Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 965) (1924 03 28)

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BOYS, READ THE RADIO ARTICLES IN THIS NUMBER No. 965 >636 MARCH 28, 1924 Price 8 Cents Fame; URTUE Wesny sTORIES OF Boys THAT MAKE MONEY. BOY IN WALL STREET. Dy YeatLl MALE YUN. if @ bomb had suddenly exploded in the office a scene of greater consternation could not have en- sued. The brokers, without an exception, made a mad rush for the door, almost tumbling over one another in their haste to get out.

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a hee AS A Radio Fan? : FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Read Pages 24 and 25 - Issued weekly—Subscription price, $4.00 per year; Canada, $4.50; Foreign, $5.00. Harry ©. Wolff, Publisher, Inc., 16¢ West 23d Street, New York, N. Y. the Post-Office at New York, N. No. 965 Entered as Second-Class Matter, October 4, 1911, Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. NEW YORK, MARCH 28, etal 1924 “ 1924 @ - Price 8 Cents. BOSS OF THE %% OR, THE GREATEST BOY IN WALL By A SELF-MADE MAN - CHAPTER I.—Introduces Our Hero and Two Z * » Other Important Characters. “That’s the smartest boy in Wall Street,” re- - marked pretty’ Elsie Carter to Oakley Thorne, a sprucely-dressed young man of twenty, with an incipient mustache and the air of one who thought himself the whole thing. _ WBlsie was the stenographer for Barning & Co., --gtock brokers, Wanderpool Building, Exchange - Place, while Thorne was margin clerk for Brad- ford, Winberry & Co., whose offices were in Broadway. They were standing at the corner of Exchange Place and Broad street when a bright, - manly-looking and well-dressed boy passed by to whom Elsie bowed with a smile. Thorne greatly admired Elsie, and sought every oppor- tunity to cultivathe her acquaintance, but the girl did not ‘reciprocate the feeling. A.moment befcre, while on her way to lunch, she had met Oakley Thorne face to face, and he took ad- vantage of the circumstance to stop her for a few minutes’ conversation. Oakley didn’t relish Elsie’s remark, and, moreover, was a bit jeal- ous on account of the evident friendliness which the girl exhibited for the boy in question, who Thorne knéw well and disliked for many reasons. = as says he is?” he retorted in an unpleasant ne. ; = _ “Well, I say so for one,” replied Elsie, with a spirited laugh. “You, Miss Carter!” . ' _ “My employer, Mr. Baring, thinks very highly of him, too.. Besides, I have heard a number of brokers speak in glowing terms of Sidney Grant.” _ “Indeed,” replied Thorne, sneeringly. must be quite a phenomenon, then.” “He is a good boy, at any rate, and a perfect entleman,” said the girl, with a slight flush, as e ta shé resented her companion’s attitude toward the subject of their conversation. “He supports his widowed mother and his crippled sister on a messenger’s salary, and such a boy is well worthy of any person’s respect.” _ - With these words and a slight bow the young y attempted to pass on, but the margin clerk letained her. “Wait a moment, Miss Carter,” he said. _ “You Fer an. to excuse me, Mr. Thorne, I or ‘am in a hurry to go to my lunch.” “He 2 “What's. the, matter with lunchi We can go right around to Drake’s.” “No, thank you,” she replied with laugh; “I prefer to lunch alone,” ‘little “But you might make an exception in my favor, I should esteem it an honor to be afforded the pleasure of your company. I patronize quite a tony restaurant.” ag “I am ever so much obliged for the invitation,” replied the girl, in’a tone of forced politeness, “but I prefer to go alone.” Oakley was not pleased with her refusal. He 2 ee h to get her to — had been maneuvering for a mo go to lunch with him some day, as he was eager to show his friends who patronized a certain res- - taurant. what a charming girl he had on the — string, as he put it. : , “She thinks a great deal toa much of Sid Grant — to suit me,” he snarled, with an ugly frown,- “Just as if that beggar amounted to anything. I wonder where he gets the money to dress as — he does and at the same time support a mother — and invalid sister? Bah! He makes me sick!” Having thus relieved his feelings, Thorne turned on his heel and proceeded to the swell res- taurant on Beaver street, where he was ac- = customed to blow in seventy-five cents nearly — every noon hour, In the meantime Sidney Grant had dropped into another place himself, and find- — 4% ing all the stools occupied, and a crowd waiting — to grab the fist vacant one, he walked on.to the — tables, largely occupied by young ladies em- — ployed in the financial district, He hadn’t stood half a minute before a girl got up alongside of | him and he took her chair in a twinkling. He _ called for beef stew, a cup of coffee and custard — Fe pie, and had barely commenced his meal before Elsie Carter came tripping in, and just as she was passing the table the gentleman opposite to — Sid got up, with his check in his hand, and start- ed for the pay counter. : 2] Miss Carter took the seat and found herself — face to face with Sid. iets “We meet again, Mis Elsie,” the boy smiled, ag the girl favored him with one of ‘her bright - glances. : Fig ok “Tt seems so, doesn’t it?” she laughed. Bas Then a waitress camé up and took her order and she asked: Leh ei ee i May I ask how your mother and sister are?’

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. “They were all right ie T left home this morning, thank you.’ “It is too bad your sister is so afflicted,” said Elsie, sympathetically. | “Tt is, indeed, Miss Elsie,” replied Sid, soberly. “And she is the best little sister in the world, too.” “And you are a good brother to her, I KHow” flashing a look at Sid that set his blood all of a tingle, for if there was a girl he liked next to his sister Nellie, that girl was Elsie Carter. “T try to be. She can’t go out like other girls unless some one is with her, either mother or I, and as mother is always pretty busy she’ has come to rely on me.” “Most boys prefer to take out some one else’s sister,” said Elsie, demurely. “Perhaps that is natural,” he replied, with a little smile; “but Vll never desert. Nellie.. I wouldn’t have the heart to do that. She’s so patient and cheerful, and she thinks the world of me. Why, I’d be a brute if I didn’t do every- thing in my power to make her happy.” A tear glistened in Sid’s eye. Elsie saw. it, and. for an instant her own grew moist as she thought of the unfortunate cripple to awhom her heart went out. Then a look of respect and ad- miration for the loyal -brother took its place. Never before had she thought so much of Sid Grant. as she did at that moment. “Do you, know, Miss Elsie, I do wish oad let me take you un to our house and introduce you to my mother and sister.. I’ve told Nellie about you, and she Nas often said she’d like to know -you. She has ery few, almost no girl friends. Those with whom. she does occasionally get ac- quainted drop away soon because they don’t find much amusement in associating with a cripple. Now I think you are different. You would like Nellie, I am sure, for you have a sympathetic - heart. And Nellic—I know she’d love you.” ” “You are very kind to invite me,” replied Elsie. ~ T should be very glad to make your sister’s ac- quaintance. I’m sure if she’s like you I shall like her very- « Elsie stopped, a bright “blush suffusing her »~ cheeks, for she suddenly became conscious that she was saying too much. Sid’s heart gave a jump, and the glance he gave her confused her still more; then he hastened to set her at ease by remarki ing that he would be very happy to take her up on the ensuing Saturday afternoon | if her mother was willing she should go. ‘ “T think mother will offer no objection,” replied - Blsie. “However, I will ask her and let you know before Saturday.” es That was quite satisfactory to Sid, and both having finished their lunch, got-up: from the table and left the restaurant together. ' CHAPTER II.—A Tip Worth a Fortune. ; Sid worked as messenger for Samuel Grigsby, of No. — Wall Street, and had picked up one or two tips on the outside during the three years he _ had been with Grigsby. He had used them in a - small way to his own advantage, which ac- counted for the account he had in.a savings bank and the good clothes he managedt to provide him- diane % : ihe Sey BOSS OF THE MARKET i ae: self with. Nothing less than a pretty sure thing would have brought his little capital into action, and sure things were not often given out in Wall ay Street. Sid lived in Christopher street with his widowed mother and invalid sister, and he was | as loyal to them as he was to his employer. When _ Sid returned from lunch on the day we introduce him to the reader he hung his hat up, and taking his customary seat began to look over the ecol-~ — umns of a Wall Street daily. A little item away down at the foot of a lot of other items of varied — importance arrested his attention for a moment... It was an unconfirmed rumor that the Lehigh — Valley Coal & Iron Co. was negotiating for the : control of the Pennsylvania’ Short Line Railway, — an independent line connecting with the Read- | ing system. A similar rumor cropped up every few months, but nothing ever came of it. Sid didn’t give the item any particular attention, and — a few minutes later Grigsby’s bell rang and he went to see what his employer wanted. “Take this letter down to the offices of the Lehigh Valley Coal & Iron Co., No. 1 Broadway. Deliver it to Mr. Root.” “Yes, sir,” replied Sid, promptly. He put on his hat and left the office. : a “It’s funny that I should be sent to the very company I was reading the item about a few minutes ago,” he thought, as he crossed Wall Street toward Broad. ie was pease let out at that floor. and iron company’s rooms faced upon Broadwa at the extreme end of the corridor. <A type writer girl came forward from her table as Sid entered the reception-room. “T wish to see Mr. Root,” he said. “Mr. Root is engaged at present. a seat.” Sid, instead of sitting down, went over to’ th open window and looked out. Presently the ies was called into an ixfner office and the boy w left alone. In a moment or two Mr. Root an his visitor came out of the former’s private offic and stopped within a few feet of Sid. “Then your control of the Pennsylvania Shor! Line is an. accomplished fact at last, eh?” S heard the visitor say. “Yes; but not a word, remember. It is a cele found secret at present. The papers were o signed this morning, and it will be two or thi days before we shall let the fact leak out. that tite we shall have gathered in all the sto we can conveniently handle.” “The announcement of the deal will send high Valley stock booming.” “Undoubtedly. It has been steadily declint for some time, owing to the passing of our Ju on end and the publication of adverse reports he business done by the company during oa two quarters of this year.” “When do you think I’d better place an ord for the stock?” . “Not before Thursday. It will } probably point lower by that time. We shall not give news to the press until about Friday noon, the Exchange will get it by special messenge that time. ‘Buy as much of the stock as yo L Please take Os

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WA win a great many thousand dollars before tis time next week.” “You can trust me doing that, George. I'm ever so much obliged to you for 'the tip: If at any time I cami return- the fayor you may be sure ~E will.” “Don’t mention it, Fred. complete silence as to the facts I have confined to you. Noone outside of yourself and the board of directors of this company must catch the slightest hint of our having secured complete Ae control of the short line until we give the news out’ ourselves.” “Tt was a tiptop move to secure the shot line, ~as you can use all the cars for your own product to the exclusion of the Yankee Doodle Coal Com- pany. The result is inevitable. The Yankee Doodle property will falk into your clutches just like an over-ripe pear from the tree. When that imes comes the Lehigh Valley'stock will take an- _ other move upward.” Mr. Root nodded with a quiet little laugh, and rubbed his» hands. . “We have got things about where we want them at last. From this time out the Lehigh Val- ley Coal & Iron Company’s stock will take its place among the gilt-edged securities of the day.” -“There is not the slightest doubt of that.fact, » -_ replied the other, bowing himself out. of office. Mr. Root, who was the secretary of the com- _pany, returned to his room without noticing the oy, who was standing at the window, and closed the door. Sid had heard every word of this rief coriversation, and his quick comprehension told him that he had, in a most remarkable man- ner, got hold of an invaluable tip. > “It?s worth a raft of money to a man with capital, and here I’ve only got a measly little $260 in the bank to operate with. It’s too bad. bec go to Mr. Grigsby with this information ecause the president and several of the diréctors of this company are regular customers or ours. T sere isn’t the least doubt but that this note I have brought has some teference to instructions tn regard to-the purchase of Lehigh: Valley stock * for Mr. Root and other gentlemen on the inside. " -Well, I suppose a few crumbs are better than no a bread at all V’ll put my whole capital up on a ten per cent. margin, and I ought to clear any- where from $10 to $20 a share. I never wished by fie a fat wad so much in my lite before, for tips . € ‘this one are rare as rooster’s eggs.’ Sid left the window, opened the door and en- tered the room. “Mr. Root?” he asked, inquiringly. “That's my name,’ ” replied the secretary. ~ “T have brought a note from Mr. Grigsby.” ~ “Take a seat,” replied Mr. Root, holding out is hand for the envelope, which he immediately tore open and read. ‘He pondered a moment, then drew a pad to- Ww. aed him and wrote a brief reply which he sealed up in one of the company’s envelopes, addressed o Mr. ‘Grigsby and handed it to Sid. The boy e ‘envelope carefully away in an inner pocket acket and left the secretary’s office. The thing he did when he reached his own office to consult the market reports to see what sh Valley Coal & Iron Co. was eis at. d it was ruling ay 2/1 eerste pee All IT ask of you is . % ery 8 CHAPTER IIl.—Sid Grant Proves He is an Honest Boy. : When Sid came home to supper that evening his sister Nellie noticed that he appeared-to be in- an unusually thoughtful frame of mind. “What are you thinging about, Sid, dear?” — asked the crippled girl, putting her arms around his néeck in an affectionate manner, for he was. seated beside her on the lounge. / “What would you give to know, Nellie?” he asked her, with a mischievous smile.’ “Tell me what you were thinking of.” “J was thinking about the tip I got hold of to- day, and what a mint of money I could make out _ of it if I only had enough capital to go in with it and win.” “A tip, Sid! Do tell me all about it,” she asked, eagerly, for she had quite a little knowledge of stock matters herself, for her brother had made. her wise to ‘the business in which he- “was en- gaged. Sid gratified her curiosity at once, telling her diet how he had obtained the valuable pointer on ~ he Lehigh Valley Coal & Iron Co. “Wasn’t you fortunate!” she cried, clapping her’ hands. “Say, I’ve got something else to tell you,” he said; “something you’ll like to hear, I’ll bet.” Then, do tell me.” “You remember, I’ve spoken to you * several’ o time about Elsie Carter, Baring & Co.’s steno-_ : grapher?” “Oh, yes. You speak so often about her that “T’m almost getting jealous.’ “What I like about Miss Carter is that she’s a good, true-hearted girl. She’s pretty, too; but that’s only a side issue with me. with her to-day, and spoke to her about you. I asked her if she wouldn’t allow-me to bring her here and introduce her to mother and you. DCSE aoe 2 Dae BOSS OF THE MARKET ee Well, I lunched She = seemed touched when I told her you had so few ; yi girl friends. I guess she thought you must often feel lonesome. So she promised to come next Saturday afternoon if her mother had no ob- jections.” “’m so glad,” said Nellie, gratefully. “T should ~~ dearly like -to meet her. I long so for one nice girl friend that I could really call my oan. you think she would really care much for a cripple like me?” asked the girl, with a quiver on her lips. “T am sure she would,” replied Sid, earnestly. bp 2 bet a dollar you two will become real chums. “Oh; if I could think so T’d be so happy, you don’t know how happy, Sid, dear,” cried Nellie, with tears springing to her lovely eyes. “I’m sure I shall love her. I feel as if I almost knew her already.” “Supper is ready, children,” said Mrs. Grant, who had been bringing the dishes containing the evening meal ed a dining-room where Sid and — Nellie were tal table.” It was a cheerful ‘meal, and after. it was over Sid went out to see a friend who lived in the - next block: Next day Sid, drew $250 from his — bank and bought 100 shares of Lehigh Valley: Coal & Ass mes cage t ona hoe var cent. Seah 2 Beet Do “Help your sister up to the

