Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 662) (1918 06 07)

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JUNE 7, 1918 _ No. 662 qe! _ a. _ SIX Cents STORIES OF a a MAKE MONEY. Hardly had Bob wrenched the cover r off the box when a sound like the ficking of a clock reached the earsofthe four. “Creation!” cried Bob “This may be an infernal] machine.” Edna screamed The others started back aghast.

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Issued Weekly—By Subscription $3.00 by Harry E. Wolf . O24 C in 6 My STORIES OF BOYS WHO MAKE uP Hg E er year, Entered at the New York, N. Y., Post Office ‘fa hog Moe , Publisher, 166 West 23d Street, New York. - 4 ft ‘THE oo By A SELF-MADE MAN. i “ CHAPTER I. BOB AND DICK. rs > hens: _ “Heavens, Dick, I don’t think I ever saw the board room m Such an uproar as it is at this moment, and has been since it opened for business,” said Bob Brown, messenger _ for old John Hopkins, stockbroker, of No. Wall Street. t’s right, Bob. It’s like bedlam broken loose. The traders have all gone dippy over the boom in 0. & M. Have you sold your little block of twenty shares yet? If you haven’t, I advise you to get from under as quick as you can, for there’s no telling what may happen inside of the next es replied Dick Smart, messenger for Forrest, Robinson _ “No, I hayen’t sold yet, but I’m going to drop into the little bank on my way back to the office and order it sold Tight away. At present quotations I stand to win $28 a share, and that was more than I expected to make out of deal. Have you got rid of your ten shares?” © hours ago. I’m not taking any more chances than IT can help. I cleared something over $20 a share, and I’m . fatlshed with that. I don’t believe in being hoggish, and ” a1 Bob. “Geel "He Hooks boss after that ‘ NEW YORK, JUNE 7, 1918. Phe Bg OLD BROKER'S he? of us may do in the fool line before laughed excited, doesn’t Just like a man who is piling up a million profits. For an old man, your boss is a hummer wh gets going.” “I wouldn’t be surprised but he’s long on O. & M., and is looking to make a good haul. I don’t know anybody I'd sooner see make a raft of raoney than Mr. Hopkins, for ie’s a fine old gentleman. I’ve heard he was worth more han a million once, but I understand he lost most of it spec- an and getting caught on the wrong side of the mar- et.” Here Broker Hopkins stepped up to the rail and took the note from his young messenger. He tore the note open, read the brief communication, aii the paper up in his hand, and dismissed Bob with a nod. “So long, Dick,” said Bob to his friend. “It’s me for the little bank now, and I can’t get there any too quick, you can gamble on it.” With those words, the hero of this story glided out at the messengers’ entrance and hurried up Broad street. He crossed Wall and rushed up Nassau a little way fill he reached the entrance of the little banking and brokerage establishment that made a specialty of putting through deals for small speculators whose resources would not per- mit them to patronize the offices of the regular traders, who, as a rule, wouldn’t accept any order for the purchase or sale on margin of less than 100 shares of any stock. The little bank was crowded with customers, most of them seated on long benches watching a small boy who was chalking up quotations on a long blackboard at the end of the reception-room. There was also a string of men and boys trailing away from the margin clerk’s window, most of whom were there to close out their accounts at the ayer they saw in sight. Bob joined this line and gradually made his way up to the window. : “J want to sell my twenty shares of O. & M.,” said Bob, showing his receipt. “All right,” replied the clerk. He made out the regulation order and shoved it over to the boy to sign. Bob affixed his signature and pushed the paper back. “You can’t get that order over to the Exchange any too quick to suit me,” said Bob, “Your stock will be sold inside of ten minutes,” replied the clerk shortly. Bob made way for the impatient customer behind him and left the little bank. “Seems to me it’s taken you a long time to go to the ported at the office a few ‘minutes later. : Exchange and back,” remarked Cashier True, when he r Jes ont Bk’ ec 4s Lee Ue ee eee ee Ne ST eee

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“And how much time did a he waste talking to some friend of yours on the way back?” snorted the cashier, who was not particularly friendly with Bob. “No time at all. All the talking I did was in the Ex- change while waiting for Mr. Hopkins to show up.” “Well, take this note down to Greene, in the Mills Build- ing, and see that you get back in time to carry the day’s receipts to the bank.” “Yes, sir,” and Bob was off agai ' He got a hustle on this time to a the cashier that he could do his errands up brown when nothing interfered to stop him. se back to the office at a quarter of three and re- porte: The cashier had the book, money and checks ready for him in the little bag he always carried to the bank. Bob stepped inside the brass partition, took the bag, slung the leather strap around his shoulder and: started off once more, this time bound for the Manhattan National Bank, where Mr. Hopkins was a dépositor. ‘ By this time he felt. sure that his stock had been sold. There had been’ no slump as yet of the market, and the uproar at the Exchange still went on, louder and more ex- citing than ever as the day’s session was rapidly drawing _.to its close. When Bob reached the bank he P Sn his friend Dick Smart ahead of him in the line that reached halfway from the receiving teller’s window*to the door. Bob got in after the last man and, reaching forward, tap Dick on the shoulder. ello, Bob,” said Dick, recognizing him. “Fix up that matter all right?” The “matter” he referred to was the sale of Bob’s twenty shares of O. & M. ‘ “Yes. I’m out from under now, I guess.” } ; Dick moved up and the line followed him. In a few minutes he reached the receiving teller’s win- am transacted his business and stepped aside to wait for Five minutes later they left the bank together. Wall Street was full of customers who had left the dif- ferent brokers’ offices as soon as the Exchange closed for day. was talking about ‘the phenomenal boom of oO. & M., pans figuring how much higher it was likely to go. Nobody doubted now that a powerful syndicate was at the back of it and that the combine could hold the price ee as long as the members of it were interested in doing so. All the eitpcks of the bears who were “short” on the stock had beats unsettle the boom, and the bulls were jubilant end hopeful of continued success next day. “Everybody almost is a bull just now,” remarked Dick. “But if a ene sets in where will they all be?” laughed “On the run toward the soup tureen,” chuckled Dick. “'m mighty glad I’m out of the fight,” said Bob. “So am I. How much do you think you'll be worth when you get your check from the bank? “About $750.” ~ “And I'll be worth $325. That’s about three times as much money as I ever owned before in my life. If my old man knew I was worth that much, he wouldn’t rest till he got it away from me, for he doesn’t believe in boys having _ control of a large sum of ey. All the same, some boys _ €an use money to better advantage than men.” “Then you don’t mean to tell him about your haul in 0. & M.?” = “I should say not, and you wouldn’t, either, if you were in my shoes.” “You are fortunate in having a father and mother. I’m an orphan, as you know. The only home I have is my ee at the boarding-house kept by Mrs. O’Gallagher.” “You have one advantage—you’re your own bogs tgs isn’t always an advantage, I’d sooner boee a real 2 like you have than have to depend on the cold hospi- tality of a boarding-room. Suppose I was taken sick, off I’d be carted to a hospital. No, siree; being your own boss, as you call it, isn’t such a snap as you seem to think it ts.” se boxes having reached the entrance of the building Bol Peg ie One ese Sek Tee we vg = gong aerate aes shits aie K ikea) ’ iit aa Se, Hh athe 2D anh eID Ro MEISSNER Meth aah WE 2 ha BS IES SRS TD dairies ed tts, ORG oI ee THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. ‘ | CHAPTER II. FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH. } Next morning the tide of speculators set in toward Wall : Street again. The financial page in the different daily papers spoke so 1 favorably of the continuation of the rising market that many new lambs ventured downtown with money withdrawn from their savings bank accounts eager to get into the swim. Bob got down early and put in his time before the rest of the force came in reading the Wall Street papers left 1 at vie office, and in going over the previous day’s aperer: F repor He made it a point to keep abreast of the times in Wall. pe for he believed that was the right thing for him « G) Edna Prescott, Mr. Hopkins’ stenographer, came in earlier ¢ than usual, for she had a lot of work ahead of her, and she pines to clean up some of it before her employer came ¢ own The rest of the employees were not so eager to get to} or desks and did not turn up a second before the time imit The girl gave Bob a smile and a “good-morning” as she passed into the counting-room, and five minutes afterwar the young messenger went in, too, and stopped at her desk. “You’ve got your hands full, I see, so I won’t bother you,” he said. “Oh, you aren’t bothering me. I can work and hear you talk at the same time,” she replied, for she liked to havec the boy around. He had made himself pretty solid with her by doing many favors for her. Then Bob was a polite, gentlemanly boy, who never got “fresh” with her like two or three of the clerks tried to do, particularly Mason Hopwood, the cashier’s nephew and gen- b eral assistant. ib “Y’m thinking this is going to be another strenuous day on the Exchange,” said Bob, “Ever since Monday, when p the market began booming like a house afire, the board- room has been in a fever of excitement. Yesterday after- noon, had you been in the gallery, you’d haye thought ad combination football match was un er way on the floor. In fact, it was like a riot on a small scale, It’s a wonder tec me that some of the traders don’t go under with heart i failure in the rush. I guess there can’t be many weak hearts among the brokers. The O. & M. boom is the big- t gest thing that has hit the Street this year. Lots of peoplé are making money out of it; but there is sure to be a re- action pretty soon, and then a whole lot of the Coe de ¢ hoodoo day in Wall Street.” ges £ “Haven’t you noticed that it is Friday?” “This Friday happens to be ‘the thirteenth of the mon as well as regular traders. are going to get’hit hard “Why, how is that?” asked the stenographer, “Of course, I know that; but Friday yen’t a particulary © ° There haye been several panics on Friday the 13th in ma : hope nothing happens to disturb things to-day, but this at her work and looking at the boy. unlucky day in Wall Street.” be past, and I am afraid that O. & M. is ripe for trouble. “What makes you think it is?” “Because it’s selling way above its normal value. moment the syndicate that is behind it withdraws suppo! , 0 something is going to happen; a it will hapren so qui that it will take away a good m people’s breath.” Be Edna said nothing, but Teeuined er work. a “Til bet the more superstitious among the traders wi start in to unload this morning. This of itself is likely t unsettle prices—that is, if the sellers are more numerou than the buyers. You may also take my word for it th if the market shows signe of weakening, the bears are go ing to sg in and do their yen to Frege end things ge erall slump is the onl that will Som sens Fake ruin 33 eS oe em = many” the pretty ope He went into the lavatory, made a hana, S3! then went back to his post. half-past nine wt Hopkins came in and was PI wk busy over his Bob was A = sent on first quent ot? = 4 Ten minutes later ‘the day.

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ME - THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. 38 By that time the brokers’ offices were fillin i g up with cus- pag ok and not a-few, as Bob had conjectured, were giving n their selling orders because they feared that something Wn might happen on that fateful day. = bas Aigo oe later he was sent with a note to him 5 Sig: Ante at of the precedin st =The bears had unexpected! Sod Sra vt ‘ were making a desperate fight for the ascendancy. The bulls were fighting them off; but their position was not so strong as on the preceding day. ll Bob was back and forth between the office and the Ex- change when not out on other errands. He scarcely had a moment’s rest from the time he started rout on his first errand. _ He met Dick Smart twice on the street, but neither had other and on. At two o’clock on his way back to he office Bob felt hungry that he dropped into a quigk-lneh house and called for a sandwich an ee. 2 to more than greet each _ He swallowed both at railroad specd. and crullers. mash j fs “You don’t mean it.” os oo ia busted ings up.” Penic on. Bob didn’t wait to hear any mo dow and ran out into the street. From the looks of things in the neighborhood of the Ex- ae it was evident that something unusual was going on ag dashed in at the messengers’ entrance to make sure There was some truth in what he had heard. ‘The sight he saw on the floor fairly beggared description. child's 5 roar of the preceding afternoon was almost like y com to the tumult now in progress. A glance at the blackboard showed Bob that pri falling with startling rapidity. rar, re excitement was tremen EM brokers were fighting like madmen around the O. Almost » which was the center of activity. ‘ ; everybody was trying to sell, while a few big bull seat ors were trying to stem the panic by buying in the They were lost in the seethin i " g maelstrom that eddied around that particular part of the floor. ease of everybody for himself now, and each matters worse. ; midst of the hubbub Bob saw old Mr. Hopkins act- cut of habe —— — Bro Seana saseepd et haa Bob indignant to see the way he was buffeted gee hy the young amen doar fs _up in a mad rush and he ‘he would be se ar becialat of at n away from en Bob returned to the office Mr. Hopkins had gone rised to find the board-room in a turmoil developed fresh strength and Dat’s right,” corroborated the other boy, “dere’s a big : y re. € threw his check and the dime in at the cashier’s win- were The old broker looked so bad that a physician was tele- phoned for. Before he reached the Exchange -Mr. Hopkins recovered a bit and insisted on being taken to his office. Bob got a cab and the broker was taken out of the Ex- | change. The doctor was sent to his office and found Mr. Hopkins lying on his lounge attended by Bob. _ He examined the old broker carefully, wrote out a pre- scription, and ordered him to go home as soon as he had taken the first dose. Bob ran to a nearby drugstore, got and brought it back with him. “Tl go out and get another cab for you,” said Bob, as soon as the broker had taken the medicine. “No,” replied Mr. Hopkins. “I don’t feel as if I could stand the ride uptown yet. I’m pretty bad. I'll rest a while and maybe I'll recover a bit. If I don’t, it doesn’t matter much—it doesn’t matter much,” he added, shaking his head in a sadjand hopeless kind of way. “You mustn’t thik that way, Mr. Hopkins,” replied Bob. “You'll come around all right in a little while.” The broker shook his head again, lay back on the lounge and closed his eyes. Bob didn’t feel as if he ought to leave the room: with his employer in that condition, so he went over to the private ticker that stood beside the desk and looked at the quota- tions that came out on it. O. & M. had long since gone to smash. It was now down thirty points from the inflated figures at which it had opened that morning, and most of the other stocks had: suffered proportionately. While he was thinking about the hundreds of speculators who must have been ruined, or had suffered severely through the slump, the cashier opened the door and called him to take the day’s deposits to the bank. “You will also take this note to Yardley, in the Vander- pool Building,” said the cashier. “Deliver it before you go to the bank.” When he got back he found, to his surprise, that Mr. opkins had recovered so much as to be able to receive a visitor in his private room. The visitor was a broker who had called to make a set- tlement with the old trader. He left without getting one, for John Hopkins told: him that he was a ruined man, and that he would have to make an. assignment for the benefit of his créditors. f When his caller went away the old man rang for Bo The boy went in. 2 : “Tf any more gentlemen call to see me tell them to come to-morrow, as I’m not able to see them,” he said. “All right, sir. How about that cab?” ; “f’m not going home until late, and. as a special favor, Bob, I wish you’d stay at the office till I go.” ug “All right, sir. I'll do that.” Bob walked outside and took his seat. Half an hour later the cashier, noticing him sitting by the window, asked him why he didn’t go home. “Mr. Hopkins told me to remain until he left.” Just then a newsboy came in with an afternoon paper to the cashier. Bob bought a copy from him, and. opening it up, the first thing he saw was the flaring headlines announcing the Wall Street panic. The first and bi “Friday, the th, the prescription ‘filled ihe Rh wit - line ran as follows: Proves a Wall Street Hoodoo.” oo ; CHAPTER III. THE OLD BROKER'S HEIR. : While Bob was: reading about the panic, Mr. Hopkins - rang for him. - ; “Tell Mr. True to come in here,” the old broker said | when the boy answered the summ x The cashier remained a long time in the private room. He looked rather solemn when he came ont. | ae By that 464 Bob had read about everything that in- tergeied him the paper. t ie Be. y_ five o’clock came and the clerks put up their — papers and started for their homes. =

