Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 830) (1921 08 26)

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FAMEFORTUNE ‘nave WEEMLY. “wesc a 35 Ky, HE YOUNG COPPER KING Pay R | E BOY WHO WENT THE LIMIT (A STORY OF WALL vee) A SS Mle Ham } aaa ee bass Sar a cee Nhs denser ahs shard thos setae 2. SSRIS: “ak . . With an exclamation of anger, Jackson sudd’ watched up one of the 1nd let it fly at Nick. Tho boy threw arm and dodg the window behind hi: a@ crash. splin

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e417 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY "essued W: '—Subscription price, $3.50 est 23d Street, New York, the Post-Office at New York, N. No. 830 NEW YORK, AUGUST 26, per year: Canada, $4.00; Foreign, $4.50. Harry E. Wolff, Publisher, 169 . ¥. Entered = Second-Class Matter, October 4, 1911, at under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1921. Price 7 Cents ' The Young Copper King OR, THE BOY WHO WENT THE LIMIT — ieee >. BY A SELF-MADE MAN ~CHAPTER I.—Nick Expresses His Opinion. *Nick—Nick Brown!” cried Broker Tuckerman, oe out, sir,” said Cashier Jenkins from his es) Fe “He’s always out when I particularly want him. Where has he gone?” “Took a note to Smart & Co, Ventura Copper. You remember: .* “Yes, yes,-that’s all right. How long has he been out?” —~ “Twenty minutes or so.” 3 “Tt’s time he was back,” _ : “T think it is. He may have been detained at ~Smart & Co.’s.” : d “Send him in to me as soon as he gets back.” “Yes, sir.” ; “Ry the way, Mr. Jenkins, did you make a call’ on Havens for more margin on his copper stock?”. “Yes, sir.” : “Has he responded?” : ; ..« “Not yet, sir. The price went up a point this morning, I heard you say, and that this bear raid had probably touched bottom, and so [ sup- ‘pose—— ee It was about “Never mind what you wraps wag say, nor what ‘you suppose, Make an entry of a transaction as ) having occurred yesterday and report him closed OUL,at 230) em ; ° “7 g es, sit,” answered Mr. Jenkins. : ; “Tf Havens calis, I’m too busy to see him. Tell Nick to sidetrack him. You understand?” ~~ “Yes,-sir.” Bn See has e Tackerian: re-entered his room and closed }the door. He was a stout and pompous man of) five and fifty, who wore fine clothes as befitted a suecessful- stock broker. On the little finger - of his left hand glictered a large diamond, in his andsome tie another, and across his expensive heavy gold chain, from pocket to pocket, ; large emblem depending therefrom. “He artner twenty years his junior, who had ‘est in the pf ‘The junior partner's a ly, seated himself at his désk beside the .window overlooking Wall street when Nick Brown, the office boy and messenger, a. bright, active and healthy boy, bounced into the office and handed an ‘envelope to Cashier Jenkins. “Mr, Tuckerman wants to see you, Brown,” said the cashier. Nick knocked at the door of the private room and was told to enter. : eeu = “You wanted me, Mr. Tuckerman?” he asked pees Ste A 2 “Take thi snote to Mr. Craig at the Exchange, said the broker. “Yes, sir,””"replied Nick, starting for the door. “Hold on!” said Mr. Tuckerman sharply. " Nick returned to the desk, = “Leave this letter at Duncan & Co,, on Beaver street.” “Ts that all?” . — “Yes. One moment. If Havens‘ calls when you’re at your post outside,-remember I’m busy. Can’t see him. Understand?” “Yes, sir,” and Nick made-his exit without be- _ aa Pre: back again. rs S ; é stepped up to the cashier’s w adow. “I’ve got a note to deliver at tie Exchange, and then I've got*to go to Reaver +treet.” — The cashier nodded and Nic) left the office. ~~ Coming in at the door, he came face to face with a pretty, dest-looking girl. Her face so greatly resembled that of Harr: Havens, the young customer of the firm whom Mr. Tucker- man had decidéd not to see any more, if he could help it, that:Nick stopped and sta 2d at her. “I beg your pardon, miss, bui sre you any relation of Harry Havens, a custe ier of ours?” he asked. “Tam his sister,” she replied nervously. “You are eonnected’ with the firm of Craig?” , “Yes, Miss Havens,” “Mr. Tuckerman is.” “Could I see him?” “T guess so. dpw yonder. He will send-your name and re- quest in to Mr. Tuckerman.” Ks : He held the door open politely, and, closin ~~ the girl, started for the elevator. Goi git a Ge pak Sides Goa tan and social junfor partner. Crai “it an is ducerman &— “Is either of those:gentleméa in?™* - ae Speak to the cashier at that win- + Ses

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- door he found his Z “protested Havens, with a troubled arg said the youth. 2 liquor dealers. The firm occupied the ground floor and cellar. The office was at the back, and Nick proceeded there. Entering the counting room, he handed the note to the head bookkeeper. That individual opened it and said “All right.” As Nick started for the ath blocked by a large barrel that was being rolled toward him by a couple of stout porters.) He stepped into a narrow alley between. two rows of barrels, to wait until the barrel was out of his way. He heard the voice of a man in the next alley: “Tf you want to get in on a good thing, Dun- can, buy Idaho Copper. It’s down to bedrock now and [ have it’from those who are in a position to know that it will go up to 35. You can buy it now for 25. That will vive you a profit of $10 a share. It might go even higher if conditions oe favorable. I’ve promised you a tip, so now ~ you have it.” “Much obliged. , I'll take advantage of your pointer and buy some of it,” said the liquor im- porter. The gentlemen walked away and Nick heard no more, but the little he had heard was enough to give him a pointer on Idaho Copper. Nick lived im ‘New Rochelle, and came to the city every business morning on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, which Janded him at the Grand Central station on 42d street, and the sub- way, which was a new institution in those days, carried him downtown. His father carried on a real estate business in New Rochelle, and was _ for several fire insurance companies, and secured loans on real estate in Westchester County on commission, The family lived in a small cottage on one of the residential streets, and while Mr. Brown own- ed his house, he was not overburdened with ready money. Nick, finding his way now clear to the door, was soon on his way back to the office, with the purpose in his mind of getting in on Idaho Copper and making the $10 a share profit that the broker had red was in sight. When he entered the piel oan room he found Harry Havens there talkin the cashier. The young man, who was shardly more than a boy, was in- sistent ae seeing Tuckerman, buts Jenkins, having his orders, told him that the broker was paadoed with some big bank director and couldn’t see any visitor. - Havens held the statement in his hand that, the cashier had passed out to him. This statement. showed ‘him that his deal in Idaho Copper had ie closed out, for lack of additional margin, and he stood indebted to the house in the sum of i Sea oe like $50. *T don’t see how you could have sold me out,” OOK, -“We called on you for additional margin and = you: failed to respond,” answered Jenkins. “But it’s quoted on the ticker at 25 at this “That leaves me a a is os air i. ‘ and the boy’s THE YOUNG COPPER KING statement it means ruins to me,” voice broke. Jenkins turned to his. books and left the boy standing there, Nick walked up to him. “What's the trouble, Havens?” he asked. “If you’ve sold out your Idaho Copper, you've made a mistake, besides losing your money.” “JT. didn’t sell it, but Mr. Tuckerman did. Here is my statement, showing that my deal was clos- ed out at the loss of all my margin, and leaving me owing the firm a matter of $50 commission,” said Havens. “You don’t mean it!” said Nick. “Gee! that’s rough. Weren't you able to protect your deal?” “T bought it at 33. At that time: Mr. Tucker- man said he’believed it would go to 40. Instead of that, a bear raid sent it down, day by day, till yesterday morning it was around 24 and a fraction. Then I got a notice calling on me for more margin. I had no more to put up, and all I could do was to watch the stock and hope for the best. It touched 23 along about three o’clock and closed at 23 3-8. Now I am reported sold out at 23. I don’t believe Mr. Tuckerman sold the stock, I believe he just took advantage of the quotation to rob me gut of my little money. Why, the stock opened this morning at 23 5-8 and is now 25. I think it’s an outrage!” Z Nick had been watching copper himself since it slumped, looking to see it recover, and he knew that, according to the tape, that only one trans- action appeared on it at 23. Mr. Tuckerman’s orders to sidetrack Havens when he called made Nick suspicious that the firm had taken adyan- tage of the drop of the copper stock to 23 to exercise the absolute right they had to protect themselves. Nick at once surmised that it was a scheme to get rid of a small customer, and as he had taken a great liking to Harry Havens, whose ways were frank, ingenious and winning, he felt indignant. “I agree with you. [I think Mr. Tuckerman didn’t treat you fairly. Probably Mr. Craig made a wash sale of your 200 shares, and the stock has been transferred to the firm, who will make the profit out of the rise that honestly be- longs to you.” Nick wouldnt have been quite so frank in his remarks had he known that Mr. Tuckerman was standing at the door of his room at that moment within earshot. The broker had come out to see the cashier about something, but observing the presence of Havens, had paused. He heard what his young customer said, and then Nick’s reply. Instantly his eyes blazed with anger. “Brown,” he said sharply, “I’d like to see you in my room!” Then he went back to his desk: “My!” thought Nick, “I wonder if he heard ‘what I said? If he did, there’ I be something do- ing. Excuse me, Havens,” he added, starting for the private room. : CHAPTER IL—Nick Is Discharged. When Nick looked at the senior partner he felt that his his, suspicions were true, for Mr. Tuck-- -erman looked sour and 2. tac & orerbeerd: wi é y

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THE YOUNG / f -/ tone, “and J} don’t like it, do you understand? . Whe gave you the authority to criticize my ae- tions, or those of Mr. Craig?” “What I said was merely my own opinion, sir, and it does not follow that it is correct,” replied ~ Nick, who was an independent boy and had the ¥ courage of his convictions. “Havens was com- plaining that he had been unfairly sold out——” “And it’s your opinion that he was, eh?” inter- rupted the broker, with a black look. “Prom the way he put it, it looked that way.” “Very well; if that’s the way you look at it, I have no further use for you in this office. Col- mene ot week's. wages from the cashier and get oul ar" “Very well, Mr. Tuckerman. You don’t have to keep me. I’ve been with you three years, and } have always done my duty. I’m perfectly will- Img to give somebody else the chance to run _ your errands.” ? “You needn’t expect any reconymendation, for _ I won’t give you one,” said Tuckerman. — afternoon, sir!” and Nick walked out «and went to the cashier’s window. “T'll take my week’s wages, Mr. Jenkins, if you please,” he said. ; “Eh? Your week’s’ wages! What do you mean?” said Jenkins, in surprise. . “Mr. Tuckerman told me ‘to ask you for the ees Saar ee bia: pier BS *Bo va an. to say you e mn discharg- =; edz” sid? the astonished eashier. e hat’s ‘the size of it. Mr: Tuckerman ~ | told me to getvout.” _ . “What was the trouble?” ; ““} expressed an opinion about his methods that he didn’t like. He hauled me over the coals for = I failed to make a humble apology, he fired * Ace ag | S an opinion about the _». you have no right to do such a ; xpressed ” os. you “express the opinion to?” ‘ry Havens. He said he had not been > treated in respeet to his deal, and L with him.” ; just now,” said Mr. Tuckerman, in a disagreeable’ 0 Don't ae that. Sine ee ee on egeg (A wee ‘and walked: > - 800 shares of portunity. __ “Tf imstead of bu COPPER KING 3: “Hello, Nick, how’s things?” “What kind of things you refer to?” “You know what-I-mean.” “Well, I've picked up a tip, for one thing:” “That’s good.” : “And Pve lest my job for another.” : “You've what—lost your job? Go on, you're kidding me!” “Not a bit. of: it. Tuckerman & Craig.” ts “Well, I’m surprised. What was the trouble ?”. “That's a private matter between me and Mr. — Tuckerman.” . : “He’s lost a good messenger. You'll have no trouble in catching on somewhere else.” : Nick paid his check and took his. way back to Wall street, where he visited a certain safe-de- posit yault where he kept his money, He had 33 500 in good money in his box, and no one knew it but himself. He took out $3,000 and, going to the office of a Curb broker he was on good terms with, George Hartley by name; he put it up-as margin on 300 shares of Idaho Copper, at 25. Nick got his memorandum of the deal and left. —— imsa* ga and bought the stock just be- - ore three. us Nick an a new was to lead. to fortune. _~ ah tg om I've parted company. with a CHAPTER IIl.—Nick’s First Sugeess’ in Copper. As it was early yet, toé early to start fo ; Niek decided to stroil down to the Battery. Leek,’ ing in at Bowling Green Park,-as he cireled about it, he was surprised to see Harry Havens soabee there. He went in and sat down beside “Hello, Havens! What ou. doin: 7° he said, slapping him on cemiiee = j : you, Brown?” said the young fellow, ©. with a faint smile. “Bound on an errand this. _ way?” . ; see > “No. Fm just sakinn 6 stroll” i Sree ae You ge early. It’s only three o’elock.” “Pm off for good,” said Nigh. 2057 Spite be bags Sg Pos rae pr Shp Ca ~. ot exactly. Mr. Tuckerman bou ey rs about five minutes after you left the ae Bk oe “Bounced you! How came he to do that?” “He heard what I said to yoy about the way you es ae ty.uave Pa by the firm, and? e called me down a it. As T wouldn’t take it back; he fited weet yes Na Pe ee “What are you Zoing to do now?” ‘ses “Make the money you've lost.” =~ — “How do you mean?” ~ =e Sete “Well, you. ae I had enough money to buy - 4 stock. a rise of ten points m steck, a! up a-profit of $3,000.” etek “You'll be fortunate if you make so mueh ‘Havens wistfully, thinking of his own had waited, you'd and tien youd te thousand. Now ~