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- “Nash & Co., I thought i 4 An hour after ‘the transaction he saw a sale of 1,000 shares on the ticker for 24 7-10. Grigsby kept him on the jump that day carrying notes to a score of brokers. Sid wondered if he was already beginning to pick up Lehigh Valley stock. The last message of the day he carried over: to Baring & Co. There was no answer to it, so Sid went into Elsie’s little den to have a word or two with her. “Y’m glad you came over,” she said to him. “It will save me writing to you. Mamma said she has no objection to my calling on your mother * and sister Saturday. So,” archly, “if you haven’t changed your mind, I shall expect to see you here at one o’clock, which is the hour I get off.” “All right,” replied Sid, tickled to death; “T’ll be on hand to the minute.” As Elsie was busy the boy didn’t remain over five minutes with her, and then hurried out of the offices. As he turned the corner of the cor- ridor leading to the elevator he stumbled over a long, flat pocketbook. He pickedit up, opened it and found that it contained a dozen endorsed checks for various good-sized amounts, each check made out to the order of Goodwin, Nash & Co., stock-brekers, who had an office on that floor . In addition there were bills to the amount of $5,000. “Gee whiz!” exclaimed Sid. “What a find! Five thousand cash and,” after looking the checks over and figured their total, “nine thousand in checks. Fourteen thousand dollars in all. Evi- dently all this belongs to Goodwin, Nash & Co.‘ J must return it to them.” Such a thing as keeping the money and losing the wallet with the checks never occurred to Sid’s mind: He wasn’t built that way. He was _ as honest and upright. as the day is long.” “Ts Mr. Goodwin or Mr. Nash in?” he asked the office. boy as he entered the reception-room of that firm. “Out at lunch,” replied the boy. “You can see Mr. Putnam. He’s the junior partner.” “T will sea him.” , “What name?” “Sid Grant, from Samuel Grigsby, name to Mr. Putnam.” The boy did so rather ungraciously, and soon ’ yeturned saying his boss would see him. “Well,” said Mr. Putnam, wheeling around in his chair and facing Sid with a frown upon his smoothly-shaven face, “what can I do for you? You’re from Grigsby, I believe?” : “No, sir. I work for Mr. Grigsby, but he didn’t send me here. This is a personal visit.” Mr. Putnam looked his surprise. “J will listen to you,” he said. “Well, sir,” began Sid. “I came to this building with a message for Baring & Co. One my way back to the elevator I found a pocketbook with $9,000: in checks and $5,000 in cash. As the checks are made out to the order of Goodwin, Mr. Put- Take my “Let me see that pocketbook,” said nam, in some exitement. Sid pulled it out of his pocket and handed jt to him. The junior partner recognized it at once, even before opening. it. “T sent that to the bank by one of our clerks fifteen minutes ago. Evidently it slipped out of _ his pocket. Such carelessness is beyond my com- prehension. I am very much obliged to you for ’ \ , 3 BOSS OF THE MARKET 3 ee \ . just as I-did under the same circumstances. — returning it,” he said glancing over the contents and finding everything correct. “You are cer- tainly an honest boy. You might easily have ap- propriated that money to your own use and de- stroyed the checks. No one would have been the — wiser. 5 “T have been taught differently than that, sir. — If I kept that money, with so plain a guide to its owner, I should have been no better than thief.” é ge “True; but how many boys, or men either, would have resisted the temptation to gain such a large sum?) We shall not forget this favor. young man. Let me have your name, so I can tell: F Mr. Goodwin to whom we are indebted for sav- ing us from such a loss.” ‘ ee ‘My name is Sid Grant.” “You are employed by Samuel Grigsby?” “Yes, -sir.” ; ae “Very well. You will hear from us. M Goodwin will certainly recognize your honesty in a suitable manner.” a “Exuse me, Mr. Putnam, if I say that I did not return that pocketbook in ‘the hope of getting ~ a reward. I do not expect any. I have simply — done my duty, that is all. If Mr. Goodwin ~ chooses to write me a letter of acknowledgment and thanks it is all I ought to expect.” 7 “You seem to be an uncommon boy,” replied t junior partner with a smile. - “T hope not, sir,” replied Sid, rising. “I thin there are many other boys who would have done Good-day, sir.” ; ‘ ‘ “Good-day, Grant. If you ever want a favor that Goodwin, Nash & Co. can grant, don’t fail © to call on us.” ; “Thank you, sir. I will remember your | offer.” ; ce _ With that Sid passed out of the private office, just as a wild-eyed, excited young man came rushing into the reception-room. 2 “T’ll bet a hat that’s the clerk-who lost ocketbook,” said Sid to himself. “I’d hat e in his shoes. I’m afraid he’ll have a stren ous time trying to square himself with the firm. Then Sid walked out into the corridor and started for the elevator. ; ‘. | ae CHAPTER IV.—Sid Clears $10,700 on His Lehigh Valley C. & I. Co. Tip. Among the letters. delivered By the post next morning at the office of Samuel Grizsby ‘one addressed to Sidney Grant, bearing the i print of Goodwin, Nash & Co. When he | it a note and a check for $500 made out order dropped into his hands. The note pressed the thanks of Goodwin, Nash & | Sid for his kindness in so promptly retu to them the lost pocketbook with its conten tact, and hoped he would accept the encl check not as a reward but as a token of thi preciation of his conduct in the matter.

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BOSS OF THE MARKET -- When he went to lunch he stopped at the pbroker’s who had bought the other shares the day before for him and gave him an order to - purchase the additional shares, which he got this time for 24. It didn’t trouble him much that he was out $100 on the deal so far, for he was satisfied the stock would soon make an encourag- ing advance. Sid watched the ticker pretty. dili- ‘gently when he got the chance, and he saw that _ there. was considerable activity in Lehigh Val- ley C. & I. Co. In fact, there was so much doing in that stock that many brokers wondered what ‘was up, and the price went up to 24 5-8 before _ the market closed at three o’clock. Next morning Lehigh Valley opened at 24 1-8, a drop of half a point from the closing price the day, before, _ but before noon it had gone up to 25. _ At half-past twelve the chairman’s gavel called a momentary halt in the proceedings on the floor ' of the Exchange. In a few words he officially an- - mounced the consummation of the day whereby - the Lehigh Valley C. & I. Co., had come _ into complete control of the Pennsylvania Short Line Railway. Intense excitement ensued ~ and there was a wild rush of brokers to the Le- & ‘high Valley standard to bid for the stock. But the stock was scarce. All who had any of it - held on to it like grim death, while those who hhad during the last two days disposed of their holdings at the low price between 24 and 25 “were kicking themselves for their stupidity in etting it go. The bidding went on fast and furious with no sales, and the price offered was centinually on the rise until 35 was accepted for a few hundred shares, and this went on. the ticker. yerNy Sid had been watching the indicator up to the oment he went to lunch, and not seeing & sale of the stock he was interested in he took a run into the gallery of the Exchange while he was ut. He was present when a sale of Lehigh ley at 35 was made, and his heart gave a great jump for he realized he was $3,000 to the rood as the market then stood. When he reached \¢ office another sale at 40 of a thousand shares appeared on the ticker. Inside of fifteen minutes had made $1,500 more. The last sale re- 5 ded just before the Exchange closed for the ay was of 1,200 shares at 52. Sid was almost _ dazed by the sudden and rapid rise of the stock. So far his paper winnings were $27 a share on : first hundred and $28 a share on his second hundred, in all $8,300 profit in half a day. “Great Cesar!” he exclaimed to himself——“I onder how. much higher it will go!” ‘He couldn’t-get home. fast enough that after- He didn’t oon to tell Nellie the good news. new gown and hat and other things she r much needed,i and which their limited ces had prevented her from® getting. To alone had Sid confided that fact that he a small growing account in a savings bank, it her son had. engaged in any stock ie saw by her brother’s | last thing Mr. Grant would have thought — q 5 wind, and she waited impatiently for him to tell her what it was. ~ “It’s Lehigh Valley,” whispered Sid, for his mother was in the room. at the time. “Has it gone up?” Nellie asked, eagerly. “Well, I should say it had, The cat;was let out of the bag about noon to-day, and then there was the. dickens to pay on the floor of the Ex- change. I dropped in at the visitors’ gallery at 1:30 and you’d have thought there was a regular battle around the Lehigh Valley post. The brokers were falling over one another try- ing to get hold of some of the shares, and they were not to be got until the price had gone up. ~ to 35, when somebody unloaded a measly three hundred shares. They were snapped up before you could wink. The next salé was 1,000 at 50. Now what do you think the stock closed at for the day?” “T haven’t the least idea.” : “Fifty-two, and my profit so far, not deducting che commissions, amount to—now don’t jump, sis—-$8,300.” \ Nellie gave a little scream of delight. , “There isn’t the least doubt in my mind that I'll clear at least $10,000 on this deal; thanks ‘to’ that $500 I received from Goodwin, Nash & Co. for returning the pocketbook of theirs I was | so lucky to find. You know I told you last night that I put $480 of that into 200 shares of the _ Lehigh Valley.” “And how much will you make?” asked his sister. “About $10,500.” “Why, you'll be rich.” “For a messenger—yes.” . “Oh, lots of grown-up peSple would consider — themselves rich if they owned\as much as that.” “Tt doesn’t count for much in these days of big fortunes.” ' “It’s awful nice to have so much money to call ape for everything is so high—food, rent and such. ~ “That's right. I'll give mother $500, and with the rest I’ll keep my eyes on the lookout for another chance to make.more.” “Well, I hope you’ll be careful not to lose it.” “Don’t worry. I mean to be cautious.” « Next day was Saturday and Lehigh Valley opened at 58 1-8. It reached 60 at eleven . o’clock, and then came a lull in the trading of ‘this particular stock. At half-past eleven it ~ had only advanced half a point, so Sid telephoned his broker to sell. Inside of ten minutes his 300 shares had passed into other hands, and Sid ee @made $10,700 profit. When the Exchange close at. noon Lehigh Valley had touched 61. ; CHAPTER N= Dlsie Carter Calls. on Nellie ee ; : Grant. : bees At one o’clock Sid, feeling like aking, went — around to Baring & Crossing Christoph Co., and found Elsie Carter ee

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6 | : visitor was expected and lunch was waiting on the table. . “Mother,” said Sid, “let me make yeu acquaint- ed with Miss Elsie Carter.”~ “T am very happy to meet you, my dear,” re- plied Mrs. Grant, greeting the girl warmly. “Sid has talked so often about you that you seem like an old friend.” , Nellie was attired in a new and pretty gown that Sid had bought for the occasion, and she looked very charming as she reclined on the lounge with her crutch beside her. “This is my sister Nellie, Miss Elsie,” said Sid, leading the pretty stenographer to the “tounge. “Nellie, this is Miss Elsie Carter.” Nellie impulsively threw her Plsie’s neck and kissed her. “Tam so happy to know you,” she said. “Great Scott” grinned Sid, “Don’t I wish I was you for about a minute, sis.” Elsie blushed to the temples. “Don’t mind him, Elsie. You don’t know what a ridiculous boy my brother is.” ; “Oh, come now, Nellie, don’t try to blast my reputation with Miss Carter. If you do she won’t call-on you again.” “The idea!” laughed. Hlsie. * . “Now the tea and other things will be quite” cold if you don’t set up to lunch, my dears,” in- terposed Mrs. Grant, coming into the dining- room. Miss Elsie, allow me to escort you to the table,” said Sid, gallantly. “I am going to let you sit alongside of sis.” Elsie smiled and permitted him to seat her. Then he helped his sister to her customary chair, and the little mother began pouring out the tea. Sid kept things on fhe hum pretty much during the meal, and the young people enjoyed them- selves greatly. Afterward the boy led the way to the sitting-room, and Elsie insisted on helping Nellie herself. Sid opened the piano and his sis- ter played a number of pretty pieces in quite a prilliant manner for her visitor, who compli- mented the crippled girl on the remarkable abili- ty she displayed as a pianist. Elsie was easily persuaded to remain to tea, but long before that event arrived the two girls had become fast _ friends, much to Sid’s delight. As eight o’colck - -‘Blsie said it was time for her to go home so Sid got his hat prepared to see that she got there safely. u . “Good-by, dear,” said the pretty stenographer, taking an affectionate leave of her new friend. 5 ~ “Good-by,” said Nellie, throwing her arms lov- ingly about the gizl’s neck. “You will come to "see me, again, won’t you—soon?” “Yes, dear, I shall.” Elsie lived in Brooklyn, and Sid saw her -. safely to her door. : , “You must come in and let me introduce you to mamma,” she said. So Sid allowed ‘ found Mrs. Carter to be a fine little woman. She was quite taken with the stalwart, handsome boy, and was much interested in her daughter’s ac- ‘eount of his sister, whom Elsie described as one of the loveliest persons she had ever known. She fnvited Sid to call and spend an evening, and hoped that some Sunday he would be able to is sister over: for whole a: af BOSS OF THE MARKET arms around, .corfidence,” smiled the little widow. 3 ®of boodle. himself to be persuaded and. ' Monday Sid got his check from his brokers; to- gether with a statement of his account. At the © first chance he hired a safe deposit box and put his money, all but $750, into it for safe-keeping. The $750 he took home that night, full of an- ticipation of the surprise he was going to spring on his mother and incidentally on his sister, too. He showed the roll to Nellie and gave her the wink as they sat down to supper. a “You children seem to be greatly amused about something,” remarked Mrs. Carter, toward the close of the meal, for she couldn’t help noticing the tickled expression upon their faces, and whi she could not wholly conceal. + ; “Sure we are,” grinned Sid. - : co erga “T persume I am not to be admitted to your — “Tf you are very good we may let you in a great secret,” chuckled her son. “So it’s a secret, is it? Children should ha: no secrets from their mother,” replied the widow, beaming upon them. » : “That’s right, mother. But this is an uncom- mon secret. I’m afraid if I tell you it will knock — you silly.” ae “Oh, mamma,” cried Nellie, “you'll be so ha py when you hear it.” - * peat “Then it must be a very nice secret.” aes “Tt certainly is. Do you know, mother, I think you need a new dress badly,” said Sid. cx “New dresses cost money, my son, and money it not so plentiful With me that I can afford te be extravagant.” te : ae “But supposing somebody presented you with — the money to buy yourself a nice now gown and a hat, too, not to speak of a lot of other things I know you are very much in need of, what w ad on you say-to that?” = “T am sure I don’t know what I should say. I should be very: much surprised. “Don’t you know any good friend who woul do that much for you?” chuckled Sid. = “No,” replied the little woman, shaking head. “People in our position are seldom bless with friends who can afford to be so liberal all that.” “But,” persisted the boy, “isn’t there two sons in this world who think there isn’t any quite so good and nice as you are, who are dying for an opportunity to make you as hap; as the day is long? -Isn’t there?” ; “You mean you and little Nellie?” answ Mrs. Grant, with an indulgent smile. ; “Ido. Well, one of these two persons has has a stroke of luck. He has raked in a samll wa He thinks it is only right tha’ 1 should come in for a share of his prosperity, he has brought home a slice of his winnings he takes great pleasure in handing the same to you, knowing that you need every cent and will use it to the best advantage.” Thus speaking Sid drew out the roll: of counted out five hundred dollars and tossed over to his mother. Mrs. Grant was cer astonished, but her astonishment increas she opened, the wad up and saw how much t was in it. : : “Why, Sid, whe sked, with a ce)