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; THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. : As they passed out through the waiting-room they ‘were The old broker went over several other papers, all repre my earnest hope that they will. At any rate, I make yot my heir to them, trusting that by and by you may with surprised to see Bob still on duty. senting an interest in various companies of a problematical ber “What's keeping you, Bob?” asked one. character and value. : = “Waitmg to see Mr. Hopkins home,” replied the young Finally he took up the last one. : messenger. “This is a certificate for 40,000 shares in the Eldoradé E Mason Hopwood was the last to go, and before he left) Banana Corporation, of Ceiba, Honduras. It cost me $6,000 his uncle, the cashier called him over to his desk and talked| cash, and it is worth—whatever it may ultimately pan out! et with him for several moments in a low tone. Here is some of the literature issued by the company whet By Then Mr. True went in to see the old man again. it put the stock on the market a year ago. It gives glowing ve When he came out he told Bob that Mr. Hopkins wanted] accounts of the money to be made out of the banana in: ig » to see him. dustry. The par value of this stock is $1. Some day, il a Then he put on his hat and coat and went home. the company ig successful, it. might reach, or exceed, tha’ a “Sit down, Bob,” said the old broker, when the boy en-| figure, and in that case, if you hold on to it, you will bé tered his room. worth a lot of money. On the other hand, should the com Pe It was some moments before the old man spoke, during | pany fail to make the enterprise pay, this certificate will no! which interval he sat with his head resting on one of his| be worth the paper on which it is printed.” 4 hands. The broker locked the box and handed the key to Bob. Ss . “Bob, I. think you’ve been with me something over two “Take the box home with you to-night. It is not a ve Z years;”- he said. valuable legacy as things stand, but with the exception o: i “Yes, sir,” replied the boy, surprised at his words. _ | certain personal property, it is all I have to leave on whicl ‘2 “l’ye been forty years in Wall Street, and I can unhesi-| my creditors will haye no legal claim. You are young, an _ tatingly say that you are the best messenger I ever had.”| in the course of time some of the certificates in that box ma} 3 “['m glad that I’ve given you satisfaction, sir. I’ve| become valuable enough to give you a start in life. It is done the best I knew how,” answered Bob. 5 “T know you. have, and I intend to reward you for it. Bob, I know you'll be sorry to hear that after a lifetime ‘spent in“Wall Street, I am to-day an utterly ruined man.” = “Ruined, sir!” gasped Bob. enough from my legacy to cause you to remember wit} kindly feelings the old mzn who was once your employer a ‘ and who would have done better by you had it been in his Ee. “Beyond redemption. I was long on O. & M., and ex-| power.” } to make a new fortune out of it on which I could) Bob hardly knew what to say when the old broker stoppe¢’ : retire and — the last few years of my life in peace and | speaking. : 3 comfort. Unfortunately, I made the great mistake of hold-| “He wanted to thank him, but a lump came in his throat, ing out too long: and-t was caught in the slump. Even at! and his eyes filled with tears. __ that I might have saved myself to a certain extent had I) Mr. Hopkins’ words left no doubt in the young messen;, sold my holdings quickly at the best figure I could get. In-/ ger’s mind that his employer’s days as a broker were nu stead of doing that, I stood in with a few other brokers and) hered, and that when he left the office that night he reti nai i right and left ‘at high figures, thinking that this} from Wall Street for good and all. might arrest the panic. We were all snowed under, and sev-| But to be obliged to retire at his age a ruined man seemed: eral of us are so deefily involved that recovery is impossible. | g terrible thing to the boy. . Our seats at the Exchange will have to go, and all our re-| Bob felt that mere words could not express the regret he. sources, too. This disaster leaves me, at the sunset of life,| felt at parting from so good a boss as Mr. Hopkins h s. Well, it doesn’t matter, for judging! proved to be. . cal condition, I can’t live long. To-morrow| Finally he managed to thank the old broker for the bo 1 go into the hands of a receiver, whose duty| full of securities. be to wind things up for the benefit of my creditors,! He felt just as grateful as if they were worth $100,000 t a short time you, with the rest of the force, will be| instead of being of doubtful value . f a position. Now, Bob, I don’t intend that you shall/ He said he appreciated the kindness that induced Mr left out utterly in the cold. You are the only person in| Hopkins to select him as heir to his last remaining pro eee Rare 2 Bare = bogey Je ogy Be I have no} erty. Sasragee Ate nk of, and so I’m going to make you! “But what are you going to do so, sir? You have mone’ y heir—the heir of what little I have left to dispose .of,| enough to live pi Doe. otherwise I couldn’t think of ace _ Here is the combination of my private safe. Open it, please.” | cepting your gift,” he said. The old-broker handed Bob a slip of paper on which some The old broker favored him with a queer simile, “Don’t worry about my future, Bob. I have more th sim were written. ; 45 The boy took it, and following directions, soon swung the enough to see me through the last of my life. In you my heir I have not robbed myself at all, but have steel door open. box you will find in the left-| 7iy put a chance in your way of getting a start in life. This) _ “Fetch me the japanned hand top compartment,” said Mr. Hopkins. x of certificates is not all I possess. When I am dead y will receive a paper, legally executed, entitling you to the . Ho Bob brought it and laid it on the desk before the old man. rest of your legacy.» So you see that I intend you as my, sole heir, since I have no one else to leave my little pro 7 8 E aif 532 23ar Tare fee ee 8 ‘The broker selected a small key from a bunch he carried on a ring and detached it from the others. 3 haar od the bom be took out packages of papers that erty to.” ; : ' ” said the old trader, holding up the top one, “is| ,,)¥% #7 very kind, sir, to honor me in this way,” repli for, 10,000 shares of the Sunrise Mining and) ““«pont mention it, my lad. You fully deserve this small Nevada. I bought it at ten cents recognition on my part, and I bestow it on you because desire to help you.” : ; “TI suppose you will be down as usual to-morrow, sir? said the boy. “No man can say with certainty what the morrow bring forth,” replied Mr. Hopkins, solemnly. “I am an ol Se eerste reverse I. ae eee to-day is a thing for me to bear w 3 _quite possibl I may not be here to-morrow, Big hE whence Fg nn ; a le Oe ee ee Now, if you will go out and ome.

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THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. 5 _So Bob placed the japanned box in the cab and got in| He found her crying at her table, for she had a great re-* self. for the old broker. On the ride uptown the broker became quite cheerful, and| “It’s tough, isn’t it, Edna?” said Bob. m when the young messenger helped him to the elevator in the “Oh, I can hardly believe it is true,” she said, wiping her elor apartment house where he lived, and afterward into} eyes. “Such a dear old gentleman he was. And yesterday $s suite of rooms on the second floor, he seemed in better| h seemed to be as well as I ever saw him.” © atSpirits than at any time since the panic overtook the market./ Bob told her how he had gone home in a cab with Mr. y ndpd Bob,” said Mr. Hopkins, when the boy was| Hopkins about six o’clock. ie ony to go. “Good-by, and may heaven bless and prosper- 2 ‘He was greats Reeenenet wits we sett the office, 72 he..oue > Oe ‘ ? rightened up during the ride,” Bob said. “I expected to ee rel pg ig Rat ‘yaaa: Pega rm ti a. and 8S0/ see him down this morning by ten at any rate. And now he ald men ali y little thinking © would never see! is dead. It hardly seems possible, though it is true he suf- b ive again. fered a terrible shock from the slump, and he was hurt at the Exchange.” “The papers say he was ruined by the collapse of the market.” a “That is true, for he told me so himself. He said he wouldn’t have a dollar left.” “Here’s a letter for you, Brown,” said one of the clerks j at that juncture, handing him an oblong envelope. cE @ ) CHAPTER IV. A BREAK UP AT THE OFFICE. ¢,, Next morning’s papers were filled with the particulars of .ythe panic in the Stock Exchange, and they printed the names of many brokerage firms who were believed to be hard hit yg by the slump. iy. Old John Hopkins’ name appeared in the list, and it was intimated that his assignment would be announced at the f°PENing of the Exchange. 5: i¢ Bob turned up at the office at his usual time. € was reading a second account of the panic when the clerks began to arrive. t They had read what the papers said about John Hopkins’ ailure and were much concerned, for if the business went up the spout they would all be thrown out of steady jobs. ».. hey gathered together in the counting-room and Nolen to He saw that the superscription was in his late employer’s writing, and he tore the envelope open. A letter and a paper dropped out. ; The former ran as follows: “ “Robert Brown—My dear young friend. When you re- ceive this I will be out of all my earthly troubles. A pen- } niless old man like myself ?s only in the way in this world. z Oblivion and the grave are all that is left to him, and I . gladly welcome both as a happy release from my troubles. I enclose a paper, certified to by a notary, which makes over j to you, as my heir, all of the personal property contained in my apartments. I advige you to sell everything and put _discuss the situation. the proceeds in bank for your futura benefit. Wishing you 3 250n Hopwood was the last to arrive. a long life, success and a happier end than fate has meted .As he hung up his coat and hat one of the clerks asked| out to me, { remain, your friend and well-wisher, d E Ee. what he thought of the newspaper statement about Mr. “John Hopkins.” .. “4 t “What do I think?” he replied, with a short laugh. “That} The paper, which conveyed all the old broker's effects to we'll all be hustling for another job in a short time.” Bob, was witnessed by one of the tenants of the apartment “Then you think that the boss is up against the wall?” house, and bore the seal and signature of the notary who % > x 1 don’t think it, I know it,” replied Hopwood. “The old| drew the document up. della told my uncle that he was cleaned out down to his last} Bob showed both the letter and the paper to Edna, but he | guar, and that he would have to make an assignment.” said nothing to her about the box of securities which the old «en I’m afraid this business will be wound up.” man had given him before they left the office together the , {I'd like to bet a dollar to a dime that it will.” afternoon before. see : Be ety hard. luck all around,” replied the other clerk,] “He must have thought a great deal of you, Bob,” she oe away to communicate the news to the rest of the| said. aa? y At that moment the telephone bell rang and Hopwood dea joa ang : gs or peg Bongo nes Batt * —_— 4 aerrcred it. | The toapiec tal received a letter also from the late broker. superintendent of the apartment house where Mr. i : s “ ; It contained a notice of his assignment to a trader, Hopkins ins lived was at the other end of the wire. ; ai f informed Hopwood that the old broker had just t and a few directions as to what he should do pending the of assignee. 3found dead in his bed. wae he cashier nt a notice to put on the door, and then hig's le canein. pmax Heng, news 26. Mp cletehet told ath ae that the office would be closed until the as- a2 aed a signee took possession. ae 2 yeh eh - ag ate I can’t say I’'m| . Bob at once went up to his late employer’s apartments, Particularly surprised. After the mauling he got at the Ex- He presented the paper which made him the owner of the change, one the slump that cleaned him out, it is not to be| /ate broker’s effects and said he would take charge of things ;Wondered at that a man of his age should peter out.” and see that Mr. Hopkins was suitably buried. Neither the cashier nor his nephew seemed to be much de- The superintendent told him that nothing could be done ; : until] the coroner had called and investigated the broker’s pressed by the sad intelligence of their employer’s death. — An autopsy showed that Mr. Hopkins had died from the — “2 Fo, eae down and out financially, anyway. ) employees were more or leas shocked, however, effects of an overdose of a certain medicine he had been taking for his heart. ‘ The o for ee ail liked the old man, and had found him a and S. ‘ Whether he had taken the undue quantity by accident or msiderate bos , Bob didn’t learn the news until fifteen minutes later when the cashier called him to his-window and told him abruptly | designedly could not be determined, so the dead man, in hat Mr. Hi S was dead. f spite of the suspicion that his failure might have induced ‘ him to take his own life, was given the benefit of the doubt. As soon as the coroner issued a permit Bob hired an un- dertak : was ood he ! You don’t mean that, Mr. True?” cried om a is funeral attended by all of the employees of the ; ‘telling you what came over the ‘phone from iH office who were greatly surprised to find that Bob was in ~ charge of the arrangements. ; oa ae hak? 04 ) ‘the endent of the building where he lived,” replied the 5 Sues ened natstte snd Sp After the funeral Bob picked out certain thin 4 ° . ou . Faliby cyan! Sy decided to to. ber Mr. Ho by, and sold, pall pr gh expense of the funeral out 4 +h, _ A 8s e . &< F, 4 +" ‘a 230s ay ee ee By c

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a ia ____ When the assignee took charge of the office, the cashier, his nephew and Bob were the only employees retained, and they were told that their engagement would be but for a limited time. - “TY suppose you’re going to look for another position right away, Edna?” said Bob, after the stenographer was paid what was due her. “Yes, Bob. It’s too bad that we won’t be together any longer,” she replied. “Tt certainly is. You must send me word where you have caught on and J’ll call up and see you. I don’t want to lose _ sight of you if I can help it.” é The girl laughed, and said she would let him know her new business address as soon as she secured a position. “You'll be carrying messages for somebody else soon, I suppose?” she added. “Maybe I will and maybe I won’t,” he answered. “Am’ I to understand that you are thinking of applying for fc clerkship instead of @ messenger’s position?” she said. 0. “What then?” : “I may decide to do business on my own hook.” Z “What kind of business?” ‘ “S te on the market perhaps.” ’s rather a hazardous business, I should think.” et So itis risky. But a person has got to take chances to = in. - .. “T should imagine that Wall Street is the worst place in the world to take chances. The fate of poor Mr. Hopkins ought to be a warning to you.” “Don’t you worry about me, Edna. I’m not going to get lost in the shuffle if I can help myself.” _ “TI hope you won’t; but if you expect to make a living out of the stock market I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed.” ; “Oh, I don’t know. There are two or three ex-messenger _ boys doing it to my certain knowledge, and I guess I stand as good a show as they do.” ; “Well, you have my best wishes for your success.” _. “Thank you, Edna, I know you mean that. If I should be- come a broker I’ll hire you as my stenographer if you'll come to work for me,” laughed the boy. ar you thinking of becoming a broker some day?” she “Stranger things than that have happened,” he chuckled. “That’s true. Well, good-by till I see you again,” she said, holding out her hand to him. “Aren’t you going to say good-by to me, too?” asked the voice of Mason Hopwood nd them. _~ “Good-by, Mr. Hopwuod,” replied the girl, without offering her hand. ; -. “I think I know where you cam get a job right away, Miss ——, osaid the clerk, fondling his incipient mustache. sy oe Pee. yen Pa ae _ Edna hesitated, for she didn’t care to be under an obliga- _ tion to Hopwood, whom she didn’t like for very good rea- sons. _ = Still, it: necessary that she get a position as soon as possible, fag told him she’d take the letter. “I have it already written,” he said with a smirk, taking ‘an envelope from his pocket and handing it to her with a bow. “Take it around to him right away and you'll get the _ position,” he added, with a aonta ent smile. “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Hopwood.” _. “Don’t mention it. It is a pleasure for me to do anything you. _. He put an accent on the you and fayored her with a lan- _guishing look = made her regret she had accepted his =" n. ~ However, it was too late to reconsider the matter now with = slight bow she put the letter in her bag, an the corridor door with Bob. Potent that feet aord to be a ut of work » T can help,,1'd rather not be indebted to Mr. or a position,” she SNe tae sie worry about him. You probably won’t see him Az, 3 " 3 * ey . St oa 2) 2 sa %y a Rhy opty Pay gi th = ‘ 4 ed m S by eon pany when in the hands: of its promotets. SPSS THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. “T hope not,” she replied with some emphasis, and th ae shook hands with Bob again and started for the el vator. | CHAPTER V. BOB GETS HOLD OF A TIP. A few days after the old broker had been laid away in h last resting-place, Bob began to investigate the value of t securities in the japanned tin box. He prosecuted his inquiries chiefly after he was throu with his. duties at the office, which embraced not only me senger service, but desk work as well. He found that the certificate for 10,000 shares of Su rise Mining & Milling stock was worth nominally $500; b the question was to find a purchaser at that figure. A Broad street broker, to whom he applied for inform tion about the stock, offered him $250 for the certificate, b Bob declined to sell it below its quited value. He found out the address of the Phoenix Optical Co. Philadelphia and wrote to the secretary telling him that had come into possession of 5,000 shares of the compan — and requesting him to let him know what it w worth. In due time he received a reply informing him that t stock was of rather uncertain value at present, as the co pany was not yet in a financial position to declare its fi dividend. He advised Bob to forward the certificate so that the stoc could be transferred to his name on the company’s book promising to return it in due course. “The company,” he wrote, “has acquired and is using se eral valuable patents bearing on optics. We also control th right to manufacture, on a royalty, the new convex lens eye-glasses which will eventually revolutionize the trade ar bring us in a big profit. At present the cost of these lensé; interferes with an extended sale, notwithstanding their ul doubted superiority to any other lens heretofore put on th market. When the public has been educated to the manifes advantages possessed by glasss built on the only right prin; ciple covered by our patent rights, we may look for a larg and growing sale for that branch of our business. In m opinion, the future of the company is a bright one, and i stock should, in a year or two, be easily worth its par val of $2. I would therefore strongly advise you to hold ont; your certificate as a valuable investment of the future.” Bob sent on the certificate and decided that the stoc, might turn out to be a valuable asset in time. ‘ When he looked into the Excelsior Copper Mining Co. | “We haven’t had any call for Excelsior Copper in seve months,” he said. “I couldn’t tell you what it might brin if we found a customer who wanted some of it. It is né listed on any of the exchanges, and therefore has no qué table price. Call in later and see Mr. Blum, or you leave your name and address, together with the number shares you own, and should any inquiries be made by pros’ , ve purchaser, we will communicate with you. charge one-half a cent a share for selling stock that b under twenty cents. Our minimum commission on any de: is $1.25. How many shares of Excelsior Copper have you? “Fifteen thousan' gg Bob. : “That’s quite a block. Will I take down your name ani address, or shall you call again and see Mr, Blum?” ; “T will probably call, but you can take my name and a dress, anyway.” The clerk took Bob’s name, his office address, and +5 number of slfares of Excelsior Copper he owned, and the the young messenger went away. not much imp wit the possible value of He stack. na The certificate that interested Bob more than any othé;

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, +s - » \ his back, though they are careful not to do it before him, for they often find it necessary to borrow.money from him— on gilt-edge security, of course, and it wouldn’t be good policy to offend him.” “There is another‘thing I don’t like, too.” “What is that?” “Mr. Hopweod has been up twice to see me.” “He has, eh?” : “Yes. The first time I didn’t mind, for he only stayed a minute, and merely asked me how I liked my new position. — The second time he met me in the corridor. I am almost sure that he was waiting for me to come out, though he pro- fessed surprise at seeing me off so early. How is it that he got away from his desk at that hour?” “We only work till four or a quarter past. You don’t seem to appreciate the honor Mr. Hopwood does you by calling up and waiting for you in the corridor,” smiled Bob. “No, I don’t. I much prefer his room to his company.” “He’d be mad if he heard you say that.” “T can’t help it. I never did like him, and I never will.” “He lords’ it over me in great shape nowadays,” replied Bob. “I am doing desk work now when not out on an er- rand, and I get my orders through him. As the assignee is seldom at the office over an hour a day, Hopwood’s uncle is running things as near to suit himself as he dares. Hopwood loafs a lot of the time and I am doing a good bit of his work. I guess he and his uncle are trying to make the snap last as long as possible.” “Well, I mustn’t stand here talking with you any longer, Bob, or Mr. Wessel might think I’m taking too much time at my lunch. T’ll expect to see you around some day soon at half-past four.” ; “What time do you get off on Saturday?” “One o’clock.” “Well, look for me at one on Saturday, and I’ll see you up to the bridge and put you on your car.” “Very well; I’ll expect to see you on Saturday in the cor- ridor near the elevators a little after one.” : “T’ll be there,” and, raising his hat, Bob walked off to his own particular lunch house, unaware that Hopwood had been watching the interview from the doorway of a near-by _ office building. CHAPTER VL EDNA’S EMBARRASSING PREDICAMENT. When Bob got back from his lunch he found Hopwood alone in the office, his uncle having gone to a Beaver street restaurant. tox : “Look here, Brown, who gave you permission to take your own time at lunch?” demanded Hopwood, glaring at the boy. “I’m entitled to a half hour, ain’t I?” returned Bob. “You’ye been out three-quarters of an hour.” “I guess not. I left the office at eight minutes of one, and it is now twenty-seven minutes past one. I’ve only taken five minutes extra.” “Well, you haven’t any right to take five minutes extra.” “What differerice does it make to you?” _ “Don’t talk back to me in that way. Remember, I’m your boss. boss.” “You’know what I mean. r me, an it’s my place to see that you attend to business when you’re in the office.” ue I thought Mr. White, the assignee, was my “Don’t I attend to business? You haven’t found me loaf-— ing any, have you?” ; You wouldn’t dare loaf, for I have my eye on you.” “Is that all you’re paid to do—watch me?” ; “It’s none of your business what I’m paid to do. If you aren’t more 1 to me, I'll see that you’re bounced.” “T guess rete wil hes great while before we're all then your over.” SS ae “What's that?” roared Hopwood, turning red with anger. “You heard what I said. Do you think I’m a fool and don’t sec how you are putting in your time? I’m doing half ides running errands. If any one is earn- — of your work You get your orders through > ¥ « ; » a x ing his wages here I am that party. I’m not kicking, how- I don’t care whether you ark AE sis but I wo iz “Pil fix you, see if I don’t,” gritted Hopwood, = +t tenis you'll report me to your uncle. Well, _ < ? ie = i ae. ever. . 7 “rs * SATA eg le = i‘

