooking a clam : “T should like to have some clam chowder. I do like it above anything.” : ‘*] don’t know that we ought to butt in on these People, whoever they are. And it’s only guesswork on my part that they’re cooking clam chowdér. ey may be frying fish.” “Tt must be lovely to camp out in the woods, or on an island like this, and eat things in an unconventional way,” said the girl enthusiastically. “How I wish I were a boy!” _ “I wouldn’t have you a boy for anything. I want you just as you are.” : course I can’t be a boy. It’s silly of me to wish such a thing; but I do thihk boys have ever so much better times than girls. They’re not tied down by this, that and the other thing like girls are.” By that time they had reached a position among the trees where caught oe of the fire. It was built in a little clearing, close to the end of the island overlooking the Sound. " Through the foliage Jay and. Jessie could see the mast and stays of a small sloop-yacht lying close inshore. ree well young men, who looked like well-to-do clerks, were in the clearing. One of them was -plagnted the duties of cook, and at that moment was hol pag aaling pan over the blaze. His two companions, both good-looking, athletic fellows, were seated on the grass with their backs to a thick growth of underbrush. taller and handsomer of the two had a well-filled ‘bag between’ his legs, the contents of which he ard his associate were examiping with great interest. As Jay and Jessie came on) the scene the chap with the: had an elegant-looking silver water piteher in his hands, and was apparently commenting on its value. The little broker's eyes opened pretty wide as he saw the take a e after article of silver plate from ” said Jay, drawing her back out of earing. “You saw that silverware those chaps queer that three young men, who eruise, should have such stuff in' , “it does when a a bit fishing seem odd.” lot of silver plate and in’ ence will not be “Do other valuable articles have just been stolen from a house in this vicinity.” “Oh, Jay!” cried Jessie, catching hith by the arm nerv- ously. “Do you think these persons are the thieves?” “I should hardly imagine so, for they look quite respect- able, not at all like a bunch of crooks. I may also say that I’m almost sure I’ve seen that chap with the bag in a certain broker’s office in Wall Street. At any rate, his face is very familiar to me.” “Then, of course, they are not the thieves. me to think for the moment that they were!” : But that bag of silverware looks awfully suspicious un- der the circumstances. It is possible, however. that the real crooks may have hidden the bag on this island, and that these young fellows found it and are examining it.” _ “That must be so,? said Jessie, accepting Jay’s sugges- tion as the solution of the matter. Well, as they don’t look at all like crooks, I think they are entitled to the benefit of the doubt. I would like to make sure of their innocence, though, and see if that plate is some of the property stolen from the Stone house. Just wait here a few minutes while I investigate a bit.” _Jay walked back to the edge of the clearing, then cau- tiously circled around to the thick bunch of bushes behind = two chaps who were still examining the contents of the Making as little noise as possible, he crept forward till he reached a point within a yard of them, where he could easily overhear all that passed between them. “This is a mighty fine bunch of silverware,” said the talt young fellow, beginning to replace the stuff in the bag. “Bet your life it is,” replied the other. “It’s the ‘real stuff, and all bearing the Tiffany. mark. It must be worth a lot of money.” — is. Ill gamble on it that they cost a Found thousand ollars.” “For a first attempt as amateur cracksmen, I think we made a swell haul,” said the other, with a chuckle. “ “he Siecete and other jewelry will easily foot up in the thou- san Jay Perkins, who was really prepared to learn that n How silly of young men had found the bag with its valuable contents, gave a gasp as he overheard his guilty admission. z So these ry kotee etna young men were the bur- glars who had looted the Stone residence early that morn- ing! ' — revelation was certainly a great surprise to the little roker. ; They did not look at all like men who would engage in such an en rise. It appeared, however, from the last speaker’s words that this was their first attempt at houseb ‘a That they were, in fact, as he had said, amateur cracks- men. Jay wondered how three fellows, admittedly inexperienced at the business, could have succeeded so well. They were eyidently not wanting in nerve whatever their other shortcomings might be. “T don’t see how they managed to plan and carry out such a daring robbery,” muttered ibe “Seems to me that there is something in the background.” Then he ned attentively replied: “Yes; I'll wager we got away with $15,000 or $20,000 worth of stuff.” “I'm afraid we're going to have a whole lot of trouble trying to realize o s swag,” said the other. “Don’t, you worry about that, Leslie. I'll see that we get rid of it,” replied the tall fellow in a confident tone. sxoq ean’t sell it in the city. The New York police probably articles, and will be on.the lookout for them. a the s in New York, do you? chump as that.” “Where, then?” wm “We must work it off by degrees, the diamonds and — jewelry first, at a considerable distance from New York—_ say out West in Chicago sand other places where its pre sus expect to go with it to Chicago and elsewhe “Sure, I do.” : can you get away from Wall Street 2” “How eka 5' “as the man with the bag © : have by this time got a complete list of all the stolen : : i i “You don’t suppose that I’m such a fool as to expect to hee erscie Jessie viewed the proceedings with some sur-| sell ou Y's not quite sucka * 2 . it. "Fi wn ee ee i>

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Si by) Fae a i ae oe Sone EE a ee ei) ae a, LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. “Pye got a sister in Denver. Tll frame up some story about her being at death’s door, € her bedside is absolutely necessary. Old Drew will let me off. He thinks a whole lot of me, you know. I couldn’t be more solid with anybody than I am with him.” & “Well, you’re pretty solid with Stone, too, or you have been invited to spend a week at his summer home,” laughed Leslie. pinthectre Stay “That’s right,” chuckled the other. “That invitation has proved a dear one for him. It put temptation in my way, and incidentally in yours and Bingham’s. If I hadn’t come down here as Stone’s guest, the robbery wouldn’t have hap- 3 ned. You see, I was in such a financial hole that when i saw how careless the Stones were with their valuables the idea at once popped into my head that it only needed the _ right amount of nerve, as well as the help of a couple of chaps on whom I could depend, to make a raise that would w ‘set the three of us on our feet again.” “So when you returned to the city you broached the scheme to Ben and me,” said the other, ‘ : “Just what I did. And you two, being flat broke and in momentary danger of having your little defalcations at your offices discovered, consented to Join me in the job.” Leslie nodded. ’ “Ben and I are up to our eyes in difficulty, but we hope to square ourselves and have something over through the proceeds of this crib-eracking affair,” he said. _~ “So you shall. When I get back from the West I’ll have a wad of money as big as a house,” said the tall man, “and then we’ll all be in clover.” ; At this point the young fellow who was attending to the - eooking announced that dinner was ready, and the three sat down to a meal of fried fish, potatoes, fresh bread and cof- fee, which they proceeded to do full justice to. Mt ; CHAPTER IX. Ba ot CAUGHT IN A RAINSTORM. Jay Perkins watched them from the shelter of the under- brush, and considered how he would be able. to put a spoke in the wheel of these three clerks who had gone crooked when temptation came their way. “ ; The little broker figured that it was up to him to recover the stolen property now that he knew where it was. In order to accomplish this, it would be necessary to cap- ture the amateur crooks first. _. How he was going to do this single-handed was a poser. Perhaps the most advisable thing for him to do was to et Alpe the village as soon aS he could and put the ives, who had probably reached the scene of the bur- ry by this time, on the track of these chaps. : fin’ the meantime they left the island in the sailboat had at their command the officers would no d be to trace them to their destination, which in all prob- pe at c ces, still he would greatly have preferred ing them and recovering the booty himself. ‘would be a mighty big feather in his cap if he could fessie would not only be justly proud of him e him in ee estimation of her tees extremely anxious, in view of his expectations re- r the girl, to make as good an impression as possible ‘the matter the wind came but it would mother, and in, and plenty of it,” said the tall feet. “We/must get under on his back tarted f other two with the dishes to hasten back to Jessie, and where the little cabin would sailboat, the s P eet and that my presence by) little broker, taking her by the arm. was the city, and catch them with the goods in their} q ee RARE » Jay regarded this plan as the most feasible under| ject to have a visitor from New York, or elsewhere, cut me considering t the island with a rush, bringing up with/ of me.” “Oh, you couldn’t lose me to save your life!” laughed the t : “Step lively now. It’s going to rain hard, and we want to reach the boat before it comes down.” “The boatman was right, after all,” she said, as they hur- wouldn’t | ried along. “They generally are in matters within their knowledge. Years of experience alongshore have taught them to the weather signs correctly, and consequently they are sel- dom very far off in their predictions.” What did you learn about the silver plate? Is it the same that was stolén from the Stones?” “It is the same, and I learned a whole lot more than I expected. That is why I was so long away from you.” “Do tell me what you learned,” she asked in a tone of eager interest. “Well, in the first place I learned that those young men hold responsible situations in Wall Street.” “I thought they couldn’t be the burglars.” You mustn’t be too quick at jumping at conclusions, Jessie.” “Why, what do you mean?” . I mean that those three Wall Street clerks are the per- sons who robbed the Stone house.” “You don’t really mean that!” she cried, in astonishment. I have the admission from their own lips. That is pretty good evidence, I think.” “From their own lips! Were you talking to them?” Hardly. I crawled up near them and heard their con- versation.” “What did they say?” “A whole lot—enough, in fact, to send them to Sing Sing for many years if they told the same thing in a court ot justice,” “Is it possible!” _“It appears that the tall chap,'the one who had the bag of silverware between his legs, is the ringleader of the enter- pee I told you that his face was familiar to me.” es.” ; “Well, when I heard him say that he worked for Drew, the broker, I knew that I was not mistaken in my man.- He is Drew’s cashier, and his name is Walter Whiting. He seems to be well thought of, net only by his employer, but by Mr. Stone as well.” “The gentleman whose house was robbed?” “The same. Whiting spent last week down here as Mr. Stone’s guest. It’s a wonder you didn’t meet him.” - “I knew the Stones had several guests last week, but I didn’t visit them.” e “But you must have seen Whiting some time during the week. He is a handsome chap and quite a dude. He would naturally attract notice, especially from the young ladies.” “Do you think I look at every young man who comes down here on a visit?” 2 “Why not? There is no harm in gazing upon @ young man at a distance.” “I take no interest in strange young men,” she answered ecidedly. “Pm glad to hear that, sweetheart. I should strongly ob- out.” “Would ae uld, reall “I would, really. I can’t lose you now, Jessie, after you have admitted that you care for me. If anything happened by, which I lost you, I shouldn’t want to live any longer,” he - a rong Na : ; - ‘ “You foolish boy! Nothing like that will happen,” she said, putting one of her arms in his. : “I should hope not. It would simply be the winding up y came down gy and dry from the approaching rain eager gi glimpse of “and now tor you, really?” she veplied, with a mischievous _

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~ The sky had now grown black and lowering, and the wind was thrashing the bay into a myriad of whitecaps, _, The tide was just on the turn, and the water came rolling ein from the Sound outside in a pretty rough way. _ Jay closed the sliding door nearly to so as to keep the Yain entirely out. 9 e cabin was almost pitch dark, but that fact made no erence to the young lovers, who sat on a locker side by “side holding hands and listening to the thunder of the raindrops on the roof above their heads. “Tt’s pretty rough on the bay now, sweetheart,” said the young broker. “I would not be afraid to sail this boat across it under closely reefed sail, but still I think we are Safer where we are till the storm blows over.” “I think so, too,” Jessie replied. “I’m not as brave on the water as I was before I fell into the Bronx River.” ot needn’t be afraid of anything when you are with e, : “Mother will be wondering where we are.” “She won’t be worried about you because she doesn’t know that we went out sailing on the bay.” “I’m glad she doesn’t know it, for she certainly would be Sreatly worried till we got back.” “T wonder if there is a candle or a lantern aboard,” said Jay. “I think a light would be an improvement. Then we could see each other.”/ _ nS don’t mind the darkness as long as I know you are le me. “You deserve a kiss for such an expression of confidence in me,” said the little broker, drawing her to him and kiss- ing her several times. She offered no objection to this liberty on his part, which i oi him to take a few more after a short interval. me!” she cried, after the second batch. “How many do you want?” “As many as you will give me. Remember, I can only be with you one week more.” “You must stay longer. I’m going to tell papa to ask you to do so. You don’t have to go back to New York to do any business.” “No; I’ve practically closed my office for the summer, as I haven’t any customers yet to e ap my attention; but still I ean’t expect to stay here. I don’t want to wear out my _. Weleome with your parents.” ~~ “No danger of that. When I tell pa ; vthing™ to stay, they will consent, - . \ ‘and mother that ey never refuse me ¥ “But they might wake up to the fact that we are getting "to think too much of each other. We are both young yet, and, besides, your people may have other plans for you. _ That is what worries me. I’m afraid they might not think me good enough for their only daughter.” Z think a great deal of you. They won’t object to i POO y are grateful to you for saving my life, and, be- sides, they idn’t make me unhappy as I would be if _ they tried to part us. I’ve promised to marry you some day, and I’m going to do it unless you find a girl that you like ‘better than me.” : 4 “I'll never find anybody that I could like better than you, Jessie. Don’t you worry about that.” " She nestled close to him and he took advantage of it to . Then hej up, struck a match and looked around _ the cabin. a as eae oe \ a lantern hanging from a hoo e 4 we'll have a Pre on the subject,” he said, taking aprae the slide and igniting the small wick of 7 the cabin look more cheerful, and the young able to pee eo ‘tak eviigh isis around ce, 8 a wa in x Thabane e decided to act on it . rely an idea came into the little broker’s head—| cove. promised results—and h LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. 13 CHAPTER X. JAY PERKINS CAPTURES THE AMATEUR CRACKSMEN, “Jessie,” he said, taking down the waterproof and the sou’-wester, “are you willing to remain here a little while alone?” “Alone!” she exclaimed in surprise, and clearly not pleased at the suggestion. “Are you going out in the rain?” “Such is my intention,” he answered, proceeding to don the waterproof. “What for?” : “I want to try and capture those clerks while they’re off their guard, and take possession of the stolen property which is undoubtedly aboard their yacht.” “How can you do that? There are. three of them, and every one bigger than you. They will naturally resist cap- ture, and will probably injure you. No, you mustn’t go. I won't let you—there!” She evidently meant what she said, and acted as though she was accustomed to being obeyed. : “Oh, come, now, sweetheart, don’t interfere with my scheme. I don’t intend to tackle them openly. That would be foolish on my_ part, for I’d stand no show against such odds. My idea is to catch them by strategy.” “How will you do that?” 4 “While it’s raining cats and: dogs, they'll be housed up in the cabin of their sloop, same as we are. They'll probably have the door of the cabin partly closed, at any rate. My idea is to creep aboard the sloop and fasten them in the cabin before they wake up to what’s going on. Then I'll have them and the plunder where both can be taken pos- session of by the detectives without much trouble.” | Jessie was rather taken with Jay’s plan, and after some further talk over the matter she withdrew her opposition and told him that she would wait patiently for him to re- turn with the news that he had been successful. - “Promise me that you will be very, very careful of your- self, dear,” she said, putting her arms about his neck. - “I promise,” he answered. ; Then he opened the cabin -slide and stepped out into the cockpit. : “I won’t be gone long,” he continued, closing the slide again. ' one stepped ashore in the pouring rain and started for the other shore of the island. % It was not a cheerful task tramping through the wet grass and brushing against the moist trees-and bushes, but Jay was not a boy to be put out by such inconveniences as that. He had a definite purpose in view, and meant to carry it out. Passing across the clearing where the amateur eracksmen had cooked and eaten their dinner, Jay paused at the outer edge of the trees to survey the sloop-yacht which lay well anchored to the shore, and rolling about on the uneasy sur- face of the Sound. : : As there were two small deadeyes looking shoreward in the upper part of the cabin, or trunk, as it is called, where it was raised above the level of the deck, and as these were open and would naturally afford those inside a view of a portion of the beach, Jay deemed it wise to make a detour and approach the sloop close to the edge of the water. He saw with a feeling of satisfaction that the cabin door irely closed. woe four oan deadeyes, two on either side, evidently af- forded all the ventilation necessary in the cabin. Jay was obli to wade out to his knees in order to reach the sloop, and then he had to exercise great care in swing- ing himself into the cockpit on account of the wobbly mo- tions of the craft. He succeeded in getting aboard all right, without caus- ing any suspicious noise, and going to the cabin door he saw to his joy that the key was in the lock on the outside. “Gee!” he ejaculated. “Fortune is playing right into my ” nds. He pushed the sliding door to make sure that it was snug against the jamb, and then he softly turned the key in the lock. “There, I guess you chaps are secure,” he breathed. “Now I’m going to slip the painter and sail around to the ” Jay ] alone, as it was blowing pretty hard and he decided’ that he could effect. this ‘move by the jib” did not care,