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BOSS OF ‘THE MARKET, “Why, there is five hundred dollars here. How - evuld you possibly make all that?” % “1 made it out of the stock market.” “But I don’t understand how you could do that.” “Don’t you? Well, that is only a fraction of _- Yny profits from a deal I closed out last Satur- . day. I cleared $10,700.” - “Sidney Grant!” exclaimed his amazed mother. “T did, really, mother. Listen and I’ll tell you all about it.” _ He then told her the story of his stock ventures from the time he. started in with $25 he man- aged. to save one way or another. He explained how he had accumulated $250 unknown to her; how be had got his tip on the Lehigh Valley C. _& I. Co.; how he had found the pocketbook and for returning it to the owners had been pre- - sented with $500, and how with this $750 he had ~ managed to buy 300 shares of the coal and iron - company’s stock. - “T sold out Saturday for 60, Rother: after buy- ing 100 shares at 25 and 200 at 24. After pay- ing commissions I came into the sum I stated. I have got this $10,700 locked up in a safe de- posit in Wall Street. My $750 capital on which I operated I am dividing between you and Nellie ~ —$500 to you and the $250 to sis.” Thus speak- ing. Sid threw the balance of the roll into his sister’s lap. “There, Nellie, is a little surprise for you. I thought it wasn’t fair to work it all - on mother.” - Sid laughed with great glee as he saw the “look upon Nellie’s face as she picked up the money. And while he was laughing his mother ran around the table and smothered him with thanks and kisses, and afterward Nellie insisted on taking her innings, so that for ten minutes he afterward declared, he had the time of his life. : CHAPTER VI—How Sid Took a Fall Out of age Bradford, Winberry & Co. - Next day while in the sitting-room of a cer- tain broker’s office where Grigsby had sent him with a message he overheard a couple.of well- known brokers talking about a deal that was forming in C. & U. stock. He listened intently to their conversation, though he pretended to be ‘engrossed with his memorandum book. They aid very little attention to him and carried on their remarks in a, low tone; but Sid had sharp ears, and consequently very little they Said es- the hands of a receiver. The pool that expected make a lot of money by booming this particu- stock. was basing their calculations on certain de information the chief member of the com- ne had managed to get hold of. What this information was the brokers didn’t on, probably because they didn’t know s. Sid heard enough, however, to con- vas a good stock to go he first chance he ¢ Vice 4 7 locked up the late quotations and saw that the stock was ruling at 60. He went to his safe de- posit box, drew $6,000, and taking it around to | his broker put it up for 1,000 shares on ine usual cas margin. It was nedrly a week before C. & U. showed any sign of unusual activity. Then he noticed a great number of sales at prices. from 60 1-0 to 63. After that the price rose rapidly to 70. Sid had visions of a big haul and was congratulating himself on the probable winning of $25,000, when he heard Grigsby tell Mr. Bar- ing, as the latter was leaving the office, that in his opinion C. & U. would go to pieces before the day was ‘out. This statement so frightened Sid that he rushed to the ’phone and ordered his shares sold. This was accomplished in a few minutes, and the next day he found himself $9,750 in pocket. C. & U., however, didn’t go to pot as soon as A Grigsby had calculated, but kept’ on up to 78, . — when the pool having got all out of it that they wanted, abandoned it to its fate, and those who were caught in the crash lost a good bit of money as a matter of course. A day or two after : he had realized on his last deal he was sent over \ to Baring & Co. with a message, and he took ad- vantage of the fact to go in and have a word with Iilsie Carter. The first thing she said was that Oakley Thorne had met her as she was on ~ her way jhome the preceding afternoon and had 'S annoyed her with-his attentions all the way to _ the bridge cars. a “IT do wish he would leave me alone,” she said, with an indignant toss of her head. “If he only © | knew, what I thought of him I don’t think he’d : be so persistent in his attentions.” Wwe: He When Sid left he suddeniy ran against Oakley Thorne on the ground floor of the building: That young man gave him a black look, for he guessed he had been up to Baring & Co.’s office, and was sure he had been talking to Elsie Carter, Sid didn’t mind black looks from persons like Thoi'ne, ~ and he went on his way chuckling to himself, — for he was satisfied that Oakley’s nose was out = of joint so far as Elsie Carter was concerned. a The stcck market.was pretty active those days and Sid had about all the work he could attend _ to. It wasn’t long before Sid found out that his — employer was making a big fight to retain con- ‘trol of the United Traction lines of New Jersey. © He was president of the holding company, and the directors were gentlemen identified with his interests. The opposition had- been buying up such stock as they could find floating around, in the hope that they would secure enough of it to give them a controlling interest. On the face of it this didn’t seem probable, as it was known - that the Grigsby clique had a majority of the stock, and certainly there didn’t seem to be any likelihood that any of them would part with their holdings. > Still everything is possible in Wall Street. Jim Bradford, of Bradford, Winberry & Go., was the head and front of the movement that was. 3 3 te Ala

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8 sa ‘BOSS OF THE MARKET — . 3 to be a battle royal between Titans of finance. = : : At present only the preliminary skirmishing was -GHAPTER VII.—Sid is “Bounced” From Mr. being engineered by Bradford. Reporters were Grigby’s Employ. “Ste Shs constantly trying to sash eriesby § ear, ee aS ; - were just as persistently side-tracked by Si : : -@4e. N00. when he was in the office at the time one of them ae ect k wane ee eapital of F16800; appeared on the scene. Every once in a while one . soming out asa broker on his own aceduniees _ of these gentlemen of the pen succeeded"in way- ~ «fy guess I’ve worked asa messenger long laying the big broker on the street and tackling enough. TE dort ienew. what Aas Grigsby’s object ~ - him for his opinion as to the probable result of is in keeping me running his errands for so long,” x Bradford's factory, but all he could get out of unless he’s afraid to. employ’a new boy, but fust. Grigsby was a sardonic grin, which meant the same I’m tired of it. -I think I’ll have a talk. valumes if one knew how to translate it. ett ania” : It was about this time that Si@ ran smack ~ go he asked for an interview one day anid: got. against another good thing. And he wasn’t jt. Then he up and told Mr. Grigsby that he looking for tips either, as he was almost. too aq decided to go into business on his own hook, busy to make use of such a thing. Still he wasn’t Ye expected to see his employer look disgruntled the lad to let a snap get away from him at any — at the idea of parting from him. Instead of that. “time. .He accidently discovered that the Brad- . ‘ : a) z ford, Winberry & Co. clique were working up a br by: only RAO Ey a es hig’ 80m: - boom in D. & L. shares. ‘The Bradford—people 4 (Eee had determined to send it up to 110 if they could How much Bese Seaepaase ie oe pt i Se: and then get out from under and let it fall back - S Ps the market?” demanded the big broker, + to it old standing. They began operations by ‘*@TP+Y- ' 3 St Seg Oe F Sid nearly ell off his chair, the question took _. ¢ireulating rumors against the road, and finally ; z * ee . sueceeded in breaking the prevailing price so that im so much by surprise. He had never dreamed eee : ; that Grigsby even suspected that he had been it fell to 82, at which point they began to load 1gspy ee up. It was at that point Sid found out what ee Te to ag oer needy ohige: args : ; o their employees doing sucha thing, and Sid _they were up to through a penciled note that fell cdiaele began to see visions te boumee, whiae “Tas : Lee . was not exactly the way he wanted to separate ; ite building, seit stil) obices, "were: 10 himself from Mr. Grigsby, even if he did feel id felt no compunction abéut using this in- ee independent in the possession of formation, on the principle that all is fair in, fat wad. — : = the stock market, and particularly because his “Forty-six thousand dollars, sir,” faltered the employer and the Bradford crowd were at @dag- boy. / : Say - gers points. But he resolved to defeat their ob- Sid expected to see Mr, Grigsby look paralyzed ' ject of getting hold of a large quantity of the at the size of his winnings, but again he was di stock at the low price then ruling if he could appointed. Grigsby merely regarded him wi and mee A, few dollars aise at Fae vit another hyena-like grin. : -time. So he managed to go to his safe deposi « ” . ok Dy box, draw $16,400 of his $20,000 capital and put Mees Hates een Siseeated Pi igeke _it up on 2,000 shares of D. & L. at 82. As eed out on the rise in D. & L. the other day?” ~~ as he was sure his commission had been execute “T made $25,500, six.” : aay { me, into his possession while he was in the Van- che caught a five-minute interview with Mr. ¥ Bary Grigsby and plac him a ae Ere a pe aaane borer it your tip. -Grigs inned like a fiend en he read it, : 2 i, Sia ie ¢ ‘ patted Sid on the back, erabhed his hat and soon sardonic eta ai cit -yushed over to the Exchange. In ten minutes s hive ee he a e i nt 0 ba such tips the big broker and his friends were out-bidding f0¥ a a ee ae ae present. the Bradford brokers on D. & L. and circulating Amos Jordan’s a on the stoc 7 xchange was. rumors about the road that caused the stock to piece o the ‘hammer Basa Baring & rush back to 90 in no time, and then send it up ©°. bought it in at my orders. I intend to give to 95. When it reached that figure, which it it to you. ; pees ; Be did next day, Sid sold out his shares at a profit ae me!” gasped Sid. ¢ of $25,500. ~ “Precisely—you. Now, listen, young m Grigsby also got out at a big profit, selling I’m going to have a talk with you. You call nearly all his holdings through strange brokers for this interview and thus got a trifle ah directly to the Bradford brokers, and then Brad- of me; but to-day is as good as to-morrow ford, Winberry & Co., after an ineffectual effort what I’ve got to say. You're about as s to send the shares above 97, sold out as soon as a boy as I have ever-come across. You've wo they could at a fair profit, but far below the mil- faithfully for me as messenger for somthi1 ion they had started out to make. They were more than three years, and I appreciate it, bu madder than a nest’ of hornets, for it was evi- just the same I’m going to bounce you j -- dent to them that their plans had leaked out hard ac I can, and the whole Street is go ; cae that I’m through with you for goo all.’ : = é “Do you mean that, Mr. Grigsby?” ‘in great dismay. - ze oop “Did you ev ae <

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. “No, sit,” admitted Sid, looking down in the mouth, and Mr. Grigsby chuckled as he noticed - the boy’s expression. s i “The whole Street is going to Jearn that I don’t ' approve of an employee of mine speculating in-the market on his own hook while he’s work- .- ing for me.” . : ; “That’s why you’re going to fire me, is it?” ~ said Sid. 3 “Precisely. I’m going to use that as the’ ex- euse. I have been hunting for a reason to bounce you for three months back and now I’m glad to say you’ve furnished me with one yourself.” “Tf T had. known you wanted to get rid of me _ I'd have resigned long ago.” Grigsby grinned like a famished goat. “Young man, you evidently have not grasped my meaning; but I don’t blame you. Now, look here; what I am going to say to fou is in the __ strictest confidence. -You’re going to be publicly bounced from your situation’as my messenger, it is true;-but you're not going to be bounced from my confidence.” ' *Sir!” exclaimed Sid, “J don’t quite understand “Keep your ears open and you will,” inter- rupted the broker. “I have watched you closely i the past year and I have decided that you -. possess all the qualities that go to make up a * successful broker. Left to your own, devices you - were bound to get there sooner or later. For 4 still more bewildered. ” reasons of my own I have resolved - that moment. I want a new broker. Somebody that the Street will never suspect is in collusion with me. If I allowed you to resign as you in- ~~ tended, and you branched out in the way I in- ~ tend you shall, what would be the inference after -your record in my employ? Why, that I was backing you for a start at least. That won’t do at all. I have got to adopt some means to disarm such a suspicion, without actually bring- - img you into disgrace. Nearly every broker in ‘the Street who knows you has a good opinion of you. I-have heatd you praised a hundred times, and,-people wonder why I haven’t promoted you. That was my business. Your salaity has been aised from time to time, but you still remained my messenger. Itis part of my business methods that outsiders shall not understand me. When you leave me next Saturday I shall make it pub- lic that you and I are through with each other for good. There is a suite of two rooms for ‘rent at No. — Wall Street. You had better hire them as soon as you quite here. You can easily scrape up the necessary references. I think you aicwved me a letter from Goodwin, Nash & Co., yhenever you stood in need of it.” “Yes, sir,” replied Sid. ; “Very. well. Call on Mr. Goodwin next Monday and tell him you are going into business for ~ yourself, and you wish to refer the agent of he building to him. Don’t fail to tell him that have bounced you for speculating on your own ook, and be sure to give me as hard a name as you can—that’ll please Goodwin,” with a grin, “for he hates me like poison. I can stand it. Fee at ‘ ‘ 9 u understand my meaning, I guess. rent BOSS OF THE MARKET to haste” - 4m which that firm promised to do-you a favor am beginning to see light,” said Sid, with an. tsmile | ae ’ capable enter upon, LEX “Your name will be put up in the Exchange for membership, and-as you are so well liked I think you will have no difficulty in getting elected: At - : any rate, the seat is yours. It is worth $88,000 and is to-that extent a first-class asset. Mr. . Baring will furnish you with the name and ad- dress of an old gentleman who is a thoroughly bookkeeper and cashier. He is ac- quainted with the stock brockerage business from A to Z, and will be of jwreat value to you as an adviser.. He may be fully trusted with the se- cret of your business. Mr. Baring will also send you his own stenographer, as it is inadvisable for you to hire a strange girl.” 22 “Do you mean Miss Carter?” asked Sid, with a thrill of pleasure. = : “T do. Mr. Baring thinks you and she will pull well together, and it is absoltitely necessary to my interests that you -have a stenographer who can be trusted implicitly.. Do you under- stand?” : “Yes, sir. Miss Carter fills the bill in that respect,” said Sid, enthusiastically. : “So Mr. Baring. assures me. Now, whatever business I send you, must be executed with promptness and dispatch. My orders will in no case come to you direct; but through some broker in my confidence, and will invariably be in cipher, the key to which I will furnish you. If I require to see you personally, a note will reach you to that effect, appointing time and place. It is al- most certain that I shall use you in my fight to retain control of the United Traction Co. I ex- pect to have the battle of my life with Jim Brad- ~ ford for the upper hand in that company. He and Winberry have held a considerable block of the traction stock for: some time, and they have been graduzlly increasing their holdings. Still under ordinary circumstances they. can only get so far and|no farther. But a certain contingency is liable to arise in the near future which will throw a big block of the stock’ on the market, If this happens, and Bradford buys it in ahead of me, I am beaten. He is fully informed of this scheme, and will use every endeavor to prevent me from getting hold of it. I anticipate some trick on his part at the critical moment, and I propose to go-him one better. It will be a case of diamond cut diamond between us, Bradford can get the better of Samuel Grigsby it will be a red-letter day for him in Wall Street.. Now, Sidney, I am giving you the chance of your life to show what you’re made of. I have little. fear but you seldom mistaken in my estimate of a person’s — character. I am going to bank on you to a con- siderable extent. It is not impossible that the fate of my fortune may hang on the result of something you may be called upon to do. I am not afriad that you will fail me.” wees “You can depend on me to the letter, Mr Grigsby,” replied Sid, earnestly. “T am sure I can. Remember, your reward will : ; be in proportion to the service rendered. That is all now.” Grigsby returned to his desk, and Sid returned to the reception-room to ponder over the new phase of the business career he was about ta — ae if geet ne eee iE Bir hee eer OO i on If Jim = will come out a winner, for [ am

