Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 922) (1923 06 01)

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JUNE 1, 1923 —- FAME “AND: PORTUNE WEEKLY. STORIES oF BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY. names “By George, it’s Jimmy!” cried Dick, rushing to the window and throwing up the sash ~*What in c “Help me reation are you doing out there at the end of that rope?” down, boss, and I'll tell you,” replied Jimmy

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‘rents.”_— Are You Listening In? See RADIO, Page 24 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Spek weekty— eapecuin as price, $3.50 per “ey Canada, $4.00; Fore reign. $4.50. Harry E. Wolff, Fee. Inc., 168 © = Ss Street, New York, N. ‘Entered the Post-Office at ne York, No. 922 as Second . ¥., under the Act of March 3, NEW YORK, JUNE 1, 1923 HITTING Matter, October 4, 1911, a 1879. Price 7 Cents ff RICH OR, THE LUCKIEST FIRM IN WALL STREET . By A SELF-MADE MAN CHAPTER I.—Dick and Nick. “The Street is talking about us, Dick,” said Nick Silver, speaking over the top of his desk to his partner, Dick Danvers, who was seated at the desk which backed his, trying hard to kill time, fo» there was nothing else for him to do at that moment. “You expected that,” replied Dick, who had the honor of standing at the head of the brokerage firm of Danvers & Silver, No — Wall Street. It was a new firm, as far as Wall Street_-was concerned. The sign on the door, with “Stock and Bond® displayed in large letters; was new. The furniture and fittings were also brand new and of a good quality. And the office boy, Jim- my Dunn, who was out on an errand, was like- wise quite new. “Of course, anything new always attracts at- tention,” said Nick, looking at the row of vacant pigeon igeon-holes in his desk and, perhaps, wonder- g when they would be full of documents in- dicative of business. “And added to that, our youthfulness makes us marks for the brokers. I dare say those who have heard about our advent are wondering at the nerve of two young fellows of our age break- ing into Wall Street.” : “We're not so inexperienced.” “True. For nearly a whole year we have spec- ‘ulated in grain through the Chicago Board of “rade, and made a nifty little pile.” “We'd still be on State Street, only that your girl" “And yours——” “Were. transplanted to this city by their pa- “Chiefly to remove them from our attentions.” “Which they have—not,” grinned Nick. - “Manifestly so. We always bob up serenely whether it’s after a slump in the market, or—” a dive. The latter is the made me ee “One of. the most charming,” corrected his partner. “I bee your pardon, my dear fellow; I forgot for the moment there were two of them; but only two,” said’ Dick, “That's right—your Laura and my Nellie.” “The episode that won you your charmer was eyen more strenuous than my own watery ex- perience. You sprang in front of a fast-going touring car, and, at the risk of your life, snatched Miss Breeze, the only daughter of a retired cap- italist, from instant death.” “T recall the thrill that accompanied the ac- tion. She fainted in my arms.” “Laura likewise was dead to the world, meta- phorically speaking, when I reached her as she was sinking for the third and last time.” “Naturally both were deeply grateful to us when they came to and understood how wé had cheated two wary respectable undertakers out of a job each.” “Laura certainly expressed herself in «terms thet left no doubt about her sentiments on the subject.” “And Nellie told me that the obligation I had conferred upon her was one she never would forget.’ “We were invited to call on them at their pa- . latial residences to receive the thanks of their parents.” “We accepted the invitation and called. The pork packer, whose family tree has just taken root, told you that you were a fine young man and tried to force on you a check, made out to your order, for five figures.” “I wouldn’t take it. There is something that. is above price, and that is a person’s life. The capitalist couldn’t understand how’ anybody would turn down money, particularly a large “The pork packer was similarly affected. After that, for a while, we had no difficulty in cultivat- ing the acquaintance of our charmers,” “They called upon us at our office.” “And we returned the visit and took them out in the car we borrowed for the occasion.” —_ all went ‘merry as a pie bell’ with us un _—” 5 , =e. et Fh i ee —

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2 : HITTING . “The pork packer “And the retired hin “Individually informed us, with the utmost politeness, that owing to our lack of social stand- ing, we were non persona grata at their homes.” “Or, in plain English, not welcome in the es- timation of the old folks.” “Finding that the young ladies did not partici- pate in this sentiment, we declined to discontinue the friendship. The parents then adopted other means to squelch us.” “Which failed completely. And so, as a last desperate resort, the pork packer and the retired capitalist rented their establishments and came on to giddy New York.” “And we, on the principle that ‘none but the brave (or nervey) deserve the fair,’ packed our trunks, bought threugh tickets to Manhattan, and here we are, just as well prepared to tackle rail- road stocks as to speculate in grain,” said Dick, complacently. “We are. but the market seems to be off at present. There is absolutely nothing doing in the Board-room but skylarking.” “Since speculation in stocks is shy with the traders, they are taking the chance to speculate about us.” “They are welcome. The more attention we attract in the right direction, the more it should be to our advantage.” “Possibly, but you can’t always tell. As the lambs are keeping away, business is dull in the brokerage houses. For want of something better to do, the brokers might regard us as fair game, and try to unload a few blocks of slow-moving stocks on us for real money.” “We are not buying such stuff.” Dif os who don’t want to buy books sometimes are talked into taking fancy editions of the standard authors.” “Meaning that you and I might be talked into 2 poor stocks?’ ie there are persuasive individuals in this ‘orld who seem to be able to talk the average man out of everything he has on.” _ “Then I hope such clever talkers will give us ‘a wide berth,” said Nick. At that moment Jimmy Dunn came in and handed Dick a note. The errand boy was an in- teresting looking kid in knickerbockers whose age was about fifteen... He had a cut over one of his eyes and looked somewhat mussed up. _ looked at him critically. “Been in a fight?” he asked. “Dat’s what, boss. I didn’t mean to scrap, for youse told me I must act perlitely down here, but when two fellers jumped on me, after makin’ fun of me knickers, I had to defend meself,” an- swered Jimmy. “Two of them, eh? Did they do you up?” “Dey did not. I pushed me fist into one fel- ~ Jer’s snoot dat drew de claret, and den, after I ~ got a soaker over de eye, I fetched de udder an “uppercut—a reg’lar beaut—on de end of his chin, 4 he laid down and went to sleep.” “You “must. be “potty, fighter, Jimmy,” laughed a3 kin hold me own. wit? most fellers of me Dick “Hin this case you did better—put it over two.” ve IT RICH “T ¢’u’d lick t’reé like dem.” 2 “Who were they—newsboys or bootblacks?” “Neider. Dey wuz brokers’ messengers. Dey’ve been pay -wit’ me since I came to work for youse. It’s me opinion dey’ll let me alone after dis.” “Weil, you must use every reasonable effort to avoid getting into a fight. It is bad form for a messenger to look for trouble during office hours.” “T never look for trouble. it wit’out huntin’ for it.” Dick looked at his watch. “It’s a little after three. As we won’t need you again to-day, you can go home.” oe Jimmy walked out, a portly gentleman walk- in. “Have I the pleasure of addressing Danvers & Silver?” he said. “Yes, sir. My name is Danvers. self to a seat.” “Happy to make your acquaintance, young gentlemen. I am a broker. My name is Torrens. Here is my card.” “Pleased to meet you, Mr. Torrens. we do for you?” “You are new in Wall Street.” “Yes, sir.’ “Might I ask if you came from Philadelphia or Boston?” — “We did not come from either of those cities.” “Chicago, perhaps?” “You’ve hit it.” “A. fine town. It’s a wonder you could tear yourself away from it. I presume you were each employed by some Board of Trade broker?” “We were prior to a year ago.” “And during the year in question?” “We were in business for ourselves.” “Indeed! You are young now, but a year I kin find plenty of Help your- What can \ a : “We -were twelve months younger.” “Hum! You tried to do a brokerage business, found it didn’t pay, and came on here under the impression that you could do better in Wall Street, eh?” “We were simply speculators in grain and did pretty well. We had- particular reasons for com- ing here.” “Do you intend to speculate in railroads, in- dustrials and mines?” “Tt is possible.” “Then I can put you next to a first-class pro- position. I am the agent of the Yankee Doodle Gold and Silver Mining Company. A rich strike has just been made in the mine, and the stock has jumped from a dime to a quarter. A small amount of non-assessable treasury shares has been sent me to dispose of. I haven’t offered any as yet. I will give you the first chance to get in on them. You can have any part of 20,000 shares at a quarter. I expect to see the price quoted in Goldfield to-morrow morning at thirty cents. Now is your opportunity to hit the iron while it rot hot,” said the visitor, beaming on the two s. tWe are not buying any inining stock at pres ent,” said Dick. — _ “But this is a unusual chance to get an Ste: x vancing stock ch 2 “Why don’t pay “hold = to it gene

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aa = ~~ on their own exertions for success, _ had relatives in Chicago. The two partners had “hotels of the city, but without result. — = = as tes =~ <a HITTING IT RICH 8 “My contract with the company does not per- mit me to hold any of its stock.” “Well, we don’t want any.” “When you see the Goldfield quotations to- morrow you'll. regret that you did not close with me.” a s “We need our money for something else we have in view.” “Ten thousand shares will cost you only $2,500 now, and the chances are you will be able to sell them to-morrow noon for $3,000. That is almost as good as finding money.” “According to the way you put it, it is.” “Five hundred dollars quick profit isn’t to be sneezed at,” persisted the visitor. : “That’s right; but for all that Yankee Doodle has no attraction for us.” “Then you won’t buy?” “No, sir.” sar “T have some Yellow Flag stock that I can let you have for a : “Nothing doing, Mr. Torrens,” said Dick, get- ting up and closing his desk. “Are you going uptown, Nick?” “T’m ready when you are, old man,” said Nick, shutting his own desk. The visitor took the hint, said he was sorry that he couldn’t do business with them, and took his departure. The boys put on their hats and got out, too. CHAPTER II.—Finding the Girls. Dick and his partner boarded in the same house and occupied the same room together. The house was on a westside street in the theatrical dis- trict, within a short distance of half a dozen big hotels. The lady who kept the establishment was named Quigley, and she was Jimmy Dunn’s aunt. It was through her they got their office boy. A passenger on the train recommended the boys to go there, assuring them they would get ae board at a reasonable price, so Dick and Nick made a line for the house as soon as they landed at the Grand Central station. They had just paid their second week’s board in advance, which showed that they had no great fault to find with the place. The boarders consisted of small busi- ness men and their wives, who did not care for housekeeping, and clerks employed in Broadway stores. Nick and Dick, on account of. their affiliation with Wall Street, were regarded by Mrs. Quigley gas her star boarders. They dressed better than average of the boarders, though several of ‘least important store clerks pushed them close in that respect. We may say here h Dick and Nick were orphans dependent though sach the the ‘been spending their evenings trying to find out where the ex-pork packer and the retired cap- italist had taken up their quarters with their families. Starting with the Waldorf-Astoria, “they had made the round of all the im istent 4 the Sage gentlemen taken private houses on the best streets, or had they domiciled themselves in a couple of the exclusive — apartment houses? The boys were of the opinion that the latter was the case. As there were a number of these swell apartment houses, it looked as if they had some job on hand to locate the particular ones that sheltered the Henley and Breeze families. On account of the comparatively recent arrival of the two Chicago families the city directory, as well as the telephone directory, were unavail- able. That evening after supper Nick had a bright thought. “Let one of us call up ‘Information’ and see if we can find out what we want to learn. I'll do it,” he said. “Go on and do it; the idea is yours. If you can get Nellie Breeze-on the wire she’ll put you next _ to Laura Henley. They are chums, you know.” Nick slapped on his hat and went around to the ~ corner drugstore on Broadway where there was a telephone pay station. He entered the drug- store and saw two young ladies standing at the counter. They looked so familiar to him that he ventured to walk over, and then, to his surprise and delight, he recognized Laura Henley and Nellie Breeze. “This is an unexpected :-pleasure, young ladies,” he said, lifting his hat. They wheeled around and recognized him, with ejaculations of astonishment. “Why, you are the last person we expected to see in New York,” said Miss Breeze, with a smile and a blush. “We are awfully glad to see you,” said Miss Henley. “How is Mr. Danvers?” “Fine. as silk. He is in the city, too.” “Is it possible!” f “Tf you will wait here I’ll run and fetch him. He’s only about a block from here.” The girls said they’d wait. “We've been in town ten days and have already opened an office in Wall Street,” said Nick. “What! Have you left Chicago for good?” cried Miss Breeze. “That depends on circumstances. Ever since our arrival we’ve been trying to find you two.” “Have you, really?” smiled Nellie Breeze. “We’ve inquired at every hotel of importance, but couldn’t locate you.” “We are not stopping at a hotel. Our folks have leased apartments in the in Apart- ment House. We’re on the second floor, and Laura’s people are on the third. We've been there just a week.” : “We figured that way, and I came to the drug- store with the idea of telephoning Central to see if I could find out at what house you were.” “You wouldn’t have found out. The telephone company only keeps a record of the houses, not of the tenants. Any one wishing to communicate with us by ’phone rings up the house, and the - colored boy goes to the swi and asks who - is wanted, and then connects with our apart-_ ments.” “TI see,” said Nick. “I suppose it wouldn’t be safe for us to ring you up, for your father or mother might answer the call?” “Thay might. Anyway, if Laura or I were called to the ’phone they’d consider it suspicious, for we haven’t made any friends in town yet.” “Well, here is our business card. Don’t let your

