Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 623) (1917 09 07)

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SIX Cents Will, springing forward in some consternation. “What's the matter?” gaspe Bessie ettered a smothered scream and hastened to the young trader’s side. Brokers Nickel- man and Bowditch paused near the door with a satisfied expression on their faces.

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STORIES OF BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY Issued Weekly—By Subscription $3.00 per year. Entered at the New York, N. Y., Post Office as Second-Class Matter by Harry E. Wolff, Publisher, 166 West 23d Street, New York. No. 623. NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 7, 1917. Price 6 Cents. / TED, THE BROKER'S SON STARTING OUT FOR HIMSELF CHAPTER I. THE SEALED CROCK. “I call this a swindle,” growled Ted Morris, as he drew up his fishing-line and looked at the empty hooks in mr te oe “The idea of people advertising good fishing at this place! Good fiddlesticks! We’ve come to this creek every day since we've been here, and what have we caught?”- . “Nothing worth mentioning,” replied Will Underwood, his chum, gloomily. j : “That’s it, and fishing’ is our favorite pastime. I’d rather fish than eat.” “You don’t mean that, Ted,” grinned Will. “Well, I'd rather fish than put in my spare time any other way. “So would I.” “When we began to figure on where we'd put in our two weeks’ vacation, this place struck our fancy because the ad- vertisement read, ‘Gcod fishing in near-by creek.’ So we made arrangements to come. Well, we’ve been here ten days, and we’ve worked this creek for all it’s worth. The fish we've caught in that time wouldn’t make a square meal for a cat. I say it’s 2 «swindle, We've been decoyed here under false ’ P 2 “I agree with you.” 2 __ “We've been here over an hour this afternoon, which is _ cloudy, and just right for fish to snap at bait, and we haven't had a—— Hello! I guess I’ve got a bite at last!” _ Ted yanked up his line, and gling on the last hook was - a silyery specimen of the finny tribe about three inches long. - “Now what do you think of that for a fish?” continued Ted _ sarcastically. “Wouldn’t it make a horse laugh?” .- F “Lasso it, quick, before it gets away from you,” laughet __ Ted removed the fish and dropped it into a shallow basin in _ the rocky bank, which held about a gallon of water, Pte needs a spyglass to see that piscatorial individual,” ? hee) yd hooks and dropping them into the you a nickel that is all we catch to-day.” te “Then. the ’ve as good as lost it. Neither of us will get another I don’t know. There’s a fish coming my way now.” ; 2s you think there is?” ulled up his line with a five-inch d to one of the hooks. he said triumphantly. “Come up your bet.” . of the creek attac age eae Be ee — By A SELF-MADE MAN. “That must be the grandfather of the one I caught,” sald Ted, tossing a five-cent piece to his friend. “That’s two fish inside of five minutes. Who says there isn’t good fishing in this creek?” chuckled Will. “Inside of an hour and thirty minutes, you mean,” grunted Ted. “Bet you another nickel that’s the last. He looks like the oldest inhabitant.” “Ill take your bet. I’m going to win my carfare back to the city.” “You think you are; but you’ve got another think comin “Fish or no fish, I’ll be sorry to get down to business ag Carrying messages in Wall Street is no sinecure.” “Bet your life it isn’t, especially in hot weather.” “You’ve been three years at it now, in your father’s office, When is he going to promote you?” j “Ask me something easier. There isn’t any vacancy in the counting-room. The clerks we have stick to their jobs as closely as though they were glued to their desks.” ; “Your father could make a place for, you, couldn’t he?” “Ye could do a whole lot of things, I guess. The fact of the matter is he’s been sore on me ever since he took me into his office.” “Why?” a "Cause I wouldn’t go to the Drake Academy and study for college. “You preferred being a Wall Street messenger?” “That’s what I did.” “T always told you that you were a chump for not doing as your father wanted you to do.” “What you always told me doesn’t worry me any. I’ve — up more real ideas in the financial district than I would ave accumulated at college. I don’t care for the classics, and all that. I believe in becoming a practical business man. I would have had to put in three years at the academy and four more at college. That would be seven years. Seven years in Wall Street will put more money In my pocket.” “Pye been nearly three years in the Street myself, running shoe leather off for Barnaby & Co., and all I’m getting now is me 8 cases hein Saeed Sali? ; “With s ,” grinn . f “Yes; pinks of running errands two years more.” “Then you'll be promoted to a junior clerkship, work your way up to ier, _———” “Stay cashier for the rest of my life.” “Don't ave intend to branch out as a broker some day?” “Your knowledge of the business and the money you will — have saved.” : i * “T’l] never be able to save enough to get into the age i in the Exchange $100,000 eo costs nearly days,” ape that.” : “You can become a Curb broker on much less than .?) : ate wil A ee oe FAMEAND FORTUNE WEEKLY

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2 TED, THE BROKER’S SON. | “I suppose youl succeed to your father’s business. You're an only son. “I’m not looking so far ahead. I expect to be in business for myself 1 before ice Wik old man hops the twig.” “Yes you do! eS ene “TI do,” phets ted in a resolute tone. “When is it going to come off?” dll ge his ‘friend. ff soon as I get capital enough. bw much capital do you pagent ns € néed, and how much have you hoarded up toward it so “I haven’t fixed any limit. I’ve got $600 nay. You remem- ber I made something over $400 on that deal i n B. & O. some ting a6 want — more naughts on your $600 before you can do much. ‘Il have your ‘father to reckon with. He won’t let as. go go feto ee a your own hook.” “How he won't ie would.” “Well, don’t let your imagination run away with you. There! "You've got another bite.” Will endl 4 oe in his line with his second fisl “Here’s your ni ” said Ted, tossing it to him. sone ~~ be nothing ar in og Sete I Pink T rs Zo ria Wake me up when you aes we cop Feng, OE last night.” to sleep because this kind of piscatorial exercise “’'m makes me “S'pose, we quit and take a swim? We brought our bath- are ves , starting to pull in his line.’ inatter it to the bottom, and it came slowly, as I can’t ine. quarter of a ee neds to bottom. ite found that she: nab wound tinell. axvend ie atch He grabbed hold of the crock and found it uncommonly with it in his hands, eee oe: sarap ait ne it it ney Poe chuckled Ted. “You han are as if iY ee rat "be something weighty / afraid it’s some aot, by yee joker may Soe Picket res mck you ever = igi in ce unless I a oak , put on their clothes, and crock, time,” said Will. ‘that before. It . overed with ms : i y’ rour S dopa yk gp dn Se vn oY on tas ti Gee! I believe c person wonuldn’t por were inclined cok Pe ete , ‘ ? “S £ fy - eee APR E) PEER | RPO eon nis sealed up as carefully as though there was something | $20 py ppeate , and f time Te ok out Ms ie and ghd at he et ging, bt but the blade made as little impression on them were pieces of steel. Then, after a great deal of trouble, he made an incision in the soggy skin cover, but he couldn’t enlarge the hole suffi- ciently to get a glimp se of what was inside, “Stand it in the sun and let it dry out, suggested Will. Ted thou a a fee ideal, and did so > Meg mph and they eat unde? s éiade tree, g, a. Then the achtatnal the skin cover of the crock again. - It had dried some and had shrunk taut. Ted attacked it with his knife again, and after consider- able exertion cut a an inch long. wake jabbed his knife-blade through, and it struck something were still yh sea as regarded its contents. Finally, Ted got one end of it, They nui ae bee VE Sen aeenie ith a stone. aust caused the skin to split open another inch. rying wor a of the skin, Ted drove the stick in a iérEeR EL “Girect That forced the > iia of the cut apart and tore ‘the skin a weed then threw the ¢fock on its side, whereupon, to th great astonishment, out dropped a couple of ten-dollar eid pieces. CHAPTER II. WHAT THE SEALED CROCK CONTAINED. Ted picked up the coins and looked at them. They looked new and bright, for until the boy made the hole in the skin cover the crock had been air-tight. As new as they look of Fecent coinace. indeed, tite two Ted held In the palos of bis hand were all of hity ye 1s old, “Gee!” cjaculated Will, in wotder. “That crock is full of gold coin.’ Eiger ml rised to speak for some moments. gracious!” he cried at ey eg “This beats all the a | tere oak A crock of gold is a prize worth hooking. wonder who dropped this into the creek, and why? Was he afraid to bank it, or what?” He examined the coins, and notieed their ‘old dates. “Why, these are old as the hills! One is dated 1849 and the psd 1851. Looks as if that crock has béen a long time in the creek,” said Ted. “In that case the owner is not likely to turn up to claim his property,” replied Will, with # longing glanée at the yf hy # bg Be to the house and finish the examination “If that’s full of ten-dollar gold pieces, how much do you think there is there all together?” oe ring by its weight, I should say between $15,000 and I’m not in i€?” said Will wistfully. “Oh, ll give you some. How would ten per cent, suit aa would suit me first lass,” replied Will, brighten= an Fou YA NING Sie CRIES 16 04 A Bhse.” of Between them they earvied the crock to the country bound. ‘stopping at, “th Rena and got it to their room out a suelo got there?” asked Will , eyeing the crock | crock. as stir to Prk Sate | on to lock their glittering ¢ pile of ten and phen fohar gold pieces made their eyes tres OS e crock into a corner, Ted counted the teat Boa did pod gto shoved pay 3 : vaca years salary ay a ess aad Te \ he enough to Out the ao te) ‘ poet : cahioad rig , eer” Ri you suppose he'll say to that?” é I y N f t to eo ,000. a Adan at mown as “What do he

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TED, THE BROKER’S SON. g “I can tell you better after I’ve heard his sentiments on the subject.” “Bet you a dollar he won’t have it.” “Don’t get reckless because you’ve come into a little money. You might lose your dollar.” “How are you going to get all that gold you have there to the city? It’s too heavy for you to carry in your suit ‘TU box it, and ship it by express, insuring it for its full ue, “The express agent here will think you’re crazy.” “T'm not responsible for what he may think.” “Going to send it to your home?” “No. To the old man’s office. sub-Treasury and turn it into bills.” Ted carried his BrP e out, but did not ship the box of gold until the day before they took their departure for the city themselves. On Monday morning the box was duly delivered at George Morris’ office on Brdad Street, and before three o’clock that day Ted had exchanged the coin for new bills to. the value of 500. e hired a box in a Wall Street safe deposit vault, and Ppt into it his entire capital of $21,000. His mother and big sister were still away for the season at Atlantic City, and his father spent a good deal of his time down there, too, so that Ted had the house on Lexington . Avenue to himself and the servants. ; Business was light in the financial district, and Ted took advantage of the fact to look around among the Wall Street office buildings for a suitable office for himself, without con- | sulting his father’s inclinations on the subject. He had made up his mind to run no more messages for his father when the summer season was over, and he didn’t care if the old man did make a kick. : He had great confidence in his own ability to the world, and was d i to show his fa could do so, » He was a pleasant, good-looking, nice-mannered boy, whqm everybody who knew him liked; and having a rich father, to boot, he was much courted in the younger circle of the so- ciety his parents and sister moved in. The brokers to whom he had been carrying messages for three years liked him, too, and they patronized him to a ; certain extent because he was George Morris’ son, and . George Morris was more or. less popular in Wall Street. It was understood, in a general way, that Ted would suc- as Ingnitiad te pa eplbvvo broker, Loorning te was as an o broker, learning the ropes. About the middle ef September Mrs. and Miss Morris re- turned from the re with their dozen trunks, and the Lexington Avenue house resumed its wonted aspect once et along in er that he more. va" Woe, fom days afterward Ted walked into his father’s office ¥ Id him that he was going to leave the office. Soma new freak have you got in your head?” asked Broker, Morris sarcastically. geal -. “Pm going into business for myself,” ‘replied the boy. Ss “peed business ?” 3 “I’m going to hang my shingle out as a broker.” 4 : cas east 2” ejaculated Morris pere, ee eid aii, cco tty well ‘Upon my w pene retty well Perhaps I aught to. cell taal’ You your arrangements without reference on the subject. Didn’t it strike you er an objection to such a Quixotic idea?” ought, there was some chance of it.” — you propose to do if I did object?” raoers itself, As your natural on’t,” second ; you } el my I_ask how much you have?” Then I shall take it to the| time, and therefore the boy, “Indeed,” replied the broker sareastically. “I suppose you expect to hire desk room in some cheap office?” E “No, sir. I am thinking of hiring an office on the sixth floor of the Wyandotte Building on Wall Street.” “Have you got hold of some moneyed young chap who is willing to finance your harebrained scheme?” “No, sir. I am going it alone.” “And you expect to be able to pay the rent charged for an office in the Wyandotte, do you? Well, you are the limit!” “T don’t expect anybody to put up a cent for me. I shall pay my own way.” big “One would think you had robbed a bank, to hear you talk. So you want the chance to show what you ean do as a broker? All right. I'll give you the opportunity. Experi- enge is the only teacher that can put sense into some people's heads. Tl] let you have your own way sooner than argye the matter, for I can see that words would have but little effect on you. Go, young man, hang out your shingle, as you call it, and learn your little lesson. When you’ve got your fill of experience I’ll talk business with you, and you'll then be willing to admit that there are a few things in this world that your father knows better than you.” , Thus speaking, Broker Morris turned to his desk. and waved his ‘son out of his private room. CHAPTER III. STARTING OUT FOR HIMSELF. Ted left his father’s presence with a feeling of relief. He had expected a much more strenuous interview, with a different ending to it, and was pleasurably disappojnted. He had received permission to go ahead and make a fool of himself. “T’ll go ahead, bet your life, but I’m not going to make a fool of myself, as the old man evidently expects me to. I'll show him that he doesn’t know it all, as he thinks he does. He doesn’t think that I have more than a few hundred dol- lars capital, and figures I-will soon find my business aspira- tions on the slump. Then he looks to see me eat humble pie, and be willing to knuckle down to anything he proposes. Well, I'm thinking he’s going to get left on his calculations. I may be only a boy, but I believe I’ve got the grit and perse- verance to make my way ahead, same as he did when he started out for himself. Now he’s at the top of the heap, and I mean to get there, too. It would give me a whole lot | of satisfaction to surprise him, and a few other persons I know of, as well. It would gall me in after life if people had it in their power to say that Ted Morris ed. because he step into his rich father’s shoes. They won’t be able to say that if I can help it, and I fancy I can. Ten days from the time Ted had his interview with hts father a sign painter was lettering the door of an, office on the sixth floor of the bi! ound Building. — ‘ The words he was Se ing on the frosted glass were: “Ted Morris. Stocks and Bonds. Mining Shares Bought and Sold a en .. rr; rhage ete were Nickleman and Bow- q itch, e elevator. The "form Ae n to see George Morris later on, and sh “J don’t quite understand you,” replied Nickelman, - Fagg Raa el Aa 1g. Ree “Yes, He thinks what he doesn’t know about the broker.

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' , “Well, I haven’t an 4 ape TED, THE BROKER’S SON. he’ll be back here running messages again. I took the new boy on only temporarily.” “Bowditch and I saw a painter lettering a door on the sixth floor-of the Wyandotte Building, a while ago, with the name Ted Morris. I suppose that is his office.” “I presume so. He told me he expected to rent an office in | that building.” “Of course you are backing him in this venture of his?” “Of course I am not,” replied George Morris, in a tone that seemed to leave no doubt that he meant what he said. “Then he has money of his own?” “Tf he has I not officially aware of the fact.” “But he couldn’t rent an office in the. Wyandotte Building | arid set up for himself unless he had some backing.” idea who’s backing him. You don’t suppose I’d give him the funds to embark in any such ridicu- leus enterprise, do you?” “Maybe some broker is putting up the money, with the idea of using him as a catspaw to catch certain traders on a deal,” mguesiod Nickelman eorge Morris <a his shoulders, as though the mat- ter. didn’t trouble him greatly. At that moment the new office boy announced the name of another trader who wished to see Morris on important busi- ness, so Nickelman took his leave. The fact that Ted Morris had gone into business on his own account was such a rich joke, in Nickelman’s eyes, that he spread the news wherever he went that day. Most of his hearers received the information with some) incredulity, and were only convinced when Nickelman as- phd them that it was a fact, vouched for by George Morris “What putting does he expect to do?” asked one trader, after Nickelman told him the news of Ted’s change of base. “I give it up. I’m thinking that the whole thing is a trap, and that the boy is the bait.” “A trap, eh? And who do you suppose is behind it?” “I couldn’t tell you. Might be George Morris himself.” “Do you think the old man is back of that boy?” ‘ “Judging by his talk, he isn’t; but the fart of that boy being out for himself looks suspicious to me. I never took oung Morris for a boy who was likely to go off half cocked. He always struck me as a sensible young fellow. Well, for that reason it doesn’t seem reasonable to suppose that he has deliberately embarked in the brokerage business expect- anything out of it. Therefore, I say this ap- eis to make I oe po Bae ridfealo lous move has. all the eat-marks of a deep de- Si presumably his adit to work Bal mani or vee age ‘any connection Sihetaeey with his son. t is simply a harebrained freak of the -boy’s,” he pro- . or I saw that I couldn’t talk him out of it I let oe won’t last very long, for he hasn’t got any to lose, Cee know of, and I ought to know, for I’m < ris! explanations. to keep their eyes on the boy to see what move he who Anew Ted well. called on hin to see the. rintlag ‘bunch, ‘and s desk, reveling Wall Street in- - " a Nicketiian; “We neard you had gone or y ee ee emen. You aré quite e brokers, however, were not convinced by George Mor- | _ They pretended to accept it as the truth, but were deter- iwugh. to go around; | of Nal wigid to step into your father’s shoes, eh?” said IN Nickelman. “That’s about the size of it.” “Want to demonstrate that you have the ambition and pluck to succeed by your own efforts, I suppose?” remarked | a broker named Newman, “Isn’t that Fes right thing for a young man to do?” “Of course,” replied Nickelman, winking at his friends. | “You have pax “ business-like little den here—telephone, | ticker, safe, and all the other necessary et ceteras. I sup- | pose you haven’t started to do anything yet?” “No. I’m filling in time getting accustomed to being my own boss,” laughed Ted. “T suppose you’re glad to give up the strenuous oceupa- tion of carrying messages about the district on a small salary?” said the trader named Goss. “Yos; I expeet to do better than that. If any of you gentlemen have any superfluous business you want to throw my way I shall be glad to execute it for you on the usyal terms, and with the utmost dispatch.”, “Good!” chuckled Nickelman. “When there’s an overflow at my office Pll remember you, I see by your sign that you handle mining shares.” + : “Yes; I’m ready to handle anything that there is money in.” “Then I recommend you to buy some Little Savage Cop- per. It’s a new proposition, but I sch maa it has all the looks of a winner.” “Are you loading up with it?” asked Ted. “l’ve got quite a block in my safe, I could let you have | some if you are anxious to get in on a good thing.” “T’ll look the mine up and let you know.” “Do so; you'll find it to your interest. By the way, ke did you get that picture you have hanging above your es) The picture in question represented a rural scene, in which a lamb was being tossed in the air by a_vicious- looking bull, while a great black bear, with fight in his eyes, was climbing a nearby fence in order to bécome a factor in the scene. “That was painted for me by a young artist who is trying to get a reputation by producing bucolic subjects true to e.” | “It is quite appropriate in a broker’s rer laughed Nickelm “What’s that cartoon underneath i | “That isn’t a cartoon, It’s a parsle-nictine.: “What's the puzzle?” a “You will notice that it sebdvesentti a gigantic pair of scales, nicely adjusted, with the legend, ‘A Game of ice.” On one scale is a pile of gold, on the other.a pile of snow- balls, yet the balance seems to be oe perfect. ou will ob- serve that there is’ an intelligent-looking lamb on two legs, in the foreground, with a fat pocketbook in its hoof. ba 3 lamb is about to put the wallet into that slot openin the pillar that holds the seales. The weight of the poc - book releases a spring, and one end of the scales descends within reach. It may be the circular tray holding the gold ‘coin, or the one holding the snowballs. The lamb, ‘notice, is looking longingly at the gold. The Sk te find out whether the lamb gets the gold or the snowbeille for its money.” Ted’s explanation raised a general laugh among his visit- ‘ors, and Nickelman remarked: “That’s easy. The lamb gets the snowballs, of course.” “You’re a good er Mr, Nickelman,” <4 Ted. “I believe you keep a large supply on hand for the benefit of — your customers.” “Large supply of what?” “Snowballs.” Ted’s answer was received with a of laughter. “That’s one on you, reggie said Bo Bowditch, rine: “You'll have to stand ‘we'll now adjourn to ‘Nickelman’s expense.” This suggestion was received with gyre ers began to file out of ‘Ted's office Nickelman excepted. — 4 ‘ \ eee CHAPTER IV. TED’S DEAL IN H, & J, [+5 the -exceptin pr ongee who had® visited nell a cant d the nae on Nicke ioke diter thus, Gentleman ge Empire Cafe and brite! ‘ at x 7 ‘ih ie SEs 8 office, nd how Sa :