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al es Win, oa oY rye, iehaweng 7) CHAPTER VIII.—How Sid’s Discharge Affects j Different People. ; “Mother,” said Sid, walking serenely. into the dining-room that afternoon just before supper. “T’ve got the G. B.” His sister looked up quickly from the lounge - on which she was seated, and noticing the grin ‘on his features began to smile as if Sid had said somethine amusing. “What do you mean, my son?” asked Mrs. Grant, staring fixedly at her boy. “Well, Mr. Grigsby had discovered that I have - lately made a practice of speculating’ in the market. He says he can’t have an employee in his office who tries to make as much money as the boss; therefore he said he thought it was time that I-sought fresh fields and pastures new. So he has engaged another messenger to try to fill my old shoes, and the new boy starts in on Monday morning.” “And you ‘are promoted to a better position in the office, it that it?” Nellie said, beamingly, for _ she thought she had guessed the riddle. “No.” replied Sid. “You’re wrong. I’m not promoted. I’m out of the office for good and all.” ““Oh, Sid,” exclaimed his mother and sister in one breath. : -“On Monday I'start in business for myself,” . grinned the boy. ; _ “In business for yourself!” they cried in sur- rise. e “Precisely, as Mr. Grigsby would say. I’m go- ing to be the boy broker of Wall Street—the only one of his kind. A hummer from Hummerville, -. and don’t either of you make any mistake about i it.” “You don’t. really mean that, Sid,” said, his sister, doubtfully. “J do mean it, sis,” in a tone which assured them he was quite in earnest.” - “Come, tell us all about it.” . “f will-as soon as-I have had something to eer eat. ~ that’s a good dear. I’m as hungry as a hunter.” Mrs.-Grant, very much fluttered over the news that her son was about to leave his fine position, as she had always considered it, hastened to dish it up, Nellie herself was in a flutter of excite- ment.and curiosity to find out what her brother’s ‘plans were. She knew that he had something like $45,000 in the vault of the trust company, and that looked like a fortune in her eyes. As he had met with uniform success ih his ventures on the market, she was not so surprised that he ‘had decided to branch out on his own account. “In fact, to say the truth, she was rather delighted than otherwise that her brother was about to hecome a real Wall Street broker. How nice it would be after this to refer to him as such. , _ How proud she would be of his business success. for surely he would now go on and make a raft of " money; they would move into the new house Sid had been talking about buying, and mother and - she would have everything they could wish for. Oh, yes, it would be just the nicest thing in the world for Sid to be’a broker. When the meal was nearly over Sid told his mother and’ sister as much about the ehange in his, business pros- ms Ra BOSS OF THE MARKET » sacrificed his own interests sd far as to let such Put up the supper, mother, will, you— ~ ’ d ee how much he was worth. But Sid didn’t i+ pects as he felt it would be fair to Mr. Grigsby to confide to them. : There are some busines secrets it is necessary and right a person should keep to himself, ev from his family, and Sid’s arrangements wit Mr. Grigsby was one of.that sort. By Saturday it was known all over Wall Street that Sidney Grant, Grigsby’s' crackerjack messenger, ken been fired because he had speculated in the market unknown to the big broker and contrary — to his business views. A great many brokers, — while thy admitted that the boy should not haye — broken this unwritten rule of Wall Street, never- theless were surprised that Grigsby should have a bright and capable lad go. Several brok sympathized with Sid on the loss of his job immediately offered him a clerkship in their own offices at a good salary. = . “Thanks for your offer,” was thé boy’s polite — reply to each of the gentlemen, “but I’ve decided — to go into business for myself. I’ve made a good bit of money lately. And if I'‘have been so on cessful while a messenger I don’t see why I can’ do ever so much better as my own boss.” - Of course the- brokers were very much su prised to learn that Sid had been so fortunate a: his words indicated, as well as that he intended to open up as a broker. They had no idea 1 had made more than a few hundred, or possi a thousand.or two, and were curious to find eve in letting other people know his business, he laugingly replied that he had acquired Ax Jordan’s seat in the Exchange, and that his was about to be put up for.membership an hoped all the brokers would vote for him, which they promised to do, though they thought he w: joking. They made. inquiries, however, — found that the Jordan seat had really been pi chased for Sidney Grant, and thev began to mar- vel how he had managed to make so much money. They tried to. find out what broker had beer acting for Sidjand failed to do so, as Flint, Pi body & Co., who had done what business | : had transacted, were not disclosing the co ; dential matters of their customers. All th brokers who were opvosed to Grigsby, or had lost money through his clever manipulation. of market in years past, were rather glad to lear that the big operator had made such a mis as to bounce so valuable an employee as ya Grant, whom they had found from experie: was incorruptile. Jim Bradford snickered w] the news reached his ears. He immediately t his partner, Winberry;. and they both laug! over the circumstance. af “The old fox will fever get another boy where like Grant,” remarked Bradford. “He a pretty clever youth, that Sid is. Why, he’s ing to open an office for himself on Wall Street, and Ned Baker told me he has actually pur Amos Jordon’s seat that was sold the other for $88,000. What do you think of that berry ?”s 5 = “T think it’s a cock-and-bull story, Jim. Whe: would that bov get $88,000?” “He is reported to have made a raft of out of the market in the last year. I’y half a dozen brokers speak about his p success,” SoS us = 7 ae

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ag “How do you know that this boy is going into business for himself?”” ; ~ . "Goodwin told me so., He said Grant called on him to ask him if he could refer the agent of the Monadnock building to him. -He wants to hire an office there.” _ « “How came he to go to Goodwin for refer- ence?” _. “Some time ago he found a pocketbook belong- ing to Goodwin, Nash & Co., containing the day’s bank deposit, a matter of a large amount, a - good part in cash.“ He found it in the corridor “of this duilding, and instead of swiping . the ~ money and getting rid of the checks, as he might ‘ mesily have done, he returned it intact to the é rm ” The dickens he did! He’s a remarkable boy,” said Winberry. “That made him solid with Goodwin. Good- “win is glad of a chance to help him anyway, if _ only for the satisfaction of getting in-a rap at ‘Grigsby. You know the firm hates ti the old fox as bad as we do on account of the squeeze he fave them in Rock Island six months ago. Good- win said that Grant is down on his old boss like bad about him.” ; “That so? Perhaps we might work him now for ~ a few pointers on Grigsby’s methods. We can ~ put a little business in his way, pat him on the back, tell him how smart we think he is, and. - then pull his leg for all it is worth.” “That’s a good scheme,” grinned Bradford. “Just. leave him to me. Pll work him to the queen’s taste.” -. “We might take him in on this United Traction matter. It is not impossible that he may be wise to some of Grigsby’s latest tricks to main- tain his hold on the stock. If we’ re going to ns e every advantage we can get hold of.” cf ‘Yl keep your suggestion in mind, and if I think we can trust him I’ll use him. I dare say will be glad to take Grigsby | down a peg out an revenge for his bounce.” “The. two brokers then began to talk about some- ing else, ee to Blows. id ined a suite. of offices in the Monadnock uilding to which he had been referred by Mr. tigsby for $1,800 a year, with the privilege of aad at $2,000. There was one fair-sized room which he intended to use fom a ‘counting- ym, with a small space near the door for visi- s to sit; On one side of this was a small om he proposed to fit up as his private den, da still smaller one beyond he intended for rf ie’s use. Each room not only communicated ith the other, but also had a door opening on he public corridor. As soon as the lease was signed and the key was in his possession Sid ight the necessary rugs-and office furniture, ed such printed - ‘matter and stationery as ould need in the business, and sent a sign pee Gio ak - letter the counting-room door imply private.’ i a carload of bricks, and can’t say anything too — beat the old man out of this deal we ‘ve got to “Sidney Grant, Stock-broker, ares BOSS OF THE MARKET eet That same afternoon he went over to the Man- hattan National Bank, according to prearrange- ~ ment, and met both the president and cashier, Some powerful influence had secured him the special favor of becoming a depositor at this bank, with the privilege of signing checks on the concern. After signing a certain document, which the president retained, he followed the — cashier to his room and signed: the. signature | book. Then he received a pass book with an entry for the $46,000 he had brought with him, and the formalities were over. Evidently some- body had guaranteed to be responsible for all the boy’s transactions with the bank.’ While Sid was superintending the placing of the desks and other fixings on Tuesday morning, a gray-haired, pleasant-looking man of 65 came into the outer office and asked Sid if his name was Grant. - “Yes, sir. Are you Mr. Black, who has been recommended to me as a cashier and book- keeper?” The visitor answered in the affirmative, and produced a letter to that effect from Baring & 0. “J am glad to know you, Mr. Black. I think we shall get along very well together,” said the boy, who liked the man’s appearance. ° He showed his new bookkeeper through the suite, and then the man went away after promis- ing to call in the morning at ten o’clock, which © “was the hour that Sid asked him to. report. At one o’clock, while Sid was sitting at his desk in his own room, glancing over the previous day’s market reports, there came a knock on his doer, — “Come in,” said Sid, wheeling around in his” pivot-chair. 2 The door opened and in walked Elsie Carter, — smiling demurely. Sid jumped to his feet at — énce and extended his hand eagerly. Eis: “Welcome to my new quarters, Miss Elsie. Allow me to hand you to a chair.” “Thank you, Mr. Gran: she replied, with a as rippling laugh. “Mr. Grant! Oh, come now, Miss Elsie, I wish — you’d make it Sid ‘when we're all by eet “Oh, dear me, that wouldn’t be proper, would it, considering you’re my new employer? “Oh, pshaw! There’s nobody here now to. lis- ten to you. Tm going to call you Elsie after this when we’re -alone—that is, if you don’t ob- What’s the use of any formality between us? Of course, when I address you before others SF ject. it will be Miss Carter.” “Very well—Sir.” ie “That’s better. I presume you will be ready — to report here Monday morning at nine o’clock, or you can make it half-past nine until farther Notice,” =o i “Oh, yes. I was awfully surprised the @#ther day when Mr. was going to send me over here to work for you. He hoped I had no objection to making the — change, for the work would be easy compared ta what I was accustomed to handle in his office.” “Well,: you haven’t any objection, have you?” asked Sid; éarnestly. Re -, “Why, of course not,” she laughed. Seige Elsie” won't find me a hard boss, I assure you Isie.”: : ; a £ Baring called me into his office ~ and told me that for very important reasons he ~

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: 12 4 “T am not afraid of that.” “Would you like to see your den?” “J. don’t mind,” she answered. Sid took her into the inner office, which was furnished with a rug, a neat table for the type- writer, a round, beveled glass mirror for her to “see if her hat was on straight,” as Sid jocose- ly qo” and several water colors on the wall. { 1 “Isn’t it a lovely little office?” she exclaimed. “Kiver so much better than my corner at Mr. Baring’s.” “I’m glad you like it. When you go to lunch you can let yourself out this door. It has a Yale lock. I will give you the key on Monday.” Elsie seemed- very much: pleased with her new quarters. “Now, Elsie, the reason you were sent to me is because I am likely to have some business of a very confidential nature with a certain broker, whose name must never be identified with this office, You may readily guess who that person is, but you must never breathe it outside. You are known to be thoroughly reliable in that re- ‘spect ; that’s why you are engaged to work for me. ; “Well, I must get back to the office. Mr. Bar- ing told me to drop in and see you and let you know that I would come on Monday.” “All right, Elsie.” “Non’t forget to give my love to Nellie.” “Of course not. She wouldn’t forgive me if I did. She seems to be getting stronger ever since she and you became chums, and I’m going tosehave mother bring her down here some day.” ~ “That would be real nice. I hope it will be soon.” “T hope so myself. Good-by.” “Good-by, Elsie,” said Sid, holding the door open for her to pass out. As he did so they came face to face with Qakley ‘Thorne, who was standing outside star- ing at the inscription on the ground glass with the utmost astonishment. Evidently this was the first intimation he had had that Sid had -Phanched out for himself. He was somewhat disconcerted when the door suddenly opened and Sid and Elsie appeared in the opening. He rais- ed his hat in a gallant manner to the girl, and without noticing, the young broker at all, re- marked: “This is an Ghvicpecked pleasure, Miss Carter.” Elsie bowed coldly and walked off toward the ‘elevator. Much to-Sid’s indignation, Oakley hur- ried after her and had the nerve to «grasp her arm. She started back, and without a-word of recognition endeavored’ to pass him. Thorne, though taken aback by her chilliness, neverthe- less refused to be repulsed. “Arenh’t you going to say a word to me, Miss Carter?” he asked, with a smirk. “TI am in a hurry, Mr. Thorne,” she replied, icily. ‘Well, VY’m-going your way. We can walk to- gether. I have something to say to you.” “J must decline the honor of your company, ‘Mr. Thorne.” “Why,. what’s the matter?” he asked in some - surprise: “I thought you and-I were great Be Oendss. = 87% arabe BOSS OF THE MARKET ¢ “Acquaintances you mean, Mr. Thorne. very recent ones at that.” ; “Even so, Miss Carter. . Still you never treated — me so coolly before. ~Has @ been trying And | rant to cut me out in your good opinion?” he added, angrily. 3 “You have no right to make such a remark, Mr. Thorne,” she replied spiritedly. “But I want to know if he has, so that I can chastise the little puppy as he deserves,” per- sisted Thorne, almost furiously. ; “Are you referring to me, Mr. Thorne?” ex- claimed a voice at his elbow. Turning about quickly he confronted Sid, wha * had followed-them unobserved. “Yes, I am referring to you, you fresh kid,” ; snarled Oakley, shoving his clenched ‘fist within : an inch of Sid’s nose. “You want to keep your - lying tongue off me, do you understand?” 4 “Keep your fist away from my face,” exclaies ed Sid, brushing his arm aside. . With a howl of rage, Thorne struck out at him. Sid jumped aside, but only partially avoided the blow. Elsie gave a suppressed scream as she saw the blood trickle from a, cut inflicted on — Grant’s forehead by a big ring Thorne wore on ~ his little finger. Then something happened to Oakley. Sid sprang at him and with one blow ~ knocked him: staggering against the corner of — the elevator, where he slipped and went down in a heap. ; % rr ¥ } CHAPTER X.—A Deal in Ppuens: “Oh, Sid, Sid!” exclaimed Elsie, running to him; “this j is dreadful. Are you much hurt?” “A mere scratch, Elsie,” he replied, reassur- ingly, brushing the blood drops away wit his handkerchief. Oakley Thorne, after lying dazed for a ‘m ment or two, sprang to his feet and made dash at Sid, his face distorted with rage. Sid side- entered and easily avoided the blow the it furiated young man aimed at him. But Thor wanted vengeance, and nothing would aye till he got it. The result was Sid had busy in his own defense. “You will have it, eh?” said the young eons parrying another vicious blow and smashing ; Thorne in the mouth with a/force that set his teeth ratiling. “YL kill you!” cried Oakley, making another — dash at his opponent. Sid coolly thumped him in the eye this tim while Elsie looked on with frightened, distended eyes. Thorne was so beside himself that Ah scarcely Heeded the” blow, but came on a like a wild beast. A couple of brokers car out into the corridor at this moment, and Be regarded the combatants in surprise. — “What's the trouble?” asked one. of the brok turnin to Sid. “This fellow attacked me, that’s all. He forcing his attentions on this young lady, is a friend of mine, and I interfered.” “Do you know him?” : “I do. His name is ee! ae