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4 HITTING father get hold of it. Call and see us some day soon. _ Now I'll go after Dick. He wouldn’t for- give me if I didn’t give him the chance to see you. In fact, we wouldn’t remain in Chicago after you eg ps were whisked away. We had to follow “Really?” Vaid Laura Henley, archly. “Yes, If you hadn’t tipped us off by note to our destination we would have been all.at sea. Now wait till I. bring Dick around.” A few minutes later Nick burst into the room where Dick was reading the evening paper: “Did you find out anything?” asked Dick, ex- ctantly. peDid Pe Better than that.” “What do you mean?” “I met both young ladies in the drugstore where I went to telephone.” “The dickens you did! Why didn’t you come right back and let me know?” “T had to explain matters to them first. on your hat and come along. They are waiting for us.’ Dick was-up in an instant, and the boys made a bee-line for the drugstore, where the girls were waiting for them. “Heavens, but I’m glad to see you again, Miss Henley,” said | Dick, after he had shaken hands with both of the young ladies. “I hope the pleasure is mutual.” “Don’t you think it is?” she replied, with a be- witching glance. “Yes,-I think you are pleased to see me. We are in New York now until further notice. We have opened an office in the Ticknor Building, Wall Street, Room-515. We shall expect you to honor us with a call as soon as you can. Here i is one of our cards.” “Mr. Silver gave Miss Breeze one.” “You don’t mind having one for yourself, do you?” “Of course not.” “Don’t let your folks get hold of it, or they might change their plans again, and ‘take you both to Europe, where we couldn’t very well fol- low you.’ ad § ie our parents intend to go over late next _ spring “I hope we will be able to sees ourselves with them before then.” _ Laura smiled in a doubtful ind of way. “Nick told me that you have both taken up your quarters at the Atgonquin Apartment House.” - “We have. Living on 2 single floor is rather a new- experience for us.’ “Lots of wealthy people prefer it to the res- _ sponsibility of a big house.” - “It has its advantages, but I prefer my Chi- F _ cago home.” a = ttr > SE hope Fuad don’t blame us for being the cause RS on to this city?” es coh deat no. I see no reason for my parents’ -to me recéiving you as a friend. You = my life, and that should entitle you to their oo “Your. father having re reached the top of i fry like misege, Set ae iter Put © cae: the sired pork packer and tho capitalist IT RICH think we have some right to choose our own com- pany.” “T think you have myself.” The four young people enjoyed quite a tete-a- tete in the drugstore. Then they walked around the block. “We vould like to escort you home,” said Dick, “but I’m afraid it might put a .spoke in our wheels, so we'll part here. Don’t fail to come and see us. A Broadway south-bound car will take you to Wall Street, and then you'll only have to walk about two blocks. It will be easy for you to find the Ticknor Building, and the elevator man will let you out at the fifth floor.” — The girls promised: to come down, and then said good-by. “If they come around the middle of the day we can take them out to lunch,” said Dick, as he and Nick walked back to their boarding-house. “Sure,” nodded his partner. ‘We'll take them to Delmonico’s.” “It was fortunate you thought of going to that drugstore,” said Dick. “That’s right. We might have hunted for them for months and failed to get a line on them. The tenants of the big apartment houses are not known at the Central office of the telephone com- an ” “Then the only way -we could have found the girls would have been to make a systematic unt among the houses. Sooner or later we would have got track of them that way.” “Tf we only can keep the ex-pork packer and retired capitalist from learning that we are in New York, things ought to go on swimmingly, The girls will have to use caution and discretion. True love never did run smooth.” “Then you admit that you are in love with Miss Breeze?” said Dick. “T think a whole lot of her,” blushed Nick. “T don’t mind confessing that Laura is the only © girl I would marry.” “Has she given you real encouragement?” “She seems perfectly happy in my society.” “T think I can say the same for Miss Breeze with respect to myself.” . “T don’t know that we can expect any more flattering acknowledgment. Girls expect to be wooed and won, you know.” “It wouldnt be hard if each of them did ‘not have a pair of dragons. watching over them. When. some people accumulate age and riches they lose all the romance of life. Both the re- tired pork .packer and the capitalist sprang from nothing, as we found out on investigation. Now both lay claim to an ancestry of blue blood.” — “And have dug up-coats-of-arms from some-. where. Aside from their wealth, their preten- tions would make a horse laugh.” “Suppose we ran off with the girls and mar- : ried them. What then?” ieee pha for gnio~ > é tz s the girls are over ¢ t the c¢ wouldn’t hold.” gti eas age “The “old gents might cut their daughters of in theix wills.” “What do we.care for that? Some day we'll ~each be worth a million ourselves. — se) bow | ee — :

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HITTING IT RICH is a to know us and accept us as sons-in- w.” “We might not care to recognize them as fa- thers-in-law. Still, for the girl’s sakes, I suppose we would.” “We're getting on too fast, old man. We have not captured the girls yet.” “Right. It’s a bad principle to count your chickens before they are hatched.” Dick opened the front door and the boys went to their room. C ~ CHAPTER III.—The Scheme that Failed. Dick was at his desk next morning about eleven reading a Western mining paper, when Nick came in with a quick business-like step. Jimmy was ~ seated over near the corridor door absorbed in a cheap novel. The boy found his job a cinch since he started in three days before, for there was little work for him to do. Nick went straight to his partner’s desk. .“T’ve got a tip, old man,” he said. “A tip, eh? On what?’ A. & C. A syndicate has been formed to cor- ner mad boom it. In a week the price will be yd “The pointer looks pretty good.” “Tt’s a winner.” “And you think we’d better go in on it?” “Yes—for 1,000 shares on margin as a starter.” Dick took up a file of market reports and look- ed back over them. “A & C. is lower now than it has been for a _— month,” he said. - ; “Make it three months and you’ll come nearer.” Dick went back further and found that his was right. Ay guess ; it’s down to bed-rock,” he said. “Tt is,” said Nick. *cePhat’s the time to buy, Sc apt Sag: at down, if it’s a good stock.” FH penaiort & C. is all right.” P good as any one on the listsin its way.” = “wher de ju mean by ‘in its =a pens. STE ak what you would call a gilt-edged one. Say y isn’t paying dividends at present, and at the best it rules on the shady side of pe : par.” x “You think it will go up ee or fifteen points?” 2 “That’s what I learned.’ It will go as high as the syndicate can force it.” : “The important question is how strong is the syndicate?” = “Tt is composed of millionaires with a barrel of ~ money. are have two of the best banks at _ their 3d know this for a. fact?” = “All right. I'll go out and place our order for re so00 shares with Bates & Co. I was introduced a to Alonzo Bates the other day. He treated me = Mone oa Said ‘he would divide commission on . “Did he mean our individual. orders, or cus- 2 Sait him to mean on all orders.” awe sous ales. $d call on him. We have ut on ean ——- Nick went =i us to his own desk and began figuring on a pad. The door opened and a well-dressed lady came in, Nick jumped up and offered her a seat. “You deal in mining stocks, as well as rail- road and industrial, I suppose?” she said. “We do, ma’am.” “T am looking for some Yankee Doodle shares. Have you any?” “No, ma’am, but I guess we can get some for you.” “The price is twenty-five cents, I believe. I would like to get 20,000 shares. I got a letter from my husband who is in Goldfield, and he told me to buy all I had the money to pay for.” “Do you want to leave your order with us?” “If you are sure you can get the stock.” ~ “T won’t promise you, that we can find 20,000 shares, but we'll get them it they can be got You will have to leave $1,000 on deposit to se- cure us.” “T only brought $100 with me.” “We couldn’t undertake to buy 20,000 shares on that deposit.” “If you will take my order I. will go home and get the rest of the money. «In the mean- while, you can look around for the stock.” — Epes take your order and the $100 provision- ally.” “Very well.” Nick wrote out the order, which she signed, and handed her a receipt for the $100 on account. - Then she went away, promising to be back that afternoon. Half an hour later Broker Torrens walked in. : “I thought I would give you young men an- other chance to buy those Yankee Doodle shares,” he said. “I need the use of $5,000 right away and you can’t do a friendlier act than buy the 20,000 shares I have on hand. It’s a cinch that if ‘they don’t advance in price to-day they will inside of a wee “We don’t want the shares, but we havea customer looking for that number. If you will hold them for two or three hours, I guess we'll take them off your hands.” » “T'd like to accommodate you, Silver, but I . must have the money at once. If you won’t take them I'll sell them on the Curb in lots to suit purchasers. As there are only 25,000 shares in the city, you won’t be able to fill your customer’ s order, and you will lose your commission.” “Well, I can’t do anything until I see my partner. » “When will he be in?” F couldn’t say, but he is liable to return any. momen “T’ll hold the stock for an hour, then. Tele- phone me if erg want to take it, and I'll send it over C. O, “All peste +s said Nick, and Torrens went» away. Fifteen minutes later Dick came in. Nick showed him the lady’s order and the $100. Then he told him about Torrens’ second visit. - “The lady may -not show up till two or three o’clock. Torrens will sell the stock on the Curb at the end of an hour. He says there are only 25,000 shares in the city. If he sells, how are we going to fill the lady’s orders?” ee ree Ee eee

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6 HITTING IT RICH “Because it’s our first money in New York.” “No. Because I don’t believe the lady will re- turn with the other $900.” “Why not?” said Nick, in some surprise. “Nick, I should think you could see through a millstone with a hole in it.” “What are you getting at?” “This is a put-up job of Torrens to unload those Yankee Doodle shares on us. He is risking $100 on the chance that we will bite.” “Do you think so?” “It’s as plain as the nose on your face. Where’s your usual sagacity? Have you been let- ting your brain wander uptown to the Algonquin? Come back to earth. We are not going to buy those Yankee Doodle shares until we get the rest of that deposit, and I’ll bet you a dollar we don’t get it.” “The lady talked straight enough. If she re- turns and we can’t fill her order, I’ll have to hand her back that $100.” “Of course, if she returns, but she was sent here by Torrens.” “What makes you think she was?” “Because he gave her that bill to pay on ac- count.” “How do you know he did?” Dick turned the bill over. “Do you see that the corner has been torn and repaired ?” “Rasily.” . _ “A piece of tissue paper has been pasted on this side, and it bears a stamp. Read the name on it.” Nick read “Andrew Torrens.” “Torrens mended that bill, which shows that he had it in his possession,’ went on Dick. “Am I right in surmising that he gave it to the lady who called on you?” “T oness you are.” “That is the hole in the millstone. Why didn’t you notice it?” “Because I was a chump,” said Nick. “After this I’]l admit that you are the brains of the firm.” “Not necessarily. You say Torrens said that if he didn’t hear from us inside of an hour he’d sell the Yankee Doodle stock on the Curb?” “That’s what he told me.” “Very good. I’m going down to the Curb in half an hour to see if he keeps his word. If he does, I may buy the shares on the chance that my deductions about the lady are wrong.” “Tf it is a job, you think we are in $100?” “Unless the lady has nerve enough to call back after it.” : “A $100 bill is worth calling for.” “Tf it was her own money we might expect to . see her again, but as I take it the money came from Torrens, she'll be nothing out, and she would find it embarra: to cance] her order.” a § ss so,” nodded Nick. minutes afterward Dick was down at the Curb. He made inquiries about Yankee Doodle and Se et oe aad cad = oesto _ “Tt’s no ” said a yo roker. eb isn’t it?” few days. The mine isn’t producing ore in paying quantities.” Dick hung- around for a while, ‘but Torréns didn’t appear, so he returned the-office fully sat- isfied that his original conjecture was right. Any- way, the lady never showed up with the balance of her deposit; either that day or any other time, so the $100 bill remained in the young firm’s pos- session. CHAPTER IV.—The Firm’s First Customer. Danvers & Silver had bought, through Bates & Co., 1,000 shares of A. & C., at 85, on the custom- ary margin of ten per cent., which required a de- posit from the firm of $10,000. Both Dick and Nick devoted their time to watching their deal. Dick hung around Bates’ office and the gallery of the Stock Exchange, to which he had a card of admission, while Nick kept his eye upon the office- ticker. The stock began going down instead of up, and in two days was perilously close to the point where additional margin would be called for. Dick carried $5,000 around in his pocket te put up, if necessary, in order to protect the firm’s deal. He didn’t have to use it, for the price begun to recover, and in two days more was back at 85. Dick decided to buy another 1,000, and did. After that things began to grow interesting. The price went up to 90. That looked good to the lambs who had been watching the market from afar, waiting for it to show signs of life after the recent dull spell, and they began coming to Wall Street with their little wads. Scores of traders bought and sold A. & C. over and over. They were not figuring on a boom. A quarter or half a point advance caused some of them to sell what they had bought half an hour since. Thus they made a profit without using a dollar of their capital. An outsider could not do this. He had to figure on about % rise to cover the expenses of his deal before he could expect to figure on any profit. For that reason he had to hold on sn 9 than it was necessary for a broker to do, and his orders had to be trans- mitted to the Exchange to be executed. Time consumed in this way often made all the differ- ence in the world with his deal, if the market was subject to sharp breaks, one way or the other. Dick and Nick were in the same boat with the — lambs. In the present instance, however, they had the advantage of a good tip, giving them rea- sonable assurance of how the cat was likely to ed to a bar price, but chances of i 1, —_* Everything point- wasn’t ; abe

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HITTING IT RICH 9 where the four had just taken their seats. She uttered a frightened gasp. ; “What’s the matter, Miss Henley?” asked Dick. - “Oh, dear, what shall we do?” she said, looking greatly upset. “What's the trouble, my dear?” asked Nellie Breeze, noticing her sudden consternation. “My father and your father have just come in here with two men and are at the table across the room.” : Nellie suppressed a little shriek with her hand- kerchief and looked as if she wanted to faint. “Holy Moses!” cried Nick. “If they see us there’ll be something doing.”’ “We'll have to retire with our faces turned -away from them,” said Dick, after a cautious glance at the tableim question. “Let’s go at once, then,” said Nick. ‘They rosé and made a nervous exit, quite dif- ferent from their laughing entrance. It was for- tunate for them that the four gentlemen were about as far from them as they could get, and also that their attention was engaged in some particular conversation, At any rate, they got =*— out without being recognized by the ex-pork packer, who was the stout man that made the dia- mond display, or the retired capitalist. The girls were really frightened and looked in when they f reached the,sidewalk. The boys begged them to ; up, assuring them that they had weathered the danger with flying colors. : “Tt would have been awfully embarrassing to us “had our fathers seen us in there with you boys,” said “I’m afraid my father would have said things.” : “Thank forture that your paters did not see you,” said Dick, “for I’m afraaid that would have marked the finish of our acquaintance. If I had ~ had the least idea that your father, not speaking of Miss Breeze’s father, came down to the finan- ¢ial district, I wouldn’t have invited you yirls to go to Delonico’s. There are several other nice res- _taurants in the neighborhood we could have gone = to just as well.” . = By the time the party reached Broadway the _ girls had recovered from their scare, and prom- : : the boys that they would come down again. --_*“CGan’t we meet you on Saturday afternoon, say about two, somewhere and take you to Central . Park?” said Nick. : “Yes. We'll be at the Fifth avenue entrance to the Park at two,” said Dick. “If you can come you'll find us standing there waiting for you.” - __ “JT ean’t promise,” said Laura. “But if we can 7 UR aiae ORE setae” aid Dik = 's said Di _., A car came along bound north, they put the girls aboard, and they went back. to their _ * “& couple of gents wuz in to see yer,” said _» Jimmy to. the partners. “Did they leave their names and business?” Kea rich guy who owns a bank from bein’ run down by a auto, in de second; escapes from a gang of toughs who tried to do him up, in de t’ird; cap- tures t’ree bank robbers in‘ de fourt’; stops a—” “That'll do, Jimmy. I guess.it’s pretty excit- ing,” smiled Nick, going to his own desk. : The rest of the day was uneventful to the part- ners, and they closed up at four and went uptown. During dinner one of the lady boarders asked Nick, with a captivating smile, if he couldn’t give her a tip on some good stock in Wall Street. “I regret, ma’am, that I haven’t any tips to give out. Real good ones are as scarcé.as hen’s teeth, and the other kind I wouldn’t think of handing you, for if you banked on one you would stand every chance of losing your money,” replied Nick, politely. “T thought you brokers always had a lot of tips at your fingers’ ends,” she said. “A lady friend of mine, who is in vaudeville, got several tips from a broker, and she told me she won a lot of money.” “She was fortunate. » Maybe when we've been longer in Wall Street we'll find a few tips, in which case I’ll be happy to let you have one.” “Thank you. I would be ever so much obliged,” said the lady. In a few minutes she finished her dinner and started for the door. A smail spool lay in her path, and stepping on it she went down on the floor with more haste than grace. One of the gen- tlemen lifted her up, and she thanked him in an embarrassed way. . “You got a tip that time, Mrs. Jones,” said one of the clerks, who was noted for being funny when the chance offered. Nobody laughed, and the indignant lady flashed an angry look at him as she made a hurried exit. “T heard that the Bentleys across the street have a family skeleton,” remarked a. lady, pres- ently. “I wonder if it’s true?” “You’d think so if you ever saw their daughter in a bathing suit,” said the clerk, with a chuckle. “Dear me, how amusing you are, Mr. Simpson. You ought to go oni the stage,” said the lady. ee with a show for a short time,” said the erk. “Indeed. Why didn’t you continue?. Did you get the stage-fright?” “No; another fellow married her.” That raised a-general laugh, in the midst of which Dick and Nick withdrew. Next. day the boys noticed a sharp decline in So. Ry. Some- body had started a bear attack on the stock, and rumors concerning the road floated about the Street. There was considerable selling by holders at the Boatd-room, and several brokers took in what was offered.’ The decline was temporarily stayed, but started again when a fresh attack was made on the stock. Altogether the price was shoved down about seven points. Dick and Nick surmised that the drop was brought about by Thomas Jardine and his force of regular brokers, and he guessed that the operator’s purpose was” to keep the price down while the shares were being taken in on the quiet. At any rate, a letter reached the firm in the morning’s mail from Jar- dine instrusting the young brokers to begin busi- ‘ness. Dick showed it to his partner. SOU “You can start out and visit all the brokers from Nassau Street to Broadway, a