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THE OLD and do-so. I’m not stuck on this job, which won’t last a great while, anyway. Suppose your uncle fires me on Satur- day, and then suppose I call on the assignee and tell him how things are running here, how would you like that?” Hopwood gave a gasp, and had nothing more to say for five minutes. During that time he did some thinking. Then he humbled himself so much as to walk over to Bob’s desk and try to make the matter up. ue Bob saw that he had scared him by his suggestion about - making Mr. White wise as to the way things were going on - in the office, though he had no intention of doing such a thing even if he was bounced. He was not a talebearer, but he knew that Hopwood was fully capable of carrying stories on very slight provocation. During the balance of the afternoon Hopwood was. un- usually subdued and did more work than usual, which fact _* made Bob chuckle. c~ A few minutes after three Bob got a chance to look at the office ticker, and he saw that J. & N. had closed at 68 1-2. On paper he was nearly $260 to the good, which was a very satisfactory thought. Next day, which was Friday, the stock continued to ad- —— and toward the close of the day’s business was quoted at 70. ‘wa On the following morning the papers incidentally men- 3 tioned J. & N. as a good stock to watch, as it seemed likely a to go up several points higher. * Bob and Dick read the newspaper statements, and they “ton i to themselves that the financial editors had long eads, _ They didn’t expect that J. & N. would boom for several days yet; but it is the unexpected that is always happening. At twenty minutes to twelve there was no sign of a slump In sight, and buyers became more plentiful than ever. _. -‘'The price jumped up and up at bounds, and when the chair- _ man brought the day’s session to a close at noon, J. & N. was roosting comfortably at 82—a rise of twelve points since ies Both Bob and Dick discovered the boom from the quota- tions on their office tickers and were jubilant. Bob noticed that Hopwood asked leave to go out about half-past eleven, and he guessed it had something to do with : the market, for he knew that Hopwood speculated right _ #dong, though he could not tell whether the cashier’s nephew Was particularly successful at the game or not. its It is true he always seemed to have plenty of money in his clothes, but as Hopwood was a pretty good bluffer, it wasn’t at all certain that he was well fixed. = ' At any rate, Bob had noticed Hopwood looking at the . ticker pretty often that morning, so he had an idea he went out to buy some J. & N. on margin. ~ Bob and Dick certainly had cause to feel jubilant that Byte J. & N. had gone up sixteen points above what they had wages it, and that represented a profit of about $2,000 to > former. _ As Dick was in on only thirty shares, he was about $450 As soon as his office closed at half-past twelve Bob ran over to pet send and found his friend impatiently wait- Manat do to make up his Deen te “What do you think of J. & N., Dick?” asked Bob. -“T think it’s all to the mustard. Gee! I had no idea that it boom so soon.” _ “You got hold of that tip just in the nick of time.” “J guess I did. Now the question is, how much higher is ‘the stock likely to go?” “Ask me something easy, Bob. You know what the mar- is. It is no more to be depended on than the hind legs morning and make sure of what is in sight.” fore, I don’t mean to sell my Ps eae for “Neither did I. I didn’t look for results much before a| pered ere rake T’ve a great mind to cash in first thing Monday} bet | actually had the assurance to tell Mr. Hopwood that he we old Mr. Hopkins, who always ‘provided I needed an escort; but BROKER’S HEIR. ; “That will depend on how things pan out Monday mornin at the Exchange.” : . The boys talked the matter over a while longer, then Bolts said he had an engagement and would have to go. I He had promised to meet Edna Prescott near the elevatori in the corridor of the building where she was employed, an¢v he didn’t want to keep her waiting. t _ When he got out of the elevator who should he see strut ting up and down not far from Mr. Wessel’s door but Masof] Hopwood. : Bob didn’t require the gift of second sight to understan¢ what had brought him there. it The magnet that attracted him was Edna. 4 Bob drew back into the shadow of the elevator shaft ané waited to see what would happen when the fair stenogra: pher appeared. i In about five minutes the girl came out, but she was ac companied by the old dude, Wessel, himself. ; She looked hastily around for Bob, but didn’t see him. ; Ske saw Hopwood instead. He was clearly disgusted on observing that Wessel was with her. ; : He had counted on a quiet tete-a-tete with the pretty girl) but his hopes were nipped in the bud. iz Mr. Wessel figured on seeing his stenographer to her car, and he didn’t take Hopwood’s presence kindly. Each regarded the case as one where two are compe and three a crowd. Neither, however, had any intention of withdrawing from the scene. “Good afternoon, Miss Prescott;” said Hopwood, in hié- politest manner. “This is an unexpected pleasure.” Edna knew better. She was sure he had been waiting for her, and she re | turned his bow rather coldly without speaking. H Hopwood. ignored her frigid demeanor and, turning to thé money-lender, said quite blandly, “How do you do, M Wessel? In a hurry to catch the elevator, I suppose, so won't detain you. I have a few words to say to Miss Pres?’ cott. “Miss Prescott is in a great hurry to reach her car, and as I am going with her, we’ll bid you good afternoon,” | turned the money-lender, glaring at Hopwood. “Come, Mi Prescott, permit me,” and the old dude had the nerve t@ seize iE the arm and lead her toward the elevator. , ; : Hopwo feeling that he had been turned down, was mad as a hornet. Edna looked embarrassed and nervous. Mr. Wessel had taken possession of her as if he had quired a right to act as her escort, and she didn’t want be seen on the street in company with her dudish employe: How she was going to shake him without insulting him was a serious problem to her. She was almost angry with Bob for not being on hand, 2 she thought, to help her out of her predicament. Hopwood recovered from his discomfiture and, resolvin that Wessel shouldn’t have anything on him where Edn was concerned if he could help it, hastened after the mone lender and the stenographer. ; at it was that Bob concluded it was time to show him self. Edna uttered a ‘little exlamation of delight and relie when she saw him. : | Breaking away from her employer, she ran-to him and: grasping him by the arm before he could say a word, whis “Take me away, quick. Let’s run downstairs.” She fairly pulled the boy with- her in her eagerness to get away from Wessel and Hopwood. ; “They’re not following us, are they?” she fluttered, they hurried down the flight of marble stairs. “No. It seems almost a shame to give them such a colé shake,” he chuckled. fi “How can you say that, Bob,” pouted the girl, “when you know I’m only too glad to get rid of them? I never was so embarrassed in my life. Why, that ridiculous old maf gong to see me eFax! oe - one have been too morti, for anything anybody ew saw me walking with him. If he was a respectable looking man like poor dea treated me with the greatest king with him a few blocks oe an old man like i

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THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. Wessel gets himself up like a fashion plate I simply can’t be Seen in his company.” Well, I can’t blame you feeling that way. I think he’s a lot of nerve to force his society on you after office ours,” said Bob. “He hires your services as a stenographer and typist for a certain sum a week. He is only entitled to What he pays you for. If he doesn’t cut his personal atten- tions out I’d look for another job if I were you.” I mean to right away. I don’t care for him as an em- loyer, and the sooner I can make a change the better I’ll pleased,” replied Edna. They walked down the three flights and then went out by the Pine street entrance to avoid the possibility of meeting Wessel and Hopwood at the main door. CHAPTER VIL. BOB MAKES A GOOD HAUL OUT OF J. & N. Bob was seated on his high stool before his desk Monday morning reading the “Wall Street Argus” when Hopwood came in. morning, Mr. Hopwood,” said the boy, with his cus- courtesy. opwood growled out some kind of a reply and glared at Bob in an unfriendly way. He went to the safe, opened it, took out the books and papers he and the boy were working on, and then called Bob to come and get those he’ was using. _He seemed on the point of saying something, but recon- the matter, and Bob ec one of the books and Several of the papers to his desk. The boy knew he was sore on him because he had called after Edna on Saturday and they had skipped down the Stairway together instead of waiting for an elevator. sdies course, Hopwood had seen that it was Edna who ged Bob down the stairs, thereby showing her eager- ness to get away from Wessel and himself, but as he couldn’t get. back at the girl, it would have pleased him to get i rake with Bob, whom he blamed as a butter-in. d e laid his own work out on his desk, but he didn’t get one to business like his assistant. He took up a morning newspaper and read till his uncle ined 2 cra a quarter of ten, then he made a great bluff of At a quarter past ten he walked out into the waiting- TOG and spent a few minutes over the ticker watching J. & N. which had opened at 83 and was now up to 84, with every Prospect of going higher. - The assignee, Mr. White, came in about half-past ten and called Mr, True into his private room. ; __A few minutes afterward Bob was called on to carry a message to a certain broker in the Astor Building. he © broker was engaged when Bob reached his office, so had a chance to look at the tape that hung down into the basket and thus get a line on J. & N. , saw that it was up to 84 5-8. When he left the broker’s office he met three messenger vs he knew who were waiting for an elevator to take , r rs. — were talking about the rise in J. & N.. in which one of them was interested to the extent of five shares. __“Hello, Brown,” said one of them, “I don’t see so much bi yet 2s usual. Your office is in the hands of « receiver, _ “There’s an assignee in charge. I guess he acts about the Same as a receiver. He’s winding un the business.” __ “Then you'll be out of a job when he’s through?” said an- “That fact doesn’t worry me any.” “Have you another in view?” “No.” : . 10 ‘you're looking for one?” xent_of an office?” asked one of the crowd as the cage shot — down. ~ 3 “Oh, my friend Morgan is going to back me with a million . or two,” laughed Bob. ! ry “Is that so?” chuckled one of the messengers. “Why « may you ask him for five or ten million while you’re about i hed ‘ “Oh, a million or two will be enough to give me a start,” replied Bob, as they stepped out into the main corridor. The bunch laughed, for they believed Bob was: kidding them about hiring an office, or even desk room in somebody else’s office. They looked on Bob as a messenger still, and messengers were not in the habit of hiring offices for themselves when they lost their jobs. When they reached the street they scattered, and Bob re- — turned to his own place of business with-an answer from the broker he had taken the note to. This he handed to the assignee, and then after a glance at the tape, which showed that J. & N. was up to 85, he © returned to his desk. At half-past twelve he went to lunch, looking at the ticker on his way out. The stock he was interested in was now going at 90. He decided. that he wouldn’t take any more chances with it, so before going to the restaurant he frequented, he ran into the little bank and ordered his shares sold. When he got back to the office he saw that J. & N. was ruling at 91. “Well, it might go to par if the syndicate is able to force 2 s that high, but I’m satisfied with what I’ve made out 0 Figuring that his shares had been sold at 90, or perhaps a fraction above that, he calculated he had made at least $3,000, which, added to the sum he had already made out of sae and saved up, would give him a capital of “I guess I don’t need to look for another job. I haven't anybody dependent on me. I'll branch out on my own hook as a speculator. I can hire desk room for a while and then | take an office when I have made more money. I'l! then be ~ independent, go and come as I choose, and not be at the beck and call of a broker for nine or ten dollars a week. If I’m any way fortunate, I can make more money_out of — one deal than I’d make in a year or two running my legs of as a messenger.” " That’s the way Bob thought about his immediate future — as he worked over his task in hand. ‘ ; Hopwood wasn’t in the office, being out to his own lunch. He took a full hour himself, and wasn’t particular if he stayed out longer, for his uncle didn’t call him down fora little thing like that. 4 oe When he came in about ten minutes after Bob he looked quite excited and exultant, like a person who was feeling uncommonly ; : > He had evidently taken several “high balls,” for his face was flushed and his eyes danced in a peculiar way. He went to his desk and stood looking at his work. = | Then he went to one of the windows and looked out on Wall Street. : “ps As soon as his uncle went to lunch he slipped over to the ticker and stayed there. he faithfully as if somebody was ey Wi Le Ne 4 ee red | —_ ae = 5 inate? n - se EE ee EO es re hee oe 7 The clerk’s grouch against him had either worn off or was forgotten for the time being. for he answered Bob in peels kind of way, and showed him how the work sho As the boy was turning away Hopwood said: “T’ye made a pile of m since Saturday morning. Se “Have you? Pron you’re. lucky.” answered Bob. of, S5- _ “T bought 100 shares of J. & N. when it was down to 69 and now it’s up 93.” ; ee “Why at _ sell od then?” ee os “Because it’s up to par.’ ; < “How do you hor k is?” ' She Srcanen Weir torike ‘nuts, ok, whaty- wing Go habeas ‘ sure whe go! to na 34 ‘Wall Street.” : eae Py. Sa eae a ot: “Ive: six years in the Street and ought to be able to | judge how the A seins Se She ee eee Riis

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“That so? Well, Mr. Hopkins was forty years in Wall! _ Street, and yet he often got caught through over-confidence. If he’d sold his O. & M. before the slump came on I’ve no - doubt he’d be alive to-day and well off. Instead of which he is now resting in a poor man’s grave. If you’ve got 100 shares of J. & N. at this moment, I’d advise) you to run out _ and sell it.” _ The price might go to 100, but he doubted it. At any rate, he thought Hopwood was a fool for holding on with such a fine profit in sight. He returned to his desk and presently Hopwood went back to his and began to work. _ | Mr. True came in shortly afterward and for the next half hour no sound was heard in the room but the move- ments of the three employees and the rapid clicking of the indicator outside. am the cashier sent Bob into the private office for a 0 On his way back he took a look at the tape, curious to see how high J. & N. was now. The quotations were coming out fast and showed every sign of a slump. The last sale had been made at 90. a~ > sz < 5 save himself,” thought Bob, whose nature inclined him to be generous even to an enemy. So as soon as he handed the book to Mr. True, he eet to Hopwood’s desk. “There’s a slump on in J. & N. and it’s down to 90. You'd better run out and sell your 100 shares,” he said. Hopwood, without a word of thanks for the warning, made a rush for the ticker. When he saw what was happening, he ran back for his hat ee without asking permission of his uncle, rushed out of the office like a wild man, much to Mr. True’s surprise. Bs * He was gone until after three, and when he showed up he _ Tooked grouchy. y Bob never learned how he came out on his deal, but the fact was he eorees to get out with about half of the profit he had expected to make. CHAPTER VIIL BOB HIRES AN OFFICE. - About a week after the end of the J pay % N. boom the assignee had wound up the business of the late Mr. Hop- _ kins so far that he found it unnecessary to longer retain the office or the three employees who had helped him out. - Accordingly, Mr. True, Hopwood and Bob were paid off to the end of the week and told that their services were no longer needed. “e e furniture, safes and other furnishings were sent to _ an auctioneer’s place to be sold to, the highest bidder, and the name of John Hopkins was removed from the door, thus “wiping out the memory of a man who had spent the greater part of a long and useful life in Wall Street. While the moving men were taking the stuff out of the ee, Be Bob came up to take a last look at his late stamping was Neg to the assignee about th Toae ees Up on tha Casing 7 of Sy. Mr. White to let him ee ote oe day. been doing a lot of thinking while the men were Street SS | When he heard that the applicant for the big ES amikecne doce venting the large office from : White wanted two rooms together until The applicant, ee name was gl didn’t want the small room, and tried to persuade ecouldn’t come to an arrangement, so Mr. Rider said he would think it over and let Mr. White know next Bob had Bina inten nln Ping, Sy woe maar on Wall pony: e the place his headquarters. small one, it struck him he’d jhe could peeks, a deal for it, either with Mr. him him e small room if he| A he wo d let it or $70 a wae.’ it?” ” asked the gentleman. THE OLD BROKER'S. HEIR. | Bob. “Ill have to put Hopwood wise and give him a chance to| it ‘ilbiadiadestltidaidcta “Well, if you want to know the truth I want it,” repli “You want it?” ejaculated Mr. Rider in surprise. “Wh use can you have for it?” “I can make use of it all right. If you'll rent it to for $70 I’ll pay you the rent in advance to the first of ] —seven months.” ‘ “You can afford to do that, can you?” “If I couldn’t I wouldn’t make you the offer.” “What’s your name?” “Robert Brown.” “What do you want to use the room for?” “Simply as a private office.” “What business do you intend to carry on there?” “T intend to buy and sell stocks.” “You look young to be a broker.” “Oh, I’m just starting in, and expect to grow up by dé& grees.” “Where are you located at present?” ik “T have no office yet. I want one, that’s why I’m tryin to get that small room.” “You can furnish references, I suppose?” : et can; but money is as good reference as you want, isn’, “It’s pretty good. Well, there’s my card. Come up an see me to-morrow morning and [’ll ee you an answer.” Next morning Bob called on Mr. Rider. “Well, young man. I'll ace ge your offer of seven months, rent in advance for the small room. When can you brinic the money?” “Have you taken the rooms?” asked Bob. “Not yet, but I will as soon as you show me that you mea business.” “Here’s $50 on account. I'll give you the balance as as you show me the transferred lease of the suite.” “I see you’re quite a business boy,” smiled the gentlemat “You’re not taking any ces.” “No, sir; that isn’t business.” “All right, young man. I rather admire your sharp ness. It shows you know the ropes. [ll accept your dé posit on account. Call back about one o’clock with the ba ance and by that time I’ll have the lease in my possession Mr. White hasn’t rented the rooms in the meanwhile.” Bob took his receipt for the $50 and went over to the ga lery of the Exchange to put in his time. At half-past twelve he went to lunch and shortly afte one he was back in Mr. Rider’s office. That gentleman showed him the lease of the rooms, du transferred to him. Bob was satisfied and ‘paid over the rest of the seve months’ rent of the small room, getting his receipt therefor “When can I have ee ?” he asked. “At once. You will get the key from the janitor. I give you a note to him.” As soon as Bob got possession of the office he called o the auctioneer to find out when the safes and office furnit would be put up for sale. He was told they had been, advertised with other stuff fo! the next morning at eleven o’clock. a After lunch Bob hired a painter to put his name on th oor. To his name he added the words “Stocks and Bonds” the fun of the thing, though he didn’t expect to do anf: business in the brokerage line until he had secured a sufit cient capital. Next ee at eleven he appeared at the auction room on hee oe He had a list of what he intended to bid on and waite for the articles to be put up. He had to wait an hour before a lot of books were firs disposed of. en the safes were put up, and the smaller one, take! a Mr. Hopkins’ private room, Bob bid on and got dea He “also bought in his late employer’s ictiteo desk fol $10, about a third of whta it was worth. . pag etna we ngistnnn = aoa ts too, and three othe There were only a few minor things more, incl a he we rug, that he wanted, . and he got them he’ fired an and pu g