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over the Street, causing many hearty laughs at the big trader’s expense. ; ; Many brokers used it as an excuse to call on Ted, and Bey found the picture quite amusing, or at least said they ‘id. George Morris heard about it, too, and he indulged in a quiet chuckle. It reminded him of when he was a young chap himeelf, | and kind of softened his grouch toward his son and heir. I’m afraid Ted has only illustrated his own finish,” he said grimly to his wife, after relating the story at the} breakfast table. “The snowballs will be his portion, and not the gold that he is looking for.” “Don’t you worry about me, father,” spoke up Ted. “If e snowballs come my way you won’t hear me squeal.” “Oh, they’ll come your way, all right,” replied Morris ate “I never saw a boy yet with your assurance that dn’t get a trimming.” “Don’t be overconfident, father. point your anticipations.” Morris senior chuckled, and the subject was dropped. Next morning Ted accidentally heard a couple of traders talking about a syndicate that was being formed to boom H. & O. shares. ~ One of the brokers had received the tip on the quiet from a member of the pool, and was letting his friend in on it, not nig nem Pere Ted was standing within easy earshot. “The bro’ selected to do the buying will probably _ begin to-morrow or next day,” said the man who had re- ceived the tip, “so we have plenty of time to load up if we begin right away. It is going at 72, which is about as low as it’s likely to get.” ; “J know a man who has 10,000 shares. I guess I can get it from him for 72 1-2.” . ‘ “Then buy it right away. The calculations of the syndi- cate are that the price will go to over 90.” After some further talk the two brokers parted. gu I can’t do better than get in on H. & O,, thought Ted. “It looks like a winner from all that broker said. Those two chaps are bound to make a fine rake-off between them, and I don’t see why I can’t do the same.” Accordingly, Ted put WP $20,000, practically all his capi- 2 shares of H. & O., me Bore os bank in I might possibly disap- _Delmonico’s with him. “All right, father; I never refuse an invitation of that “How getting on? Done anything yet?” } “Sure! " Do you think I'm asleep?” “Look here, ed, are you really trying to do business on ? ‘ “No, sir. I don’t know that anybody can do business on ; cunsubstantial capital.” must be backing Nobody is t an hundred dollars to Now you of your own worth mentioning, so it in the Street belieye that some A good many traders \ red I was backing you for DC an Ss am The SB ciga ye yy AO ral them. . I was en y innocent charge. n errr for the suspicions of the brokers,” eb: you.” — £No, sir. | a you’ve -. gost you seve Bry. wen’t any mone r ” actions are being watched, so I have a backer, in spite of you where I got my capital found nearly $23,000 in it in gold coin,” amazed. TED, THE BROKER’S SON. backing me. ty in expetiat ve office, and it must have furnish it. father about the sealed crock he on the p ‘of the people where he Underw spent their two weeks’ va-| I gave Will” st 5 | ten per cent. of the money, and I guess he can show you his bank-book with the amount in it.” y “’m bound to believe you, as I never caught you in a » lie- yet, but it is one of the most remarkable yarns.I ever | heard in my life. It seems incredible that you or any one else, should find a crock in a country stream containing $23,000.” “I admit that it sounds like a ghost story, but for all that it’s a fact. If I had not come into that money I would | still be running errands for you.” “Well, if you’ve got $20,000 you’d better quit this tom- | fool business of trying to play broker. I don’t approve of | you doing so, anyway. You'll only lose your money in the | end, and gain nothing worth speaking about.” “I have your promise that you would give me a chance to show what I can do on my own hook, and I’m going to hold | you to your word,” replied Ted politely, but firmly. “But, young man, you will only fritter away $20,000 to no purpose.” “How do you know that I will? I am in on a deal now | on which I expect to double my capital at least.” “The deuce you are! I presume it is a margin deal?” "itda* ' “And how much of your money have you up?” “All but a few hundred dollars.” His father gave a gasp. PB soy - the name of the stock you bought?” “Why, that’s been going down for the past three weeks.” “I know that. sir. I have an idea it’s reached rock-bottom, and that it will go up soon.” . “Oh, you have an idea it’s going up soon, eh?” said his father sarcastically. “Yes, sir.” “What gave you that idea? Don’t you know that the market is in a wobbly condition just now, and that the prospect of a further slump is good?” “Yes, sir. The financial journals are not very optimistic just now.” “And yet your capital “That’s correct.” “With nine chances to one of being wiped out.” “I think not, or I shouldn’t have bought H. & 0. If I were you I’d buy H. & O. too. I don’t know any easier way for you to make $75,000 to $100,000,” ine gone long to the extent of the whole of a3 i. permissi y he could finished their lunch they walked outside — E EEE 20 F

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6 TED, THE -BROKER’S SON. we ———— ll “And you'll see it pretty soon, , “Morris senior, looking after him -with a degp frown on his young man,” muttered | “All right,” replied the boy broker, leading the way. —— ‘ He introduced Morris’ senior into his den, and the old countenance.’ “If lre’d half as much sense as he’s got pure aman sat down after a swift glance at his surroundings, which I’d have some hope for him; but and unadulterated nerve, 0 nothing can be done until he runs his course I’m afraid with him.” H. & O. closed that day at 71 3-4. Next day it receded to 71 3-8. On the following day it rose to 72 1-8. : ; _. The market continued weak and uncertain, with small prospects of better prices. ; The papers did not speak very encouragingly about Wall Street prices, and the army of lambs held aloof. Business, on the whole, was dull, and the brokers de- : clared they were not making their salt. Monday brought unexpected activity in H. & O. shares, and the price stiffened to 78. ; “That puts me $2,000 to the good,” said Ted, as he saw the closing price come out on the tape. “Tt ought to be higher to-morrow.” : PERG ext day the stock went up another point under the pressure of the business done in it. Many brokers noticed that it was going up, and bought, some of it. Wednesday the market looked brighter, all around, as more buying was done than at any time during the past month; but the most business was transacted around the H. & O. pole, and that stock took a jump of three points. ; Ted was feeling good, and when he got home he asked his — gee Fin thought of 1“? oO. Sp “Tt is looking up,” was reply. ‘ “Isn’t that what I told you it would do? I’m $10,000 ahead of the game, so far, and I hope to be twice that much by Saturday.” y iene: Sis atte Bardeen of tho wick xchange an , res 0 e : The > at: he could get was 1,000 shares, and that was proof ‘that the stock was scarce. : Tt seemed evident that the shares had been largely cor- nered, and that a boom was to be looked for in the near ture. Mr. Morris was not the only broker who came to the » same conclusion. '_ & strong effort made by many of the traders to get the stock o". on price up to 82, and some excitement ensued ; over H. P , ) Next day the syndicate’s brokers stepped in and began ‘ae ose ory price 7 _. At first they too Sp whet wor ore spe et, when “ ey let the greedy brokers buy it for and their clients. : Me | ‘ Next day was Saturday, and the busiest one in-five weeks. i f the boom, in sympathy with . & O., which went. to 96. Ted called at the little bank and or- remained at the bank till he heard that his order Then he returned to his office and figured up his. profits . ¢ _. He found he had cleared $48, _ 4] wonder what the old man will say when I tell him ee : " .2 se my finish this tri mS ie will be some time, before I apply t . for the: ae We ibe: CHAPTER V. I opp TED'S FIRST CUSTOMER. : H. & O. deal the subject himself. reached, did not seem to interest him much at the moment. “J think you told me that you bought some shares of H. & O.?” began Mr. Morris. “Yes; I told you so the day we lunched together at Del- monico’s.” ; “How many shares did you buy?” , : - “Two thousand.” ; “Two thousand, eh? “Seventy-two.” “Have you still got the shares?” “No, sir.” “Then you sold them?” “T did.” “When?” “About half-past eleven to-day.” Broker Morris looked relieved. “Then you’ve made a good profit off your deal?” : “Yes, sir—about $48,000,” replied Ted ‘coolly. The old man looked at his son for some moments without speaking. “You’ve done well,” he said at last. “J think I have. That’s what I went into business for.” “Look here, young man, what induced you to go, into this H. & O. deal?” “I saw a good chance to make money out of it.” “What gave you the idea there was money in it?” “Well, if you want to know right bad, I’ll admit that I got hold of a tip.” ; “How?” asked Morris senior curiously. Ted told him about the conversation between the two brokers he had overheard. ; “And you put up all your money on the strength of that?” “Yes, sir. Turned out lucky for me, hasn’t it?” Broker Morris was compelled to admit that it had. “How much are you worth now?” “After I get a settlement from the bank I shall be worth clese on to $70,000.” “That’s a lot of money for a young man of your age to control. I think you'd better turn it over to me, and let me invest it for you, then you'll be out of temptation.” “No, sir; I prefer to use it in my business.” “Your business,” replied his father sarcastically. “What a are you doing, except to speculate with your capi- tal? “That’s better than carrying messages at $10 a week.” “Don’t you know that Wall Street is the grave of most speculators’ hopes?” ; “I know it, but that’s not worrying me any. Neither does the fact seem to keep the lambs away from district.” “The lambs are the brokers’ meat. Are you bent on fol- lowing their methods?” “No, sir; I’m following my own. I’m satisfied I can make money in the market.” “Well, I’m satisfied ‘that you'll lose your $70,000 if you “At Delmonico’s you were just as satisfied I would see my i You see you were What did you. pay for the stock?” “Luck played into your hands. I tip. Why ’t you pass the*tip to me?” “J did. I told you to buy H. & O.. It was then going at sh A ry NG le ys you’d wish you Mr. Mareis eomlant deny ENS ph, eile de Ws eh?” he said. “So you insist on having your own way, “I insist.that you stick to your promise and keep your hands off. My start in business hasn’t cost you a cent, so I don’t see that you need object. Furthermore, I am aes se ahead of the game at this moment. I don’t think I have one so . ¢ Broker Morris saw that his son was determined to go ahead, so he made no further objection, and they left Ted’s office together. ; : On Monday H. & O. was a maelstrom of excitement, and it went to 98. : me The stock was no i quietly unloaded its hi tremendous profit. Pi a that \ wrong. F didn’t know you had a that, and he bit his iron-gray gong 7 Reta H. & O. was so great that on Tuesday Ted watched the excitement from the visitors’ gallery of 2S erage Piebaee | aot is a << er hard to get, for the syndicate _

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He was Satisfied with the profit he had made and did not enyy those who were holding on for still higher figures. It won’t be long before the bottom falls out of that stock, for the price looks to me to be getting top-heavy,” jhe thought. ; The end came next day, as he had foreseen. A clique of bears began selling blocks of shares in quick suécession in order to upset the market. The movement was successful. The price broke, and a slump in H. & O. set @. Ted wasn’t rae When he noticed the heavy selling goimg on he rushed around to thé little bank.and ordered 3,000 shares sold for his account at point lower than the’ market. This was what is known as a short sale, as Ted, not hav- -ing the shares in his possession to deliver to the buyer, would have to buy them in subsequently. If the market held its own long enous , or went up, the boy speculator would be out, and injure the difference between what he sold for and what he would have/to pay for the stock. But luck ran his way, for, as we have said, the price of H. & O. was broken by the bears, and a slump set in. eg stock went down to 89. e panic, however, stop by heavy buying on the part or speculators interested ped & O., and Ted, who was_ watchin uded that it the market like a hawk, conel would be for hifi to buy in the 3,000 shares at that point. The stock cost! him 90.* As he had sold 3,000 at 99 3-8, his profit, after commis- sions had been deducted, gamoun to $27,000, and made him worth $95,000. He went home that afternoon feeling like a bird, but he ‘said nothing to his father about the. additional.money he had made out of H. & Oj. | yr Next morning, while vg in his office reading the com- ments of the papers on the H..& O. sonsp, and other Wall Street matters, the door opened and a tall, bony, vinegary- looking woman entered the office. As she stood igoltal around the room in an undecided way, Ted sprang up and went over to her. “Ts; Mr. Morris in?” she asked in a snappish way. I’m Mr. Morris,” replied Ted potitely: “Fuh! you’re only a boy—his son, maybe. I want ‘to see Mr. Morris,” she said, with an accent on the mister. “Yes, ma’am. That’s my name, Will you sit down?” / The visitor glared ,at @ “Are you a broker?” she snapped. \ , “Yes, ma’am. That’s my business. What can I do for you? It will give me great pleasure to be of service to ” you. ; art “Are you a regular broker?” asked the lady, somewhat softened by, tted's taking ways. | : wisito? unrolled a paper package’ and handed five ¢er- tificates to Ted a They each alled for 200 shares in five different silver , were exactly alike, save that the name of eren ent ine “was printed in the place left for it. ‘saw were the kind of certificates sold in oked as if it migh be of the same order, onl of t desien thee Cesee, Neptu: ‘ nes of the ‘s were upiter, s, Neptune, If int he looked the mines up F a / - ¢ was the only one he found listed, cents share. , > certificat to the amount of | TED, THE BROKER’S SON, 7 = is quoted on the Goldfield Exchange at two cents a share.” “What!” gasped the visitor. nothin’ ?” “The Columbian certificate is worth $4; the others have no value,” replied Ted.» ; “That villain told me them shares was worth $500. He owes me over $100,” almost screamed the lady, with flash- ing eyes. “You are stire you’re right, young man?” “Quite certain. You can see the value. of the Columbian Extension right here on this market report,” and Ted pointed it out to her. That eonviriced hef that she had been victimized by her ane id boarder, and she said some pretty hard things about e man. “Ain’t them shares, worth Finally she asked Ted if he would give her $4 for the | Columbian Extension. He didn’t: care anything for the stock, but to help her out he bought the certificate for its listed value, and she took her departuré, declaring that if she ever met ‘the man who had swindled her she’d give him a strenuous time of it. + CHAPTER VI. TED RENTS DESK-ROOM TO A PRETTY GIRL. That afternoon, about half-past three, Will Underwood walked into Ted’s office, ; “Hello, Ted! How’s the rush?” the visitor remarked, with a ss he planked himself down on the chair beside the des “The tush is over for to-day,” replied the boy broker. “Why didn’t you call earlier if you wanted to see it?” - “I was afraid there wouldn’t be any room for me.” “Too bad about you. What do you think? I had my first customer to-day.” “That so? You're “It was a lady on, me to sell some mining stock for her. “You took her order, I suppose?” “No. The stock wasn’t any good.” mini ro 2 Goldfield. Ria ddtaddeabe called for 200 shares, the listed rice of: which is two cents. JI bought it of her for $4. Caste Tll frame it.” “What was the matter with the others?” j “T guess they. were bogus. She took them as security for $100 worth of board some slick rascal stood her up for. He probably bought the certificates in blank, for they were al] alike, and got a prin to print different names on mn. It’s an old trick swindlérs.” 5s “Then your first customer didn’t pan out very well?” “No; but I’m glad she turned up, if only for the sake of varying the monotony.” : “She must have been badly gy typ ol Bs 3 I wouldn’t care to be chap who swindled her if Pow ever lays eyes on him. I'll bet she'll make it interesting for him, for she looks like a woman who means business when she gets going.” do the buying and | g- Sa it'll be worth while keeping an eye on Mr. — >). Mel ie ee Se ” . pa: 5 e shady side of forty, who wanted — “J in to see if want to a tip.” : ; 1 buy any res money im, exeept old funk, don’t you?” oe air rt 2s, intending to boom thé —

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' *That’s satisfactory,” replied his friend. The conversation then turned to other topics, and finally the boys left the office together and took an elevated train © uptown. Vror the next two or three days Ted spent his time trying get a line on Broker Hadley’s movements. He knew Hadley by sight, and expected to see him on the floor of the Exchange. TED, THE BROKER’S SON. stay as long as you choose. All you have to.do when you go is to release the. spring catch on the door.” Next morning about ten Miss Burnett appeared with her typewriter and took possession of her corner. During the day Ted sent a painter to inscribe “Miss Bur- nett, Public Stenographer,” on the door. Mr. Morris made further inquiries of his son about the p on L. & M., and Ted told him that he had got the ti Ted didn’t see him there the first pote days, but on the a from Will Underwood. third he saw the broker enter the building. e told his father such particulars as Will had furnished Rushing up into the gallery, he saw Hadley circulating} him with, npn the old man thought it was too indefinite to among the traders/ buttonholing a broker here and there, and exchanging memorandums with them. “He’s either buying or selling largely, and if Will’s tip is| information, and the boy yt the right thing he’s buying L. Ted wondered how he could find out just what ‘Hadley was| on any speculative venture, doing. Pe, it nal on = b ey sy os on AD a ir 7 ets . "hes “<—? Pe ; ondtatly back it to some At ‘that moment he saw his father on the floor. * de get my old man to find out for me,” ue thought. wats to bring George Morris to the railing. “Want to see me, Ted?” asked the biokes when he! at 86. came up. “Yes. I want you to do me a favor.” “What is it?” “Find out for me what stock Benjamin Hadley is falin|* in, will you?” What do you want to know for?” asked his father curi- oO y- peng mathe buy some, too,” he wiieee. eo this another tip you’ve got hold of?” mething of that kind, pi ar I can’t guarantee it. I shall ent. Ted returned to the gallery and ‘watched Hadley for nearly an hour; then he went to the little bank on Nassau street and left an order for any part of 5,000 shares of L. & M., putting up $50,000 margin. Next day he received notice that the stock had been at the door A cin ,m n ir “You are Mr. Morris, I believe?” she ae -“That’s my ‘name. Take a seat,” said T His visitor did so, at the same time handing him ‘a letter ssed him in a feminine hand, which he recognized that of Miss Brown, his father’s ‘stenographer. ‘Tt ran as follows: ~ as eo This will introduce Miss Bessie Burneté, whom /1 spoke | . to you about the other day as wishing to secure desk . an office as,a public stenographer. You said EF 1X to accommodate © her on @ reasona' ‘send to you. She is a very nice, quiet recomm' ‘will be the r peal “so her wt | Miss Burnett?” said Ted, looking at his visitor. rown, told you wanted to rent desk room Pepe that she send you around office would suit you?” ould,” ty pace"ne that other window, and I t your name, while returned but when 95 was bid and an | in small lettre 9 on cat 3 Nickelman walked into t risk money o: He asked: Ted if he had 1 gone in on the strength of the ded giving a direct answer. m to be careful and to go slow suggesting that nel are con- fer with him before he put up any more m . It was a week from the time that Ted bought the 5,000 shares before L. & M. advanced more than a couple of points His father then advised hi he went to the messengers’ entrance and asked an at-| altogether. Then it took a jump of four points one afternoon, closing The paper that day spoke about the u ward tendency of rs. speci and next morning many brokers were bidding "Broker Hadley came forward again and made rising bids Very little came to the surface even when he offered 90 for any part of 5,000 shares. Those who had the stock held on to it. for a higher price. a good many S came out, and business got to be quite lively in it. A number of brokers who had gold the stock short before the rise set in scurried about trying to get hold of enough the old man of it to fill their éngagements. Next morning the price went to par. Ted decided that he wouldn’t take any more chances, so he his shares sold in small lots, as it was bought. There were plenty of purchasers to take it off his hands, and his profit on the deal footed ee a little over $105,000. That gave him a capital of $200 His father’s attention being pr taken up with a big deal in U. P., he did not have the time to inquire into what his son was "doing, and Ted didn’t tell him, but imparted “| his good luck to his mother and sister under a promise of strict secrecy., s CHAPTER VII. HOW TED WALKS INTO A TRAP. Will Underwood dropped in cuit weeny of late. He was interested in Ted’ eae deal, for he was to pro He was ate interested in Bessie Burnett, to whom Ted had introduced him. Boys are seldom indifferent to a girl with a pretty face. Will would sit me talk with Ted and keep one eye cocked her lin Bessie’s Ted ee cheek from the little bank he 4 “Put it in the get 10 per cent. of the “Yes, you get all'that. If you find it too much to handle nishing red flannel, shirts to benighted Hottentots.” “Thanks for the suggestion, but I need the money m As Will eked into the e away in his pocket you can turn some of it into the missionary fund for fur- — eda