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ris -_rather it is more convenient to 10 HITTING two firms, and keep a record of the offices you call at. Buy as close to the market as you can an order the stock delivered C. O. D. to the Taylor” Bank. Understand?” “Yes,” said Nick. Half an hour later both boys were on the job. . CHAPTER VI.—The Shooting Party. Dick secured 30,000 shares that day, and Nick 12,000. Next day both bought 33,000. The third day was Saturday, and with about two hours and a half to work in they got 10,000. Thus they rounded up 85.000 shares in two days and a half, on which the Taylor bank paid out about $9,000,- 000. This showed that Jardine, or his combina- tion of capitalists, had plenty of money behind them. As a matter of fact, the Taylor Bank loaned about $6,000,000 on the stock. The part- ners went uptown after lunch, and were standing at the Fifth avenue entrance to the Park when the girls came along. The four paired off and spent the afternoon in the Park. On Monday morning the boys started out again on So. Ry., but only gathered in 15,000 shares that day. The stock was getting scarce. The best they could do on Tuesday was 10,000. On Wednesday their purchases amounted to 15,- 000 again. That evening Dick called at Jardine’s house and reported. As the operator received a daily report from the bank, he knew how things were going. ’ “You have done well,” said Jardine to Dick. “Finish up the week and then stop and send your statement to my office by mail.” When noon came on Saturday the firm of Danvers & Silver had purchased 160,000 shares altogether, and were entitled to a commission of $20,000. This they received on Tuesday morning in cash. ; “That’s a big return for a week’s work, old man,” said Dick. — - 3 “It is that. I wish we could’count on Jardine as a steady customer, or we had a few others like him.” During the buying of the stock the price had fluctuated, but advancing on the whole several points. It continued to go up after they were done. The firm put an order for 1,000 shares through Bates & bo., but the brokerage firm had the greatest difficulty in filling it. They finally got ae at an average price of 112. On Saturday it was up to 120. On Monday and Tuesday it boom- ed to 130, at which figure the boys sold out. They ‘made $18,000 profit. They could now reckon up a capital of $100,000. j ; We've done mighty good financially since we - eame to New York,” said Nick, — : - “J don’t think we’ve Jost anything by following the girls,” replied Dick. _ .» “J should say we haven’t. I prefer Wall Street _ ~to State Street.” . _ “Yes, .We have a wider field to speculate in, or speculate in cer- tain stocks here than in Chicago. “Figuring on the pore we bought the stock for Mr. I should say that he and his partners Fe ae Oe . , : will ‘make ail of Sas gs ae ae of the - public room and the dining-room was high, an © like the rafters, stained’a dark tint. igh polished. The bar, of course, agreed with & : pene ae 5 7 IT RICH “Think of the money it has taken to swing such a big operation.” “It takes money to make money,” said Nick. So. Ry. went to 182, and then began to decline gradually. “T guess the boom is over and the price will £° down below 120 again,” remarked Nick to his partner. “Then we might make a haul by selling a thou- sand or two shares short, and taking the chance of buying it. in lower to-morrow or next day,” said Dick. “Not a bad idea. Do it.” : So Dick called on Alonzo Bates and gave him an order to sell 2,000 shares of So. Ry. at the market. The firm pat up $20,000 to back the margin. Bates sold the shares at an average price of 128. When the Exchange closed that day it was down to 1271-2.- Next morning it opened at 127 5-8, went to 128 1-8, and then fell to 125. At. three o’clock it had slumped to 120. “We are $16,000 to the good,” said Nick. “Not much chance of it recovering, for it seems evi- dent that Jardine is out of it. It should be lower _ in the morning. I count on a profit of $20,000.” Nick’s estimate proved correct. Nick purchased _ 2,000 shares to make delivery for a little below 118, and the sum of $20,000 was added to their capital. Several attempts had been made by unscrupulous traders to trap the young firm inte some scheme that would have made a hole in their cash, but Dick’s shrewdness balked them. The boys had a capital adviser in Alonzo Bates, and they followed his advice in every case. Bates had taken quite a shine to Dick, and invited him to dinner at his home, including Nick in the invita- tion, for he saw that the boys were fast friends, and were in the habit of going around together. Another dull spell set in after the So. Ry. boom petered out, and several traders took advantage of it to take short vacations. Bates and a number of his friends got up a shooting party, arranging to spend a week around the Barnegat marshes in New Jersey. Dick and Nick were invited to go along. They eagerly accepted, and purchasing an outfit apiece were on hand to take the train on Saturday afternoon. Dick was already acquaint- ed with a couple of the brokers, but Nick was not. Bates made the necessary introductions and put all hands on easy terms with one another. D Nick and Bates remained in the coach when ‘the rest of the party went forward to the smoking-car. When the train stopped at the station where they got out, they found a stage waiting to carry them to the inn, : Darkness was blotting out the landscape when they reached their destination. As a cold wind — was blowing in from the ocean a mile away, they were glad to hurry with their traps into the cheer- ful public room, where they registered and were shown to the room which had been engaged in ad- vance. After sprucing up a bit for supper the party gathered again in the main room below, which possessed the attraction of a smail bar. The inn was an old, picturesque paling, ce ceil- ings being low with exposed rafters, gh no if the common kind. The paneling around th

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HITTING IT RICH rest of the room, and the floors of both rooms were polished. Behind the bar was a glittering array of glass- ware, interspersed with a few bottles containing liquor, and backed by a mirror. The glassware Was mounted on shelves to the top of the mirror, and on other shelves stood many marine curiosi- ties—most of them smal! relics of maritime dis- - asters that had happened along the immediate shore before the days of the coast-patrol and the lighthouse. In a book, accessible to inspection, was a record of the more important wrecks, some of them having the full story in print attached. Hanging on the wall behind the end of the bar - was an old-fashioned pistol taken from a noted * wrecker in the early days, when that line of busi- ness was extensively carried on by unscrupulous rascals under the cloak of fisherfnen. . There were many other curiosities displayed about the room’ between ancient pictures of a crude type, some col- ored by hand in water-colors. Altogether, the old inn was an interesting place, and a guest was also assured of first-rate meals, a good bed and prompt service. It was a head- quarters for Wall Street brokers during the shoot- ing and fishing season, and the proprietor knew how to cater to this trade. The young brokers found the inn very entertaining, and, striking up an acquaintance with the proprietor’s assistant, learned a great deal about the neighborhood. The Supper was first-class, the party occupying two tables by themselves. The inn was heated by a hot-aig, furnace in the cellar, though this arrange- ment did not extend to the public room, which was well warmed by a round-bellied, self-feeding stove. There were a dozen or more brokers at the place, all more or less well known to each other, and they gathered around the stove after sup and had a sort of high jinks together. Dick and Nick joined them for a while, and then went over to the bar and talked with the proprie/ tor’s young man. This young chap regaled them with many stories about Barnegat shores in the old days, which he had heard from the lips of peo- ple who knew whereof they spoke. “Down in the marshes where you're going “shooting lives an old man who was a wrecker in A young days,” he said. “I’ve heard he was a Wet ease. At any rate, he is believed to have dale murders—that is, choked off ~ shir ople who were washed on the beach _ @live, and whose lives. he might have saved, in order to rob them of the money and valuables None of the al \q ) escaped punishment, but it was the general opin- that “he guilty.” | eg Ruggles. He’s about sixty-five now, and ae a -, amd a chap named Peter Wilkins live together.” ~ “How do they live?” : : _ “They’ve got a sloop and go = neue in her.” ie then turned the conversa- , mo te pt of shooting and fishing, and secured a number of points, The young chap said hat he would be called on to att as guide to one. the parties, but he did not know which one. in’t go with Bates’ party some other boy i ce: " a bunch of Cae is like a slab of scarred mahogany. He _ 11 lads at his beck and call who knew the marshes like a book. Dick and Nick turned in before the others, and occupied the same room. They were lulled to sleep by the howling wind, which had increased to a half gale since the party arrived. When one is warm in bed in a comfortable room, the roaring of the wind outside carries no terrors with it. Neither does the roll of the surf as it piles on the shore, if one is within hearing of it. Nor the swish of the rain on the window-panes. The two boys couldn’t hear the surf a mile away, and the rain didn’t come on till after they were sound asleep, so they slept on, dreaming perhaps of the two beautiful girls at the Algonquin Apart- — House in New York who had captured their earts. CHAPTER VII.—The Trouble at the Tavern. , When Dick and Nick awoke next morning, both the sky and earth had a watery look, although _ the rain had ceased. The gray sky looked unpro- pitious for the morning stroll they had contem- plated taking through the old village and to the long, narrow strip of sheltered water known as Barnegat Bay. Unless the weather cleared up they would have to remain at the inn, and they did not relish that idea, for they had exhausted the novelties of the ancient house and wanted to go abroad, : “We struck a bad day,” said Dick, looking out of the window, which had a rear prospect, and overlooked the inn yaard and the attendant out- buildings. 3 “Yes. When we left the city there were no indications that we would run into anything like gr ghey nue Nick. “T hope it will clear up in ‘time to give us the ceo to see the eee “T hope so, too. on’t want to be all “an tet The boys got into their clothes and went down .to the public-room. The only person there was Bob Deering, the proprietor’s assistant. in his shirt-sleeves mopping the floor. “Hello, Bob,” said Dick; “what kind of weather do you call this to spring on a party of pleasure- seekers?” : “Don’t blame me, I’m not responsible for it,” grinned Bob. “What do you think about it, anyway? Any chance of a change for the better before night? He was “Tt may clear up by noon, but I won’t guaran-~ tee that it will.” : “What time is breakfast served in this hos- * telry?” “There is no stated time. Nobody seems to be stirring yet but yourselves. If you want your breakfast in advance of the others you can have it. £ I'll order it for you. The bill will probably Sy so tt eee in any ee oe want em, beefsteak, hot corn-muffins and coffee— —- to — a with.” : * = at’s a good lay-out. When will it 7” “In about half an hour. | How will spe ee your eggs?” 4 7 SLE “Fried for me,” said Nick. =» > X “Ditto,” said Dick. ‘= ie _ “Go in the dining-room and sit bythe window -

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12 TS / 7 till the waitress fetches the tray in,” said Bob. “Tt’s a bit moist in here.” The young brokers went into the dining-room and looked out on the watery street. Occasion- ally a villager, or a fisherman from the bay in oilskins, passed along. The stores on the opposite side were closed, for no business of any moment . . Was transacted openly in Barnegat on Sunday. There was another place called Barnegat City, situated at the point of the attenuated peninsular stretching from the south, and bordering on the inlet which connected the bay with the Atlantic Ocean. It was about five miles-away by air-line, four of which were lost in the water of the bay, but could easily be reached by boat. Also by rail, _via Barnegat City Junction, ten miles south. It was a stormy spot in bad weather. Here one could see the Barnegat lighthouse close by, and the seagulls. And you could get all the sea air you wanted, and all the surf-bathing, too. The prospect from the win that-merning was not particularly alluring. A gray sky and a street full of puddles ~ is rather depressing than otherwise. Even a soli- tary yellow cur with an abbreviated tail proved a diversion. The appearance of the waitress with j their breakfast was a welcome relief. They spent half an hour over it, and then adjourned to the ublic-room, where they!found a couple of the vokers who had just come down. The New York and Jersey City papers were lying on a table, and the young brokers spent an hour over them, during which time ail their party had come down and were eating their breakfast. The clock mark- ed the hour of ten, and they went out on the “porch te inspect’ the weather. The air had light-. - ened up somewhat, and the heavens did not look so threatening. A steady breeze from the direc- tion of the ocean shook the raindrops from the . denuded branches of the trees along the street. _ - “Seems to be clearing,” remarked Dick, in a - hopeful tone. - ’ “Looks that way,” “Let’s go out.” ~~») “I’m with you.” ; - 2 ; They put on their overcoats and hats and start- _- ed off, neglecting to inform any one of their pur- yose. Down the main street they proceéded at a lesanvety gait. As the morning continued to ~ brighten, they kept on along the road which a villager informed them led to the bay. After a while they ¢ame in sight of a scattered colony of fishermen’s cottages. Here there was a pub- .. lie house which was not supposed to be. doing -_. . business that day, but that was a fiction. It was - fairly crowded with hly-dressed men. As the - boys "were passing the door they heard an alter- _-eation going on between two men. One of them “was an old chap, with a dark, leathery skin and a coincided Nick. a eat oer a and Nick. = i 5 * Sie - HITTING IT RICH himself against steel, but for Dick, who’ saw what was coming, and dashing into the room seized the wrist of the hand that clutched the knife, and pre- vented the tragedy. The rascally o!ld fellow turn- ed with an imprecation on the boy, and seized him by the throat with his other hand. Nick rushed forward and tore his arm away before his fingers secured their clutch. At the same time Dick gave the man’s wrist a sharp twist that brought a howl from his lips and caused him to drop the knife. “Pick it up, Nick,” he said. As Nick stooped to get it the old villain closed with Dick. The young broker fetched his adver- sary’ a heavy punch in the stomach which gave him the chance to squirm free. Then he tripped him up, and the rascal fell backward on the floor, his head striking against a heavy spittoon with so much force that he rolled over unconscious, The whole episode happened so quickly that no- body in the liquor shop had a chance to interfere, except the man Dick had saved from a carving up, and he did not offer to do so. When the old ras- cal went to the floor with a crash and did not come to time, the crowd-came forward and looked at him. They also gazed in some wonder at the young well-dressed boys, particularly Dick, who ad been the central figure in the scrimmage. “You're all right, young fellow,” said a bronzed fisherman. “‘You’ve got sand, and you know how to handle yourself in a tight fix. You’ve downed the hardest man in Barnegat, even if he’s old enough to be your grandfather.” : “Have I?” replied Dick, carelessly, arranging his disordered cuffs. “Who is he?” _ “Dan Ruggles, an old-time wrecker.” MES. “T heard about him last night. So that’s the man who was suspected of doing up shipwrecked people along the shore years ago?” “That’s the man.” “Well, he ought to be grateful to me for sav- ing him from committing a murder in his old age. for if ever a man had murder in his eyes he di when -he drew his knife on that fellow,” said Dick, nodding toward the chap he had saved. The man in question now felt that he owed something to the young broker, and he proceeded to thank him for interposing in his favor. “You're welcome,” answered Dick. Nick, let’s go on.” They went on to the bay, lookéd around there and got back to the inn about one o'clock. “ By this time the sky was ‘almost clear and the sun was out. The brokers were pleased because it in- dicated a clear day for them to begin shooting - “Commie, next. morning. Dick and Nick learned from Bob — Deering that he was going out with their partys — “What time do we start.?” asked Nick. “Around daybreak.” ss “How about breakfast?” _ : “We'll take it along.” ; a J we “Tt isn’t a good idea to tramp very far on an empty stomach.” = 2 Si rhe apy |