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BOSS OF THE MARKET “If he tackles me again I’ll pound the face off _ him,” said Sid in a tense tone. “He’d better go away and leave me alone if he knows when he’s ‘well off.” “Tf you two don’t call a halt this is likelv to be a police matter,” remarked the broker. “Are you employed in this pbuilding?” to Sid. i ; “No, sir. My name is Sidney Grant. I am a stock broker, and have only just moved into the building.” Ae “Why, you’re only a boy.” ~~ “Tjon’t worry about that, sir. I may be only a poy in years, but I’m a man when it comes to business, or defending myself against cads like that fellow.” he broker who had hold of Thorne was a big man, and the margin clerk, furious as he ‘was, could not break away from him. “Were, young man, this was gone far enough. Pick up your hat and leave the building or you may find yourself in a oh house cell,” he _ said to Oakley. “Let me go, will you?” Sedinded Thorne. “J will if you promise to leave her peacefully. Otherwise I’ll send for the superintendent of the ‘building and hand you over to him.” “Do come away, Sid,” begged Hlsie. “T think you had better retire to your office, young man,” said the other broker to Sid. “The sight of you only infuriates that chap. As soon ag you are out of the way he’ll cool down.” “Yes, yes, do come,” urged the girl. : Somewhat against his will, Sid Taelded ane re- tired from the fray. 3 “Give me your handkerchief, Sid,” Elsie said. _- She ran to the wash-basin and wetting the handkerchief came back to where the young broker had seated himself and gently washed the blood away from the trifling wound. “You're very good, Elsie,” he said, looking at ~ her wistfully. “But that’s not worth bothering about.” _ He was end: however, to feel her warm fingers resting upon his forehead, and when she removed the handkerchief he seized her hands in™his and % remove her. fingers from his grasp. “Plt tell Nellie how kind you were to me, and she won’t forget it.” “Tt isn’t worth mentioning,” replied Elsie, with © ‘downeast eyes. “Elsie,” said Sid, “forgive me for engaging in “this scrap, but I couldn’t stand by and see that fellow annoying you.” “There is nothing to forgive. good to put yourself out for me. - notice Mr. Thorne again.” “T hope you: won’t. He is not worthy of your ~ attention.” “He wanted to walk back to the Vanderpool iding ‘with me, and when I refused to have do so he spoke disrespectfully of you. He no gentleman.” When they went out into the corridor again it s empty, and Sid rang the bell to stop a Bos cage. After she had stepped aboard she smiled a demure good-by and he went back » his office. Sid opened up shop for business? ee cee Between ten and the You were very T shall never - kissed them. Elsie blushed vividly, but did® aoe an pt ain bind, Se 13 © boy visited him to inspect his “sheep-shearing” apartments, as they jokingly called the office. They talked in a hail-fellow-well-met strain, and ~ assured Sid that they wouldn’t do a thing to him when they initiated him on the floor of the Ex- change, if he succeeded in getting elected to mem- bership, “J dare say you'll do me up,” laughed the new broker; “but it’s only once in a lifetime, so I guess-I can stand it.” “You'll be in good trim to take the Masonic third degree after we get through with you,” laughed a broker named Jones, winking at the others. “T suppose it will be permissible to get square se you chaps afterward, won’t it?” asked the oy. “In what way?” “Oh, I mean to take a fall out of some of you in the market the first thing you know “Perhaps you'd like to buy a nice “ttle block of M. & N. stock. It’s ruling at 72 to-day. I'd like to get rid of it,” said Jones. “No, thank you. I don’t want any to-day.” eats thought l’d make you take water,” grinned Broker Jones, half sneeringly. Sid didn’t like the challenge for a cent, so he turned quickly on the broker and said: . “Tell you what I’ll do. -I’ll take an option of ten days on 1,000. shares of that stock if your price is right. How much do you want cash down?” “Are you talking business, or only, through your hat?” asked Jones. ; The other brokers laughed heartily. Awe “It’s up to you, Jones,” several of them said. “Vl let you have it for $600.” : Sid thought a moment. : “All right, T’ll take you. Write it out and Tl give you my check for the amount.” \ “Here’s your option. Where’s your check?” “Here it is,” replied Sid, writing it out. “Now how much will you give for me to let you off?” “Well, if you haven’t a nerve! I never made $600 easier in my life,” said Jones as he folded up the check and placed it in his vest pocket. “You ‘only think so, Mr. Jones. See that you have that stock when I call for it ten days from now.” “Y’ll have it all right, only you won’t want it. ~ You’ve bought the option at, 72. Ten days from now: it will be in the sixties.” “Maybe it will. ,You’re taking that chance. ae. buy it'to-day if you want to make that 1 “Thanks for your advice, young man. As a broker you’re only in your swaddling clothes. _ After you have bought a few more options like this one you’ll learn wisdom.” ft “It’s a wonder you haven’t learned wisdom enough not to sell such an option ona rising stock.” oe “That’s a good one,” laughed the other brokers? As a matter of fact, the stock‘on which Sid = had bought the option was on the eve of a boom, «© and he had just discovered that fact and was arranging to buy 5,000 shares on a margin from Flint, Peabody & Co.; but Jones and the others were not aware of this important fact. . > Broker Jones a2 hi

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f * “4 | BOSS OF THE MARKET a“ hold a single share when he sold the option, but expected to buy it below 72, was rushed around like a wild man trying to get the thousand shares . as close to 72 as he could. ~The stock, however, was scarce for ‘several days after the rise began, as people who had it held on to it when they saw it goimg up in value. Finally Jones had to pay 76 for the 1,000 shares. - Then he notified Sid that he was ready to deliver it, The boys, however, coolly responded that there was no hurry, as the option had five days to run. Sid’s reply made Jones mad because his money was tied up in the 1,000 shares, represent- ing $76,000 to him. The stock was liable to go to 90 inside of those five days, and here he was pledged to deliver it at 72. In any case, he would be ovit $4,000 if the stock went no higher. On the morning of the tenth day Sid sold his 5,000 shares for 85, clearing nearly $64,000. Then he called on Jones for the 1,000 shares, sending his check for the full value—$72,000. As- soon as they had been delivered by the disgusted Jones, he took them around to Flint, Peabody & Co. and ordered them sold at the mar- ket price, which had risen to 86. They were soon disposed of and thus Sid added $14,000 more to his bank account at Broker Jones expense. One or two of the brokers who remembered the trans- action in _ant’s office, followed it up, and when they found cut that their brother operator had been badly caught by the boy broker they cir- culated the news all through the Street, and so Jones didn’t hear the last. of his option for many days thereafter, while all the brokers compli- mented Sid on his shrewdness. CHAPTER XI.—Jim Bradford Calls on Sid eG Grant. Es, “Tg luck sticks to me in this fashion I'll be ' a millionaive in no time at all,” said Sid to him- self on the morning following the sale of the 1,000 shares of M. & N. stock he had received _ from Broker Jones, as he regarded with com- placency Flint, Peabody & Co.’s check for-$85,750, _ which, together with the customary statement of ~-aecount, he had received in the morning mail. “Here I’ve been just two weeks in business and T’ve cleared nearly $77,000, and I’ve not yet been elected a member of the Exchange. After I have deposited this check I’ll have a bank account of $123,000. Counting the value of my seat in the Stock Exchange, I’m worth over $200,000. Mother might as well pick out a residence in the suburbs that she and sis would like to live in. There’s ‘a nice place I was looking at in Caryl that we G can get for $8,000. If it suits mother I'll buy * at for her right away and we can move up there.” He called in Elsie and dictated several letters - to her. Then he showed her the checks and told _~her what his recent profits were in the two -. M. & N. deals. ford, poi St t At that moment his messenger and office ho: knocked at the door, and, being told to come in, said there was a gentleman outside who wanted to see him. d “Did you get his name?” asked Sid, as. Elsie retired to her room. Ree “Yes, sir. It’s Bradford.” 3 “Bradford! Is it a tall man with a black mus- tache?” ; ‘ ; MV OS; RUT n Sid gave a low whistle. “That’s Jim Bradford, sure enough,” h thought. “I wonder what business he has with me? Does he suspect anything, and. has come over to pump me? Or what can be his motive? It must be something worth while, or a big gun like the senior partner of Bradford, Winberz & Co. wouldn’t drop in on a boy broker like x I must be on my guard.” Then he said aloud “Show him in.” ine A moment later Grigsby’s bitterest opponent walked into the little room. ; _ “Hello, Grant,” he said, holding out his hand in a friendly way; “glad to see you’re one of us. So you shook Grigsby at last, eh?” ge “Hardly. It was Mr. Grigsby who shook me. But I don’t think I’ve lost anything by it. Take a seat, Mr. Bradford. What can Ido for you?” “Well, you might go on the curb and see ii you can get me 5,000 Erie preferred at 52.” “Ts that an order?” asked Sid, in some prise. ‘aa . “Tt is. As soon as Winberry and I heard you broken loose from Grigsby and gone into busin for yourself we decided to give-you a lift, if only | to get a crack at the old scoundrel, who I’ve no~ doubt wouldn’t like to see you get on.” “J don’t think he’d relish having you put thing in my way,” laughed Sid, as he made memorandum of the Erie-order and handed it t Bradford to sign. ~ oe “T guess not,” chuckled the broker; affixi well-known signature to the paper and retu it to the boy. = Gon “Thank you: Small favors are thankfully ceived,” grinned Sid. “I will give this my mediate attention.” ; “You’re welcome. How are you making “T haven’t any kick coming.” ; : _ “J understand that you were very succe; in the market while you were with Grigsby “I did very well for a boy.” 3 “You say that well, Grant,” winked B sur- ocal ¥ radfo “Boys don’t usually.clear very lak@a “Rube their little ventures. Now it is generally beliey in the Street that you have made $100,000 3 more while you were with Grigsby. Probably — more, for you have bought a seat in the Exch for $88,000, and you'll be a full-fledged trader a soon as the boys elect you.” : “T hope you'll use your influence in my be Mr. Bradford. You know Grigsby may into his head to have me turned down.” — “T'll do what I can for you, Grant. As just saying, you must have made mon you were in Grigsby’s employ. Of course, 1 inference is that you. made it through i you managed to pick up in his ae ay 3

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\ - which reflected on his loyalty to Mr. Grigsby, and he hastened to deny it emphatically. “There’s not a word of truthin that, Mr. Brad- “ford,” he replied stoutly. “Tips don’t float around Mr. Grigsby’s office or your office either, I guess,” he said with a slight smile. “Brokers _ are pretty careful, as a rule, about what escapes them. I worked over three years for Mr. Grigs- - by, and during that time he never let me in on the slightest He - “Of course not,” interrupted Mr. Bradford. “That isn’t always necessary. You are an un- commonly smart boy—that’s. your reputation ; among the traders. Besides, it is believed that - Grigsby trusted you to an unusual extent. At any rate, to all appearances you were his right ‘bower between him and his outside brokers. Under such circumstances it is only natural to infer that a cute boy like yourself, after he had saved a little capital, would take advantage of - anything that came under his eye.” ‘ 4 “J beg your pardon, Mr. Bradford,” said Sid, flushing hotly. “This looks like an insinuation that I appropriated information in an underhand manner.” - “Don’t get warm under the collar, my dear fellow,” laughed the broker, lightly. “’m not actually saying that you did anything of the Poe . Sat J don’t like the inference,” answered Sid. “Tt is a reflection on my character.” “I am not accusing you, Grant,” replied Brad- rd, with ene of his wicked smiles; “but Grigsby must have had his suspicions, otherwise why should he have let you down so hard? From what I have heard about the street he is mighty sore on you. It isn’t so much what he says against you; it’s the way he says it. Now, there must have been something pretty serious in the wind when a man like Grigsby fires a boy of your calibre, whom he has educated up in the business or his own personal advantage. I have heard hoping to draw Bradford out. ae “Oh, there are lots of ways of doing that,” said ‘the broker, mysteriously, getting down to the object of his visit. : ‘ you might mention one or two,” said the boy, dering what the broker was aiming at, for ainly with all their shrewdness and experi- , Bradford, Winberry & Co. had not so far he best of Samuel Grigsby in any very im- tant particular. : “J.ook here, Grant, you know there is a move- ment on foot by certain opposition interests to rigsby and his friends from the control ited Traction. You know that, don’t you?” dded. ; rse you do. It is going to be.a pretty h everything will count. al way that Wi and 2 BOSS OF THE MARKET 15 ing no stone unturned to win our point-——the control of the holding ompany. If we succeed, Grigsby and his ‘directorate will get the bounce and our crowd will take charge of the road. | You follow me, don’t you?” t “Yes, sir.” gee! : “Very good: Now any boy who gives us a lift in the fight we shall take care of in a handsome way, do you t peamepecs: Sid nodded. “Well, here’s your chance if you know of any. of Grigsby’s, traction secrets. Name your, price for any poirter that will be valuable to us and you shall have the money, spot cash. I will guarantee to throw a certain amount of business in your direction. Now, Grant, here is the chance of your life. What do you say?” : Sid had no pointer on United Traction in his possession, nor would he have been so dishonor- able as to have'sold any information that would have injured Mr? Grigsby, even if he had not been, a4 he was, in his former employer’s econ- fidence.’ As part of the game he was working in Grigsby’s interest it. was necessaty that he should try and hold Bradford’s confidence, and to — that end he made a play for time so as to enable him to communicate with his late boss and get-a line on his course of action. a3 “I will consider your proposition,” he said. “I do not admit: that I have any information about United Traction that would be of any use to you.” “You leave me to judge of that,” said Bradford, eagerly. “T’ll tell you what I’ll do with you,” drawing oui his check baok. “I'll give you $1,000 now as a kind of retaining fee, as lawyers call it. This is independent of the price for such in-— formation as you may have.” If your pointer is worth anything to us I will pay you for it ac- cording as it pans out. If it is of'no value to us, you can keep the thousand anyway. That’s fair, isn’t it?” ‘ ‘ Z “It’s fair enough,” replied Sid, “but I can’t ~ - accept it.” : Pa “Why not?” asked Bradford, with a frown. “Because I must have time to figure on this thing before I think of making any kind of deal — with you.” “Nonsense! Why do you want time? I’ve got the money; if you’ve got the goods the matter can be adjusted now. In any case you will be $1,000: in.” Stes ; - Bradford didn’t believe in letting anything get away from him. Sir felt he was forced into’ Bradford was a hard man to stand . a ‘corner. off, yet Sid had to do this somehow, or maybe lose an important advantage which had come his way, How was he going to do it?” © wat hee ae CHAPTER XII—In Which Sid Sells A Gold Brick to Jim Bradford. Sk In addition, - —