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Next morning he brought down an oil painting of his ate boss, and some other pictures he had saved from the bid broker’s persenal property at his apartment. These he hung up. All he needed now was some printing, books and station- pry, which he ordered from a Broad street establishment. Having nothing further to do, he went to the gallery of erent and remained there till he felt hungry, when en unch. e rent and furnishing of his office had cost him about 5650. but for seven months he would have very little ex- pense to meet. The actual rent of the room was fully twice as much as Bret poets both the assignee and Mr. Rider standing a p of it. Bob hoped to be so well fixed by the first of May as to be hag meet the full rent easily, or even to get a better Next day he brought the tin box full of stock certificates Cowntown and locked them up in the safe. at morning he received his long over-due answer from N€ secretary of the Eldorado Banana Corporation, enclosing a copy of an encouraging letter from the manager in charge of the plantation. : He was informed that the promised dividend had been passed and the money applied to improving the plantation So as to make the second year’s crop a record one. © secretary further said that in accordance with his request the 40,000 shares had been transferred to his name on the company’s books, and the gentleman added that if he wished to dispose of any of the stock a customer could readily be found for it at 25 cents a share. His 40,000 shares, therefore, might be considered to have 2 cash value of $10,000, obtainable at any time, which was ughty good news to Bob, who had not expected to be able Sell it for $500. Tn conclusion, the sec -advised him not to sell, as in @ year he said his stock ought to be worth double its pres- ent market value. Bob y legacy is panning out pretty well after all,” mused th when he had read the letter. “Maybe in time some of ¢ other stock will turn up trumps, too.” Stre r reading the news of the district in the two Wall i Se! dailies he had subscribed for, he put on his hat, =< ed up and went around to call on his friend Dick Smart, whom he hadn’t seen for over a week. : ick was just going out on an errand and Bob met him in € corridor, , { ee I saw you last?” asked Dick. “I got your note saying that your job was up and that the office furniture and fix- inet Were to be sold out in a day or two.” Bok? busy fixing up an office for myself,” replied “Then you've taken an office all by yourself?” _ “Surest thing you know.” “Where is it? T rented the small room of the suite that Mr. Hopkins : You mean the room he used for his private office?” “You must be paying a swell yet for it.” mee it till the first of next May at a fifty per cent. m. - “Then “y you got a bar self, but broker. call in and see him that after- money-lender’s office. % He spent the rest of the afternoon till three o’clock at the ee Sees ae eens 40 fie stce, to wal fer tars. Oh: | DECLINES AN ENTICING OFFER FOR HIS COPPER STOCK. Ry 4 ‘is ; all right,” exclaimed Dick, when he walked at the time he had promised to be .“Hello, old man, where have you been keeping you THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. “You've got a fine little den here. But what do you mean by that sign ‘Stocks and Bonds’ on the door? there . “Not in the high You haven’t. the nerve to call yourself a broker, have you?” “Oh, that’s only a bluff,” laughed Bob. “Trying to put on style, eh?” “I might as well make a showing while I’m about it, While I’m waiting for a chance to pull off.a deal a country- man might come m and ask me to buy him some stock, and I could rake in a commission. Everything is fish that comes to my net.” “You must have quite a little bunch of money to take the — chances of making a living on the plan you’ve marked out.” “T’ve less than $4,000 cash; but I own a block of stock in a banana corporation that is valued at $10,000.” “A banana corporation!” cried Dick. “What’s that?” “Oh, a company formed for raising bananas in Honduras and selling them in this country. There’s a big profit in the business. I’ve got 40,000 shares in it.” i “Where in thunder did you get them?” “The late Mr. Hopkins made me a present of the stock.” “And you say it’s worth $10,000?” “So the secretary of the company has just informed me by letter.” “Your boss was uncommonly liberal to you, for I think you told me that he left you all his personal effects, too, in his apartments.” “He did.” : “That’s the kind of boss to have. It’s a. wonder he didn’t adopt you.” “He might have done worse,” chuckled Bob. ‘ “Tf I’d been in his shoes I’d sooner have adopted a girl.” “l’ve no doubt you’d do some such fool trick if you were old and lonesome. You hear of such things being done every day by weak-minded chaps with one foot in the grave. There’s no fool like an old one, but Mr. Hopkins wasn’t such a chump. There is: his portrait over my desk, as he looked when I first came to work for him. I shall always keep that out of respect for him, and as an evidence of the 5 gg appreciation I feel toward him for making me his eir.” ’ “You’re a lucky boy—to be an old broker’s heir. Too bad he didn’t leave you a bank account, too.” “He left me all he had to leave, and I’m just as grateful to him as if he left me a million.” “You say the banana company stock is worth $10,000?” “Yes.” “Going to realize on it?” “Not at present. It wilk be handy to fall back on in case I get cleaned ;out in some deal.” ; “That’s right. I wish some old broker would take a fancy to me and make me his heir.” ; ‘ a) know you do; but that thing isn’t happening every lay. . ; ; “You must have been born lucky.” \ “Maybe so and maybe not. I’m not dead yet.” “No, you look pretty healthy. I suppose you haven’t done anything in the market yet?” “J’m not rushing things. It’s a good plan to go slow and keep your eyes on the lookout. I can’t afford to take too many chances, for my capital is limited.” “Tf you made money out of stocks as a messenger, you ouzht to do better now you are your own boss.” “Tt hope so. I will at any rate be able to follow a trans- action up close, and keep in touch with it all the time. That will make a whole lot of difference, especially when prices are fluctuating.” “You bet it will. In case a slump sets in you'll be right on the spot to take care of your investment, and that will give you a chance to save yourself.” Bob nodded. “Jt’s a fine thing to be boss of your own time,” continued Dick. “You can get down in the morning when you choose, — such a snap.” — you promised to be my first cus- — and leave when you feel like it. I wish I “By the way, I think I 7 tomer when I went info business for myself,” said Bob. “I did; but you’re not in the brokerage business yet.” _ “There is no saying when J’ll do something in that line, Somebody may come along at any moment and give me commission, so if you want to be my first customer you’ have to get a move on.” “J haven’t any deal in sight. ‘Besides, you haven’t mo enough to carry anything on margin for me or anybod priced stocks, P’ll admit, but if ‘ —. ri Si boo aly sia i Br We Uite nl: |, WR Tee

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-} tomer wants something in the Curb line I guess I could handle it if the order wasn’t too big. In that case, I’d get some broker to help me out.” At that juncture there came a gentle knock on the door. Bob sprang up and opened it. Edna stood outside, looking sweeter than usual, Bob ~ thought. if “Come right in and sit down, Edna,” cried Bob, shaking hands with her. “There’s nobody here but my frignd Dick ‘ Smart, and you know him.” z Dick got up and bowed to the fair stenographer. “Glad to see you, Miss Prescott,” he said. “Take this a next to the desk. Bob has a fine little office, don’t you think?” “Yes, and it’s quite a surprise to me. With that sign on the door one would take you for a regular broker, Bob,” she said, laughingly. “Nothing like making an early start in life, Edna,” re- f ¥ plied Bob. “If I can do anything in the brokerage line I’m a going to be Johnny on the spot.” : “He’s just told me that he doesn’t intend to let anything ; get away from him that spells money, even if it’s only a| end “ maged nickel,” put in Dick. “That’s business, isn’t it, Edna?” said Bob. “Of course. Do you really think you'll be able to do any 4 business here?” . “Jf I didn’t think so I wouldn’t go to the expense of rent- ; ing and fitting up this office. I expect to make my living out of it and add to my working capital besides.” : “You have my best wishes for your success. I see you have a painting of Mr. Hopkins over your Where did it? e old broker left it to me with a lot of other things. In fact, he left me everything he possessed that was not coming to his creditors.” “T remember now that you received a letter through the q mail on the morning that we received the news of Mr. Hop- - kins’ death. It contained a letter from him written a short time before he died, and also a paper with a notary’s seal on it which conveyed all of his personal property in his rooms to you. You showed them to me, and I was sur- igen to see that the old gentleman had thought so much you. “He and I always got on fine together. We never had a run-in about anything from the day I went to work for him till the day he died. I wouldn’t ask for a better boss. I don’t believe a better one could be made to order,” said Bob, ae minutes later the three young people were walk- Nassau street together, en route for the entrance to Brooklyn Bridge where Edna connected with a trolley me. Bob got to his office next morning around nine, and the is ing he did was to look over the previous day’s mar- repo: Ss gies tie Ieteot otetitgones ahoat matterd ond J earn the la n e a matters _ the financial district. ra IP It wanted five minutes of ten and he was thinking of go- eee oo i Sreeney: em Bg LAS: Enory: on, Fe r. ae Pe oe ecukd with jet black eyes pper man, shrewd cast of countenance walked in. mes _ “He is. That’s my name,” answered Bob. “Help your- self to a chair and let me know what I can do for you.” = ealled at my office a couple of weeks ago about some Excelsior Copper mining you had for sale,” be- gan the caller. ; you are Mr, Isaac Blum, of Grand street?” have g to for them. office for about four mdnta. tek haus for the stock till . party cen THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. in an hour or two,” replied Bob, who, without being able say why, was a bit suspicious of Mr. Blum’s offer. “An hour or two may be too late, as I expect the mai may be at my office when I get back,” said Blum, ene getically. “Better make up your mind now to accept thi offer, which is a good one for the stock.” “No, I won’t accept five cents. Seems to me it ough to be worth more than that. At that rate, my certifica would only bring $750, and from that sum I’d have to pad. you a commission of one-half a cent a share, or $75, whicl would leave me only $675.” : “T’ll throw off the commission, as I'll get $75 from thet other party,” said Blum, in his quick, snappy way. ; Bob, however, declined to sell, and his visitor looked dis? appointed. “May I use your ’phone?” he said. \ “Certainly,” replied Bob. Paar called his office up and asked if Mr. Beaseley wal ere. Presumably Mr. Beaseley was, or else Blum held a co versation with an imaginary, party or his clerk at the othe Finally he turned to Bob and said his customer was will a give six cents a share for the stock. e rise in price made the boy less inclined than ever part with his shares. ; He bean to suspect that there was a colored gemman i the woodpile, so he declined to sell for six cents. “You’re foolish, young man,” said Blum. “That stoc hasn’t sold as high as six cents for a year to my knowledg: and it may be another year before you get as good an off again. A thousand dollars is not to be des 5 ol “At six cents a share my stock represents only $900, replied Bob. “T guess my customer will give the odd hundred,” sai Blum, resuming: his talk over the wire. “Yes, he'll m it $1,000, and I won’t charge you any commission. Wh do you say?” “I think I won’t sell,” replied Bob. “I don’t need th money.” Blum tried hard to get him to reconsider his determi tion, and when he wouldn’t he got up and left the office. CHAPTER X. BOB PICKS UP ANOTHER TIP. As soon as Mr. Blum had gone, Bob put on his hat a went out. He directed his steps to the office of a well-known Cu broker with whom he was acquainted. ’ The thader happened to be in, and Bob was shown in’ his private room. “Mr, Judd, you remember I was speaking to you som time ago about Excelsior Govpes stock,” salt Bob. “I toldg you I had 15,000 shares, and I wanted to know what i was worth. You referred me to Isaac Blum, manager o a nero bureau on Grand street, as being the person bes qualified to give me information about an unlisted sto like Excelsior Copper, which you said was in no deman on the Curb.” The broker nodded, and then said: “Have you got the stock yet?” . “IT have. I didn’t see Mr. Blum at the time, as he wai out West. His clerk told me that he didn’t think it wa worth much. At any rate, he said I’d have some troub take my shares aed ‘my. hands. E of worth $1,000 to Mr. Blum’s customer, it ought to be wo that to me. Do you think I was foolish in turning do his offer?” “No. There have been developments in Excelsior Cop per during the last few days that warrant the belief the mine is likely to be listed on the exchanges soon. [I you want to sell your shares I can get you ten cents for it or $1,500 for the block. I know several brokers who of- fered that for it My ipa eA ; “Thank the information, Mr. Judd. I guess EF you for won’t sell. It may pay me to hold on. I a suspicio! that Mr. Blum wanted that stock for himself and not for

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ustomer, and he called on me thinking that probably I ould be glad to get rid of it at his figure,” said Bob. “Tt’s business to buy what you want as cheap as you can t it,” smiled the broker, “so you can’t blame Mr. Blum.” “Yes, I suppose it is,” replied Bob, rising and bidding him good-day. “Blum thought I’d prove an easy mark,” chuckled the y, “but he found out he was wrong in his calculations.” While Bob was waiting for the elevator, he noticed an envelope lying on the corridor floor. He picked it up and saw that it was addressed to some- y in lead pencil. The envelope had been stepped on, however, and the e rendered undistinguishable. It was sealed, so Bob opened it to see if the man’s name was on the inside. This is what he saw scribbled in pencil: “Dear George—Buy C. & D. and go the limit. I’ve just earned, on the best of authority, that it is being cornered y a big syndicate. That means it will be boomed in a ew days, and you will stand to win anywhere from fifteen twenty dollars a share, perhaps more. It is going now t 72. Don’t lose any time, as it is likely to rise any mo- ent, and you might as well get all the cream while you're bout it. I’m loaded up to the neck, and wish I had the ‘ode to go in deeper. Yours, Sept. 28. AL.” At that moment the cage came down and Bob, thrusting the envelope in his pocket, boarded it and was presently in the street. tery of the Stock Exchange and hunted out the C. & D. pole. € saw a well-known broker named Quinn standing there making offers for the stock.’ To make certain the trader was really taking in C. & D., he went downstairs and made inquiries of a broker he knew. He learned that Mr. Quinn was buying C. & D. when- er it was offered, having apparently a large order to fill. lat satisfied Bob that the broker was acting for the dicate mentioned in the note, and he felt sure that the tip sent by “Al” to “George,” and which had accidentally en into his hands, was a good one. _ So he went to his safe deposit box, took out $3,000, and Boing to the little bank on Nassau street, put it up as se- arity on 300 shares of C. & D. at the market price, which ‘as 73 at that time. He then went back to the Exchange and kept his eye on he broker who was buying in C. & D. Bob & D. had come to a » Seeing that operations in C. » went to lunch. returning to the Exchange, he found the big broker back again buying as persistently as ever. The price went up by degrees to 74, and then the young peculator left the gallery and went to his office. Hardly had he entered before there was a knock at his LAndsty door, “Come in,” cried Bob. “I would like to see Mr. Brown,” said a tall, angular man, “Well” you’re looking at him. My name is Brown.” 4 h Carb ‘aged but : . THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. to his office, he went over to the gal-| nan : Mr. Foster, if you will leave_me a deposit of | share Bob locked the $1,000 in his safe and then went out to see if he could get any of the shares. He went down Broad street to where the Curb brokers — were doing business and proceeded to bid on Excelsior Cop- per. “Pll give twelve cents for any part of 5,000 shares of Excelsior Copper!” he shouted. : ; He was immediately surrounded by a bunch of traders who began giving him the laugh. “Where have you been, young Rip Van Winkle?” said one of them jocosely. he do you want—the earth for nothing?” asked an- other. Bob continued to offer twelve cents, and was hustled all about the ring, but nobody offered to sell him any Excel- sior Copper. Finally he raised his price by degrees to fifteen cents. but with no better results, though he had his hat jamm ore his eyes, and all sorts of funny tricks pulled off on im. At length he gave up, and after some trouble, extricated himself from the mob. Then it suddenly occurred to him that not being a mem- ber of the Exchange, he couldn’t do any business in the ring. So he walked up to a broker he knew by sight, handed him his card and asked him if he would try and get him. some Excelsior Copper. “There is very little of it on the market,” was the reply, “and that little won’t come out under twenty cents, I guess. Eighteen has been offered with no takers. How high are you willing to go?” “T am only authorized to give fifteen,” replied Jack. “Then there is no use of me taking your order. There has been an unexpected boom in that stock, which isn’t a listed mine, and everybody seems to be after it. News has been going around of a big discovery of copper in the mine, and that is the cause of the sudden demand. It is likely to be up to twenty-five cents to-morrow.” Bob, feeling he was out of it, returned to his office and waited for his customer to show up. He appeared promptly on time, and Bob told him that if he wanted Excelsior Copper he’d have to pay anywhere from twenty cents up for it. “Tl give twenty cents for any part of 15,000 shares,” he replied. ; “I've got that number of shares in my safe, but I won't sell it under twenty-five cents.” ; “’ll give you twenty-two cents,” said Foster. “No, sir; twenty-five is the lowest I’ll sell for.” The visitor raised his offer to twenty-three, but Bob wouldn’t have it. F iid he agreed to pay twenty-five and a commission of 4 ‘ws He pulled out a roll and handed Bob $2,825, which, with his $1,000 deposit, made up the full price. : Book took the certificate out of his safe and turned it over to him, and then Mr. Foster, with a look of satisfae- tion, left the office. “T guess that stock will be worth more than twenty-five eager to buy it,” thought Bob, “but I don’t care. I can use © cents in a few days, or Mr. Foster wouldn’t have been so that money to better advantage in C. & D. Only for that, I’d have hung onto the copper shares. Mr. Hopkins’ legacy seems to be panning cut better and better as time goes by. The banana corporation promises to turn out a trump, and the Phoenix Optical Co. looks good for the fu- ture. Now, if the Sunrise mine would only boom, too, I’d . feel pretty good. As for the por yes, pre I guess Wi somes to ie bogged “s em.” ae ocked up, went over e little bank, the brokerage department just a ae tees He left a second him $2 a share more than his one. ee However, that fact didn’t worry him, as he felt C. & D. was a good thing, and he went home feeling perfectly satis- fied with things as they stood. hapa : Next morning he called on Dick and tipped him off c. & D. ret pte PA a x eager dt een ks 13 order for C. & D., this time for 400 S. eo As the price had gone up to 75, this deal would cost — : # Bae ba ie Be