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3 €. 13 os : r d “ 2 7? % Pee TED, THE BROKER’S SON. 9 | eh eet Cate oy “The principle down here is to make all you can while| that he’s got on to the real article. That will open the way the sun shines.” | for us to: dump the stock on him. He'll buy on margin, ‘ie = A: - vas 2 ey ‘ _.“And coolly strip your neighbor of every dollar he owns, if you can work the trick in a legal way,” replied Ted. “Isn’t that using pretty strong language, Morris?” | advantage. as he hasn’t capital enough to operate any other way to As soon as we have evidence that he has swal- lowed the bait, we’ll begin working the wires that will land “Well, I’ve been in Wall Street three years and a half,| him in the soup. If he puts up half his money on 10,009 and I’ve seen it done more than once. keep clear of all the traps spread in. Wall Street.” “You seem to escape pretty well,” laughed Nickelman. “That’s because 1 never leap before I look. I want to * know where I’m going to land.” ¢ “Well, I came in to see if you’d like to join myself, Bow- ditch and a few friends in a pool to corner a certain stock. There’s big profit in it for us. 3 member, and so I thought I’d let you in on it.” “What’s the name of the stock you think of cornering?” “You'll learn that as soon as you’ve agreed to join us and put up a forfeit.” . “J just gaye you to understand that I never leaped before I looked,” replied Ted. jump. “You wouldn’t expect us to tell you the name of the stock _ before we could count on you? That wouldn’t be business, We must protect ourselves.” > j “I don’t fancy pools, anyway. I prefer to go it alone. I kandle my money myself and know what I’m up against. a pool arrangement one man handles the money and the rest have nothing to say about it. "It’s all right in its way, but it isn’t my. way.” “When you have had more experience in Wall Street you’ll look at Pd differently. So you won’t go in with us? “Tf I can’t see what’s ahead I don’t We only need one more} In other words, I don’t care to join a blind pool.” | In} The lambs are not/ Shares, he'll have to come up with the balance to save the only victims down here, by a long chalk. A man needs, eyes in the back and top of his head as well as in front to, himself, then we’ll sweep that into our coffers, too, and that will wipe him out as clean as a whistle.” ‘ The two brokers rubbed their hands together as they fig- ured on the success of their scheme to do up Ted Morris, and they lost no time in putting their plans into effect. . Two days later Will Underwood rushed into Ted’s office in some excitement. é' “Say, Ted, I’ve got another tip for you, and it’s a hum- mer,” he said. “I suppose you want to sell it on the same terms as the last,” Iaughed Ted. “Well, it’s\ worth every cent you are willing to allow for it.” “You seem prety certain on that score. How did you cap- ture the good thing?” “Through a friend of mine named Billy Dudley. messages for Bowditch, the Broad street broker.” “I know Bowditch. He’s been up here with Nickehnan a couple of times.” “Billy is a pretty good friend of mine, and knowing I have some mioney in the savings bank, he called on me to let me in on the pointer which he got hold of. I was afraid to make use of the L. & M. tip I gave you, because I have so little time to look after a deal. I was thinking that you might do the business for me this time. I'll put up that $10,000 you paid me on, the L. & M. tip as margin on 1,000 shares, and you can also let me in on 10 per cent. of your He runs It’s a fine chance for you to more than double the money! winnings again. That would give me a good haul. I might you invest.” ; - | then cut loose from Barnaby & Co., take desk room in your “No, I don’t care to go in. Much obliged for you offer | office, and speculate on my own account, same as you are just the same.” : doing.” ; “You have the thing all cut and dried, Will, I see,” re plied Ted. “I would advise you, however, not to count your chickens before they’re hatched. Tell me what this tip, is, and all the particulars about it.” ; . “Billy was in the boss’ private office yesterday morning looking for some document in the letter file cabinet.. Billy | is a little fellow and the cabinet is behind Bowditch’s. big Nickelman got up, and wishing Ted good-afternoon, left. He went straight to Bowditch’s office. “Pye been to see young Morris about that pool arrange- me ell? “He won’t even nibble, much less bite.” : “No?” with a look of disappointment. “No. He doesn’t take kindly to the pool business, any- safe, While he was there two callers came @to the private — way.” , ee ee, room, and Billy heard all that passed between them and his “Why not? Didn’t you tell him this was the chance of| boss. They engaged Bowditch to go around the Street and age buy up every of Pittsburg Terminal he could find at ~ vs e? y Ae me told him that he was losing a good thing, but the loss 1 as near the market price as he could get it. P. T. is the didn’t seem to worry him. We may consider that scheme dead.” company that controls the Union Depot in the Smoky City, aft ; \ and leases terminal facilities to the different railroad lines bat “Then we must try some other. We’ve got it straight -_. frem the head bookkeeper at the Nassau Street Bank thar _* he’s made nearly $200,000 out of deals in H. & O. and L. & _ -M., and it’s up to us to try and get some of his wealth) th _ » away from him.” b fi bi ‘ “It’s clear that he’s been out for himself since he opened we all supposed, a figurehead for some- ‘et} up, and not, as ; to do this they are trying to secure control of a majority body else. His father must have staked him to begin with,| of the stock. The men who called on Bowditch are not x a and he’s done the rest, pee acting on pointers from) acting for the opposition, but for themselves. They figure phe ‘the old man,” said Nickelman. 4 | that the moment the news of the fight for control gets out ~ Well, $200,000 is a lot of money for a boy like him to pect have at Ni Fath ‘ged the way fo do it.” at your plan is. I’m ready to promises to a hes: way,

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re -.) A | = 10 _ TED, THE BROKER’S SON. $$ $$ $< ‘Nickelman you'll have to act mighty quick, for Bowditch is after it, and, for all I know to the ee: he might have secured it already. At any rate, whether you get hold of it or not, I want you to buy me 1,000 shares right wig Pll fetch my mone ‘& over at four o’clock to make good th margin. I’m satisfied the tip if a good thing whether you arrive at that conclusion or not, and I’m going to back it to _the extent of the ten thou. Will’s evident intention ‘of risking the bulk: of his money on P. T. went a good way toward impressing Ted that there was something in the tip, for he knew that Will was a cau- tious lad with his coin, and that he wanted a pretty. sure thing before he gg take any chances. 4 Will had hardly taken his departure when Ted’s telephone ra. ng. “Well,” he said, putting the receiver to his ear. “That you, Nicke man?” said a voice that spaniel like Bowditch’s, Ted was about to say that the speaker had the wrong number when the voice went on; j “IT hear you have a block of 10,000 Pittsburg Terminal on your books. Just hold it for me, will you? I’ll be around es the course of an hour. Good-by,” and the speaker rang on’ That was Bowditch’s voice for a dollar bill,” muttered a Ried s after that stock, and Will’s tip is evidently the rrect thing. I guess I can’t do better than secure the stock viele if Nickelman will let me have it on margin.” + He put on his hat and went to call on Nickelman. The broker was in his office, waiting for Ted om call, thou hh the boy broker had no suspicion of the fac ow d’ye do, Morris?” said Nickelman effusively. “What can I do for you to-day ?” “I called to see if you have any Pittsburg Terminal shares. “Want some?” asked the broker, hugging himself with glee. «Well, I’ve a block of 10,000 shares, but I can’t break it.” “What do you weet for it?” He found she had a sweet disposition and what might be called a self-sacrificing nature, and the more he saw of her the better he liked her. Bessie herself took a great fancy to Ted, but kept her" e| feelings toeherself. She thought him the nicest and most gentlemanly boy she had ever met, and every day increased her liking for him. _ came from a good family. er mother’s people were very wealthy, but they had turned the cold shoulder on her because she married a poor artist instead of making what they considered a more suit- able match for one of her station. Bessie’s father did not prove successful as a money-maker, - and sr girl was brought up in an atmosphere of genteel verty. Finally he died a year before Bessie came to Ted’s office, and the girl found herself compelled to support both her- ~ self and her mother. One of Bessie’s uncles on her mother’s side, whose name was Jack Hall, went out West before his sister married the poor artist and settled there. He bought an interest in sev- eral mining prospects, all of which turned out to be winfiers, and thus he became a millionaire. About the time Bessie came to Ted’s office this uncle came East to visit his family in Pittsburg. He was a fqcer egy and his rich brothers and sisters ex- pected him to ‘pick out some eligible Pittsburg girl and In fact, the were so anxious to have him do so that they spoiled the thing by their over-zealoysness. He had been 2 bachelor so long in ‘the wild and woolly regions of Nevada that he was not anxious to find a wife, particularly a society lady such as his connections wanted him to take up with.— 7 This disposition on his part led to some mild scraps be- tween him and his high-toned sisters, who were afraid if he did not do as they wished he might pick up some poor girl, just as Bessie’s mother, the family black sheep, as she was called, had thrown herself away on a poor artist. Jack Hall had never quite pore back on his sister Bessie : _ “Ninety-five.” Ps because she made a mesalliance, but he had been too busy , * “Tt’s quoted to-day at 93. with his mining schemes to think much about her, presum- 7 “J know that, but that is customér’s price. I could ing that she had gradually got u in the world, ; get rid of it in short order if he'd let me sell it at the jeWhe he found that the faintly had thrown her off he ; etermin come to w York and look her up. a “Will you sel] it on margin?” asked Ted. He did so, without saying anything about the matter to ' “At the rest of the family. “Pil take it, and will bring you the money in fifteen 7 on we day ioe Ted bought | the ining shares of P. Te vi ery m . “All ri A age “ty tas around and I'll hold the| fat in a eg in: sister: aa nine HRS be 6 30ET : ‘a aay The meeting between brother and ainbcs was quite touch- & _ Inside of a quarter of an hour Ted was back with $100,- ing, and when Hall found out all the particulars of his 000, which he paid over to Nickelman, Res his memoran-| younger sister’s married life he declared that he was going i si of the transaction and returned to to both her and her daughter under his protection. ¥ | minutes later Nickelman was over at Bowditch’s “2% “You shall live in as good style as the rest 7 the family - sf shaking hands with him and hol a jubilation after this,” he declared energetically. ““I’m worth a million Be Then the two brokers adjo to the nearest cafe and eos two, raed I Lee get pagrine rll losre i at 3 s Frc and cee, several drinks. Bessie No any case, I shall pro y for you i Ted, the broker’s son, had fallen into the trap, both. The family hasn’t treated you right, and I’m goi to even things up. I’ll buy a house for you right away, | when it has been settled on you, sister, you and Bessie can move in with a good balance in the bank to keep you in the style you were accustomed to in the old days.” Of course that was a joyful turn of A ajge wide wheel for Bessie Burnett and her mother, afd when she came down to the marge pe el ra she did was to tell Ted about their good luck. “I congratulate ‘you, Bessie,” said Ted. “You deserve everything that comes yee way. In fact, I think there is nded moRE ¥ too good for iS pa sik nk you, Mr. Morris,” replied the girl with a planed. he suppose eel will give up ee little business Bae OF said Ted. shall be igre Pigs to lose the nicest girl I ever met, and I can’t help sa, that ore come to think a whole lot of you. o eens blushed more rosily than before and looked down “You will excuse me for being so frank, but I can’t —_ . talking just as I feel. by oda Bayer Be Ertan Bm _ aa not (Bea a month yet, at 8 Task hae ouekt the house for mothe

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i Eat _ with m _ B “Great _ some consternation. “V a smothered scream and hastened to the|t Pi: be quite lost without you. You are very pleasant company for me, and I want your society as long as possible.” “Thank you for saying so, Mr. Morris,” she replied. “T hope you will permit me to call upon you after you leave that I may not lose you altogether.” “T shall be glad to have you on us at any time.” .| “Thank you. ill take advantage of your permission.” That afternoon P. T. rose nearly a point, and Ted felt tty g Next day, however, a savage attack’ was made on the stock, and it dropped so quickly that it made Ted’s hair al- most stand on end. It went down to 86 and he received a call from Nickel- man for more margin. To save himself he had to put up every dollar he owned. The price after that recovered to 88, at which figure it closed for the day. Next morning another attack was made on the stock and down it went again to a point perilously near Ted’s second margin. : Will's margin was wiped out completely, for Ted had no money to save him. : nderwood saw the state of affairs on his office tieker and he was crazy. . He tried to get excused so as to run in and see his friend, ut the cashier wouldn’t let him leave the office. ; Finally when he was sent on an errand he took the time) on the way back to call in on Ted. ‘ He found his chum looking the picture of woe. Standing near his desk were Brokers Nickelman and Bow- ditch with a wicked le on their countenances. “J must have more margin, Morris, or I shall be obliged _ to sell you out according to the rules,” said Nickelman. “You ‘have only two points leeway at this moment, and it’s liable to drop that any moment.” . $190,000 of my money now. Give me a chance. The price is sure to recover. This slump is something out the ordinary.” eer ah wh ht, Morris,” chipped in Bowditch. “You me out of that stock. I had a customer waiting to take I lost $2,500 in commission.” “I'l) make good your commission if you'll persuade Mr. Nickelman o give me a chance until I can communicate father. 4 “Well, telephone your father. You haye time, I guess.” With the tape in and Ted feverishly pulled the in- strument toward him and put the receiver to his ear. “The old man is the only hope I have,” he muttered. number?” sounded a girl’s voice in /his ear. Ted gave his father’s number in a shaking voice. “Flello!” said Miss Brown’s voice, “who is it?” me “lm Ted,” replied the boy.’ f “Oh, it’s you, Ted. What do Bic guees “Switch me on to my father’s wire, will you, please?” “No use, Your father is, out.” | “Out!” ¢ the young broker, turnihg white. “Yes. He went to a director’s meeting half an hour ago.” “My heavens!” ed Ted. “I’m ruined—lost!” ° i CHAPTER IX. SAVED BY A GIRL. uttered the words he slipped to his kn fro ell over on the floor with a crash that at. ssie Burnett’s attention. \ ” Will rw: Scott, Ted! pe. age , springing forward in - Brokers Nickelman and Bowditch pee near the door vith a their faces, whole attitude * TED, THE BROKER’S SON. 11 unless you help me out, Mr. Nickelman,” he said, facing the triumphant broker. “That isn’t business,” answered Nickelman suavely. “Perhaps not; but you know that Pittsburg Terminal can- not go down much more, and when it stops it will go back with @ rush.” “I don’t know anything about it. I must protect myself, What about your father? Won’t he help you out?” *T can’t reach him. He’s gone to a directors’ meeting and may not return for several hours.” “That’s hard luck for you. What are you going to do?” “I can’t do anything unless you give me time, or the rice does not fall another point. A drop of one point will egally wipe me out. I ask you to give me-time to try and raise enough to carry me over two or three points more.” “Where are you going to get the money?” “I can’t say.” “If you can’t say, $ ever, you have a point yet in your favor. It may not go below the line. I will remain in my office half an hour, and I will give you that time to make good even if the price drops. That is the best I can do.” Thus speaking the two brokers left the office. * “Walf.an hour! muttered Ted. “I’ll never be able to raise the money in that time, as I have nothing to raise it on. I could only appeal to friends of my father.” He seized the phone ard communicated with a certain big | broker’s office. e broker was out. : He tried another, and the result was the samie.. “Tt is useless. Eve ing is st me,” he said dejected- y-, “You see what I am up against. You are already wiped out, Will. I could not save you, for every dollar I owned I have to put up in the effort to save myself. The tip you gave me was a losing one for us both.” Will looked stunned, and had not a word to ag He couldn’t find fault with Ted, for he knew his friend was not to blame. ; “Tf I only had time to see my uncle, I could save you- Mr. Morris,” said Bessie, with tears in her eyes. At that moment there came a knock at . Will went and opened it. A sunburned, well-dressed stranger stood outside. “Is Miss Bessie——” he began. ff _ Bessie heard the voice and caught a glimpse of the visitor, With a cry of joy she rushed to him and fairly dragged the astonished man into the a. “Uncle Jack, you must do me a favor right off!” she said excitedly. “A favor, Bessie, why——” “You must. Save Mr. Morris.” ; “Save Mr. Morris! What do you mean?” cried the amazed and mystified man. _ “He’s caught in a stock slump. You must save him for my sake, Uncle Jack: How m money do you want right away, Mr. Morris?” “How much? Nothing less than $50,000 will do any good.” “Uncle Jack, you must give me your check for $50,000 this instant. Not a moment is to be lost,” cried the displaying an amount of energy that astonished Ted. “Fifty thousand dollars, Bessie! Why, why——” “Give it to me, uncle; please do. It is urgent.” Jack Hall saw that grea, Caxeamnghms 4 was on the tapis, and that his niece, whom was greatly attached to, wanted the money for some special purpose. - Without any further protest he sat down at Ted’s d and taking out a small pocket check-book proceeded to a check on the Manhattan National sum, payable to the order of — e door. jurnett. bg arms aro “his neck and kissin. sing him. - rabbing the pen she endorsed the check, “Pay to order of ieee ard” and signed her name. send ' a “There, Mr. Mo I hope that will save you. r have ag five minutes to reach the’ gentleman : plied Ted with tears my margins, ~ now, ou AB 4 “You are an angel, Miss Bessie,” his eyes. a. ve probably sa’ in price can hardly go ower than two or three points I Ce lend ho pressed it to hie tips, a en ee ree i ; 7 ple “eae al wet - = how do you expect me to wait? How- p girl, | E Pp 2 oe yee for the ed .. “Here it is, my dear,” said the visitor, holding the check “You dear, good apeiel cried Bessie, taking it and throw. | _ % ‘”

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TED, THE BROKER’S SON. Will also hurried away, pretty badly demoralized over his own loss, and not caring whether he got fired for remaining out so long or not. Bessie then explained matters to her Uncle Jack. “I guess you think a whole lot of that young man, Bes- sie,” said the visitor, with a twinkle in eye. , “What nonsense, Uncle Jack!” she cried in some confusion. “No nonsense at all, my dear. I can easily see how the * land lies. No girl will do as you have just done unless she has a powerful regard for the involved. Come, now, \’ tell me—are you two ee “Engaged!” cried Bessie. “Why, no. We are just friends.” “Just friends, eh? Well, if you’re not en before the month is out I’m much weitnls Ae that’s all,” he said with a chuckle, “Now, uncle, please don’t tease me,” she said, puttin & her arm caressingly his neck. “And don’t tel mother when me pee her.” nc. “Mr. about,” Bessie. SGtea tot to meet you, Mr. Morris,” said Mr. Hall in a hail- hands said a, “Thanks us Ebel BRE i & hae 36 4 2 cf f = ry happy. safe now, Mr. Morris ” rea ak Ted seized the ta and looked at it. © sare va now 75. I am still good for f , It est seem possible that Tt can go low enough There is something uncommonly odd about Pee Se oe nae reve oe nething wrong about the tip,” Yet I a a confirmation of it over than me. I've heard a whole lot, that _v sprant in Wall Street to ff tekp catch me gE bear Tan fox t look ike the way cee M to look Boke favo eg me 5 i 3 sug- “That’s true.” “Then don’t ask him for a dollar now. I'll see you through this thing because—well, for Bessie’s sake. So we'll let it go at that.” : The mining man drew another $50,000 check, this time to Ted’s order, and handed it to the “Don’t say a word, but put it in your pocket. you to-morrow.” Mr. Hall got up, wished Ted a~1 Bessie good-by for the time being and walked out. I'll see “Bessie,” said Ted, taking her hand, “I want to tell you again that you’re an angel. You saved me from absolute ruin,” “I’m very glad if I did, Mr. Morris,” she answered shyly. “Ts it a fact, as your uncle said, that you really like me a little bit?” he asked. ; “Why, Mr.——” began the girl blushingly. “Tell me, is it true? I care for you more than anybody else in the whole world, Bessie. I have cared for you right along since you first came here, and now—now I love you with all my heart. Is there any chance for me to win your heart too, Bessie? Is there?” Ted put his arm around her waist and drew her unre- ser ly to him ra me, do you love me?” ; I love you very dearly,” she said, hiding her blush- ing ad a his ‘aeitaee. . CHAPTER X. THE END OF THE P. T. MATTER. ; Will dropped into Ted’s office again after he was through for the day. He tusead like the 1. rose of summer after it has been plucked and left to wither in the sun. As a matter of fact, he didn’t care much whether school “ss or not. He had lost his ou ,000, and life looked black oa un- | profitable to him at era particular moment. “Cheer up, Will. I e to come out of this trouble with a whole, skin, Pa fi 1 make that money good to you in that case,” said Ted consoling] ely-@ “I don’t want you to, Ted,” rep Will dolefully. “It isn’t your funeral. That tip must have gone wrong, some- how. If it hadn’t been for Miss Burnett you’d have been cleaned out on the strength of it, and I'd never have for- given myself for being the innocent cause. I tell you, Ted, it gives me the ivers to think what a close call you had.” ob? How aoa it be? “Billy Dudley is. a wrod. friend of mine. He wouldn’t “He 5 cure ipa of his boss, . Bowditch, who was 9 ee ed scr “They seemed to be here with | Mr. Nickelman this afternoon when you called ; Il e—n0, , ore. There is something suspicious their actions. ‘: Bing me Pvp Say I'd tes ag th pee Fire trinan pb Nickelman was clearly Sisappel when I walked into his orris,” said ‘Hall. “And as e | Office with the $50,000 check. Why should he be? He was oe tek Sealy of intorten aan pose ses a Bie the ‘soup Jack!” cried the girl, gee fariousl confused with’ an tureen, especially after posited $190 margin in - oS, girl AERTS oo cae locks to ne arc Tre‘wanted to make sure that 2 Bessie Eee Hall. ve a chance my money back. ‘or Bow- — do for you. we won't do to lose thet ditch—what interest cond is have in the matter, anyway? ou another check to use in ou fina et my predicament seemed to give him great satisfaction. ea a tale P no Beh h ‘ou and I bare chummy? Suppose he tals his messenger to < rea OT, ee me Mee, ae ee ee you ent that tip, figuring that you would pags if ou to°\-y. Bes- r rm ya epnhone t gh ag that ot Niel te in aca voice, but sent to my office. ; i ps