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4 “Yes. I lost $1,000 of my. own money and $1,000 of my mother’s.” “Your mother’s!” “IT was so sure of winning that I . persuaded her to let me have the money to invest. It’s gone and she can’t afford to lose it. I haven’t the heart to go home and tell her.” “Your sister has told her, I guess.” “My sister! How could she, when she doesn’t know about it, herself?” , “You didn’t hear, then, that your sister was at the office to-day?” “ “What! How do you know that?” “When I went out on the last errand J exe- cuted for the firm, I mef a young lady coming invat the door. She looked so like you that I _couldn’t help speaking to her and asking her if she was related to you. She said shé was your sister. She wanted to see one of the firm, and I suppose Mr. Tuckerman saw her. J don’t know why she called, but I think it is likely it was to ask about your speculation, in which event Mr. Tuckerman doubtless told her you had been sold out.” “My sister objected to my going into the mar- ket, but when she saw I was bent on it she made no further protest, but I’m afraid she got so anxious and nervous over it that she came down _ to make inquiries. I know it was a great shock to herto learn the truth, just as it must have been a shock to my mother. Oh, I have been a _ weak fool! Jessie and mother have looked up to me as the man of the house, and believed that whatever I did was right. Now they see that I _am——” ne He choked up and Nick saw the tears in his said Nick, laying his hand on his shoulder. ““You “have made a mistake—a costly blunder—but you _ will understand that. I feel dead sorry for you, _ old chap, and if I can help you in any way, let me lsnow.”” “You arekind to say so. I appreciate it.” at: yA) tell ‘you what Tl do. After this dea! of mine is out, I’ll' lend you $500 to make an attempt to recover: what you’ve lost, but you ‘must work under my advice. I have been lucky you follow my lead.” said Nick. : : _ “And you are willing to do this for one who is almost a stranger to you?” ® _ - “Weare not strangers now, old’man. Let us consider ourselves comrades. I liked you at _ first sight, and that- impression has grown upon real friends from this moment. fs + 4 -, me. Let us be ‘There is my hand on it.” _ “And there is mine. You are a splendid fel- Jow, and I consider it an honor to know you.” “Pooh! -There’s nothing extraordinary about Tt ee 4 oS way, you're out of a job at present, “Yes. — After I left school I went to work in of a wholesale house on Worth street. e firm three years. A month ago : eyes. : - “Cheer up, old fellow! Don’t be downhearted,” did it for the best, and your mother and _ sister - , So far, and maybe you'll be, too, if _~ who was full of the milk of human THE YOUNG COPPER KING who had to go. Since then I have not been able to get another position.” i. “Well, it’s going on to four, so I’m. going to start for home. [| live in New Rochelle, and have to get up to 42d street to connect with a train. [ ridé on. a commuter’s monthly ticket. If you have nothing on the cards in the morning, I’il meet you at the little bank on Nassau street. Do you know where it is?” *No.” “Then let’s walk up there and I'l] show you.” Harry Havens left the little park in better spirits than he had entered it, They walked up Broadway to Wall street, and down that narrow thoreughfare one block to Nassau street: Nick pointed out the little bank, which brokers gener- | ally regarded as a bucket shop in disguise, and Havens promised to meet him there at ten o’clock on the following morning. The two then went to the Brooklyn Bridge and mounted to the City Hall station of the Third avenue elevated rail- road. They took.an uptown train torether. Nick said good-by at the 42d street station, and took the shuttle train to the Grand Central station and was soon on his way home. When. he. got to his house he said nothing about having parted company with Tuckerman & Craig. What his folks didn’t know wouldn’t trouble them, and Nick figuréd that as long as he was able. to turn in his pay every Saturday, as usual, there was no special re: why his folks should know that things had changed with him in Wall Street. He took his regular train next morning for the city and reached the finan- cial district at about his usual time. After strolling around for half an hour, he went to the little bank. where he found the large waiting room was filling up with customers and loungers. ‘Nick tock a seat well forward on the center isle and waited. He laid his hat on the next chair to reserve it for his new friend. As ten o’clock — approached a small boy appeared at the corner — of the platform where the blackboard stood. It wanted a minute of ten, when Harry Havens ap- aoe in the room and, locating Nick, came up to him. : “Good morning, Havens! Take this seat,” said Nick. “How did things go off when you got home?” ; “Nothing was said to me till I opened the sub- ject. My sister then told me she had called at Tuckerman & Craig’s, and that Mr. Tuckerman had received her and explained that.an unexpect- ed slump in the market had wiped my account with the firm out, leaving me in debt to them for their commission. He said that under the cir- cumstances he would let the commission go, but with the understanding I was not to cal) there any moré. He said stock gambling was bad busi- ness for people with small capital. Had I been able to put up the additiona] margin called for, I would have saved myself. He was very sorry I had been on the Josing side. The firm pre- ferred that their customers should win, for it made more business for them. He hoped the les- son would keep me away from Wall Street, whieh, he said, was strewn with financial wreckage. My _ sister said that Mr. Tuckerman spoke like a man — Nee ~ a — ano & —_——s -

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- assured her that the firm was in no way respon- sible for the loss I had sustained,” said Havens. “Yes, Mr. Tuckerman can put on angel’s wings _ sometimes,” said Nick. The young fellow remained in the little bank _ until half-past twelve, when Nick invited Havens _ to take lunch with him. They walked around to the Curb and watched operations there for half an hour. They returned to the little bank at two and stayed till the Exchange closed at three. _ Idaho Copper closed at 25 1-2. Next day was _ Saturday and the copper stock went up another half point during the morning session, Havens didn’t come downtown, and Nick took the one o'clock train home. During the following week Idaho Copper advanced to 32. a On the succeeding Monday there was a general boom in copper, and Idaho went to 36. Nick ' thought the prospects looked so good that he held on, and next day the price went to 40. The Curb’ was the scene of great excitement, and Nick _ put in his time there. On Wednesday the boom continued, and people went wild over the copper advance. At one o’clock, when Nick got back to the Curb from lunch, Idaho had reached 45. “That’s good enough for me,” he said to him- : — “T don’t believe it’}] go much higher, any- ow.” ; : He saw Broker Hartley in the crowd, and rushed up to him, telling him to sell his 300 shares. The broker offered it right away and got rid of it in no time. Nick figured that he won a profit of about $6,000, which was twice as much as he had expected to make. CHAPTER IV.—Nick Goes the Limit Again and = Wins. Believing that a slump was bound to come in copper, as all stocks looked top-heavy, Nick arranged with Broker Hartley to sell 900 shares of Idaho Copper for his account, and hold what awit to him eg epigins) oe aney ‘er You're getting e a regular speculator; Brown,” said Hartley. “Are you going to follow me up?” - “Until I make a fortune or go busted,” replied “*You evidently believe that there will be an . immediate decline in copper?” _ “It looks that way to me. Idaho never was so high before.” , 3 ick was selling short—that is, disposing of _. What he didn’t have. It would be up to him to _ buy those 900 shares in order to a ing them to the persons who had bought of him. If the stock continued*to go. up, he would lose by the _ operation. would make If, on the contrary, it went down, he the difference. The Curb had hardly - opened for business next morning before there Was a break in copper. ‘The break caused a Nic ley to. buy in , Nick cleari ‘ day. he found q letter . - slump and copper dropped ten points by two- g’clock; Then’ Nick ordered Hart ne, tng ke sharin were ‘duly: deliv: : ng $9,000. profit: © had secured a position: THE YOUNG COPPER KING ~ P _ture, incliding a second-hand safe. Before hi ing a painter 5 in a wholesale house in Franklin street, and he wrote to inform Nick of the fact, also to invite him to his house on the following Sunday after- noon. Nick sent him word that he would call and congratulate him on securing a job. Accordingly, on Sunday afternoon Nick came to New York and called at the flat where the Havens family lived. Havens met him at the door and took him into the parlor, which was plainly but neatly furnished. In a little while Jessie Havens came in and Nick was presented . to her. She was a lovely girl, and Nick was more taken than ever with her. Presently the little mother appeared and Nick was introduced to her. She told the Wall Street boy how glad she was that her son had made his acquaintance, as he had few associates he could really call friends. ‘ Nick passed a pleasant afternoon and took tea with the Havens family. He easily saw that the relationship between mother, son and daughter was closer than exists in most families. He found that Jessie had been* taking stenographie and typewriting lessons with the view of helping out the family resources. “Do you think you could find a chance for my sister in Wall Street?” said Harry. “T’ll make inquiries; but brokers require an expert and experienced person,” replied Nick. “The head of the schoo] she has been attending will recommend her as .being fully competent to fill all requirements.” “Such a recommendation will be of great serv- ice to her.” “She will work for moderate wages at first if she could get a nice place.” “I'll do all I can to find her a first-class place,” said Nick. : “T knew you would do as much for her aus you would for me. You're a good fellow, and I con- sider myself fortunate in having you «for a friend,” . “The feeling is mutual, I assure you, Harry. Now that you have a position, ] suppose you cant take advantage of my offer to give you a chance in the market.” ‘ : “Not very well, but I’m just as grateful to you.” ‘ “Say, the idea just occurred to me that if your sister went into business on her own hook as a public stenographer she would ultimately do a great deal better than if she took an office position.” | on Fy “She’d have to have an office and advertise | herself, and 1 hardly think We can afford that expense.” ji : “I'll provide a suitable office and help her to get work, and she can pay me by looking after the place while I’m out,” ; 4 Nick outlined the chances that a publ’e ste- nographer had to make good Money, and soon afterward teok his leave of the family. Next day, believing that his offer would be accepted | by Miss Havens, he began looking about for an office in the big Wall Street buildings.’ He . found a medium-sized'room on the eleventh floor of the Carter Building, and rented it. Then he ~ went around and bought the necessary abe a: put his name on the door Se. 7 em

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to hear from Miss Havens. He had written her . brother that he had picked out a room and was having it furnished to suit himself. He got a re- ply from Harry that his sister had decided to take up with his offer for which she was very grateful. Nick wrote back saying that he would have her name put on his door in small Jetters, and would insert a standing advertisement in one of the papers stating that she was. prepared to. do all kinds of typewriting and take dictation at “2 reasonable price. He rented a typewriter for her and had everything ready when she came .. down with her -mether to see the office. -. “{ yeally ¢an’t thank you enough, Mr. Brown,” Said Jessie, after she and her mother had com- -mented favorably on the office. “It is so. kind of you to offer me the chance of trying to build up _a# business for myself.” . “Don’t mention it, Miss Havens. ‘He of service to you,” said Nick. .- “That afternoon he got two customers for her - “en that floor, and-.with these as a beginning she - started in next morning. After the decline the copper situation remained quiet for a week, and them it began to look up again. Nick decided that Montana looked pretty good, so he bought 1,000 shares of it at 50. Ina oe, days it went : io 55 and Nick sold out, adding $5,000 to his ~- tapital. - Po was, returning to his office after. ~\.. making: the sale, when he met Mr. Tuckerman on’ < the street.. The broker frowned and passed him by without recognition. Nick took “his absence from the. office to aeane. a call there - and see his old friend the cashie “How do you do, Mr. Jenkine?”’ he said through ee ee hello, Brown! Glad to see you! Where = are you. working ?” as ; _ “Y have an office in the Carter Building, Room ings? “You | have: an “office ? What do you mean by 5 “Pm aig: a mai! and be seen by. my friends when ine: that is one of your “jokes?” rds.” I suppose fast hefe’s one of my ca t kind of. business. are you carrying on I’m glad to a ry specilator.” — 4 “i'm a coppe miblatse’ That’s pretty goa" fears sy Ree ay good for a boy of my size.” gid. 7 wet, your money to Spectiate Fonte it out of the market while I was here. : Fao eaind admitting ‘that now rr ae office,” better come insi and tell the clerks if Fe believe you.” yon’t werry me any if the: + don’t helieve ré money in vantage of: - it as my headquarters, where I e minutes as. i fea ee ad this. phic: is a “6 . THE. YOUNG COPPER KING man who had an office on the floor above, and whose business did not warrant. his keeping a regular stenographer. “You're doing fine!” said Nick. “How did he find out about you?” “He saw the advertisement you put in the Wall Street Argus for me. Really, you are aw- fully good to me, Mr. Brown. T’ll be able to get on very nicely now,” she said ; : “T'm giad to hear it.” Nick took up a Wall Street paper and spent the next hour reading it, together with a West- ern mining paper, while the girl worked away at her typewriter. Then the door opened and Fred Merritt, Tuckerman & Craig’s margin clerk, walked in, ee Brown! TI see you really have an of- fice,” he said, looking curiously at Miss Havens, who was very busy. “Sure! Take a seat,” said Nick. | : 2 “You've got a stenographer, too. What kind of business are you doing, anyway? “Your door deesn’t state, neither does your card.” “Well, if you want to ow, Tm at present-en operator in copper.” “An operator in auc! mean?” “Ves, ” “Tt looks strange for’a messenger boy to be able to hire an expensive office and set himself up as his own boss.” “Strange things are_-happening all the time.” “Are you speculating for yourself, or for otker people ?” “For myself.” - “But you must be doing something else to ex a stenographer busy.” “She isn’t working for me.” “No?” “Didn’t you notice her name in small letters on the door as a public stenogra ner?” = * “J didn’t take notiee of it.” Ail that attracted my attention was your name, and then 1 walked in.” . “Then look again when you walk out.” * “How long have you been here—ever since you left us?” ~ : “No; only a few days.” ey “Do you expect to make things pan out?” Spsnianes, you _ “f hope so, I amade $5,000 to-day. That's do-~" ~~ ing eae well.” ps ell, you must be a hummer if you have done as well as you claim,” said Merritt, getting | up and saying he piticdd to.lunch and Faxes: to the office. . seat a anding a t papers oe eee name, jektaa in he

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‘THE YOUNG Mrs. Jackson. I have come to New York to dis of. controlling interest in the Mara- thon | % of Idaho, which my husband has given tome.” It eomprises 50,100 shares.” - Nick had recently read a long account about the Marathon Mine in a Western paper. Accord- ing to the story, the mine had proved a failure and was on the market. “I’m afraid, Mrs. Jackson, that you won’t be able to sell the Stock, for the mine has been pronounced a failure, and consequently it will be difficult to find any one with money who would © care to sink it in such a proposition.” “J will sell it cheap.” “If the mine-is a failure I don’t see what good the stock is at any price.” ~ Mrs. Jackson had visited ‘a dozen of- the best mining age ia Wall Street and all of them had her the same answer. “Wouldn't you try to sell it?” “What’s the use, ma’am? [I am sure [ could not interest anybody in it.” r some further talk Mrs. Jackson ‘went away, leaving her address. Two days afterward @ man came in and asked for Nick. The young speculator was out at the time and Miss Havens said she didn’t know when he would be in. The man said he’d call again, and got nearly to the door wher Nick came in. “There’s Mr. Brown eee paper ’ Do you want to see me, sir?” asked Nick. “Yes. You buy and sell copper and other _ ‘stock, I believe?” “J do, on a commission basis.” “My name is Lansing. I have a quarter in- dec, 24,950 shares, in an Idaho copper mine called the Marathon. I'd like to sell it for the price I can get.” “There’s no market in New, York for such a mile as the Marathon,” replied Nick, and he told him about Mrs. Jackson Gying to sell her shares. = “Why not?” ; z aacaiee it’s a dead proposition.” ’s hanging around the property now, dead ye ra said the stenog- x : value, why should I a sign that he can’t sell his interest Se » will: eg stock fer ooo pat Who.is the man. want to sell it. He believes it is COPPER KING 7 \ to do it [’ll bring her dowm here. it away.” After he had gone away, Nick began to think he had been a fool to make an offer of even such a small sum as $750 for a three-quarters interest in a dead copper mine. It was certain he coulc not buy ‘the tenth part of a mine that had any prospects at all for such a beggarly sum. He put on his hat and went to Broker Hartley's office. That gentleman was ig, and Nick told him about the visits he had had frem the two \ people who owned\ most of the capital stock in the Marathon Copper Mine. Hartley laughed’ “Why, they've been all over the Street trying to sell that stock,” he said. “Tt isn’t worth. the price of the paper it’s printed on.” “Which means that the mine is regarded as being absolutely worthless?” “That’s it exactly.” On the following day Lansing and Mrs. Jack- sen appeared with a big bundle of Marathon cer- tificates and said they were ready to take up with Nick’s offer. “I’m sorry I made the offer,” said the Wall Street boy to them, “for I’ve consulted authori- ties on the subject and have been informed that the Marathon mine is generally looked upon as a worthless proposition. However, as I made the offer, I'll stick to it, and will pay you the money. [ shall frame one of the certificates and hang it up in the office as an object lesson for me to be more careful in the future.” “I disagree with you, sir,” said Mrs. Jackson. “T think you are getting a good thing for noth- ing. If I didn’t need ‘the money’ badly, I wouldn't sell that stock at any such price. My husband put $5.000 into the mine, and this stock I am selling you for $500 represents that money. Some day that mine will pay.” “If it ever does, and I hold your shares, I'll make you a present of $1,000 if I can find’ you. Have the shares been transferred to. you?” —/ “Yes. _ The certificates have been made out it my name.” t Nick produced the satin sale slips for vhis visiters to sign, which traniferred their interest ‘in the mine to him, and then paid them the’ money. And pete Nick became practical owner — of the property that later was to make him 3 young copper king. - — It’s like giving . CHAPTER VI—Thieves in the Night, Nick sent to the proprietor of = Bald Eagle House at Freezeout, Idaho, for the fie 1 vend other property ppg he a to the Tae oe funet Marathon Copper Mining. He Mea be peat there Co, express. ae wrote to Smith whore f