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ah Soe 5 _ ‘es - 1 single-handed, to risk raising the mainsail even a little bit if he could avoid it. So he softly stepped across the roof of the cabin, hoisted the jib halfway up, made the sheet fast, and then let loose the painter that held the boat to the shore. The yacht immediately fell away into the trough of the choppy seas. : \ Jay ran- back to the cockpit, grabbed the tiller and put 4 the craft before the wind. ; The sensation of the boat being away from her moorings Was noticed at once by the occupants of the cabin, and Walter Whiting went to open the cabin door and see what was the matter. He soon discovered that the door was fast. . “What's the matter with this door?” he said, as he tugged impatiently away at it. . “Why, what’s the matter with it?” asked Ben Bingham. “That’s what I want to know,” growled Whiting. “Couldn’t have locked itself, could it?” “Tt hasn’t a spring lock,” replied George Leslie. “Just a common one. Where’s the key?” ; “It’s outside,” said Whiting. ; - “The panel must have swollen with the rain and is stuck. Pull harder,” said Bingham. se) pulling as hard as I can, and it won’t budge for a cen 4 Whiting began to pound and rattle the panel, and the a sounds he made notified Jay that the clerks had found out a were locked in. eep it up,” chuckled the little broker to himself. ‘ He felt in excellent humor, for he believed that he was '- master of the situation, * “Say, something’s wrong!” cried Leslie, in an excited voice, as he looked out through one of the open deadeyes and saw that the sloop was moving along close to the shore, as if guided by some one at the helm. “We’re under way!” Ss what I thought,” said Bingham. “The blamed iia” given way, and we are floating away from. the > INo, we're not,” replied Leslie. “We're sailing alongside the he el ped ‘ : amg Whiting. “Nonsense! How can be — i no ts sot nobody Beer ex + sed ag me here and see for yourself. ere’s somebod aboard: who is directing the sloop’s course, and T'll_ bet hat that the person, whoever he is. locked us in,” ; Leslie’s words produced a startling effect on both Whit- 3, 8 ing and : ae? rushed to the deadeyes and looked out. _The truthfulness of their associate’s statement was at to them. The sloop was sailing along under perfect control, though pitching and rolling under the weight of the wind, notwith- that only a on of the was spread. clerks | at each other in the light of the Pat Saneabewal Gis taveed anette each Pmaaty Sg the rnation that of Tranth Phig, Dey oe walk let Beg oe A was 00 t r, for that was the rection. e boat was tacing, things looked kind of bad for them. They feared that in some way their guilt had leaked out, their at the island become known, and that detec- come down and captured both them and the yacht. e prospect ahead, at that rate, was not an encouraging Ms He pinched?” asked Leslie, in a hollow, see how any icion could attach to us,” was but Whiting’s were not overconfident. conscience is apt to foresee trouble that does not layb “somebody is trying to steal the boat,” suggested rll ows to handle us, and swear - haven't igatd 8 saul on d footst » agli f just before though heard li t on OF we started of” eaid Leslie; “but didn't think anything of a < at LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE «BROKER. eae “The whole matter seems kind of br gt to me,” said Bingham. “Try the door again, Whiting, and if it doesn’t budge, pound on it choad gp 6 out. Maybe the person or per- = who sneaked aboard do not know that any one is in the eapin. Whiting accordingly tackled the door again, and, finding that it was as tight as a drum, he pounded lustily on it and yelled out. R : As Jay was engaged at that moment in steering the yacht around the end of the island toward the cove where his own sailboat was moored, he did not take the trouble to notice the uproar at the door. Pru a ew minutes later'the cove came in sight and the little broker headed for it. It was but a short run to. reach it, and then Jay guided ~ the yacht alongside the other boat. : Walking forward, without any attempt at secrecy now, he picked up a spare line, secured it to a cleat and springing = shore, tied the yacht to the same tree that held his own oat. - Wkile he was doing this, the imprisoned clerks kept up a furious ears, and she opened the sliding panel of the sailboat’s cabin to find out the cause of it. 1 Then she saw the yacht and Jay in the act of rejoining her. “You have captured them!” she said excitedly. “I have,” replied the young broker complacently. “And they are trying to get out?” “They are making quite a row, as you hear,” : “Then you’d better take this to defend yourself with,” she said, handing him a heavy navy revolver. “I found it in ene of the lockers.” ~ “Thanks, Jessie; it may come in handy,” he replied. At that moment there was a heavy crash on board the yacht and the upper panel of the door fell out in piecés, smashed by a heavy instrument in the hands of Walter Whiting. “Hold on there, gentlemen,” cried Jay, springing back on to the-yacht’s deck. “That will do. You've gone far enough.” “Who are you?” demanded Whiting aggressively. “Jay Perkins, the little br “er of Wall Street. —— a CHAPTER XI. THE FINISH OF THE AMATEUR CRACKSMEN. ‘ “ Whiting glared through the rain at the little broker. .- - “Was a ee who locked us in our cabin and sailed the yacht around to this end of the island?” he demanded, in an ugly tone. “What in thunder did you mean by doing it?” roared Whiting. ; “IT meant business.” “Business, you little monkey!” “Exactly; business.” Set PLEP IENT cans, “Just w said,” rep’ ay coolly. é “Well, wait till I unlock this door and I'll make you sing different tune.” : «The speaker reached dwn to turn, the key and then dis- covered to his disgust that it was in the sath ox Jay had taken the precaution to remove principles. “4 “Where is the key to this door?” demanded Whiting. “In my pocket,” replied Ja “In your pocket, conf bi wee do you hear?” 2 a oa ear, but I’d rather not. we'll half murder you “If you don’t do it this instant : when =e get out!” cried Whiting threateningly. ty have an idga that y ’ ° rs Vith us — 4 Fei 2? Ridicul rd ed Whiting. “Be- “VIL show whether we will or not,” cried Whitir ov ide if ‘anybody ‘tf up to that ing thd meet run in carkeaiy, idng the instrument with which he had smashed | harbor, Y out in the ; run for some . z Mm Fe uented spot, bject utting us ashore| “If you hit that door again, I'll shoot you!” said Jay, rais- e wee ~ with ther aopens a would ing the navy ores whieh he had-till that moment kept out of the poundise on the cabin door which reached Jessie’s . : : : . I had that honor,” chuckled Jay. Sy ® of Od 2 eT pe le Se suavely. ound. you! Take it out and open you and your friends won't get out— 2 . ins ee: | 7 . | 2 Ca:

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_—————— * *{ want’ no fooling!” eried Whiting impatiently. “Why are you trying to keep us prisoners aboard our own craft? “To keep you out of further mischief.” ;: ' “What kind of joke are you trying to work off on us? said Whiting, endeavoring to carry out his bluff. | _ *No joke at all, Mr. Whiting. You'll find it a mighty Serious piece of business. The lightest sentence you an your friends are likely to get is ten years.” “Ten years! What for?” rs ae a burglary at Sunnyside Villa this morn- - ing. _. “Why, you little monkey——” “And now you’re caught with the goods. I feel sorry for you, though I don’t believe you deserve my sympathy.” Whiting aad his associates, who were listening to all that _ passed between their leader and Jay, were thun er-Struck at the boy’s knowledge. ; They realized that they were in a*pretty bad fix. “Put up that revolver and let us see if we can’t make a deal,” said Whiting desperately. “You her make any deal with me, Mr. Whiting,” re- plied the little broker. “What are your intentions ?” TERE “To hand you three over to. the New York detectives, who are down here investigating the robbery.” Jay then called out to Jessie. : ; She stepped out of the sailboat’s cabin and Jay assisted her aboard the yacht. , “I want you aboard here te watch these cracksmen. Take this revolver. Look out, it’s cocked. Just keep those chaps from trying to get out. Don’t take any bluffs from them. Let them understand that you mean business. I’ve got to “hoist the sail, as it’s time we started for the village.” Jessie didn’t look very formidable as a sen over three full-grown men, but the revolver in her hand ‘was sufficient to keep the prisoners within bounds. Jay went ashore, unloosed the yacht from the tree and worked her head around in nen ee of the bay. Then he unmoored the sailboat and carried her painter oe the yacht, where he made it fast to a cleat in the it. The next thing hé did was to hoist the yacht’s jib full up and her mainsail about two-thirds of the way. As the ctaft moved out into the bay he took his place be- e the tiller, told Jessie to seat herself beside him, and en laid the boat’s head for the village. On the way over, Whiting renewed his offer of a com- promise, raising his bid to $5,000 worth of jewelry, but of course Jay wouldn’t listen to him. _.~ In half an hour the two boats were moored at the wharf ~ in Bayville where Jay had hired the sailboat, and he imme- diately employed a boy to carry @ note for him to Mr. Stone’ ' at Sunnyside Villa. : ~. Inside of rs of an hour Mr. Stone and two _New York detectives appeared on the wharf, and boarded the yacht where Jay and Jessie sat watching over the three ‘prisoners, and gazed at by 4 crowd of curiously disposed natives, who asked all kinds of questions, but received very little information in saa “es evel a Jessie introduced Jay to Mr, Stone, and then the little : — ‘explained the case to the Wall Street operator and “Mr, Stoné was amazed to learn that Walter Whiting was ‘the chief participant in the burglary at his e, and seemed disposed to discredit Jay’s story. ; the detectives, however, entertained no sentimental feel- ject, and the fact that Whiting and_his sedly honest and highly respectable Wall ot prevent them from starting in to of Jay’s statements. d| State ey LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. 15 eee —— Stone presented him with a check for a thousand ree as an evidence of his appreciation for his services, = assured the boy of his permanent friendship. # ext day Whiting, Leslie and Bingham were removed tc eA county jail in the neighboring town, where they were s te ei tried, convicted and sentenced to ten years in eg for their crime. : r Drew was 7 y hig, trusted Pt ag greatly broken up by the exposure vf é put an expert accountant at work his books j discovered that Whitin iated several thou- sand ‘do : at hike oe * gor misappropriated several thou- he employers of the other two young men also found 7. aie ge that they had been robbed of considerable . me which peculations their clerks had been able to hid: y ‘, Se entries and other bookkeeping legerdemain. Fate “ihion Guan Printed a full account of Jay Perkins oe — = With the Stone burglary, and the story increased it ioe vy. Poe reputatien in the financial district. Pe . ep ne Ss fact of drawing attention to him as a new nae ‘Yhine a and attracted quite a number of cus- The result was that he found it necessar i y to hire an office poy. and an elderly man to act as bookkeeper, though for the 2 nos eing the jobs of both these employees were regular Sur ee be Aa gan nag especially was compelled to uff in A : ; ates Godby haat ge oe al appear busy when he really CHAPTER XII. THE LITTLE BROKER’S BIG DEAL IN M. & N. There was considerable speculation i : among a certain class command. as to how much capital Jay Perkins had at his ome had the idea that the boy had been left ‘ood-si legacy and that was the reason why the yoink eB ene mer dane = business for himself. rs, not so optimistic, had their of the Hite hacane ey doubts about the size ere was a rumor about that Jay had done up a certain broker on an opti i that such Bash opt i ae but no one could positively say ose traders who were particularly interested in Jay’ financial status got together, and after talking the toatter over sent one of their number to call on the boy and see if he could interest Jay in some scheme that would test the aoe ak _ pocketbook. e broker’s name was Joy, and he a red at J office on the following day. : aig mane “Glad to know you, Mr. Joy,” said the little broker, when his visitor had introduced himself. Joy talked on divers subjects for a while, gradually leading up to the object of his visit. 7 ed Finally Broker Joy began telling about the splendid’ chance there was for a person with some available capital to make a fortune by buying a certain stock, which, at that time, he said, was sélling uncommonly low in the market. “What is the name of this stock?” asked Jay with some interest. - “Tf you want to join a ge that some of us are forming to corner the you'll learn the name of the stock; Per it —— be acres for = to disclose informa- on t you could use independent of us, and thereb the eres of the deal we have in view.” © Pury, “But I have a strong objection to going into what ap- pests te ge blind Bae replied Jay. “I always like to con my Own money. en one goes into a combination of capital he has. to abide by the wishes of the majority.” “That’s all right. You can’t lose anything by z in with us on ground floor. We've got a omit < cinch. The more money you can put in the greater will be r Bs Si si por to tne a ia wits Salah ves ow can “do e an wi risk to speak of? : Soa _“You seem to be very sanguine about the absence of 7