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16 at a better moment. He told the boy to send them in; much to Bradford’s annoyance. “Myr. Bradford, this is my mother,” said Sid, as Mrs. Grant, nicely. dressed, walked into the room. “Happy to make your acquaintance, madam,” bowed the broker, relinquishing his chair. “My sister,” said Sid, presenting Nellie, who looked as sweet as a June rose in a fetching ‘gown, though the crutch under her left arm told a pathetic tale. “Delighted to know you, Miss Grant,” said the big broker. After a few words had passed be- -tween them, Mr. Bradford turned to Sid. “T’ll expect to see you at my office after three,” he said. “By that time I hope you will have made up your mind to accept my proposition.” “JT will be there,” replied Sid. The broker then wished the ladies good-by and took his leave. ay “Mother; if you only knew it you couldn’t have dropped it on me at a better time,” said her son, in a-tone of great satisfaction. Elsie darted into Sid’s room like a fawn and had her arms about Nellie in a twinkling. ‘ “Don’t mind me, moiher,” said the boys, turn- - ing to his desk; “I have an important matter to ' . attend to that will require my attention a few moments.” He got out his cipher code and wrote a second message to Mr. Grigsby, telling him briefly about Bradford’s visit, his position, to which he had to give a definite answer at three o’clock that afternoon, and asked for instructions. When he had finished this note he turned around in his chair. ay “l’m sorry to mterrupt this delightful tete-a- tete, but I’ve got important business for Hlsie ~ to attend to. It will take her out of the building ~ a little while, but V’ll try to entertain you both 2 “myself until she returns, when it will be almost time to go to lunch.” °* ~He told Elsie to copy the cipher ‘note in a familiar manner in which she had done with the - first one and hand both copies and originals back - to him. When she had done this he signed them -. with his signature word, which identified the ~ communication as coming from him, placed them in the plain envelope, sealed it carefully and told Elsie to take it to a district messenger office for immediate delivery. She was gone about fifteen ‘minutes, and during that interval the young »* proker showed his mother and sister over his offices, with which they were delighted. Sid “then went out to make a business call, leaving - the ladies together. As soon as he came back » he remarked it was time to go to lunch. - He took them to a very nice restaurant on * Broadway, where they spent an hour over their meal, after which Mrs. Grant and Nellie took tig Broadway car for home, and Sid and his _. pretty stenographer returned to his office, where he found a messenger boy waiting for him with an envelope. He signed for it and opened it as soon as he got to his desk. It was a communi- ‘eation in cipher from Mr. Grigsby, in which that -gentketsan furnished Sid with a bogus pointer or two ts earry to Mr. Bradford. Sid chuckled d deciphéred its meaning, ‘ BOSS OF THE MARKET er ay the way things are ciated every day in- ‘Wall’ Street. Bradford wouldn’t hesitate an instant in doing the same thing to Mr. Grigsby. There’s— going to be a hot old time before the destinies of — United Traction are settled. Bradford and NEE “ clique will have to be slicker than greased light- ning to win the final trick. It’s my opinion when — % the end comes their name will be mud.” Three o’clock found Sid Grant waiting fo b admitted. to. Mr. Bradford’s private office. He had. to cool his heels for tiventy minutes in the reception-room while the big broker was closeted with an important client: Then Sid’s turn came. 5 and he was shown into the inner sanctum. — “Well,” said Bradford, in a sharp, bideeee like one, wheeling around in his chair and con- fronting the boy. - “Are you willing to talk busi- ; ness? i “Yes, sir.’ Z SF piotioad you $1, 000, I think, as an eye : opener.” He took up his ecko: “J won’t take a cent from you, sir, unless oy pointers are worth something to you.” - te Sid thereupon laid before the big broker "th tips furnished him for the purpose by Mr. Grigs: y. : “Yll have to verify this istormaten® “sai Bradford, when Sid had concluded; “but it look good enough as it stands for a thousand. — give you that much now, and later on I'll se you another check if results seem to warrant ‘it. “You won’t forget to throw some business my way, too, will you?” said Sid. “Pll see that you get a share of what we give out,”\ answered the broker, handing the boy check for $1,000. a “Thank you, sir,” said Sid, rising to. go. hope you understand that I am not guaranteei anything. I have given you this information as it came to me.” . “That’s all I expect of you, Grant. Good da “Good day, sir.” ; Sid passed into the outer .office and came al - most face to face with Oakley Thorne. The : margine clerk stepped back with a scowl of deadly hate on his countenance, and clenched fist as if he meant to strike the young broker. He thought better of it, however. r “Tl pay you back one of these days, Grant,” he hissed, vindictively, and ibaa sone words walked on into the Carr Tn: ~ “Perhaps you will,” chuckled | Sid opinion -you will not. ue ns to him in a S eeeie way. He turn that check to Mr. Bradford son

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* chase 10,000 shares of C. & R. I., to be paid for ~ ©. O. D. on delivery to Baring & Co. He man- aged to pick up 3,000 shares among the curb brokers, and the rest he got_after making a tour. of a number of offices, including Mr. Jones, where he went last. : “Yes,” snapped Broker Jones, who hadn’t for- * gotten Sid for the smart deal-the boy had worked upon him, “I’ve got some Rock Island. What are you paying for it?” “The market price,” replied the boy broker, ‘oolly. “That’s 117. I want an eighth more.” “Well, seeing it’s you, Mr. Jones, I’ll call you. Have you 1,600 shares?” © : “Yes. Are you buying them for yourself?” c : “No, sit. They will be paid for on delivery to. . Baring & Co.” is “All right. Here’s your memo.” $id then returned to his office and handed his pookkeeper the evidences that he had purchased ~ 10,000 shares of C.:& R. I. for Baring & Co. _ “Well, Elsie,” he said, as he looked in on his - stenographer, who was trying to kill time with a ‘popular novel, “you don’t seem to be over- ~ worked.” % “No,” she laughed; “things are rather slow compared to what they were at Baring & Co. Can’t you scare up a little more business, Sid?” “Elsie,” he said, placing one hand on the book, “J want. you to listen to me. I want to tell you - that I care more for you than any one in all this - world, even Nellie and mother.” His voice grew - tender and his eyes moist as those loved names dropped from his lips. “I want you to know that I love you with all my heart, with all my soul, and I want you to say that you will marry me some day when I have made my mark in the world. I know you won’t be offended with me for telling you this. Tell me, Elsie, do you care or me inthe same way?” z _-. She dropped her face in her hands. ~Then he slipped one arm around her waist. She. made 0 movement to repel him, and he felt encour- ged. ‘ _ “Do vou love me, Elsie? Will you be my wife some day?” ; - “Yes; .Sid,”. she answered softly and buried her blushing happy face on his breast. That afternoon Sid sent a message to his nother that he wouldn’t be home to supper be- cause he was going over to Elsie Carter’s house “to ted. It was eleven o’clock when he approached his home, along Christopher street. At that “hour the thoroughfare was lonesome and de- ted. There were two men, however, standing the shadow of a low stoop. Both were dressed rough jackets. They wore beards and slouch ats. Sid noticed them standing back in the loom as he passed, but thought they belonged 0 the house. There was also a carriage without driver drawn up alongside the curb a few feet y- eS The next thing Sid knew he was suddenly s from behind and was being forced toward He was taken so by surprise that Then he me of the BOSS OF THE MARKET -as he was. _picture,” grimned Thorne. nd almost; it.” before thei ae ea Eigen ant it liberately grabbed one of his fingers between his stout. molars and bit so that the man almost screamed with pain. “Slug him, Stetson!” he cried to his companion, —_—~ at the same time hitting Sid with his left an in- |. effectual blow in the face. The man referred to as Stetson struck Sid in ~~ the jaw a heavy blow, and that made him let go - of the other’s finger. In the struggle which en- — sued the beards on the faces of both men became —~ disarranged, which showed that they were false. ones. Sid finally wrenched one of his arms loose and slugged the fellow whose finger he had bit-* ten. The blow tore thé beard entirely from his face, and the gleam from a distant street lamp ~~ fell on his countenance. Sid recognized him. ~~ “Oakley Thorne!” he exclaimed. - “Then he received a terrible blow from some- thing hard that fell upon his head from behind, and.with flashes of red shooting before his eyes he fell to the sidewalk unconscious. "= CHAPTER XIV.—Oakley Thorne Crows Over — es : Sid Grant. Seay vig Some hours afterward, when Sid came to his senses and stared around in the utter gloom of a~ strange place, he wondered where he was and what had happened to him. , : ee A key, rattled in a_lock, the door opened, and prisoner had recovered consciousness looking at him. : : ; “Well, how are you feeling, my buck?” he said. Sid made no reply to those words, and for a moment or two his enemy glowered down on him as if he had half a mind to attack him, helpless “Do. you want to know what I’m going to do- with you?” said Tho: at last. : seat Sid didn’t answer him. as “l’m going to ship you out of the country.”' “If you should succeed in carrying out your. threat, you will pay pretty dearly for it whe I get ba¢k.” es a ‘Youw’re going to be taken where you'll wo for the rest of your life, chained to a gang of rascals who will be glad of such a companion as you to amuse themselves with. You’re going: to work in a salt mine, Sid Grant, thousands of miles from here, and once you’re under, you'll: never see the light of day again as lo as you live,” and the speaker chuckled sardoni 7 cally, rubbing his hands together as if the picture —~ = drew of the boy’s fate particularly plea = im. i 1 PL ge “I’m going to leave you to dream over ° “TJ hope you'll en _. He took up the lampyand spits a final: —

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18 way through the chinks of the closed shutters that barred the only window in the room. Sid did not close his eyes during that time. He made several desperate but fruitless efforts to get free of his bonds. Then he began to consider how-he was going to escape from this unfortunate situa- tion. He didn’t believe that Thorne could carry out the diabolical threat he had laid before him, even if the rascal was really in earnest about it, of which he had his doubts. It was altogether too big a contract for tel @ person as Oakley Thorne to carry out, with the limited resources he had at his command. The day passed drearily away. He paced the room like a caged animal, wondering what would ‘be the end of it all. He worried himself almost sick thinking about his mother and his crippled sister, for he knew they must be wild with anxiety over his unaccountable disappearance. CHAPTER XV.—The Deal Which Carried With It the* Control of United Traction. The night of the fourth day had closed in, and Sid was desperate enough to attempt anything that offered the slightest chance of opening an avenue of escape. Oakley Thorne had not re- appeared, and that was the only atom of satis- faction he had enjoyed since he had been cooped up in the room. Usually a negro had brought his supper after dark, but though Sid was look- ing for him to appear any moment he did not come. | Just then he saw a gleam of light under the door and heard approaching footsteps. The door _. opened and, instead of the negro, Thorne ap- ' peared with the tray and a. lamp. He. looked cautiously about the room before he entered, and seeing that Sid was lying down on the mattress he walked to the table and deposited the tray and the lamp upon it. Sid sprang to his feet, but Thorne was on the watch and took a revolver from his pocket as he backed toward the door. A daring idea had darted through the boy’s mind when he saw Thorne enter the room in place of the big negro. He knew he was a match for the margin clerk, with something to spare. \Even the sight of the revolver did not deter the now thor- oughly desperate boy. But, instead of rushing at Oakley, as had been his first intention, he made forthe table. This action threw Thorne off his guard a bit, for he thought Sid was famished and was eag r to eat. Sid had no ‘intention of eating. He - grabbed up the cup of hot tea and hurled it at Thorne, and then jumped for his enemy. The . ,cup hit’ Oakley in the chest near his neck and . half of the tea flew in his face, causing him to utter a howl of pain. Before he could recover Be Sid had him by the throat with one hand, while with the other he tore the revolver from his - grasp. Reversing the weapon, he struck Thorne a stunning blow on the forehead, and the clerk went down on the floor. Sid dragged the fellow over to the mattress. He picked up the cord with which his own “hands had been bound and “Then Thorne’s st sees? Ina fever of excitement © BOSS OF THE MARKET Oakley. After that he tied his legs together and left him. He turned the lamp low, opened the door, pass- ed through, locked it on the other side, and put the key in his pocket. Then, with his shoes in his hand, he passed down the stairs to the next — floor. Here an obstacle presented itself. Two “men were coming up the first flight, and he must be discovered unless he .returned back to the third floor. However, he had one other alterna- tive. The door of what seemed to be a sitting room near at hand stood ajar. He decided to entersthat room and conceal himself until the way was clear. Hardly had he got out of sight behind a heavy portiere when the two men en- tered the room, and one of them turned ‘up the gas. The light fell full on their faces, and Sid was amazed to recognize one of them as Jim Bradford, the big Exchange place broker, who was dressed in an evening suit. The two men sat down within earshot of Sid’s place of con- — cealment. : “Now, let us nroceed to business,” said Brad- ford, in his sharp, business-like tones. “You are Gregorv Grindle, the attorney for and co-execu- tor for the estate of the late Matthew Bramble?” “T am that person,” replied the other in suave tones. i “You made me a proposition in reference to the block of United Traction stock left to, the E widow.” “T did, and in accordance with your tention I appointed this interview.” “Exactly. Have you obtained an. order from : the Probate Court. empowering you to sell that stock?” “T. have.” , ; <I eet like to see that order. This is a big deal, and it is necessary that I should be fully assured of the ground I stand on.’ “You shall see the order, Mr. Bradford, You will find it all right.” The man went to a small desk near by and pro- duced a paper which he handed the big broker, who after carefully scanning it pronounced him- self satisfied. . “Now,” said Mr. Bradford, closed this afternoon at 195 3-8. I will give you “196, ten per cent. down, for which I will hand you my check, and. the balance on delivery of the stock at my office) at two o’clock to-morrow.” replied Mr. Grinds ms “T will accept your offer,” after a moment of thought. “Very good,” replied Bradford, in a tone of — satisfaction, and Sid thought he detected a covert smile of triumph | about his lips. “There are “United Traction 6,000 shares in this block. At 196 that amounts eth to $1,176,000.” — took out his checkbook and a stylographic. veeThere, Mr. Grindle, is my check for’ $117, 000. Please give me your receipt for that amount on account of the purchase of the 6,000 shares | (08 United Traction in question.” Mr. Grindle wrote out the receipt and handed : it to his visitor. ee you, sir. I think that ends our bi si ness, Cate: out with me to the cafe down the street and will open a bottle.” Mr. Grindle went) into an adjoining room, ax his ee and the two men lef; the Yr ethe Aces