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‘ your life,” ‘up, and IL mining i on added by way of a pet that he could cover any amount 0% now oat sal slump - order to get out with a comparatively whole skin.” . _*Then TED, THE BROKER'S SON. eb) : ibis to bear P. T. down low reer to beat me now. The . stock i is bound to recover in a day or two, and when it gets| average of 89. back to its right level Nickelman will have to come up With “My deposit, or the greater part of it, at any rate.” “According to your argument it does look a bit crooked,” | admitted Will. “Some brokers are up to that sort of thing | whenever they get th chance. Such men ought to be ruled) off the Exchange, but there is no fear that they will be.” “No. Everything goes in Wall Street, provided it is| within legal bounds, but the legality is often stretched to the cracking point. -If it can be proved that a broker has | done crooked work he can be brought to book. The thing fs | to prove it.” 3 en I see Billy Dudley there’ll be something doing, cl said Will in a determined tone. | “Oh, he'll swear that’ he told you the truth. How are you | going ‘to prove that he didn’t?” “That big slump i in P. T. is enough to show he lied to me.” ita may satisfy you that he palmed a gold brick off on but it doesn’t prove the fact at all.” *The boys talked the matter over a while longer and then they went home. Ted said nothing to his father about the narrow squeak he had had that day from seeing his finish. He was ashamed to let the old man know he had been! such a fool as to fall into the trap he more than suspected Nickelman and Bowditch were guilty of ringing in on hin. Another strong effort was made next day to beat the price of P. T. down still lower, but the effort failed of accom- plishing much. Ted sent word to Nickelman that he was ready to put up another $50,000 margin whenever it was necessary, and of needed margin now Apparently this had ‘the effect of calling off the attack ioe: ¢ The Nickelman-Bowditch crowd saw that they couldn’t catch the young broker, so they gave up the fight and busied themselves buying in the stock needed to cover the large - amount of short sales they had made the previous day. While they were doing this the bulls began pushing P, T. ied was soon ont of all danger. About this time Jack Hall came down t¢ the office. aaree, is your chance to make a little money, Mr. Hall,” ip T . is at 78 and going up. It is sure to go to over, and in fact it ought to go to 95—the figure I paid for it. I am looking for that in for me, and I'll. lend you the iso for yourself,” said the Western nt ‘our last age 8 replied Ted. wa "I haven % you a check for $150,000 in addition. Te whine pay. the, the margin on 20,000 shares, half of which aie for yourself. made out the check and Ted hastened over to his buy 10, shi money bad se 10, ea d Ted, “I’ve got an order for you.” a order, san chuckled the old man. ¢ ,000 shares of a buy for my oma are T 2, ast near the market as you can get it.” my tiga Sahares!® ejaculated Morris senior, evi- Salis Here are two checks for $200.000.” revi ine checks certified on the way so his father no doubt about about them being as at. the He’s e~, third ‘customer—a Western mining man couple of million. ‘the deal through, then he said: e yesterday. hp tha good as ! a customer you’ve caught?” a maker, the old man,| 2 = “You don't know how lucky T wa to make yap tol told me this morning that you} on d ees, He got 1,000 at 78; 3,000 at 79; and the balance at an His purchase of 20,000 shares greatly stimulated the buy- ing of other brokers, and in the rush that succeeded him the price went to 86 inside of half an hour. Ted and Jack Hall sat in the boy’s office, conversing and | watching the ticker, while Bessie, now the happiest little | girl in the world, clicked merrily away at her typewriter, as Eshaneh = living depended on the amount of work she could urn ou In the course of an hour Ted’s successor in his father’s | office appeared with a note informing Ted that the 20,000 shares had been purchased at the annexed prices. “This will be a pool arrangement, Mr. Hall,” said Ted, “as long as you insist that I am in with you. At the present quotations we are each about $60,000 ahead. If it goes to 90 we'll each be $100,000 ahead on the deal; but I’ll be still $50,000 behind on my former deal. I am in hopes that the price may go to 93, at least, which was the market price when I was such a chump as to give 95 for it.” “I hope it will) for your sake,” replied the minins man, “If it does you'll make about $130,000 yourself.” “For which I may thank you for suggesting the deal.” “Don’t talk about thanks, Mr. Hall. I am under too great an obligation to you for coming to my rescue when I was on the brink of ruin.” “It affords me great pleasure to know that T was of service to you, Morris. By the way, I see you have a certificate for 200 shares of Columbian Extension framed on your wall. _What have you got it there for?” Ted explained how it had come into his possession for the smal] sum of a you noticed its price lately ?” wall.” “Tt’s quoted at ten cents.” “Then the certificate is worth $20,” laughed Ted. “It will be worth a good deal more than that by and bv. One of the companies I am con with is negotiating for its purchase. We expect to prospect it much more ther- oughly than the present owners have been able to do. account of its closeness to the Florence Southern, which is taking out high-class ore, we expect to do well with it. If I were ~ Moree I’d buy ap all the shares of it you can find had some intention of doing that myself, but as I am pat f well loaded up with other rich property I'll let you avail yourself of the chance.” “Thank you, My Hall. I shall avail myself of your tip as soon as I get out of my present hobble in P. T.” Pittsburg Terminal closed at 88 that day. : Next day the ery continued to ayer the traders, and t was boosted Then it went to 92 and Finally it went to 94, let Be go at that figure. in small lots so as not to disturb the Ted a all e nee The boy still had his 10,000 margin deal with Nickelman on his hands. . rhe stock fluctuated for a week up and down and et all deal out. I hayen’t thought about it since I put it on the . 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> 14 can afford it, and have made a haul after all in P. T., "Il accept it with teful thanks.” The ~ ll shook _over it and were better friends ever. ‘ CHAPTER XL A DELMONICO PARTY. away since he opened up The Sa before Miss Burnett had arranged to give up her work altogether ds a public stenographer was a one in Wall Street. y ag are nad Ween oh St Reeeanan. bat, tase, win. laity importance doing o i noThe Kers amused themselves like a lot of kids in their efforts to away the €. nie he w not popular got pelted with per Seki eemnid dicen teeta Waee te peak, ad had ier, but as the old man was h a caller he did not wait, and returned to his standing by Bessie’s table talking to her when the and in walked his mother and sister. over 7 er,” Oe red, pointing to the chair up another for his sister, who was tucked "re yc Fay 8 a a! spring,” said Ted hae © pea one,” replied : mother. “Is that your er, I haven’t work enough to ep op a heir Miss doing I want to introduce slagls el 2° a3 a “Now, Ted, you mustn’t do any such thing, You ought to know that we cannot recogriize persons in her station. She is a very nice girl, no doubt, and all that, but—-—” Wh gs as Ces a family as ours. If any- od deal richer and more tony. , Her mother rg. “Then her his heiress.” made a whole lot of difference in the at- own Genghis, who looked gee ty é em. pt a young person to an aristocratic family, and who in addi- $2,000,000. Bessie over and introduced her to ‘his and they her quite graciously, received observed she had ladylike manners and Mihey, took quite a fancy to her, much to Ted's “Been over to father’s office?” asked the boy. _ ., _“No. We were thinking of going over in a few minutes,” oe 4 a ; “fi ’ It’s half-past twelve now. I want you et. We’ monico’s.” es but daughter was rather in LA vitation carried the day. nee broker escorted ladies Ey | were lunching there, and more ue T rsonally or by si er Soret seme 0 Find _ were more than ordinarily pretty, on a whole lot of. oe be while her that air of exclusiyeness that _ : ‘of the famil TED, THE BROKER'S SON, The young broker ordered a swell lunch for his party, and while waiting to be served they passed the time in talk. Suddenly Edith uttered an exclamation. 4 “There’s father,” she said, looking in the direction of the oor. Ted glanced over and saw his father entering with an- other broker. “T’'ll bet he’ll be surprised when he sees you here, mother,” he chuckled. As Mr. Morris was coming down one of the aisles a broker stopped him and nodded in the direction of Ted and his party, at the same time saying something to him. ‘The trader looked over and saw his wife and daught>r with his son and a young lady who was a stranger to him. He was undou y taken by surprise. However, he walked over to the table. “This is something decidedly out of the usual,” he re- marked with a laugh, looking at his wife. “Yes. Edith and I came down ‘to visit Ted at his office, and he has done us the honor of inviting us out to lunch,” replied Mrs. Morris. “Father, -this is Miss Burnett,” said Ted, seizing the op- portunity to introduce his. lady-love to the old man. a orris bowed and expressed his pleasure at meeting The broker called up his friend and introduced him to his wife and daughter as well as to Ted and Bessie. “I hope you'll accept my invitation to lunch with us,” said Ted to his father and the other broker. “We can make room for you at this table.” * George Morris laughed and accepted the invitation for - himself and friend, and they took their places at the table. The two young ladies attracted a great deal of attention; and some brokers coming in who knew Mrs. Morris ind her daughter, the news soon went around the m. “This son of yours, my dear, is getting to be a personage of some importance in Wall Street,” said Morris senior to his wife. “It’s a pretty big jump from a messenger boy to a broker, but he seems to have made it with some credit to - himself.” , Mrs. Morris smiled and looked pleased. “You mustn’t mind, mother, what father says about me,” laughed Ted. “He’s po jealous over my success. He’s disappointed because I haven’t seen my fiaish as he prophe- sied I would in a short time. I out with a small sum of money, father knows how Much, and now I have at least fifteen times as much. I guess I’ve done pretty weil for a boy with my few years’ experience in the di-trict.” “Don’t be so cock-sure that you won’t see your finish yet, young man,” said Mr. Morris dryly. “It’s when you aren’t jooking for it that something may happen that’ll make your head swim.” “I won’t deny that, father. A man can lose his money cker in Wall Street than anywhere else that I know ws. I’ve known of brokers to lose a million in ten minutes, aad a million is a good deal more than I own yet, though I ex- pect to get there in time.” ; Mr. Morris’ eyes twinkled. ‘ “When I was a messenger boy I thought a million a mighty big sum of money, and the reward of a lifetime of effort. Nowadays the rising generation seems to regard a mill Emly a mere bagatelle, and its acquisition merely an incident.” A “When you were a boy, father, millionaires were not so. numerous as they are now. Now they’re so common that unless you make a million you’re hardly in the swim. Some of our money kings make a score of millions in an hour through some financial juggle. Look.at the millions con- trolled by the men behind the steel trust, or the oil mon- — opoly, or the meat——” ’ : : The appearance of the waiter with the dishes interrupted Ted’s oratorical effort and the conversation took a more interesting tufn after that. i : The party spent more than an hour at the table, and then - Mrs. and Miss Morris took a cab uptown, while Ted aad Bessie were content to patronize the elevated railway, ‘Ted accompanied the girl to her home, which she and her the home purchased — ae ther expected to soon vacate f new for Mrs. Burnett by her wealthy brother Jack. ut , The young broker received a warm welcome from mother, for he-was looked upon as a prospective KES ban tr ee ih * ¥ . -

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‘ fly _ and because his future looked very promising. 4y He was bound to succeed to his father’s business some ; day, as well as a part of the old man’s wealth, therefore he -. would make a most desirable son-in-law. - Ted was invited to remain to tea, and did so, and after- ward he and Bessie had the little sitting-room all to them- selves. What they said to each other as they sat close together on the sofa would not interest the reader, so we shall not un- dertake to repeat it. ; 5 : It is enough to say that they enjoyed their companion- ship as much as two turtledoves are supposed to do, and at ten o’clock the young broker took’ his departure for his home, his mind full of happy visions of the future in which Bessie was the most important figure. a CHAPTER XI, ; TED GETS HOLD OF A FINE TIP. Acting on Mr, Hall’s advice, Ted hunted around for Co- lumbian Extension mining shares whieh had a quoted value of ten cents. f _ Ted picked up 5,000 shares on the Curb, and he foune 6 more over among the Jersey City brokers. Pahe 10,000 shares p. Fes him $1,000, and he put them away in his safe. « ‘ He occasionally met Broker Nickelman in the corridor, or in the elevator, and exchanged bows with him; and he some- times saw Bowditch on the street, but neither of them had ealled upon him since the P. T. matter. . - - In his own mind Ted was satisfied that the two men had “tried to ruin him through P. T., and he hoped that some ‘day he might be in a position to get back at them. ‘ed had no wash-basin in his office, and when he wanted an his hands he had to go to the public wash-room on floor. ~ One day when he started to age the door of this room on his way out he saw Nickelman, Bowditch and another broker b earnest conversation. ther that Hit his hat to either Nickelman or Bowditch, . he drew back to wait until they walked away. He held the door about an inch ajar So as to know when a move. — { j ein this position the voices of the three men easily ched ear. : / are cian intend to listen to their conversation, for he was not at all interested in their movements, but he couldn’t help hearing what they said. fe. What he inadvertentl heard soon attracted his attention, ei ee « c ] Fee ee ey dest, Biking!” said Bi with’ some Ww 5 of the P. & H. He told me that the news be public property in a week, and that I had no time 9 lose in getting hold of every share of the N. & O, I could pick up at the present low figures, which are around 42, for ra on the inside were looking for it everywhere, and even with vance information i might have great te trouble in finding agg tt see A Fear eyo i< or : ie oc y ng for it on the - Exch sg Rae aif pve been able to secure are 5500 shares. wever, that i e' anyway, Aer “What's tie ‘use of telling about this matter if we ao ah ake anything out of it?” asked Nickelman impa- ir rte to that now,” said Elkins. “I’ve found out : ed Pratt, who lives in Yonkers, has 15,000 0. The present market value of the block is I can’t raise more ,000, so I in with me to the extent of $210,- + these shares and make a good thing has those shares?” asked that he'll sell his holdings TED, THE BROKER’S SON. tat 15 Oe favor, because he belonged to a highly connected fam- | been under a. cloud for some years. This consolidation will rescue the road from its difficulties and put it on its feet.” Well, Bowditch and I will consider your proposition and let you know inside of an hour. On the whole, I think it looks like a pretty good thing, and the chances are we'll £0 in with you,” said Nickelman. A few moments later Elkins started for the elevator, while Nickelman and Bowditch walked over to the former’s office. As soon as the corridor was clear Ted came out of the wash-room and returned to his office. He was not a little excited over what he had heard. For many weeks back he had seen rumors in the financial papers about a contemplated consolidation of the N. & O. with the P. & H. : If the consolidation really was an accomplished fact, «; this man Elkins asserted, there wasn’t any doubt that ... & O. shares would be in great demand, and that in conse- quence the price was bound to go up. If the stock had all been bought up by those wise to the state of affairs, its searceness would send its value booming. , Ted figured that the best thing for him to do was to make Inquiries around for N. & O. shares. ; he put on his hat and made a tour of the most likely offices at which he expected to find some of the stock if it had not been bought up. He didn’t find a share. Ted: then called on his father and told him he wanted to get any part-of 5,000 shares of N. & O. “I’ve been around to a score of offices,” the boy said, “but I couldn’t find a share. I wish you’d go to the Exchange and see/if you can get any. You can bid a point and a haif above the market if necessary.” 2 Mr. Morris went over to the Exchange and tried to get the stock, but nobody seemed to have any, and he sent fed ‘ars that he had not been able to get it, but would try again ater on. 4 He tried again, but up to the close of the market he failed to secure any. ere Ted got $100,000 in large bills out of his safe deposit box and started for the city of Yonkers via the Ninth avenue elevated railway to 155th street, and thence by the Putnam Division of the N. Y. C. R. R. He got out of the train at the Getty Square terminus in Yonkers, and then the first thing he did was to look up Mr. Pratt in the city directory, s He found his address on Union avenue, and started for it without delay. z . On arriving at the Pratt residence Ted asked for that gentleman and was inyited into the parlor. Ina few minutes a little while-haired gentleman appeared. Ted introduced himself and the ob that brought. him to Yonkers. 5 Mr. Pratt stated that he had the 15,000 shares of N. & O., and was willing to sell them for 44. i “That’s a. point and a half above the closing ‘price to- . day,” said Ted. Mr. Pratt. nodded. “I ought to get 45 for the stock,” he said; “but I'll let it go for what I said. That is positively my lowest figure.” “Well, I'll take the stock and pay you $100,000 down as deposit. The balance of the p e price I’ll fetch up te- morrow when I call for the certificates. Will that be satis- factory ?” “Quite so, young man. Whom do you represent?” ; “Myself. I am a Wall Street broker. There is my card.” “You area young-looking man for a broker. Any relation if at Ted handed him the money, which Mr. Pratt counted and found correct. — pee yh b =. ..The boy broker then put the reecipt in his pocket and took __ his leave. ‘ - . ; ui, Ni art a ee rg