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a. Clea Se may be greatly mistaken in your estimate of the situation. | Nobody is infallible.” 2 “Oh, we’ve investigated this deal so closely that there is scarcely one chance in a hundred of the trick failing to pan out.” “Well, somebody will have to lose the money your pool anticipates. making. Who are likely to be the unfortunate ones?” *The Wall Street lambs, as a matter of course. From your experience in the Street you know they come down here to be sheared.” é “I don’t believe they come here for that purpose. Rather, they flock to the district in the wo meena of making easy money. That they more frequently than not get sheared I’m prepared to admit. The trouble with: them is they take too many chances. They leap before they look, and the soup tureen generally receives them. If they would use a little more discretion they would win oftener.” “Well, the lambs are our meat. They are the people on- whom we unload at high figures what we have bought at low prices. In this case we expect the lambs to provide the profit we are looking for. Are you with us?” “No. I don’t think a blind pool has sufficient attractions for me to risk my capital. I prefer to go it alone. That’s the way I’ve been working the market since I started in, and ve done pretty well. I believe in letting well enough one. : Broker Joy looked disappointed. “You’re foolish, Perkins, to turn down such a proposition as I am offering you. We wouldn’t offer it to everybody in the Street. We want a young and enterprising chap in with us. In fact, we’d rather put a good thing in your way, for you’re just starting out and need to be encouraged, than to fatten the bank account of some old fogy who would lock his profits up as tight as a drum.” “Perhaps I’m foolish,” replied Jay pleasantly. “I’m young yet and have a whole lot to learn; but just the same I Sen prefer to stick to the principle I started out with, and that Ory is to trust to my own jud: ae is “After the deal has been put through I’ll let you see what you have lost. Then perhaps the next time a similar propo- sition is made to you you may think twice before turning it down, There isn’t a big deal that can be put through : y by. one man. All the operations of any magni- ' tude are worked by a combination of capital. You will ape learn these things as you grow older in the business. It te isn’t often that a young man like you gets the chance 1 . have put in your way. However, you’re the doctor. Your loss will be somebody else’s gain.” Thus speaking, Jay got up and bade the little broker good-day. é a It was about this time that Jay had a visit from his friend, Ed Willis. _ _*T think I’ve got a pointer for you, old man,” he said. - *7’l]| tell you about it and then you can investigate the mat- ter. I heard the cashier in our office to-day tell the second ‘bookkeeper that if his money wasn’t all tied up in paying .for the new house he had bought he would put every cent he could raise into M. & N. He said he had learned that a strong combination was forming to boom the stock. He knew that several of the persons in the pool had the repu- _ tation of controlling millions of dollars, and that when they started the boom they’d be able to run it up thirty points, _ if not more. He said anybody that bought M.-& N. at its present price, held on to it for a short time, would make a good thing of it.” , _ Jay looked at the market report which had just come in in saw that M. & N. was ruling at 82. ? _He knew that was a rather low figure for such a gilt- d ; and he mentioned the fact to Ed. es buying up M, & N. convince him that there was e he lost no time in ordering his gment and not to other people’s.”/ . RE: 4 Pe a7 LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. Two days. later M. .& N. advanced a point, and on the following day two points. Then it declined something over two points. _ _ After a quiet spell it began to rise again, this time stead- ily, and gradually reached 90, or eight points above what Jay gave for his shares. It hung around that figure for two days, and then a sharp decline fetched it back-to 84. | Once more it went up to 90, then it bounded to 95. It fluctuated between that and 89 for a day or two, and then it began to boom in hot style, going to 105 in a couple of hours. The brokers were now tumbling over one another in frantic _ efforts to buy it. sll The lambs came rushing downtown to put their little wads up on it. Business assumed a rushing aspect in Wall Street, for all the Sarg on the list *participated in the buoyancy of the market. : General interest was centered in M. & N. because it ap- peeved fe;be ea for se pet 3g zine, and thousands of shares change ands as the price kept on going up. : At length it reached 110 1-2, and then Jay ordered his broker to sell him out. He realized a profit of $28 a share, or $420,000, on his Le a dously profitable venture for hi It had proved a tremendously pro e ven im, and enlat his capital to close on to $600,000. Jay now began to consider himself quite a capitalist, and that day he lunched at Delmonico’s, and his presence being noted there by many of the brokers, word went around that Jay Perkins, the little broker, must have struck luck. CHAPTER XIII. JAY PICKS UP A TIP ON J. & B. Broker Joy was one of the persons who piped Jay off in the swell restaurant, and he lost no time in informing some of his friends about it. “I wouldn’t be surprised but he has made a haul out of the rise in M. & N.,” he said to Broker Felix, one of the traders who had tried to talk Jay into investing his mo: in a wildcat scheme and had ignominously failed. “He’s a pretty shrewd young chap, take my word for it.” “Say, if we could get a fake tip to him in some unsus- | icious way, and then one of us go around and sell him a tch of the stock which the tip represented as a winner, — we might be able to reach his dough-bag.” — “Your idea is all right, Felix, but whether it would work or not is the next question.” é 9g “The only way to tell whether it will work or not is to try it. - “Well, me wh oe is your idea, suppose you put it in opera- — tion,” sugges oy. : | Felix said he’d think the matter over and they Le bee ; That day Ed Willis called to see Jay and the little broker told him he had made a wad of money out of M. & N, “As the pointer you gave me a me on the scent deal, and as I promised to make it all right with you anythi tuated,” said Jay, “I have ‘ yi two $5,000 bills. : Ge “Gee whiz!” he ejaculated. “Jay must have made a big — haul when he can afford to throw $10,000 in my direction. — ther a0 —_ sheared to furnish pe the. rofits? Well, I'm rich now for fair. this in bank for myself. If I told my folks they'd want to take rl ey’ would mean that they’d buy a house _ wanted of th e Suna istle ae ee | to an, e mone; uid Ww 4 $ t much. I'm old enough : little boodle.” — «p a= Soutade 4 ok Se

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% ‘s “You’ve heard of the rise of M. & N., haven’t you?” said _ Joy. - “TI guess everybody has heard about that.” _ “That was the stock I wanted you to help us boom.” - . Jay looked at Joy in astonishment. on that deal?” said Jay. _. “Sure as you live.” iiss a __~ Jay didn’t believe a word of his visitor’s statement. -.. He had had it from the best authority that the combine ‘that had been booming M. & N. was made up of the biggest men in the Street, and he knew Joy was not one of that crowd. “ 3 He was too polite, however, to question the broker’s word, so he let Joy think that he believed him. aa “I know another stock that is going to be boomed in a day or so,” went on Joy. “I don’t mind tipping you off to it, as I am loaded up to the neck with shares. You can get in or leave it alone, as you choose. It is W. & A. Whether you take hold or not, don’t tell anybody what I said about it. It’s a winner, as you’ll learn inside of a week.” “I’m much obliged for the pointer, Mr. Jo say a word about it, but whether I’ll take depend on circumstances.” r “Suit yourself about that,” replied Joy, getting up. giving it to you in good faith.” Then the broker went away. ; Jay put on his hat and went out to make some inquiries about W. & A. He found that he could buy all he wanted of it at the market price. 7 Meeting Simpson on the street, he asked him about W. A. “Looking for the stock?” asked his late employer. “I can sell you any part of 10,000 shares at one-eighth below the market.” “If I want any I’ll call on you,” replied Jay. After making further inquiries Jay returned to his office. “A man was in here looking for W. & A. shares. He seemed to.be in a great sweat about it. Said the stock was searcer than hen’s teeth,” said the bookkeeper. “If he said that he couldn’t have looked far for the stock. I can buy any quantity of it if I wanted it,” replied Jay. The boy hed hardly taken off his hat before a man came in and asked him if he wanted to buy any W. & A. stock. Jay shook his head. : A “Tf you leave it with me on sale I'll try and dispose of it : for you as soon as possible, but I don’t want any myself,” he said. etal | _ The man looked disappointed. ~~ He wouldn’t leave the stock, however, and went away. After that Jay heard nothing more about W. & A. A few days afterward a stranger came into the office and asked Jay if he had any J. & B. shares on hand. “No, but I guess I can get them for eh, easily enough.” The visitor said that he would rather buy them himself and went away. i and I won’t old of it will “T’m floor which had evidently been dropped by his caller. He looked at it and saw that it ran as follows: “Dear Jim; Buy J. & B. A wealthy pool has just been = tes ol Losin ie Go the limit and you'll make all kinds _ of money. . Yours, G. D.” - Jay scratched his ear and pondered over iv. et Tenamaed to be a first-class Se and he wondered whether he hadn’t better’ tackle it himself. see He was cautious, however, and before committing himself he went out and made sundry inquiries about J. & B. _ He couldn’t end out anything indicating that a pool was ” wd - ae leaving for the day “Do you mean to say that you were one of the insiders) LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. | handsome lady of perhaps thirty-five came into the office and introduced herself as Mrs. Warren, a_ widow. She said she had 5,000 shares of J. & B. she wanted to | sell at once. “T’'ll try and dispose of them for you, ma’am,” said Jay. “I think I will have no trouble doing so. The price went up two points this afternoon.” more well,” replied the lady sweetly. “When shall I call?” “You might drop in to-morrow afternoon.” The lady left and soon afterward Jay went home. Jay spent the evening considering whether he should go in on J. & B. or not. It looked’ pretty good to him. Finally he decided to buy the fair widow’s stock himself. It was quoted at 38 and consequently would cost him $190,000 to purchase it outright. i When he reached the office in the morning he directed his bookkeeper to make out a statement for the lady showing that the shares had been sold at the market rate. When she came in about two o’clock the statement and the money, less Jay’s commission, was handed to her, and she went away quite satisfied. f Half an hour afterward J. & B. was the subject of a bear raid and went down five points, representing a loss of $25,- 000 to the little broker. CHAPTER XIV. JAY WORKS A CORNER WITHOUT KNOWING IT. J. & B. went down three points more durine the after- noon, which landed it at 30, and left the little broker a loser of $40.000 for the time being. : _ “Oh, well, it’ go up again by and by,” he reflected. “I’m in no special danger, as this is not a margin deal, and I can afford to let that $190,000 stand out indefinitely. I wonder if a screw has worked loose in the combine that was formed to boom the stock, or maybe this is only a scheme to shake out a quantity of shares held by the public, that is, the lambs, so that the members of the pool can get hold of them cheap and then resgll them to the outsiders when the boom is on? They won’t shake my 5,000 out, all right. In fact, I’m going to try and buy some more at the present phe- nomenally low rate if I can get them.” Jay accordingly sought out his brokers and left an order - to buy any part of 20,000 shares of J. & B. at the prevailing After he was gone the little broker found a paper on the h eight points.” __ | wf - “So that’s their scheme?” replied the boy, who had | t by the enemy. 3 yf pg tery oe here he was me. figure, on a 10 per cont worgin. é sae hour he received word that the stock had been ug" He now controlled 25,000 shares of J. & B., and had $390,000 invested. He was rather surprised that his brokers had been able to secure the stock. ; While he was considering the quéstion Broker Wilson { came into his office. 2 7 “Well, Jay, how are you feeling after your vacation?” na et e asked. “Like a bird. Where did you during the summer?” : “J alternated between my office aud Southampton,” an- swered Wilson. “I see you got yourself into the limelight — in connection with the robbery at Stone’s place:” rt Jay admitted that he had. ers” ‘After talking Seiat that affair for a while Wilson sud-— him and his friends, and so has Fe “Well, steer clear of them. They after your fleece.” ‘and their clique are / “Are they?” _ 3 ae ae nike I heard oa per grater say t¢ T= re ry and work you on J. 5 "cy. “& B.f ejaculated the little broker. “Yes. I hope they haven’t succeeded in reaching I see that J. & B. has gone on the slump to the