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HITTING IT RICH 13 the wagon and remain in it till it’s needed. Then scowled at them. Dick told Bob later about the I'll fetch it.” : ‘ appearance of the two men in the village. “We'll need a boat, won’t'we?” - “TI guess they came to find out something about “Yes. There’s a flatboat belonging to the boss you,” said Bob. “I wouldn’t go around after dark, that is always on hand.” if I were you. They might lay for you. Ruggles “How about the other two parties?” is a vindictive man, and he’s aching to get back “They'll go off in other directions. One will at you if he can.” follow the inner edge of the marsh. The other I should think he'd know the stuff we’re made : will keep away from it. To-morrow the order 0f and not go around looking for trouble.” ~ will be changed, and the day after ditto. If you “He wouldn’t be happy unless he was scrapping all stay a week you'll repeat.” with somebody. He and Wilkins, it is said, are at “Say, Bob, you remember you told us a part of it half the time themselves. just to keep their the history of that old wrecker, Dan Ruggles, -hands in.” | 4 last night?” Then it’s a wonder one of them doesn’t wipe : : the other out.” “Yes.” tate fs cone met him on our way to the bay this morn- Pima ai Few: Saree ice ae teak at . d < * meeting Ruggles and his pal,-they did not go away “What do you think of him?’ ; see , they g 3 “I think he’s lucky to be out of prison.” from the irm that evening. ~ “Didn't like his face, eh?” grinned Bob. . “It isn’t that. He came within an ace of stab- “bing a man in a tavern as we were passing the Phe ; CHAPTER VIII.—Captured. Se aie aid? : : “Yes. He and the man had a noisy argument The Bates party left for the swamps next morn- over something, and the man struck him in the ing just before dawn, They were driven to a cer- face. He Stipek out a knife and would have tain point in a light wagon by Bob Deering. A shoved it into the other if I hadn’t been close hamper containing breakfast and lunch went in enough to grab his wrist.” . the vehicle. On their arrival at a ereek which “You interfered?” cried Bob, in a tone of sur- entered the swamps, the hamper was taken out ise’ “It’s a wonder he didn’t turn on you.” and put into the flatboat. As they entered the : “He did, but Nick came to my aid. I tripped boat a small lad who went along drove the wagon him up, and his head hit a spittoon, That set- away, saying he would be back between four and tled him for a while. Nick and I went on before saben, rip the help oo long pole, ahosee oars to.” € boat into the swamp, following a cotrse that ac ere there many in the tavern at the time?” soon became invisible on account of the grass and “Quite a number—rough-looking fellows—fish- ae A See of seer es to Miner a a I guess.” well as wa , were tossed over on a pate seals ven actually. put Ruggles td sleep?” - muddy ground, and they soon routed out some 5 : “He assisted in the operation by ‘not falling birds, and the shooting began. : : el “f the spittoon.” The sport went on without interruption until me. ChORE P ite “feat. Idon't know eight, when all hands admitted they were hungry, _ .. “Well, that’s something of e eat. tR - and Bob aimed for a dry knoll, where the hamper ~ of any one else around here w = bie pu a bie r was opened and a cold breakfast discussed with aoe ugh bs ae ee tae hice Bye of him good BpyeHine- ae that the shooting was re- oo e , y : * » sumed till two, when lunch was served at a point _ ‘I've heard men say that if Basel or it . Ae! deeper fn the marsh. The afternoon had hese: you the easiest way out of the trouble wou cloudy, which fact did not interfere with their _ to move.” - : me sport. The dogs were admirably trained for the “And he’s never been in prison?” work in hand, and produced results right along. se “He’s been in jail a number of times, but the So matters p ed till after four, when, as ~~ eonstables couldn’t find enough evidence to hold they had overflowing bags of game, and it would _ “They’d have had him this time only for us.” whence they had started from, Mr. Bates called a’ “Maybe they would; but if he had stabbed a halt, The party was somewhat scattered, for they __ man the constables wouldn't have found a witness had left the boat and spread out along a waste able to tell them anything about the trouble. The that was not over ankle deep in water. Bob had fellow himself, if able to have made a statement, warned them’ to keep within certain limits out- — ~~ would probably have refused to name his assail- lined by lines of trees, and the gentlemen were. ant, I tell you, Ruggles has them all cowed. prudent enough to follow his directions. Bisa - *¥ou forget that we would have been witnesses. The signal agreed upon that the day was over, =, les couldn’t have stopped us from felling the as far as sport was concerned, was three shots, truth,” said Dick. ; : a pause and three shote more. On hearing these different,” said Bob. reports, the sportsme%,-were to converge. on the = with point whence the signal had come. Everybody turned up but Dick Danvers. After waitinga few - minutes for him to appear, the signal was repeat- — ed for his benefit. He didn’t come, so Bob started — _ off to look for him, In this way half an hour was” lost. ‘The air was growing darker, for dusk fell at — ae pares : iat et Oo — 2 — ona more serious charge than drunkenness.” take half an hour or longer to reach the place ~

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14 about five. The cloudy sky made the atmosphere still gloomier. Broker Bates didn’t feel that they could return without the young broker, and he had some trouble preventing Nick from starting off to second Bob’s efforts. Bob carried a gun with which he signaled and shouted repeatedly, but with no result, and came back at five. A con- sultation was held, with the result that the party returned to the landing, and all except Bob and Nick got on the wagon, and were driven to the village. Bob and Nick, with guns and ammuni- tion belts, put off again in the fiatboat and started back into the swamp. It was now dark, and but for Bob’s knowledge of the watery waste, it would have been a foolish piece of business to go back. Deering, however, declared that he could find his way through the swamp even in a fog. “That’s all very well fon us,” said Nick; “but how about Danvers? He’s al! at sea.* The only thing he can. dosis to find a dry spot above high tide, or climb a tree, and stay there and answer our signals.” “That’srhis proper course, but it seems funny to me that if he was in any trouble he did not sig- nal long ago,” replied Bob. ‘He had every chance before we returned to the landing.” “He might have slipped into a water hole somewhere and lost his gun. Then, of course, he couldn’t use it.” : “T didn’t think of that.. You give me an idea. There’s a bad spot over near the line of trees on the bay side. He was warned not to there, but he might have forgotten if he followed a wounded bird. We'll go that way,” said Bob. Bob paled the flatboat through the grass and reeds that were indistinguishable in the darkness, seldom missing the channel. ? As they swept around a corner of: the marsh, where the bay came up, a light flashed on their eyes. “Where does that come from?” asked Nick. * “The cottage where Ruggles and Wilkins live.” “Maybe they’ve got hold of Ditk?” Nick spoke without any definite reason, but his remark hit Bob with some force. j “You might be right,” he said. “We’ll land on the point where the cottage is and take a look through the window. They probably ledrned that you and Danvers were going to shoot in the marsh to-day, and they might have laid their plans to nab one or both of you. There is no telling any- thing about their actions at all.” Bob poled the boat across an open stretch of water, pushed her on the beach, and secured her to a.stake he shoved into the ground. Then tak- ing the guns, they walked over to the old weather- beaten cottage. In the meanwhile, what had hap- to Dick? At about a quarter of four he ost sight of Nick in the grass, but that fact did not greatly bother him, for he heard the sports- men’s guns poppin every little while on his right and as long as Kept within. the line of trees he understood he was safe enough. One of the dogs dashed his way and routed out some birds. Dick _ fired and wounded one of them. It fluttered away a ene 3 the trees and the young trader started kept above the line of the grass, and Dick” that he was gaining on it. It finally drop- aS ~ ee pom syd shot at it again, but he hated to do it = 2; _ years ago, when you were a young HITTING IT RICH ped out of sight, and the boy began searching for it. He heard its wings in the grass, and the sound carried him further away from his party. He traced it to a spot where he got glimpses of the bay through the reeds. There he caught it and was about to wring its neck when he was suddenly seized from behind by an iron grip, and then before he realized what was doing a bag de- secended over his head and shoulders. His feet were seized by another pair of hands and he was borne off, in spite of his struggles. His gun and game bag accompanied him, and were presently landed with him in a small rowboat. While a man of some weight sat on his back and held him down, the boat was pushed off and propelled through the water a short distance. Dick heard and felt it grate on the shores Again he was raised and carried through the air, but not far. After a pause, during which his feet were dropped on the ground and he was yanked into a standing position, he was forced downward into a house. He knew this because he felt the wooden flooring under him. The door was closed with a bang and a bolt shot. The gun was pulled out of his grasp and he was relieved of the garne bag. AJl this happened to him while he was held by the iron grip of the man behind. Then a thin rope was passed twice around him, pinning his arms to his body. As soon as the knot was tied the bag ‘was pulled off his head, enabling him to see that he was in an oblong room, which was filled up with a lot of marine stuff. The man who was holding him let go. Dick wheeled around to see who he was and to demand an explanation. He found himself facing Dan Ruggles and Peter Wilkins, their rascally faces grinning with satis- faction. The boy hardly needed an explanation when he saw into whose hands he had fallen, It was clearer to him than the daylight which sifted through the dirty windows that these fellows had captured him for a purpose; and that purpose was the direct outcome of his actions at the tav- ern the morning before. “So, this is your doings, Dan Ruggles, is it?” = eer regarding the man, with an unflinching ook, “I rather guess it is,” replied Ruggles, “What do you expect to gain by it?” “Get square with you for buttin’ in where you had no call to.” “Don’t you realize that I saved you from com- mitting a murder?” “What was it to you what I committed?” “If you’d killed the man you’d have been hanged.” ; “That wouldn’t have been your funeral.” “Tt would have been yours. You ought to feel obliged to me for saving you from such an end.” “I don’t want anybody to poke his oar into my business. “I kin look after it myself. It wouldn’t have been the first man——” He stopped abruptly. aon you put out of the way? So I’ve been “Who told you I put any one out of the way?” glared the pall * ok so “You are suspected of having ngage man, | a 1

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HITTING followed the trade of wrecker which the Coast Guard put out of fashion.” “Humph! What do I care what people suspect? icion ain’t proof.” “Tf it was you’d have gone to prison.” : “Well, I never was sent to prison, so you ain’t got nothin’ on me.” ; “You may get there yet. You aren’t dead yet.” “Tf I do you won’t know nothin’ about it. Shove him into that chair yonder.” For Dick bound as he was, could offer no resistance that _ would do him any good. . “What are you going to do with me?” asked _the young broker. “If you harm me in any way you will suffer for it.” The rascals paid’ no- attention to his protest, but having tied him to the chair, and shoved him ~~ out of the way, they opened the door and walked out. pat Half an hour more slipped by and the men had mot returned. After a while darkness came. Then -- the two villains returned and carried Dick to a _ Yowboat. ; The small boat was rowed out to a sailboat ...and Dick was placed aboard and the sail hoisted and the boat put off, towing the small boat astern. ial had tied Dick to a seat. After sailing out . of the bay and quite a ways out to sea the men “boarded the small boat, bid Dick good-by, and ~ then rowed agyvay, leaving Dick to his fate in a boat which was fast filling with water from a number of leads in her bottom. Dick after some strenuous work managed to free himself of his Just about this time he sighted the lights - of a vessel, and as it drew near he shouted loud enough for some of the crew to hear and finally a boat put off and he was rescued from his dan- gerous position and taken aboard the vessel, which ved to be a private yacht. The owner had Dick taken to the fire-room, stripped and rubbed down and he was given a _ dry suit to put on, after which he was given a hot drink and placed in a berth, where he soon _ dropped off asleep. But before doing so he was informed by the steward that he was on board the : —, ine, John Tennaut owner, and was for New York. a - 4 - = ; CHAPTER IX.—Making: a Barrel of Money. When Nick Silver and Bob Deering got to the 2 or hut was deserted and they were forced n to the dugout and make their’ way back on board the yacht, slept like a top till when he heard laughing and. the jing- and several men passed the door. Two and one said: Wilson?” IT RICH 15 Dick realized he had got hold of a valuable tip. Dick then went to sleep again. In the morning he put on his own clothes, which had been dried and, presented himself be- fore the owner of the yacht. Mr. Tennaut, ask- ing Dick his name, introduced him to the others, all of whom he recognized as Wall Street brok- ers. Then they learned Dick’s story. Soon after breakfast they were landed at New York. Dick paid a flying visit to his office and then took 4 train and returned to the shooting party at the inn. They were all surprised“when they heard his story and the constable was informed of what had happened. Dick told Nick of the tip he had heard. He returned to his office the next morn- ing and immediately ordered Bates to buy for him 5,000 shares of L. & N. It was bought at 79 and by Saturday had advanced to 90. Then Dick or- dered his shares sold and cleared a profit of $50,- 000 on the deal. A safe was put into an office on the seventh floor, and owing to carelessness on the part of the workmen the upper cornice of the window above the boys’ window had been badly damaged and men had been sent to repair it. In order to do the work they slung ropes from the window on the seventh floor, to which was attached a steeple-jack’s seat, in which one of the men sat. Jimmy was very much interested in the work of the men, and when his bosses were out, watched from the window as well as he could. During the noon hour while the men were away to din- ner and Dick and Dick were out, Jimmy ventured to run up to the office above in order to get a better look: : The occupant of the office employed only a bookkeeper and stenographer, both of whom were out at the time. The door of the private room was ajar, and Jimmy heard voices inside as he crossed the room. The boss of the office was being tipped off to the rise of a certain stock by a visitor, and for the moment Jimmy forgot why he had visited the office. He stood by the door and listened till he heard all the facts. Then he “heard chairs moved back, and knew the occupants Ruggles cottage they found nobody there. The~ _ swinging outside of the window.” =~ ay of the room were coming out. He felt it wouldn’t do for him to be caught near the door under the circumstances, and as he couldn’t reach the cor- ridor door in time to avoid observation, he got rattled, and seizing hold of one of the ropes out- side the window, he slung himself out, intending to seat himself in the chair seat. The rope, how- ever, was loose and gave way under his weight. He missed the chair and dropped nearly two stories before the rope caught and held him taut, swinging about in the air like a téy spider at the end of an elastic string, on a level with the upper window of the office where he was employed. He was in a pretty bad fix, but was sustained by his grasp on the rope and the noosed end around his middle. About this time Dick and Nick en- tered the office, accompanied by Miss Laura Hen-*- ley, who had come downtown by herself. The boys. met her on the street and brought her along with them. They were surprised to find : the office unguarded. : ; es _ “Look! look!” cried Laura. “There’s a boy - The young brokers looked and fairly g+=ped. _ “By George, it’s Jimmy!” cried‘ Dik, pw A Mr ~