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16 They raised the necessary amount of money and gave it to Elkins, who. then started for Yonkers to get the stock. hen he called on the retired contractor, Elkins was para- lyzed on learning that he had sold his stock the afternoon before to a young broker named Morris. Elkins, much chagrined, secured Ted’s address from Mr. Pratt and hastened to report the unprofitable result of his mission to: Nickelman. . “You say he sold the stock yesterday afternoon?” said Nickelman, not at all pleased to learn that fact, when Elkins announced that their profitable project was blocked. Ak ge to a young broker named Ted Morris, in this build- Nickelman uttered an imprecation. _ “Are you sure of that?” he asked with a vicious snap of his jaws. ; mee qe is — Me. el told me.” ow in under t Fake: hak ae ese at boy find out that Pratt, of “Oh, some broker who has had deali i have cia the as ealings with Pratt must an ai Father anybody else had done us up than that boy. I “What did he do to you that you’re sore on him?” Td rather not speak about it,” replied Nickelman, with a frown. “If I were you, El » I’d call on him and try and a on Rares A teen he ee that stock. Maybe you could old o at an advance of two or three points. of a loaf would be better than no bread.” "Ng es Se ins got up an on his mission, When “aa pth. te into Ted’s office Miss Burnett was its only “Is Mr. Morris around?” he inquired. “No, sir. He won’t be back for an hour of two. Will you leave your name?” pa $400,000 to help him carry the ised to turn over the certifi- “Ted chuckled, for he knew wh ie ier, he o Elkins was, and judged “ the object of his visit oY Ns at half-past three and introd ; “fT heard that you bought 16,000 s! of Ne 80. atck Bn ftom a: Pratt, of Yonkers,” said the visitor. -,. “Do you think the for wh i ; coe ; you person whom you bought it would ak t at-an advance, say, of two or three points?” a4) ba hardly think he would.” Pr ae ou could find out for me, couldn’t you?” wee © lee oe answer you now—he botight it to hold in expecta- byes 4 “ ; 4 ra a 2 os it that i ay he Faget 2 then he wouldn’t sell for any price under Pie ! “He would not,” replied Ted. ; ae Then there is no use of my saying anything more on the wee those words Elkins th ‘ 0 ad left . bade e boy broker good-after- ext day the brokers were wonderin; N. & O., and the efforts of several of to “of the tera te ork ee 3 the Fe eae as ae we epnnetdes nancial journals jumped Big to és ‘ iy . paste to father to sell 5,000 shares at that snapped up “fast as offered in 500 and made a, prot of ‘or $80,001 - to Ted let : more. oh Sa nag gags ie nett 1 the : for an office boy to answer questions when he was ou he . re check for $62,000. at the scarceness of $16 a share, or $80,000. | out another 5,000 and 5,000 shares, representing a profit of | h TED, THE BROKER’S SON. He had never worked in Wall Street before and hardly realized what a snap he had at Ted’s office. ; George Morris knew that Ted had made half a million dol- lars in fortunate speculations since he started out for him- self, and he was mighty proud now of his son and heir. He was so delighted, in fact, that he incautiously let out the fact of Ted having made a big wad of money in his own business. The brokers he told about the matter congratulated him on having such a smart son, and then went away and began to figure how they could get at the young man’s pile. Nickelman and Bowditch were dead sore on him, as a mat- ter of course. When they learned from other brokers that Ted was now supposed to be worth a half-million they became eager to put up another job on him. : They took their own particular crowd into their confidence dn the subject, and pipes were at once laid to catch the boy broker napping. One afternoon Nickelman called on Ted. “Are you doing anything in the option business, Morris?” he inquired. “I haven’t done anything in that line yet,” replied Ted. “I want to get 20,000 shares of D. & P., but I haven’t the cash to pay for it on immediate delivery. I understand you have considerable capital lying around loose. Perhaps you'll sell me a ten-day option on the stock at a small advance on the market price. By that time I’ll be in a position to take up the stock.” “That’s a pretty big deal, Mr. Nickelman,” said Ted, won- dering what game the trader was up to, for he had no confi- dence in the man. “Yes, it’s a good-sized deal, but I guess you can handle it as well as any broker.” : ee ought the ‘compliment might have its effect on e boy. It didn’t, however. . Ted, however, decided to sell Nickelman the option if he really wanted it, because he happened to know that his father held control of that amount of D. & P. and conse- quently he couldn’t get caught in a trap. After pretending to consider the matter he told Nickelman he could have the option for 65, the current value of the shares being then 62. Ted intended to go over to his father’s office and secure the stock at 62 right away and thus insure himself a profit of $60,000, no matter if the stock did go up, as he had an idea it would, for Nickelman wouldn’t purchase such an op- tion at a se Bo advance on the market unless he had good reason for believing that it would jump in value before the end of the ten days, ; “lll take you,” said Nickelman, overjoyed at securing what he had come to get. “How much deposit do you want?” “Five per cent, on the current value,” replied Ted. “All right,” said Nickelman, who immediately drew his The broker took the option and hurried away, satisfied that he had Ted in a hole at last, for he and his associates had bought up most of the shares on the market that they could find, and they did not»see how the boy could secure the 20,000 involved in the option. ; They were ignorant of the fact that George Morris held - 000 shares that Ted was counting on to make the 5 : as an iny ent. So it had been until that morning, when it was sent to Morris to be disposed of, and Ted knew that the stock had © not yet been offered for sale. As soon as Nickelman left the office Ted telephoned his father about the option deal he had made with Nickelman on the strength of his knowledge of those 20,000 shares, and asked his father to hold them for him on the ‘x ong fat he would be over sees with the money. é ris z “All right,” and fifteen ~ ‘ad Techadt hiss SeOnaNG te cheer the | fftzen minutes mene: li ’s call " trary, you're bound aod a profit.” Ted , took mg ce ae and we

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' } CHAPTER XIV. TED FINDS HIMSELF WORTH A MILLION. ewe satisfied that there was going to be a rise in He decided to go around among the offices and see how *much D. & P. he could buy in at the market. _ After visiting a dozen offices all he succeeded in ' getting were 3,000 shares. As cag oars into the thirteenth office he met Nickelman “Looking for D. & P. to cover your option?” grinned the er. . : ad I’m hunting for the stock. Know anybody who has any “Oh, yes, I know several persons who have it, but they are not selling’ it just now.” “Holding it for a rise Mod pr “I guess they are.” + Ms TED, THE BROKER’S SON. you want to sell?” asked Ted in a cheerful tone. about i k “Well, I don’t know. Yo thin: h interest. "D. & H. OV "a saa bans METS ie te o 17 He judged that Nickelman would call upon him for the stock as soon as high-water mark had been reached. He intended to dump his own 10,000 shares on the syndi- cate about the time they started in to liquidate, and he knew i] it would be a shock to them to have to take in so many shares at top-notch figures. oe next two days there were few bona fide sales in The syndicate had to resort to wash sales in order to ed tablish a quotation. Finally they got A 3 price up to 105. That was the ninth day of the option, and then Nickelman called on Ted for the 20,000 shares. “Got a certified check for the amount you owed me?” asked the boy. “Here it is,” said the broker, showing it. Ted took it and endorsed it “Pay to the order of George Morris. Ted Morris.” Then he wrote an order on his father for the 20,000 shares. “Hand that check and that order to my father at his office and he will give you the shares,” said Ted. “Do you mean to say that you can deliver that stock?” gasped Nickelman in astonishment. “cae, and 10,000 more if you want to buy them at the market,” replied the boy coolly. Nickelman was stagge Still he ating en 20,000 shares at 65 whose market value was now 1 That rep ee eee a profit of $800,000 if the syudicate could hold — 36 Bice while unloading. ckelman went away to deliver Ted’s order at i father's office, the boy wrote an order to his father as f Ows: = oars on the floor and dump my holdings in D. & succession. P. on the —— in two lots and in ck They'll have to take it in, but it will make a large hole in their profits. Ted.” He put it into an envelope, addressed it to his father on sent it Ay his office boy. As soon as reap i handed the 20,000 shares of D, P. to Nickelman he started for the Exchange and his son’s directions. The syndicate was red by the two lots of 5,000 shares which Fare were obliged to take in at 105 to sustain the price, acto Ted made a profit of $416,000 out of the of mem 1, He also mad ,000 out of his option deal. When all. set ements had been made he found himself worth something more oes: a million—all made within the year. : CHAPTER XV. CONCLUSION. “< Soon after Bessie Burnett and her mother took possession of their new home—a handsome private house in Harlem— ‘e all returned to Goldfield where his business interests ~ “Ted visited Bessie two, and often three, times in a week, frequently taking her to the theater or some other place of a ey a ae ve oe. an investigation rh the stocks is D. & first, and then after I give you my answer,” re turned Ted. s’pose that’s fair ogi ee etter a moments thought into the aaa sae ae eae diaaiho ohicow be halt ook hold of wie Pend dro in to-morrow afternoon,” said Ted, “and may be able to let kno one a w what I’ll do about eho s Ted went out to

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18 TED, THE BROKER’S SON. where, and so Ted went to call on a ah named Eldridge, in the Pluto Building on Broad St This was the building where Bowditch had his office. It was on the same floor with Eldridge’s office. As Ted was passing down the corridor the door of Bow- ditch’s place of business opened and Bowditch came out in eomipany with the young trader who had just called on Ted. Ted took in, but they soon found the ground slipping from under them. Then they quit and started to buy in themselyes to cover their immense short sales, As the George Morris pool had control of two-thirds of the shares on the market and were bulling the price, the. conspirators began to realize that they were in a desperate “Well, you get him into the deal and I promise you it will | fix. be a wad of money in your pocket,” said Bowditch as they passed toward the gas “We’ve been trying for six months to catch him, b That is ail Ted beard, but it-was enough to put him on his guard. ee talk with his father about That evening Ted had a D. & H. and the Bowditch cro “I'd give a whole lot to eatch them at their own game and eatch them bad,” said the boy broker. “The question is how to do it?” “Let Bowditch think that you’ve fallen into the trap,” said his father. “That young fellow who gave you the tip will probably steer you around among Bowditch’s friends who will have D. & H. to unload on you. Buy it, and as fast as you do notify me pdt I will sell the same amount for you vat the exchange, then when they deliver the stock to * send it to me and I will in eliver it to the ae *ve sold it be. When they have ed you up with a large amount of the shares as they will suppose then you will see what Ted de ed to follow his father’s‘ advice, BO sitet As ag called next day Ted told him he had decided to use tip. The young trad ks, took him to one of the friends Of Rabe “Bowditeh- Nickelm man erowd, and the broker said he had 5,000 shares which he would sell at half 7 * pont above the market, ; , howeyer, refused to iy Bapere A the eerie ic oan a! { oe sk Paige to oy brokers, - shares of D. & H. at 72. smc sen heed maori aloe vie la oat trader, know anybody else who has any ene ee s pretended that he didn’t, but would make i business to find out and report next morni ne. we ag, Fe ton thee ie had bought 26,000 shares of that give more than the market price, let him have the t the block. and Ted bought 20,000 20,000 shares of sell amount to-morrow for 4 ‘on the Exchange,” said Morris senior, ee eae & H. next day for bs to make case I'll give you $1 7 young r went away apparently deli hted, and ieeeemeontty ee De 2 i eng ae bel igh jinks over apparent: success oa u , vin due time the men wh = ape 9 Ted the shares deliv- . ered, the certifieates and got their money. ‘Tea w malay, CAPEdd the certificates over to bis fp: ther, turn delivered. them to the parties who had Zi 4 i bat nag ta oe floor of made a bear ad stock, and was soon around 50 } it point Bowditch and. Nickelman $e hesoee all acce Sie Botditch ot Nickelman, but not to buy from y the boy broker soon had calls on the two con- for 60 5 of the offers When the price got to 60 they had only been able to buy about 380,000 shares, or less than half of what they needed to fill their engagements, and they were out about $300,000. Nickelman, presuming that Ted still had the 30,000 shares, if he had not been forced to sell out when the price was down to 50, called on him to sée if he could buy the shares. a understand that you have some D. &'H., Morris,” he sai “T haven’t a share just now,” replied Ted. “You haven’t a share! Did you have to sell what you bou ht a few days ago?” ow did you espe I bought any a few days ago?” “T heard you did,” replied Nickelman with a guilty look. “Then you heard rij t. I got a tip that it was going to be boomed and I bought 30,000 at around 63. I got rid of it at the same figure right away, however, as I found out that be F was a fake one.” ckelman looked paralyzed at this. De paved my bacon, for the price soon dropped to 50. How- ever, I have the call on a bunch of D. & H. that I bought _ e| yesterday. I'll sell you as much as you want of it at 70.” Nickelman wouldn’t give 70, and he rushed away to try and get the stock cheaper. He found nobody willing to sell at the market when the ee was rising every little while, afternoon the Bowditch- Nickelman bunch met in Boniitels office. They were 40,000 shares short = the amount they were stock | pledged to deliver next day at thre “What are we going t to do?” asked” Elkins, who was in the serape with the oth “PD. & H. closed oe 63 8-8. It will probably open at 64,” said aes of the bunch. Brot “Bowditch and I have been trying all afternoon to bu 64 and ” saga get a share,” Replied Nickelman. Tyee stock seems to be cornered, If it is we ’re up hard against it, Next meraing Nickelman and pera made desperate attempts to buy the stock, and failed to we over 10,000 shares, and when ne tape indicated that D. & H. had reached 72 they threw up their hands, At three yey .when they kad to deliver 70,000 shares im | they were still 30,000 behind. en Nickelman and Bowditch called on the broker Ted’s father had employed to buy from them, and he referred them to Ted for a settlement. / That was the last straw with them. They had no other course than to call on Ted, and he was in a position to dictate his own terms. “Tf you can’t salivary. the stock, gentlemen, then I'll take erence between 50 and the ‘market, ” said Ted, : “That will amount three-quarters of a million, and will ruin all of Lan replied Nickelman. “Well, I’ll knock off five points. Maybe that will save — your seats, - said Ted. Those were the best terms he would make, though he agreed to take their note for a portion of the money, and 80 ther ‘settled on those terms. disachl Pat Bn others be 4 bo soll gu ge the Carte : an, others ou and go on Ted hi himself cleaned a Bathe. ot half a million. His success in D. & H. soon leaked. out, : he was pee as a Wall Street wonder. )He has lived up to the reputation he thus parse Fi since, and now, at the h head of the combined yarla too father and his own, is regarded as the most soli Wall Street. Of course he married Bessie Burnett in due time, is | Oe live very happily together in a fine home with get Next ily of girls and boys. Next week’s: issue will contain “DICK DARB eo om FROM ENGINE-HOUSE TO OF k -and will be driven to the wall,” -

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. HELP YOUR COUNTRY! 19 WHEATLESS MEAL A DAY. _1—To save the wheat. There will be enough both for this country and our Allies if by mak- ‘ing slight sacrifices, such as adopting a wheatless meal a day, the nation saves for the good of all. 2.—To save meat. This is necessary because the supply of cattle and hogs is decreasing. Buy less _and serve smaller portions. 3.—To save the fats. Use no butter in cooking. _ “We consume three times the fats that are necessary for nutrition, and we need them for war.” - 4.Any deficiency in the food supply occasioned by following the above instruction can be made up by increasing the use of fish, potatoes, beans, cab- bage, turnips, and vegetables generally, and corn, buckwheat, rice and rye. 5.—To save transportation. Consume products of local origin as far as possible, as “our railways are unable tomeet the war pressure for munitions.” 6.—We preach, and want every one to preach, “The Gospel of the Clean Plate,” to buy less food- stuffs, to serve Smaller portions, and to see that nothing of value goes into the garbage can.” “It is plain enough how we were forced into the wart The extraordinary insults and aggressions of - the Imperial German Government left us no self- vespecting choice but to take upjarms in defense of our rights as a free people and on our honor as a sovereign government.. The military masters of Germany denied us the right to be neutral. They filled our unsuspecting ‘communities. with vicious spies and conspirators, and sought to corrupt the opinion of our people in their.own behalf. Much as we had desired peace, it was denied us, and not of our own choice. This flag under which We serve would have been dishonored had we with- eaay our hand.” —Wooprow WILSON. “Tn all democracies there is one serious defect, ‘that is the difficulty of arousing the people nptly in cases of emergency to the dangers of _situation. The chief danger confronting us to- -is the fact that in this great reppblic of 100,- 000 population it may be difficult to get the eople aroused quickly enough to enable them to trike the initial blows effectively enough to .end 1is war as quickly as it ought to be ended and as n be ended if the right sort of organization can fected.” —WILLIAM G. McApoo. OP TE FAD - ii ron honor stat " ¢ # HOLDER. ae eS ie RE re ae en Ao ee ST eS oeee FCT Te ey ing of June 1st and whose father purchased him a bond before he was 2 hours ol¢. Florence Estelle Rogers of Medford, Mass., whose father purchased a bond for her when she was 8 hours old, has been considered the youngest bond holder. At any rate, Massachusetts retains th@ahonor of having the youngest Liberty Bond holder. SOME LIBERTY LOAN ITEMS. New York banks are said by the New York Times to now hold very small blocks of Liberty Bonds. This is accounted for by the fact that most of these banks received only a relatively small amount of the bonds they subscribed for, and shat they have. made sates to their customers of those they did receive under the allotment, The fact that the banks are not loaded down with these bonds is regarded by the Times as denoting a very healthy condition for the Liberty Loan Bond market as it shows that there is a popular demand for the bonds. The New York Sun’says that the astounding leap in the number of bond investors from the compara- tively small number of bondholders previous to the Liberty Loan Bond sale to over four million sub- scribers to the“Liberty Loan, has opened the eyes of the banking world to the enormous possibilities which will undoubtedly be at their disposal for plac- ing the second government loan. The people, it states, have been impressed with the advantage of saving and lending money to the government. Postal savings in New York have been mounting rapidly, notwithstanding numerous purchases by small investors of Liberty Loan Bonds. Deposits at the New York post-office and branches increased nine million dollars, or 48 per cent. for the current year, and the number of depositors now number © 135,000. - thy ; The Cleveland Plain-Dealer of July 20th is author- ity for the statement that the Federal Reserve Bank of Clevéland has lately sold about five and a halt million dollars worth of Liberty Loan Bonds at par and accrued interest. The New York financial correspondent of the Philadelphia North American predicts that Liberty Loan Bonds will soon go to a little above par. The San Francisco Chronicle states that the with- _ drawals from banks to make the payments on the Liberty Loan subscriptions caused only a ‘slight shrinkage in deposits, the deposits for that Federal Reserve District. amounting to over three hundred the ph ae

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. OUT FOR EVERYTHING THE BOY WHO TOOK CHANCES By GASTON GARNE- (A SERIAL STORY.) CHAPTER XXII. THE VOICE OUT OF THE WALL. “What does that mean?” cried Grace, quickly, her sweet face paling. “That I’m an outcast now,” Ned laughed, bravely. ‘“That honorary membership was the sole prop that I had under my social standing around here. Oh, well, what do I care?” “But I-care! We care!” Grace protested, vigor- ously. “Papa will have that set right as soon as he gets home. Oh, here come Mrs. and Miss Delafield to spend the afternoon. _. The carriage rolled along the road. Grace waited to greet her visitors. To Miss Fulham’s surprise the carriage did not pause, but went on by the gate.. “Not coming in?” Grace called, pleasantly. But Mrs. and Miss Delafield, sitting bolt erect in their carriage, rode on without a look or word, Grace stared, gaspingly, at Ned. “They gave us the direct cut!” she quivered. “What can it mean? Oh, Ned, can it be that. we’re looked upon as being no better than criminals now?” “The snobs!” Ned cried, fiercely. “But mv inter- ference has brought this upon you, Grace!” “It was done in helping us—and in helping my uncle!” Grace retorted with spirit. | ae “But if it had not been for me——” “We would have been in far greater trouble than we are! Listen, Ned Warren! You are brave; so are we! This trouble has come upon us all! We _ will face it together wih a solid front against the pbs world!’’. “Why, oe isn’t see an awful lot of trouble," “T's, ena” sighed Mint Sagres “Nothing that a young eter and a “girl can’t hs, oP, sailing through,” he asserted, | eee She yoo ag aa re eee , 5 aM a Grace. | “When feyre | in love,” finished Ned. boldly. “Nothing that we two can’t bear, anyway," Grace | There was a startled look in her eye, and she drew herself up just the least little bit haughtily. “Have you given thought to what you have said?” she asked, rather coldly. “Not by a long. shot! It’s just the time, Grace. When you're in trouble, I want you to know that I am serving. you because I do love you. If you care for me the least bit, as I hope you do, then it will be a comfort to you to know that I am serving you be- cause I-love you. But, Grace, d’menot trying to trade on your gratitude. Listen.to-me! If I suc- ceed in helping your uncle to free-himself, then I’m going to return to this subject.of myslove. If I don’t help your uncle clean out of his fearful scrape, then I shall never ask you to be what Iemost want you to be—my wife.” “Your wife?” ' “That sweet word seemed to take the girl wholly by surprise. Plainly she had never given a thought to the pene that had surged in Ned Warren’s brain. “That’s the understanding,” Ned went on Suickby catching at his own breath‘as he spoke. ceed, then I’m to have the privilege of taking up this talk again. If fail, Grace, I give you my word that I shall never open my mouth again as to what has" passed just now.” “Here comes a carriage,” looked down the road. from the city!” “Some one coming Fe won't give us the cut di- rect, then,” cried Ned, eagerly. Trembling, Grace waited by the eae A's the carriage drew near Mr. Fulham, mera ae a kiss to his daughter, ordered the driver to stop. Grace flew to her father, embracing and kissing him, while Ned sauntered away in the background, a “Who’s the young man?” asked Mr. Fulham. us.” ”. “Present him cai my dear.” “Oh, Mr. Warren!” Obedient ° to the sweet-voiced call, Ned ionaee | walking toward the carriage with the steady stride | by ev soldier. “If T suc-. “Mr. Warren, whe has been a most kind friend - ; -eried Grace, as she — “Why, it’s—it’s dad back say os sions ent fatten he anaiectoont dread that he had | . Pulham sianced at ee erect, t wellset-up -