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te - , =e - $s Jay laughed as if the matter did not worry him, and saan afterward Wilson left. “So Joy and his crowd have worked me into paying 38 for 5,000 shares of J. & B., which are now worth only 30. T suppose they have figured that I had only a small capital, maybe $50,000, and that I had to arrange with another broker to carry the 5,000 shares. The drop of eight points they think will wipe me out. I fancy they are going to get badly left. I have still nearly $200,000 to fall: back on, and I have bought 20,000 additional shares at bedrock prices. The $10,000 or even $20,000 I may lose on those 5,000 shares I shall more than make up on the 20,000 shares I have bought so low. Im fact, I’ll. go a little better than that. J. B. can’t stay at 30 very long. I'll buy 10,000 more shares at the present market if I can get them.” Jay called at his broker’s with another $100,000 and or- de any part of 10,000 more shares of J. & B. to be ; bought. .., ee shares were bought, but they cost Jay an average Tae a ’ - During the early afternoon J. & B. recovered to 32 1-2. Jay thought he’d go around and call on Banker Fairfax and tell him about the scheme that had been played upon ag A and which was certain to yield him a profit instead of a loss. The banker was in his office and not very busy. He gave Jay a cordial greeting and after a short talk on | various matters the boy told him about the J. & B. deal he . had been decoyed into.: H Mr. Fairfax listened attentively. “So you control 35,000 shares of the stock at this mo- ment, eh?” he said. “Yes, sir.” ; ein “And you are not aware that you virtually have cornered all the shares on the market?” replied the banker. ai Jay was tickled to death over ; situation. wee : He held a consultation with Mr. Fairfax as to the details ies > the operation in view, and then went off to see his! tha at 33, ‘ ; a : HAPTER XV. CONCLUSION. When Jay returned to his office after operation for the next day with his brokers, i Fellx geo waiting for him. “I came around to see if you have got any J. & B. stock,” _ gaid the visitor. | et “T have,” replied Jay. . eis hy) t you want for it?” “I don’t care to sell it at the present market figure, as it cost me 38.” ‘ Pl give you 35 for it,” said Felix. . “No,” replied the little broker. “If you want to give 50 ; vote have it.” F 2 1-4 ty!” roared Felix. “What are you talking about? I'll : > it 38, what the gave for it.” its ‘declined his offer and eee vent away disgruntled. _ Next morning as soon as the Exchange apcags for busi- ness Joy and his associates an piddng for J. " ’s brokers also began bid or it at a higher figu The Joy crowd were paralyzed. ie they knew where they were the price was up to 45 a kers. i, 92 ont time the Exchange had closed for the day, with " ia A . arranging a plan of he found Broker the Street. share the unexpected issue of the loo! “lamina LITTLE JAY PERKINS, THE BROKER. al ee ene Next morning the price of J. & B. was boosted to 55, and Jay let out 5,000 more shares, at a profit of $125,000. The excitement in the Exchange was now intense. It grew to fevér pitch as the price went to 60, and Jay ~ let out 5,000 shares in very small lots on the lambs, ¢lear- ing $290,000. He still had 15,000 left. A bear raid was made on the stock, but Jay’s brokers bought in all stock offered at around 50 in order to hold the, price, ; S They succeeded, atid as Soon as the flurry was over it was sold again without any loss or gain. The same tactics were continued next day, efforts were made to break the price. : Jay had finanéial backing enough to keep up the game in- definitely. Every shate he was forced to buy back at top figures he for repeated | subsequently got rid of to the lambs, who went dopy over the sustained boom. The Joy crowd were notified by Jay’s brokers to come up and settle their obligations. When they called on the boy’s to Jay. “What's that?” cried Joy. “Jay Perkins! What has he to do with us?” : “He holds all your obligations. him or go to the wall.” : Joy and Felix nearly fell off their chairs with surprise and consternation. The little broker received them politely. “Say, who’s backing you in this?” asked Joy. “Pm backing myself; Mr. Joy. Did you come to settle? You owe me 25,000 shares of J. & B.” ; “We can deliver only 8,000.” “Well, I'll let you out at 60.” “We can’t pay it.” “How much can you pay?” Wea! at the outside. We'll have only our seats left, at brokers they were referred You’ve got to settle with “All right,” said the little broker.. “I don’t want to drive you out of the Street. We'll call it 50,” They were aon Balad to agree to that. As soon as the arrangements were concluded Jay sent word to his brokers to unload the balance of his shares as quietly as possible. ? This was done at an average price of 57, giving Jay a profit of $400,000 more. The excitement continued in the Exchange and thousands of shares passed from hand to hand. / The end, however, was at hand, for Jay’s support had been withdrawn from the market, and the inflated price of > J. & B, was at the mercy of the first bear raid. : .. Soon after the opening of the Exchange next morning the bears jumped on J. & B. again, and inside of ten min- utes the price went to pieces and a big panic was on. When Jay made a settlement with his brokers he found that he had a mighty big bill for commissions and other expenses to liquidate, but for all that he cleared over $900,- 000 on the deal, and was able to show Banker Fairfax that he was“now worth a million and a half. ; Of course, the Street knew by this time that Little Jay Perkins, as he was familiarlycalled, had worked the corner =~ in J, & B. and made a million out of it. As the months went by the little broker became more and more 4 figure in Wall Street affairs, and he was known either aggre 4 or by reputation to every trader and em- ployee in the district. In due time he asked Mr. Fairfax for the hand of his dapghirs Jessie. 9 3 sos willing,” replied the banker with a smile. “Ask her — mother. ; : Jay immediately asked Mrs. Fairfax and was told “Yes.” _He then presented Jessie with a diamond engagement ring. ; A year later the wedding came off, and it was a swell r.

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. OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MEN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY. ; In the past years the Navy with its wonderful ct training has offered great opportunities to the young men of America, it has offered steady work, ‘good pay, no lay-off, world-wide travel, technical train- ing and the learning of a trade, and all the time life on a great ship with good meals, ample comfort and physicians’ care; it has also taught its men to save money as they learned and worked. In other words, it made fine types of American citizens, well- équipped and thoroughly trained. This is what YOUR NAVY has always offered to young Ameri- cans. TO-DAY THE QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR YOUR NAVY? Its great ships and big guns are waiting, its offi- cers without a fear ‘and its men ready for any service are on active duty; everything is ready; there is just one need—it is more men. It is YOUR NAVY; it has always offered to do great things for you in times of peace. Now it comes to you ‘and asks, “What are you going to do?” It is for you, the young men of spirit, of splendid patriotism and of love for flag and country, to answer. On March 24, 1917, the President issued an order - authorizing the strength of the Navy to 87,000 men; at that time our complement was 51,775; since then enlisted 16,400; still need an additional 20,000:-men. _ All above separate from the Naval Reserve, who are coming in very slowly and are used for Coast es Defense. ? : At present time we have 120,000 tons of battle- ships half-finished, 150,000 tons laid down and 180,- 000 tons authorized, a total of 450,000 tons coming, -- which will double present tonnage of our fleet. . “There are now 15,000 men in the battleship fleet; we need 15,000 more men for new battleships alone, to say nothing of men needed for auxiliaries, sub- marines, destroyers, etc. ae : es STH. fe, ‘Men who are desirous of entering the U. S. Ship- - - -ping Board’s training schools for merchant marine Officers should address their applications to Henry Howard, Director of Recruiting, U. S. Custom - House, Boston, Mass., who is in general charge of the schools. One of these schools is already open in ~ Boston and plans are under consideration for open- ing schools at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal- timore, Chicago, Cleveland, Ohio, New Orleans, i e and Pasadena. There is no particular age nit for those who wish to enter the schools. Those accepted must stand a physical examination. They vill be paid a reasonable ‘compensation for their ‘spent in training at sea. ; Re te OWEN | ‘ xi ~ = fF _ FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. HELP YOUR COUNTRY! » It is possible that/ to the same army unit. men who have had sea or engineering experience can complete the course in two months: An ordinarily well-educated man of previous experience may also be able to qualify as a deck or engineer officer in that time. . In response to a request from the Secretary of the Navy, the authorities of Yale University. have agreed to the use this summer of its dormitories and dining hall by men of the Naval Reserve. A Navy officer from the Third Naval District will be sent to inspect the buildings by the commandant of that district, Rear Admiral N. R. Usher, U. S. N. This is the second university to co-operate actively with the Navy, Harvard having already established a school for radio operations. The big problem of clothing the greater Navy is © being solved rapidly, in spite of the difficulty of securing the cloth required for uniforms, The Navy’s clothing factory at Charleston, S. C., which is now manufacturing about 40,000 suits of white clothes a month, will be able, it is estimated, to produce 100,000 suits a month when the large new building now nearing completion is in full operation. The New York clothing factory and contractors dur- ing May turned out about 20,000 suits of blue clothing and the officer in charge expects, in thai plant and through private contracts, to turn out 60,000 suits this Month. If the material is avail- able, he estimates that after July 1 blue uniforms can be supplied at the rate of 70,000 a month. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of .the Navy have agreed to prefer women employees hence- forth in appointments to the clerical force of the — War and Navy Departments. This announcement if — made in a letter from Secretary Baker’s office to the Natiorfal American Woman Suffrage Association, % whose president, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, re- cently called attention to the continued preference _ for men in the civil branches of these departments, — where, she suggested, women might well be utilized — and thus release men for military service. Secre- tary Baker has instructed Chief Clerk Scofield in accordance with the above decision regarding fu-. ture appointments. Tad CLUB: TO BE .RECRUITING STATION. | Secretary of, War Baker has .accepted the o of the Young Men’s Democratic League to tu the clubrooms at 1368 Broadway, New York into an army recruiting station and will allow : special privilege all men joining there to be assi

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THE BOY WHO FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. QUT FOR EVERYTHING TOOK CHANCES By GASTON GARNE (A SERIAL STORY.) CHAPTER XII (Continued). “That’s a good bluff.” “Ts it?” queried Ned. “Do you happen to realize that I was one of two witnesses who overheard your threatening talk to Mr. Alden? Further, do you understand that they’d help me out in a second by aiding me in putting you behind the bars for your attempt to blackmail?” While Ned spoke he kept his gaze on Allert’s rapidly whitening face. SD “A good bluff!” sneered the oily fellow. it won’t work.” “Tt seems to be working very well, if your face is any sign-board,”’ Warren smiled. “Alden and Craddock wouldn’t dare to get mixed up in any such mess as I’d make of my trial,” boast- ed Allert. “Tell ’em what I say, and then see what _ they say.” — _ “I don’t need to,” Ned bluffed again. _ talked it over with both gentlemen, and,-whenever _ I want, they’ll come forward-and help put you be- hind bars.” eS “See here, I’m not going to talk here,” cried Al- A lert, looking around nervously. “Come further up the hill—into the woods! Even stone walls have ” ears around here.” t Ned did rte object. He followed where the other “But + ele eA. aes - a eee ? ™ Arrived at nen top of the hill, they turned to the ; left, and went crashing through the underbgush. “Going much further?” asked Ned, finally. “Only to that grove over there.” As they reached the nearest tree in the grove a stepped to one side from behind it. At the same instant, three more men appeared ; As Allert turned to run back to the road, a mock- ‘laugh floated over his shoulder. alkin’ of trouble, kid, I guess you’ll find all you Na Pie’ that’s right,” nodded the nearest man, both | hands on Ned’s shoulders. ‘You've got anations to make to Slippery Dan’s After that—we’ve about decided on a halt- : ‘limb of a tree for you!” | na tv vinkling. Ned Warren found himself held by oon facade iy Peay itogetaway. i . We “T have CHAPTER XIII \ CHANCE AT THE END OF A ROPE. He knew the follow of trying to escape. It was no. part of his method in life to waste strength on use- less efforts. “Ts it the boy?” demanded one of the men. : “It’s the boy, right enough!” clicked the fellow who had first spoken. “Sure of that?” “Of course. Allert i is too smart to make pete lie like that.” Allert? Ned’s last doubt vanished that the oily blackmailer had deliberately and knowingly lured him here. “That’s what he set out to find me in the town for!” flashed Ned Warren. “Any of you fellows want to say anything?” de-, manded the rascal who had done most of the talk- ing. “Not if you’re sure of the kid.” “T’m sure it’s the right one.’ “Then let’s put a hempen necktie on him and see him dance on nothing!” came the hoarse proposal. “March, kid!” Forced from behind, Ned was made to trot rapid- ly through the grove. There, at the other end of the grove, his gaze came upon a sight that made all the blood in a veins turn icy. His knees shook under him. From the limb of a tree dangled a rope, at the lower end of which was a noose. “What’s the matter, kid?” jeered one of the cap- tors. “Don’t like the looks of the noose?” “Of course I don’t,” Ned retorted, his teeth chat- tering. “Oh, you'll get used to it.” ad Through Ned’s numbing brain one thought flash- ed with the speed of lightning: . “Ts this where taking big chances leads to in Qa end?” “Don’t waste auly time,” ordered the new leader of Slippery Dan’s crowd, in a gruff voice. “No last " remarks, no praying. Just fit sae necktie on and stig st to business.” «*

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‘One of the quartette dragged forward a packing ‘ase, placing it under the noose. Tie the kid’s hands!” ‘ “No, you don’t!” gritted Ned, fighting to free self. a ae ut he was thrown down on his face, his hands g then tied with ease and despatch, Now stand him up.” _ “When are you fellows going to quit this joke?” ed demanded, hoarsely. 7 “You'll find out mighty quickly how much of a ake it is,” came the gruff retort. “Up with him!” Two pairs of hands elevated Ned to a standing tion on the box. A third man leaped up beside , spreading the noose and fitting it around his Ugh ~ ; Ned strove to choke back the cry, half of disgust | and half of terror, that rose to his lips when he felt ‘the coarse hempen strands against his throat. . He was still unable to believe that these wretches id carry through the crime that they were re- earsing. / atte: : : It was only their way of frightening him. Per- s they intended to use the threat of hanging as a means of forcing some promise of help from him. 9 Ned Warren, frozen with terror, tried to think, hove! . The box was pushed away from under his feet. e was left dangling in the air at the end of the reath of air—oh, a single breath! head was reeling——he was choking, stran- long could life hold out against this fearful nt! ; ? nd by for two or three minutes,” ordered jer of this fiendish quartette. “Then he’ll be for, all right, and we can leave him here for ner folks to find.” ‘was no joke, then? No bluff? : ‘Warren heard and ‘understood, but he could out—could do nothing save that which the torment made him do. wriggled convulsively, trying hopelessly to position in which, for a single second even, get a quick gasp of air down that tighten- elling throat. ae ag Kets came a new voice on the air: — ard! Close in and we've got em!” Ned’s brain was now too hazy for him to un- d the meaning of the words that smote his eard pistol shots, yet wondéred if they were ings of the rope above his head. could have happened? once more On son il led him. ht noo FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. ething solid, ing 21 Then Ned Warren found chance to take a breath, No words can describe how good it tasted. He opened his eyes, but just then something welled up within his head. He reeled, was caught in a pair of arms against a supporting breast, and then the tortured boy fainted. It could not have been for long, though. for, when i opened his eyes, he heard a low voice cry cheer- ily: ; “Just a rush to the head! I knew we’d have you right out of it! Well, you’re all right now!” The stranger, from chafing the boy’s wrists, now enabled him to sit up, leaningly, and worked Ned’s arms like pump handles. “Feeling stronger, aren’t you?” came the cheery question. : we as eded “Get up on your feet—I’ll help you. Walk about!” And so his strength came back to him. He could breathe in all the air he wanted to now. And now, leaning with his back against a tree- trunk, Ned Warren was able to take a look at the man who had had the excitement of saving him from four desperate men. The stranger looked to be about forty-five years of age. He was dark, tall, thin but wiry-looking. Though he wore a scant, scrubby beard, that could 904 conceal the queer pallor that lay over the man’s ace. The features were as calm and cold as if chiseled out of marble, but the eyes—those dark eyes— gleamed like the orbs of a tiger! “All I’ve got a clear enough head to say now is ‘thank you,’ ” muttered Warren. “That’s enough, my boy—or too much!” “But where are your friends, or did you chase them away alone?” —_ “I bluffed them away,” laughed the stranger. “Yelled as if I had a posse at my back, which, thank heaven, I didn’t have! Fired three or four shots from my pistol and charged ’em. They’re running © yet!” clicked the stranger. “Are they?” Ned asked, stupidly. — “There, you're right!” cried the other, in sud- den alarm. “Maybe they’re not. We must get out of here quickly. Can you run?” “T think so,” Ned assented. “Especially if you'll | give me your hand.” Joining - “Now we’ve got a little more between ourselves smile." ~ + ; eae oe 5 “In ten minutes we can be right in the town, and safe,” Ned ventured. © 0 “And safe?” repeated the stranger, with a mock- smile. thikk’sec?® 00. iat hands, they raced together to the road. ‘4 oe ae ; “Hold on a moment,” begged the stranger. Break- _ ling open his revolver, he loaded the chambers | afresh, » = ae EA and meddling,” observed the man, with an odd ae:

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The American-Russian Chamber of Commerce has prepared an American directory for use in Russia. It contains, besides a directory of American manu- facturers, an introduction. dealing with commercial relations between the two countries, American politi- cal institutions, economic history, and present eco- nomic conditions. It also has extracts from the cus- toms tariffs of the United States and Russia cover- ing the chief articles in which there is trade between the two countries. The directory is published in the Russian language. George R. Osborn has what is said to be the small- est order ever drawn on the United States Treas- ury. It has an order for one cent and was issued in 1859 to John A. Greaton, an assayer in the Uni- ted States Mint at Philadelphia. In settling an ac- count with Mr. Greaton when he retired from the Treasury Department in 1859 it was found one cent was due him. He received an order on the United States Treasury for the amount. Mr. Grea- ton never presented the order for payment, and just before his death gave it to Mr. Osborn, The author of a communication to the Societe de Biologie reports that for two years she had been accustomed to walk through the Luxembourg Gar- : dens every morning at 8 o’clock and to give bread ae crumbs to the birds, who knew her well and who ¢ gathered every day to wait for her. One June 15 _ ghe walked through the gardens at 8 o’clock, as usual; but as the clocks had_just been set forward an hour she was really sixty minutes ahead of time. _. Nevertheless, the birds were there waiting for her, < "apparently already familiar with the change. The - incident seems to show that city birds, at least, depend for their knowledge of time more.upon the _ life and movements in the streets than upon the ~ height of the sun, “3 : 7 ty oe re) , ek 6, ase) 1 ‘a « 3 *. 4 ‘: ine Ta, aban _. At Gloucester, N. J., ground was broken during the week for a new shipyard on the Delaware capa- ble of building simultaneously ten large merchant vessels, says Shipping Illustrated. This develop- ent is being undertaken by the New Jersey Ship- building Company. The property of the company _ has a fron of nearly one mile, consisting of 140 acres and aijotest: to the Benneyivaria Ship- building Company, which is owned by the same in- ; ae ieee te ‘control being vested with Christoffer -Hannevig, of New York. Under the same owner- ship is the Pusey a “Fate eas at Wilmington, and the three plants wi operated by one organ- _ ization. The first berth of the New Aviat Com- ' pany will be ready for business in November. Af- ts, ta ew ship will be completed every two . of Get - es : ; | a Nabe ar - ; ad FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. CURRENT NEWS ~ | goat-skin bag around his left arm, the hand less a aes 5087 P me ob Mog sas j ties It is perhaps generally known that enveloping the earth is a layer of air fifty or more miles m thickness, says the Book of Wonders. Just how thick this layer is we do not know, but we do know ~ that it extends many miles from the earth. You may assure yourselves of this in a very simple man- ner by watching the shooting stars. that may be. seen on any clear night. These are nothing bu masses of rocks that give off light only when they have been made red-hot by friction with the air in their rapid flight. The fact that they are still many miles from the earth proves to us that the air — through which they are passing extends to that height. ; The hottest region on earth is said to be along the Persian Gulf, where little or no rain falls. At Bahrein the arid shore has no fresh water, yet a comparatively numerous population contrives to live — there, thanks to the copious springs which break forth from the bottom of the sea. The fresh water is got by diving, we are told by the Book of Won- ders. The diver, sitting in his boat, winds a great ing its mouth; then he takes in his right hand a heavy stone, to which is attached a strong line, and quickly reaches the bottom. Instantly opening the bag over the strong jet of fresh water, he springs © up the ascending current, at the same time closing the bag, and is helped aboard. The stone is then hauled up, and the diver, after taking breath plunges in again. The source of the copious sub- marine springs is thought to be the green hills of Osman, some 500 or 600 miles distant. The Mountain Meadow massacre, in American history, was the massacre of about 140 emigrants in the Mountain Meadows® Valley, about 350 miles south of Salt Lake City. The emigrants were from Arkansas and Missouri. They had been refused food everywhere, until they reached the valley, where they camped, September 7, 1857. They were fired upon by Indians. Some historians state that disguised Mormons were the attacking party. The emigrants withstood the siege, until September 11, when on the promise of protection by John D. Lee, a Mormon Bishop and Indian agent, they left the shelter of the wagons. All adults and children more than 7 years old were killed. Seventeen young chil- dren were distributed among the Mormon families, but afterward were restored to_relatives by the Government. Lee was put to death for his crime. A short time previous to the massacre Brighar Young, then head of the Mormon Church, hag nounced that “no persons shall be allowed to p: rajoss into or through this territory withou _ ‘mit from a proper aan LES See he ke baie: “ re Se wth SO yi , abe anes: =, oe yes

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. 23 BEN AND THE BANKER’S SON ‘THE TROUBLES OFS A ee BOY’S DOUBLE CHAPTER XIV (Continued). “That other fellow has taken your place, Ben. de threw me out. Miss Alice believes he is her rother. Great Scott! But he does look exactly like yu.” first. I’m no fraud. The detectives are after He is an escaped convict. If they meet me o _ the road as I am they will take me for him, be “Say, and that’s no dream,” orfed Charley. “Let’s Climb over the wall and stop in the park a little While, till we have time to think it all over. I don’t hear those fellows now, so I guess they must have lit ut for good.” _ They climbed the wall and dropped down on the her side. _ Here there were many fine Norway spruce trees ng, and beneath the low, spreading branches 1e of these the boys threw themselves down. i a sound could they hear anywhere save Gus Chir ping of the crickets. “Cha Never was in such a fix.” ‘Of course not. What did you want todo? You y you have told Miss Alice that you are not her other and the other fellow is? 2 “She knows it.” “Then why not put on my clothes? I’ve got plenty 1e grip, and they'll fit you, too. We can light If you don’t wang to go back, I don’t see where ‘worry comes in.’ ut Alice! Shall I desert her? Think what that gro scoundrel may do.” o!” cried Charley. “I see- how the cat jumps. ly way, shan, is to oust his nibs if we van.” ey, what shall I do?” exclaimed Ben. a] ; By ED KING “(A SERIAL STORY) tween himself and Alice and his double, seemed at first the only proper course to pursue. But when he came to think it over it seemed to him that this would only bring Alice into publicity, and that above all else he wished to avoid, well knowing how his fair cousin felt ahd her strong de- sire to keep in the retirement in which she had al- ways lived. “It will only make trouble for Alice, and I won’t do it,” thought Ben. “I'll get under cover some- where and write her a letter instead, telling her just what occurred. — “Let’s have some of your clothes, Charley,” he added aloud. ‘“We’ll get to New York for a day or two till we have time to think.” “Have you got any money?” asked Charley, anxiously. “To tell you the truth, Ben, I haven’t a cent.” “9 “T’m better fixed,” replied Ben. enough for our present wants.” He was very fortunate in having placed fifty dol- lars in the watch pocket of his trousers the after- noon before; it was part of some money which Alice ee) heii him: on the day following the banker’s ea Charley opened his grip, and as the boys were about of a size, Ben dressed himself easily enough. “The worst is the shoes; what in the world are we “T’ve got money \to do for them?” Ben said, when he was about dressed. “T think I can fix that if you don’t mind staying here alone,” said Charley. “T remember seeing an old pair of shoes in the carriage house. . I don’t be- lieve the door is locked.” you.” . “You’d better stay here. I don’t want to see you get into any more trouble. I won’t be long gone.” Ben assented, and Charley hurried away. ~ He had scarcely disappeared when Ben’s attention .|was attracted by a slight noise on the other side of the spruce tree by the wall. “Tf you could get them,” said Ben, “I'll go with { io What's that?” he thought, and his heart began

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oe es Eee TR © . 5 . CaN ae Re i Seem We eS 24 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. er = The sounds had now ceased, and Ben was just be-| He then untied the horse, and leaping in himself, | ginning to think that, after all, he had let his imag- | started back along the road. ination run away with him, when all at once two men,| In a moment.they encountered Jack Fox with the * both armed with revolvers, sprang into view around 1 | bag, and he also climbed into the wagon. . ak the spruce tree. “Anything in that thing?” demanded Bill. “Hands up, Jim Ryan!’ We’ve got you this time!”| “Nothing,” was the reply. ‘ -hink it must val they exclaimed. to his partner. Drive on.” is A dark lantern was flashed down upon him for| Bill touched up the horse and the wagon, which” fair. was provided with rubber -tires, rolled noiselessly If it had been Mr. Bender, then it would not have | away. been so bad, but the faces of both men were strange| “Where are you taking me?” demanded Ben. to Ben, who could only gasp out: “Oh, you'll find out soon enough,” sneered J. “What do you want with me?” Fox. “Don’t you worry on that score.” “As though you didn’t know!” cried one of the| “! wish you would take me to Detective Bender. I men. “Nouse, Ryan. The jig is up. You'll go along |©@% make him understand.” quiet and easy with us, or there’ll be trouble—that’s| “Understand what that we can’t understand, peer all.” son?” demanded Bill. “My name is not Ryan. I’m not the man you want|_ “Who Iam. How mistaken you are in taking me at all,” gasped Ben. for this man Ryan.” But he knew that his whole manner was against |__ “You nor he can’t make us out mistaken in that. him. He expected nothing at the hands of these | YOU are Jim Ryan, all right, old son.” men.” “And you mean to take me to Sing Sing?” a “Oh, no! I s’pose not!”’ sneered the speaker. “I manded Ben, despair ingly. s’pose you are Banker Leslie’s son what fooled my “Yes and no,” was Bill’s reply. Yes, if you are friend Bob Bender this afternoon. Out here for your |Stubboru, no if you will just whisper in your uncle's. health, eh, old son? Yes, yes! Just taking a little | ©", what you did with the Spellman cash!” stroll in the early morning. We've been watching| ‘!™ lost,” thought Ben. “These fellows are just you. We was just waiting for your partner to pull out, seeing that we didn’t want to muss with two of See Come, Bill, on with the bracelets. As sure as s+ my name is Jack Fox, we’ve got our man at last.’ . _. Then before Ben could say another word the hand- cuffs were snapped about his wrists. Bill got him by one arm and Jack Fox by the other. ase They hurried him to the wall, and Bill, giving him a boost, tumbled him over without ceremony. * “fll go back for that there grip; there may be some of the missing dough in it,” said Jack. “You schl a couple of grafters. I see my finish now.” CHAPTER XVI. = IN THE DEEPEST TROUBLE YET. an “TI don’t know what you mean by the Spelt cash,” said Ben in reply to the man Bill’s remark. “T tell you again I am not the person you thirk I am. You won’t make a cent out of me.” S Bill laughed. ‘« Be Tun along to the wagon, Bill.” “Oh, we'll see about that,” he said. haa eR Ben was then hurried back past the entrance to we shall have the pleasure of landing you behind + Rio Vista, and here turning down the crossroad /the bars and scooping in the neat little reward up for your capture.” The case seemed perfectly hopeless. “Whichever way { turn I’m taken for my cousin, - thought Ben; “but this certainly is the worst of ee It seemed useless to protest, and they drove’ ; in silence. + aaa The detectives were smoking, and Ben aid speak again. 4 He had been handcuffed, and the handcuffs | hw him, but the worst pain was in his mind. : “What will poor Alice do now?” he thought: would have made her happy, but that fellow can B fsbo: nothing but trouble into the house.” 6 As they drove on the detectives began to consult y}in an undertone. 4 Ben tried to make out what they were say ; oe spoke in what might be termed a , | the broadest kind of Bowery dialect and _. which led to the Hudson, they found a light business wagon hitched to a tree. ip “Get in,” said Bill, gruffly. _ But Ben held back. “Look here,” he said, “are you a detective? I want - to know who you are before I go along with you. I have a right.” tne Ima detective, all right, old son,” chuckled _ “Show me your shield, then.” a Af

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ie a ~ Pung teh FAME a [— . .NEWS OF FISH BECAME INTOXICATED. 1e waters of Stony Creek, one mile south of No- lesville, Ind., sizzled and foamed the other day and le jingle of breaking glass echoed in the distance. he fish became intoxicated and wriggled arourd on le surface like water flies on a hot August evening. ve thousand bottles of beer and twenty-five gal- ms of whisky were emptied into the stream by hme sheriff on the order of the court. The liquor represented an accumulation that was taken in TERRIER SAVES LIVES OF THREE FAMILIES. “Teddy,” the pet bull terrier of Morgan Kerwick, lanager of the St. Charles Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, Saved three families from suffocating from ammonia tumes in a dwelling at 425 Plum street by barking turiously. The terrier tugged at the covering of Mrs. Ker- rick’s bed. Mrs. Kerwick awakened other tenants. s. Clara Wood and her daughter Edna, residing the second floor, almost were overcome. Louis Fugazzo, occupying the upper floor, carried his aged mother to the open. ' PLANTS THAT WATER THEMSELVES. -.An English correspondent points out a neat theme for saving the horticulturist’s time by mak- his plants water themselves. The pots are ar- red about a large central bucket which is kept d with water. Strips of flannel are placed with ‘end in this bucket and the other embedded in soil of the pots. By capillary action the water ses along the flannel and eventually reaches the s; keeping the soil moist to the exact degree de- landed by the varying nature of each plant, and ntaining this moisture for a long time without pr attention than refilling the big bucket. AN ELECTRIC MOTOR CHAIR. An American firm is now engaged in making elec- motor chairs with either 150-ampere hour or ampere hour batteries. The former, when y charged, will give five hours of continuous run- service, while the latter will give seven hours, ding to the designer. The batteries are of the t type and the motor is designed to develop 2 horsepower according to the load. The is geared directly to the axle of the front with a triple worm which permits the motor ol the car up a 15 per cent. grade when loaded adults. Extending in front of the car is a h breaks the circuit between the bat- tor and applies the brake when it s pi 3 t with any obstacle. ua AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. 25 THE DAY GEOGRAPHIC NAMES IN PANAMA. ‘According to a recent decree of the Government of Panama, all places in that country are hereafter to bear Indian or Spanish names. There are now many places in Panama bearing English and other foreign names. Where these have supplanted old Indian or Spanish names, the latter are to be re- stored, while if no such old names exist, new Indian or Spanish names will be given. Nine months after the revised nomenclature is announced the post- office will refuse to deliver mail addressed to places by their foreign names. This drastic provision regarding the non-delivery of mail seems decidedly unreasonable not to say puerile, and it is to be hoped that the good sense of the Panaman authorities will lead them to withdraw it. A RICH GOLD FIELD. Gold was discovered in Australia in 1851, two years after the discovery in California. Reports of panning $100 and $200 per day, and of finding nuggets worth thousands of dollars each upset even the most sober minded. Even govern- ment officers and policemen deserted, and order was kept and offices manned by soldiers krought from Tasmania and from England. The workings at Ballarat and Bendigo justified the excitement. For the first ten years. 1852-1861, the output was valued at $486,000,000. From the Victoria field have come 412 gold nuggets, each weighing over 100 ounces, 52 over 500 ounces and 12 over 1,000 ounces. The weight of the “Welcome” was 2,217 ounces, and of the “Welcome Stranger,” found an inch below the surface, 2,250 ounces, wo $50,000. : THROWING HEAT OVERBOARD. On all sea-going steamers the steam is condensed - by sea-water pumped through the surface con- densers. This circulating water is then discharged overboard. In the process of condensation the cool- ing water taken in at temperatures varying from 32 degrees to 83 degrees Fahrenheit, according to climatic and other conditions, is raised to tempera- tures varying from 80 to 120 degrees and then dis- charged. This great loss. of heat is practically un- avoidable, says the Popular Science Monthly for June. Even on comparatively small steamers hun- dreds of tons of heated water are pumped oyer- board daily. This constitutes one of the greatest heat losses in the operation of steam machinery, © although sometimes a portion of the warm water is used for scrubbing decks and for bath water on Te