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8 | THE YOUNG COPPER KING to defer for a while. Next morning he noticed that copper was looking up again on the Curb; so he called on Hartley and gave him an order to buy 2,000 shares of Hurricane Island Copper, a promising mine, at the market price of 20, on margin, thereby going the limit once more. It seemed as if Hurricane Island had only been waiting for him to buy, for it commenced to up at once. It went to 25 that day, to 27 the next, and to 30 on the third day. There it halted snd Nick lost no time in selling out. This short deal netted him $20,000 profit, as much as he had made during the previous five weeks, Ten days after he bought the Marathon stock he received all the movable property be- ee. to ‘the Marathon company, charges . Od. He also received a rudely written letter from Jack Smith. Mr. Smith began by apologizing for pothooks, explaining that he was better able to sling a pick and a shovel than a pen. He said he was the man who discovered that there was copper in the neighborhood of Freezeout, and had induced Ephraim Jackson and Sid Lansing to go in with him, form a.company and develop the property. They had put in $7,500 and he put in nothing because he had nothing to put in. The money had been spent in work, but the copper had failed to materialize to any alarming extent. 1 The enterprise, he admitted, had proved a failure; though when it started it had attracted s» much attention that several other mines were begun in the immediate vicinity. They all suffered the same fate as Marathon. He was glad to hear that Mr. Nicholas Brown had bought out the Jackson and Lansing inter- -_ . ests, for maybe Mr. Brown was sport enough to advance some money for the purpose of pushing the interrupted work’ further.. He gave all the information about the property and the neigh- “A borhood that he could crowd into the letter, and "Nick, after reading it, felt that he had been . much instructed. As he was now worth some- g thing over $40,000, all made out of copper, he ~ thought he could afford to put some of it into the Marathon Mine, on the chance that develop- wd ments might happen. Accordingly, he wrote to Pad Jack Smith, making him a proposition. He was __ -ready.. to ae ’s expenses and a little over if he would tackle the job of pushing a further investigation of the mine. If Smith needed help, he would pay for the services of one man. He - would do better later if the prospects warranted a larger outlay. That’s the way Nick put it to - Smith, and having mailed the letter, he waited for the reply. arr ve. | Decoration Day being at hand, Nick and Harry i: arranged to take a trip down the New room at their di 1, fo itors from the city putting up there. @ the first to retire to their room the night, which they did about ten o’clock, ' turned in*at once. Harry fell asleep h . This is t ek wing. Were be- house is is ge Been Shape a So ne SA While: Nick “Was: makiig _ was relieving the landlord of “Only a couple of boys,” he heard a voice say. “They’re hardly worth plucking.” © - > “They’re bound to have some money about them to pay their way, so we might as well help — ourselves to it,” said his companion, in a low tone, Nick was going to spring up and enter a stren- _ uous objection to being robbed, when he saw that one of the intruders had a revolver in his hand. He conciuded that it would be wise for him to keep quiet and pretend that he was still asleep. * One of the men went through his clothes and the garments of Havens, transferring their funds and Nick’s watch to his pocket, Again the lan- tern,:a dark one, was flashed’ across the faces of the two boys, and the two rascals ‘slipped over to the door and into the corridor outside. Nick at once jumped out of bed, ran to the door, and peeked out. The men were operating on the door of the adjoining my with a skeleton key. They soon got in, “and closed the door after them. Nick decided that it was his duty to hunt up the landlord’s room,Aiwaken him, and let him know what was going on. He hustled on his — clothes and, taking his shoes in his hand, he left the room and went downstairs. As he expected, the house was closed up and the public room was deserted. He had not the remotest idea where _ the landlord’s room was, but believed it was in 3 the wing at the back of the inn. He opened a 3 door, and, striking a match, saw a staircase be- fore him. He mounted this and found himself in 3 a different corridor to the one on which his own room was. It was shut off from the rest of the house by a door. = The door nearest to him was locked, and the boy was on the point of knocking in order to arouse the inmate, whoever he or she might be, when he noticed that the key stood in the lock. From that fact he judged that no one was in the room, as a person could not yery well lock them- selves in and leave the key on the outside. He was. about to pass on to the next door when he thought he heard a noise inside. That induced him to unlock the door and look in. The room was dark, but his eyes being accustomed to the gloom, he made out the form of a man in a chair. He heard a gurgling sound and saw the figure shuffle his bare feet on the carpet. Such a sin-) gular circumstance induced him to go forward and see what was the matter with the person. To his surprise he found it was the landlord, bound tightly to the heavy chair and gagged with a towel. This was, of course, the work of the robbers, and Nick hastened to free the pro- seen of the inn, . He first tore off the handker- chief, i = USS e i =n “How did you get in this fix?” Nick asked him, E : ” 3 4 though he had a pretty good idea about it. a. How happens it that you came to my You sleep in the main part of the chair. relief ? by those men?” © > : Pee oe the | -

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d him a prisoner. Relieved of the last strand, the landlord, whose name was Thompson, stood 'p. ’ “Tl get into-my clothes,” he said, “and then see what can be done about catching those asca In the meanwhile, I wish oe go * he ‘end ee on this side of the corridor. and Touse my chief helper who sleeps there. Make As little noise as possible. Tell him to dress and come here. You can tell him there are thieves the house.” Leaving Thompson to dress, Nick hurried to: ie. room in question and knocked on the door. He had to repeat the knocking several times be- fore he awakened the man inside, “Hello! Who’s there?” asked a voice at last. “Open the door,” said Nick. aa man jumped out of bed and opened the ) he “Who are you?” he asked, not recognizing the in the dark. ’m one of the guests here. There are thieves the inn and Mr. Thompson told me to get you up. Put on your clothes, quick, and come to his “Thieves!” said the man, clearly surprised at the information. “Yes. Get a hustle'on,” said Nick, leaving him and returning to the landiord’s oom, where he ound Thompson nearly ready for action. “Open yonder closet door and get my shotgun,” the boniface. -- Niek’ did so. , You'll find some loaded cartridges on the shelf,” said Thompson. “Shove a couple into the gun. ft opens sideways by pressing the finger- ‘Piece between the triggers. You'll find a club . in there which you had better take youn), ? = ae the time they were ready to leave the the hired man appeared. qk your revolver, Jones?” “Then we'll start for the front of the house where the thieves are.. They’ve been here, for a ‘ve robbed me of my money rer my revolver, tied me to that chair. this lad came a veleased me I'd be 1 Eig = ” said Thomp- e part roceeded eautiously toward: the Tie es the ous Suddenly a racket arose, ca ee the - etalk nas aroused some aa could not be silenc ane on!” cried the yon opening the the two corridors Twe s ane rushing toward them from the it. A collision and mix-up followed, every- ne barrel of ; Eee boy seized it and fired after aes who were. vanishing down the eet “to ceet Sa ttd cel oad he y_the time he THE YOUNG COPPER KING 9 pearing over the: back fence into a field that lay between the house and a patch of wood. Nick followed them, but could see nothing of the fel- lows in the darkness of the night. He could see the dark patch of woods against the sky, and he judged that was where they were bound for. He reached the wood without seeing anything of them and stopped to consider whether he should return to the inn or look around a bit. He de- cided to do the latter, and pushed forward. He had proceeded several hundred feet ‘straight ahead, and was beginning to think-he was on the wrong tack, when he heard voices ahead. “There they are now.” he said to himself, push- ing cautiously forward. The voices receded before him, and he followed with the revolver in his hand. The woods ex- tended for some distance and finally ended at a creek, connecting with the long and narrow inlet known as Barnegat Bay. The men followed the creek in the direction of the inlet, and Nick fol- lowed them at a same distance. In this way they went on for perhaps half a mile, when an old abandoned fisherman’s habitation, gone to decay, loomed up ahead. The men entered this. Nick glided up to the house and looked through the window, where he saw the dim gleam of a _candle they had lighted. The rascals were dump- the contents of their pockets out on the old is Ne table. .They had wads of bills to burn,’ several watches and chains, diamond pins, cuff ~ buttons, charms, and other articles of value the had stolen from the rooms of the brokers. Ti purpose evidently was to divide the plunder be- tween them evenly. One of them counted™ out’ ~ the bills in two piles; while the other arranged 5 the watches and other articles of jewelry on his side of the table for inspection and selection. Nick watched them for a while. . “We'll have over $400 apiece in game gh said Zz the chap who was counting out the bills. “This would be-a good place to stay till morn-~ ~ ing, only it’s rather close to’ the inn. They'll scout the whole neighborhood after us. and if ; they found us here, it wonld be all un with us.” = “Where shall we ro—keep on walking?” “There’s a boat down near the month of the : creek. You saw her when we came alone, We'll Pp go aboard of her, sail up the bav to the edee of the marsh, drop anchor there. and turn in. We'll be safe there. We can afterward escape up the coast in her.” “That will be just the thing,” said the other. When Nick heard that arrangement made, he- decided to get to the boat first. With that ob- - ject in view, he left the hovel and continued on ~ down the creek. He didn't have to go far before he saw the boat the crook had referred — She was a large sailboat, with aytrunk cabin, and ~~ was attached to the shore by her moorings rope : which was tied to an old tree stump. led from. the shore to her deck, pee ee of i eabin.. pe boarded her. The cabin door wa secured by a padlock, but he judged that the ro bers would not let a little thing like that. in the way of getting into the place,” hire found what he in le

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end. 10. and yarious pots.and pans hanging around—some against the cabin bulkhead and some around the stove. He shut the cover partly down and kept watch for the coming of the men. They appeared in about ten minutes. One went on board, took the stops off the mainsail and then called to his companion to cast off and come and help him As the sloop floated away, the board fell into the water and the two men hoisted the sail. The vessel slipped down the creek into the bay, and one of the men, taking the helm, turned her head in the direction of the big swamp. The wind was light so that it required little seaman- ship to work the boat, which continued to glide along till it reached the edge of the swamp. When they reached a-spot that suited them, one of the crooks walked forward, let the sail down, and threw the little anchor overboarit. The depth of the water then was about four feet and the anchor landed among the marsh grass. Havine effected their purpose. the men broke open the cabin door and entered the little eabin, which wes equipped with two berths. laid on top of lockers, one on either side. Flashing a match, a reflector Jamp was made out attached to the forward bulkhead. , This was lizhted and threw a good illumination about the cabin. There was 2 sliding panel in the bulkhead through which dishes were passed from:the kitchen into the cab- jn. end the reverse. Not being closed tight, a - streak of litht came through into the place where Nick sat eurled up. . ' Ft attracted his attention and gettine un can- tiously. he peered throuch the crack. The crooks were peeling off a part of their g2»ments pre- paratore to turning in on the bunks. One of them shut the cabin sliding door about two-thirds and then turned out the lamp. © Both got into their respective berths and. for a matter of ten minutes. talked across to each other. Then they auit and shortly their breathing told Nick that .they were asleep. Affer waiting a while to give them time to get into a deep sleen, Nick took off his shoes. opened the scuttle and vot on deck. He slipped lightly aft and got down into the cockpit. Softly closing the slidin door entirely, he looked at the fastening. The stout hasp had been wrenched out entirely, splitting the wood that had held it. The question was how could he fasten the door so the men could not force it when they woke un to the situation? After some reflection he saw if he could find a stout piece of wood of the right length to brace the door tightly shut, he would solve the problem. But where was he to find it? He returned-to the _kitehen, struck a match, and looked around the place. PTE is There was a piece of wood standing in one cor- ner that would answer if it were shorter. He wondered if he could cut it around with his knife enough to enable him to break it off. It looked e a long job and might not succeed in the = Then hi es alighted on a small saw _ hanging against the wall. : “That will do the trick in a few minutes,” he ”- ad, be —2 . THE YOUNG COPPER KING vas and sawed away as softly as possible. It - took him about five minutes to do the work. Having accomplished it, he went to the cockpit and soon had the door braced so securely that a giant inside could- not have budged the door. Regaining the bow, he pulled up the anchor, which was not a heavy one, and by pulling on the reeds — he gave the sloop a start down the waterway. She went slowly, stern first, as the tide was slack, and there was no current in the march. At length she floated into the bay and clear of the marsh. As Nick had never been at Barnegat before, he had absolutely no knowledge of the bay, or where he would find a landing. Keepipne close into the shove, he worked his way up the bay and in twenty minutes he made out one of the many landings. He ran the hoat in and made fast to the small wharf. Although there were many houses close by, he could not make them - out in*the darkness, and the locality wearing a” very lonesome look at that hour, he concinded to stay by the boat. Descending into the kitchen, he braced himself against the bulkhead to wait for daylight. As he, had slept onlv three hours that night, and the exertion he’ had been nut to had tired him out. he soon began to nod. and inside of ten minutes he was as fast asloen as the two crooks in the cabin. CHAPTER VIII.—The Thieves See Their Finish. It was daylight when Nick awoke with a start. A loud thumping was going on at the cabin door, proving conclusively that the crooks had discov- ered they were locked in. Nick felt that no time was to be lost now, so he hustled ont of the kitchen, fastened the scuttle as:he had found it, and looked around. He saw two roughly /dressed men not far away, looking in the direc- tion of the sloop, their attention having been at- stracted by the pounding which proceeded from s Nick jumped on the wharf and ran toward em. “You belong around here, I suppose?” he said to the men, ny They nodded, regarding him with some curios- ity, for they recognized him as a stranger. “I’ve got two thieves locked up in the cabin of that sloop,” went on Dick. “Tio thieves,” ejaculated one of the men, both looking their surprise. : “Yes; they are making an effort to break out. You hear the racket they are putting up. They entered the Barnegat Inn last night late, after everybody had gone to’ bed and were asleep, and stole over a thousand dollars’ worth of money’ and valuables from the guests, mostly New York brokers. They stole my watch and money with the rest, and I spent a couple of hours or more on‘their track, and finally succeeded in captur- ing them. Now, how far is it to the Barnegat Inn from here?” ~* “About a mile,” said one of the men. - ; “Can I get a messenger to go there and notify . Mr. Thompson, the proprietor, that the thieves ‘Have been caught?” * 9) pe a “My son will go if you'll give*him a / . j om ea Ss oe ee ae ee ee Pa Nae? ae — CO a

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oe THE YOUNG - “TE doubt if I’ve got a cent in my clothes. I'll > tell the landlord in my note to pay him a quar- ter for taking the message.” ““Al right said the man. Nick took out his memorandum book and, tear- ing out a leaf, wrote the following: =e wah Thompson:—You missed me after thie thieves got away. I followed the rascals; “have -_ them cornered -in the cabin of a sloop "where wey — get away. Send several men with the bearer of this note to take charge of the rascals. : the bearer a quarter for his trouble in ringing you this note. ar “NICK BROWN.” ~ Nick ss the paper, addressed it to Mr. ‘hompson, and handed it to the man. “Rush this to the inn by your son,” he said. “Tell him to make the best time he can and he’ll get a quarter for it.” ‘As the man moved off, Nick asked the other to go with him to the sloop to help keep the two rooks in subjection, in case they succeeded in breaking open the cabin door. They went, to the boat and boarded her. ~ “Hello, in there! What are you making all au that neise about?” asked Nick. - -_ * “Who are you?” returned one of the crooks. . “Tm a good-sized boy. You-seem to be locked = in”, ey “Let us out, will you 2” _“Fd rather not, ir I’m-afraid you are desper- BS ate characters.” . After a hurried consultation. they made another Tequest to be let out. “Not much. You'll stay in there till the police come after you,” said Nick. A chorus of imprecations wes thrown at him and they commenced to batter on the door again, one. of the rascals using ine butt of Thompson’s revolver. ~~ be Stans eo al pened to be made . of str oristed all their efforts, and hg Seige er Wig little impression on it. *Keep it up if it amuses !” cried Nick. _ ‘They stopped for a*while and then began - “again, but with no better success. Time passed - and by and by a light wagon came dashing down the road from Barnegat village. Half a dozen men besides the driver were in it, and prominent ay them was Landlord Thompson. ~Se lo,-Mr. Thompson!” said Nick, going — -- \ wend to meet the vehicle when it stopped and the bunch got out. “Se you've got the rascals, have you, Brown?” = “paid 5 ra I don’t see how Fie managed a to capture them. . (Never mind ies now: I'll tell — about 1 their in e iece of wood the slid chaps!” cried one of the men, shoot the first person that eave inside _kitehen, used to come" tent, and swore COPPER KING 11 to take them. Seeing matters were at a dead-~ lock, Nick got an idea and proceeded to carry it® out. He went forward, descended into the pulled the panel back and covered the rascals" with his revolver. “You’d better give up,” he said. They~turned around on hearin ing his voice and_ were staggered to see a pointed revolver. The men in the cockpit now took advantage of the chance to rush in and overpower them. The pris- oners were put into the wagon, and with#Nick added to the party, the wagon dashed back to- ward Barnegat village. The rig stopped at the . inn to let Nick get out and then went on to the station house, where the crooks were locked up on the charge of burglary. The money and other articles of value stolen from the guests of the inn were found on their - person, and the authorities took charge of the property. In the’ meanwhile, Nick entered the inn and was immediate} shrrounded by the bro- kers, with his friend Harry in the background: He told the story of his night’s adventure which had resulted in the capture of the thieves, and his audience, to a man, declared that he was a fine, plucky chap. They all knew now that he was connected with wail Street, for Havens had told them so and that he was in business for himself in the Carter Building. By the time Nick had finished his story break- fast was announced, and all hands went into the dining room to partake of it. By the time. they were through with the meal Thompson re- turned and told them that the thieves had been _ ; locked up and would be brought before the magis- ‘trate that morning at eleven. He said that all who had been robbed should appear in court to clinch the charge against the rascals. “Say, Nick,” said Harry, when they had a chance for a quiet talk together, “do you know I didn’t learn anything about the robbery until Finding you up and out I got up this mo - of the room, I prime g that you had arisen early, - and Is to look you up. Then I fonnd out what had happened during the night and learned — from the landlord that you had not been, seen since the thieves escaped.” “You missed an exciting time, then,” said Nick. . “Yes, but not pac a so exciting as the time yous had chasing the raseals, You had a great nerve to follow them, and the war. you caught them” was mighty clever.” The guests of the inn were all im the little — Soong? ‘and pl Sod “Not guilty.” The land. pee in @ ea = e weit sige his story, Nick told his, and the ome who had iven the crooks the first fight told his. er brokers detailed about the sum they ba ee ‘in money, and all the watches and jewelry were recognized by their owners. ‘The magistrate considered the case a clear one against the county town to stand trial for their crime. ~ The police said they would have to retain the a the prisoners, and he remanded them to