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“Won’t you jump into the carriage and come up; to the house with us?” Ned glanced at Grace. She smiled back at him, | though shyly, and he stepped into che carriage. Mrs. Fulham was waiting for her husband at the door. “Now come right into the library and let me know what all this trouble is,” cried Mr. Fulham. He was a tall, rather broad-shouldered man of | fifty, erect, alert, clear-eyed, smooth-faced and sturdy looking. His voice was one of the cheery kind that promises to set all right quickly in times of trouble. - With dne arm around his wife, and the other around his daughter, Mr. Fulham walked down the corridor. At the door he turned to look behind him. _ “Where’s the young man—Warren?” he asked, heartily. “T_T fancy he has gone Grace replied, slowly. ' Leading his wife and daughter into the library, Mr. Fulham, after closing the door, asked: _ “Has the young man had any hand in helping you “out of your troubles?” _ “He has been of the greatest comfort to us both,” ‘replied Mrs. Fulham, earnestly. _ “Then I shall have to send for him and wring his iid off,” smiled Mr. Fulham, as he seated himself and drew his wife down to a seat on his knee. “But Tow for the troubles.” _A half hour later Grace found our hero lying, on y lawn under a tree. was smiling at him in such a friendly way Ned sprang to his feet eagerly. “Papa sent me to find you,” she went on, hurried- _“He is waiting to see you in the. library. a ‘Grace! You didn’ “Didn’t what?” she demanded, as he halted. “You didn’t tell him what a fool, a brute, I had off until he is sent for,” 1 told ith what a noble friend you had been, i at is the same thing.” But you didn’t tell him—what I had. been saying ou just before he arriv ‘No, I didn’t,”. Grace replied, a trifle shortly. n glad of that,” Ned smiled, more easily. want to begin your father’s acquaintance by a fight with him.” ” Grace smiled in turn. west laughing again, AS hy me tn “in talking to her the way I did,” es -“T mustn’t make i toward the- house. c Som Grace is alt right unti] T bcs trie _raphas ve ad oie be sei aba FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. 21 | across the library, grasping the boy by the hand, “my wife has told me all.” “I’m mighty thankful Grace hasn’t told him all,” muttered Ned, inwardly as he felt his hand being | half-crushed in the other’s warm clasp. “I’m afraid I'd just about get the boot instead of the hand!” For Mr. Fulham, cordial and friendly though he | was, did not look like the man who would encourage a suitor for his daughter’s hand when that suitor had nothing but his “cheek” to recommend him. As it was, however, Mr. Fulham talked cordially and pleasantly with the young man for the next twenty minutes. “Why, I wonder where Grace is?” the father asked at last rather curiously. “I left her in the grounds, sir.” “H’m! Most extraordinary. I can have the at- tention of either one of you young people without rere but I can’t have you both at the same me.” Ned Warren, despite his nerve, had begun to turn a trifle red under the other’s questioning, half- amused gaze, when the ting-aling of the telephone bell made Grace’s father leap to his feet. “Hello!” he responded. There was a brief inter- Caner of words, after which Mr. Fulham piney to say: “Someone wants to talk with Warren.” Ned stepped forward, wondering who it could be. “Hello! !” he began. “Who is this now?” . . “Ned Warren.” : “Oh, good!” : There was something iBedigely familiar in the voice, i “Do you recognize my tone?” asked the voice from the wall. ‘ “I think I do.” Truth to relate, Ned gave a great. start. The voice, he was sure, was that. of the huated as ;f | Man, Grace’s uncle, Edward Kirk. “You’re sure you know my voice?” insisted the other. é “Quite gd “Then listen! rer you're the only one who can | “J | serve me,” “I am the clerk to Mr. Samuel Bowles, the attor-" ney, in Weston,” continued the voice. don’t believe you'll have any difficulty with} Ned knew that this was false; that it was Kirk, “But you would better | concealing his true name from any curious “central — i d see bin and have the wast of it over | office” who might be listening. “Can you get over to Mr. Bowles’ office this after- from “which fact Ned noon?” came the next question. “I think so,” Ned answered, cautiously. - ts - “Try to, for both Mr. Bovwles and 1 Wish to talk to , as, after leaving her, he turned you. ~ “ATl right, ee pai ost Be hung u c

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22 : FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. CURRENT NEWS Byron Turner, a Squirrel Creek miner, who is op-| supported their government in this great war and erating his claim by the “shooter” method, was in| lent of their wealth, their savings or their earnings Quincy, Ca., recently with a partial cleanup from| to help bring victory to our armies and a triumph- a short run. He had $320 in gold nuggets, one of| ant end to this war for freedom and humanity. which was worth in the nighborhood of $240. This gold was not cleaned up from the bedrock, but pick- ed from the surface dirt after being exposed to view by the rushing water. The fourth payment of 30 per centum on Liberty Loan Bonds purchased on installments is due on August 15th. The payments must be made on or before that date, according to the official statement of terms and conditions of the sale of Liberty Loan Bonds issued by Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury at the time subscription tc the bonds were invited. Whether the bonds were purchased from the Treas- ury or from the Federal Reserve Banks or through ~ other banks or agencies it is important that these and succeeding installments be paid aie. Peter B. Kyne, the writer, of Oakland, Cal., is in a dilemma of duties. Patriotic urgings call him to the colors on one hand, but on the other is a literary obligation that helds him back. He is writing a novel for which his publishers are wiring daily. As soon as Keyne finishes the novel he is going to en- list. He hopes to be able to enter the next reserve officers’ training camp at the San Francisco Presi- dio in August. The Post Office Department deatren the public EE m Fee wires. be specially advised that in order to: prevent delay . Lester Batiler of Petersburgh, Ind., is going to| in dispatch and secure prompt delivery of letters, ‘leave his hat at home for a while. After much| post cards and printed matter addressed to the — study, Lester decided on what he thought would be| United States Expeditionary Forces in Europe, to — ~ - the best scheme to show his enthusiasm for the Red| which the domestic rates of postage apply, it is im- — Cross. He went to a barber shop and whispered a| portant that the postage be fully prepaid. Mail ad- — few words to the barber. Then the barber got busy.| dressed to the expeditionary forces should be © _ When Lester left the shop his hair was cut closely—| handed in at the post offiee in order that it may be — ‘ ~ except for a spoton the back of his head, where the| weighed, rated, and have the full amount of postage hair was left in the form of a cross. — _ | affixed before the sender leaves the office. Unpaid / Se letters from soldiers in hog he States Expedi- , tionary Forces in Europe addressed for delivery in While Mrs. Theodore Barton of No. 1107 Hamp- the United States or its possessions are to be rated » ton Street, Scranton,. Pa., was pulling weeds out of! with postage due at the single rate only to be col- - her garden the earth suddenly began to settle, with| Jected on delivery. the result. that in an instant she was precipitated in- to an old mine working, eighteen feet below the sur- rece face. .When the earth gave way the woman called| A friend tells us. the following about Rowdy, a for aid and several neighbors responded. They| burro he bought as a foal in Colorado and brought — managed to rescue her with the aid of a rope and| home to Massachusetts for his children, says Our — ladder. She was uninjured. Dumb Animals. Rowdy is now an aged pensioner — ; but he has been as clever a little pet and servant as. BN “ 7 7 one could wish. His friendship for the family cow — _ _ Evansville women are interested in the case of} has been one of the distinguished features of his ca _ Mrs. Hattie Miskell of Danville, Ill., because shé reer. They used to stand side by side in the stable, wore overalls when at work in her garden. Many) ang in the pasture would actually play tag. The women in Evansville during the last year have cow began years ago with her rough tongue to lick — __ sdopted the overalls, among them being Miss Marie Rowdy’s face. When he attempted to recipre __ Messick, daughter of Albert R. Messick, nominee] tho courtesy, his smooth tongue made no im _ for Mayor. Miss Messick drives her father’s car| sion, This then is what’we have seen him do a. _ and keeps it in repair, When working about the hundred times: He would find a small stick, take it machine she always wears overalls. _ . | in his teeth and scratch the cow all about the eyes “ox ‘ and ears and horns. Can anyone call this in avis “What more honorable heritage can you leave your Was such an idea tucked away in Rowdy’s children than a Liberty Loan Bond? It will give) when he was born, a part of his inheritance 1em the right in afte: $ daga ee with pride to} generations of ancestral burros? That wa : can s who at their but of the question. We are inclined to th I i Sod Seapine ar nse ae

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PS ile wes _. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. . fs BEN AND THE BANKER ’S SON THE TROUBLES OF d ee RICH BOY’S DOUBLE By ED KING (A SERIAL STORY) CHAPTER XXIV (Continued). The second reason given was the true one. - The doctor had given up $5,000; naturally he Wanted to get as much back again, and he thought he saw a way. He little dreamed that he was going to run right into the lion’s mouth. “T don’t. know what you are talking about, Ben- der,” he stammered, “and I don’t think you know eee ze “Oh, yes, I do,” replied Bob. old affair of yours is not dead yet. I can have ‘it brushed up’ in the district attorney’s office any time I want to. Are you with me, or are you against Mme? Come! Speak out!” _, “With you,” said the doctor in a low voice, “What do you want me to do?” “To swear to keep your mouth.shut about the trick you tried to play on the people of this house : and let them alone forever.” — “Do you mean to say—— “T mean to say I know all. That’s one thing\I vant. The other is to take charge of the real Ben eS 7 asa patient if I give the word, or to threaten “Tooker here, doc. ” Bilis bs the bell rang, and violently. __Bob Bender found himself cut short in his little _ “Wait!” he said. “Let us see who we have here.” _ Just then Alice entered. ‘That scoundrel here!” she cried, her eyes blaz- ~ “I don’t——” Wait!” broke in Bender. ‘Scoundrel he is and ays was, but we may find him useful, just the How is Mrs. Wilton?” he has been shamefully misused, but her con- ition is not dangerous.” that young man Taylor, miss,” said the but- *. the room, “He says he must see w him | in,” said Alice. “He must have posted: It’s no new trouble, I hope.” e came rushing in, his face ablaze with Bender!” he cried. “There has been done ical at an old neosdicag near here, §ns . . l Alice’s white face did it. he my brother! He has killed Ben Leslie!” she crie Ben and his interesting bunch of companions made their way to the old Van Dyun place, and were steering straight for the house when they were halted by a strange cry. “Help! Help! Save me!” These were the words, and they came in a muffled way. : “Hully gee! Wot’s dat?” gasped Pat. “Who. gave dat dollar den?” “Blame me, if it didn’t seem to come from under de ground,” chimed in the Kid. For the moment they forgot Ben.~ It might have been a chance to take to his heels, but the boy found himself too weak.and nerveless, - which was not to be wondered at, considering all he had gone through. . “Dere’s a well over dere,” said Pop. “Sounds like somebody had gone and tumbled into it.” They all hurried to the brink of the well, ‘but before they reached it the cry came twice again. Pop bent down over the brink. F “Anybody down dere?” he cried. “Yes, yes!” came the answer. Help! Help!” “Blame me, if dat don’t sound jest like Jim Ryan’s voice!” cried Pat. “Dat you, Jim?” shouted Pc’ “Who are you?” came the answer from the hot- tom of the well. ’ “Tt’s Pop!” “Well, then, I’m Jim Ryan. Get me out of ie for heaven’s sake. I’m just keeping my head above water by holding on to these slippery stones.” “Gee!” cried the Kid. “How ever = he get in dere?” ~ “Say,” broke out Pat, “sure’s youse is standing here, dat’s where Jim hid de Spellman dough!” “Wait!” shouted Pop, bending as low as he dared, “Do you hear me, Jim?” “I do; but I can’t wait long, old man.” ~ “You'll wait long enough to answer my somes one | den. BMD cme em” ought 20 ¥ \ “Here!

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24 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY, “Pop! Pop! Don’t desert me! Is Pat there?” | your brother and his double. It is for you to decide “Yes, and de Kid. How ever did you get into | which is which.” such a hole?” “This is my brother,” said Alice, unhesitating!, “Don’t stop to talk. The well house is behind | placing her hand upon the shoulder of Ben, who the barn, with its windlass and rope. I put it there. |had been a silent witness to this strange scene. Fetch it back. Haul me out and I’ll divide fair.| “It is well,” said Doctor O’Grady, rising from I’ve downed the detectives. Bill Firman is dead in | beside the prostrate figure. ‘The other will trouble the water here.” | you no more. Your brother’s double is dead!” All this Ben heard. It was a strange ending of a strange story. At last he was up against his double again. We have but little more to tell. ; “Perhaps I shall even have the doubtful pleasure; Warned by a whisper from Set Ben kept his of meeting him face to face,” he, thought. mouth shut. This was an experience which Ben had dreaded, |/ A fractured skull had rowed fatal to the banker’s and now it seemed close at hand. son. The wonder was that he survived so long. ’ The grip opened, the stolen Spellman cash was found intact. Bob Bender sent for a wagon, and his three — prisoners were conveyed to Tarrytown jail. : T Later it was New York and the Tombs, and later — "Cj pease ot ned ste Bg nigger od still Sing Sing, for the Kid turned informer and ; implicated all in the Spelman robbery. erp Rdg Best es fie abbott cata ie Web eaten Doctor O’Grady returned to Astoria a sadder but — ¥ & Y- | wiser man, and nothing was ever heard from him 4 Something else was close at hand also. So busy was the whole interesting bunch about the old well that none of them ever thought. of looking around. There was Charley Taylor and Bob Bender and again. Doctor O’Grady. : The body of Bill Firman was raised from the Pel ors Bow neh butler, and Gilbert, the chauffeur, well and turned over to his friends. | Behind them hurried Alice Leslie itiaaisidt a good Jack es turned up later in Chicago, where he tina'de shawould , was killed in a drunken brawl. fa F ye And Ben? : sree sce there already,” said Bob. “I wonder) Of course he told Alice all. y can ke? 385 No one else but Charley Taylor and Bob Bender “It’s Ben!” cried Charley, suddenly. “Hooray!” | eyer knew. “Then those must be the ones who have been| After a few weeks at Rio Vista the cousins sailed “holding him a prisoner!” exclaimed Bob. “Yes, | foy Europe, yes! I see! ‘There’s Pat Foley! Why, he is one} From London Alice wrote Mr. Wilson, the part-— of the Spellman thieves! Go softly, friends. Sur-|ner in the Leslie bank and her father’s lawyer, the - round them if you can, but don’t hurt that young | whole truth. a map. He is the real Ben Leslie. The one who fell) At first she was for keeping the seiteae forever into the well is a wretched fraud, as my friend|/and giving Ben her brother’s share of the Leslie Doctor O'Grady here can prove.” estate. : _ The doctor — gave him one look. This, however, Ben would not have. : How beautifully his evil scheme, like the boom-| So a compromise was effected, and Alice took all, | erang of the Australian, had turned against him-| while Ben took Alice for his wife. self! Bob Bender came in for a big fee, and Charley. “And those by the Well worked on all unheeding.|Taylor is now the proprietor of a large cate Be _ Bob Bender’s force, crouching beneath the wall, | establishment, helped to own it by Alice. + saw them put the well house back in place; saw| He at least has no cause to regret his connectidt them let down the windlass and draw up the banker’s | with Ben and the Banker’s Son. son, who clutched in his hand a heavy grip. — THE END. All this they saw and were not seen themselves| | until, at the word given by Bob Bender, they sprang | AN 1B ai Apc Bhsry gen Be 4 7 a “P j over the wall and made the final dash. - “Surrender!” bawled Bob, Me ae a revolver. | ——ENTITLED——_ ae Tee's nc wien wsia| THE CAVE OF GOL 9 Kid ran, t Soc an syiben aso hel BOY MINERS: “OF THE | By ED ED KING i

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. NEWS OF 25 THE DAY NAKED MAN DANCING. _ Passengers on a transcontinental train passing through Butte, Montana, were surprised by the Spectacle of a naked man dancing on the pinnacle of a high peak within full view of the trains, at which he shook his fist.. Deputy sheriffs pursuing the man declared they would sooner have given chase to a Rocky Mountain goat. When finally cap- tured he proved to be John Nebo, a demented miner, who had been living in a cave in the mountains for Some weeks, in a state of nature. . } GOLD AND PALLADIUM. _A gold-palladium alloy, under the name of “Pa- lau,” has been put on the market by a firm in Cali- fornia, according to Commerce Reports, and is of- fered as a substitute for the more expensive plati- “num-iridium alloy generally used by chemists. A -erucible of this ware has been tested at the United States Bureau of Standards. The melting point is 1,370 degrees C., which corresponds to that of an alloy of 80 per cent. gold and 20 per cent. palladium. he ware is very promising as a substitute for latinum for many laboratory purposes: / DENMARK GROWING. Very few European countries only were in a posi- ion to proceed, since August 1, 1914, with their ‘Normal quinquennial census, says the New York Tribune. Denmark is one of the exceptions. On Pebruary 1,.1916. the little kingdom counted 2,920,- 00 inhabitants, i. e., an increase of 163,000 souls over the census of 1911. The distribution ratio is inhabitants to the square kilometer. The Copen- yen Frederiksberg County. contains 605.000 in- tants, i. e., more than one-fifth of the total pop- on. The 74 other cities number 604,000 people. ¢ population, 1,711.000. The three principal 25 besides Copenhagen, are: Aarhus, 66,000; ense, 45,000 ,and Aalborg, 38,000. The present creased the importance of the seaport town jerg (19,000 inhabitants), which hurdly ex- fty years ago. - ‘MALTA A GARDEN, Ma: as like before the Maltese found it Sects kas The Manchester Guardian. ly there was some soil » little valleys that scar \the golden rock. ere was very little soil. Most of the island > been just plain rock, with nothing in there came an industrious, ingeni- d to make the best of it. They we ou n.. eeheRs ead OP Bhlie 5 ays PP elie ¢ somewhere, hidden | — nd it. But somewhere in the} Tho: ll down the centuries, till | site: now they have reduced it to a fine art, and the barren rock is a garden from end to end. They realized, those clever Maltese, that although they might not have earth enough to grow their food, there were plenty of people who had enough and to spare. So they sent their ships abroad, and the ships came back loaded with just plain earth. This earth they took and spread on the ledges of their rocks and sowed their seed and reaped their’ harvests and prospered exceedingly. HUGE U.S. WAR BASE IN CHESAPEAKE BAY, The government has planned an extensive estab- lishment on Kent Island, a narrow strip in Chesa- peake Bay, comprising 1,700 acres of ®ertile land, which its owners are reluctant to give up. It is near the eastern shore. The plans contemplate both army and navy in- stitutions, and embrace: ' Establishment of the largest government reser- vation in the East, under joint army and navy supervision. The removal of the great ordnance proving grounds from Sandy Hook, N. J., to this island. The erection there of the proposed $2,000,000 naval laboratory. Taking over by the governmyit of. the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway from Love Point to its junction with the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railway. He Establishment of a ferry from Annapolis to Love. Point, at the head of the island, placing Kent Island within two hours’ travel of Washington and Balti- more. , f It is proposed to build at the northern end of the island a small city for the accommodation of army and navy officials. In addition, there will be barracks for artillerymen and marines. In all, it is said, between 1,000 and 1,500 men will live on the island. Army officers reported to Secretary of War Ba- ker that the island was the ideal spot for a proving ground. The long, narrow strip of land is ‘just the size desired—fourteen miles long. There are no State roads or railrpads to/interfere with the range. The place is entirely surrounded by water and easy of access from Washington, Baltimore, New York and other big cities of the East. is said to loo * Vile Gam