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THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. CHAPTER XI. BOB PROVIDES FOR EDNA. days afterward the stock was up to 80. on tte back to his office from lunch that day, he found the corridor waiting for him. his office. sia “How is that? Did he break out n? “Ble had the nerve to make love to me just before I was going out to lunch,” she answered, with a flushed face and a hoa pg Fo ecmrene ca “Veo, = did. Wanted me to marry him. What do you think that?” ex think he has forgotten what a back number he is.” “The idea of a man of his years asking a girl of my age n” * fea ve a Ss marry him tt isn’t the first time that December has courted May,” a ’m nei don’t see anything for you to laugh at,” she Pores funny to me, if it ony sp? you. So you didn’t like threw up your position? * 1 4 nidn't —# see. hour for the old—well, I won’t say what I was going to. I can’t understand how some men can make themselves so ridiculous.” ; “I see you’re not a mercenary young lady. Some girls would have jumped at the chance you turned down. I’ve that Wessel is worth a quarter of a mil- ive many more years, so that any girl ould come into a nice Te eels, . eens a ; endl haf ¥ ee s can’t ening te put up with him a while w wad ” te wouldn’t marry him if he was covered with diamonds,” Edna angrily. - os i A aE a r a bad proposition. I to be Neto Better catch on POT re Re os ee eT t will be a snap for you.” afford to pay $12 a week for such a small as that?” I expect to make a good haul out of the and then I won’t miss $12 per. At you here, Edna. I can get you to do to keep you busy a part of the in the next room, is looking for a stenog- who will come in, take dictation and do the type- He has been employing a public *t satisfactory to him use she fs -. 4 § er BE 3. 2 3 #33 ® s H al ges,” it any way you want. Come with me, e wee "Then he. submitted his proposition with reference to the ’s services. an arrangement with Edna at id it was settled that she was to take dictation from a 7. will | Mr. Hopwood, but I hope there will ‘}on you. : Edna was also pleased to be with Bob, and so she she would call on Mr. Rider ready for business next mo ing. After Edna went home, Bob visited the headquarters a well-known typewriter company and rented a machine f the young stenographer’s use. He arranged to have it delivered that afternoon, went back to his office to wait for it. Dick came in after he got off and they talked over prospects of C. & D. soon as the machine arrived Bob locked up for th As we | and the boys went off together. ext morning Edna appeared about quarter past nin looking as fresh as a daisy. “Good-morning, Edna,” gaid Bob. “There is your m chine on that table all ready for you to go to work on.” Thank you, Bob, you are very kind to do so much f me,” she answered. “Don’t mention it. You know I’d do anything for you.” She ‘blushed and looked down at the rug. ; “You are certainly a good friend to me,” she said. — “Well, you’re a good friend of mine, too, aren’t you?” — I mean to be. I am very grateful to you for taking me in here and providing me with something to do.” Their conversation was interrupted by a knock on door, and Mr. Rider walked in. “If you are ready to take some dictation, Miss Presco T’ll be glad to have you come into my office with your no book,” he said. ‘ Edna declared she was all ready, and followed him in ne oor. When she got back Bob put on his hat and went over the Exchange, where he found that the brokers were begi ning to take a great deal of interest in C. & D. It had opened at 80 1-8 and was now up to 81. When Bob left to go to lunch it was ruling at 82. On his way back to the office he ran across Mason Ho wood, who appeared to be taking the world easy. He was smoking a good cigar and didn’t seem eal whether schoo] kept or not. “Hello, Brown, who are you working for?” he asked, a patronizing way. “Myself,” replied Bob. “Yourself!” replied Hopwood, in surprise. you doing?” “Broker and speculator.” “What! You a broker and speculator!” cried Hopwoo with an incredulous laugh. “Say, what are you givi me?” “An answer to your question.” “You don’t expect me to believe such ee igi do you? “You don’t have to, but it’s a fact just the same. I occupying the small room formerly used by Mr. Hopki as his private office.” Hopwood looked astonished. “Where did you get your capital?” “That question is rather too personal, so you'll have excuse me answering it.” : living as a broker and sp oct “What “Do you expect to make a lator?” “IT certainly do.” “What do you know about the business and methods either? Why, you’ve only been a messenger boy.” “I’m not worrying about the details. If I don’t get alon it will be my own funeral and no one else’s.” ) “T’ll come around and officiate as one of the mourners soon as you go up the spout,” grinned Hopwood. fF “You’re very kind to volunteer your valuable servic , be no necessity to ce: “So you’ve rented one of Hopkins’ rooms, eh? You's! got a pretty good nerve, I must say. I thought they didz rent offices to irresponsible boys.” _ “T don’t consider myself irresponsible. At any rate, paid the rent up to the first of May, so I’m under compl nee to me re “How mu you pay = “That’s another wenetion I decline to answer.” . guess ’re codding me, anyway.”. ' yo af Uberty to tatuk’ se. Bot Lil we to leave yo My stenographer will want to go to | so T'll have *, your stenographer! That’s pretty good. Got a ¢: hi -

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THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. “Not yet.” “When you want one let me know. If you pay enough, maybe I’ll come around and work for you,” chuckled Hop- wood, as if he thought he had said something funny. ts ou for the offer. Tl keep you in mind,” and Bob rae | off. Hopwood looked after him with a _ sneer. “I guess he was giving me a stand-up. It’s too absurd to think that a boy like Vin could hire an office in an ex- f pensive Wall Street building. I couldn’t afford such a luxury myself, and I’m a man with a small boodle. I think I’ll drop up at the Caxton Building and see if he really has an office. I guess he’s working as messenger for somebody who has hired the old broker’s suite. | Tll go up there and just see what he is doing, anyway. Thus speaking, Hopwood crossed the street and entered a cafe where he ordered and drank a milk punch with evi- dent relish. CHAPTER Xil. HOW BOB WON AGAIN. While Edna was at lunch, Bob satiby the ticker and read off the quotations, especially those relating to C. & D. A good deal of business was being done in the stock, and it rose steadily an eighth of a point at a time. When Edna got back it had reached 84. . “Let me see,” said Bob, drawing a pad toward him and ‘ doing some figuring. “I am $11 a share ahead on my 300 shares, and $9 a share to the good.on the 400. That is a total of nearly $7,000. Heavens, that’s mighty good, and the boom hasn’t more than got under way. Seems to me I ought to double that profit.” Ee; spoke aloud for Edna’s benefit, and she looked sur- prised. “Yo uare certainly a smart boy,” she said. Bob reached tor his hat, intending to go over to the Ex- change, when the door opened without a preliminary knock, and Hopwood stood on the threshold. F He had been studying Bob’s sign on the ground glass of the door for a full. minute in no little astonishment. _ He was still more astonished when he saw Edna Prescott in the office working aay at her typewriter just as she used to do for Mr. Hopkins. Indeed, he was so taken aback that he couldn’t open his mouth even to greet the girl on whom he was quite gone. “So you came up to see if I really had an office, eh, Hop- wood?” laughed Bob. “TI didn’t believe you had one, but I see you have,” re- the ex-clerk. “How do you do, Miss Prescott?” (x bowed in a distant way. _ “Have you left Mr. Wessel?” : “Yes, she left him all right. The trouble with Wessel seems to be that he wants a wife more than he does a stenographer,” said Bob, answering for the girl. Are you doing outside work now, Miss Prescott?” asked Hopwood. “I'm employed by Mr. Brown.” ay Dat, Bob Brown?” . Yes.” “Are you satisfied now that I have a stenographer, Mr. ood?” asked Bob, enjoying the visitor’s bewilderment. Say, who’s heating you in this thing?” said Hopwood, feeling sure that Bob was acting merely as a blind for Somebody else. - , and keep Miss Prescott com oy Prescott is too busy to" entertain visitors” y replied Ty going to stay is to m b couldn’t ’t take ie hint, he nodded g Edna had finished all she had to do for the day and was reading a book to pass the time. “How long did our friend Hopwood stay?” Bob inquired. “Till I had to ask him to go. He annoyed me a great deal. Now that he knows where to find me, I’m afraid he’ll come here again.” “We'll have to freeze him out, then, if he hasn’t sense enough to see that his presence is not agreeable to you. He ought to know enough to stay away during business hours, anyway. It’s a wonder he wouldn’t employ his time look- ing up a job for himself. I’ve an idea that work doesn’t agree with him. While the assignee was in charge of Mr. opkins’ affairs he did as little work as he could nip: I guess I attended to half of what he ought to have done. He ought to belong to the aristocracy or wealthy leisure class. That would suit him from the ground floor up.” Bob told Edna that C. & D. had closed at 90. “I am $4,000 richer on paper than I was when you re- turned from your lunch,” he added. “To-morrow I probably think about cashing in.” - ' “You are very fortunate,” she answered. “Well, you see, I’m operating on a tip that has all the earmarks of a winner.” ; At that point Dick walked in feeling as gay as a lark over the rise of C. & D. “I’m over $1,000 ahead on my deal,” he said. “Do you think the price will go to par?” “There is no telling,” replied Bob. “I’m going to chance it going to 95. If it does, I shall sell.” “Tll give you an order to sell my shares at the same time,” said Dick. Next day C. & D. went to 95 about noon and Bob sgld out his two batches of shares, and put in Dick’s order, too. When the boys got their statement and checks, Bob found that he had cleared $14,425 and Dick about $1,500. Showing his statement to Edna, Bob told her that he was now worth $22,000. “I'm getting on, ain’t I?” he said. “You certainly are.” J — eos with diy at de than three weeks ago. spent or rent an ishings, worth $1,500. I received $3,825 for some copper shares that presented me with, and the rest I made out of C. & D. I also have 40,000 shares of stock in a company that is en- gaged in raising bananas in Honduras for export to this country, and I ean get $10,000 for it any time I want. That males me worth $32,000. I have a lot of other stock, too, that may turn me in a profit some day, so you see I’m not so badly off for a boy going on nineteen.” s Next day soon after Bob went out, Hopwood came into the office again, witha boutonniere in his lapel and other- aie see up, and proceeded to make himself agreeable to na. ? ae “Mr. Hopwood, I am es bay. and I wish you would not stay here talking and ig my attention from’ my work,” she said, in a decided tone. “I beg your pardon,” said the ex-clerk, rising. aware that my presence interfered with your “dation. I will call some other time.” : “I don’t see any reason why you should call unless you have business with Mr. Brown.” “Why do you call that boy Mr. Brown?” said Hopwood, with a look of disgust. “It is really too ridiculous.” “Because he is my employer.” “Does he really pay you your wages?” “He does. I get the same money from him I got from Mr. Wessel.” } “Seems to me there is some mystery in this matter. It is ahsurd to think that Lob Brown is running this office on his own responsibility. He was only a messenger boy up to a few weeks ago. What does he know about business in Wall Street? y, it make me laugh.” ; “Mr. Hopwood, must I ask you again to go?” said Edna. impatiently. ” “I’m going; but it’s a shame for you to drive me away in Sia rupt manner. Really, a tonne piel ar To presence. You-don’ ow how n I admire you, Miss Prescott.” ; ie epwocd, Ta conversation is not agreeable to me. £0 aie 15 Mr. Hopkins — “I wasn’t Oe ee Te ee , SOMA patos an: eae Tag TR hc la 1 SPER A ee) od ya rt Rio EAR oe Lt Nala MeL rads eta apy tee wir tee aia ae he dV reget 3 ee ee le by oe "oY

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16 bouquet and a box of candy addressed to Edna Prescott, with Hopwood’s compliments. “Take them back,” Edna exclaimed angrily. “Won’t you sign for them?” asked the boy. _ “No, I won’t. I don’t want them and won’t accept them. Take them right back.” “All right, miss. It ain’t nothin’ to me,” and the mes- senger carried them back to the A. D. T. office where he was employed. Edna was angry clear through at what.she considered Hopwood’s presumption, and her eyes snapped when she told Bob about the matter. “i don’t want him in here any more unless he calls on business connected with the office,” she said. “He is not likely to have any business with me,” replied Bob. “When I see him I'll tell him not to call on you any more.” “I wish you would.” Bob Saw Hopwood next day on Broad street and told him that as Miss Prescott could not be bothered with visitors during business hours, he wished he’d kindly refrain from ayes at She are any more. ou on a lot of airs for an ex-messen boy,” eared aad ‘ gaviniae “You put on a lot of style for a person who is loafing around the when you ought to be at work.” “How dare you talk to me in that way?” roared the ex- clerk. ig you didn’t deserve it, I wouldn’t talk to you that = “Tye a great mind to ki you i De aaranencs © kick you into the street for your “IT wouldn’t advise you to try it, Mr. Hopwood. You might find yourself in the street before you knew what had happened to you.” You young loafer, take that.” ~ eapione aimed . blow at Bob’s face. ‘ e youn i excler Pha ee speculator was on his guard and’ dodged the ot wishing to have any trouble with H street, he started to walk. away. Sica trans The ex-clerk took that as a sign that he had intimidated eebe and he stepped forward and slapped the boy in the Bob turned as ck as a flash and slugged Hopwood in “it oy, ew. m reeling into the gutter. en he a t i a way and went up into the sa! of the /" . a ; CHAPTER XIII. THE EXPRESS BOX. fetuite “It-was about this time that Bob noticed an item in one 7 of. the Wall Street papers about the Sunrise Mining and ; Milling Co., of Paradise, Nevada. _ The management of the company had been changed, and ‘work was to be resumed on the mine again. This news had caused the price of the stock to advance on the Goldfield Exchange to six cents a share. “That makes my 10,000 shares worth $600 in a general ‘way. Probably I could sell them in Goldfield if I wanted to at $550, but it isn’t likely I could get that here for them,” thought. “However, I am not anxious to get stoc! It may in time to ght Torah t go up a quarter or fifty cents ows ? had petered out as a boom, and was down in the again, but its fall had been taken as a matter of had been no panic. the lookout for some other stock that prom- he not happy unless he had his money was the paper and Edna was workin came Mr. Isaac Blum, of G Mr. Blum?” said Bob. “Take a seat.” ; you do, young man? I have been informed - that you own a considerable amount of stock in the Eldo- stock.” of selling for that. that the shares will be worth twice as much as that shortly. I don’t care much to sell; but still, I will sell 10,000 shares for 50 cents. If he will send me a certified check for $5,000 he can have the stock.” replied Blum, rising. " said. If he wants to give 50 cents well and good. That i your lowest price, is it?” to somebody near him. that my customer will take 10,000 Eldorado Banana Co poration stock at 50 cents. three o’clock with a certified check for $5,000 to fix matter up.” hadn’t yet arrived. message when the clerk made his ‘appearance. cate. I’ll show you,” said Bob, going to his safe and bring ing out the document. retary, and have it changed to four 10,000 share certificates one of Mr. Blum to hold the check in his safe until] I am abl to deliver the certificate, but as a guarantee of good fai on the part of his customer, I shall have to have a deposit j of $500 on account, which sum will be returned with th certificate.” office. to Bob. THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. “But I understand that you have 40,000 shares?” “T have that number.” “Then why not sell him 10,000?” “How much will he give for the stock?” “T am authorized to offer 25 cents.” “No,” replied Bob, shaking his head. “I wouldn’t thinks I have been advised by the compan hin } 7 = “Well, I have no authority to offer more than 25 cents,” “J will tell my customer what you®™ “That is my lowest.” An hour later Bob’s telephone rang. Edna answered it, for Bob was out. “What is it?” she said. “Is this Brown, broker?” “Yes; but Mr. Brown is not in at present.” : There was a pause and Edna heard the person talkin “Hello. I am Mr. Blum, of Grand street. Tell Mr. Bro I will send my clerk down a “Very well, I will tell him when he comes in.” Bob didn’t get back till after three, but Blum’s cler Edna had hardly finished telling him about the telephon “T can’t deliver the stock to you as it’s all in one certifi “T’ll mail this certificate to the sec them made out in the name of your customer. Te “All right,” replied the clerk, who then left. Hardly had he gone before a broker with whom Bob wa acquainted came in to pay him a friendly call, and xi h While they were talking the door opened and an eri can expressman entered with a small wooden box addresseé He placed it on the center table and opened his book fo Bob to sign. “Who is this from?” asked the young speculator, look’ ing at the box. The man looked at the column in which the name of sender appeared and pointed it out to Bob. “John Owens, eh? I don’t know any such person,” ss the young speculator. ; : : “Your name is Robert Brown, isn’t it?” replied the mz “There’s no doubt. about that fact.” “Then the box is correctly addressed. The charges ¢ paid. All you have to do is to receipt for it.2 “All right,” and’ Bob signed the book. - As the expressman went out, Dick Smart came in. Edna having finished her beg for _ day, began p ting on her hat oes gins going home. — : “Hello! What have you got here, Bob?” said Dick, loo ing at the box. . Pe a friend of yours s ou a consignment of apples?” e “You’ve got me. A man by the name of John Owen shipped it to me, charges paid, but I don’t know the m from Adam. Never heard of him before. However, the doesn’t seem to be any doubt but the box is intended fo , whoever the sender is. ee eOpe e inside of it,” said the broke’ “O it up and see what’s , “Probaily you will find a letter throwing some light on matter.”