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“and started by train for Jersey °City. 12 what was are 4 to them, the rest was divided as near as possible among the’ brokers. . Those gentlemen held a tebe at once and made up a purse of $500 which one of them pre- sented to Nick, with a neat speech, stating that he well deserved that small evidence of their appreciation. Although $500 cut very little ice with the young copper speculator, now that he was worth $42,000 in cash, he accepted it in the spirit in which it was offered to him and thanked the donors. Nick and Harry spent the day get- ‘ting acquainted with the neighborhood, and after an early supper took leave of the other guests Nick reached the Grand Central depot in time to catch the theater train for New Rochelle, which left Pe: half-past eleven,.and an hour later he was ome. a \ CHAPTER IX.—Nick Still Successful in Copper. On the following day Consolidated Copper be- gan going up, and Nick, thinking he saw a good ance to make another addition to his capital, called upon Hartley and ordered 2,000 shares bought at. 24, on the usual margin. Consoli- dated went up a point that day, and there was a great deal of business done in it. It went up two points next day and the Curb brokers were overwhelmed with buying orders. That gave the price a further boost of a point, and it looked as if there was’a boom on. ' Big holders began dumping large amounts of stock on the market, which caused a reaction. Nick hung around the Curb watching matters with an eagle eye. As soon as he saw that a lot of stock was being offered, he rushed up to Hartley and told him to sell his stock. His. ‘prompt action enabled him to get out at the right moment, for the stock began to decline at a steady rate. The army of small buyers then took a - and rushed in their selling orders. The result was a slump. The price dropped down “oN to 20 inside of an hour, and nearly all the spec- ulators, lost more ‘or less money. : Nick sat in his office complacently regarding the fact that he was now worth $50,000, when the door opened and a bunch of brokers entered. They were some of the gentlemen who had been n at Barnegat over Decoration Day, and who owed the recovery of their stolen property to the ‘young copper speculator. They were inter- peels in the fact that their young friend had an office in Wall street, as they knew he wasn’t a broker, so they wanted to find out what he was to make a living. _ doi BS Seti ‘ ‘ “Hello, Brown!” said Fish, who led the pro- ¢ “An operator in copper!” exc OR ) surpiise, co _ “J'm ala» interested in’a copper mine.” cession. “We thought we’d give you a call. I hope we are not intruding.” on 3 ‘Not at all, Mr. Fish,” said Nick. “Glad to see you, gentlemen. Make yourselves at home.” _ The bunch cast admiring glances at Jessie Havens, who was just finishing her work for the day. “You've got a nice little office here, Brown,” es our line of business ie "mM an operator in er,” tarts fe datbalived Fish, in ~ WHE YOUNG COPPER KING “You don’t say! What’s the name of the mine?” : “It’s not on the market as yet. cally only a prospect. hear about it.” ; “Have you much interest in this prospective mine?” “I own a three-quarter interest in it.” “Well, well, you may be a young copper king yet. Where is the property situated?” “In Idaho.” “There is copper out there—several fields of it. If you’re within the belt, you may. have a good thing.. How came you to get hold of it?” “The people who,had control of, it sank all their funds trying to make it pay, and, having reached their tether, and believing the ground never would pan out, they offered their holdings cheap. I bought them out as I would take a chance at a grab-bag, and J am going to develop the prop- erty. If I don’t make a strike, I’ll lose my money; if I do, then I’ll be a winner. It’s a sort of ae. anyway.” “Why don’t. you form a company, advertise the stock fog sale, and get the public to take part of the risk’ off your hands?” : It is practi- If it pans out, you will = ~ “Because I think I’ve got enough money to go‘ it alone. the copper market and can afford to operate a fad. Copper has made a number of men million- aires several times over. I’d like to be a copper magnate myself and stand in with the bunch. At any rate, there is always a steady demand for I’ve made a good bunch of mon@y on | copper, and the demand is growing all the time. © The man with a copper mine at his back is not likely to be bothered much over the high cost of living.” : At that point Miss Havens finished up, put on her things, said gapd afternoon to Nick, and de- parted, “That's a fine little girl you have,” said Broker Warren. ; “Yes. I am bg ena with her family, and I’m bound to say t ever met,” replied Nick. r) “Y wish my stenographér were like her,” said Warren. “The. young lady who honors me with -her services is. almost too good-looking to work She has such a high opinion of her- - in an office. self that one has to handle her with gloves. Ff © put up with her frills because she is smart and does her work in fine style, but sometimes you’d think she owned the office.” ; “Now that my young lady has departed, I'll ask you to have a cigar, gentlemen,” and Nick pulled a box of prime smokes out of a drawer and passed it around. All hands accepted a weed, and the office was soon filled with smoke. “Don’t you smoke, yourself?” asked Fish. “No,” replied Nick; “I’m only a boy yet. and © I don’t think it does a boy any good to smoke, particularly cigarettes, The latter I consider a bad habit, for to properly enjoy such a small article as a cigarette I understand you have to inhale the smoke. Now, one’s lungs w not made to take in anything but pure air. All to- bacco smoke has a bluish tinge, due to the pres-- ence of nicotine. - You draw that in and blow out a light-gray color. ey_are the nicest people I’ve — % The nicotine remains either in your mouth or your lungs, or both. In the | _ course of time your lungs get poisoned. 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es THE YOUNG Membrane of the throat is also injured. It is also _ bad for the eyes, oculists say. So you see that ~ smoking is a oad thing all around.” “Yes, I suppose so,” nodded Fish; “but people will smoke, just the same.” ' “And they will drink, too, in spite of the fact ‘that it is another bad practice and sends thou- Sands annually to their graves before their time, - not to speak about wrecking their prospects in life.” _ From which I conclude you do not- drink, either?” ; “I do not, and mean to avoid it. I had an uncle who was a very brilliant man. He was in =a ae and held many responsible positions, but a was cut off by over-indulgence in drink. Had _. he lived, he stood a chance of being nominated -~ for Governor of his State. He was a splendid ‘Speaker, and had hosts of friends. Drink wrecked him at the height of his career.” : - "You hear that, Duncan?” said Fish, looking at one of the brokers. “You’d better cut out your mint juleps or you may see your finish!” _. “Oh, there are others!” responded Duncan care- =~ lessly. : _ Nick thought enough had been said on the Subject, so he switched the conversation around _ to stocks, and he picked up considerable informa- ’ tion about the market. The brokers remained an _ hour in his office and then went away. A week _ Passed and Nick saw-no chance to do anything _ Worth while, so he lay on his oars and watched _ the course of the, market. _. About. this time he received an answer from _ Jack Smith. That party said he would take up _ With Nick’s offer and carry on the development _ of the mine as cheaply as possible. He said it eS _ Was to his interest to do the right thing, for as Matters stood his share in the property would Stand him in nothing, but if an ore vein was discovered he stood to make money. He said oS Spee oF Sr bie ei al arte i oo a - that he couldn’t guarantee that results would acs as Ea of a good thing without taking more or less He thought if Nick took a trip out to Freeze- out and saw the country and made his personal e ; Segenintence that it would be an advantage to both. Smith evidently supposed he was talking to a man, for he did not dream that a boy would - go into a copper proposition of the kind, even if é had money. He didn’t know what Nick had paid for Mrs. Jackson’s and Lansing’s interests the property, but supposed they had received great deal more than what the young copper ‘ulator had paid them.’ oes liked the tone of Smith’s letter as a whole, wand sent him $100 by express, with thé promise to continue the A dav or two after- aki Z any more big stakes?” grinned Mer- x made $20,000 at a clip a while ae er ago,” a _messenger for his firm, and now he» COPPER KING 18 “Say, you mast be worth a lion by this time.” “Oh, no; I’m a long way from that’ figure yet. However, [ expect to make a million. or two out of a copper mine I am interested in.” “A copper mine!” “T have a three-quarter interest in one out in Idaho.” “You certainly tell things well, old man. Six months ago you were a messenger in our office, and now you own a copper mine and make $20,000 at a clip. You area cuckoo for fair.” “IT am sorry if you think I’m telling you things that are not true, but I assure you that I have stated nothing but facts.” “Well, your facts sound ridi¢ulous to’me. From messenger to mine owner would be a good title for a newspaper story about you. It’s a wonder the reporters haven’t discovered you and written you up.” Ti “Doubtless they will if the mine ever turns out a winner.” > “Then you don’t claim it’s a winner already?” “Certainly not. I couldn’t get $100 for it at oe though it’s cost me about ten times a »” “Wifat’s the name of this mine, or-has it got \ one?” ; : “Yes, it’s got one, but I’m not saying what it quarter of a mil- is. “It’s a mine of great expectations, but no re- sults—is that it?” ° “Perhaps so. Had your lunch yet?” : “No. I’m going to it now,” said Merritt, ris- g. “Then lunch with me.” - “Sure. I’m always ready to eat at anybody’s expense.” Nick put om his hat and they went out to- gether. . in CHAPTER X.—Nick Goes West. % When Nick got back from-his lunch he sat . down to read a Western mining paper. Present- : ly the door opened and Mr. Craig walked ing Nick was rather astonished to see him, but he —§ ~ jumped up and said: “How do you do, Mr. Craig! Take a seat.” “Good afternoon, Brown!” said the junior part- ner of Tuckerman & Craig. “I’ve heard you were in business for yourself, but I couldn’t believe it, so I came here to see if the statement is really a fact.” ; 3 Se : a “ “Tt’s a fact, all right.” “It appears to be. What kind of business are you engaged in? You have no sign on your door except your name.” ’ : “T am speculating in copper, and I am also interested in a copper mine.” : — tage! ane ae interested in a mine?” ~ 3 us “T bought a interest in a copper niining property out in Idaho, which I am Seine ‘ode a venr x esl aitk ee tal d Craig e¥d 1 | Nick talke e a capitalist, raig cid -know. what to make of his pe. pada es pte -only a short while since that the .boy w: Glad to see you. Sie man of large business interests.

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v4 “Upon. my word, young man, I don’t quite get you. I can understand that you might be specu- ing in a small way in copper, but you wouldn’t need an office to carry on that business. I can’t understand where you would get the money to ay the cost of developing a mining property. ave you come into a considerable legacy?” “No. I’ve made all my money out of the re- ‘cent rise and fall in copper. I had only a small capital when I left your office, but 1 went the limit with it‘ and have been fortunate endugh to’ win every time. | made ‘$20,000 alone on the *en-point rise in Hurricane Island Copper, and Aitogether I’ve done mighty well since I parted from the messenger business.” ‘ Craig fairly gasped at his statergent. “J don’t see how you could have been so suc- cessful,” he said. ‘ “You would, if I went into particulars, but there is no occasion for tlt.” ; “You appear to be.a wonder.” “No, m not a wonder. I’m only unusually jucky. like sundry other people who know how to take advantage of the chances that come their way. ; “You astonish me, at any rate. Mr. Tucker- man won’t believe me when [| tell him.” “I suppose not, but that isn’t worrying me.” “J suppose you're sore on him for discharging you?” “Considering that J was with your .firm three years and always gave satisfaction, I think he didn’t treat me first rate.” “You criticized the methods of the firm toward a customer, and it was hardly your place to do that.” , *] admit that, Mr. Craig, but my remark was ‘only addressed to the customer himself, and would not have gone any further. It was drawn s ‘from me through sympathy with the young fel- -_ Jow’s hard luk. I would have apologized had Mr. Soren ig not jumped on me the way he did.” “All ri am glad ‘-hear you are doing well enough to support an office of this kind. You couldn’t do it unless you were making money. Good-by.” - **Good afternoon, Mr. Craig,” said Nick po- and he bought 3,000 shares outright, cost him $36,000. He got it, as 1, through Broker Hartley. In the course of : it went to 25 3-4, and as that was a wice for it, Nick sold out and added $10,500 _winni Summer was now practically stock market got slow. ' THE YOUNG COPPER KING We won’t discuss the matter. I: Next day Nick noticed that United Copper was. on- ~J’l) arran “How could you make $60,000 in such a short time?” asked his father. - “Through speculation. For the past two years I've been taking chances in the market on the quiet. I had to do it on the quiet while 1 was working for Tuckerman & Craig, for employees are not supposed to speculate’in stocks, I began — with a venture of $50, and when [ had the run-in with the senior boss I had made $3,500. As soon — as I became my own boss, luck came “in big ~ chunks. I began by’ making $6,000 by a rise in Idaho Copper, and then I made $9,000 more on — the’ slump that followed. A quick deal in Mon- tana Copper netted me $5,000. Hurricane Island Copper turned me in $20,000, and my ‘last two deals, $18,000. There you are.” : “Where do you keep this money—in your office safe ta ~ “No; in my safe deposit box. There’s nothing — in my safe but the stock certificates represefiting my three-quarter interest in the Marathan Cop- per Co. of Idaho. They cost. me $750.” q “Do you mean to say that you bought a cop- per mine for that price?” 4 “I bought a three-quarter interest in the com- — pany which owns the property for that sum, bat 4 the mine is simply a-prospect. It may pan out — some time, and it may never be worth its salt. \9 I'm going to see what the thing amounts to.” 4 He told his folks the particulars of his) pur- E chase of the stock, and,it was his father’s opin- ion that he had thrown his money away. Nick didn’t agree with him, though he had to admit — that he had no very stable grounds on which to — base a different conélusion.. A week later he — started for the Northwest, leaving his office in — charge of Jessie Havens, who was doing very — well now in her business, In due time Nick got 1 off the train at the nearest point to Freezeout, — which was some distance to the north, and fin- — ished his journey"by a stagecoach. He found — Freezeout a rough-looking village of scattered ~ houses and learned from the driver of the stage that there was a productive copper mine within — a mile of the place. The co, sto at, the Bald Eagle House and Nick ali kg es ee The mail bag was thrown off and then the ve- hicle went on its way. The young copper spec- ulator from New York asked. the proprietor of the cheap-looking hotel if he could-be accommo- — dated with room and board for a few days. “aa “I allow yvu kin, pard. Are you from the East?” oe * “Yes.” os j “What os of the Fast?” : . ork City.” ° = “New ce =e, “Waal, can’t get no high-toned™ hotel ac- — conntnadadters here. I kin ves a wisnil Yoouhe 4 with a bed in it and three meals a day. = es aint _ "soa aa Soy ag oe ou no i : aeration? matenas ree a “a 3 “T’ll pay you for one week. If I stay longer — *vith you for the balance,” said Mick, __ handing fim a $10 bil, eae t, stranger. You kin stay as long as_ mazuma. It’s money — an