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tenement at 1777 Pro 3 that in broad daylight-it attacked Solomon Dock- minutes, she said, she _ with a broom, finally 26 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. Fame and Fortune Weekly | NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 7, 1917. TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS ed Single Copies ....6....eseeresetecneses escccrocces 06 Cents One Copy Threé Months .......666¢+-0 boveceees -15 Cents One Copy Six Months ....+. rrr te 1,50 One Copy One Year ...cccesecssseeresesseccesiens 3.00 POSTAGE FREE HOW TO SEND MONEY—At our risk send P. O. Money Order. Check or Regi Letter; remittances in any other er; way are at your risk, We Secert Postage Stamps the same as cash. When sending silver wrap the Coin in a separate piece Val og to avoid can the envelope. Write your name and ress plainly. rene letters to ‘HARRY E. -WOLFF, Publisher, 166 West 28d St, New York ~ of ad Good Current News Articles vIn nearly every town in Northwest Kansas an overcrowded condition prevails, and many families \are unable to find homes to rent. So acute became the lack. of houses to rent in Smith Centre that a newly arrived family, after importuning the School Board, was allowed to begin housekeeping in one of the six rooms of the schoolhouse. Now other fam- ilies seek the same privilege and the School Board may have to yield, One of the smallest United States flags ever made by hand, according to official regulations, has been made by Mrs. Nicholas Lehr of Canton, Ohio, for Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. The flag is made of Alsa- tian crocheted work on double A silk thread, and all the stars have been placed with minute detail. The flag measures 214x4 inches. The crochet stitch consists of small rings. Mrs. Wilson will use the flag in her Red Cross work. So huge were the drifts of hailstones in some of ‘the draws in Reamsville, Kansas, recently that far- mers were able to scoop the stones up in great quantities and pack them in caves to be used as ice the coming hot season. The stones have melted into compact masses and are keeping as well as ice stored in winter. They ranged in size from a mar- ble to a small hen egg. Some of the drifts of hail- stones were not entirely gone five days after they fell. > ‘ A big rat has become so bold in his sallies into a Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., sitsky, one year old, as he slept in his crib on the second floor of the house. Mrs. Bessie Docksitsky found the creature pursuing Solomon’s sister, three years old, who had run to the rescue. driving it off Kady 7 _ She estimated Tis For several gentlemen,” he said, “but when you_go—if i burglary insurance, So much has been written of French, English and German progress in the air that the work of Italy in aeronautics has been overshadowed, says an edi- torial in Aviation. Reports now reaching this coun- try indicate that Italy has produced the fastest air- plane, the best climber, the largest machine and a fleet of dirigibles which have performed marvelous work along the seacoast. As submarine chasers the non-rigid dirigible type has been very effective. | Italy is placing the greatest reliance on her dirigi- bles, and it will be well for the United States to profit by her experience. The secret of Italy’s suc- cess in aviation is due to the powerful and reliable engines which have been developed. It is asserted that the large Italian engines of 500-700 horse- power have proven that larger airplanes than have been thought possible from an engineering stand- point can be built and flown successfully. To dem- onstrate this point there is under construction an airplane using 3,000 horse-power and designed to carry fifty passengers. Grins and Chuckles “How did you contrive to convince your wife © that you could not afford to own an automobile?” - “Puye luck on my part. She wanted to have an old dress cleaned arid bought a gallon of gasoline.” Minister (to sick student)—I take a friendly ia terest in you, my boy, because I have two sons_in the university, myself; one taking engineering en the other agriculture. Is there anything I can do? Sick Student—You might pray for the one taking engineering. The sewing machine agent rang the bell. A par ticularly noisy and vicious-looking bulldog assisted — in opening the door. The dog stood his ground. The ~ agent retreated slightly. “Will that dog bite?” he asked. “We don’t quite know yet,” the lady said. — “We have only just got him. But we are trying him on strangers. Won’t you come in?” Mrs. Jenkins had a passion for the old and ¢ P: One day when runimaging about in a bric-a-brac shop she noticed a quaint figure, the head and shoul-— ders of which appeared above the counter. “What is — that Japanese idol over there worth?” she asked. The salesman replied in a subdued tene: “About half a million. That is the proprietor.” 3 4 A cool individual was awakened one night by glars. As he entered the dining-room, where - were busily engaged in wrapping up the plate, they promptly covered him with their guns. But this not seem to disturb him. “Don’t let me disturb of posting this letter? It must go to-night. It i

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY, 27 stages, to make a wide detour to the left to try and GONAM, THE DWARF flank the enemy. He was barely more than cléar of the main body ‘By Horace Appleton of the army when it was compelled to fall back, the galling fire of the Confederates proving even too ~ “T have no faith in that dwarf.” terrible for the boys in blue to endure. “Why not? For what reason?” Into the breach between the two divisions the “A woman’s reason; because.” | Confederates poured, and the natural formation of “Have you seen him do anything suspicious at) the land, as well as the rapid retreat of the main any time?” army, made a coalition between the two an impossi- “No; but look at his face, and in every lineament bility. you will find written treachery and deceit. His} Quigg retreated, and at length took up a position countenance is positively repulsive.” on a hiil, from which it would take double the num- “It isn’t very handsome certainly, but—sh! here | ber of men under his command to dislodge him. eed neg? s.: Spies were sent out, and news of importance was - The two persons who had been talking were Gen-| being constantly brought in by them. eral Quigg and Lieutenant Berry. Quigg wished to communicate with his superior, ag They were both officers in the U. S. A., and were but realized that to send a messénger &cross‘a hun- _ Seated in the general’s tent. ° dred miles or more of the enemy’s country would '- Gonam, the dwarf alluded to, had strolled into So mevege foolishness. _ amp some weeks previous to the opening of our aving great faith in Lieutenant Berry’s jyrig- _ story, and professing himself friendly, was received ment, he at this juncture sent for him, explained - with open arms. the situation and asked his advice. - He was a short, squatty person, with a hunched} “I'll not talk before that hellhound,” said Berry, . back, and legs that both bent one way, giving him pointing at Gonam, who, although pretending to be a a very singular appearance. paaly engaged, was pares’ ‘with all the ears he 4 est the feature on ee prcuerly 2 er was had. Ss t head, covered with a shock of tawny, un- Rieerpt hair, and his face, with nose awry and eyes Nee pre? 4 to Berry as he disappeared, said: _ askew. . ‘Gonam, as he entered, glanced quickly at both After a moment’s thought, Berry submitted a | he inmates of the tent, and from a subtle intuition plan, which was simply to convey the messages to knew they had been speaking of him. the commander-in-chief in a balloon, He darted an angry, suspicious glance from be- But where are you going to get a mfg ?” asked ‘Neath his eyebrows at Lieutenant Berry. General Quigg. General Quigg had made use of him as a sort of When we were lying in wither quarters I made ‘b ody-servant, and in this capacity he immediately the bag and netting and have them now in my tent, began bestirring himself about the tent. As for a car, that can be easily made.” mA pis comnionplace remarks passed between the “One thing more; will you be the bearer of these . es?’’ A 0, officers, and then Lieutenant Berry left the “If you wish,” was the quiet reply. neral’s tent to go to his own. “ : ; “= Several days later, on entering his tent rather Pilg 39 oa os gee ee ate a a wa ou dg his usual time, he cnn agieg stumbled “Very well, we'll consider it settled, then, and 1'!] a Gonam, who at the moment of his entrance/ ..¢ shout constructing a ‘car.and getting the vai ras Detarching a packet of private papers icaeieg ready immediately,” and touching his cap from force to himself. of habit, he repaired to his tent. “What do you mean by overhauling my papers?” “Ha, ha, ha!” laughed Gonam with a fiendish leer, ' y asked Berry, Explain, or by the gods I'll arising from where he had crawled under the back “Gonam, you may go,” said Quigg to the dwarf, k; > death of you of the tent, after being dismissed, th - s Gonam aseaaptod to reply he choked and gur- Pa all that had been said. “Important Fs arab onag led in his throat, so great was his rage. a balloon—ah! um! ropes—knife—high up—break y’ ejaculated Berry savagely. _|—roll over, over, over—killed—I am revenged,” and "found them lying on the feo,” sid Gonam at straightening, as much as could bé straightened, his rth, “‘and opened them to see who owned them.” | deformed body, he struck himself a violent hse: You lie, you dog! ener oo of this before I) ynon the chest, thus yas wena Nal = 22 he “ol his lips and vengeful ei iat lany e ahd pracy t fo ot Paxton, ith ign enracg on sent for ights filling his mind, Gonam speedily sector SSR rl sreseen.s aroma “Bob,” said Berry, as the lad entered, “I want you later a battle was entered aie to go on an expedition with me.” ‘ \ a ae was ordered, during its early! “All right sir, I'm ready,” responded the lad,

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& FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. Berry explained the nature of the expedition, and | “Tis the work of that hellish image of deformity, showed its perils; but Bob would not back out. By a little after dark everything was in readiness, the bag was bellied out with gas, the car was hung, the valve cord hung loose where it could be easily reached. Two privates stood guard over it, but did not at- tempt to molest Gonam as he officiously busied him- self about the swaying monster. A small crowd is gathered about the balloon, and each one of them is wishing success to those who are about to undertake the perilous trip. As Bob advanced and stepped into the rude car, a stillness as of death ensued. - Berry followed, and as he grasped Quigg’s hand the latter said: é “Good-by, old boy; I hope you reach your destina- tion safely. I’m afraid you will be overtaken by the storm which seems rapidly rising in the southeast; but delays are dangerous; still, if you wish, we will postpone——” ; “Say no more,” interrupted Berry. “Duty is duty.” The ropes were severed, and as the balloon shot Gonam, a brother to his Satanie——” Just then—snap—snap! “To the netting, Bob, — for your life!” ' Both sprang upward, and just in time, for a heavier gust than usual broke the last ropes, and - away the car went, whizzing toward the earth sofar - low. A flash of lightning broke, and glancing out where Bob had last seen Berry, a terrible sight met his gaze. The. lieutenant in endeavoring to secure a better hold had lost it altogether, and as he fell backward into space a terrible cry escaped his lips. In falling, one of the loose ends of rope had been fantastically twined about his legs by the wind, and as Bob looked he saw Berry, head downward, with a face white and ghastly, and written on it— terrible despair. “Courage, courage!” cried Bob. “I'll help you.” “It is impossible,” came the wailing answer. ‘Tm. 2 slipping downward, and when I reach the end— heaven help me!” There came one blinding flash of lightning; they — upward, the far away rolling of thunder could be, felt themselves sinking. There came a slight report heard. “Ha, ha, ha! Revenged!’ The voice was Gonam’s and as he spoke he pirou- etted about on his heel and chuckled audibly. Meanwhile, how fared the aeronauts? Up—up—up—-still upward they shot, until Berry, fearing the consequences of riding higher, was about to pull open the valve. : , They stopped suddenly, the balloon wavered a moment, and then started in the proper direction. “Eureka, we’re off!” cried Berry as he saw that they were drifting along toward their destination. They were sitting on opposite sides of the car, and thinking that both their weights on the lowest side would aid their progress, Berry asked Bob to come over... || Bob rose and stepped across, but recoiled imme- diately, as a snapping sound as of a rope parting succeeded his steps. : '“What’s the matter?” he ‘anxiously asked. “A rope has parted—ye ! how fiendishly it has been cut almost through,” cried Berry as he asgertained the truth” ssihnt 4 Meanwhile the storm came on apace. _ It had been dark when they started, but not of the pitchy, inky kind that now began to encompass Just then—snap—a slight sound, but one: full of voaly: heavens Ped : St (eee ns!” ejaculated Berry. “It’s- another pe The a cdr val ts The wind fairly howled, the thunder 1 _ the lightning flashed, the rain descended in sheets for a moment, then stopped, as the wind grew into a hs % Dyit> ‘Bob, mounting a horse, pursued his journey \ clearly proven against him. nau +) ¥p at oi y that ld the cr. 'the immediately above their heads, and the balloon was _ on fire. r : Down—down—down—with frightful rapidity— 4 down, still downward. Would their downward progress ever stop? Another lightning flash revealed a woods, scarcely a hundred feet below them. A moment later they struck the treetops, crashed — among them a short while, until a small opening — among the trees was struck; down through this they _ went, and with a violent shock they struck the — ground. ~ They were out of the jaws of death. y Both were badly bruised, but that was all. Their escape from death had been almost miracu- lous, : In a few moments all that was left of the balloon } was a smouldering heap of ashes and half-burned — cordage. i Berry was the most exhausted, and put up pe ‘f farmhouse of a man friendly to the Union, willey horseback. aes The dispatches were delivered in time—a mo ment was made—the Confederates routed—a glori. ous victory gained. a The two divisions met, and Berry, who had joined them, and Bob were back in time to h read the death sentence and see it carried into e cution on Gonam, the dwarf, who suffered the of a spy. which, during their absence, had been pa Way heaters i . “Sir,” said the beggar, “will youse give a pa blind man er dime?” “But,” -oteste | the can see out of one eye,” “Oh, well,” “make it a nickel, then.” _ ; ae , , $4 43 Sty “? iu ‘= (hase Oss

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SESS FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. 29 THE NEWS IN SHORT ARTICLES FIND COUNTERFEIT COIN. that country, where he studied the effect of the con- * Officials of the Secret Service, under the lead of | flict on its school system. _. Captain John Henry, raided an apartment on the| While France has restricted the use of food, fuel _ top floor of 67 Avenue C. New York, and arrested|and light, has discouraged travel, has mobilized ¥ two men and one woman on a charge of counter- {every able-bodied man for defense, she has not for _ feiting. A search of the rooms revealed 2,000 |one moment forgotten her future defense, said Pres- ah i a spurious quarter dollars made of pewter, and $50 ident Finley.. Women by thousands have taken the in genuine currency. |places of men teachers called to the front, many of The occupants of the apartment were arrested'/whom, finally incapacitated for battle by wounds, and held for examination by United States Com-|have again returned to teach. missioner Hitchcock. They were Salvatore Ricco-| President Finley especially sought the advice of Gono, 29 years old; Frank Pirrone, 28 years old, and| France in meeting like conditions here. This ad- Fanny Schwartzbach, 22 years old. In the young |vice, summed up, is, he said: ‘Do not let the needs - Woman’s possession were found twenty-two of the |of the hour, however heavily they fall upon the men counterfeit coins, and $134 in good money. Cap-/and women of the day, permit neglect of the de- _ tain Henry reported that Pirrone was arrested re-|fenses of to-morrow. Sacrifice everything to be-. cently for attempted grand larceny, and was re-|queath the spirit that has made the institutions _ leased on parole, and that Riccodono was tried in| which we would preserve and enlarge in our chil- e the United States District Court last April on a/dren.” charge of passing counterfeit coin, and was set free. WHY THE SEA IS SALT. It was alleged that the prisoners drove a big } a in disposing of the bogus money to pushcart All water that comes into the oceans by way of e, peddlers, ; the rivers and other streams contains salt. The. a Ses ge as , ; amount is so very small that it cannot be tasted. “ But all this river water is poured into the oceans : GERMANS USE wees MEN IN “SHOCK eventually at some point. After it in jag the me ; ’ , ' ._,._. |Oceans, the water is evaporated by the action of the | i. te poe Sumas a ane ay re sun. When the sun picks up the water in the form . ae yo er ee Ghat the Germ ih of moisture, it does not take up any os 08 Bobi sap are of RE PAS : stances which the water contains asi e in from “oscil i the ge aa no give into superior and the rivers, and while there is about as much water "The “shock, units,” specially formed for difficult |i the ocean all the time:and algal as much ane rations, are formed from aniong the young, vig- wate! yt dhs noltdl coababinesik toch ate s men of the regular battalions. They are never gets fuller; the solid substances from. the : “all bieetad ease, of if married’ are ehila:|=" ©, waters keep piling up in the ocean and float ot have been ‘drafted forthe reason. that about in the water there. The salt which is in the mever they are sent into action they enéounter |/)"e" Nastat the water in the ocean for s0 long whelming chances of losing their lives. They, that th , of anit has hecont coats alta rg hot i ble the “forlorn hopes” of old-time at e amount of sa e very ea, 2, fact, Lierd Se at rat eolunioass we are told by the Book of Wonders. The moisture recep Ssieoners Tk Bint “aaldise whos ere which the sun takes into the air from the ocean is subordinate are sent into the ranks of these spe- gene Sie back. to poppacrabenle yt * the cial units destined to sacrifice themselves in attacks cess pated wee pecans oe Peon tage Marcial 1 units destined t 4 ene cipitation in the form of rain is going on all the B specially important Position has had attached ‘ume. When the water which isin the form of rain 2 fepitaons battalions of these “shock units.” strikes the earth, it is pure water. It sinks into the t one or two ris Pong Oya 0k gens anor ground and on the way picks up some salt, finds its enceforth, according to | ted ongahike te dhook (Ok into a river sooner or. later, and then eventually ch German army corps 18 10 MA ck | pets back into the Po te it has been a? . . i |carrying the tiny bit of salt which it p up in going through the ground. But when it reaches the of its own. ; MASKS IN CAVE SCHOOLS. GAS. ocean again and is taken up by the sun, it leaves its “caves, with popils and teachers wear-|salt behind and so the salt from countess drops of 2 ; : : , hed +

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B0 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. ARTICLES OF ALL KINDS FISH IN SUNKEN LAUNCH. -When Burley Peterman sunk his launch, the City of Findlay, in Blanchard River, Ohio, in order that the water might close up several seams, he did not expect he would have an opportunity to enter the wholesale fish business after he recovered it. The launch acted as a seine and when it was raised there were several bushel of extremely fine fish in it. FAUCET SPROUTS ON OAK: One of the first things which attracts the atten- tion of the tourist as he alights from the car at Alpine Tavern, Mount Lowe, Cal., is a drinking fountain, whose source of supply appears to come from the heart of an oak tree, says the.American -Boy. About twenty years ago there was a large cavity in this tree, extending up about 3 1-2 feet from the ground. A hole was bored through to this cavity and a water pipe was connected. Since modern tree surgery has come into prac- tice, treé doctors have filled the cavity and the bark has grown over the filling, and the tree is still alive and in a thrifty condition. Every visitor makes it a point to have a drink of the pure mountain water -issuing from the heart of a sturdy oak. BEES IN DOCTOR’S HOME. A swarm of bees have lived and made honey for thfee years in the brick wall at the home of Dr. Al- lan Wilson at No. 1414 Wagoner Place, St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Wilson has never interfered with the bees and they have never harmed him, nor has he ever ~ eaten any of the honey. The bees’ improvised hive is a cavity in the wall about half way to the top of the two-story house, on the kitchen side. The entrance is a small hole ap- parently left by the bricklayer when placing the bricks around the anchor of an iron wall brace. © _Dr. Wilson said he had investigated and found that the cavity now extends into the wall about a foot, apparently having been hollowed out by the ing themselves. The swarm is not a very large one and Dr. Wilson thinks it has not produced more honey than it needed. — He does not expect to try to remove the bees. ~ BELL BREAKS CART. A 1,600-pound bell hanging in the belfry of the Christian Batty at Davenport, N. W., near Fargo, = i was a temptation robbers ‘were ‘unable to re- aida the villagers slept, the| c The thieves probably would have made away with their loot if the trailer had not collapsed a few miles _ out of the town, the bell rolling over in a ditch. Unable to cart it away, the thieves built a fire be- neath it and attempted to melt it for the metal it contained. Before this could be done they evidently were frightened away, for the bell when found was undamaged except by smoke. It was restored to its place in the belfry, IF THE UNITED STATES WENT DRY. If America Were bone dry capital amounting to more than $1,000,000,000 would suddenly have to seek otler occupation, according to the World’s Work, from which also the following figures are taken: More than 200,000 employees of breweries, dis- tilleries, saloons, etc., would have to seek other jobs. and the wages on entek: 1,000,000 American lives depend would cease. Besides the 1,500 breweries, and 650 distilleries that would have to close their doors, manufacturers of and dealers in barrels, staves, corks, bottles, beer pumps, boxes, kegs, cigars, bar fixtures, glassware, ice machines, iron hoops, motor trucks, and many other businesses would suffer incalculable losses. The railroads would lose 7,000,000 tons of freight annually. : The Federal Government would lose $262,000,000 annual revenue; the States, $21,000,000 a year; — counties, $6,600,000 and municipalities $52,000,000. Americans would have to find other ways of spending $600,000,000 a year. We should have to — find other uses for 52,000,000 bushels of barley, — 15.000,000 bushels of corn products, 12,000,000 — bushels of rice, and 100,000,000 gallons of molasses. = The average flow of water over Niagara Falls is — 231,000 cubic feet, or about 1,500,000 gallons a sec- ond. The total quantity of alcoholic drinks made in the United States in a year is about Fale ie would gallons. If this were turned:into the Falls it would take ten minutes to flow over. : If all the barrooms in America were placed si by side in two parallel rows to make one street, would be almost 378 miles long. If all the liquor handled by the railroads loaded on one train, this would be 126 miles and would require 166,060 freight cars. The money paid for the 1.330,000 automobile: sold in this country in the year 1915-1916—a $1,000,000,000—would be about $200,000, 000 s H of enough to buy out the stock and enigma *¢ he