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Creation!” cried Bob. “This may be an infernal ma- Edna screamed. The others «started back aghast. CHAPTER XIV. WHAT CAME OUT OF THE EXPRESS BOX. Tick-tick-tick-tick! came from under a bed of sawdust, ; ri oe tick carried a thrill of consternation to the heart aie ~ four Persons in the room. h ob’s first impulse was to seize the box and cast it hee the open window into the street; but he hesitated en he thought of the crowded condition of Wall Street at ony hour. t out of the room, all of you,” ied.“ you people taking chances.” er ee ick and the broker made a break for the door, threw a and rushed into the corridor. dna got halfway, and seeing that Bob was lling th Sawdust from the box, rushed back to him. pulling the “Come, Bob, please come. Don’t risk i » Bob, é , your life. Let the eon £0,” she cried, with feverish earnestness. 0,” said Bob. “Maybe I can put this thing out of it ey te s ” Bob, | please come, for my sake. Do come,” and dhe. seized him by the arm and tried to drag him to the Bob looked at her. . ore — vate sake? De you care-n0 much for me?” , ; I care more for you than you think. Oh, do come. I couldn’t bear to have you hurt. I—I—oh, Bob , Bob, do come.” ; ; aun fingers had closed on something that felt like a With his other hand he had nervily felt all around the Beh but could feel nothing but sawdust. Pha ms 2: vik wrench he lifted out—a small, old-fash- © moment his eyes rested on it he recognized it Bes which was his own property. cathe e Dae the clock which had stood in one of the rooms € old farmhouse where he was born, and which had mee al emoioent poe he was ushered into this life. written for it a year since, and as it failed to -_— to hand, he had forgotten all about it. be t had now come on, and the person in whose care it had . 7 for several years had evidently got a man by the name i John Owens to express it at the office, and the man had Th the company his own name as the sender. € matter was as clear as sunlight to Bob, and he burst mak a@ nervous kind of laugh, for, though Be oad seemed to a hi light of the apparent danger he courted, every nerve n 8 . body had been strung. to its highest tension. uddenly dropping the clock, he grabbed Edna and kissed her two or three times. F: So you really do care for me,” he exclaimed to the blush- 4 & girl, struggling to release herself from his grasp. “You Go care f And I care for you more than anybody fn are for me, this world. There is no danger in that box. It was no sion for me. e ig re-entered the room and Bob and made an explanation that THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. in his arms] be covered that a s 17 Of course, it all looked very funny to them now, but” nevertheless, they didn’t forget the shock of those few strenuous minutes when they feared that the box might ex- plode at any moment. When Edna entered the office next morning she wore a very demure look on her face. She hardly glanced at Bob as she took her seat. “Good-morning, Edna,” he said. “Good-morning, Bob,” she replied. The young speculator jumped up and went over to her, “Are you glad that things happened as they did yester- day afternoon?” he said, putting his arms around her. — She was silent for a moment, then she looked at him and said, “Yes” in a low tone. What more Bob might have said was cut short by a Soe at the door, which opened and admitted Mr. Blum’s clerk. He brought the deposit of $500 on the 10,000 shares of Eldorado Banana Corporation stock. “All right,” said Bob, writing out a receipt for the money. “T’l] attend to the matter at once. It may be a wee before the new certificates are returned to me, but as soon as they are I will call at Mr. Blum’s office with the one made out in his client’s name.” f A few days afterward another item appeared in a Wall Street journal about the Sunrise mine. , It stated that work was progressing at a satisfactory rate along a new cross tunnel, and it was confidently ex- pected that a strike would be made shortly. ; The market report from Goldfield showed that Sunrise was ruling now at seven cents a share. : “The prospects of the mine must be looking up,” thought esi the price of the stock would not have ad- vanced. When he went out he asked one of the best known Curb brokers if there was any demand at all for Sunrise stock. “Well, 5 1-2 cents was offered for it yesterday afternoon, but 6 cents was asked. Sales have been made on the Gold- field Exchange at 7,” was the reply. ; Bob made no more inquiries about the stock, as he didn’t intend to sell his 10,000 shares, anyway. | At the end of a week he got the new certificates of the banana company from the secretary at New Orleans. He carried the 10,000 share certificate made out in Mr. Blum’s client’s name to the Grand street office and de- livered it to the manager of the mining bureau, together with the $500 deposit, receiving the certified check for $5,000 in return. : That afternoon Bob bought 1,500 shares of B. & O. at 116. He had received a pointer from Broker myren Bi the stock would advance in price in a few days 0 to the fact that a favorable decision was expected in a certain suit brought against the company by the Railroad Commis- sion. Two days later B. & O. was up to 118. On the eenath of that Bob bought another 1,000 shares. A week later the wine was rendered and it proved to in the company’s favor. ; Immediately B. & O. jumped to 125. : ’ Bob lost no time in selling out at that figure and realized — a profit of $19,750, which raised his capital to $46,000. _ Figuring his banana corporation stock as worth 50 cents — a share, and his Sunrise mining at $1,000, without into consideration the le worth of his othe ties, he told Edna that he was worth over $60,000. t m after ee 3 icate of millionaire operators had

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formed to try and secure control of the Royal Blue Transit _ Line of New Jersey. ‘ ; Brokers employed by the syndicate were busy buying up _ the stock of the road wherever they could find it. _ The cause of this move was said to be the action of the president of the Blue Line in advocating and carrying through a certain dividend which the minority members of the board of directors, representing many thousand shares _ of stock, objected to. _ At any rate, these gentlemen put their heads together, _ pooled a big sum of money, and through their brokers be- gan an attack on the value of the road’s stock. . Bob learned about the operations of the syndicate, and he lost no time in trying to get some of the Blue Line ; stock himself at the low figure it was going at. f _ _.. He didn’t succeed, however, in picking up even a single ms share. bd yd The 30th of May is a holiday, as every one knows, and _~-Bob i ye it by going down to Barnegat with Dick on a jaun ; ile wandering about that locality they came upon a lone house occupied by a little old man who had the repu- tation of being a wealthy miser. The old man was working in his small vegetable patch - when they came along, and no one would have judged that _ he was worth anything to speak of from his personal ap- _ ‘pearance, which was decidedly rusty. ; An old half-dead cherry trée overhung the vegetable _. patch, and it was making strenuous exertions to put forth a ow eres as if it hated to give up the ghost for good . - 2 The old man was working directly underneath it, quite _ wunmindful of the fact that it was rotten at the core and ae nag ed of falling at most any time. _ In the field where the roots of the tree stood, was a Vicious red bull belonging to the miser. _ The miser had a dog between whom and the bull there , no love lost. While the boys were watching the old man at his work, $a dog entered the pasture and began to get gay with the _. The bull turned and chased him, and feeling unusually ee this morning, he caught the dog under his horns and i Sie through the air like a stone from a catapult. _ The dog landed against the old cherry tree like a round Shot; from a cannon. Ae ane impact was more than the tree could stand and over > it went, falling on the miser and pinning him to the “a “Gee!” cried Dick, aghast at the accident. “Come on, Dick, we must extricate the old fellow from $ predicament,” said Bob, springing into the vegetable _ patch, followed by his companion. Bar -much trouble they got the trunk of the tree.off the old’ man, but they could see that he was badly hurt. ra earried him to his house and while Dick watched him » ap Pisraci oy ie. rings io 8 Cee : ysician shoo! s héad and tol e miser he w (ik and he'd better thnk ce ite hereafter, de phary ts kag a e old miser all the afternoon, x own he hour before his death, when he was satisfied his end approaching, he beckoned both boys to him. <) Stories by the any Deat writers ; few whose names are a guarantee of the high _ WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE ~ $0. OR) _ EDGAR FAWCETT ages 3 Pag Dg Ns igen! Ay Sp cate g Do not Hf you want good detective and = THE OLD BROKER’S HEIR. TAKE NOTICE! of fiction are appearing in MYSTERY MAGAZINE. Here is a list fail to tell mystery sto ries, be sure to read MYSTERY MAGAZINE. “You’vye been good to me, my lads. I should have di like a dog out under the tree but for you. You are only ones who have done me a kind action in years, and am going to reward you for it. My own fiesh and bi have deserted me, and like carrion crows, are awaiting death to get my property. Well,” he said grimly, “they c have the old farm, but the most valuable part of my pro erty they never shall touch. Go,” nodding to Bob, “lift t stone before the hearth and bring me the box you will there.” Bob did so. The dying man opened it and took out two bundles do up in paper. ; “This one I give you,” to Bob, “and this one I give yo to Dick. “They contain railroad stock and will make fortune for each of you.” Twenty minutes later he was dead. ; The boys then returned to the village and notified the a thorities of the old man’s death, explaining the circ stances and referring to the physician. Soon afterward Bob and Dick took a train back for t city, after Bob had arranged with an undertaker to gi contained 2,000 shares of Royal Blue Line stock, while Dic contained 1,000 shares of B. & O. - At their market value both were worth about the amount, or $120,000. Two weeks later the annual meeting of the Blue came off and the syndicate failed to get control. When the news of the result of the election got ou Royal Blue Line jumped up five points, and a week la it went to 70, its nominal value. That made Bob’s 2,000 shares worth $140,000, and mad him worth all told nearly $200,000. , A few months later Bob received a dividend of ten cent‘ a share on his stock of the banana corporation, which no had an estimated value of sixty-five cents a share, wit, every prospect of going to a dollar. About this time Bob and Dick went into partnership brokers and speculators in a suite of two rooms on the flod above in the same building where Bob had made his sta in business, and by extensive advertising they soon bega to accumulate a bunch of customers, most of whom at were out-of-town people who had been attracted by th ' young firm’s advertisements. A year from that time he married Edna, and as a wed. ding present gave her both the Eldorado Banana Corpo tion shares and the Phoenix Optical Co. shares, the com bined market value of both being then $50,000. With our young speculator’s marriage we may considé that he ceased to be a boy, for he was old enough to ca his first vote. He was considered the richest young broker for his age ff Wall Street, which fact, as he told Dick and his wife, wai: wholly brought about through his having become the oll broker’s heir. é i E Next week’s issue will contain "FROM FARM 2 TUNE; OR, Re THE BOY WHO MADE MONEY IN LAND. 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BOY SCOUTS GARDENS. The Boy Scouts have found a way of combining eir camp training with service in the Victory arden Army. One hundred boys of Phoenix, riz., under the leadership of a scout master, have ngaged a farm of 25 acres at Wheatfields, some ourteen miles from Globe. Barracks are being rected and a regular summer camp will be set up n June. , in the meantime the Scouts are being taken to eir farm twice a week in auto buses. Seeds have een furnished by the University of Arizona, which rovides expert advice as well. Vegetables raised Il be sold in a special Boy Scout market. _ What Arizona boys can do can be done by boys n other localities. BOY FIGHTERS ON THE FARMS. A drive began on March 18 to enlist every avail- able boy between the ages of 16 and 21 for farm work during the summer months. The United States Boys’ Working Reserve was organized under the Department of Labor in May, 1817, as a war measure. More than 100,000 boys were enrolled last year to help the Nation in field and factory, and it is hoped to increase that num- ber this season to 250,000 or more. Every boy is being asked to line up against a Boche in the battle of farm production. Every pa- triotic farmer is being asked to plant and produce more food than ever before in the history of his farm and he must have help. It is estimated that Fite are 5,000,000 boys in the United States between the ages of 16 and 21. The farmer needs the boy helper. The country needs the farmer. Many farmers have had to send their sons of fighting age to war and have been left with practically no labor. More and more men are moving toward France. More and more food is needed to keep them in fight- ing trim and to feed our own country and the allied countries whose own farming has been neglected. It is to meet these conditions that an army of boys will be needed to augment farm labor this year. t them spend their summer vacations on the tne: Every husky lad of 16 or over should heed his country’s call and every parent should encour- age him in obeying this national summons. IT’S RAINING HEAVILY. “Wait a minute, Jack,” Sam Patriot called to his friend, as the latter hurried down, the street. “Where are you bound?” Ss “Me? | I’m going to the baseball game,” replied ; as he halted until Sam came up. Together e two walked down the street. _ “Mighty bad weather for a baseball game, isn’t FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. HELP YOUR COUNTRY! | it?” inquired Sam. “Suppose it rains before the game is over?” “The game will be called off,” Jack informed his friend. “And you'll lose the price you paid for admis- sion?” “Oh, no.” hastily explained Jack. “They give you what is called a rain check, and if the game is called on account of rain, it is simply. postponed, and your rain check will admit you the next time. “That’s a fair proposition then, isn’t it?” said Sam. “It certainly protects you. The baseball peo- ple don’t pay you anything for waiting, do they?” “Certainly not!” “Suppose they were to offer to pay you interest on the rain checks,” Sam said, “would that appeal to you?” “Would it?” asked Jack. “I’d pray for rain every game! But that’s a ridiculous idea.” “No, it isn’t so ridiculous,” denied Sam. “Fur- thermore, I intend to point out to you that it is being done. Your Uncle Sam is issuing rain checks and he is paying you interest on them. He is at war now, and in order to maintain his armies and navy, he needs an unprecedented volume of goods and services in order to produce supplies for his fighting forces. The same men and the same raw material which are converted into goods and serv- ices for Uncle Sam were employed to produce the luxuries and other commodities of peace. As the supply of men, material, and manufacturing facil- ities are limited, you, I and the other fellow must give up some of his luxuries, or else the army and navy must lack equipment and supplies.” “True enough,” observed Jack. “But what about the rain check which Uncle Sam i issues and on which he pays interest?” “Those are the War Savings-and Thrift Stamps,” said Sam. sential to health and efficiency—needless luxuries— “By doing without those things not es- y you can save money. And by investing that money {. in War Savings Stamps, you automatically release to the government the labor and material that it Fe needs for winning the war.” “The government doesn’t ask you to give your money, or to do without luxuries forever. Uncle Sam simply asks that you back up the fighting men — es. He wants your by postponing your game of pleasure and luxury postponed on account of the rain of bullets that the Huns are directing at — our fighting lads. War Savings Stamps are the rain — checks I’m speaking of. If you buy one now for — $4.16, Uncle Sam will pay you $5.00 for it January — 1, 1923, which is interest at 4 per cent. compounded ~ quarterly. In Thrift Stamp form, each stamp costs — 25 cents. When the rain of bullets is over you'll be welcome to all the luxuries you want.” =| ayer a A

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<= CHAPTER X (Continued). ; “We want no cheap scraps here before all the peo- oe ple,” he added. “Mr. Styles, the matter is in your _ hands. I was crowded against that snag—that’s all _ there is to it. Last night, while Ran Jones and I _ were walking on North Head just about dusk we _ saw two fellows in a boat putting something into the water just at the very point where I fished up that plank. That’s all I have to say.” “If you can identify your men the runabout is yours,” replied Styles. “Unfortunately I can’t, and I do not wish to ac- cuse anyone unjustly ; but there’s the evidence,” said a Tom. i “Ran, bring your boat in here and we will go _ home,” he added, turning away. __ The masters came out on the bridge now, and _ began questioning the boys on both sides. __ But of course nothing came of that, and Tom was __ relieved when he could lead the Stars back to the a hall, leaving the Bars to do what they liked. GS As they passed the summer house on the island _ Hattie Judd and Mazie fluttered their blue flags and veThree cheers for the Stars!” which the rowers echoed with a will, | is Wash, for Ran’s shell was none too safe a proposi- _ tion for two. cs “Right there is where I saw——” he began as they ag the ledges where the yacht went ashore, and en he suddenly checked himself. _ “What did you say?” demanded Ran. , TI was saying that right there was where I was let down that night,” replied Tom. _ “Where I saw these men,” was what he actually _ would have said, and now, as if his thoughts had SZ ae ts form, he suddenly saw a man standing under _ the cliff looking out at the shells. é: * Only for an instant was he visible, for, seeing that was looking his way, or for some other reason, ints Ree further under the cliff, and suddenly — “That’s queer business,” thought Tom. “How in the world = he get there without a ‘Tom made no talk until they got around into the FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. _ THE STARS AND THE BARS THE RIVAL SCHOOLS OF ROXFORD = By GASTON GARNE (A SERIAL STORY.) _ | tion of the mystery of the night of the storm, i let the matter drop. | “Do you really think it was Joe White who antl chored that plank, Tom?” Ran demarided. / “You know as much about it as I do,” was thé reply. “You know what we saw last night.” “I wish we had been a little sharper. If we ha only had an opera glass!” “But we didn’t have one. identify them.” : “Of course the Bars did it. It’s a dirty shame If it wasn’t Joe himself it was sure some of his crowd.” I hate to be everlastingly putting everything uit to the Bars, Ran, but in this case, of course, one can’t do anything else.” “And the way Joe crowded you in on it! you suspect then, Tom?” “Why, no. I just thought he was trying to thro me back; even that would have been a dirty tric They can’t play fair, Ran. It’s not in the breed, and for my part; I want nothing more to do wi them.” : “What you want is what I told you before,” said Ran, “and that is to give Joe White a thundering good licking. It would do him a world of good.” “Perhaps. He’s a bright fellow, but mean and conceited. However, your remedy can only be ap plied when the right time comes, and that won’t give me back my boat.” “Was she smashed, Tom?” “Oh, sure. I heard the bow go to pieces.” “We might raise her if we tried. It’s not so aw fully deep in thet channel at low tide.” “Oh, I know. If it was the Bars’ dirty trick would not have worked, but the boat is not worth raising. Father will send me the price of another if I ask, him, and that is what I intend to do.” And thus they talked until they reached the boa’ house, where the talk and regrets became general. “Tt’s a shame the runabout had to go back to Rox ford,” growled Ned. “I don’t suppose we shall eve land it at the Hall now.” . That evening, after prayers, Dr. Deming ad- dressed the boys upon the events of the day. “You now see, young gentlemen, why I have al ways discoura anything which savors of the gambling spirit,” he said. “What happened to-day It was too dark to pid j 5