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yk ey THE YOUNG COPPER KING - 15. 34 did duty for a register, and then asked the pro-. interest in a mine worth nothing. That's pretty ea ‘if he ae a man named Jack Smith. good.. Haw! haw!” 4 : “Pll allow [ do. He boards here.” A couple of men came in for a drink at th. od is he now?” bar, and they looked curiously at Nick, wonder- ee pee rae at the Marathon mine.” ing who he was. While waiting on them, Weed “Whereabouts is that property?” told-them the young stranger wes the chap who “About two miles over yonder, near the river.” had bought a large interest in the Marathon. The ; “It’s a copper prospect, isn’t it?” ; men laughed, for the Marathon was a ‘standing = “Yes: more prospect than copper, though Smith joke in the neighborhood. The copper belt was _ > claims it Will turn up a winner yet.” not presumed to extend on that side of the valley, :. “What do you think about it?” and the fact that nothing had turned up in the __ “Waal, there hain’t been no copper found on alleged mine so far appeared to clinch the im- that si ll et.” pression. : pe Se oe the. vs eta copper mine near The ground had been roughly prospected, but ; ae He : nobody save Jack Smith had confidence enough : Pe ‘t’s on this side of the-valley. You in the ground to make a resolute effort to find i ae the Sect from thesdoor, about a mile copper near the river. Nick took a seat outside “5 ver yonder,” and the landlord waved his arm. the door to await the coming of his business part- us can get somebody to show me ner in the Marathon enterprise, and amused him- “over fo the Marathon. property ?” self by viewing the rough country round about é “My bov'll do it, but if it’s Smith you want to Freezeout. : ‘ “see you kin just as well wait here. He'll be over i i t an hour.” 4 : Bere ie ae Ea not personally acquaint- CHAPTER XI.—The News That Jack Smith Had ed with him, so’ when he comes in I want you to To Tell. ‘ point him’ out to me.” hate peer When noontime came about twenty boarders é — Sate ea a eta Sac mand came Srooning a the Bald “Eagle House to, get ‘ ur 2 = % Weed, eir dinner. ey were all at the table when a : an sa eae eatodnnag ad Fo Bdge Nt him bearded and tanned individual rode up from the ; turn Cael ais nando. direction of the river. Nick guessed this was 3 the trouble by Eevmng d. “Why, you're the Smith. As soon as’ he dismounted and tied his “Nick Brown. mah egg Bees a Sid Lan- horse for the stable boy to take charge of, the - rs. re 0 the’ company’s young New Yorker went up to him. ; ou sent tor “Are you Jack Smith?” he asked. ‘ u.” “That’s my name. Who might y an ‘ 2 Gian you be? ~ di I own three-quarters of “7 ‘esasBlick -Rrewic® ‘ ¢ yi dn’t cive nde fancy price PEL are we ejaculated Smith, staring at D s Writes the copper speculator. - : for the stock, for if you did I reckon you'll be “UNS Brown, . I am the party you’ve been corresponding with.” ; iteae you’re ar . me : . > , “That isn’t my fault. Iam the majority owner © it but me. There is no market there foro th. Marathon.” is “Are you bis panty on sent me the $100?” ith’ : ‘eo “J am, and I’ve brought vou another hundred. bu n at if it wae ona Weed. PEt ag *t apy hs little Li ae Saat ppeel — outi- 2g y it at a 2 St a =! : see e-property a the neighborhood, as as on this side of the valley, there'd be some ¥ uo gested I should do.” ance of Pe copper.” rs en “Well, I’m glad to know you, Brown. I thought < Tf don’t see why there shouldn’t be copper al you were a Wall Street broker, or something of ‘over the valley as long as it has ‘turned up i” that kind.” Jae ; at, of 4t” ; “Tm a copper operator and have an office in hunted for it over there, Wall Street, as my letter head showed you. The has been found. Yh t fact that I’m a boy has nothing to do with busi-. Marathon located on that, ness. I’ve got the money to push Marathon if _ : there’s anything in it, and that’s all you care — for, I guess.” a. Smith shook hands with him and told him it. didn’t make any difference whether utlay of $7,500.” Ss to. dinnery After we get through [’ll tak “didn’t spend no*such money on it. ~ over to the propert ee ng told we toag: ce ”y ; They went in to and” ' he said more than his prayers. I don't! Nick was pip as -y put in more’n $1,500 altogether.” “strangers a fm : ; so? Mrs. Jackson wanted to get fiftv being circu 35 a for her stock at first, which would po ek!” laughed en m ou

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16 neral opinion ‘that he had been well soaked, nancially. Smith greeted the men at his table and introduced Nick to several of them. Two girl waiters officiated, and the young cop- per speculator found the meal plain but sub- stantial, As the landlord had told him, there were no frills put on at his house.- The guests were not obliged to wear their jackets, or shirt collars if they didn’t care to do so, which gener- ally they didn’t. You could eat with your knife, or hold your fork any way you chose, without drawing any attention to yourself. No liquor was served at the table. If you wanted it you had to go to the bar, drink there and have the price charged up against your account for the week. The bill of fare that day consisted of roast beef, baked potatoes, a couple of other vegetables, with pickles and beets for side dishes, the whole topped off with rice pudding and coffee. Those who finished first filed outside, lit their pipes or cheap cigars and hung around the door for a short time, after which they started for their work. Nick and Smith finished about the same time, and left the table together. : “Have a cigar?” asked Smith, as they entered _ the public room where the bar was. “No; I don’t smoke,” replied Nick. Smith bought a couple of cigars for himself and then asked Nick if he could ride horseback. " “Yes, pretty good.” j Smith ordered a horse saddled for his com- _panion and charged.up to him. When the two animals were led outside, they mounted them and started by a path that led down to the river. “T said you had just come in time,” said Smith, Se . after they had gone a’ couple of hundred yards : _on their way. yeh 5 wb, Re did,” answered Nick. “Have you made any discoveries yet?” “J have. I’ve hit a ledge of ore that would set the whole piace wild if I let. the news out.” ~ “You really have?” cried Nick eagerly. eid “J have. I’ve been following it for several days, and I feel certain it runs all the way through our property and right into the adjoin- ing claims taken up here some months ago and then deserted. We must buy some more of the “land running along the river, and we may end by becoming millionaires.” © _— ~~ “I dare say Been be bought cheap.” re adoate etme there! h = ak believes there is any copper over here. if T hadn't stuck it out that ledge would still be This opportunity we have for ik chance in oe lifetime. ai tg - have money enough to open things up in shape, ; ae stand an money almost from the start. The river will the ore down to Phoenix, here are several smelters, and it can ipped East over the railroad. One of ld have to attend to hired a responsible for I suppose that requires _ there, unknown, striking it rich is a i end othe x8 THE YOUNG COPPER KING “game to go the limit when I am satisfied there you want of it for ‘a song, for - to begin with.” ame eat “The ledge runs that way,” and the copper _ prospector indicated the direction with a wave — of his hand. “We must buy up a good bit of the land before we let out a hint of our discovery, because the moment the news gets around, there — will be a rush to take up property on this side of the valley. It will be easy for you to get it= cheap, as I said before. Nobody wants it, and you’re just the person to buy it without arousing — suspicion. The» men around here think you've — been taken in by Lansing and Mrs. Jackson and that you’ve paid a good price for a worthless — lg owe [ll give out that you are impres ; y my-idea ~_ — is copper over here and — you are going to buy some more property d= the Marathon. That will brin the wears or ‘the: . claims to you, and you can offer them about half — of what they ask. They will take you up. When — we have secured as much ground as we think is necessary, then we can give the news of the — discovery out whenever we think best.” = Smith took Nick down into the mine and show- — ed him the work that had been done with the help — of the money put in by Jackson and Lansing. — Then he took him into the new tunnel which h had excavated himself for a short distance to the point where he struck the copper. i: “This ore, probably runs a good distance down” into the mine. You see, I’ve uncovered’ it for — fifteen feet. There is no telling how thick it is. It runs, as I told you, on a line with the river” as far as I’ve investigated. I think it is likely” — to continue on for some distance, that’s why we — ought to buy up the ground at this end of-our property, and it will also be well t@ buy a claim © at the other end, too; perhaps a couple of them. — Now is the time when we want to make sure of — what we ought to do, for after the news gets out — our chances will be gone.” A: Ys id be Igtting outsiders into a good thing, which we _ ought to keep to ourselves, if possible.” ae “We'll keep it to ourselves. I’ve got $60,000 I can put into the work, if that is needed. Tam — is big money at the other end,” said Nick. “Sixty thousand dollars!” exclaimed Smith. - “Do you mean that?” ‘ 2 “I do.” z z ea “Then we can do things up brown and hold on — to the mine ourselves. If there is as much cop- pee in the gvound over here as I believe there is, — both our fortunes are made. Your three-quarter interest ought to land you a millionaire” “T have no objections to that, Mr. Smith.” _ = “Don’t call me mister. I’m Jack Smith, and we are pards in this mine. In a few days you can epen negotiations for the extra ground,” “T’ll have to send to New York for the money T'll need to pay for it.”° — ; : “Telegraph for it from Phoenix and have it ent by express. s! That will save time.” -“[ll do that. After the land shail penton | ‘bought, I'll have to : “We won't req

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THE YOUNG ‘steam. The hoist we have will do. While we are waiting for the new drills we can use the old hand ones. We'll need 1,000 bags or so to put e ore in, for we won’t make any shipment ntil we have a considerable amount of the ore t. We also need some better buildings than “we have.” ~. “Well, I look to you to run things. as they ' should be run. You will be the working man- ger, while I'll furnish the money and attend to _ the business end,” said Nick, “Good!” said Smith. “You are the person to - manage the mooie and look after the financial end. We won’t bother about having-a company.” “Yes, we will. It will add effect to the mine.” __ “Then we'll have to take some outsiders in. _ We’ve got to have more than two shareholders.” “Pll manage that. I’ve got friends in New York. I ean present two or three of they with five shares of stock, which will qualify them to "be elected as directors and to hold office. [ll - establish the company’s office in Wall Street, and “have the working office in Phoenix. As general ' manager of the mine, you will have your office here. You will also be vice-president of the com- pany. [I'll be the president. My friend, Harry ~ Havens, will be treasurer and secretary. The _ Marathon Mine will continue to be a close cor- poration, for as we won’t need any outside capi- "tal there will be no need to sell any of the ha ne ee me see i r »” “That’s right,” nodded Smith. Nick watched his partner work in the mine_all the afternoon, and at half-past five they returned to the hotel. CHAPTER XII—The. Marathon Mine Comes to ‘ 3 the Front, Nick soon made friends in Freezeout where everybody was- hail-fellow-well-met with every- body else, and all stood on equal ground, whether = was manager of the copper mine in the neigh- borhood or one of the workers connected with it. n to pre- him Sith 3 on the subject by wel oned gin . Instead of Reon g: co in Marathon, ently 2 x that he wanted to - aroun e mine. ‘This occasione me tonishment, andjone or two sought to dissuade from such a foolish course. “arg tisfied “Byen if we don't, I a will shares. Come to the meeting we will find copper over © COPPER KING t17 gally do it in his own. Nick had now passed five weeks in Idaho, and Jack Smith’s secret labors continued to show more and more copper as he progressed with his borings. ~- “I think we can safely start regular operations now,” he said to Smith one day. “I’ll order the steam drills, the engine and other things you need in Phoenix, and have them sent out. here. I will place all the money J have left to your account in the Phoenix Bank, and you can draw on it as you: need it. As soon as I reach New York I will send the bank a draft for $5,000, and then. ou can start business in earnest.” Nick and Smith went to Phoenix together next day. A room was hired in an office building and the “Marathon Copper Co.” was ‘inscribed on * the door, S ; Underneath was painted: “Main Office, Carter ~ Building, Wall Street, New York.” A boy was engaged to take charge of it and keep it open every weekday. After the machin- ery had been bought and paid for, Nick, with a box full of copper samples, started for New York. His folks were glad to see him back, and so was Jessie Havens, who had missed his cheery pres- ence in the office and the interesting talks she had had with him. It was great news he had to tell his father and mother, and incidentally Jes- sie, too, for whom he felt a strong and growing regard, It seemed like a wild dream of fiction that the boy, who but a year since was a bro- ker’s messenger, now stood in line of becoming a young copper king. 26 “You are a most remarkable boy,” said his ~~ father. “Your mother and I have great reason to be proud of you.” - Nick talked the matter of his copper company over with his father and between them plans were drawn up to revive the company. Nick presented his father with 1,000 shares of-the stock. He handed Harry Havens 100 shares, and | his sister a like amount. > Ae “J hold Jack Smith’s proxy, so we will meet at the office on Saturday afternoon and hold our first meeting to elect a board of directors and afterward the officers to serve for a year, and, — of course, be eligible to re-election,” said Nick. He hunted up his messenger friend, Dick Day- enport, and asked him to come into the company. “I've no money to buy sttck,” said Dick, 5 “You don’t need any. I'll give pou Sage yan = my office on | Saturday at one o'clock.” : % y ~

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5 13 r - “Executive Offices of the Marathon Copper- Min- Ing Co., of Phoenix, Idaho.” In smaller type: “Nicholas Brown, President; Harry Havens, Secretary and Treasurer.” The offices were much better furnished than Nick’s original den upstairs. A diagram map of the mine and surrounding country was framed and hung on the wall, while other pictures of _ Western scenery were displayed about. The box . of copper samples was placed on a small table. « A small box of samples was laid out on™ table fn Nick’s private room. Everything being in‘ - Working order, Nick sent Smith $5,000 by ex- ' ress. This was the signal for him to give out e news of the discovery. The announcement pvecasioned great excitement in Freezeout, and Blso in Phoenix and other neighboring places. A rush to buy property on the river side of the vallev followed. In a few days the newspa- pers of the country printed the news of a new copper field in Idaho, and mining papers added hat the Marathon mine had come to life in great shane. The Wall Street papers printed the news, with the information that the general of- . fices of the resurrecfed mine were in the Carter : Building, and thet the ~resident of the copper . _company was Nicholas Brown. 2 A reporter for one of the big dailies unearthed - the fact that Nicholas Brown, less than a year _ since, had been messenger for Tuckerman & Craie stock brokers. He ealled upon Nick and interviewed him. He also interviewed Mr. Craig os ‘and Broker Hartley. The result of his endeav- 8 ors was 2 story in the morning edition of his ns ad which gerbes maae the caption of “From ef essenger to Young ‘Copper King.” f ts _ This was something of a fiction, for Nick was ‘far from beihg a copper king vet. The prospects * that some dav he would reach that dignity was -exeuse encugh for the editor who wrote the heading. For Several days after the publication of the story Nick was the most talked-of person $n Wall Street. Reports from Freezeout con- - firmed all the facts regarding the mine. Mara- - thon promised to be one of the richest copper perties in the great Northwest, Agents of . «the copper gnates went to see it, and offers _. ‘were made to Nick looking to the purchase by -__. the copper syndicate of the Marathon property. ~. Nick turned ‘all-such offers down. He said the _ Marathon company was working its own mine, and would continye to do so. The copper people got in touch with the Phoe- ~ mix smelters and when Nick went West again to - make arrangements for a contract with his mine for that the smelting companies’ professed C busy to take his ore, Nick saw the it and calling for more of his capital, he gave ; for the building of a smelter on the property. uld make him independent of the Phoenix smelters. Soon afterward he’ re- ned to New York to attend to business there. te had been back a week and was seated in his” - office his office bo: THE YOUNG COPPER KING _and that you only put in°$500.” y announced two. ke They entered. ' “Hows do you do, Mr. Lansing?” said Nick “We have met before!” ; es “We have. Allow me to make you acquainted © with Mr. Jackson, president of the Marathon Copper Mining Co.” 2 “Former president, you mean,” said Nick. “No, sir; I am still president of the company,” said Jackson. “J never resigned.” 3 “When the company was reorganized you had no stock in it and was not represented in any — way. That let you out of any fancied rights you © claim, to possess.” “] intend to bring suit to recover my stock, and so does Mr. Lansing,” roared Jackson. 2 “Go ahead-and bring it, both of you. I bought — your stock from your wife, Mr. Jackson, and I~ have the evidence to show for it. You can’t re- — cover it by law or any other way.” a “She had no right to dispose of my shares. , You will have to look: to her for the money you paid — her.” = va ar “Is that so? She had a perfect right to sell her own property. She showed me a transfer from you, and I have that transfer in my pos- session. As for you, Mr. Lansing, what’s your grounds for kicking? Didn’t you sell me your _ stock, and haven't I got the evidence of it in your own writing?” 5 Lansing looked foolish. “You agreed to give $500 if the mine panned out,” he said. “I have only your word for that, © but I hope you'll keep it.” “J intend to. I also intend to pay Mrs. Jackson the $1,000 I promised her under the same condi- tions. You told me that Mr. Jackson put $5.000 into the mine, and that you put $2,500. Jack Smith told me that Mr. Jackson put in but $1,000 a ~~ vgl ee Se ye ee “He’s a liar!” roared Jackson. < “Mr. Smith is not a liar.» If he' were present he’d make you take that insult back,” said Nick. — With an exclamation of anger, Jackson sud- denly snatched up one of the copper specimens — and let it fly at Nick. The boy threw up his arm and dodged. The rock struck the window behind him with a crash, splintering it. The — sound attracted the notice of Nick’s office boy and_ the little fellow rushed into the room. 2 7 “Bobby,” said Nick coolly, “telephone for a po- liceman.” ; q Na » The boy darted out and closed the door. “Herg. stop that boy!” cried Jackson, starting — for the door. J : Nick. sprang up and seized him by the arm. _ ~ “You don’t leave this room until you go with — a policeman,” said the young Wall Street boy. “You’ve committed an assault on me, and I shall a prosecute you for it. You’ve also broken an ex-_ Pe Leap of pag cs é ‘3 “Let go of me or J’ ow the roof off ; head!” cried Jackson. / Seat “With what?” : “This!” roared the furious revolver. sf man, pulling ont a oe ; CHAPTER XIII.—The Young Copper King— aeaibe i ee King—