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Fame and Fortune Weekly | : _ NEW YORK. JULY 13, 1917. ‘TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS Single Copies One Copy Three Montis One Copy Six Months One Copy One Year . POSTAGE FREE . HOW TO SEND MONEY—At our risk send P. O. Money Order: Check or Registered Letter; remittances in any other eet are af your risk. We accept Postage Stamps the same 4s ~ hen sending silver wrap the Coin in a separate piece . : of paper to avoid cutting the easvlone: Write your name and ress plainly. Address letters t HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, 166 West 23d St., New York Good Current News Ariicles é New York’s census and inventory of military re- oe sources was taken between June 11 and June 25. . Governor Whitman issued his census proclamation - on June 6, the day after that set by President ; Wilson for registering. The census listed men Sty and women in the State between the ages of sixteen and fifty, of whom there are 5,600,000. Nearly 50,000 volunteer census takers and other assistants were needed. WY Contracts have recently been closed for 1,000,000 Army rifles of the Lee-Enfield type, it is learned, the firms being the Midvale Steel and Ordnance Com- _ pany, Winchester Arms Company and the Reming- be” ton Arms Company. About half of the total will be delivered by the Midvale Company while the other ss two concerns engaged to manufacture 250,000 rifles each. These are the first contracts:that have been’ placed by the United States Government for the British army. Additional orders undoubtedly will be placed soon, however, as the new National Army _ alone will require a million rifles for the initial arm- » ing: All the above contracts were based on. the : PHS as ag caning plan. | simon tae. inventor of the Lake torpedo boat, ‘iates have formed a new $10,000,000 com- BG comune a fleet of big merchant subma- hice. “These will will be along the lines of the Deutsch- zs on and will have a carrying capacity of from # 5,000 | to 10,000 tons, this being far in excess of the that could be carried by the Deutschland. y will be 500 feet long. Notwithstanding the of the they will promoters of the new rt after the receipt of an order. : Lake ‘are a number of moe the capital needed for see ee kes = FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. hoe of cake I could spell that.” able to start them to derwear for all of the boys this year? Mrs. B: roe mn A civilian employee at the Charlestown Navy i Yard was caught distributing a Socialistic pamphlet — — | recently, one sentence of which read: “We brand the © declaration of war by our Government as a crime — against the people of the United States and against — the nations of the world.” The man was dismissed and Capt. William R. Rush, U. S. N., commandant — of the yard, issued two special orders, one concern- — ing this case and a second prohibiting the distribu- tion of any publications in the yard without bein; submitted to the commandant and being approv by him. Captain Rush’s order adds: “Any ployee in the navy. yard found distributing or ha ing in his possession such pamphlets or literature will be discharged from the service and in addition, if the facts of the case warrant, turned over to the Federal courts for prosecution.” a - Grins and Chuckles She—tThere is only one reason why I can’t marry you. He—Tell me! She—You’re the wrong man! oe Oe See ae ea le oe ee Mrs. Yeast—Dear, you were talking in your sleep — last night. Mr. Yeast—Well, I’ve got to talk some Y time, haven’t I? | Teacher (in spelling class)—Johnny, spell “fail.” ea | Johnny—I can’t. Teacher,—You can’t spell that sim- — ple word? Why not? Johnny—’Cause you told me_ there was no such word as fail. ee $3 kh, SS a Traveler (just landed)—TI learn you have a new — government. How does it start out? Natives pia ‘ didly. We owe money to every nation on earth, ¢ they are all afraid to molest us. i “Never put off till to-morrow what you can : to- 4 day,” quoted Willie’s mother. “That’s right, ma,” I agreed Willie cheerfully ; “so I guess I'll finish up the other part of that cherry pie right away.” 2 Husband—Do you know that every time a wo gets angry she adds a new wrinkle to her face? an —No, I did not; but if it is so I presume it is a wis provision of nature to letrthe world know what sort of a hugband a woman has, © — “So you are learning to spell, are you, Johnny?” asked grandmamamma. “Yes, grandma,” was the reply. “Well,” said she, “let me hear you ‘bread’.” “I don’t believe I can, grandma,” the little fellow. “But I think if I hada small Mr. Brown—Shall we have to buy new woo : No, dear. Yours have shrunk so they just fi ep uf

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FAME AND FOR THREE MINUTES OF AGONY. By Paul Braddon eT he boat was at the pier, but I waited until nearly I the passengers were ashore before I left my com- table chair, for of all things I do_hate an eager, apatient, shoving crowd of people, hurrying ashore 3 if their very lives depended on saving ten sec- ' “Carry your valise?” yelled half a dozen. Iran my eye over them, and\selecting a rather ntelligent-looking young fellow of twenty-four or ive, I said: _ “Show me to a good hotel.” _ “Ts this your name on the bag?” “Tt is,” I replied. _“You’re the chap what writes up them crazy s+ ies?” fe Yes.” s _ “Well, sir, I kin'tell you one that’ll raise yer hair.” “All right,” said I, “I'll give you a chance,” and when we reached the hotel I invited him in to have some breakfast with me. That finished, I remarked that I was ready to hear his hair-raiser. - “Well, sir,” said he, “this is the way it all came about. I used to work in the —— Lunatic Asylum, s a man-of-all-work; you see, I was a handy sort of 2 fellow, and used to do everything, from mind- -a cow to puttin’ new bottoms in leaky sauce- had been there more’n a year, when, durin’ a 1eavy storm, the roof began to leak. _* ‘Jack,’ says the superintendent, ‘you must see © that leak as soon’s the storm holds on a bit.’ All right, sir,’ I answered, and at once got my -and soldering-irons, for you see it was a tin we had. ‘ ; ‘The rain stopped endten like, and I started to go the roof, to do which same I had to go through lls or wards where the poor devils were locked knocked at the door of the lower hall, and was n by the attendants; I went upstairs here to ito a hip that had been put on the main build- got up to the hall way up top of the hip, which ere they kept the ‘bad cases,’ as they calls flight of stairs with a door at the bottom led e scuttle; the attendant, with a big club in to keep ’em quiet, went and unlocked the the stairs, and hearin’ a noise t’other end of e went away like, biddin’ me mind an’ ehind TUNE WEEKLY. 27 outward and my back toward the scuttle; and, sir, as true as there’s a God in heaven, I heard a‘voice ‘like | old Father Doolan’s, who baptized me, so, they said, I heard Father Doolan say: “ “Jack, yer on yer knees; be at sayin’ yer prayers, for you'll need the grace of God soon.’ “Well, sir, at that I felt kind of uncomfortable, _and all at once a cold shiver came across me, and I ) felt, sir, somewhat like when Tim O’Brien, who was hung, looked straight at me; the priest said he had an evil eye; and it was an evil eye that was watchin’ of me, then, though I did not know it. “T felt like lookin’ behind me, but chidin’ myself for a fool and an ass, I put the hot iron to the solder. “T was bendin’ very low when I heard a light step behind me. It was then I tried to turn, but, sir, I had waited too long, and the next minute I got a the leader, to which I chanced to catch hold of when I flung out my arms. “But, sir, it only broke my fall for a minute, and then I felt myself agoin’ down; the water pipe struck my eye, and I gave myself a cast in the direc- tion. of it when I fell. : “Ah! sir, I cried for the mercy of Heaven then like the thief on the cross, and, sir, my prayer was answered; I caught hold of the water pipe, and looked upward at the grinnin’ fiend who had put me to all this trouble, who was yelling at the top of his voice. “T fixed myself tight on the water pipe and was beginnin’ to feel comfortable, for I knew they must come to my aid soon, when, sir—excuse me growin’ pale, sir, I always do when I think of it—I felt my- self slippin’ down with a jerky motion. “T looked at my hands, and they never budged; then, sir, I looked at the pipe and saw that it was slowly unjointing near the roof. I was a-goin’ to slide down, when I remembered that I was on the hip; I could only go down to the lower edge of it, and the ground was forty feet below, and no ground neither, but a lot of bricks stickin’ up all edgewise. y “The pipe came unjointed, the sweat rained off my fa ce, and I knew then what it was to feel yourself — close to death. “But I kept my head pretty clear for all that, and ; when the pipe took a cant sideways, I thought it ught them, sir, and there een me and fellow n shove frdm behind that turned me a somersault over «

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2 fect square measuring “And then I heard a rushin’ around inside, and makin’ a deuce of a noise, but never doing aught for me, and the lunatic beyant a-smashin’ of that heavy stool on my fingers and makin’ jelly of ’em. “I was givin’ out fast, sir; I couldn’t ha’ stood it half a minute more, when a keeper rushed into the cell and knocked the madman senseless in the corner, “So, sir, he grabbed hold of my wrist, and there I hung, him helping me, for ten hours it felt like to me, and then I seed’a rope a-comin’ down from the roof. “Tt had a slipnoose on the end, and somehow I got into it, and they hauled me up and I was safe. “They said it all happened in three minutes, sir, but three minutes of agony, sir, told on me more than three years’ hard work could ha’ done, and for a week my legs trembled so I couldn’t move a foot. ‘And that, sir, is my story.” I breathed a sigh of relief when he finished, for in imagination I had followed him through his three minutes of agony; but then, looking to causes for effects, I asked: “How came the madman on the roof?” “The door at the foot of the stairs, sir, had a spring lock, and I hadn’t closed it well. The pris- oners were a-takin’ their exercise at the time, and | one curious fellow tried the lock and got the door | open; the rest-you know.” “Very good,” I said, and paying him liberally, dismissed him. -_—*e— eo a0 ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS. The Pyramid of Khufu, though the oldest of the Seven Wonders, is the only one now standing. It is at Gizeh, on the western side of the Nile, a short trolley ride from Cairo. Its builders was the Pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops, the date of whose reign is uncertain, some writers putting it at from 3969 to 3908 B. C., others about ten centuries later. He erected it as a tomb for him- self—a tomb that should surpass all others in mag- - nificence, that should defy the most. skillful grave- robber and endure as long as Time. To obtain workers for this monument Khufu clos- ed the temples and added their tens of thousands of priests and attendants to the ranks of the workers. These were divided into three gangs of 100,000 men each, one gang working for three months while the other two supplied them with food. Their only pay was food and clothing, and taskmasters urged them on with whips. “Tt has been estimated,” writes Dr. Banks, “that even with modern machinery a thousand men would be required to labor for a hundred years if they would duplicate the pyramid.” It covered thirteen acrés of ground, its base a per- £3 feet on each side, and ‘was 481 feet high. (The Metropolitan Tower, New , is 700 feet, 8 inches high.) It was built of covered with granite. About 2,300,000 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. ise fama ea ene Soe mos ein tin weight, were used in it; The mortar was scarealys | thicker than a sheet of paper. The.surface was polished till it shone like a mir- ror. All the smooth surface stones have long since” | been ‘removed, and it is believed that the mosque of | Sultan Hassan, in Cairo, is largely built of them. — Under the pyramid, carved deep in the rock, was” a burial chamber, reached by a sloping passage 317 feet long. This was intended to fool grave-robbers * for Khufu was not buried there. From this passage another led upwar ‘ds, and then horizontally to the “queen’s chamber,” another trap for robbers. From the latter passage a third ran up to the exact centre of the pyramid, where was the royal chamber with walls of polished granite. Above this again were smaller chambers. A ‘stone sarcophagus stands empty in the royal chamber to this day. King Khufu may have been buried here and his mummy stolen, but, the place has been empty since it was first explored. THE PEOPLE OF INDIA. The population of India is far more diverse than is generally thought. They talk about 150 different languages and are divided up into forty-three dis- tinct nationalities. There are 2,378 main castes, besides a large number of sub-castes. There are 200,000,000 Hindus, from which, fortunately, we can draw fighting men; 60,000,000 Mohammedans, while among the Hindus there are 50,000,000 of de- graded people of no caste, whose touch or even shadow is supposed to cause pollution. The girls are of all sorts, bright little things with | pounds of gold ornaments around their necks and arms and in their ears and noses. These are Brahmin > children, who must be married before they are ten, and are then kept secluded in their mothers’ homes - till the final marriage ceremonies are complete, when they are passed on to the houses of their mothers-in-law. e A Brahmin or Hindu girl has refined features, and in figure is what the French call petite. Their carriage is erect, their limbs are beautifully moulded, and their every action is graceful. With regard to. families, twenty people will frequently live in the same house dependent on a solitary wage-earner. Limited in number but mighty in influence are the Parsees, who hold the wealth of Bombay in the hol- low of their hands and dwell in the loveliest man- sions around the coast. They conform to European” customs, and live as much like Europeans as it possible for a colored race. They build hosni and colleges after the European manner. Their women are not merely well educated, but as free to travel and to mix with men as the women are of alien race. Yet these people, the Jews of India, as they have been called, still worship the sun and their towers of silence lay out their dead to be 4 voured by the birds of the air. The reason is tha they refuse to defile the elements of earth, fire, ar water with dead bodies, and so deliver: aes & ” vultures, See