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a — — ~ FAME AND SORTUNE WEEKLY. in eee en vill keep on happening wherever chances are taken or a prize or stake so long as the world endures. ere one plays fair there are always others who annot, and who will resort to trickery in order to | vin. It was only because I did not wish to offend | © prominent a person as Senator Mackworth that | allowed this contest to come off. I shall not per- , ecept the runabout under the circumstances, even Mr. Styles should decide to award it to you. But is I have decided upon: I shall at once order a imilar runabout at Bangor, and have it sent down here for the general use of the school.” This ‘brought cheers from all hands, and ended hat had certainly proved a most unsatisfactory may. CHAPTER XI. THE MIDNIGHT ENCOUNTER. “Tom, are you asleep?” “Not yet, Ran. I don’t.seem able to get to sleep.” “No more do I. That affair has me all stirred “It is the same with me. I keep thinking and nking, and sleep just won’t come.” - The chums had been in bed for two hours, and git was now midnight; each knew that the other was awake, but neither liked to speak until now. They lay in silence for a few minutes, and then tan went at it again. “Say, Tom.” “Hello!” “Do you know I’ve got a bone to pick with you.” , “Why, how is that, Ran? What in the world ave I done?” | “What?” | “What happened to you down there under the ori at North Head that night. You can’t fool me, 7 42, SSeeEnne Oh, ) “Tt’s no use, Tom. I know you pretty well, and _ This w e that those fellows really were after is what Mr. Gates thought. I'm sure 1] mit its renewal, nor shall I allow you, Black, to| “And that man you saw lurking under the cliffs this afternoon—could he have been one of them?” “That’s just what I’ve been wondering, and 1 suppose I shall keep on wondering all night, for there doesn’t seem to be the least chance of me get- ting asleep.” “What are you thinking about? Hattie Judd?” “Oh, pshaw, Ran!” : “No, no, but honestly. Say, she’s a splendid girl, Tom. You ought to have seen your face the other day, when you get out of the automobile.” , “Oh, let up, will you, old man? I can’t help my face. It will get red.” “And hers, too,” persisted Ran. “The way she looked at you! Oh, she’s stuck on you, all right, Tommy. But don’t you care. You might go fur- ther and fare worse.” : “Will you quit, Ran Jones? I sha’n’t sleep a win all night.” ; “Same here, but to-morrow is Sunday, so what's the odds? Great Scott! I wish I was outside. I : feel as if I could walk ten miles.” 4 “Let’s sneak out and have a walk in the moon- a i . c cs light. What do you say?” “T’ll go you! It will act as a cure for nervous- ness, and do us both good.” They got up and dressed. As it happened, their room was located just ex- actly right for such an escapade, and, truth told, — this was not the first time it had been undertaken. Beneath their window was the roof of an exten= sion in which the kitchen was located, and to get down to the ground from the roof was an easy mat- ter. lh Baie Putting their plan into execution, the boys soon found themselves on the road. ie “Which way shall we go?” questioned Ran. ;,. ag “Qh, I don’t know,” was the reply. “ ~rOld eyTr 8 we can’t get the bikes without down — the old fort.” ee ee “All right; come ahead.” rig aoa So they started for Fort Campbell on the North Head. i Faces It was a beautiful night, and the hunters’ moon _ made everything as bright as day. ey down the to a e. Ran old earthworks when Ran bes fo be continued.) 54.

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YOUNG PaiiiicT REWARDED. i: Antheon Anderson, of Celina, Tex., a fifth grade pupil who brought corn bread to school for lunch _. on wheatless days, has received a dollar’s worth of = Thrift Stamps from the County Food Administra- ii tor as a reward for his patriotism. His fellow pu- __ pils laughed when they saw him eating corn bread. a The youth indignantly declared: “Every patriot will _ let wheat bread alone on wheatless days.” a BEAR HOLDS A CAR. : Pronking from his crate in an express car, a big black bear being shipped from Shreveport to an _ Alabama point had complete possession of the car all the way from Shreveport to Meridian—a 100- mile ride one Sunday. When the bear broke loose the messenger scur- ried from the car and bolted the door. It was not - until Meridian was reached that an improvised bear trap permitted the capture of the animal. On the _. journey the bear had a pleasant time, eating a crate s of chickens and three five-gallon buckets of ice- OLD MINE REOPENED. By the construction on a six-mile electric trans- mission line from Birdsboro to the old iron and _ copper mines at Elverson, on the Wilmington and ~ Northern Railroad, workings idle for nearly forty a yen will be made to yield their metallic treasures - again. ‘ : e The E. & G. Brooke Iron Company of Bixdabors: By «Pa, will operate the mines, using electrical machin- ery throughout. The high tension line will carry er thet current to the mines for the machinery. These mines will contain thousands of tons of iron ore ies a rich percentage of copper. ar 24 MILES HIGH THE SKY IS BLACK. ‘The projectile of the gun with which the Ger- ; "mans have been shelling Paris from a distance of re --geventy-five miles must rise in its trajectory to a ; reight of twenty-four miles above the earth. The ientific American says it is probable that at that ] pe there is so little air that the sky loses its : ppearance, because there is hardly enough of it to ‘produce alies ee refraction of light which gives it » its luminosity. “Tf we could accompany this shell on its course,” E continues the Scientific American, “we should prob- ably find the sky growing darker and darker, until comes nearly black. In the black sky the sun id show as a ball. fire, while the stars which | FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. CURRENT NEWS | destroyed and no analysis was ever made to deter COUNTERFEIT GOLD vv..is WORTH MORE THAN THEIR FACE VALUE. A shipper of platinum from Venezuela recent! b sent to this country sever al counterfeit coins whiclg were unusual in that, although counterfeit, the}; were worth about five times their face or bulliol value. They were included in a shipment of crudé, grain platinum and the consignee, believing that, they were gold, as!they seemed, carefully remove them from the lot of platinum and sold them to 4); gold refiner as gold bullion. Later advices from South America informed hits that the coins were platinum, plated with gold, an@« requested that he have them assayed to determing] their real value. The agent hastened to the refinel; who admittd that he had had a hard time meitingy the metal and had himself discovered that it wa platinum. Some settlement was made satisfactory} to both the refiner and the agent, but the coins wer ; mine the exact value of the metal. In another shipment of grain platinum, receiveé at a later date, the same shipper included a singl@, counterfeit piece. The agent took this to a labora tory for analysis, but intrinsically the single piecé { was hardly worth the cost of the analysis from th purely commercial viewpoint; besides, the coin bei, ing an excellent piece of work in a fine state o preservation, it seemed a pity to destroy it. Thé gold plating is somewhat worn, disclosing the whité metal beneath in spots. It is a counterfeit of ai old Spanish piece bearing the date 1789 and the hea¢ of Charles IV. It weighs 6.435 grams and has specific gravity of 18.9. This of course shows thaf' | if it is not gold, it must be platinum or at least al alloy consisting principally of platinum. The colof of the metal after removing the gold plating, ané its hardness, are sufficient additional proof of its character. . It seems that these old Spanish pieces pass cu rent in Venezuela, at least for their bullion gold value. Some unprincipled person in the long agé must have discovered that the native platinum# found to some extent in Venezuela and more plenti4 fully in the neighboring Republic of Colombia would if melted make a fair substitute for gold i coins, provided the color were properly diogubiad by a thin gold plating. Whether these Tonterteitl . were made at or near the date they bear or at somé much later period is unknown. They are probably a comparatively recent product—but they must havé been made some time before our South Americar friends were able to market pee at a pric “]

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ee ee hess Pat") rg $115,000 IN GOLD COIN FOUND. An iron pot containing $115,000 in gold coins has “en unearthed in an abandoned well on the Isaac ffer farm in Lawrence County, near Hillsville, a., it became known the other day. ployes of a limestone company were blasting, 72nd coming to the well let off a charge which sent shower of gold coins skyward. The story of the eurying of the treasure thirty years ago came to ht with its discovery. In 1888 Isaac Shaffer, a rich cattle buyer, died. Stricken by apoplexy, he managed to mumble 4,Cold,” motioned toward his farm and fell dead. During the last thirty years his heirs have explored © farm many times hoping to find the treasure. The gold has been deposited in a New Castle, Pa., bank. Heirs of Shaffer have claimed the treasure. » SHOT FREES TRAPPED ELK. _ Im Logan Canyon, Utah, recently Ted Seeholzer, e’eputy Game Warden, came upon a peculiar situa- a%on and met it in ah unusual way. The deputy found a big male elk apparently en- ¢apped by one horn. The horn was entangled with 4 web of chicken wire three feet wide and about Wenty feet long. The animal was struggling to g8et the wire from its horn. @ Seeholzer, realizing that elk are protected “iroughout the year and that a miss shot might ¢°*ing him into position that would be hard to ex- Plain to R. H. Siddoway, Commisioner, took careful 4im, and when there was a lull in the struggle shot ghe outer extremity of the horn off. The elk raced g2Way to freedom from the wire. The deputy pro- 4Vided himself with a photo of the animal with the chicken wire attached so that he might have proof pt his tale. \ M € >. A i, BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE. - Everyone has read the thrilling story of Blue- /Seard, the mysterious room in his castle and its unfortunate wives. Just how the story originated 10 one seems to ‘know, says the American Boy, but Vere Was a Bluebeard in real life. It is not be- sieved that he had a lot of wives and killed them, it it is known that this man Bluebeard was a very vicked pirate who killed -sailors and sank and robbed ships. __ Many years ago he made his headq Thomas Island, one of the three Danish West Indies our Government bought a while ago. y of them lived on the islands in that vicinity —amoneg 7 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST them Morgan, Kidd and Blackbeard, a| But : of Bluebeard. It is part of the history of! Valley that I have ever seen. — fs this island that Bluebeard, the pirate, made his home in a strong stone tower there, high on a hill over- looking the sea, where he could sight ships and either go out after them cr send out his men. Many years afterward a Danish planter bought the prop- erty and built a good house next to the tower. Some years.ago Mrs. J. B. Uies, of Brooklyn, N. Y., bought Bluebeard’s castle, as it was called, for a winter home. You may be sure there are no mysterious rooms or dungeons in or under the old tower, but it makes a good landmark and observatory. A SUBMARINE BIRD. What it happened to be doing in this part of the world we do not know, but a man who is pretty well — acquainted with birds says he saw a water ouzel in an Ohio stream the other day. We do not believe it, but the water ouzel is an interesting enough bird to write about. The water ouzel, says the Col- umbia Dispatch, is numerous in the Rocky Mountain region, but does not make its way to this part of the country. It is a short tailed, heavily built fel- low, about the size of the thrush, but more stockily constructed and dark colored, and has short wings, and lives exclusively along the mountain streams, Out there it is called a dipper, but is not like the Eastern dipper. It is not webfooted and would not come under the name of an aquatic bird. But it is one of the best divers in the world. In fact, that is the interesting thing about it. The food of the water ouzel is found in the streams—snails and periwinkles and tiny shellfish that live in the water and upon rocks and logs that lie in the water. So the ouzel must hunt for its’ food under the water, and it does so successfully. It can remain under the water for three or four minutes, and when seen in a clear stream it seems to be running around on the bottom, picking and scratching, just as a bird might be expected to do on dry ground. If there are sunken logs in the stream it goes in‘and out among them, picking off the things that live on the logs, and paying no at- — tention whatever to the current. There is no more interesting sight than to see the water ouzel feeding | beneath the surface of the streams. The bird builds a mossy nest in the jagged rocks, | near the stream, and if there is a waterfall it may build beneath it, if there is an open space between _ arters on St.| the falling water and the ledge. Or it may build a % nest in a crevasse where the water is flowing all = around it. In fact, the nearer it can get its nest to ‘the days when pirates sailed the seas a great| the flowing water without having the stream pass through the nest the better if likes the locatio: the Mississip ipy there are no water ouzels in — a ae 2

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WOODEN SOLES FOR ARMY SHOES. Experiments with wooden soies as a substitute _ for leather in army shoes have been ordered by the ' ~~ ‘government, it was learned recently. An order for 1,000 soles to be made with both maple and poplar wood has been placed witha firm in this city. The manufacturers assert that a saving of nearly $2 a pair can be made if the sole is found to answer | _—s requirements, a. POPULATION OF THE EARTH. “a In 1787 the population of the earth, according to Busching, was about 1,000 millions; in 1800, accord- _ ing to Fabri and Stein, only 900 millions; in 1833, according to Stein and Horschelman, 872 millions. In 1858 Dietrici estimated it at 1,266 millions and Kolb, in 1865, at 1,220 millions. According to the largest calculations the earth is inhabited by 1,400 million human beings. * % 2 »,! ° ; BARREL OF PORK. +4 A barrel of fresh pork, Government inspected, _ Was unearthed on the farm of former County Com- missioner Henry Bergman in Rice Township, O., _ by Mr. Bergman, as he was ploughing in the field. ‘The pork was found to be in good condition. It is believed the barrel containing the pork has _ been buried in the ground since the flood of March, 1913. It was discovered in a low spot, along the Sandusky River, and covered with several feet 0! dirt. The barrel contained 500 pounds. ene te ) ee afar } » FARM BOY A GIRL. Last summer a Garden City, Kan., farmer met “Linn Overbrook, a strong-looking eighteen-year-old _ lad, who wanted a job threshing. After that was _ over Linn had become so well liked by the farmer --and his wife that they offered him an all-winter job at $1 a week. e accepted. Bec: All went well until a few days ago, when Sheriff - Oll Brown came to the farm and told Linn: “I know all about you.” Linn confessed. “She” had run ' away from home. Mabel was taken to town and held until some one came for her. Then she was taken back to her Nebraska home. es JAPANESE AIR -PLANTS, at you have been keeping a Japanese air-plant at your house under the impression that it is a hold tight to your pac for here is a = Japanese. air-plant is not a plant at all; it an animal. It eats, breathes and has its optimis- _ tic and pessimistic moods, Just, like any other eis FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. FROM ALL POINTS quarries at Bristol, Tenn., heeded the dream Johnnie Briggs, a fourteen-year-old boy of dwalB proportions, he would have escaped death in a a pumping station and blacksmith shop, said to Sc¢ only a few minutes before the explosion : : on dat dynamite. I dreamed las’ night dat dis dyn ' mite am already ’sploded. I’se not goin’ to stay ® ape any more unless you covers dat box.” paring to use the forge and anvil, with mite still uncovered. A few minutes later the dy mite exploded, probably due to a flying spark. © seriously injured, oe oe ee See ee his siete some fe day, fete ee entiaes suggests Every Week, and put him under the @ croscope. You will then see that he has mout throat, stomach and all that sort of thing. Japanese air-plant is one of many animals that ii" standing still and looking like real plants. The are called hydroid polyps. Air-plants are captured in salt water, dyed gre® and soaked in glycerine. If it weren’t for the gl cerine they couldn’t live on air and away from s#* water. The reason they droop and mope in d weather and spruce up bright and green when rains is because they live on the moisture in # atmosphere, Now you know. And if you have been letting poor creature worry along with nothing but #@ general title of “air-plant,” you might give Lf x name. 1 DUTCH SHIPS UNDER GOVERNMENT }, CONTROL. The Holland-American Line piers at Fifth streh, and the Hudson River, Hoboken, N. J., have be taken over by the Government for the ‘duration the war, through an arrangement between the W: Department and Capt. Victor Larsen, president the steamship company, says Shipping. N egotit tions are under way for the taking over of the piey, of the Scandinavian-American and Ellerman-W)) son lines, which, when completed, will make Hob i ken one of the biggest European shipping points ¢ the Atlantic seaboard, second only to Bush Termy nal in Brooklyn. When the piers of the Scandin vian-American and Ellerman-Wilson lines are req! . sitioned, the water front of Hoboken will be entire under the control of the War Department. NEGRO BOY SAVED BY HIS DREAM. — Q Had Benjamin Scott, foreman of the city ste namite explosion. ! The negro youth, who assists in work about & “Mistah Scott, I’se done tole you to put de Seott prhi ‘the dy Then young Briggs “lit out,” leavin Scott’s legs were blown off, a negro laborer wi ae 3 "