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cay es Jackson’s body and shoved him against his desk. sing decided that matters were getting too to healthy, so instead of helping out his panion, he made a hasty exit from the room. office boy, who- guessed that his boss didn’t Want the men to get away before the policeman he had telephoned for arrived, had taken the “précaution to lock the door opening pn to the corridor, so when Lansing tried to get out that ‘Way he found his progress blocked. * “Let me out,” he said to the office boy. Not till the boss tells me to,” replied the boy. _. “I'l! give you a dollar if you'll unlock the door,” said Lansing, anxious to avoid the com- Plieations that the yisit had Téd him into. * “Nothing doing,” grinned the lad. At that moment somebody came to the door ‘and tried to get in. “The boy went to the door and Lansing followed close ‘at his heels. _ “*Who’s there?” asked the boy. 3 > “I’m here, Mr. Havens. Why is the door lock- sed? Let me in.” ; Bobby took the key from his pocket, unlocked door and then grabbed Lansing., When Ha- entered he found the two struggling. “What does this mean?” demanded Havens. “Lock the door. Mr. Brown has sent for an Officer to arrest this man and another he’s got in his private room,” said Bobby. |. “What has happened?” ; a -~*“One of the men smashed the window in the private room.” - __ Havens rushed into the office, leaving Bobby to k the outer door.” He’ found Nick holding son against the desk, and, seeing the revoly- n the man’s hand, he sprang forward and énched it out of his fingers. Nick then re- eased Jackson. . _ “What's the trouble about, Nick?” asked Ha- y refused. : = “Til pay for that window,” he said, realizing nt he was in. obese to take water, are you?” said Nick. or more than the window. You drew sages me, and you'll find that a serious ” ing to put you through for your con- my office.” that. moment the policeman entered the L in tow. : Aalegse pane ae »,” said Nick, point- eee 2 THE YOUNG COPPER KING 19 tion and Nick went along and made the charge at the desk. Jackson was brought before a magis- trate at the Tombs Police Court that afternoon and pleaded not guilty. Nick told his story and Havens told what he saw on entering the private room, and said he had taken the revolver from Jackson. The man was remanded to the’ Tombs. He was subsequently tried and got twe years up the river. Lansing was a witness against him and then was allowed to go his way, but not be- fore Nick had handed him the promised $500. He gave the boy Mrs. Jackson’s address in Chicago, and Nick sent her $1,000, as he had agreed to. The next time Nick went to Idaho he found the mine in -full swing and the smelter nearly completed. He remained on the ground until a carload of copper was ready to be ship- ped, then he found himself up against another snag. The railroad company had no ¢ar to spare him and didn’t know when he could have one, theugh the other copper company was get- ting all the cars it wanted. Nick went straitht to the office of the genera] freight agent in Chi- cago and put the matter up to him. He was very sorry, but: the company was short of freight cars just then. Nick saw the hand of the copper syn- dicate in all this. The copper magnates, recog- nizing that he was but a boy president, and had a fine copper property under his control, had determined to force him to sell ont. “They won't. get the better of me as long as I have a dollar,” said Nick. He returned to Freezeout and gave orders to build a big shed in which to re the product of his smelter. At the same time he ordered several thousand bags. So the work in the mine and smelter went on without interruption, but not a pound of ore found its way to market. As week after week went by the stock of the smelt- _ ed ore increased and Nick’s private bank account decreased, for he was financing the company. “T’ll go the limit before I shut down the mine,” he told Smith. “You’re a fighter, and just the kind of person to buck against the syndicate,” said Smith: “We will win out in the end.” c While matters were in the copper trust: care, for he a eee railroad company that he could have cars to ship his produce ut the freight rate was higher than that quo some time re. kicked, and was told that the company had raised its xpte ae copper. An investiga on his eas showed that the mine owners on the other of the valley were not kicking, though it cost then: mere to Silat tet gene ashe kat eae ted a : ry it two miles to the river the Mine was on the r Ren gs eager he ag was favored with ~

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te y- - _- Next day Nick went to Washington and saw _ krew he would get no he he returned to New 20 He couldn’t prove it, and so could do nothing. He notified the railroad company that he wouldn’t ship the ore at the rate it demanded. So the Marathon’s produce continued to increase until thousands of bags of copper were stored on the eg Many more weéks passed away and ick’s $60,000 cash was dwindling down. But he (was as resolute as ever and determined to go the limit of his resources rather than give in. The story of the case was published in one of the big magazines, and a million people heard about the deadlock between the Marathon Mine and the copper barons. : e syndicate was denounced, but the members didn’t care for that. They had millions at their back where Nick had only a few thousands. _ Jn the meantime, there came a demand for more copper than the syndica.ed mines were able to furnish, and this caused a raise in the price by which the combine gained greatly. At this stage of the game Nick went before the Railroad Com- mission and charged the railroad company with favoritism. An investigation followed, but there was so much red tape and delay about it that the young copper magnate gained nothing by the move. “T'm afraid we’ll either have to quit ining or pay the rate,” Nick said to Smith one day. “Well, the copper won’t ‘melt, nor the mine won’t run away, so I vote to shut down rathe? than give in.” said Smith. “What you say goes with me,” said Nick. “I’ve gone the limit, almost. I have advanced nearly every dollar I own to the company. You'd bet- ter serve a notice on the men that work will shut down two weeks hence unless some change takes place.” No change took place and the mine and smelter closed down, for Nick had gone his limit and could make no more advances. The news was received by the syndicate with satisfaction. They expected Nick to surrnder now, but they did not know, nor correctly estimate, his powers of re- sistance. Copper, not being of a perishable na- ture, did not lose any of its value because it was not shipped. The company was losing its right- ful income, that was all. Being a close family sort of corporation, the shareholders could stand it as long as they chose to hold out. The syndicate, discovering how matters were 2, made a higher offer for the Marathon ine, but without success. Nick told the agent that the syndicate didn’t have money enough to beat him : “Why, you’re beaten already to < standstill,” said the gentleman. “J admit it in the sense to which you refer, ’ but I’m not beaten so bad that I can be com- pelied to sell out. J intend to hold out indefi- the President about the situation. As the mem- bers of the syndicate had contributed campaign -fuads to help elect him, he expressed the regret that he could.do nothing except refer the matter to “ie consideration of the attorney general. Nick frem that quarter, so York. He then called on ote! r by ane eee _ thousands pounds o x ready for the market, whiet he THE YOUNG COPPER KING 4 : e ? ; would sell for a certain price as it stood. The — copper people said they would be glad to buy it and pay the carriage charges, but it wouldn't do for them to get in bad with the copper syndicate. tk The trust could cut off supplies itself and cause — a famine in copper in their quarter. = “Well, don’t you think this business is af outrage?” said Nick. \ : They thought it was, but that was one of the ~ evils of trusts. A big weekly, with a million” circulation, printed a three-page article about the Marathon fight against the copper trust, and showed the syndicate up badly. The public was interested and privately abused the trust, but that — is all it amounted to. Then Nick changed front % suddenly. He éalled for fifty freight. cars, got” them, and shipped 100,000 pounds of copper East — at the, railroad terms. He contracted with son eral steamship companies and sent the whole lot a to Europe to parties with whom he had arran G beforehand. The syndicate was taken by sur- — rise. but the damage was done. However, the — big magnates gave the steamship men to under- stand they were to carry no more copper for — Nick. * The young Wall Street boy did not care. Thirty — odd thousand dollars was coming in and that meant more sinews of war to fight the trust. A second 100,000 pounds of copper was shipped to New York and disposed of to the dealers on the quiet, at a price under the prevailing rate. The mine and smelter resumed operations, and now — Nick shipnel convper at the high rate, and of-— fered it under the syndicate’s market price in the East. It was quickly bought up. When a — fourth shipment was ready, a shortage of cars — developed once more. Nick grinned. He figured — that by shipping’ the copper down the river to its mouth, and so on to a certain town where he could connect with a rival railroad system, he — could gain another temporary advantage. 2 In this way he got 200,000 pounds more copper — East and sold it under price. The trust started to block this move. Then the Interstate Railroad Commission, after a long delay, decided that the railroad was giving preferential rates against the Marathon. Nick at once entered a suit against the railroad for excess charges, and fought it vigorously, gaining a verdict. which was held up by the company’s appeal. Three months later the higher court decided against the railroad, and they carried the case to the Supreme Court at Washington. Nick’s lawyers finally won a decision there, and — the railroad company had to: pay/up and carry — the Marathon copper at the old rates. The cop- | per syndicate then gave up the fight, for they — ‘found that they had the most determined oppo-— nent they had ever met against them. “2 ae After that it was pam Sailing for the Mara- — thon company, and the profits began ‘to roll in” On his twenty-third birthday Nick i eg Jessie Havens. The New. York pavers printed his pi ture with that of his beautiful young bride, der the caption of “The “Young Copter Married,” and with that ends the ry of boy who went the limit: — 7 ~ ¢ x * Next week’s issue will contain “RALPH. THE - REPORTER; or, THE MYSTERY OF ASSIGN- _ MENT NO, 10.” e- we , eee FS

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_*- 50 HIDES FOR PAIR OF SHOES. Frank Reed, Valley Home irrigation director, also a‘hide and cattle buyer. & ° He was in Oakdale,.Cal., the other day at- tending a meeting of the directors. ___ The meeting adjourned and he started down the street. ; “Pll have to buy me a pair of shoes neteret fi. home,” he remarked. “I have just sold fifty hides and if I’m lucky I ought to have enough to pay for the shoes.” ; Z ice =a See ESTIMATED STRENGTH OF THE ARMY. _ The estimated strength of the Regular Army June 30 gave a total of 231,762 commissioned warrant officers and enlisted personnel.’ In a the continental limits of the United States the ‘total strength was 173,783, so that minus the | Afmy Mine Planter Service and the officers and Men at sea, the total strength outside the United States was 56,970 on June 30. The commissioned Strength was 13,299, composed of 12,886 regular ficers, 210 retired officers on active duty, 123 Serve officers on active duty, and 100 emergency ers undergoing physical reconstruction, x RECORD ENDURANCE, MARCH. _ According to a telegram received by Major en: James G.*Harbord, executive assistant to Chief of Staff, Pvt. 1st Class Johri MacGre- of the 2d Division, has completed a record irance march from San Antonio, Texas, to er, Colo. He completed: the last 500 miles Sage cc days, an average march of over thir- y-five miles a day. The entire journey of 1,100 Miles consumed forty marching day and was in order to acquaint citizens of Texas, Ok- _4ahoma and Colorado with the) advantages offered _ young men wasthe Citizens’ Military Training Private MacG was escorted into ered b _ He. made the march in full field equipment. Some years ago he walked to Winnipeg from Al- ‘Berta, Canada, a distance of about 1,800 miles. ® enlisted in 1917 and served in France in the Service; re-enlisted in 1919. : ABOUT PLAYING-CARDS. e invention of playing-cards has been vari- y attributed to the Chinese, Hindoos, Arab- and Romans, but cards as now used were mted by Jacques *Gifrgonneur, a painter, in s, in the 14th century. They were supposed ave ‘heen first made for the amusement of s VI of France; who was deranged.. The h had particular names for the twelve court is aS eee “ings were hho Mean eel an ries; four queens, ne, Esther, ~ ag oheg the four knaves or nights, the Dat incelot, La Hire and Hector seem originally to have been FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 21 CURRENT NEWS ’ brought to England from Spain, probably having been introduced into that country by the Moors. The clubs in. Spanish were not trefojls, as with us, but cudgels, i. e., “bastos,” and the spades or swords, “espadas.” Cards at first were stamped from wood blocks in outling and filled in by hand, but after the invention of engraving the best artists engraved them on copper and struck them off at once... “‘Columbines” were spades; “rabbits,” clubs; “pinks,” diamonds; and “roses,” hearts. Human figures, opposed to those of parte and animals, were the ancestors of court cardg. : = - . TOO MANY GOATS. In 1917 the Boone and Crockett Club of New York started a ie gi for the capture of fifteen or twenty Alaskan wild goats, to be taken to stock Admiralty Island, near Ketchikan, Alaska.’ The animals were taken and finally removed to the place and released. According to the United States Biological survey, the‘herd has in- creased to 500 or 600 animals, and they threaten the vegetation of the island. Already the goats have eaten the once luxuriant growth of* wild grass and flowers and are destroying the shrub-’ bery and low growing trees. : Thesé goats increase rapidly, a doe often pro- ducing three kids and always twins. The club does not own the animals, it was learned, and only planned to establish new hunting lands. Un- cle Sam has notified the Forestry Depa:tment here to investigate, and, if necessary, slaughter enough of the goats to insure a natural food supe ply for the rest and to protect the forest there. — PEKINESE DOGS. : Pekinese dogs, otherwise Chinese lapdogs, have a curious history. ; On October 8, 1861, an English soldier helped to ransack the imperial summer palace at i Pekin and took back to his captain ‘a little dog that was supposed to have belon to the Empress. At any rate, the Empress’s attendant made fran- tie attempts to regain the little creature, and the English officer finally struck a bargain, by which it was to be sent as a present from the Chinese ruler to Queen Victoria. : = Good feeling was thus established all around, and the little dog bearing the name of Looty, was domiciled at Buckingham Palace. He was a very lonesome little creature, the other dogs taking exception to his Oriental habits and appearance, and when the Prince and Princess of Wales re- turned from a continental trip, the latter pleaded with her mother-in-law to allowed to take Looty to Sandringham. “ About six months later Looty’s mate arrived from China, and the breeding of this species of - dog became a diversion in fashionable society. Not many years ago a number of women got tor. . kin. -Leoty, who had passed heaven, was represented by. Least temisseotee progeny. = ot Resa CaS ’