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: FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. 81 AUTOMATIC COPYING PENCIL. The importance of 3 carrying a good re- e=y SESSA Mable pencil need not be dwelt upon here. Sey Done, It is an absolute ne- cessity with us all The holder of this pencil {s beautifully ckeled with grooved box-wood handle, giv- ® 2 firm grip in writing; the péncil auto- matically supplies the lead ad needed while & box of these long leads aré given with each i. The writing of this pencil is indelible game as ink, and thus can bé used in 4 amen letters, addressing envelopes, et its of account or invoices made eut wit fs pencil can be copifed the same as if copy- ‘kK Was used. It is the handiest péncil 4 the market; you do not require & knife keep it sharp: it is éver ready, ever safe, the thing to be A of with box of leads complete, only +8 for 20.; one dozen 90. y ©. BERR, 150 W. 62d Street, N. ¥. GOLD PLATED COMBINATION SET. Gold plated conibindtion set, with tur- Quoise stone, Price 10c. each by mail, post- : F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn, N. ¥. CACHOO AND ITCH eee As I powder, Cavhoo and mbs aré ‘ sbte. We cannot accépt orders for less an Doliar’s worth of an assortment, can be sent by express only, on which We Will y the charges. WOLFF Novélty Co., 168 W. 23d St. N. ¥. POCKET nb ghee yma ee little bank, handsomely _nicke pated” MFloids Just ve doliaré, (50 dimps). San j un e ba is ‘ paw Gab be Readily Siaptled nd relocked, Hivery parent ain refill 7 ave a small . Tes to a , should See, that’ thalé children bank, as be early habit of saving ves is of the gréatest importance. abits fo in early Site are séldom for- é later years. Price of this little . 10e.; § for 2c,, mailed, postpaid. Cc. BEAR, 150 W. 62d Street, N. ¥. IMITATION BED BUGS. This toy is an exact imitation of the friendly little fellow who shares your bed, eats out of your hand or ie and who ac- cepts your humble hospitality even with- out an Invitation. The fact that he also sts on introducing all his friends an : ly clicle, sometinés makes him mo: unpopular with the ladies; most every woman you know would have seven kinds of fits if she saw two, or even ne, of these imitations on her bedspread. Six aré\ ‘contained in a transparent envelope. Price, 0c. by mail. = 3 _H. F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn, N. ¥. ENN THE favk Pe77L8 The sensation of the ‘s Pronounced by all, the £% baffling and scientific novel ee T nds have worked it fer hours Without mas- ft, still it can be cs pd seconde 4 ne the links the prepér_twist, un- 5 _ ow hew, the 4 you pad oa ‘4 y grow. ce, ng dese, Bbc by mail, pestpa’ FRANK SMITH, 383 ox Ave., N. Y% _ THE HELLO PUZZLE - Can you get the ring off? This puzzle is the latest cre- ation of Yankee ingenuity. Apparently it is the easiest thing in the world to remove the ring from the block, but of stu to eee ig now how te is 10¢.;.3 for 25e, ny, the hand oyer ak trick affords 1 of convenient size to carry i each mau, , 150 W. 62d St. New York City. Ae y > * SCIENTIFIO MIND READING, Wonderful! Startling! Sci- You hand a a handsome set of cards on which are prin of the 28 Unit him to secretly select a name and hold the card to his and think of the name. flash comes the answer “Linco ton,” or whatever name he is ¥ The more you repeat it the more’ puzzling it becomes. With our outfit you can do with anybody. Do it at the next party or at your club and be the lion of the evening. This was invented by a famous magician. * Price, with complete set of, cards instructions, 12 cents, mafled, post ©. BEHR, 150 W. 62d 8St., New York City. most vicious dog (or man) without r- your _sriends. without danger of leakage. Fires and rechargés by TAUGHABLE EGG TRICK. : is the funniest exhibited and always produces roars of laughter. former says to the au- some éggs for one of ments. As no carries any. him on top o an egg comes out o until six egxzs . and always Directions given for working Price, 25 cents by mati, postpaid. wot ‘Novelty Co., 168 W. 284 St. N. ¥. he calls his assistant, taps the head, he are produced. It is an easy makes a hit. WILLARD-JOHNSON PRIZE-FIGHT PUZZLE. Four strips of card each thrée inches by one ) and a half inches. Willard and Johnson The solution in Iies in “0 arran strips that they lar@ im thé complete FRANK SMITH, 383 Lenox Ave.. THE TANTALIZES PUZZLE. ‘on: zontal and oné ular piece of highly them apart, but by it is very easily ac a brain twister. » by mail, pos . 62d St., New York City. From five ¢ards three are mentally selected any oné, placed undér an handkerchief, performer withdraws two : . ns pee not = lected; t ‘0 n- vites ‘hy one to. remove the other two, and to the great astonishment have actually disappeared Recommended as the most ingenious car dtrick ever Invented 10c, by mail. C. BEHR, 150 W. 62a St., Néw York City. THE AMUSEMENT WHEEL Suly aod id. nly © the” elreular when whe the regulator at side. r bet on the number fmleMt get 0. instantly by pressin, and yet by simply passing | you can guess 0 umber winning. 100. Price, 15 ents:\3 for 40 BEHR, io W. 2d Street, N. ¥.— 2 to $500 BACH paid for hundreds of Id Coins. Keep ALU money dated be- ocd and send Ten cents for New Hi ed Coin Value Book, size 4x7. It_ may mean your Fortune. CLARKE COIN Co:, Box 95, Le Roy, N, Y. WIZAED REPEATING LIQUID PISTOL, Guatdntedd peemmpeeraiy Nichol Piated will stop the = ectly e to carry pulling trigger. Loads from_any lqutd. No cartridges requiréd. Over six shots in one loading. All dealers, or by mail, 50c. Pis- tol with rubber-covered holstér, 55¢. Holster separate. 10¢. Money order or U. 8. stamps. ‘o coins. PARKER, STEARNS & CO., 2713 Georgia Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, JAPANESE MAGIC PAPER. The latest, great- est and best little trick petfected by the ingenious Jap- anese is called Yaka Hula. It consists of two packages of Specially prepared paper, one a sensi- ‘ ized medium, and ey the other a devel- oping medium. The aie of manufacture is a secret. By wet- ing a whité sheet, and pressing a pink sheet on of it; the white sheet will develop quai photographic scenes, such as land- scapes of Japan, peda of Japanese char- acters, picturés of peculiar buildings, Gods, ‘temples, etc, These pictures are replicas of actual photographs, and print up In a beau- tiful sepia brown color. Intensely Iinterest- ing for both, old and young. Price, ite. per Rees by mail, portpatg WOLFF Novelty Co., 168 + 23d St., N. ¥. BUBBER TACKS. They come six In a bo A wonderful imitation 0! the real tack. " Made ot rubber. The box in which they come is the ordinary tack box. ‘This is a great parior entertainer and you can play a lot of tricks with the tacks. Place them in the palm of your hand, point. upward. ‘Then sla the other hand over the tacks and it wi eem as if you are committing suicide. Or sd can show the tacks and then put them n your mouth and chew them, making be- lieve you have swallowed them. Your friends will think you are a magician. Then, again. you can exhibit the tacks and then qu cBly push one in your cheek or somebody else's cheek and they will shriek with fear. Ab- solutely harmless and a vefy practical and funny joke. Price, by mail. 10c. a box of six tacks; $,for 25e¢., postpaid. WOLFF Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St., N. ¥. “Se OCK-OUT” CARD TRICK.—Five cards shown, front and back,,and there are no © cards alike. You place some of them in a handkerchief and ask any person to hold them a ; name any card shown. This d:ne, me g the name ommen: rv. hiy. Price Me. cach \eul Novesty Cow 168 w. wd ‘bt. N. F :

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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 ee the card you | oh thought you had. : Price 10c, by mail, postpaid. WOLFF Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St. N. ¥. PAPEL BLANCO. Four cards are hat. One card is removed the balance are Low shown to be _ changed to blank cards. The cards can be thoroughly examined. = Price 10c, by mail, postpaid. _ ML. F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn, N. Y. se A 2, BN SS IAT TRE OES O ES NUT AND BOLT PUZZLE. A very ingenious puzzle, laced in a consisting of a nut and bolt with a ring fastened on the shank, which can- not be removed unless the nut is removed, The question is how to re- move the nut. Price, 15c, by mail, postpaid. FRANK SMITH, 883 Lenox Ave. N. Y¥, JAPANESE BANK PUZZLE. Bullt up of a large number of grooved pieces of W Very difficult to take apart, ana very difficult to put together. It can be so dissected as to make a bank of it and when re- assembled would ad the most ingenious ban vucside of prison. Price B5e, by K SMITH, 383 Lenox Ave. N. ¥. MAGIO PENCILS. The working of this trick is by? easy, most startling and mystifying. Give the case and three pencils to any one in your sudience with tustructions to place any pencil in the case point upward and to close case and put the remaining two pen- his ket. ou now take the burgia. = stpaid, Price 25 cts. each by mail. postpaid. ‘ THE JOKE SPIKE. This joke spike is an ordinary iron spike or very large nail, the same as is found in any carpenter's nail box. At the small end is a small steel needle, %4 inch in length, firmly set in spike. your friend’s hat or coat.and hang t on the wall by driving (with a hammer) the spike through it into the wall; the needle in spike will not injure the _ or age om will it show on wall or wood where neither The deception is per- have’ been or coat, postpaid. ty WOLFF Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St., N. ¥. IMITATION GIANT DIAMONDS, Diamond rings or studs sof | half-inch and one inch in dil- ameter are heard of in stories We have them imitated | Y only. by prodigious sparkling stones | which will deceive the. glance of any spectator. Price, by mail, postpaid, small size, 25e each; large size, 386c each. H. F. LANG, 1815 Centre St., B’klyn, N. Y¥. THE CREEPING MOUSE. This is the latest novelty out. ‘he mouse is of a very natural appearance. When placed upon a mirror, wall, window or auy other smooth surface, it will creep slowly downward without leaving the perpendicu- Jar surface. It is furnished with an ad- hesive gum-roll underneath which makes it stick. Very amusing to both young and old. Price, ten cents by mail. WOLFF Novelty Co., 168 W. 23d St.. N. ¥. MAGIC MIRROR, Pat and lean funny faces. By looking in these mirrors upright your features become narrow and elongated, Look into it sidewlse and your phiz broadens out in the most comical manner, Size | 344 x 2% inches, in a handsome | imitation morocco case. Price, 10 cents each, postpaid. Wolff Novelty Co. 168 W. 234 St. N. ¥. | WOLFE Novelty Co., 168 W. 28d St., N. Y. PRICE 6c PER COPY BUY A COPY! 32 PAGES OF READING Doings any pe ey ay = se es READ THIS ONE! “Moving Picture Stories” A WEEKLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO PHOTOPLAYS AND PLAYERS PRICE Sc PER COPY THE BEST FILM MAGAZINE ON EARTH Its authors are the very\best that mon experts newsdealer, or send us 6 cents in money or postage-stamps, and we EACH NUMBER CONTAINS New Portraits sad Biographies of Actors and Actresses Six Stories of the Best Films on the Screens Elegant Half-tone Scenes from the Plays Articles About Prominent People in the Filme Actors and Actresses in the 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 SIMILAR PUBLI- CATION ON THE MARKET! 5 et ss) MONGOL PLAYING CA An exact imitation of a of the finest quality pl ecards in a Very neat You hand the package your friend, requesting| to shuffle the cards, anf he attempts to do so @ inside expuodes loud en to make him see stars. ] 25c, by mail, postpaid. Cc. BEHR, 150 W. 62d / New York City. IMITATION FLIES. Absolutely true to Nature! dandy scarf-pin and a rattling joke. — justice wit lave to see them to understand lifelike they are. them on you they them off. fly sticks to you” It is impossible to do a description. When peopl want to E They wonder “why so persiste This ig the most realistic no ever put on the market. It is a tinct ornament for anybody's f tle, who try to chase it. postpaid. C. BEHR, 150 W. 62d Street, N. ¥. and a decided joke on f Price, 10c, by | TOKIO CARD TRIC You place five cards | bat. Remove one of { and then ask your audi how many remain. Upon amination the remaining have vanished. A very cl trick. Price 0c, by # postpaid, with direction! C, BEHR, 150 W. 624 St New York City. MIKADO BLOCK PUZZLE. Imported from J@ This ueat little pl consists of six strat cut pieces of white ¥ unassembled. The f is to so assemble blocks as to form a’ point cross. Price by mail, postpaid. H. F. LANG, 1815 ¢ tre St., B’klyn, N. os SS OS ; ENJOY YOURSELF! Magnificent Colored Cover Portraits of Prominent Performers! OUT EVERY FRIDAY tudios and while Picture-making can procure;its profuse illustrations are exquisite, and its special arti- cles abe the in their particular line. : ey No amount co ag Moa ‘spared to make this publication the very best of its kind in the worl saab your HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, 166 West 23d Street, New York City ill mail

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 612 Ina Class By Himself; or, The Plucky/Bq"Who Got to the op. . 3 613 Bulling the Market; or, The Messe: —LATEST ISSUES—— 593 Nat Noble, the Little Broker; or, The Roy Who Started a Wall Street Panic. 594 A Struggle For Fame; or, The Gamest Boy in the World. 595 The Young Money Magnate; or, The Wall Street Boy Who Broke the Market. 5M A Lucky Contract: or, The Boy Who Made a Raft of Money. 597 A Big Risk; or. The Game That Won. 98 On_ Pirate's Isle: or, The Treasure of the Seven Craters. mm) A Wall Street Mystery; or. The Boy Who Beat the Srndicate. “o" Mick Hadler’s Mires or. The Ror Gold Diegers of Mexico. *11 A Roy Stock Broker: or, From Errand Boy to Millionaire. 02 Facing the World: or. A Poor Boy's Fight For Fortune. 603 A Tp Dargie a Million; or,-How a Boy Worked It in Wall Street. (04 Billy, the Cabin Boy; or, The Treasure of Skeleton Island. the Ladder of Fame. and 605 Just His Luck; or, Fortune. Climbing 606 Out With His Own Circus; or, The Success of a Young rnum. 607 Playing For Money; or, The Boy Trader of Wall Street. 608 r Miner; or, Ted Brown’s Rise To Riches. ape; or, The Boy Who Startled Wall Street. The Boy Cop 609 Tips Off the Corner, “Lambs.” mond Mine. Wall Street. Mark. Wall Street. 610 Striking It Rich; or, From Office Boy to Merchant Prince. 611 Lucky In Wall Brokers. Street; or, The Boy Who Trimmed the _ .« Vorked a ~— #14 After the Big Blue Stone; or, The Treasifre of the Jungle. 615 Little Jay Perkins, the Broker; or, Shearing the, Wall Street 616 The Young Coal Baron; or, Five Years With the Miners. 617 Coining Money: or. The Boy Plunger of Wall Street. 618 Among the Tusk Hunters; or, The Boy Who Found a Dia- 619 A Game Boy; or, From the Slums to Wall Street. 620 A Waif's. Legacy; or, How it Made a Poor Boy Rich. 621 Fighting the Money Kings; or, The Little Speculater of 622 A Le With Grit; or, The Young Salesman Who Made His 623 Ted, the Broker’s Son; or, Starting Out For Himself, 624 Dick Darrell’s Nerve; or, From Engine-House to Manager's Office. 625 Under a Lucky Star; or, The Boy Who made a Million In For sale by all newsdealers, or will be sent to any address on receipt of price, 6 cents, per copy. in money or postage stampa, br HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, - 166 West 23d St., N. Y¥. IF YOU WANT ANY BACK NUMBERS of these weeklies and cannot procure them from newsdealers, the y can be obtained from the publishers direct. Write out and fill in your Order and send it with the price of the weeklies you want, and the weeklies will be sent to you by return mail. POSTAGE STAMPS T. NN THE SAME AS MONEY. OUR TEN-CENT HAND BOOKS. No. 46. HOW TO MAKE AND USE ELEC- TRICITY.—A_ description of the wonderful and electro ma, ism; to- vr with full instructions for making Toys, Batteries, etc. By Geor Trebel; A.M., M.D. Containing over fifty il- lustrations. TO BREAK, RIDE AND the horse, Describing the most useful horses for business, the best horses for the road; also valuable recipes for diseases peculiar to the horse. No. 48. HOW TO BUILD AND SAIL CANOES.—A handy book for boys, contain- ing full directions for constructing canoes and the most pepular manner of sailing them, Fully illustrated: No, 49. HOW TO DEBATE.—Giving rules questions and sources for procuring information on the question given. J :No, 530. HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND XNPTALS.—A valuable book, giving instruc- tions in collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving birds, animals and insects. No. S1,. 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Hand- somely illustrated, No. 62. HOW TO BECOME A WEST POINT MILITARY CADET,—Explains how to gain admittance, course of Study, Exami- nations, Duties, Staff of Officers, Post Guard Police Regulations, Fire Department, and all a boy should know to be a cadet, By Lu Senarens. No. 63. HOW TO BECOME A NAVAL CADET.— Complete instructions of how to gain admission to the Annapolis Nayal Acad- emy. Also containing the course of instruc- tion, deseription of grounds-and buildings, historical sketch, and everything a boy should know to become an officer in the United States Navy. By Lu Senarens. y No. 64. HOW TO MAKE ELECTRICAL MACHINES.—Containing full directions for making electrical. machines, induction coils, “dynamos, and many novel toys to be worked by electricity, By R. A, R, Bennet. Fully ustrated, No. 65. MULDOON’S JOKES.—The most original joke book ever published, and it is brimful of wit and humor. It contains a large collection of songs, jokes, conundrums, ete,, of Terrence Muldoon, the great wit, hu- morist, and practical joker of the day. No. 66. HOW TO DO PUZZLES.—Con- taining over three hundred interesting puz- zies and conundrums, with key to same. A complete book, Fully illustrated. No. 67. HOW TO DO ELECTRICAL large collection of pen Contes a instructive and highly amusing electrical tricks, together h illustrations, By Anderson. TO DO CHEMICAL By A. Anderson, No. 6. HOW TO DO SLEIGHT-OF- HAND .—Containing over fifty of the latest No. 70, HOW TO MAKE MAGIC TOYs.— Containing full directions for aes c Toys and of many kinds. lly fl- Instrated. No. 71, HOW TO DO MECHANICAL TRICKS.—Containing complete illustrations for Fig ber J over sixty Mechanical Tricks, Fully illustrated. No, 72, HOW TO DO SIXTY TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Embracing all of the latest and most deceptive card tricks, with illus- No. 73. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH NUMBERS.—Showing many curious tricks with figures and the magic of numbers, By A, Anderson, Fully illustrated. No. 74. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS CORRECTLY.—Containing full instructions for writing letters on almost any subject; also rules for punctuation and composition, with specimen letters, No, 15. HOW TO BECOME A CONJURER, —Containipg tricks with Dominoes, Dice Cups an Balls;. Hats, ete. Embracing thirty-six illustrations, By A,. Anderson. _No, 76. HOW TO TELL FORTUNES BY THE HAND.—Containing rules for tel fortunes by the aid of lines of the hand, the secret of palmistry. Also the ecret of telling future events by aid of Moles, marks, sears, ete, Illustrated. No, 77. HOW TO DO FORTY TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Containing deceptive Card Tricks as’ performed by leading conjurers and ma Arran for home amuge- ment, uly illustrated. No, 7%. HOW TO DO THE BLACK ART, we thing a complete description of ‘the mysteries of Magic and Sleight-of-hand, to- ged with many wonderful ‘experiments. y. A, Anderson. Illustrated, No. 79. HOW. TO BECOME AN ACTOR. —Containing complete instructions how to make up for various characters on the stage; together with the duties of the Stage Man- ager, Prompter, Scenic Artist and Property an, No, 80. GUS WILLIAMS’ JOKE BOOK— Containing tye latest jokes, anecdotes and funny stories of this world-renowned Ger- man comedian. Sixty-four pages; handsome colored cover, containing a half-tone photo of the author. No. 81. HOW TO MESMERIZE.—Contain- ing the most approved method of mesmer- ism; animal magnetism, or, magnetic heal- ing. By Prof. Hugo Koch, A.C.S., au- thor of “How to Hypnotize,” ete, “ No. 82, HOW TO DO PALMISTRY.—Con- taining the most proves methods of read- ing the lines 6n the hand, full explanation of thtir meaning. plaining phrencloty, and the key of telling characters by the bumps on head. ane Leo Hugo Koch, A.CS. Puilly illustra : No, 83. HOW TO HYPNOTIZE.—Contain-_ ing valuable and instructive information re- garding the science of hypnotism. Also plaining A Ge ge meiner w are emp ng hypnotists the world, By Lee Hugo Koch, A.C.S, No, 4, HOW TO BECOME AN AUT —Containing information regard of subjects, the use of words and