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Jimmy went. 16 to the window and throwing up the sash. “What in creation are you doing out there, swinging at the end of that rope?” “Help me down, boss, and I'll tell youse,” re- plied Jimmy. : There was no way of reaching him from that window, so Dick, excusing himself to the young lady, and telling her to come with him, rushed up to the office above. The tenant came to the door ef his private reom when they entered, and Dick hurriedly explained the cause of their presence. All three looked out of the window and saw the unlucky Jimmy swinging below. “That’s our office boy. I can’t imagine how he got in that predicament,” said Dick to the tenant. The gentleman couldn’t understand, either. At that moment the two workmen got back and they soon hauled the boy up and pulled him inside. ; Ric te did you get in that fix, Jimmy?” asked Jick. The boy admitted that he had come up to the office to get a closer sight of what the’men had — doing, and was tempted to take a seat in the chair. “Gee! de rope gave way wit’ me and down I went like a shot. I t’ought I wuz bound for de sidewalk. Lucky for me dat I didn’t go so far or me brains would have been missin’ by dis time,” he grinned. “You can go to lunch now,” said Dick, and When he got back Nick was alone. To him Jimmy made a full confession, telling him about ‘the tip he listened to. Nick questioned him close- ly about what he had overheard, and was sat- isfied that the boy had captured a. good thing. When Dick returned he was made acquainted with the facts. He questioned Jimmy, too, but learned nothing new. Then the partners con- sulted, with the result that the firm went long on O. & K. to the extent of 8,000 shares. The stock was ruling at 90, and during the next two weeks it went up to par. Then Dick sold out and the boys made a profit of $80,000. The young firm was now worth about a quarter of a million. On Saturday Jimmy was rewarded with a $1,000 bill, and he was so tickled that he didn’t know what to do. Dick put it in an envelope and pin- ned it inside the pocket of his jacket. Off he went feeling like a small capitalist, and there was high jinks in his home when he handed the big yellow bill to his mother.. - “I wonder if the ex-pork packer and retired capitalist wouldn’t look on us with favor now if we proved to him that we were worth a quarter of a million in cash, and had made it all our- selves?” said Nick one day. : “They might, and then again they might not,” replied Dick. “Laura’s father would put more stock in me if I were the younger son of some noble English lord, even if I hadn’t a cent. He - seems to be stuck on caste.” “Mr, Breeze isn’t quite as bad as that. But ‘then he made his wealth in grain. He still draws bea an income from several big elevators on the lake front. His objection to me is that I’m too young ‘and that I’m not the kind of a suitor for his pee gc hand that matches with his -ideas,” Ric seenele <2 Se F<: j “peer since the return of the brokers from - = LV * Piss oS ear a pes much. higher . = sate = ows, but Danvers iver put a crimp i . it: fr oa ~ (ee he | ee ae - HITTING IT RICH Barnegat the market had been lively. It was making up for the two or three dull spells that had come on since the preceding summer. A few days after the last coup the boys had pulled off, they went into D. & G., which was rising bo a idly. Dick, with Nick’s approval, bought 10, shares at 116. “Tt’s a question of luck how we'll come out of this deal,” he said. “The price is rising steadily, but it might turn at any time and go down just as steadily. We can only depend on our judg- ment.” x - Dick kept a sharp tab on D. & G., sometimes at Bates’ office, and sometimes in the gallery of the Exchange. It was up to 124, when Dick over- heard a big trader advise a lesser one to sell out his D. & G., as a break was coming that after- noon. Dick decided that he would take the warn- ing, too. He sent word to Bates to unload his shares at the marget. The broker did so, and Dick figured that his firm was in $80,000. At half-past two the break came, and great excite- ment ensued among those interested in D. & G. It dropped. to 115 in half an hour, and lots of people lost more or less money. Bates congrat- ulated Dick on getting out in time. “How did you happen to close out on a rising market?” he asked. “Oh, it struck me something was going to hap- pen, and I decided to be on the safe side,” an- swered Dick. “Well, your firm is the luckiest in Wall Street. You haven’t met with a setback since you started up here, and that’s more than anybody else can say who operates on the same lines as ‘you boys,” said Bates. “We are always careful; that is why we've been successful. We look well before we leap to,see where we are going to land.” Half a dozen brokers called on the boys that -week and tried to enlist them in some money- making scheme, but did not succeed. Duri the following week Nick learned that the of a small railroad known as X. & Y. was being cornered by a combine that proposed to line their pockets by booming the price. He told Dick all the facts, and the firm decided to participate in the ‘boom if it came off. Dick gave Bates an order to buy 5,000 shares, and he distributed sim- ilar orders among three other brokers. This was the first time the firm had divided their business up, but he knew if he turned in the whole order to Bates that broker would feel certain he was working on a tip, and he did not want to convey the idea. - . ; The stock was ruling down at 60 and not much in demand. The syndicate had an easy time picking it up, and when the members had all they could carry they started a flood of rumors, and began operations on the Exchange. The brokers took it all for a bluff and did not handle it much | for themselves, but the lambs bit at the bait and the price started upward. The traders then took a hand themselves, buying and selling ‘in their usual way of quick business with small profits. The price rose to 70, and then went on to .75. gone no one thout intending to do so. Dick four brokers doing business for him to close out

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HITTING IT RICH 17 his deal. The traders reached the Exchange one after the other, with the exception of Bates, who Offered his lots in small bunches, and easily worked it off, asking offers on any part of 5,000 shares. Bates and the next broker sold at the top of the market, 75, but the third one had to do the _ best he could, as the price bagan dropping: The - fourth broker completely be things with his offer, and he could hardly find purchasers. Al- ‘Most a panic ensued, and the broker got rid of his 5, shares at an average of 65. The slump didn’t stop till X. & Y. reached 57. The syn- dicate went to pieces in the rush, and the boom proved a dismal failure. When the smoke of battle cleared away, and all settlements had been made, Danvers & Silver found they had made $235,000 out of the deal. “Heavens, that’s big money to make out of a _busted boom,” said. Nick. “You forget that three-quarters of our stock went at the top of the market, or close to it,” Said Dick. “It was the last 5,000 shares that went low.” ~~ “There seems to be no doubt that we were the Cause of breaking the syndicate. Those new bro- of ours rushed the stock out} even when the rice was tottering, and upset things generally. heard several brokers say that they wonder Who threw so much of the stock on the market when it was shaky. They think some bear clique ~ Was at the bottom of it.” : “So I’ve heard. I’ve also heard that the mém- _ bers of the syndicate are trying hard to learn _ Who dtd théfm up.” ; “I guess they won’t find out.” X s : CHAPTER X.—Dick Overhears a Rascally = Scheme. ~ Two geeks passed, and the slump in X. & Y. had been forgotten, when the boys had their second visit from Thomas Jardine. He gave _ them a similar commission to the other—this time to buy T. & J. stock. The young firm ex- cuted it in good shape and were highly com- Plimented by the operator. Decoration Day - coming on Friday, business in Wall Street came to a standstill until Monday. To Dick’s sur- prise, he received an invitation from John Ten- nant, who owned the steam-yacht which figured in his rescue from the dugout, to come on a short _ ¢ruise with him. ; _. Nick was included in the invitation, and the Dboys accepted. They joined the yacht in the : on y. rnoon, and the craft sailed five o’clock for Block Island. They reached island next day, went ashore for a little hile ye spent the rest of the day fishing r the blu . That night the yacht sailed for e Harbor, and anchored there Sunday: morn- ¢. Late in the afternoon they started back for * York. The weather looked bad, and the m they came abreast of Orient Point, the : heavy, and as the Sound presented Mr. Tennant decided to put Orient and lie there all night. The increased as they pushed through Gardiner’s ~~ steward went ashore to get a can of milk, and Dick went with him. By that time a fog was coming in from the sea, ond Gardiner’s Bay. While the steward was ashore another steam- yacht, about the same size as Mr. Tennant’s, came in and anchored close by. Between the re and the growing darkness Dick got separat from the steward. He finally made his way down to the wharf and, failing to find the yacht’g boat, hired a boatman to take him to the yacht, The fog was so thick that the boatman found if impossible to find the yacht, so they had to re turn. Dick then went to the hotel and registered. He signed his name as from the yacht Cymbaline, The clerk looked at him, and said: “We have a party of four from the yacht Elec tra. There’s their names right above yourse They said the bay was too rough for them.” Dick glanced at the names, and was surprised to note the fact that Laura’s father, the ex-pork packer, and Nellie’s father, the capitalist, were with this party. “T hope they won’t see.me,” thought Dick. To his satisfaction, he learned these gentle- men had engaged a private dining-room, and would not therefore be present in the general dining-room. As it was Sunday night, there was absolutely nothing doing in Orient. There would- n’t have been much doing, anyway, on account of the gale and the fog which swept across the par. After dinner Dick walked around the pub- ic room of the hotel, and finding no amusement in that he went outside. All he could see was the dull lights shining through the windows. He walked to the rear of the hotel, crossed the yard and started back on the other side. He casually glanced in at the window as he passed along. The shades were closed on one of the windows, but the slats were open, and looking through into the small room he recognized the ex-pork packer and the retired capitalist seated at a table with two Wall Street €men whose reputation were not of the best. ' The remains of the dessert were on the table, and the men were smoking and drinking. Dick had heard about the Wall Street. men from Bates, who said they were shady chaps and tricksters of the first prder. The boy was sur- prised to see Mr. Hendley and Mr. Breeze. in their company. The bottom of the lower sash was uv about an inch, and the top sash was down two inches for ventilation. While Dick stood watching the party, some of their conversation reached his ears. It attracted his attention and he remained to hear more. “This scheme of ours is a regular snap,” said one of the gentlemen, whom Dick afterward learned was named Ward. “If you gentlemen will, back it for a million each I'll guarantee you will double your money twice over.” “Pm ready to back any good proposition,” said: the ex-pork packer. “So am I,” said the capitalist, who evidently sc yp of inaction. e this: To corner and boom the Little the kings of finance, aided by a pliable board of directors, who voted whichever way they were told and as a consequence it is loaded up with good. Now listen. The broposition is iami Rail- - road. The road has been shamefully robbed by

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- ed from time to time in the press,” said 18 HITTING debt and hasn’t paid a dividend in five years. The price of the stock has gone down to 40, which is about what it ought to be worth under capable management, for it’s a good road, and can be made to pay ten per cent. on its legitimate capital after the water has been squeezed. out. Those are the facts about the road,” said Ward, stopping to take a drink and re-light his cigar. “Of course it is not our purpose to try and re- habilitate the road. That isn’t the proposition at all. It would take a searching Congressional or State investigation to let light in on the crookedness, and then lay out a plan to chase the rascals out and put honest men in,” went on Ward. -— “I have heard something about the road poe ap- italist Breeze. “I understand that the stock is re ed held by people in moderate circumstances, ding a large number of widows and orphans. The latter—at least many of them—have suf- fered from the passing of the dividends.” “Correct,” said Ward. “It is because the stock is held by so many people in ordinary circum- stances, some of whom are really aeranumiened in their finances——” “Particularly the widows and orphans,” STE Ho x the other gentleman, with a humorous fiection. “Don’t interrupt me, Dixon,” frowned Ward. “I beg your pardon,” said Dixon. “Go on.” - “Tt is because the stock is held by people who are unable to protect it in case of a sudden and “Think of that? ected slump in the price that Mr. Dixon qui bave thought out this scheme to add to cdl millions, gentlemen, and put a little honest money into our own pockets.” - At the words “honest money” Dixon was taken with a sudden coughing spell, and matters had to be delayed till he recovered. . “The whisky went the wrongy way,” he said, apologetically. That seemed strange, as nobody ‘hoticed that he had taken a drink. “Little Miami is now barely holding its own at 40,” continued Ward. “By subsidizing certain important metropolitan news apers, we can have rumors published further affecting the stability of the road. We'll have brokers ready to jump jin and hammer down the price of the stock to 20. Twenty for Little Miami. And the stock really worth 60 in face of all its rot- tenness, and. par if the water and dry rot were taken out of it.” ‘ - “Wonderful!” exclaimed Dixon. -“T will read you an abstract of some of the ‘rumors it will be our interest to have published ae the newspapers friendly to us. These rumors will not only be read by the general public, but wat reacly £5 the eyes of the small stockholders of —-ae the sae oe ; ete widows and orphans,” again on. cause them uneasiness. As the price is as down they will rush to sell at any price, and our brokers will be ready to take them in at ae ee figure ai can get them for,” said » é the chance to” NH pulled wae.) papers, setae his pocket and. italist ws IT RICH read over matter that would tend to make a stockholder of any rocky road gasp. “Ahem!” ventured the ex-pork packer. “Those rumors are made out of the whole cloth, aren't they?” “Of course. They have emanated from the fertile brains of Mr. Dixon”—here Dixon bowed, as though flattered—“and myself. Their object is to undermine confidence; to create dissatis- faction ; to induce timid holders to sell. Get me?” The two moneyed men got him all right, and the retired capitalist did not appear to be thor- oughly pleased. Ward went on: ‘When we have beaten the price of Little Miami to 20, we will jump in and buy all that is offered. While we are doing it, more rumors will be circulated about the rottenness of the road. When we-have got all the shares we can handle, then we will change around. The newspapers will publish retractions, for so much a line, and de- clare that the rumors were entirely unfounded and that. their investigators were deceived by in- terested parties. What will be the result? The price will not only spring back to 40, but, in the excitement, go to 50, perhaps even 60. At 40, which is certain as that the sun will rise, you gentlemen will each double your invested million. ye 50, you'll make half a million more. And at © He paused, with his index fingér in the air. ~ “At 60,” he repeated, “you gentlemen will each clear two million. _Isn’t that enough to stir your blood, gentlemen? Think of the investments you can make with two extra millions!) Think of—” “Ahem! What about the widows and or- phans?” said the ex-pork packer. “What do you care about them? They will be out of it. They will have the price of the stock at 20 in their pockets. They ‘will be happy in their way.” “But they will lose half of their money, won't the; 2” said the capitalist. ell, don’t they lose all their money most of the times when they buy watered stock? We . are not responsible for the fact that they happen to own Little Miami shares, nor that some of them paid as high as par for their holdings. We have not wrecked the road so that the stock is now down to 40. We are merely, as moneyed men, taking advantage of a chance that comes but once in a lifetime. If we _don’t do it some- body else will think up the same scheme and put it through, and gain the millions you gentlemen - can have for the mere asking.” Ward certainly was gifted with a silver tongue. As a canyasser or adver ee he would have been a great success he flew his kite higher. He was a promoter, and so was Dixon. They posed also as brokers, and were always on the lookout for somebody’s financial scalp. They had made the acquaintance of the two Chicago — millionaires and marked them for their game. — If the scheme in question went through as out-— lined, the Chicagoans might have a bunch of money, The ex-pork singe Ber: seemed impressioned sith se but Ward and Dixon would have the “handling of it first. .