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22 A tawie At Nineteen ORS FIGHTING AGAINST A FRAUD By GASTON GARNE — (A Serial Story) CHAPTER XIX. The Rescue of Madge Morehouse—The Passing Hack—A Doctor Called In to the Girl. Lew promptly clapped one hand over her lips, and with the other Prantiahee the iron in front of her face:- , “Mrs. French,” he said, his blazing eyes on the woman’s face, “I’ve come here for that drugged young woman you’ve got in this house, and I. mean to have her. I’d take pleasure in marking up such a female fiend as you with this hot iron, >and Iewarn you that you’d better not fool with ‘me. Where is that young girl?” He removed his hand from her mouth. “T don’t know,” she snarled. “Then your ignorance will cost you your eye- sight,” fiercely said Lew, who was, of course, bluffing. “Out with it!” es And he approached the red tip of the soldering fron very close to the woman’s face. She drew back with a gasp of terror, and all. her courage deserted her in a moment when she saw the determined expression on the face of the =. 53 ros wa fai ae “Where ae she?” asked Lew, and held the hot ~~ dron very close to her face, while Eddie gripped her arms y. ; “She’s under the roof!” 7 “What do you mean by that?’.demanded Lew. “That there is a space of about a foot and a half between the ceiling and the roof, which is \ flat, and the girl has been shoved in there.” _ The indifferent cruelty of the statement made Lew’s blood boil. est __ “Show me the place,” he commanded, and Mrs. French led the way the stairs with Lew close - behind her. She ed around when she had , Mrs. French, ae that at the first indi- I am going to nab you. ‘I'll make :: ing with rage when he thought ‘treatment jouse. The th enraged young on her way up to the top of 3, ee. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY to where a ladder tan up to.the scuttle that con- — ducted to the roof, “Yes,” was the reply. “Go up and take a look, Eddie,” said Lew, - “and I'll stand guard over this inhuman woman.” Lew was determined that the woman should not escape him if she had given him false in- — e sold-, ering iron firmly gripped in his hand, while — formation, and he stood glaring at her, Eddie quickly ascended the ladder; When ine office boy had reached the space between the ceil- — ing and the roof he tried to look into it, but it Ww: ithe front. of him while he locked on all sides. ‘Two feet from the edge of -the opening he “ caught sight of a pair of smal] shoes, and reach- _ ing. in he took hold of them and. pulled gently. he amount of resistance he encountered told him that the shoes were attached to something neery and he drew away at them with at care, an appeared. “Here she is!” he shouted, and continued to pull until he could grasp the girl around the waist, and then he removed her altogether from the space where she had lain and dropped her into Lew’s outstretched arms. : Madge was totally insensible and was breath- — ing slowly and heavily, and as Lew looked into her white face he feared that he had found her too late. Then a rushing sound caught his ears, totally dark, so he struck a match and held 3 in a moment the body of the girl prisoner. sf as = a ves al eee ee ae ee and he looked around to see Mrs. French sliding down the balusters like a boy. Eddie Blakesley jumped down from the ladder aes after the woman, but Lew called him ack. BS a “We've to attend to this girl as lively as’ possible,” he said, “and we can’t bother with any prisoners. Pick up that soldering iron and lead the way down to the front door, and if any- bedy tries to stop you knock them down.” “You bet,” said Eddie, and started down the stairs, Lew following with the unconscious girl in his arms. It made him feel bad when he looked at the white face of the girl, for it seemed to him that she was at death’s door. es Nobody interfered with him, arid in a moment >, they passed out of the house and into the street. Just as they reached the sidewalk a hack came’ around the nearest corner, and Lew saw Jimniy Mack sitting on the box: i “Stop him,” he shouted to Eddie, and the office boy ran out into the middle of the road, for he remembered that he ‘was so well smutted up that it would be difficult for anybody to recognize him and he placed himself so squarely in the way of the oncomi horse that the driver was com- pelled to pull up or else run over him. : Oe ae Oy tad or ees ng.

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‘i FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ; ; THE NEWS IN SHORT ARTICLES én = FUNERAL HONORS, GETTYSBURG NAT- ‘oa IONAL CEMETERY. : Col. John P. Nicholson, chairman of the Get- tysburg National Park Commission, announces that the National Flag will be displayed at half- staff at General Meade’s headqurters during fun- eral services in the Nationa] Cemetery at Gettys- _ burg of a soldier or sailor who served in any of a wars in which the United States was en- _ Saged. =% WHISKY IN FURNITURE. Almost every conceivable method has been em- ployed to introduce liquor into the Indian coun- of Oklahoma from Fort Smith, Ark., but ' United States marshals found two new schemes _Tecently. i the drawers of a washstand and dresser ‘ ened to a supposed:mercantile company at : arnett, Okla., sixty quarts of whisky were ound.‘ Inside a barrel of salt a ten gallon keg of whisky was discovered. It was addressed a frocery firm at Hartshorne, Okla. The furni- ture. salt and liquor were added to the contra- band collection of the marshal’s office. _ FIRE-WALKING IN OLDEN DAYS. Walking barefoot on burning embers is a re- ious ceremony still performed.in certain parts f the world. Lieut. Col, T, R. St. Johnston and it in the Pacific, and describes it in a re- “book on the islanders. The Lancet (Lon- 1) in reviewing this book cites the words of irgil in the Eleventh Book’ of the Aeneid, who gives an account of a fire walking ceremony held _ at Sarracte in honor of Apollo. | “Highest of gods, Apollo, guardian of holy acte, thou whose chief worshipers we are, y for whom the pile of burning pine wood is while we upborne by faith press our foot- s in the glowing embers.” y says that the power to ‘walk through the blazing wood embers was confined to one mily, the Hitpi, and Servius, the commentator, _ Quotes Varro as saying that they rubbed their - feet with a drug. .So we find’an identical cere- oy in primitive Italy and in Polynesia. = a: ~ ~ VOLCANO LOSES TOP. One canis and ninety-two earth shocks were nie and yoleanic disturbances in the moun- mous regions of Valdivia and Cautin \provinces Sor rn Chili, a few weeks ago, according to lated advices to the Ministry of In rs-So as is known there was no loss of life. ; ficial reports now available, supplementing er information forwarded by cabie, lay stress the violence of the shocks and changes in ion of the country. believed to have been due in. Valdivia. | It is in six days in the zone-affected by the its head off with the accompaniment of the vio-~ lent earthquakes. The volcano is said to be of the type that, as a rule, does not emit molten lava, but ejects pumice and volcanic ash. The shocks began shortly before midnight, Dec. 9, and for three hours were almost continu- ous, terrifying the population, mostly Indians. The most violent quake lasted twenty seconds. The whole region vibrated intermittently during the next five days. _Entire hills were razed and many cattle wera killed by falling trees. Much damage was done to small buildings in the town of Pucon, a port of: entry from Argentina; parts of the international highway to.Argentina were flestroyed; two ium-. ber mills were wrecked and a third was buried under earth and rock. : Leke Villarica rose five feet, later subsiding. Lake Caburgua is reported to have sunk fifteen feet. The Turbio River, which had its source on the side of Mount Villarica, disappeared and the Tancura River, which flows in the valley bearing that name, shrank to half its normal size. The district affected is one of the most -pictur- oie i Sa Latest advices say Villarica had qui A : ———————————— SESS eee “Mystery Magazine” SEMI-MONTHLY 10 CENTS A COPY LATEST ISSUES 73 THE PSYCHIC ENEMY, by Arthur Wm. Andreen, 74 THE WONDER GIRL, by Ralph Cummins. 77 ON THE WRONG TRAIL, by Ethel Rosemon. 76 THE SPIRIT WITNESS, by Chas. F. Quersler. 77 THE LITTLE WHITE ROOM, by Mare Edmund Jones. 78 THE STOLEN YEAR, by Edmund Eliot. . 79 THY AFFAIR AT HOLLYWOOD HOUSE, by Wi liam H. Kofoed. 80 A KEYLESS MYSTERY, by Hamilton Craigie. 81 PROFESSOR SATAN, by Cha: F. Oursler. ‘WHO KILLED McNALLY? by Beulah Poynter. 83 THE CLUE OF THE WHORL, by Katherine Stagg. 8t THE “CZAR” AND THE RING, by Edmund Eliot. A CLUE OF FLAME, by Jack Bechdolt. “THE FACE IN THE CROWD,” by Mare F. Jones. THE MAN IN ROOM No. 7, by Chas. F. Oursler. FOUR TEN-DOLLAR BILLS. by Henry G. Howland. A CHALLENGER TO ROWER. hy Dr. Harry Enton. 99 THR HOUSE NEXT-DOOR. By Police Capt. How- ard, 1 THR TRANCE DETECTIVE. By Chas. F. Qursler. The Famous Detective Story Out Today In No. 90 Is FRIDAY AT 12 = By KATHERINE STAGG FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 163 W. 23d St., New York 85 86 ST 88 a9 “Moving Picture Stories” A Weekly Magazine Devoted to Photoplays and Players PRICE SEVEN CENTS PER COPY

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24. at Weal es sa Detected At The Altar. By HORACE APPLETON. Recent discoveries in Colorado had revealed to _ + the world the secret that the territory was rich ee in. prescious metals, and the gold fever was rife. In a New England village, where their un- eventful lives had been passed thus far, two young men who were ambitious to acquire for- tane and place in the world were discussing a project which had been inspired by the talismanic werd—Gold! Bernard Ross and Donald Worth had been a schoolmates and boon companions from youth. Each had often confidgd to the other the prompt- ing to venture in the race for wealth in the Western Eldorado, and now they had agreed to go to Colorado. together, and as “pards” seek to : make a showing in the strife where men con- : teuded amid pus and hardships to wrest from vat . Mother Earth the hoarded treasures concealed aN in her bosom. : i Now, on the morrow, the two young fortune- ~ seekers. were to set out for the Colorado mines. They were standing in the gloaming- beneath the _ great elm tree at the gate of the Ross home- stead, and they were about to part for the night. oy ~The next day the two young fortune-seekers : said farewetl to friends and home, and set out on the journey which was to end only among the gold fields of Colorado. fever,” as the miners called the malady—seized Z AL about same hour of the eee _ witnessed the untimely demise of th stranger rode into Humboldt Gulch. young oS Sao: = young ig m New Hampshire, is at present - ‘a resident o "this place?” ine ired the stranger. ‘I reckon you'll find acca » lately iio ab at hi a eA tell me, sir, if one Bernard Ross, a - e place certain with the pizen Bernard N >. these papers in his name.” — FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Having seen his horse stabled, Schoonover started out on foot to visit Bernard Ross’ cabin. But before he left the “hotel” he let drop the remark that he came as a messenger to deliver ous important papers and news to Bernard Oss. Among the men. present in the “hotel” when the lawyer volunteered. this information was one Gail. Hampton, a reckless adventurer who had killed more than one man with his deadly re- volver. ; Coming toward Bernard’s cabin, when at a short distance from Hampton’s hovel, Schoon- over found himself suddenly halted by a des- erado who had determined upon a highway rob- ry. But the lawyer was no coward, and he tried to draw a revolver, when the other antici- pated his purpose and fired. The report of the shot drew several miners to the scene, and among them was Gail Hamp- ton. The tracks of the desperado were found beside the lawyer, who was fatally wounded. While Hampton -and. another miner lifted the body of the lawyer between them and carried him to the cabin of the former, the other men at once _ Started in pursuit of the assassin, who had taken to the hills. In his own cabin Gail Hampton was presently left alone with the body of Schoonover, who breathed his last on the way to the shelter. Then the desperate man of the mines thought of the purpose which brought the stranger there, and he closed the door, drew the blind, and _ hastily searched the remains. The assassin who had taken the stranger's life had -robbed him of all his money and jewelry. _ But a package of papers concealed in the lining of the dead man’s coat had escaped the robber’s search. These Hampton secured and examined. — Then an exultant, craftly look came upon his features. *<$ “Here is an unexpected chance for a fortune ce in.my grasp, if I dare undertake the desperate game required to make it mine. Dare! By the fates, what would I not dare for such an inheri; | "N tance. Yes—yes. I'll do it.” Thus Gail Hampton resolved upon one of the ~~ most daring subterfuges that a lawless man could well conceive. } : - He arose and contealed the package of papers = which he had purloined in a secret dtawer of a 3 rude cupboard in the corner, where he hid his gold when he was fortunate at the gaming-table,- which was his main source of income. Meanwhile, Donald Worth came down from his ‘ cabin up the gulch to make the necessary prepa- rations for the burial of his dead pard on the morrow. Then he heard the news of the arrival of the lawyer who came to bring news and valu- — able papers to his pard. i. At once Donald’s interest was awakened, and ~ learning of the shooting of Schoonover, he pro- ceeded to Hampton’s cabin. Sates Arriving at Hampton’s abode, the voice of the gambler bade Donald enter as soon as he: : upon the door. ; tS nd,” said Donald, as he e t the dead man lying yonder brought valuable papers for : ; ‘Ross.. Now, as Ross is dea 4.

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY - “Quite proper,” replied Hampton blandly. “But I fear the thief who shot the unfortunate stranger may have forestalled you.” “Have you searched him?” asked Donald. “Certainly not,” answered the other forcibly. - Donald carefully searched the dead man, but _ of course he met with no reward. Net a scrap of paper did he find. “You are sure you did not find any papers on this man,” said Donald, with increasing distrust, and the eyes of the two men met over the body of the dead as the young miner thus spoke. In- ~ voluntarily a shade of ala swept over the _ gambler’s face, and without consciousness that he _. did so he flashed an apprehensive glance toward the rude cupboard in which he had secreted the _ papers he had taken from the dead. ; stantly the revelation of the truth dawned upon the quick mind of the observant Donald. S He sprang forward as if inspired by his intui- _ tive discavery. - — “Youxhave robbed the dead man of Bernard Ross’ papers, and they are there!” cried Donald. - Then he took a step toward the cupboard at which he_ pointed. _ Hampton barred his way. : ! “Back! Back on-your life!” he hissed. *~ -#No, you shall not rob my poor dead partner “while I live to prevent it,” cricd Donald, reso- _~ Jutely. _. He was pressing on when like a flash a re- volver appeared in the gambler’s hand. A quick - yeport ensued, and Donald reeled back and fell heavily upon the floor. There Ke remained mo- tionless. . Hampton stooped over Donald for a “moment. Then he muttered: = ea tN) new. I monet not Epenate —- camp an instant longer, or I may ynehed.” ~ ' Then hastily Hampton secured the stolen pa- “ and such valuables as he could easily carry, out from the camp. = by. Then two miners chancing ’s cabin found Donald and_de- With a fierce exclamation of the skull only. lent. constitution, the ats d. i he sold out his claim. After seeing that” a suitable monument had been erected to mark last resting-place of his pard, Donald left -eamp. To himself he had said: ~ pars “will become a detective and ‘ampton until I run him to earth, it matters not ow long my. quest may prove or whither ® may ne? = = Ly sie , mn Ly 5 r, and Sa we the garb of @ rough bearded ‘Hampton track Gail in turn to -was really Bernard Ross. rd Ross, the stolen 25 wore the rough costume of the mines and false beard which he had assumed as a disguise, hide his identity from the man he was pursuing. Donald was passing the old familiar village church when the sound of solemn music made him turn to the door of the house of worship, through which he had ofter entered in other days. There, seated upon a low bench just within the narrov’ vestibule, Donald beheld a keen, resolute- faced-man in a tourist’s garb, with a cane in his hand. The stranger glanced at Donald critically as the seeming old miner paused for a moment with one feot upon the step, and listened. Presently Donald glanced into the church. Far Zown by the altar he saw, indistinctly, a wed- ding party grouped before the minister, A mo- ment, and the minister’s voice reached Donald as he said: “You, Lucy Stanton, take this man_to be your lawful husband “3 The rest was lost to Dona'd. Then another voice reached his ears, It came from the man who stood at Lucy Stanton’s side as. her bridegroom. . Donald gave a great start, for he” recognized the voice as.that of Gail , Hampton. “At last! At last I have found Gail Hamp- ton!” ejaculated Donald. He was about to rush forward into the church, but the man who had. been seated on the bench at the door was now on his feet, and he seized Donald and held him back, saying: - “I am Dane Hurst, a Denver detective, and I am in quest of Hampton, armed with a warrant for his arrest for the murder of a citizen of Denver 2 year ago. I was not quite sure of my man, although I had tracked him here, until ou spoke. The villain has assumed the name of ‘Bernard Ross.” “hen, before Donald could say a word, the de- tective sped down the aisle and clapped his hand on Hampton’s shoulder. : : “Gail Hampton, you are my prisoner!” he said. ‘Before the astounded villain could prevent it ~ Hurst had him handcuffed. Lucy Stanton faint- ‘ed in the arms of her bridesmaids, and Hampton _ stoutly said: “Tt’s all a mistake. I am Bernard Ross, not “You lie!” thundered Donald, springing for- ward and throwing off his facial haeeton Suand <a I, Donald Worth, am here to prove that Bernard : Ro: ga Negnitas nee et oi 3 : ! You here e game is really up. Very well, gentlemen, I throw up my hands!" - then said the gambler coolly. eee S Donald returned to her home with Luc meer a he told the r girl of hey lover’s death, 28 she — how she had believed that Hampton Tg a trunk which he had brought thd vile; when he cane 40 proslonn aienaet y proved Bernard's title to