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BOSS OF THE MARKET : Sid knew that the block of United Traction which had now practically passed into the hands of Jim Bradford and his associates represented the shares Samuel Grigsby had been moving heaven and earth to retain in his interests. As matters now stood Mr. Grigsby was beaten, and on the morrow he would know it. ' He turned to leave the room and came face to face with an elderly man in his shirt-sleeves, whose face was white and drawn, and whose . hands were torn and bleeding. Sid started back ‘in consternation and the other seemed similarly affected. ~ CHAPTER XVI.—The Greatest Boy in Wall _ Street. For a moment there was an awkward pause. Then the man who had entered the room spoke: “T suppose you will try to prevent me leaving this house, young man, but as sure as my name is Gregory Grindle, I will make every man econ- cerned in this outrage sweat for it.” B “Gregory Grindle!” gasped Sid, in a tone of astonishment. “Why, Mr. Grindle just left this house a moment ago.” ‘His surprise was so palpable, and his manner 80 pacific at the moment, that the elderly gen- tleman looked at him fixedly and with no little curiosity. Saas . Arye vou not in this plot to detain me a pris- oner_ here?” he asked, with a kind of eagerness in his manner. “No, sir. I don’t know who you are. Nor have I ever seen you before. Neither do I understand why you assert that you are detained as a pris- _ oner in this house.” : “Are you not conected with this house?” _ No, sir. I was brought here against my will five nights ago and have been held a close pris- ~ oner in a Yoom above ever since. I was trying % to avail myself of a chance to make my escape.” “Indeed! You interest me, for I was brought here myself last night under similar circum- stances. Who are you, and why have you been - treated in this way?” + “A young scoundrel named Oakley Thorne, who is a breker’s clerk, is at the bottom of the , outrage,” replied Sid, answering the second ques-- tion first. “His object was personal revenge. My name is Sidney Grant.” : “Sidney Grant!” repeated the gentleman. “The ~ name sounds familiar to me. Are you connected with Samuel Grigsby?” .“J was his messenger for three years. ‘now in business for myself.” P - “Then I can trust you,” said the gentleman, ith an air of relief. “What did you mean by saying that Mr. Grindle left the house a little ie é I am hile ago.” ell-known broker, and heard them both leave st a moment before you came in here.” : ould that be, vie I am Mr. Grindle?” “Because I’ saw him leave this room with a. 19 } _ What passed * Did you hear all’their con- victim of some kind of a plot. petween these men? versation?” “T did, and will tell you. But had not we bet- ter leave this place while we have the chance? This man who I heard addressed as Grindle, and who seems to be the person who occupies this house, may return at any moment.” The gentleman’s eyes at that moment rested on a.wall telephone at the other side of the room. His eyes lit up and, quickly turning, he closed the door and locked it. Then he went : the phone, and -in answer to Central’s reply asked for the night manager. When the connec- tion was made he requested to be put in com- munication with the police station nearest to the house. When this was done he asked that — a couple of officers be sent to the house at once. _ Sid, now wondering what was going to come of this affair, told all that had taken place at ~ the interview between the presumed Gregory | Grindle and Jim Bradford. “Tt is all perfectly clear to me now,” said the gentleman. “I am Gregory Grindle, lawyer and co-executor of the Matthew Bramble estate. The — man you saw is a fraud. . Will you describe him to me?” i Sid did so. : eh See “It is as I thought. He is John Grady, my business associate, of whose integrity I have — recently had grave doubts. He is familiar with the fight between Samuel Grigsby and the Brad- ford clique for the control of United Traction. — He has got possession of the order I receive& from the Probate Court to sell the stock ei ne ing to the estate, and his purpose is to sell the stock by-impersonating me for the time being and make off with the proceeds of his villainy. But I will thwart ihm.” Bein “Then this sale of stock to Mr. Bradford - not binding?” asked Sid, eagerly. g “Certainly not. Now, my lad, just look ou of the windcw and watch for the officers. Let me know if John Grady comes back before they arrive.” rt, Two policeman were presently seen approach-— ing the house, and at Mr. Grindle’s request Sid — went to the hall door and admitted them. When Grady came back, after an hour’s absence, he was thunderstruck to find that the tables were turned on him. A carriage was procured, and — he and the still unconscious Oakley Thorne — bundled into it. The pair were locked up in the station, to be sent to the Tombs next morning, Sid and Mr. Grindle then separated to go to their homes. Vee Mrs. Grant and Nellie had been in-a State of distraction during the five days of Sid’s ab-— sence, and they received him as ene risen from the dead. They listened to the story of - adventure with wonder and indignation. T first thing Sid saw in the morning papers was that Samuel Grisby had met with a serious acci- dent by being thrown-from his ‘carriage in C = Mae ees usly, inqui ah ilar Amost Nuaric of his a

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AY _story. The boy was in his private room when Elsie appeared at ten o’clock. “Oh, Sid, Sid, dear Sid!” she cried, springing into his arms. “Where have you been? What ‘happened to you?” 1 Of course, the young broker had to tell her everything. An-hour later Sid, with a purpose in! view, called at ‘the office of Mr. Grindle and found him in. . “Mr. Grindle, I want to buy a thirty-day option on that block of United Traction stock at the market price, which is 195 5-8 this morning. What will you charge me?” “T don’t care to sell such an option, Grant, but I'll tell you what I will do- Ill sell you the ', stock at 196, if you can manage to raise ten -* per cent. of the sale price to-day among those interested with Mr. Grigsby in the control of the company.” “I accept your offer, Mr. Grindle; but delay is not necessary. The price of the 6,000 shares at 196 is $1,176,000. 1 will give you my personal eheck for $117,600, which is ten per cent. of the ‘full price.” ; -. This was satisfactory to Mr. Grindle, and fif- teen minutes later Sid Grant held evidence that he was the boss of the situation in United Trac- tion. He and Mr. Grindle went at once to the ‘Tombs Police Court, where they had to appear against John Grady and Oakley Thorne, respec- tively. Their arrest and a few details of the charge against them had appeared in the earlier edition of the afternoon papers. This account had been read by Jim Bradford with astonish- ment and dismay. Then he went up to the court _ to see what more he could learn about the matter. or When the prisoners were remanded for the action of the grand jury and Sid was leaving the court with Ir. Grindle, Mr. Bradford stepped up. and asked the lawyer if he would recognize the deal he (Bradford) had made with John Grady under the impression that he was dealing _ with the real Gregory Grindle. Se _ -“Sorry, sir, but I have sold that stock to this “young man, nad have received his certified check for ten per cent. of the purchase price. I shall have to refer you to him.” 3 t ._ Jim Bradford was staggered, but recovered > himself in.a moment. ~*~ — “J want that stock, Grant,” he said. “What will you take for your interest in it as it stands?” “Tam not selling it at present, Mr. Bradford,” __veplied Sid, politely. : ‘ |} Nothing more was said then about the stock, but the next day Bradford and his associates headed a bear attack on United Traction, and gradually forced it down to 178, thereby nearly wiping out the boy’s invested interests in the ~ shares he held. On the morning of the tenth day - Bradford decided on bringing the matter to a crisis. He sent word to Sid that he would call ‘on him at eleven o’clock, and he also sent word . to several of the more prominent brokers inter- ested with him in obtaining the control of Uni- ted Tractisn to meet him at Sidney Grant’s office. Sid had expected to see Jim Bradford, but the advent of the others was a surprise to ‘ ni et was to persuade Sid to sell out the traction ake: é. BOSS OF THE MARKET _ of time Sid married Elsie Carter, built a splendid . Bradford stated that the object of this L _ takes,” € “eRe x “Your ten-day limit is up to-day,” he said. “Your hold on. the traction market will cease at noon unless you can raise the balance of the money. Samuel Grigsby is out of the fight. Where will you get the $1,058,400 necessary to take over those shares with the stock down to 178? Already you are out $108,000 of your $117,600. Transfer your claim on the stock to us and we will make good your loss.” \ Sid was clearly driven into a hole.’ He had ee up almost every dollar he owned to save nited Traction. for Mr. Grigsby, in the hope that his old employer would be able to respond before it was too late. But as day by day went — by, and Mr. Grigsby showed no hope of improve- ~ ment, that hope grew less and less, and now at last the end was nearly at hand. Pee At that moment the door opened and a mes- ‘senger boy entered with a note addressed to Sid. Mechanically he took it and tore it open. He glanced at the signature and his face suddenly lighted up. “Gentlemen,” he said, turning to Bradford and his associates, “I am much obliged for your gen- erous offer to save me from the loss of $108,000, but-I must deeline it. This bit of paper answers al my purposes.” ‘ “What do you mean?” demanded Mr. Bradford, a bit apprehensively. “J mean that I am now in the position to pay __ the balance of the money.due Mr. Grindle at ~ noon to-day for that United Traction stock. I hold in my hand Samuel Grigsby’s check for ~~ $1,058,400.” ‘ ; * The brokers fled the place demoralized. A month afterward, when Mr. Grigsby was able to resume business, Sid turned the stock over to him, receiving the $117,600 he had paid on the ~ shares to hold’ them; his commission of $1,500 and $100,000 in grateful appreciation for his loyalty to the Grigsby interests: Thus, without considering the value of his seat on the Stock | Exchange, to which he was duly elected a mem- pee he was worth a quarter of a million in hard | cash. " Grigsby circulated throughout Wall Street the news of Sid’s heroic stand-out in United Trae tion in his interest while he lay at death’s door at his home during those fateful ten days, and thus it became known that Grigsby’s apparent — break with his late messenger was all a blind, and part of a deep game of ae oldman to main- tain his hold on the traction interests. Sid in consequence became the most popular young trader in the Street. Oakley Thorne and John Grady were subsequently tried and convicted and — got a long term in Sing Sing. In due cour, 3 ai ee a mae in Larchmont and joined many aristocrati clubs. » « Sant : Next week’s issue will contain “THE CHANCE | OF HIS LIFE; or, THE YOUNG PILOT OF CRYSTAL LAKE.” f a “Save me a sample of everythi et pa directed the young doe morning,” faltered

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- places in, France. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 21, CURRENT NEWS SCHOOLBOY POISONS HIMSELF WHEN DENIED AN AUTOMOBILE Downhearted because his mother said she could not afford to buy him an automobile, Edward Cox, 19, captain of the Medina High School baseball team, Medina, Ohio, committed suicide by drink- ing poison. ‘After arguing the subject, Cox said to his mother: “You will be sorry.” He then went - out and is believed to have purchased the poison, drinking it on his return home. EARTHQUAKE IN FRANCE An earthquake at 3.32 p. m., Feb. 22, rocked buildings for ten seconds at Cauteres and other The walls of some buildings were cracked while doors were thrown open and furniture was broken. The. quake was particularly severe at Bag- neres, where several buildings were badly shaken. Chimneys were thrown down and the populace fled in panic from their homes. Nobody was in- . jured and property damage was relatively slight. / CAPTAIN KIDD, 1924 - Piracy up to date, certified by the United. States and Canadian governments, surely causes ; the uneasy spirits of Capt. William Kidd and Sir Henry Morgan to gaze with envious longing on the possibilities that lie outside the three-mile | — limit. A pirate craft, though not flying the Jolly, Roger, bore down upon a liquor-laden ship bound from St. John, N. B., to Bermuda, made her its: prize, put the owner’s agent in irons, won over the crew and steered for “Rum Row.” There they are said to have disposed of 4,300 cases at $30 a case, and with $120,000 in. legal tender |) sailed for parts unknown. Except that there was I no bloodshed, the whole incident savors of the! days of skull and erossbones. ' In spite of all the romantic legends of pirate , gold, it is questionable if Kidd or Morgan or any others of the 16th and 17th Century buccaneers, and freebooters ever could boast that a single | “business venture” had yielded booty that sold! for $120,000 in hard cash. t ’ BOYS, DON’T MISS THIS! a MYSTERY MAGAZINE, No. 153 | WILL BE. A CRACKERJACK! On the Newsstands Today — Get a Copy and Read : | oe «IN RESERVE” 1 By FRANK BLIGHTON He : i > One of the most exciting detective stories ever written. You can’t afford to if miss it. Then there’s J. B. WARRENTON’S two-part story, : a8 < “RED MURRAY—KIDNAPER” | It’s full of pep, filled with dramatic scenes and contains a ‘whole lot about cops’. || and detective work. ' ere Read the Short Detective Stories 3 “TWO-BY-FOUR,” by Harvey Denton; “THE WHISTLED CLUE,” s | by G. Frederick Montefiore; “THE LITTLE GREEN BUDDHA,” by Donald R. Barnett; “SATAN’S SALT,” by Willard Price. And the Special Article é: “SWINDLERS’ TRICKS” “By POLICE-CAPTAIN HOWARD is Besides all these there are a number of other interesting articles. This mag- _ azine gives you more for your money than any other publication on the market. ; PRICE 10 CTS. A CQPY

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a | Wrecked On The Desert ee OS ss THE ADVENTURES OF TWO BOY PROSPECTORS By GASTON GARNE CHAPTER XXIV.— (Continued) 4 ; “Say, don’t shoot them. I know a better way. - We've got the gold, -Tony, and if what we made > Manuel tell us about this underground river is true, we will have an easy getaway. -Let’s tie ’em up.and take down the ladder and leave them »_ to starve. There has been too much killing, any- a ‘There was rope in the boats, and the tying was ; opin done. The Mestizos then went to attend — to the ladder. +. “Don’t despair,” said Ednd then. “Father will - find some way of getting at us,” and she went _-4n to tell of the canyon, ~- hey heard the ladder come crashing down, and soon the Mestizos returned. "They spent some time examining a. bottle of their liquor and drank several times. At last they made a start, pulling away without a part- ”~ ing word. “Weare up against a long wait, I suppose,’ ' Arthur remarked at last. - f have firm faith in my father,” decitteaa / Edna. He’ll head them off at ons canyon—you'll see.’ And, as we know, so it was, as far as the boats were concerned. *Soon the splash of oars was el and Pedro yelled: oes «Oh, here comes the boss! - © It was a joyful meeting. Quickly all hands were oe eek free, but the mystery of the vanishing of the two Mestizos was never solved. ey i ~ And this was the end of all trouble. B: ee The ladder, which was not broken, _ was re-. “stowed to its place, and the grip, suitcase and wugget were brought down by Jack. » "As there was now no reason for delaying this start it was promptly made. - To describe the pull down that remarkable ‘iver would be monotonous, for little was to be ~ween in the lantern light. In due time they emerged, into the open, where they halted and - spent. the night | ashore, next. day pulling on to — Overton. - Here Doctor Furman’s.friend, who kept a miners’. general store, supplied the mule-team, as expected, and the party drove to Java, shipped Be gold by express to Prescott, and followed emselves by train. '* The parting at Prescott. was hard for Jack, but “it was a happy one, too, for he and Edna’ had come to an understanding. At last Jack Fennister had fallen in love, and knew that he was loved in return. fore Jack and Arthur started away, the gold | ds ay i stheitery; It Heplized, something y He’s got the boats!” “FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY over $50,000. tack’s iieget brought $16, 000, of which Arthur got half. And this ended prospecting in the deserts: The : boys went back to Seattle by train. . : Jack and Hdna corresponded regularly, and at the end of the year were married) at Prescott, — where they continued to live, Jack going into business in the miners’ supply line, at which he has been very successful, Doctor Furman lives with them still, and as Jack recently wrote to Arthur, he has grown greatly attached to his. father-in-law. : Arthur is married also, and Fanny Russell was his choice. He is now a practising sawyer iit - Seattle and doing well. In the letter referred to, Jack métitioned that from a prospecting party, which had just come in from the Ralston Desert, he learned that they — came at a certain point upon the wreck of an old automobile. The car had turned turtle, and be- neath is lay the remains of a man fully answer- ~~ ing the description of Dr. Glick. < . He, like our boy prospectors, had been Wreeked on the Desert. : (The End.) - COMING NEXT WEEK! A NEW SERIAL STORY — Entitled — ROB AND THE REPORTERS _ _ Or, — Hustling for War News by Wireless By GASTON GARNE Don’t miss this interesting story which BEGINS NEXT WEEK! NEW HUGUENOT HALF DOLLA Shopkeepers, street car conductors and change makers will be puzzled during the next — few weeks by the “Huguenot half dollar,” a new. coin which made its first official appearance. in New York recently. rats Except for the .words, “United States of America” and “In God»We Trust,” there is noth- ing on the coin to remind-the average citizen | the currency he knew. On: that side of the co also appears “Huguenot Half Dollar.” The othe: side shows the ship, Nieu Nederland, which bore the first thirty-two Walloon families to the Mid~ dle States in’ 1624. Its inscriptions read: “Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary—1624 to qi 2. —Founding of New Netherland.” ‘ Ax The coin is intended as a memorial featu the tercentenary celebrations to be held next under the auspices of the Huguenot-Wa oon. Netherland Commission, Inc., instituted by teh Cosicn ‘of ee mz Cc a Boeke