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‘HITTING IT RICH widows and orphans would suffer through the scheme had got into his crop and made him uncomfortable. He made a remark to that effect. The promoters were quick to see how matters ran with him, and they switched around on the widows and orphans. They said they would see that the widows and orphans were taken care of after the deal was over. “We'll all chip in some of our profits when the scheme is cleaned up,” said Ward, “and re- compense any widow or orphan that has suffered. I hope that will satisfy you, Mr. Breeze. It is certainly my wish to do the right thing.” “We have never been known to do otherwise than the right thing,” joined in Dixon, adding, in an aside, “for ourselves.” The capitalist, feeling somewhat reassured, _ agreed te go into the scheme, and so the pro- _ ®oters laid all the plans before the moneyed men, and Dick took it all in as he stood outside the Window in the fog which had grown deeper than ever, < = CHAPTER XI.—Conclusion. _~ When the party in the room finally broke up, _ Dick was in possession of all the plans outlined by the two promoters and accepted by the two tlemen. It was a rascally piece of business - aoe the ground-floor up, and the worst of it was - that there seemed a possibility of it going _ through. The ex-pork packer and the retired _ Capitalist had promised to age gots a million _ €ach, and with that amount of cash at their i command, the promoters could do a lot of work . @gainst<¢he Little Miami, which was in bad odor, a ny yay on account of the way it had been rob- ee ed by a clique of financial sharks. Dick had 3 heard that the majority of the stock was owned Ps _ by widows, and trustees for orphans and other _ Young persons under age, and they were the _ Ones that had already suffered through the mis- _ Management of the road. ; : _ The stock had in the hey-dey of its prosperity _ Sold above par, but when the wreckers took it in hand, and made a shuttlecock of it, the price y sagged, until it was now down to 40, ‘With very few buyers. It. was a technical con- _ Spiracy from the start, but without a thorough ; gation on the part of persons duly clothed With official authority to act there was small chance of even the dummy directors being ' Brought to book for their actions. Dick was @stonished to find that the ex-pork packer and @ retired capitalist were willing to engage in m en’ rise that, if successful, meant loss and _ Tuin to thousands of people who could ill afford _ further depredations on their stock. . He went to his room and spent some time inking it over, and then he went to bed. . He left an order to be called early so he could n to the yacht and not delay her return ew York. He was routed out at five,and + furnish us with the names of the two men 19 one was up at that hour, except the two men on watch. At six the sailing-master appeared. “Ah! you’ve come aboard?” he said to. Dick. “T was about to send a couple of hands ashore to look you up.” “TI passed the night at the hotel. I tried to make the yacht in the fog after losing the stew- ard, but the boatman could not locate her and I had to give it up. I hope I haven’t kept you at anchor on my account.” “No. We'll start right away, just as,soon as — is up,” replied the navigator, leaving the cabin. The yacht was on her way up the Sound when the owner and the rest of his guests turned out. Dick was welcomed back, and shortly afterward breakfast was served. The yacht reached the city too late that afternoon for the brokers to go to their offices. Dick and Nick and several others were landed at the Battery and took the elevated uptown. The former had said nothing to his partner about the Little Miami matter, as confidential talk could not very well be indulged in on the yacht. In their room after dinner that evening Dick. told Nick everything. Nick was struck almost dumb with. surprise to learn that the fathers of the two girls were going into the boom business. : “What do you propose doing in this case?” he asked Dick. “We can do either of two things,” replied Dick. “We can take advantage of the information, let things go ahead and buy in the stock when it drops under the tactics to be adopted by Ward and Dixon. If we do that we are bound ar- Repate not only in the cutting of the melon, but in the raseality of the enterprise. We'll be as bad as.the rest of the bunch.” “Hum!” said Nick; “I don’t like that.” “Of course you don’t, because you’re an honor- able fellow. Money wrested from the wunfor- tunate would never give you any pleasure.” “Tt certainly wouldn’t. What’s the other course?” “Call on the editors of several prominent news- papers and give the whole scheme away, but without mentioning names. I don’t want to show up the fathers of our girls. The papers would print the story, and that would put w —— in the rascally scheme. Which is it to “The last, of course. Do you take me for a financial pirate?” It was so decided. Dick, however, was green in the newspaper game, even if he was smart in other respects. He forgot that a responsible newspaper will not print an important story without some corroboration. He learned this on interviewing the first editor. — - “Isn’t my word good for anything?” he asked the editor. “TI am not questioning the truthfulness of your story, young man, but it is necessary for our interests to have some evidence, to fall back on in case suit should be begun against us for libel.. We can’t take the risk of printing this story of yours until we have investigated it.” “But that will take time.” < “Not so much as you may imagine, if you will |

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Z ee 3 ite * a - 20 HITTING have agreed to back those men with a million each.” “TI decline to give them.” “Very well. Perhaps the men I assign to the story will find them out. There is very little that our bright young men can’t dig up when they get busy.” _ Dick finally called on Bates and laid the matter ore him. : “You were foolish to call on that editor. You have given him the story and he’ll use it to suit himself. He’ll publish all the names just as soon as his reporters have found out that your facts are true.” “The exposure will give the two millionaires an awful jolt.” “They deserve it. But they are only engaging in what fifty others I might mention eminently respectable people—would do if they were of- fered the chance. There is only one thing to do in this case, and that is to let’ matters take their course. It is a pitiable thing that innocent stock- holders are made to suffer for the sins of finan- cial sharks; but that is what they are all up against if the people im control of the proper- ties they have invested in sell them out. It is high finance, and a small individual like your- self can do nothing to rectify a great evil.” “And you advise me’ to keep my hands off and let those promoters put their rascally enter- prise ugh, and reap their unholy profits?” _ said Dick, indignantly. “How much money can you and your partner put up to down these men?” “Half a million.” “Very. good. We'll organize a syndicate with a capital of three million or more to beat them. You know all their plans, which is more than half the battle. We'll let them bear the stock down as low as they can get it. While they are do- ing it we'll quietly buy up what is on the market and hold it. When they start-their boom we'll be in a position to unload on them. It immediately struck Dick that if the two mil- lionaires were brought down from their financial perch that it might help him and Nick with the girls. So he agreed to the scheme, and Bates proceeded to enlist a dozen of his friends in the combine. Fifteen people, including Dick and Nick, attended the first meeting, and it was a to subscribe five millions to push the deal. The president of a well-known bank agreed to have the bank ‘act as treasurer, and advance seventy per cent. on all stock deposited as col- _ Jateral. . - In this way enough additional money could be commanded to meet all exigencies. By the time Next week's issue will IT RICH all the available shares, they found themselves up against an unexpected shortage. This stag- gered Ward and his partner.. They made a des- perate effort, hiring several brokers to help them. In the midst of these efforts the exposure of their enterprise came out in the newspaper. Ward and Dixon nearly had a fit when they read it. Ex-pork Packer Henley’s name appeared as large as life with Capitalist Breeze. When the Exchange opened the price quickly recovered to 30. Bates and his crowd forced it up to 45. With the advantage of their capital, they held it firm. Ward and Dixon were frantic. They had so!d thousands of shares at from 38 down to 26, They would be called on to make deliveries of some of it that afternoon. Unless they could produce the stock they would have to pay the difference. That would eat up the two millions advanced by their backers. The Bates Syndicate had such a grip on the situation that the Ward bunch could do nothing. They were caught in the toils and squeezed to the wall. The two millions went to settle claims, and left the Ward people in debt. As soon as Bates found that the enemy had been routed, he ordered an immediate and slow sale of the stock bought by the syndicate in the regular way. It was purchased readily by the public. the syndicate held its last meeting and divided a very handsome profit, which added $250,000 to the young firm’s capital. As for the ex-pork packer and the capitalist, they were badly done up in pocket. At least half of their capital was swept away, and they were not so independent and autocratic as formerly. Then the newspaper exposure gave them a body blow to their pride. On the top of it all, the paper printed the details of their defeat, showing how Dick and Nick were responsible for it. Henley and Breeze packed up their family goods and started back to Chicago. Thither, Dick and Nick followed, though they did not give up their Wall Street business. They called upon the girls openly at the hotel where they were stopping, and though the ex-pork packer and the capitalist would not see them, they were not told to stay away. In a few days the boys forced an interview with the men the hoped to make their fathers-in-law, and ask for the hands of their daughters. “My half interest in my firm is worth $400,000,” said Dick, “and I expect to be worth a million in a-year or two. What more can you ask, Mr. Henley?” - : As there was no question about the feelings of his daughter, and as he could not deny that = the young broker had saved her life, the ex-pork packer surrendered. Nick had about the same experience at his interview, and the same luck in the end. And so the two boys won out. The considered themselves very fortunate young fel- lows in winning two such lovely girls for their future wives. They returned to New York and _ continued hitting it rich, and even the newspa- — rs in referring fuckiest firm in Wall Street. Jj oe MAN; or, THE BOY ip TONGUE = Then to them said they were the | 4

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 21 CURRENT NEWS es HE WANTED PEA SEED FOR SOUP J. R. Wilkie, head of the Emporia Walfare As- sociation, Emporia, Kan., recently received a sup- ply of Government garden seeds from Congress- man Homer Hoch. He has been giving them to home gardeners for several days. : A small boy entered the welfare office and asked for some pea seed. It was not his first visit. “You must be planting a lot of peas this year,” a= gaid Mr. Wilkie. “Don’t plant ’em,” said the boy. soup of ’em.” No seeds were forthcoming. ‘HIS VIVID YELLOW HORSE A bright yellow horse attracted as much at- tention in Wenatchee Wash., recently as a freak in a circus. ~ The animal was driven to the city by an as- Piring orchardist, who has been ‘spraying his fruit trees with a mixture of sulphur and lime. Any- thing this concoction touches turns at once to a - beautiful amber tone. : : The hair of the horse being very absorbent col- lected an unusual amount of the spray and the “Queer tint resulted. Men on the streets there, “Ma makes _- ignorant of the cause of .the yellow hair, re- Taarked on the rarity of amber horses, while doubly interesting. i eee S A BIG CHANGE IN “MOVING PICTURE STORIES’ Magnificent Art-Work Covers in Sepia — Handsome Sepia _ inside «illustrations — Twice as many and better pictures than before — Intimate talks with the greatest picture stars — Splendid stories of the very best film plays —- And all sorts of news from the studios - ' = | TAKE NOTICE! = oa If you thought “Moving Picture Stories” was a bright, sparkling little magazine in the past, you ought to see it now! Improved 100 per cent. in every department. The big portraits of actresses, the zippy short articles and up-to-date interviews make it No room here to tell you all the good things it contains, buy a copy and you will be delighted at all you get for 7 cents. "The Number Out Today Is a Dandy! -- Don’t Miss It -- SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS some were led to believe that color had come from an overindulgence in blossoming dandelions. NINETY FEET OF TROUSERS In the Balkans, where women tend goats and cattle in the mountains, it is necessary for them to wear trousers; skirts would be too cumber- some among the rocks. In Albania, however, es- pecially at Scutari, says a writer, women wear trousers in accordance with an old custom. An Albanian woman takes — in wearing trousers as voluminous as possible, and as a result the, garments do not in the least resemble the ordi- nary masculine attire with which we associate the word, but appear lik. tremendously full, heavy skirts. The richer the woman is the more, extensive are the trousers, and it is not at all uncommon to see women wearing trousers that are made of 90 feet or more of cloth. When an. Albanian girl is to be married all her relatives contribute to provide her with trousers as well as with the full costume of an Albanian woman, including caps adorned with gold and pearls and with gold ornaments. The complete dress weighs more than 60 pounds, It is no wonder, therefore, that to take quick steps is impossible, and that when the women are at home they sit cross-- legged. ‘ Just