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26 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Fame and Fortune Weekly with snow. This-did not-deceive the bear, how- ever, as the animal caretuily uncovered the rope, z Stree knocked it aside and carried off the bait. Then o NEW YORK, AUGUST 26, 1921. the sailor gave up. eee ER NRE Another story tells of a polar bear’s cleverness TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS in catching a seal. The seal had climbed through a hole in the ice, but was keeping near the edge - inyle ‘Dopies........5-..0+- ¥ F = rake ag Tisds View ee sf sae se Cents ‘in order to be able to plunge in at the approach One Copy Six Months...... Si Greet BLAIS of danger. The bear saw the seal from a dis- One Copy One Year....... through which the seal had sapsiope. Waite your uame aud address plainly. Ad- emerged and seized the luckless animal, which is ene 18 = naturally was taken entirely by surprise. HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher 166 West 23d St.. New York LAUGHS FERS OF INTERES © cree eee . Dealer—Well, sir, to CONNECTICUT LOSING NICKELS. tell the ’onest truth, the poor animal ’as bin The State abolished a little while ago the toll living in a stable as was too low for ’im, and ’e’s * that foot passengers always had to pay to cross ’ad-to stoop. the Haddam and Saybrook bridges over the ect Thames River. Sachs (to friend in restaurant)—Well, and “It’s mostly automobile parties that ctoss the how’s business? Friend—Splendid, splendid! bridges, anyway,” the legislators agreed. “Let Why, I can’t even get my meals at the right* them pay for the machine and then pay a nickel time. Just see what I’m eating now. It’s my for each passenger.” . breakfast of yesterday. Now every automobile that crosses the bridge - agar cagcee stops three feet™before it gets to the bridge. The Magistrate—It’s very disgraceful that you passengers get out and walk across—free. The should beat your wife. Prisoner—Well, your chauffeur pays for the automobile anda nickel honor, she aggrawated me by keepin’ on sayin’ ' for himself. The State is losing tens of thousands she’d ’ave me hup afore that bald-eaded hold of nickels. humbug, meanin’ yer honor. Magistrate—You're sa tee Bees ete discharged. : BOY STUCK IN HYDRANT. F ‘ $e ane ix Daniel McCloskey, 9 years old, of 431 West Johnny, here is. another note from your {25th street, New York, stuck his hand in a fire teaeher. He says I might as well take yeu out hydrant in front of his home the other night and of school. You ‘are quite hopeless.” “It ain’t: a policeman and a whole fire engine company 8% mamma. I hope to be big enough some day were required to get it out. : _ to lam the everlastin’ daylights out of him! ‘The hand went into the hole in the hydrant easily enough, but it a pho ad nae the lad tried to pull it out. It was he y the suc- A z a ts i tion. Patrolman George Beck vainly tried to re- neon ne eae ha, ew: ee oes ES ‘lease it and then called Engine Company 40. The «what did you tell him?” “I told him to wait Sremen had_to Leer ne SperaRt cygend | till after the races were over. Then we wouldn’t £ ——Sa have to pay taxes on so much.” : A WISE Seay eae ara iis Reece : According to the stories to y Arctic ex-' x ; 3 plorers and whalers, polar bears—like-many ,, fey tn al he fee her leaks 2 8 = poe : other animals of the Far North that have a hard to nypnite co maeones oomhated a aa hard 2 : aaa ding food-+show an.unusual reasoning 1430:A. M. They. are still seated in the parlor. : : : : Suddenly, from somewhere upstairs, a gruff voice. phy Whaler tells of planning to coptuy? apoet a shouts:, “Henrietta, if that fellow waits a little = y bait. The noose.caught one vf the bear’s paws, pers you'll be old enough to accept his ppo- _.. but the animal worked itself loose and carried posal. 3 away the bait. The sailor set the noose again, ~ ; ‘ ; but this time the bear pushed the rope away be- | There was an old man who was charged wi “Charles,” said young Mrs. Torkirs, ‘fa man \ 4 -. fore venturing near the bait. The third time the illicit distilling and was. brought. up before RS sailor covered the noose with snow, but the bear court. ‘The judge, who was a witty fellow, . o i Cate a 3, og SE ee oe ee ee oe, ee.

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rw re) - The lower case is cut from a single topaz, the ‘upper from an emerald, and a diamond ground very thin, serves for the crystal. The watch _ . shows: the seconds, minutes, quarter-hours, half- -— hours, hours, days, weeks, months, seasons, years ~ -and leap years up to the year 9999. a 4 ” = A VALUABLE WATCH. One of the natiye rulers in India, the Nawab - of Rampur, is the possessor of a watch valued at over $20,000. MILK FROM PEANUTS. “The common péanut is the source of a new sub- stitute for milk whichso closely resembles its 2 that it turns sour and curdles, pro- duces buttermilk when churned and may be made “inte cheese, says the Scientific American. The ~ flavor, in which the nut characteristically per- sists, is declared to be practically its only point ‘of variance with cow’s milk. The new lacteal \-preduct originated in the Jaboratory of an Amer- jean university where the peanut* kernels are converted into four times their volume of milk, _-yarying from 4 to 8 per cent. in fat content and from 2.4 to 3.3 per cent. in ‘production is said to be considerably less than the market price of dairy milk. Secret, --ORANG-OUTANG WAVES GOOD-BY TO Sons, EXPLORERS. Many a hand waved farewell the other after- noon from both sides of the Hudson River as the ~ Saturday fleet of liners backed out into the stream, but the hand which commanded the atest attention was wavinge at Mr, and Mrs. Martin Johnson, explorers, who sailed on the nee eerie Oropesa. : ~B e hand waving the farewell was attached to wrist of none other than Bessie, the Johnson et orang-outang, who, owing to the old-fash- & oned ideas of Manhattan hotel men, is now stay- at the Bronx Zoo. Bessie exhibited real sor- row at the parting. - The Johnsons, with fifty trunks and bgxes, are nd for Cape Town, from which place they will penetrate South African jungles to take ABANDONED. “MINING TOWNS “boasted a population ople. Now it is but a col- FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST protein. The cost of Owners of the mines told the men of their problem and offered to work the properties, with- out profit, for the sake of the miners, if the men would take wage reductions of about twenty per ‘cent. The men, although depending upon the government for food, voted down the proposals. It was charged that the radicals led in the move- ment to defeat the return to work. TOADS DESTROY ANTS. The invasion of armies of ants into Galveston has put boyish ingenuity to Work, after. having first put housewives to rout and driven to de- spair any person with a horror of crawling things. - : All’ sorts of bug powders, insecticides and other preparations calculated to cause sudden death among the ant colonies recently have been in de- mand. Even Fort Crockett has been invaded and the army housekeepers have tried every means of dispersing the ‘enemy except turning out the guard. Now comes a 12-year-old lad with a remedy, said to be sure and certain to destroy—use horned toads! Hooker Larson offered horned toads for sale ‘in the downtown district, asserting that. they would prove sudden death to ants of all varie- ties and descriptions. ; “They open their mouths and follow the ants’ . trail and swallow ’em up,” he stated. Master Larsen added that one advantage of having the horned toads as official ant destroy- ers for the household is that a horned toad isn’t ° hurt when a person steps on him, but pursues the ants merrily. despite interference. i DIAMONDS DOWN. “Not many months ago a Joplin man expressed a preference for diamonds over Liberty Bonds,” say the Joplin (Mo.) Globe. ‘They are more stable and their value is more certain,’ he de- clared. ‘I would rather have my money in dia- ‘monds than anything else.’ ~ : “That there was no sound economic basis for such a ig» opinion ef the value of diamonds i y recent happenings in the diamond A noted diamond dealer in London arkable assertion explained that the prices per‘ ~ 920, it had fallen to il, oak & ba $x is ap din * i : a : < LY RAS eS

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1 gh “Rie ” - were held in quarantine. STs “SPS aa vr a4 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY THE NEWS IN SHORT: ARTICLES as SQUIRREL IN RATTLER’S STOMACH. A. 18. Sipe, a teacher in the high school at Brun- ‘ham, Pa., in a two-days’ hike on the mountains with his pupils, killed a rattlesnake with ten rat- tles. When cut open a full grown red squirrel was found in the snake’s stomach. : HONEY IN LOCUST TREE. A Windsor, Kan., man found a swarm of bees in a locust tree in his yard. He sawed off a limb and fastened a hiye there, but the bees declined it, and continued filling the hollow tree with honey. Wishing to secure the crop, the owner cut down the tree eighteen inehes from the ground. The stump was full of honey. Then he sawed the tree three feet higher and g+t a barrel of honey. He sawed again four feet higher, and the honey extended almost to the end. WEARS HIS BATHING SUIT TO OFFICE. It is nothing new for the schoolboy to do it, but it is something new for the clerk in the New York | office to wear his bathing guit to work. Of course, he wears it under his regular clothing. “Great idea, that,” said one exponent of the practice. “What’s the use of carrying your bath- ing suit both ways? Wear it out to the beach and carry it back. Why, you can even go further than that. Stick around on the beach until it dries on you. After a cold shower and rubdown you can wear it back to the city. No bundles to carry. And really; you don’t feel the heat much more from wearing your bathing suit. It is gen- erally cool when you return from the beach even- ings.” ; ; TWO ANOAS AT BRONX ZOO.. Two anoas—there haven’t been any anoas in New York for fifteen years—are due at the Bronx Park Zoo soon. An anoa is an Indian type of water buffalo and the most diminutive of all wild cattle. They stand about kneehigh to a horse. Not only are they so rare that Director cant is much excited about their arrival, but they afe animals with such distinct peculiarities as to place them in a class with the hillside gou- ger and the purple faced ~pambo. For one thing, an anoa’s hair runs backward, so that if an attempt is made to stroke him into good humor it should be started in the neighbor- nood of his tail and continued in the direction of his head. For another, the anoa is peculiar in = oe habits.- He drinks in long, very long, s, like a pumping station. orthe Zoo has had . difficult time in bringing these animals on from San Francisco, where they Aare 7 F _ ALASKAN BOUNDARY MONUMENTS: _ An earthquake or some gigantic force has tip- er many of the aluminum-bronze monu- n "the Alaskan-Canadian boundary along the 141st Meridian, according to reports received from Fairbanks. 7 The monuments were set up along the 600-mile line at all important points and are five feet high, weighing 300 pounds and imbedded in 2,000 pounds of concrete. Trappers and prospectors working in the region claim to have seen numbers of these sign posts lying several feet from the original base as if thrown out by an explosion or upheaval. One theory is that the action of frost caused the destruction; another is that it was the work of a grizzly bear, but the earthquake one is | thought most likely. _Few boundaries of equal length are so straight, as it follows the meridian without the ‘slightest deviation, regardless of mountain, swamp or forest. Where timber was encountered a twenty-foot clearing was made and now used much by trappers. The survey and — started in 1906 and took ten years to com- plete. THE APEX OF EUROPE. Mont Blanc undoubtedly remains “the apex of Europe” in spite of the loss of part of its top in a gigantic.snow and land slide as repo in press dispatches. This great mountain led its nearest European competitor for altitude, Monte Rosa, by 564 feet. Though actual measurements of the loss of height by Mont Blane may not be made for some time, estimates-so far are that it has lost “some scores of feet,” a loss which still permits it proudly to rear its head far above all other pinnacles of the earth’s crust west of the Caucasus. ; Mont Blanc, ¢he “White Mountain,” is the westernmost of the great peaks that form the Pennine Alps, which inelade. in their length of about 50 miles such well-known features as Monte Rosa, the Matterhorn, the Great St. Bernard Pass and Mont Blanc itself. Mont Blanc lies on the border between Italy and France. About ten miles to the northeast, also on the crest of tue Pennines, is the common corner of France, Italy and Switzerland. The towering White Mountain is easily visible in fair weather from Geneva, seat of the League of Nations, 60 miles to the west. f 2 Mont Blane has been accepted as extending 15,782 feet above sea level—just 58 feet short. of three miles. As a matter of fact its height has varied from time to time. The highest visible stone in the mountain was 171 feet below the top, the crest’ itself being made up of an unknown: thickness of ice and consolidated snow. This cap becomes slightly lower in-summer due to melting, but is renewed, in. winter. ‘ 12 CEA af. = See ee ee ee ee

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00 or TWO HOUR ARREN BIGELOW, the wngt Print Detective. was Sage his usual review in the mcrning newspapers, He had just finished reading the press reports of the daring robbery of the offices of the T— O— Company when the telephone on his desk rang. Central Office wascalling, asking him to come immediately to the scene of the robbery. Although he-drove his high powered roadster rapidly and arrived very shortly at his destination, he had plenty of time to consider the main features of the case as re| rted by the press. The job had undoubtedly been done by s illed eracks- men and robbers of uncommon nerve. Sixty-five hundred dollars in currency—the company pay-roll—were, gone. Not a single, apparent clew had been found by the police. Finger Print Expert Solves Mystery On his arrival, Bigelow was greeted by Nick Austin, Chief of Detectives, who had gone over the ground thoroughly. “Hello, Warren. Here’s a job that has us stumped. I hope you can unravel it for us.” By this time, the district offi- cers and the operatives from was at a standstill. They were Why dont You be a WORK Learn At Home in Spare Time Could you imagine more fascinating work than this? Often life and death depend-upon decisions of finger-psint evidence —and big rewards go to the Expert. Thousands of trained men are now needed in this great field. The finger print work of governments, corporations, police depart- ments, detective agencies and individuals has created a new profession. Many. experts regularly earn from $3,000 to $10,000 a year in this fascinating game. And now you can easily learn the secrets of this new Science in your spare time —at home. Any man with common school education and average ability can become a Finger Print Detective in a surprisingly short time, Free Course in Secret Service For a limited time we are making a special offer ofa Professional Finger Print Outfit, absolutely Free, and Free Course in Secret Service Intelli- gene Mastery of these two indred professions will open a brilliant career for you. Write quickly for fully _illus- Central Office had almost given o trated free book on Finger Prints ap the ine eene. tele work er rat rh? Le Ee ae ee ° ‘ts, raining in detail. n't wait un- di ng < © til this offer has expired — mail - completely b _ With lively interest and a feeling of relief they stepped back to await the results of the Finger Print Detective’s findings. _ They were plainly awed at his quiet, assured manner. The adroit old Chief kimself was manifestly impressed at the quick, sure way in which Bigelow made his investigation. Almost immediately Bigelow turned his attention to a heavy table which had been tipped up on its side. Examination of the glossy mahogany showed an excellent set of finger prints. The thief might just as well have left his calling card. To make a Jong story short his prints were photographed taken to Central Office, where they were matched with b of “Big Joe” Moran, a safe blower well known to the ‘Bolice. Moran was subsequently caught and convicted on - Bigelow’s testimony, and. finger-print proof. Most of the ‘was recovered. In the meantime the T— O Company fastened ‘a $500.00 reward, which was given to Bigelow— bis pay for two hours L ’ work, = rh ; the coupon now. You may never ligation— see this announéement again! You assume no obli you have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Address - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCE Dept. C109, 1920 Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, Ilinois pespeseavesuzsnsecanangegacusssessnasegessastzis Seaedeaageersrerecereers saree = UNIVERSITY of APPLIED SCIENCE, Dept.C109, 1920 Sunnyside Av., Chicepe Gentlemen: Without any obligation whatever send me your mew, frie Memeo FREE book on Finger Prints. snd = offer of a FREE course in Secret Service Intelligence and the ree Pro- fessional Finger Print Outfit. NOME... ccccncccvcsecesccecseeeesesssserene POOeeeseeeeenseeees ee Smeee® Address. ..pecccsvrcunaneseces eunpeepersecegenesssedhresenaresssouseee Present Occupation ....css..s-e¢eeereeeseoees eesreteenee AQCrs-eecesee

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