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a ee ee Sik Patt gs bes Loi A HOUSE BUILT OF STONES FROM EVERYWHERE. The “crazy patch” house of David F. Brown, in _ Punxsutawney, Pa., is composed of stones from all _ parts of the world, says the Popular Science Month- _ ly. There are stones from every State in the Uni- ted States, stones from Italy, Ireland, China, Japan, ' South America and other places innumerable. _ Grindstones, millstones, stones from the Mammoth Cave, from Pike’s Peak, from the home of Patrick Henry, from the spot on which General Lee sur- rendered and from every historically famous place in this country, go to make up the “crazy patch” house. Over the fireplace is a piece of gold quartz from South America. It required two years to build the house. Vn - THE DAHLIA, By a cprious irony, this flower is of very humble origin. It has been developed from the Mexican . tubers. Some century and a half ago this plant was introduced into Europe by the Swedish botanist, Dr. Dahl, for the purely commercial purposes of ‘supplanting or supplementing the potato. But they did not prove popular and the dahlia dish soon dis- appeared from the dinner tables of Europe, but the gardeners saw the latent possibilities of the flower, from which they have evolved the double - dahlia and-other popular floral fancies. It would _ thus appear that the dahlia had reversed the fate of the red clover, which was originally introduced as a garden flower, but was found to be much more desirable as a fine forage. The tubers of the dahlia, though bitter, are still eaten in some parts of France. ; THE 100-inch REFLECTOR. The last annual report of Mount Wilson Observa- tory contains the interesting news that the mirror of the 100-inch reflector—much the largest telescope in the world—is now completed and silvered. Its clear aperture is actually almost 101 inches; the thickness at the edges is 12.75 inch; and the mirror weighs nearly 9,000 pounds. At the center, where - the difference is greatest, the depth of the fmished ae la differs from that of the nearest spherical surface (to which the glass was brought in prepara- - tion for parabolizing) by almost exactly 0.001 inch. In silvering, 35 gallons of distilled water were re- - quired to fill the concavity, and to this were added _ 9 gallons of dilute silver solution and 9 gallons of “dilute reducing solution. The deposition of the sil- ver required 15 minutes. The dome for this giant € cope is complete and painted, and mounting was » of erection at the end of the year. The telescope and dome will require [eae Py Me aa a wo ee ‘ 7 , et 4 Pee parca. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. FACTS WORTH READING 29 THE CROCKER LAND EXPEDITION. News of the safety of all members of this enter- prise reached New York on May 29th, in the form of a cablegram from the Faroe Islands. The sender, Dr. H. J. Hunt, is on his way to Copenhagen aboard the Danish government ship “Hans Egede,”’ which has figured in so many circum-polar exploits. As is not unusual in such cases, the expedition appears to have been rather disrupted during its © stay in the Arctic. Donald MacMillan, the leader, with several other members, is at Etah, on the northwest coast of Greenland, made famous by Peary’s repeated use of it for a base; one of the relief vessels sent out is in North Star Bay; and the, expedition’s geologist, W. E. Ekblaw, is alone at Godhavn, South Greenland. As reported in 1914, the expedition has estab- lished its belief that Crocker Land, which Peary suspected he had seen frofa Cape Thomas Hubbard on his return from the pole, has no real existence, and that the Admiral’s observations were of a mirage. In addition to this, a great deal of valuable geographic gcological and anthropological data has been secured. SOAPSUDS BANDAGES. Two European surgeons have recently recom- mended the use of ordinary soap for the dressing of wounds. Gauze bandages impregnated with a thick fine-grained suds made from pure white soap are employed and the method of making and apply- ing them is so simple that the ordinary housewife can easily add it to her store of “first-aid” knowl- edge, as described before a recent meeting of the Society of Surgeons in Paris and reported in Bibli-— otheque Universelle, it is as follows: From 20 to 40 per cent. of white soap is dissolved in warm water which has been sterilized by boiling or distilling. Tampons of surgical gauze for cleans- ing the wound are dipped in this soapy water, which is used for irrigating the wound. The wound is then bandaged with gauze compresses which must be at least about half an inch thick. These compresses are dipped in the soapy water, then rubbed with the soap until they are saturated, after which they are manipulated to produce a thick white suds, and placed lightly over the wound, then covered with absorbent cotton held in place by tarletan. Essenti- ally the bandage thus constituted is a sort of spongy tissue made of millions of tiny sopp bubbles. It is — renewed every two or three days, and is said tohave | the great advantages of calming pain very marked- 4d} ly, of not sticking to the tissues, and of not causing bleeding or suffering when removed. The healing — is rapid and the aspect of the scar good. _ ge 4 %

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. . ARTICLES OF ALL KINDS STEEL HONEYCOMB FOOLS BEES. A device that has completely hoodwinked the honey bee and made it perform its task in much quicker time has been invented by George E. Mac- . Donald, of San Bernardino, Cal. He has invented a honeycomb made by dipping a steel frame into wax, and the bees have been completely fooled by it. All the bees have to do is se gather the honey, instead of also building the * comb, a) gee 8 a ewe eae) Se ee”) Se S we) ee) HELD UP BY CYCLE BANDITS. Posing as traffic policemen two motor-cycle ban- dits halted Mr. and Mrs. John Burke of 1252 East ! Twenty-sixth street, Brooklyn, as they were riding 4 in an automobile on Rahway avenue, near the Lin- den City Line, New Jersey, the other morning and . robbed them of $3,000 worth of, jewels and $350 in cash. The bandits rode up alongside the automobile and told Burke his tail light .was out. When the auto stopped the two men drew revolvers and compelled Burke and his wife to surrender their valuables. -— ae a, DOG DETECTS PICKPOCKET. “Butch,” a fox terrier, was with his master, L, C. Lich, of San Antonio, Texas, while he watched a parade, and though the crowd was thitk the dog was right on the job when he saw a stranger slip = his hand into Mr. Lich’s back pocket. “Butch” is some jumper, and he caught the in- a icetig hand before Mr. Lich knew what was > happening. The master turned to see a strange - > young man waving a fox terrier around in the air nay oe evidently not enjoying it a bit. ia When Mr. Lich grabbed the would-be pickpocket “Butch” let go, but the thief squirmed from Lich’s ae and a second later was lost in the crowd. enn. RESULT OF CROP CENSUS. ‘The result of the recent crop census on the gov- carsenentt irrigation projects is of particular interest ~ at this time when serious shortage of the food supply e world over is threatened. n 1916 the government photects ‘irrigated up- | of 970,000 acres, and crops were ache acres, the balances being in young gO ay tae! which have not yet come e value of these crops to the farmer 33,400,000, , or $38.25 per acre cropped. ; fone uh ie for 1915 were $18,000,000 ent -also BLASTING WITH LIME. ’ One of the greatest forces produced by chemical action is that which is generated by the swelling of quick-lime, or unslaked lime, when it is brought into contact with water, says the Searchlight. The lime when wet swells with a force that is well nigh irresistible. Many engineers have worked up meth- ods to make use of this force, but it has never been practically applied until recently. Not long ago it was necessary to tear down a number of stone pillars twenty feet high and twelve feet square in a fac- tory. Dynamite was impracticable because of nearby machinery. So holes were drilled in the pillars and filled with quick-lime, upon which water was poured. The mouths of the holes were closed by tamping. In ten minutes as the lime swelled the great pillars split anf broke in all directions. WHY DO OUR EYES SPARKLE WHEN WE ARE MERRY? If you should watch very closely the eyes of a merry person when you see them sparkle, you would probably notice that the eyelids move up and down more often under such conditions than ordinarily, and if you know what moving the eyelids up and down in front of the pupil of the eye does, you will have your answer, says the Book of Wonders. Every time the eyelid comes down it releases a_ little tear, which spreads over the eyeball and washes it clean and bright. It does this every timé¢ the eye- lid comes down. Now, there is something about ayelids dance up and down, and thus every time the lid comes down, the ball of the eye is washed clean as we say. DECORATING POTTERY WITH SEALING WAX colored wax you have selected is softened in an alcoho! flame. - ply a dauk of the wax. Move the vase vertically up them out in the same way until the entire surface of the vase is covered. The heat from the flame thins | ing is obtained, says Popular Science. More pretentious effects are made by “flowing”: wax of one color into another of a different h ue tion of the vase, a daub of another color is all being merry which has the effect of making the © and bright, and gives it the appearance of sparkling, — Pottery can be decorated with sealing wax. A | diadpddade vase is cleaned thoroughly. Then the. Holding the vuse upside-down, ap- and down in front of the flame to spread the wax. Apply additional daubs to the surface and spread I out the wax and glazes it. Thus a one-colored ie = re After the tonal color has been applied over a eae cent a * eo eran’ Cae cay aA oa

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MAGIO PENCILS. \ 5m eH 4 Buiue _ Whe working of this trick is very easy, _ ‘Most startling and mystifying. Give the = ase and three pencils to any one in your _ @udience with instructions to place any _ pencil in the case point upward and to a2 Close case and put the remaining two pen- o cils in his pocket. You now take the _ ase with the pencil in it and can tell _ What color it is. Directions how to work ' the trick with each set. _ Price 25 cts. each by mail. postpaid. _ Wolff Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St. N. ¥- " REDs WHITE STEEL DISC GUN. ——-- This gun has a pow- erful steel spring, Whieh shoots a dise from 150-to 200 feet in the air. With each gun we send fifteen dises, containing dif- ferent sayings. as “Kiss me, kiddo, nothing makes me _ sick,” “My, you look ‘good, let’s get acquainted,” “Put a damver on your jaw tackle,” “I lub ’ oe yaller gal, but oh, you Chocolate Drops,” ‘Say, old man, pay me them two bits,” etc. Young folks are delighted with them. Each @un packed in a box with 15 dises. Price complete, 12 cents; 3 for 30 cents; 1 dozen, $1; sent by parcel post. prepaid. Wolff Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St., N. Y. . RUBBER SUCKER. EE —— = Rubber Vacuum Suckers The latest novelty out! Dishes and Plates will stick to the table, cups to the Saucers like lue. Put one under a glass = then try to lift it. You can’t. Lots of n. Always put it’ on a smooth surface and wet the rubber. Many other tricks. ean be acconmplished with this novelty. Price 12 cts. each by mall, postpaid. C. BEHR, 150 W. 62d Street, N. ¥. THE SPOTTER CARD TRICK, The performer exhibits a die. The ace Spades and five cards are now {taken m a pack. The ace of spades is thor gughly shuffled With the other cards Which are then placed down in a row o the table. The die,is now thrown, an as if embodied with superhuman ‘ntel- gence, the exact position of the Ace is in- dicated. Without touching the die, the per- former picks up the cards, gives them a Complete shuffle and again spreads them out. The die is rolled as before by any oe and is seen to come to a stop with he locating number uppermost. The card is turned over and found to correspond in ‘position. Price. 15c postpaid. ‘H. F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn, N. Y. THE AMUSEMENT WHEEL This handsome wheel, 7%. inches in eircumference, con- tains coneealed num- bers from 0 to 100. By spinning the wheel from the cen- terpost the numbers revolve rapidly, but only ope appears at the circular open- ing When ‘wheel z stops spinning. It c can be rg - step b ressing the regulator at side. ged coarse or het on the number that will appear, the one gettin Ps hest 14 the iy nag me TS ae fo edits, Inailed, 150 W. 62d Street, N. Y. IMITATION cuT NGER, A rdbeard finger, carefully bandaged with linen, and Side and end are blood-stained. When you slip it on your finger and show it to +a gl ged friends, quat ~~ » up, an ull a loo of pre. You will get ncthing bat sym- pat ¥ until you give them the laugh. Then uck! Price 10¢. each, postpaid, Wolff Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St. N. ¥- THE PRIZE FORD JOKE. Looks likea story-book, but it contains a cap and a trigger. The moment z, our innocent riend opens the book to read the interesting story he expects—— Pop! Bang! The explosion i harmless, bu will make him think the Ger- mans are after him. > Price 85 cents ench by mail. @ groan or postpaid. Wolff Novelty Co 168 = 23d St. MAGIC CARD BOX.—A very cleverly made n box of exchanging or vanishing cards. fact, any number of tricks of this character can be performed by it. A yery necessary magical accessory. ce, . FRANK SMITH, 383 Lenox Ave. N. ¥, GOLD PLATED COMBINATION SET. Gold plated combination set, with tur- quoise stone. Price 10c. each by mail, post- ald. i F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn, N. ¥. CACHOO AND ITCH POWDER, As Iteh powder, Cachoo and Bombs are unmailable, we cannot accept orders for less than One Dollar’s worth of an assortment, They can be sent by express only, on which we will prepay the charges. WOLFF Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d 8t., N. ¥. POCKET SAVINGS BANK, A perfect little bank, handsomely nickel es . Holds just five dollars (50 aimes). t cannot be opened until the bank ts full, when it can be readily emptied and relocked, ready to be again refilled. Every parent should see that their children have a small savings bank, as the early habit of saving their dimes is of the greatest importance. Habits formed in early life are seldom for- gotten in later years. Price of this little bank, 10¢.; 8 for 25c¢,, matied, postpaid. ©. BEHR, 150 W. 62d Street, N. Y. AUTOMAT'O COPYING PENCIL, The importance of carrying a good re- SEG adic dencit need not be dwelt upon here. ees it is an absolute ne- The holder or this t pencil auto- matically Agata jes the,lead as needed while @ box of these long leads are given with each pencil, The writing of this pencil is indelible the same as ink, and thus can be used in Ww addressing enve Bills of account or invoices made this pencil can be copied the same as if copy- ing ink was used. It is the handiest pencil wi on ea Beet. you do not Bi age a knife ne yy oe Vic. ; 3 for 250.; one dozen We. raed . 150 W. N. ¥. To the Wife of One Who Drinks I have an important confidential message | for you. It will come in a plain envelope. | How to conquer the liquor habit in 8 days |and make home happy. Wonderful, safe, lating. reliable, imergensive method, guar- a). w. ant rite to B J. Woods, C 228, | Station HE, New York, N. Y. Show this to others. 2 to $500 HACH paid for hundreds of old Coins. Keep ALL money dated be- fore 1895 and send Ten cents for New Tilustrated Cojn Value Book, size 4x7. It may mean your Fortune. CLARKE COIN Co., Box 95, Le Roy, N. ¥, THE ELK HEAD PUZZLE. Just out and one of the most fascinating puzzles on the market. The stunt is to Separate the antlers and re- Join them. It looks easy, but try it and you will admit that it is without exception the best puzzle you have ever seen. ou can’t leave it alone. Made of silvered metal. Price 12c.; 3 for $0c., sent by mail. postpaid, C. BEHR, 150 W. 62d Street, N. Y. THE SPIDER WEB PUZZLE. A very interesting Iit- tle puzzle. It consists of a heavily nickeled late and brass =< he object is to ge the ring from the side to the center and back. This is very hard, but we give directions making it easy. Price, 10 cents each, by mail, postpaid, FRANK SMITH, 383 Lenox Ave., MN. ¥. LAUGHABLE EGG TRICK, This is the funniest trick ever exhibited and - y always produces roars of laughter. The per- former says to the au- dience that he requires some eggs for one of ° his a pega mt As no spectator carries any, pe calls his assistant, taps him on top of e head, he gags, and an egg comes out of his mouth. his is repeated until six ergs are produced. It is an easy trick to per- ,you know how, and always makes a hit. Directions given for working it. Price, 25 cents by mail, postpaid. Wolff Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St., N. ¥. “KNOCK-OUT” are shown, front and back, and there are no | two cards alike. You place some of them in a | handkerchief and ask any person to hold them by the corners in full view of the audience. uest one, You now take the remaining cards and r anyon@ to name any card shown. This you repeat the name of the card and state that you will cause it to invisibly leave your hand and pass into the handkerchief, where it | will be found among the other cards. At the | word “Go!” you show that the chosen card has vanish leaving absolutely only two cards. The handkerchief ts unfolded by any | person, and in it is found the identical card.» | Recommended very highly. Price 10c. each | by mail, pos 5 Wolt Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St., N. ¥. i The Bot- tle Imp.— amusement. and 's of corvenient size to carry Tees ee ae Me The pecu- Narity of this Httle ote bottle is f that it cannot be made to lie down, a and yet by simply passing the hand over it, the per- 4 xe Se it to do #0, * trick affords great