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povered with the pistol in 22 Held Down By Poverty ORS A POOR BOY’S STRUGGLE FOR SUCCESS By GASTON GARNE (A Serial Story.) CHAPTER XXIV. Conclusion. Harry caught hold of the man’s coat, gave a ‘strong tug which brought the fellow’s arms back, and off came the coat. Quickly the boy wrapped the garment around the man’s form, and tied/the sleeves so that the knot came behind his back, and fthen he lifted him up. There was a big box partly filled with rubbish mear at hand, 4nd Harry dumped the unconscious n into it, and then piled on top of him some xes and other waste material with which the alley was littered. ‘Satisfied that Whispering Cronk would not be able to interfere with him for gome time, the boy seized the rascal’s hat, med it on his head, and ran back to the house had just left. i He gave the signal raps on the door, and in a gnoment it was opened by Ginger Jake. Harry mwas bending forward so that the young tough could not see anything except the familiar hat, nd he admitted him and hurled the door shut. In an instant Harry had him by the throat, and nagar a astonished young rough up against wall, \ With a cry of astonishment and rage Ginger lake drew a pistol from his pocket, but Harry ve him such a shake that the weapon fell from is hand to the floor. ‘Then the boy let go of him, icked up the pistol, aimed it at his shaking én- jemy, and said: : “Ginger Jake, lead me to that girl, or I’ll pull tthe trigger!” Ginger Jake was a coward, and turned deathly pale when he saw the pistol aimed at him and moted the flashing eyes and determined expres- sion of the boy behind the gun. “All right,” he said, in a shaking voice. “Lively, then,” gritted Harry, “or this pistol off. ” ight go off. en covered by the weapon, the rascal turned _ ground and led the way down the hallway to a hand he drew a key gear room. With tremblin lock, turned it, and Arom his pocket, put it in ‘threw open the door. : ' Sitting on an old chair in the room, which was Aimly lighted by a smoking kerosene lamp, was hristine Crossman. She looked up, saw our 9 standing in the doorway, and rushed at him a ; “Oh, Harry!” ‘che exelaimed, and threw her ,arms around his neck. — ie : ~ He held her with his left arm, and kept his foe * af sf his right hands |, FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY “Lead the way out of this house,” he sternly / said, “and remember that if you try to bolt Vl fire on you!” F “Oh, you’ve got me,” was the cringing reply, and the fellow led the way to the front door and opened it. Just as luck would have it a police- man was just passing the door, and Harry at once called to him. He told the officer that the girl had been ab- ducted by Ginger Jake and others, and the police- man at once put the handcuffs on the fellow. Then Harry told the officer the name of the captain who had charge of the case, and asked that he be com- municated with as soon as the station-house was _ reached. Harry told the weeping girl that she had better come aleng to the station and tell her story, and she did so. After the trembling prisoner was questioned at the desk, Harry took him aside and talked to him. “Ginger Jake,” he said, “you’re caught dead to rights this time and there’s not a chance in the world for you. : “The testimony of the girl would be enough to convict you, but in addition to that I’ve got the name and address of the boy you gave the plugged ten-cent Canadian piece to, and it was that which led me to suspect you and come bunting: for you. I’ve got the plugged piece in my pocket now, and the boy can swear to you. “Moreover, there is a lot more evidence that shows that the Swamp gang, in league with Griggs, the bookkeeper, and Barrett, the porter, have plundered the man I’m working for. : “Without mentioning this abduction, for which you’ve got five years staring you in the face, you can be convicted of the other crimes, just like the rest, and so you can see that you’re really started on your way to serve a term in state prison at hard labor. “Now, there’s just one chance for you. “There are long sentences facing the gang. Somebody is certain to squeal in order to get the benefit of it, and you, about the youngest of the lot, might as well be the one as not. “What do you say? You’ve got to talk quick if you want to save yourself, for before the night is over the same will be made to others, and then your chance will be gone. Talk up.” Ginger Jake shivered. “Ts this straight?” he asked. “Yes, ’m giving it to you straight.” The rascal considered the matter for a moment. He knew that he would be a marked man among gangmen from that time on if he opened his mouth about what he knew, but Harry had shaken quite . him to his very soul, and he did not know what to ~ _do about it. The shrewd boy read his thoughts. “T suppose you are thinking of what will hap- pen to you if you are set free and meet any gang- sters?” he said. ~ “Yes, I am,” was the frank admission. “Then I’ll make your mind easy on that score,” said Harry. “Tell what you know, and I'll prom- ise you that Mr. Crossman will give you enough money to get out of the city and as far away as you want, and in that way you will escape their - vengeance.” : - ¥ _ (To be continued.) _ Sore

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SCREW-TAIL KITTEN Mrs. Philip Durocher of Springfield has a kit- ten with a screw tail, resembling the corkscrew tail of a bulldog. The kitten is one of a litter _of four, each having tails varying in length; one a short bob, one a medium length bob, the third a long tail. INDIAN TELEPHONE GIRL ~ Glacier National Park has a big hotel which keeps in touch with the outside world through _the telephone, which is a quicker way than through the visitors, although more news is dis- seminated through the latter medium. It is quite a novelty to some of the visitors, who happen to go to the switch-board for some information from ~ the operator, to see that the seat is occupied by __a sure-enough Indian girl. She is educated and - ‘Intelligent, and can hold her own in conversation with any of them. -She is the daughter of a chief _ and her picturesque name is Jennie Many Tail _ Feathers. ‘ =: Bluq laws of ultramarine hue are being en- forced in Dunbar, W. Va. The policy of the ad- 4 ministration is to. keep the lid down tight. Some- body slipped over the line of demarcation the ey. other Sunday and played dominoes. News of the -erime reached the ears of Mayor R, H. Garrett, and he forthwith caused the following official no- - tice to be published in the Dunbar Advance: -“Must close Sunday! = “Notice is hereby given that the playing of ase erg in any public place in Dunbar on Sun- Pr y ’ x POS Ten ae y oii OR eK OY ~~ “VILLAGE BARS GAMES OF DOMINOES SUNDAY “will not be permitted after this date. B. H. es “FOSSIL FORESTS” ~Isolated pieces of fossil wood are of compara- ‘tively common and widespread occurrence, but only exceptionally are they so massed and ag- £ ted as to be worthy of the designation of ‘ossil forest.” In fact there are only four of ese fossil forest areas, three of which are in the ited States, the other being near Cairo, Egypt. Of the fossil forests in the United States, one is near Cal.; several extensive forests | ad Forest National Monument, ona, and the others are those in Yellowstone ational Park, and in many respects the most re- it is difficult to realize that they z: to stone and are now exhumed m the earth. The a rance they present is unlike a log drive that has been stranded by receding waters, and in truth this is what Ss ag - >. “FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY * HERE AND THERE -eake, with levels of lava. as it grew. ; 125 various — volcanic materials in the upright position in which they grew. In the Specimen Ridge neigh- borhood there are many levels of upright petrified trunks found alternating, like the layers in a This shows that after the first forest grew and was engulfed by lava enough time elapsed for a second forest to grow upon that level, and that this in turn was en- gulfed with new lava to make the level for a new forest, and so on. “How was the wood fossilized?” is perhaps the first question the visitor aks. ~ Though the whole history of the procéss is not fully understood it is probably dependent upon entombment_ of the trees in materials of the earth which are constantly saturated with water containing a considerable amound of silica in so- lution. This silica charged water was drawn up into the wood by capillarity, the silica being de- posited in the cells and vessels of the wood after the water evaporated, making an accurate cast of all open spaces. Then, while the slow process of decay went on, as each particle of organic matter was removed its plane was taken by the silica un- til finally all the wood substance had disappeared and its place atom by atom had been taken b silica. Thus the wood fossilized with remarka fidelity; each cell and vessel with its character- istic pits and markings was preserved ‘exactly _—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_———_—_—___._ Ff : “Mystery Mac ine” SEMI-MONTHLY 10 CENTS — LATEST ISSUEs — ‘« er THE SECRET OF ROOM 13, by Hamilton Craigie. SIX MONTHs TO LI Geo. eee 136 SEATS OF WAX, by dace Rech nTson Howard. \ 124 " vel — CONSPIRE, by Harold F, Pod- ) MYSTERY OF TAE! BLU ut: sti pe ticvn. to ckew ue, Poa ‘IVE AND 180. THR HAND IN ROR Ties 2 y THE DARK, by Chas. F. Oursler. 131 THE TRAIL OF THE R hsanes aes steeds OGUE, By George Bron- - 182 THE WOMAN FROM NOWHERE, by Jack Beck olt. The Famous Detective Story Out Today in 133 Is THE TIME DETECTIVE By FRANK BLIGHTON HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, Inc. 166 West 23d Street, New York City “Moving Picture Stories” A Weekly Magazine Devoted to Photoplays and Players PRICE SEVEN CENTS PER COPY Each number.contatns Four Stories of the Best “Screen -~ Elegant Half-tone Scenes ag rag a Interestin jaeeeren AROS Erpetastt Peo $ e - Ors a .ctresses in the Studio and Lessons in Scenario Writing. 2 o=a HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, Inc, 166 West 23d St. New York © — C aos : ~ mit

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INTERESTING A NEW HOOK-UP The hook-up of a reflex circuit is out, employ- ing two tubes. A vacuum tube is used as the de- tector in place of a crystal, as is the ¢ase in many reflex circuits. A “soft” tube opérates best as the detector. The tuning is done by a vario-coup- Jer, honeycomb or spiderweb coils and by the sec- ondary condenser with vernier attachment. The by-pass condensers across the phones and audio frequency transformer windings are extremely important. The potentiometer across the “A” battery should be about 400 ohms resistance. The second tube should be an ‘amplifier. All wires should be as short as possible and none parallel or close together. The mica fixed condenser across the phones is .002 mfd. EXERCISES BY RADIO A novel feature has been introduced by the ‘WHN radiophone station at-Ridgewood, N. Y., says the Scientific American. This station has ‘been broadcasting morning exercises as early as 4] o’clock for the benefit of early risers, in ad- ‘dition to its weather report and the latest over- plight Washington, foreign and domestic news. Another period of morning exercise is given at 7.30 o’clock. At 8 a. m. still another period is provided for late risers. These exercises are with music. At 9.15 a. m. the WHN sta- tion sends outa series of reducing exercises, in- tended especially for woman, and at 10.30 p. m., bedtime exercises with music are given in con- nection with final night news and the evening program. A WIRELESS HOUSE TELEPHONE A German inventor has developed a wireless system for the house telephone. In place of the dial selection of the number representing the ex- tension which it is desired to call, the sending side of the instrument from which the call is made has means for adjusting the outgoing wave- ~ Jength in steps of 20 metres. of each instrument, on the other hand, is fixed and incapable of adjustment. The “director” of the intramural lines indicates the frequency to which each instrument responds, and one makes the proper adjustment of one’s transmitter to get the desired party, As far as the acts of speak- ing and listening are concerned, the instrument _ has receiver and mouthpiece quite like the con- ventional wired phone. e PUBLIC SPEAKERS Modesty and diffidence often embarrass the best of public speakers. But for those who s for the radio there is no nerve-breaking audience to be faced. | _.. Many lecturers and s ers appearing before the microphone in a r studio broadcast some $01 pology as the introductory remarks. Unlike the ecg te a banquet hall, audito- The receiving side - FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY RADIO NEWS speaker or attracting the attention of other lis- teners. That’s lucky for the speaker. Lec- turers have often held the attention of an audi- ence throughout the talk because of courtesy and respect of the assembly. The ether lanes con- tinuously vibrate with hundreds of voices and it is not discourteous to shift from one wave length to another. It does not annoy the speaker. The instant a speaker sending his voice into space by radio tells the listeners he cannot speak many of the audience may be lost. Just a slight turn of a dial on the receiving set puts the ope- rator in tune with some other voice broadcast from one of the radiophone transmitters. When a speaker apologizes for his inability as a pub- lic speaker, his voice, topic or delivery, he con- demns himself. ’ BODY INDUCTANCE In radio reception the body has a peculiar char- acteristic of acting as an inductance of very great resistance or as a capacity of low value. As an inductance ‘you can obtain results by disconnect- ing the aerial from the apparatus and holding the aerial in one hand and touching the antenna terminal of your apparatus with the other hand. In the case of near-by broadcasting stations, where you are using the vacuum tube detector with two stages of amplification, fairly good loud reception can be obtained by placing the body in series with antenna and the apparatus. To do so, however, is merely an experiment, and it has no value, as it materially reduces the strength of the signals. The body will exert a capacity ef- fect if the hands are placed across certain of the terminals-in your set. For instance, if you place your finger on the grid and plate terminals of your vacuum tube the body will act as a con- denser, giving a slight feed-back from the plate circuit to the oscillatory circuit, and a slight in- crease in strength will be observed on vacuum tube sets that are not regenerative in themselves. This body capacity effect is sometimes the cause of a great deal of inconvenience, particularly in sets using vacuum tubes, where the set itself is not ge shielded. The annoyance consists of the fact that after the operator of the set has completed the tuning arrangements and with- draws his hand, the whole set is thrown out of adjustment. This is caused by the removal of the small amount of capacity represented by the body out of the circuit when the operator with- draws his hand. REGULATIONS > Secretary of Commerce Hoover in Washing- “ton made wag on April Ist the recommenda- tions of the recent radio conference, and an- nounced regulations which the department will adopt to eliminate jamming the air with mes- —. : he report of the conference recommends mak- - = c ¥ ing available all wave lengths from 225 to 545 metres for sting, the various possi- ~_ ble bands : to different stations in ries - ~3 > - Rs - af “ ra _ eae “~ _ ? 2

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 25 order to reduce interference and to build up) zonal regions of distribution. ‘ Concerning the difficulty in ship communica- tions, and his plan for working out internal broadcasting, Mr. Hoover says: ; ~ “The conference recommended that the ultimate development for ship communication be to as- sign for the general purpose of shipping the whole wave area from 600 to 800 metres, differ- ent bands being allotted within this area for dif- ferene shipping purposes. ’ “Tox internal broadcasting the department pro- poses to co-operate with the various stations with a view to developing a systematical assignment of wave lengths within the broad confines of the reeommendations of the conference. In order to carry this out without hardship the following classification of stations will be made: “Class A stations, equipped to use power not exceeding 500 watts. In this class it is pro- posed that the radio inspectors, in co-operation with the station owners, shall assign distinctive wave lengths to each station so far as is possible in the area from 222.to 300 metres. “Class B stations, equipped to use from 500 to 1,000 watts. In this class it is*proposed_simi- larly to offer to license these stations on special wave lengths from 300 to 345 and from 375 to 545 metres. ; = “Class C stations, now licensed for 360 metres. In this class no new licenses will be issued for stations on 360 metres until the plan is entirely realized. “Under the plan amateurs are given the whole area from 150 to 220, instead of being fixed upon - 200, with: special license at 375. The special li- eenses hitherto issued for amateurs at 375 will now be issued at 220.” : - A*TINY RADIO RECEIVING-SET The new icrodion,” as a French receiving ite of its small size forms a _ the size of the ening cele in receiving sets. The size can be reduced the first place by means - of the flat coils, but within a recent period it AL been feasible to produce cores made of a _ very fine soft-iron wire, and these can be used _ in order to apply the effects of self-induction to coils, about as in the usual induction coil, "The microdion makes use of this pear eeemient iB the wave-length of the coil is increased. by the introduction of a soft-ironwire core > - eign customers, nis will again reduce the size of-the flat , exact tuning and affords the perfect coupling of the tuning coil with the tickler coil. The core which slides through the two coils now transmits — the energy not only by the direct action of one wire upon another but especially by the variation of the nar age ay field. On the, other hand, the wave-length of the tickler coil is increased to a like degree, since the same core extends through both of the coils. 2 A new type of three-electrode lamp with low current now makes it possible to operate with small batteries of dry cells for the plate circuit as well as for the heating, so that this results in a compact set contained in a small battery box, the connection being made with the microdion by cord and plug. We are obliged to omit a num- ber of other improvements in default of space in which to describe them. The microdion and bat- “nds box can be carried in a 4x5-inch camera Ox. A BIG YEAR FOR RADIO The annual report of the Radio Corporation of America for the year ended December 31 shows the company to be in a flourishing condition. Its net income -after expenses and depreciation amounted to $2,974,580, all of which was appro- priated as a reserve for Federal taxes, amortiza- tion of patents and writing off of organization ex- penses. This compares with net income of $426,- 799, which was set up as reserve for amortization of patents during the preceding twelve months. Gross income for the period footed up $14,830,- 857, against $4,160,844 in 1921. Expenses, de- preciation, etc., $12,126,465, as compared with $3,762,231 in the previous year. Balance was $2,- 704,392, against $398,613 in 1921. The net in- come was used as follows: Reserve Federal taxes; $270,000; reserve amor- tization of patents, $2,480,576; organization ex- . penses written off, $224,003. The corporation values its plant and equipment at $12,711,348; patents, good will, etc., $16,735,- 283; stocks of subsidiary and associated com- pees, oi oral cash of and other items, whic ring its total assets u - 975,608. ‘5 eee eee The company has outstanding preferred to the amount of 3,955,974 aknien (par sey ct a value of $19,779,870 and also common stock to the amount of 5,734,300 of no par common stock, of a value of $18,660,164, Its current liabilities are $2,688,942; mobo sty collections from for- 600. President Harbord, in part. says: “The as phir Soe as in operation nine cir- cuits, old of which came into service three years ago. These are rendering steadily increas- ing public radio telegraph service in keen compe- tition with seventeen le circuits to Europe and one to the Far East. It is estimated that the cor- poration is handling between 20 per cent. and 30 per cent. of international massage business across the Atlantic and between 40 per cent. and 50 per — across a Pacific. | “For years the most important cable i of the world have centered in Great Britain, but? the United States has been given leadership in development of radio art and has made this coun- 2 greater or Jess degree, and this gives a most try the center of a world-wide wireless system.” ~ ins