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FAME’ t it ONE DRESS FOR GIRL GRADS. i, ar-time economy has hit the girl graduate. The f’ @shington Board of Education adopted a resolu- he'On calling on the girl graduate to make one dress | boys were Haroid Murpay, vosepn Gordou, Robert f° for both graduation and class day exercises, and | Malconi, Charles Steinen and Willian Caputio, all of9 have the dress made of inexpensive material. | Teachers and parents were called on to foster “is Sentiment. The amount to be thus saved should a~ vested in Liberty Bonds, the board suggests. | ‘i WALKED ON ICE TO ENLIST. _‘urtis S. Shaffer, of Northwest Angle, about the! was a native of Venice, and first achieved fame in iN7ERESTING: TOPICS ithe hospital the bullet was removed and the sur- ~ aera say the boy will live, thanks to the prompt 9 aA work of his chums in getting aid for him.. The of Newark. FOUNDER OF THE SECRET SERVICE. The first man to organize a municipal police sys- tem along modern lines was the Marquis d’Argen- son, who died in Paris 197 years ago. D’Argenson M0st remote section of Northern Minnesota, walked | that republic, where he was a state secret agent. w Toss the ice on the Lake of the Woods, forty-two | In 1697 he went to France and became the head of “les, to Warroad and came on to Spooner by train ‘} appear before the local board for examination. _Soth his eyes were closed andhis face was badly ?Wollen, from exposure to the sun, snow and wind, ut as soon as examined he took a train for War- ad and started back across the ice fields for his 7°me to await his call. = FINDS AN $8 BILL. W. H. Hinkie, a Knox County farmer, living three , “€s north of Petersburg, Ind., when examining “me old papers that had come into the family forty S ago, found an old $8 bill, made in Philadel- 4.2% September 26, 1778. The following inscrip- #90 was on the bill: _. “This bill entitles the Bearer to Eight Spanish ‘led Dollars or the value thereof in gold or sil- “t, according to a resolution passed by the Conti- 7 <ntal Congress.” The bill was printed by Hall & Sellers, Philadel- a, printers, and was part of an issue of conti- ~tttal money used to pay the soldiers at Valley -rge and to help finance the Revolution. On the “ck of the bill were three pine tree leaves. ¥X SCOUTS SAVE CHUM, SHOT WITH HIS “cao OWN GUN. .. ‘he prompt action of five Boy Scouts at Clifton, ’. J., saved the life of a companion, Anthony Mas- tson, fourteen years of age, of No. 133 James et, Newark, who is now in St. Joseph’s Hospi- Dd ‘terson boy and chums had been camping eat North Woods, near Clifton, and were to = returned to Newark in the afternoon. On a hrough the woods, young Masterson, who was ng his small caliber gun, stumbled over a 1 the gun was discharged, the bullet strik- ‘inthe stomach. eis anions wrapped a blanket about him and half a mile to the Great Notch Inn, and e St. Joseph’s ambulance. At * ht the police department in Paris. Coming of a high family, he was considered to have degraded him-. self by accepting this post, but he soon raised the office to his own level. The gendarmes of Paris were made into a highly efficient force, and d’Ar- genson also formed a body of secret agents, such as would now be called detectives. Later he laid the foundation for the French secret service, and sent spies to all countries with which France might become involved in war. The system of interna- tional espionage he inaugurated was perfected by Karl Stieber, who organized the Prussian secret ser- vice and sent thousands of his men into Austria and France prior to Prussia’s wars against those ecoun- tries. ) WHEN HUDSON BAY TRADERS RULED THE WILDS OF CANADA. In the story of the conquering of the wilderness which once was North America, no more interesting _ type of men appear than the factors of the Hudson | Bay Company, who, from their lonely trading posts, ruled. almost like princes over the surrounding country. A charter was granted the great corpora- tion in 1670 by Charles I., giving it absolute pro- prietorship and a trade monopoly in the vast tract draining into Hudson Bay. For this it agreed to pay annually to the sovereign “two elks and two _ black beavers, whensoever and as often as we, our heirs and successors, shall happen to enter into said countries, territories and regions.” i The cormpany quickly rose to greatness after the end of French rule in Canada, when its hardy ex- plorers, in search of furs, penetrated far up the Saskatchewa:: end .o the Rocky Mountains. In

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FAME AND FORTUNE’ WEEKLY. ON SUCCESS STREET . TWO AND TWO MAKE TWENTY-TWO By ED < CHAPTER XIX (Continued). “That’s mighty good of you,” murmured the boy, tatefully. fo “No, it isn’t,” she protested. “It’s simply shrewd- @*ss. Id trust you, Jack, personally, a long way. nd I’ve the greatest faith in your judgment, too.” i | Of course, it’s mighty pleasant to be told all this © _the handsomest girl one has ever met, ,. if it wasn’t for that. dear, sweet Bess Holman, a be falling in love now,” Jack told himself. But he felt so thoroughly staunch to Bess that no aw face had any power to win him away. : vet Jack did forget Bess to the extent that his ned friends kept him so fascinated that for five il was unable to get over to call on the Hol- 1an 4 And one of those nights was the night for his i a Ha weekly dinner at the Holman house. yy IT Il have to drop Bess a note,” Jack decided, full 1 ~ Penitence. “ And it sha’n’t happen again, either.” “Jack, I hope you will let me be a sort of silent artner, as soon as I become of age, which will be ] f ; ess than two years,” Phyllis told him the next and I’m not going to bore you with it.” me he called upon her. “I’d dearly love to know at I was in some of your big schemes with you. “hen I become of age I shall have the handling of “y fortune, instead of getting a monthly allow- . through the trust company, as I have to do ¥ The next time that Jack called Frank Atherton a”4S away for a few days. qt “Oh, I’m so glad you’ve come, Jack,” was Phyllis f.“erton’s cordial greeting. “I was feeling so lone- y aug morning, but when you're here it’s so dif- 7 <tTent!” : 4 *« his was also very pleasant to hear, from such “Stty lips as Miss Atherton’s. nd now that you’re here,” went on the girl, haps we can talk business, too.” e opened a portfolio, holding up a slip of pink have a certified check for twenty-eight thou- liars that came this morning,” she went on. you use it to put ‘with some of your money, * new money-making plan?” haven’t a scheme of any kind (A SERIAL STORY) KING “Qh, I’m so sorry!” faltered the girl. “Then I shall: have to’endorse the check and send it on to Frank, who-writes me that he can invest it well. But I’d much rather you had invested it.” The next afternoon Jack called again on Phyllis —she was such sweet, jolly company. He found her pacing the room, looking much an- noyed and evidently worried. : “What is wrong?” Jack asked, with quick sym- pathy. “Qh, it’s very annoying,” she replied, looking away from him. - Jack longed to catch her hand and ask her to con- fide in him. But loyalty to Bess kept him from being too dem- onstrative. : “Is it anything in which I could help you?” he asked, PEATE “Oh, I wouldn’t think of asking you,” she replied quickly, and flushed. ek a “Why not?” he cried, somewhat reproachfully.. “Well, it’s a woman’s foolish affair of business, as 4 ‘ a. t-te ry ee) te Ne Oe ~~. ae Nee ge a er ee On ~ «But it wouldn’t bore me. You must know that,” the boy protested, eagerly. nt He was thinking to himself how pretty Phyllis — | Atherton was with that heightened color in her face. | «Jt’s a matter of money,” she sighed. © “But you have plenty of that,” he smiled. “You showed me that big check yesterday.” | «J gent it to Frank, as I told you I would.” | “But your own private allowance, through the trust company——” : «“'That’s all spent, and nothing more coming for — twelve days.” sae tee «If you could let me help you out,” he suggested . quickly. © Sean “Not for the amount that I need,” she cried, quick- ly. “It’s so annoying that I can’t reach Frank. in time.” tas 1 1 me a chance to do something to please — 2” asked the boy, eagerly. ASO weet eles a “Just give “How big?” he smiled. “Why, you foolish boy,

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subject to check,” smiled Jack, and drew out his check-book. “You’re not going to let me have that amount? - do it, Jack! - You’d almost shake my faith in you if you were to let a stranger have that much.” “But you’re not a stranger,” doggedly protested Jack, as he began writing in his check-book. Then, tearing out the check, he smiled as he passed it to her. ' “That’s a very little thing to do for a friend, Miss Atherton,” he observed. ' But Phyllis, after first looking mortified, sudden- ly became radiant. of mine!” Then she darted up to him, her hands out- stretched, as if she meant to throw her arms about | his neck. “Oh, I mustn’t,” she cried, recoiling. “That would be foolishly impulsive. Besides, there may | be—somebody else!” 2 looked at him, and a cloud came into Jack’s He thought of Bess Holman just in time. That night Frank Atherton unexpectedly -re- turned to his sister, who showed Jack’s cheek for’ ten, thousand dollars to him. t’s not a bad start, girl,” mumbled the man. “Young Thurston will be good picking if you can ce it up. But he’ll have to be hurried. He isn’t enough to be tricked for very long. Get a} you eam, and get gt ‘ial A by as. . Biot.) - Seetsze ; y wi < $i “ a, ; Ae i "4 aa CHAPTER XxX. Bes TURNED DOWN. “his isn’t right to Bess,” thought Jack, uneas- OS ily, that evening. “The Athertons are mighty pleas- oF ant" people, but I mustn’t spend all my time with (them. Bess was the first friend, and the best. And _ I didn’t go up there to dinner this week. [ll go up % ew pooh to make my peace.” Atherton was, Jack "felt that Bess “ai no- rand stabler qualities that made her a prize ts 2 As yet, the youth had tried for no understanding ~ But, now that he had a substantial fortune be- id him, he felt eee was not too YOUN to seek __ So afes supper -he dressed with unusual care, i on hook for the big Holman residence, ed up the driveway, he heard ‘Bess’ s “accompanied by hasta 3 ae am Lge “Oh, you dear boy! Then you really are a friend: FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. | Me, a stranger?” she cried, coming forward. “Don’t; Bess instead of for the judge. ; tj get his courage up to the point of proposing night, Jack rang the bell. When the servant answered, he asked for “Miss Bessie is not at home,” answered the sedi ant, briefly, without inviting the caller in. \ What was that? Jack Thurston was stagge “Why, I—I thought I heard her singing as I along,” he stammered. ; “Miss Bessie is not at home,” repeated the sé ant. “Oh!” uttered Jack, getting his nerve and ee together. “Then please say that I did call!” As the door closed, he darted down the steps af] went down along the driveway at a swift, ang. stride. “That’s a nice turndown!” he growled. “Tha | what-I call rubbing it in hard. I didn’t think Holman could do a thing like that.” Then, as he turned out into the roadway: “Oh, well, there are other girls!” Then he thought of Phyllis Atherton., “She likes me, and I like her,” muttered the sol hearted boy. “It might not be impossible to v Phylis. She’d be a brilliant wife for a fellow fe have!” : Yet it was in temper, not in longing, that Ja thought of Phyllis in that way that night. He went so far as to keep on over to Cedarh where he asked for Miss Atherton. She was not at home. “Oh, well,” muttered Jack, “when I’m told thk Phyllis isn’t home I know it’s straight goods. Hal” a two-faced girl.” So, in a more savage humor than ever, Jack turned to his own plain little hotel in the village.F Tom Briscoe was in, and noted in an instant thy, something had gone wrong with his chum leader. . However, Tom was wise in his own way, aa, asked no questions. Jack sat down to read, but made a bad botch of } “Tom,” he asked at last, looking up, “how do y like the ‘Athertons, from what you’ve seen of them) “Don’t like ’em particular ly,” said Tom, briefly.) Jack flared up. “That’s a pretty way to talk,” he growled. “What’s wrong?” queried Tom, raising his eyi brows. “You asked my opinion, and 1 gave it. Y@ didn’t tell me you wanted a sugar-coated opinio Well, then, they’re mighty fine people. © No one cov help liking the Athertons.” But Tom’s voice was so dry that Jack oie . miss the irony. Feeling that he could hope for but little comfo} from his chum, Jack said no more, but went to b soon after. It was a wretched night, with little aleep for hit, In the morning, when he got up, he wes me pon ead than ever. | wo «Ae etinned) | / |

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Here’s YOUR Chance Gain Advancement and Success IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO YOU Young man, there's no fiction in what we say here. it is a proposition of facts—your op- portunity to make good. Prove yy “o you are a go-getter, that you are able to do act ptr den cat (kat) what many others cannot. See the picture (from a aang of Naval ° Radio Operator EB. B. Seribner w is mak- - ing rapid progress. To aid him oe bogey : ; he took up K. I. SHORTHAND and learned it ng or ing ~— acting in spare quarter hours when off duty at his wireless station. Soon he was able to tuke TRY THIS LESSON Here isa g ™3!” This is t¢ | circle So here is at ] Here’s k -—— ef " y hy, accurately TO WRITE "ACTING" IN THE ORDINARY WAY RE- radlo messages by stenography, QUIRES 21 PEN MOVEMENTS—ONLY 4 IN THE PER- and with advantage in his position. FECTED AND SIMPLIFIED K. I. SHORTHAND. Many young feliows have learned stenogra- phy before joining the Army or Navy and See how easily you have learned to use four signs have started with superior ratings. One boy, io K, I. SHORTHAND. Quickly, like a pastime, you can drafted, took up K. I. Shorthand and in a learn the whole set of 30 and then attein se you few days was able to say that he understood may write in a quarter to a tenth of the time needed tor it. He was gaining speed by spare-time prac- U. 8S. Naval Radio Operaté wt in the ordinary way. Thus you may write as tice when, because of this special knowledge, E. B. Seribner. uses K as the are spoken. be was. given an important position in a Shorthand in governmer department of aviation supplies in France service. where he has already advanced. hes ped me wants young men who know how to write shortband, There is a tremendous demand and the opportunities exceptional. « In civilian lHfe—professional or business there are the best chances ever for rapid progress. You may learn stenography the purpose of using it as your regular work or you may learn it as an aid to other duties. fou can easily see what a boost you will get when Zz can step forward and are ready instantly to take down any ordeé telephone message, conversation or s b in shorthand. © very best method for you to learn is K. I. Shorthand. In ten simple lessons, of less tha a half hour each, you will learn the principles thoroughly. Then you need only to practice. you can do by having others read or dictate to you, or by listening to others who are speakin: Gradually you will develop speed and after a short time should he able to take down accura notes as fast as a person ordinarily taiks. You will then be able to transcribe these notes in plain words by longhand (ordinary) writin or by the use of a typewriter. K. I. SHORTHAND is the best simplified method of stenography in the world. and most easily learned. No other method can compare with this, There are the ex- tensive, complicated systems of Pitman, Gregg, Graham, etc., that take months of Intensive study and after learning one of those methods you must always keep in practice or you will lose your hold. here is the Parragon method which sells in small book form for five dollars, but {f you want the regular correspondence course, you must pay twenty-five dollars! It is practi Try These K. I. Shortcuts Association This word takes 34 pen movements in or- dinary writing—only 2 in K. I. Shorthand. “Ss as fast as lik With K. I. Shorthand, you have the bene- See how many times you can write it while | gg ‘ohtee. AS Aon ~ fit of correspondence instruction, and the your friend writes in the usual way. K. L. Shorthand.” whole cost for all the lessons with special mail tuition, etc., is only five dollars—one- ‘ fifth of the cost of Parragon and from one- tenth to a twentieth of the cost of the other systems. hink, too, of the great saving in time! The specimen lesson above shows how easily K. I. Shorthand may be learned. ; This is the perfected quick and easy method. If you wish to know how fast it is possible to write by K. I. Shorthand, ask somebody to read this whole advertisement within a few minutes by your watch. Thus you'll realize the speed with which you should write after pleasant home or office practice. Hindrance of old systems eliminated; no shading, no worry about position over, on or under lines—and you can read your own notes readily after months or years. Hence K. IL. Shorthand is valuable for private notes, beg spenenge , etc. Used in rapia secret service work. ith K, Shorthand you can take dictation in English, also adapt the system to French, Spanish, Portuguese and 18 other age ees om in a practi- cal way. This method is wonderfui—so easy to learn that it astounds ex- perts of old systems. It is as far ahead, We maintain, as an aeroplane is ahead of a : kite or an automobile is superior to a mule e ° cart. Prove it for yourself! ' You will be interested in our Brochure. Z e It tells more about K. I. Shorthand System. 4 ag ae abash Ave 7 Ills. OF ns, Notwithstanding Takes 54 movements in longhand; only 3 in K. I. Shorthand. The whole method is surprisingly easy to learn. A. Representative Takes 41 movements in longhand; only 2 in K. I. Shorthand. Learners, all ages, are delighted with their quickly attained speed. Simply write asking for Brochure § South Wi 154 East 32d S t j |} No, EC-108, or fill out, clip and send us the ? coupon printed here. Write to either our ork - a New York City or Chicago address—which uw EE New Y N.Y. J ever is more convenient to you. eet ee a et et et et et eee et et ee et ee Sy SS ey A, Do not delay. This is YOUR OPPOR- KING INSTITUTE: Send free BROCHUR ‘ormati. TUNITY and it is likely to mean your suc- Shorthand, ois 4 ee a ion about K- | = and your pays og will _— me home = +5 your room, or in office, on the “1rm, 3 on the trolley car—or wherever you ma Name and Postal Address: have 8 quarter hours. We teach bot sexes and our students range from 12 to 84 ! Many who were rather dull in school everybody by their remarkable in writing K. I. 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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY —LATEST ISSUES—— 631 Fox & Day, Brokers; or, The Young Money Makers of Wall Brokers. Street. F 651 632 Banker Barry’s Boy; or, Gathering the Dollars In Wall Street. 652 ia on Land of Gold; or, The Young Castaways of the Mystic Luck. sle. 653 634 Eastman & Co.. 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