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IMITATION GIANT DIAMONDS. | ameter are heard of in stories only. We have them imitated | by prodigious sparkling stones | which will decelve the glance | Diamond rings or studs of| of any spectator. Price, by | TWO-CARD MONTE. { This famous trick gets them | all. You pick up a card and when you look at it you find) you haven't got the card you thought you had. Price 10¢, by mail, postpaid. WOLFF Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St., N. Y¥. jm MIKADO BLOCK PUZZLE. Imported from Japal This neat little puzzs consists of six stran cut pleces of white wot unassembled. The tric is to so assemble t blocks as to form a si point cross.- Price 1% by mail, postpaid. half-inch and one inch in di-| mail, poscpese, small size, 25¢ each; ot size, 35c each. u 2 H. F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn, N. Y¥. CHANGING CARD. H. F. LANG, 1815 Ce = : One card is shown. The) tre St., B’kiyn, N. ¥ performer passes his hand | over it and changes the card | from a jack of spades to a seven of hearts. he second time he blows on the card | and changes it to a queen of | elubs. Quite easy to perform. ne WILLARD-JOHNSON PRIZE-FIGHT PUZZLE. Four strips of turdboal each three inches by @ and a half inches, showi THE CREEPING MOUSE. | This is the latest novelty out. The mouse | is of a very natural appearance. When | placed upon a mirror, wall, window or any other smooth surface, it will creep slowly downward without leaving the perpendicu- lar surface. It is furnished with an ad- Price 10c, by mail, postpaid, 1 hesive gum-roll underneath which makes with directions. | Willard and Jobnson it stick. Very amusing to both young and H. F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., | various absurd postur old. Price, ten cents by mail. Brooklyn, N. ¥. | The solution in the puz so arranging f¢ les in strips that they show heavy WOLFF Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St. N. ¥. PAPEL BLANCO. larG in the complete picture, the ELECTRIC CIGAR CASE. : Tous cards are /pinded. faa | Weight—champlon’ Price, 160... Sy- 2m This handsome bat. One card is removed | postpaid, with directions. cigar case ap- and the balance are now FRANK SMITH, 383 Lenox Ave, N- pears to be filled | shown to be_ changed to cet eels with fine cigars. | blank cards. The cards can | If your friend) be thoroughly examined. THE TANTALIZER PUZZLE. smokes ask him Price 10c, by mail, postpaid. Consists of one h¢ zontal and one perpend ular piece of highly ft ished metal bent in 81 a manner that wheu sembled it seems utterly impossible lo them apart, but by following the directi it is very easily accomplished. This one to have a cigar with you. As he reaches out for one the _ cigars, like a flash, in- stantly disappear | into the case en- H. F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn) N, Y. | NUT AND BOLT PUZZLE. | A very ingenious puzzle, consisting of a nut and bolt with a ring fastened | on the shank, which can- | Kd tt «Ie Ke tirely out of Mp not De 3 emoved unless the |® brain twister. Price 10c, by mail, p¢ sight. greatly te |nut is removed. The question is how to ni | paid, with directions. is iohe ~ and | move the nut. Price, 15c, by mail, postpaid. ©. BEHR, 150 W. 62d St., New York © Gstonishmest, You | “FRANK. GMITH. $93 Lenex Ave, N.Y. | * t one : walt ¥. me bank of it and when re-’ the other two, and to the great astonishm jokes o ia ee 7 t no y ic. r-S)} assembled would defy | of all they have actually disappeared. you = ave 3 0 > 1 the most eouess bank | Sleight-of-hand. Recommended as the u agg 35 cents, sent by parcel post, post- La gage fae of prison. Price 85c, by pees car dtrick ever invented. FP 5 - ¥y mail. Cc. BEHR, 150 W. 62d St., N. ¥. FRANK SMITH, 383 Lenox Ave., N. Y. C. BEHR, 150 W. 624 St., New York ¢ READ THIS ONE! “Moving Picture Stories” A WEEKLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO PHOTOPLAYS AND PLAYERS PRICE 6c PER COPY “2a = PRICE 6c PER COPY: THE BEST FILM MAGAZINE ON EARTH ENJOY YOURSELF! ee a BUY A COPY! . Magnificent Colored Cover Portraits of Prominent Performers! 32 PAGES OF READING OUT EVERY FRIDAY EACH NUMBER CONTAINS New Portraits and Biographies of Actors and Actresses Six Stories of the Best Films on the Screens Elegant Half-tone Scenes from the Plays Interesting Articles About Prominent People in the Films 2 , Doings of Actors and Actresses in the Studios and while Picture-making 3 : Lessons in Scenario Writing, and names of Companies who buy your plays Poems, Jokes, and every bright Feature of Interest in Making Moving Pictures | THIS LITTLE MAGAZINE GIVES YOU MORE FOR YOUR MONEY THAN ANY OTHER SIM ce CATION ON THE MARKET! : aca FUE rocure;its profuse illustrations are exquisite, ard its special arti icular line. : this publication the very best of its kind in the world. : cents in money or postage-stamps, and we will mail yo!

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=t= FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ——LATEST ISSUES—— 605 Just His Luck; or, Climbing the Ladder of Fame and & al, Pee i ers Grip on the Market; or, A Hot Time In Wall Street. 8 On Win His Own‘ Circu The 8 —= 2 . on the Market; or, ut t 8; or, uccess oung ee ety cere Wan ee | aot rete Pia’momay: on, ee Ben eee ; ame 0’ + oF, e Youn ng 0! . ayin ‘or Money; or, 0. rader of Wall Street. 590 A Wizard for Luck; or, Getting Ahead In the World. 608 The Bon Miner: or, Ted Crown's Rime To 591 A Fortune at Stake; or, A Wall Street Messenger’s 609 Tips O ahs The Boy Who 8 Ww: reet. 8 + OF, 3 t 592 His Last Nickel: or, What It Did for Jack Rand. Ls Sri” e Oth io Btartied | Wena 610 Striking It Rich; or, From Office Boy to Merchant Prince. For sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on 611 Luck In Wall’ Street; or, The Boy Who Trimmed the receipt of price, 5 cents per copy. tn money or postage stamps. rokers. NOTICE——Tho eacuton numbers PRICE SIX CENTS. 612 ip,8 Class By Himself; or, The Plucky Boy Who Got to the 5693 Nat Noble, the Little Broker; or, The Boy Who Started a Wall Street Panic. 694 A Struggle For Fame; or, The Gamest Boy in the World. 695 The Young Money Magnate; or, The Wall Street Boy Who Broke the Market. isk; or, The Game That Won. 598 On Pirate's Isle: or, The Treasure of th Boy Who Beat the The Boy Gold Diggers of Mexico. 599 A Wall Street Mystery; or, The 600 Dick Hadley’s Mine; or. Contract: or, The Boy Who Made a Raft of Money. e Seven Cra Corner. “Lambs. 616 The Youn op. 613 Bulling the Market; or, The Messenger Who Worked a 614 After the Big Blue Stone; or, The Treasure of the Jungle. 615 Little Jay Perkins, the Broker; or, Shearing the Wall Street Coal Baron; or, Five Years With the Miners. 617 Coining Money; or, The Boy Plunger of Wall Street. ters. Syndicate. mond Mine. 601 A Boy Stock Broker; or, From Errand Boy to Millionaire. 602 Facing the World: or, A Poor Boy's Fight For Fortune. 603 at Worth a Million; or, How a Boy Worked It in Wall treet. 604 Billy, the Cabin Boy; or, The Treasure of Skeleton Island. For sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any-address on receipt of price, 6 cents, per copy. In money or postage stamps, by FRANK. TOUSEY, Publisher - IF YOU WANT ANY BACK } 618 Among the Tusk Hunters; or, The Boy Who Found a Pise! 168 West 23d St. Nu ¥. NUMBERS of these weeklies and cannot procure them from newsdealers, they can be obtained from the publishers direct. Write out fill in your Order and send it with mail. ‘Pos rice of the weeklies you want, and the weeklies will be sent to you by return TAGE STAMPS TAKEN THE SAME AS MONEY. OUR TEN-CENT HAND BOOKS of human es also the true meaning of kind ef dreams, together with prem Megs and curious games of No. 2. .—The and card tricks, containing HOW TO DO TRICKS. magic peek oe mete on all the leading card tricks book. No, 38. wiles of ieieere dances. o. 6 HOW TO MAKE LOVE—A com- plete guide to } courtship and marriage, ving sensible advice, rules and etiquette to ° with meee cores and interest- ing things not generally known. No. 6, HOW TO BECOME AN ATHLETE. —Giving full instruction for the use o dumbbells, Indian clubs, parallel bars, hori- zontal bars and various other methods of developing a good, healthy muscle; contain- ing over sixty illustrations. No. 7. HOW TO KEEP BIRDS,—Hand- somely illustrated and containing full in- yn for the management and training of the canary, mockingbird, bobolink, black- bird, paroquet, parrot, etc. No. 9.6 HOW TO BECOME A VENTRILO- QUIST.—By Harry Kennedy. 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HOW TO BECOME YOUR OWN DOCTOR.—A wonderful book, containing useful and P mcnmenge information in the treat- ment of ordinary diseases and ailments com- mon to every family. Abounding in useful and effective recipes for general complainta, No, 39. HOW TO RAISE DOGS, POUL- TRY, PIGEONS AND RABBITS.—A usefal “4 instructive book. Handsomely illustrat- No. 40. HOW TO MAKE AND SET TRAPS.—Including hints on how to catch moles, weasels, otter, rats, squirrels and birds. Also how to cure skins. Copiously illustrated. No, 41. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK END MEN’S JOKE BOOK.—Containing a great variety of the latest Jokes used by the most famous end men. No amateur minstrels is complete without this wonderful little book. No, 42. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK STUMP SPEAKER.—Containing a varied as- sortment of stump speeches, and Irish. Also end men’s Jokes. ust the thing for home amusement and amateur a ‘egro, Duteb ~ defense made easy. Containing over thirt dings. shows, - iMustrations of guards, blows, and the differ-| “No. ss. HOW TO TELL FORTUNES—| No. 43. HOW TO BECOME A MAGICIAN. ent jon a good boxer. Every Everyone is desirous of knowing what his | —Containing the grandest assortment of d obtain one of these useful and in-| future life will bring forth, whether happi- | Magical illusions ever piaced before the structive books, as it will teach you how to| ness or misery, wealth or poverty. You can | public. Also tricks with cards, incantations, orig Be, ee sae by a Binste at this little book, Buy one | etc, ; o. 1 WRITE LET-| an convinced, ; “A most complete little book, contain-| “No, 2. HOW TO BECOME AN INVEN- | ,N@ 4 -HOW TO WRITE IN AN AT- BGk directions for writing love- TOR,—Every boy should know how inven- | suitable for any time and oecasion, embrac- and when to use them, specimen let-/ tions originated. This book explains them | ing Lines of Love, Affection, Sentiment, Hu- a ag ¥ and old. giving examples in electricity, hydraulics, | mor, Respect, ana Condolence, also Verses Lap Sd Fpl na a . ze optics, pneumatics,. mechanics, | Suitable for Valentines and Weddings, , writing to ladies on all subjects; also No. HOW TO COOK.—One of the most No. 45. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK MIN- letters of introduction, notes and requests. tenets books on ~<apane Pasi published. | STREL GUIDE AND JOKE BOOK —Some- HOW TO DO IT; OR, BOOK OF | It contains recipes for cooking meats, fish, thing sew and yery instructive. Every Tt is a great life and} game, and ST ees piso ae ee should obtain this book, as it contains Young man desires to oes em aa ds of pastry, and a gran instructions for an amateur mia- My ov There's happiness in it. on of recipes stre] troupe. For snle by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on receipt of price, 10c. per cOpY, or 3 for 2Ze., In money or postage stamps, by WOANK TOUSEY, Publisher, -© © © +« © ©. ©c w - © 168 West 23d St, N. ¥.