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“26 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY NEW YORK, JUNE 1, 1928 TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS Re COPleB onicvececvovverse Pestage Free Copy Three Months..... = s e Copy Six Months........ ¥ >a Copy One Year Canada, $4.00; Foreign, $4.00, HOW TO SEND MONBY — At our risk send P. 0, Money Order, Check or Registered Letter; remittances any other way are at your risk, We necept Postage mps the same as cash. When sending silver wrap e Coin in a so ae piece of paper to avoid cutting envelo rite your mame and address plainly. dress 1 to : ' » HARRY E. WOLFF, Marry B. Wolff, Pres. ’ @earies E. soanlen, Bee, Publisher, Inc., % F. Wisin, Treas. 166 W. 28d St., N. ¥. ———————————— ITEMS OF INTEREST WORLD’S OLDEST LIFE The oldest living thing in the world is thought to be the famous cypress in the churchyard of the village of Santa Maria del Tule, a few miles from Mexico City. Experts have estimated its age as between 5,000 and 6,000 years. It is said to have been a stripling 200 years old when Cheops built the great pyramid. In 1903 the tree ‘was measured and found to be 126 feet in cir- cumference. BLUEBERRIES AN INCH THICK A blueberry an inch in diameter is not a dream but a possibility. At the United States De- artment of Agriculture testing plantation at Whitesbog four miles east of Brown Mills, N. J., about 25,000 blueberry hybrids have now been fruited. Many of them have produced berries three-fourths of an inch in diameter, several four-fifths of an inch, and one of them this year ‘yeached almost seven-eighths of an inch. FOUR MORE STAMPS With the issurance of four new stamps the Post Office Department has completed the re- vision of the entire series of designs, which num- ber 27, Postmaster General New announces. From the old issue the 13-cent was eliminated, as it was only issued during the war, when postage was 3 cents and a letter_had to be registered for 10 cents additional. Fourteen-cent.and 25-cent de- nominations are new. é 4 The decision to change the designs was prompted by the difficulty of distinguishing be- tween various denominations of the present issue because of their similarity, it was said. The new denominations issued May 1 include the 7-cent McKinley stamp, printed in bank- black; the 8-cent Grant stamp, printed in olive n; the Indian head, in indigo blue, and the _ Golden Gate, in crimson, of “2-cent documentary Sarena ; «HISTORIC PLACES MARKED Visitors to Washing eee, acquire a good deal of history, both local an national, if they tet * Pats a = x. z _ pays the help out of his own pocket. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY will only stop long enough to read the wooden markers on many of the houses or hanging from iron fences, for they record whatever is worth saving and handing down to posterity of people and events connected with the premises. The wooden markers are to give place shortly to bronze ones, as outlined by the permanent committee to mark points of historic interest in the District of Columbia. The new tablets will be larger than the old wooden ones, and among the first to be erected will be one on old Ford’s Theatre, in which President Lincoln was assas- sinated. This was erected in 1833 as the First Baptist Church. Another will be directly oppo- site, on the house in which the martyr-President died, and in which Capt. O. H. Oldroyd has his $100,000 Lincoln collection. The Varnum Hotel, where in 1796 stood Thomas Lew’s residence in which he entertained as guests George Washing- ton, Louis Philippe, and Count Volnéy, and later, when a hotel, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Gallatin and Joseph B. Varnum, were guests, is also to be marked. In 1886 the United States Coast Sur- vey occupied it. Other bronze markers will be put up as fast as the money is available. LAUGHS Young Larry—Ah! Maggie, I love yez as much as our goat loves circus posters. Maggie—And I'll stick to ye, Larry, like the posters stick to the fence, an’ better. ; He (In Chicago)—-May I have the pleasure of your company at supper, Miss Breezy? She— You’re a little late, Mr. Waldo; I’ve been down to supper three times already. “Does the baby talk yet?” asked a friend of the family of the little brother. “No,” replied the little brother, disgustedly. “He don’t need to talk. All he has to do is yell and he gets every- thing in the house worth having.” “Yes, papa, Jack is poor, but he loves me. Mayn’t I marry him, papa?” Well, yes, if you want to.” “You dear old thing—but when?” “Immediately.” “Oh, but you know it’s Lent.” “Yes, but wouldn’t it be well to get broken into fasting right away?” “My husband is the laziest man on earth,” de- clared Mrs. Harlem. “Dear me! I wonder if he is lazier than mine,” replied Mrs. Bronx. “In- deed he is. Why, he even ordered soft coal for the furnace because he thought it would be easier to shovel than hard coal.” First Hotel Runner—This way for the Grand - Hotel, sir. Only hotel in town with electric lights, steam heat in every room, passenger elevator, baths, billiard parlors, all modern improvements. Three dollars a day. Free ’bus right here, tir, Second Hotel Runner—Acme Hotel, sir. Four : dollars a day; fifty cents to ride up. Proprietor I (Passenger fairly tumbled into second. ’bus.) et Meee haa 7

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AN AUSTRALIAN PARADISE _. Recent explorations in the very center of _ Australia have resulted in the discovery of a hith- _€rto unknown fresh-water lake. During rainy _ Se@ason it has a circumference of twenty miles. _ The surface was described as “a moving mass of ducks.” _ At Alice Springs, in the MacDonnell range, _ Where settlements have already been made many _ Miles beyond the terminus of the railway, the Climate in July and early August is described _ 4s ideal. There are frosts at night and some- _ times ice in the morning. ml Fruits and vegetables are excellent and sur- = i prolific. “The white children of the pieancere in this remote district look like Eng- 2 children and the adults are pictures of health”—at least in the eyes of Australia’s en- thusiastic explorers. he ay ARABIAN HORSES _ So far as we know the Arabian breeders have no patented system of training their horses dif- t from those prevailing among peoples of a ‘Similar degree of civilization. Naturally the lack of results in young Arabian horses be- fed a considerable quantity of barley, and, so story goes at least, a not inconsiderable quan- of the fruit of the date palm, fresh and dried, way of succulence. f colts are broken, usually barebacked, at or 3 years old. Their subsequent handling is ‘much like that of all other horses, with perhaps the difference that as early in life as possible the roung anjgmals are accustomed to doing without ater for increasing periods of time in order to custom them later on to the scarcity of liquids n desert journeys. ' The ancient stories about the Arab steed being issed and bawled over by the sheik’s whole fam- kept in the living tent and foaled on the best “rugs are picturesque fables containing about Same measure of truth as the one which dates pedigrees of Arabian horses back to the s owned in Biblical times by King Solomon. > CAPTAIN AND WIFE DIE HAND IN oa HAND e latest of the wreck of the British bark Amy ey, whose captain and his wife stood hand- hand on the poop deck as the vessel went down typhoon off the Island of Guam March 27, brought to Manila May 3 by the four sur- of the disaster. Nine lives were lost in the he Amy Turner, from New Cas Australia, coal, ran into the storm March 23. For more ree days the bark fought the gale. On the 1e crew decided to abandon the water- C« — Yoats were preparing for launching and FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY NEWS, FROM EVERYWHERE . -the diameter of the General the eleven men of the crew urged the captain, Neilson, and~his wife to join them, but they re- fused to leave the vessel. Then the crew launched the two boats three men in one, the remaining eight of the crew in the other. The larger boat capsized and seven of her occupants were drowned, but the eighth, Frank Lyndholm, swam to the side of the smaller _ boat and was hauled aboard. A weary voyage followed. A sail was rigged on the small craft and for twenty-eight days the castaways ploughed through a wide expanse water until they made Surigao on the Island of Mindanao, in the Philippine group. They had a small supply of canned meat and when this was exhausted they managed to catch a dolphin, which they ate raw. Next the drink- ing water ran out, but after a day’s thirst a squall blew up with heavy rain and they refilled their cask. After ang Manila, where t at Surigao they were sent to ey arrived later. TRANSPLANT BIG TREE A California big tree, growing in the St. Eliza- beth Hospital grounds at Washington, D. C., is doing nicely. This tree, transplanted some 17 or 18 years ago from California as an experiment to see if it is possible for the sequoia — to attain its enormous size in Eastern climates of the United States, has now reached the height of about 15 feet, with a trunk diameter between 7 and 8 inches. It still has a long way to go to equal herman Tree in Sequoia National Park, which boasts of a diame- ter of over 36 feet. The sequoia gigantea was planted in the Dis- ¢ * trict of Columbia with a great deal of care in the grounds of the St. Elizabeth Hospital. . It is lo- cated on the north side of the hospital building, which is 70 feet high, and while it has grown rapidly and healthily, fungi have destroyed some of the foliage. ss to Alvah Godding, in . charge of the Ornamental Grounds of the Hos- pital Reservation, the bark is now taking on some of the characteristics of the big trees that are , found only in the ad igre General Grant and Yosemite National Parks in California. The biggest and oldest of these is the General Sherman Tree, in the Sequoia National Park, in California. Its height is 279.9 feet. Its base cir- cumference 102.8 feet, and greatest diameter 35.5 feet. The diameter 100 feet above the ground is 17.7 feet. The General Sherman Tree was a sturdy youngster of some several hundred years~- when King Tutankhamen ruled in Egypt 30 cen- turies ago. a The St. Elizabeth. Hospital is under the admin- istration of the Department of the Interior, which also administers the National Park system. It is said there are 160 varieties ef trees in the hos _ pital grounds. ~ » SS. : —s a

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A DAY FROM ALL POINTS Setting WILL SHORTEN THE FLAG FOR THE SAKE OF ART g The American flag is too long in proportion to its width to be artistic and a reduction of 121.1 per cent. in the length of the present standard size has been decided by the Fine Arts Commis- sion to be the most artistic proportion. to work orschooland recreationison fae In consultation with-a committee of Govern- a bicycle. Choice of 44 stylesand : “ 4 * = Sizes. 30 Days’ Bree Trial, Express vrepaid. ment officials appointed for the standardization of the flap: the commission decided upon a ratio of 1.76 to 1 instead of the present 1.90 to 1. That would make the standardized flag about two- thirds longer than its width. The decision was reached through tests of va- rious sized flags flown from the Arlington’! Am- phitheater flagpole. if desired, Saved Months to Pay time and carfare easfiy meets the smal! payments. { So There Seeaece FN - Mead srs comers Es. PLANT ATTAINS oo GROWTH IN HALF tice te ieceetn teas ies Piss Beaaication, on CHANGE ACCOUNT Early spring flowers have been known to spring | Send for FREE into sight over night under the enticing influence Y of a sun that has sent its rays down upon the earth for several days. Such plants are, of course, as yet undeveloped when the appearance is first noted. One of the most remarkable in- stances of rapid growth has been noted in the development of a certain poisonous type of mush- : ; room or fly fungus. The plant reaches full ma- UN IND turity within 12 hours after its cap first pierces How and Where to Find M7 ford conte the surface of the ground. Model Publishing Co.. 21 Como Building, Chicago ~The mushroom resembles somewhat the edible type, but is extremely poisonous, for it has a NEW METHOD (pas a large content of poisonous alkaloid. HEALS RUPTURE cause vomiting and finally death if eaten. The fly fungus grows in woodland areas. Under- neath its cap is a series of plates where the spores grow. It may be distinguished by these spores. Kansas City Doctor’s Discovery te Makes Truss or Operation Unnecessary. Kansas. City, Mo.— (Special) —A _ LOCATING WATER PIPES mew discovery which, experts agree, has no equal for curative effects in all rup- ture cases, is the latest accomplishment ef Dr. Andrews, the well known Hernia specialist of this city. The extraordi- mary success of this new method proves that it holds and heals a rupture, It weighs only afew ounces. Has no hard gouging pads, no elastic belt, no leg straps, no steel bands, and is as com- fortable as a light garment. It has en- In connecting underground water pipes to sup- ply a house or place of business it is necessary of course to locate the street main, and unless maps are at hand this means that the pipes must. be located by the expensive method of digging. The water department of one municipality avoids this expense by using a water pipe detec- tor invented by an employee. ~~ A copper wire 500 feet long carried on a reel is attached to a faucet or the vlumbing in a house receiving water from the lost pipe. The Mote Geoapss ae dite aiaks sptae other end of the wire is connected to a faucet in absolutely healed. Many of these had an adjoining house. A battery is placed in the circuit, also an induction coil with interrupter, +, Serious ‘double: ruptures, from which and current then flows from one house to the they had suffered for years. It is Dr. ; wee 4 other through the wire and from the second house snc ety eR veahee feliet, back to the first through the pipe. This circuit comfort and healing power of his dis- is rapidly closed and opened by the action of the gavery, and he will send it on free trial interrupter, and consequently the current through _o any reader of this magazine who the water pipe is intermittent. P ‘- writes him at his office 696 Koch Bldg., The explorer now puts on a head telephone — E Kansas City, Mo. He wants one person which is connected to the detector carried in a ~ f fm each neighborhood to whom he can : box close to the ground by a strap loop. When — wefer. If you wish to be rid of rupture the detector box in being carried about is brought s far good, without an operation, take _. over the pipe sought a buzzing caused by the advantage of the doctor’s free offer. - _ inductive effect of the interrupted current flowing . fe him today. .'-* in the pipe is heard in the head telephone. ~* Sere

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Notwith- _ standing the fact - that these rob- bers always use “3 ink candles to 5 ight them in . their operations, and almost in- variably leave large trails of the grease about the houses __ pillaged, ho trace of the men has _ been found that. prom- dses to lead to their capture: Another peculari- ty of this aesthe- they never take hor disturb sil- Ing. _ The Pink Can- die Burglars take chickens? money and articles found about the home . st vil- _ lage ‘olk, but _ they pass by jew- _ €lry, watches and verware for Some unknown reason and take ther objects of uUestionable ue, Evidently the = in for Carries away T™any as fifty 00 chickens at ‘time, and the ; IF LONESOME exchange jolly LITTLE ADS Write to Riker & King, Advertising Offices, 1133 Broadway, New York City, or 29 East Madison Street, Chicago, for particulars about advertising in this magazine. AGENTS WANTED AGENTS WANTED—BIG MONEY AND FAST SALES. Every owner buys Gold Initials for his auto., You charge $1.50, make $1.35. 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