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 23 2 / GOOD READING’ _ s & s 7 WALLS MADE OF PAPER A new building material made from waste pa- per and designed for ceilings and wall linings has been perfected by a Swedish engineer, and pro- - duction on a large seale soon will be undertaken. he raw materials are ordinary waste paper such as accumulates in cities, clay and sulphate ‘lye, the cheapness of which warrants an inex- pensive finished product.. The covering is said to be fireproof and durable; can be applied by unskilled labor, will take paper paint or stain, and. ean’ even be polished. It is a good non-conductor, and does not respond to changes in temperature. A NEW ELECTRIC SIREN The little electric siren is only a. few inches high but is little in size only, for the screech of the little red head is terrible. This is supposed to be an “indoor” size, but it would answer for a small town perfectly well. A steam or air siren is all right where pressure is obtainable day or night, but this is often difficult, while electricity is always available. The small size is only 10 inches high and is actuated by a one-twelfth horsepower motor. The relatively large rotor is surrounded with a wire screen to keep out birds and sleet and is equipped with a sheet metal _-yoof which also serves as a sounding horn and ' distributes the warning in all directions. As a _ pburglar“alarm for banks, it is particularly useful as it-may be sounded from any point. This siren outdoor use and render fire signalling easy. / GOLDEN CALF UNCOVERED Fae BY EXCAVATORS ‘The Temple of the Golden Calf, mentioned in the Old Testament, has been found by the joint -' expedition of the University of Pennsylvania - Museum and the British Museum near Ur of the - Chaldees, Dr. George B. Gordon, director of the - university museum, believes.” He expressed the TEMPLE OF ' -which the expedition has uncovered, is identical with the Golden Calf Temple. The Bible story of this temple, in the Book of Daniel, relates how three Israelite brothers, re- fusing to worship the golden image of a calf erected by King Nebuchadnezaar, were cast_into a fiery furnace, but emerged unharmed. From photograpns of the excavated temple and other data Dr. Gordon deduces that this temple is the “one mentioned in the Bible. ~ _ SRON WITH A HISTORY near Snake Butte, four miles north of Pierre, S. 4 and over which the Black and Yellow trail strikes north. Besides the leg iron was also ound a file. The iron was placed in the State useum, although there was nothing of historic terest attached to it-at the time, and even now nder is unknown, “ : 5 has several elder, brothers which are all right for . belief recently that Nebuchadnezzar’s temple, - Several years ago a rusted leg iron was found ~ fF ~ Recently Thomas Tuttle, an educated. Yank- tonnais Indian from Fort Thompson, was going through the State House looking at the relics in — the museum, accompanied by an older Indian, ae Okasake—the Whipper—who was much interested in the collection. Okasake at once recognized the iron and told the dramatic circumstances sur- rounding it, as follows: # In the autumn-of 1863 a scout camp of Yank- tonnais in the Government employ was located near Snake Butte. One of the scouts was lying on the peak of the butte as a sentinel, and this - man noticed some Indians approaching from the north. He watched the approaching Indians and; soon discovered they were Santees, being Two Bull and his son and a nephew on a horse stealing, exploit to the fort. = The Yanktonnais scouts spread out and cap- tured the Santees, turned them over to the sol- diers-at Fort Sully and they were placed in irons. Soon afterward Two Bull’s nephew escaped but blundered into the Yanktonnias camp at the butte — and again was captured. A council was held and it was proposed to put the captured man to death, but it developed that he was a near relative of __ one of the scouts, therefore it was determined to set him at liberty. ari The young man still wore the leg irons which — had been put on him at the fort. He succeeded — in removing them by driving the rivets with the — aid of a file which he used as a punch. 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24 SOMETHING TO KNOW You will need a 50 ohm rheostat. to use a UV199 or C299 tube with a six voit battery. In case *- you employ three volts, the ordinary 6 ohm rheo- * gtat can then be utilized. ; The range of a crystal detector depends upon local conditions, size of antenna, etc. However, a good crystal set Should receive music exer a distance of about twenty miles. WD tubes func- - tion as detectors with about 22 volts plate volt- “age. When used as amplifiers. 45 volts should ‘be used. re SQUEALS IN ENGLAND, TOO Bu It has been generally understood in America : ~ that England is free from the squeals of re- _ yadiating receivers, thanks to a law barring re- - generative receivers unless operated with a stage ~ of radio frequency as a “muffler.” The London ~ Mail’s columns would indicate that this is not the’ ~ ease. Says the Mail: “The ‘howling’ of. ‘oscil- - Jation fiends’ played havoc with Captain Eckers- _ ley’s gears While he was endeavoring to bring Sean the U. S. A. broadcasting stations.” This news- paper warns its readers that the law against the wse of reaction (regeneration) directly coupled to the antenna is still in force. WHO INVENTED THE THREE ELEMENT ag TUBE? Dr. H. Preston Pratt. has invented, according to news reports from. Chicago, a new kind of three-element audion tube, and is planning to put it on the market. If the report is true, there promises to be a legal battle for honors and patent rights. To make the situation more in- teresting, Doctor Pratt claims that he, and not Pr. Lee DeForest, invented- the ‘three-element -- -tube.. Doctor Pratt says that he invented his first - three-element tube in 1897. For Doctor Pratt’s new tube these claims are “made: Less noise, no distortion, free from in- - ductive and static disturbances, better reproduc- = tive capacity, greater volume, operates on from 1 to 150 plate voltage, consumes 1-30th of an - ampere in current, long distance easily tuned, . he Pratt tube contains two small cups, exe on each end of the tube. Between these are a “spiral filament, a spiral grid and a spiral plate. . The reflectors (cups) are claimed to contrel the - “material particles, electrons, molecules “and atoms which, Doctor Pratt says, are “running _ wild” in the present tubes. ‘The two reflecting surfaces concentrate the material particles in-the center of the tube at the gentral spot, taking them away from the outer 2 eportnee: ‘of the tube.- From this central point plate circuits of the tube.” wi gs o ' FAME AND FORTUNE INTERESTING RADIO NEWS AND . Em io ee _ Select two posts #nd-connect in series with the more rigid and more durable than present tubes, | gignal strength proportionate to plate voltage. ~ these material particles complete the filament T ~ witery 8 - a Ee HINTS — — « TRANSFORMERS NOT STANDARDIZED Audio frequency and radio frequency trans- formers take many shapes, but they all have — four binding posts on them, two for the primary — winding and two for the secondary. Differeny makes are often marked differently,.and some are not even marked at all. Although. there is no standard system of label- ling the pests, in most instruments the two - primary ones are lettered “P” and “B.” a3 This means that the former should go to the plate post of the tube whose output it is amplify-— ing (either directly or. through the - phones, tickler coil, etc.), and the latter to the positive - of the B battery, passing through the phones if — these happen to be between the transformer and — the filament. Sometimes the primary posts are marked “P1” and “P2,” or just “1” “2°” with the word “primary” between them. In this case — the “P1” and “P2” correspond to the “P” and “B” respectively. ’ ; ; The secondary binding posts are usually in- dicated by the letter “G” and *F.” The first goes. directly to the grid post of the amplifying tube, while the second is brought to the negative side of the tube filament, preferably to the a the rheostat in the negative leg of the circuit. Sometimes the “F” is replaced by an “A” “or a mere “—.” Following the scheme used on the primary, the secondary is often marked “S1” and 430.” . ¥ Mines If the transformer is not marked it is a‘simple _ matter to determine which windings are which. - a single dry cell and a pair of phones. If the glick is heard when the circuit is closed or open gne of the windings has been found. Then ekange the wires to the other two posts.and re- peat the test. It will be found that the clicks obtained from one pair will be noticeably louder than those from the other. This pair of p leads to the primary winding, the other to - secondaxy. Mere ceceemt 4,760 MILES BY RADIO RELAY. : An unknown American radio operator situate in Tokio, Japan, recently sentsa radio mess. to his mother at Cambridge, Il., through ateur radio station 7HG, in that city, operat by Charles York, marking the first two way ort wave-‘communication across the Pacific Ocean. With only a fleeting contact, barely al lowing time for the message to come throug! York had considerable difficulty in distinguis ing the foreign operator’s call, JUPU. re While the signals of amateur transmitters the United States have been reported by sh operators in remote sections of the Pacific an as distant as the island of Ceylon in the India Ocean, this incident is the first in which an. ateur has worked both directions across the 4,’ mile stretch of ocean. 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~ message copied when communication was inter- -. rupted by heavy interference. It was about ~~ 1 a.m. when York heard a station on 200 meters and singing with the unfamiliar Japanese call. ’ For a brief interval signals were good at both ~. stations. 5 he station operated by York is situated on ~~ one of the highest hills in the surrounding coun- try. He has done a great deal of long distance ~ work, his best previous two way record being ~ to communicate with Canadian amateur station - 1AC, situated in Nova Scotia. He had also - Worked 6CEU in Hawaii and amateurs in every - radio district in the United States with the ex- ception of those in the second and fourth. His antenna is supported by a 65-foot pole at the free end and a 4-foot pole at the lead in end. a counterpoise directly underneath. RADIO FOG SIGNALS - Radio beacons serve as lighthouses except that they flash Hertzian waves instead of light beams. Each radio beacon has a characteristic signal, ‘so a ship’s operator can distinguish the differ- * ent beacons, similar to the way navigators know _. lighthouses by the color of the light. A vessel equipped with a radio compass may determine its bearings from the radio beacons, although ey may be invisible. : A radio fog signal has been established by the Bureau of Lighthouses on’ the Nantucket ight Station, Nantucket Shoals, Mass. The aracteristic of the signal consists of a group of four dashes every thirty seconds. The Cana- dian Government has established a radio beacon on the Heath Point Lightship, off Heath Point, The station transmits on on - ously during foggy weather, and in clear weather : como to 9:30 a. m. and from 8 to 3:30 m. Other radio beacons now in operation by the ted States Lighthouse Service are: Fire Is- nd Light -Vessel, New York—Groups of two ashes for twenty-five seconds; silent twenty- five seconds. Ambrose Channel Light Vessel, lew Jersey—Signal dashes for twenty seconds;. nt twenty seconds. Sea Girt Light Station, ew Jersey—Groups of three dashes for sixty conds; silent sixty seconds. Cape Henry Light tion, Virginia—Groups of two dots followed one dash of twenty seconds; silent fifteen onds. .Diamond Shoals Light Vessel, North olina—Groups of two dashes for thirty sec-° ; silent thirty seconds. San Francisco Light i rt FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY It is a six wire flat top 50 feet long with — 25. The Leviathan was recently equipped with a new radio compass which will enable the navi- gators to know the exact position in foggy: weather after the ship is within 150 miles of Nantucket Light. » AMATEURS COVER THE WORLD To the radio amateur the letter DX call up a vision of immeasurable distance that would have made our ox cart pioneers and forefathers blink in amazement, but is now easily obliterated with the pressure of fingers on a brass key. This business of “packing up the old kit bag” for the sake of the wanderlust that is in all of us now -has, through radio, a modern version that does not require the lifting of a foot over one’s. door- step. That is the major fascination in the won- ~ derful game of amateur radio, the thrilk that comes with each new conquest over space and -_ time, ability to reach the ends of the world. Bx You read on every hand how the possession of a receiving set from the simple single circuit _ tuner to the latest model superhetrodyne brings | — “the world into the home,” but seldom have you: — read how easily a radio transmitter can take you out into the world. For a little moré than the same amount of effort that it would take you to equip’ your home | with a radio receiving set, you can install a telegraph code transmitter. Sixteen thousand | young men have done that in this country. It - all started with the neighborhod line telegraph, but it ended in 1928 by making amateurs of the world neighbors. ; S It is remarkable when one realizes the odds _ that have been encountered and the technical obstacles that have been overcome by a com- paratively small group of experimenters in this modern winnipg over the space. It is compar- nig able only to the heart-breaking efforts of those _ who have in years gone by in giving us the little, office globe that we can twirl with a move- ment of the hand and put our finger on every country and city of any consequence on the earth. j Just as surely as undiscovered territory was won over by the pioneers, so is the art of am- ateur radio making international citizen radio a reality. t : In the interval of a few years since members — of the Radio Club of Hartford, Conn., were con-: sidering as a great triumph code transmissions over a distance of thirty miles, these amateurs _ have communicated direct with amateurs on the West coast, and their transmitters are heard fre-. quently in Europe. Interest in amateur radio is keen in New Zealand, Australia and some parts _ of the South American and African continents, giving promise of the day when amateur radio will have put its foot on every natural barrier, — Canadian amateurs are, sending messages — across the continent. The Australians have rub- bed elbows with California. The island of New Zealand is one of the latest entrants into the world amateur fellowship without lefal bonds — and tugging for~greater contact, a louder CW

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—7R6 ‘ : the Henry Ford hospital at Detroit and more Fame and Fortune Weekly NEW YORK, MARCH 23, TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS 8 Cents 1924 Postage Free “ “ PE tea * 4,00 , $5.00, HOW TO SEND MONEY —At our risk send P. O. Money Order, Check or Registered Letter; remittances in any other way are at your risk. We accept Postage Stamps the same as cash. When sending silver wrap the Coin in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting the envelope. Write your name and address plainly. _ Address letters to _ HARRY E. WOLFF, ea i. Woltt, Pres. Publisher, Inc., 166 W. 23d St., N. Y. Charles E. Nylander, Sec. L. F. Wiizin, Treas. ITEMS OF INTEREST ELEPHANT THROWS PASSENGERS IN eos Se RN LG The old adage that “an elephant never forgets” is worrying officials of a circus company winter- ing at Havre de Grace, Md : For two years they have been trying to make “Chief,” their biggest elephant, forget how to pull the efhergency air brake cord on railway trains. Recently, while he and some of his brothers were en route from Philadelphia to Havre de Grace \in what is known as an automobile car, attached to a Pennsylvania line accommodation train, “‘Chief” wrapped his trunk around the cord and gave a hard pull. Passengers were thrown from their seats and. were almost panic-stricken. : _ After the train reached Havre de Grace it was ~ revealed that “Chief” had done the same thing three times two years ago while on his way to Syracuse. / 157,000 WORK FOR FORD Employment in the Ford Motor Company’s or- ganization, it was announced recently, is now at the highest point in its history. The total number of employees in all of the Ford. plants in the “United States is approximately 157,000. The largest number in any single manufac- turing units is at the Highland Park plant at Detroit, where 68,500 men are at work. ~~ _ Other manufacturing units, including the Lin- coln car plant at Detroit, and the plants at Kearny; N. J.; Hamilton, Ohio; Green Island, N. Y¥.; Glassmere, Pa., and Poughkeepsie, N. Y., em- ploy close to 11,000 men, , More than 4,000 men are at work on the com- Shy pany’s timber and iron ore properties in the : upper peninsula of Michigan. Ford coals mines in “Kentucky and West Virginia are giving employ- ment to more than 3,500 men, and the Detroit, - Toledo & Ironton, the Ford railroad, employs in excess of 2,500 men. { Jn addition there are about 700 employees in 00 ae the Henry Ford Trade School at FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY fice rang and the doctor answered it. A - ognized the voice of his 17-year-old son GULLED > oe A sea gull with a splinter of wood at least six inches long, that had entered the breast and was protruding through the back between the wings, — was the startling spectacle that greeted a crowd of visitors on the Pine avenue pier, Los An- geles, Cal. A physician who was among the — spectators declared it to be a novelty among nov- elties in bird life, for the wound caused by the shaft of wood had been apparently healed and the splinter had become a permanent part of the — gull’s anatomy. Vie cia The bird was captured for examination and the physician expressed the opinion that the sea gull would probably die from blood poisoning if ~* an attempt were made to remove the wooden shaft. It is probable, old timers on the pier de- — clared, that. the gull, a clumsy, awkward bird, had ~ collided with a splintered board while attempting — to land on some old pier or shed along the water — front and, after being wounded, had stowed itself away to nurse its injuries. : : The wooden splinter does not, apparently, in terfere with the sea gull’s flying apparatus. LAUGHS Magistrate—Last time you were here I tol be I hoped never to see you again. Delinquen es, ‘sir, I know, sir—but I couldn’t get the o ficer to believe me. Mary—What did the specialist say about Mrs De Vere’s frightful attack of kleptomania?” Ma- _ bel—Oh, he said she must take things mo quietly in, future. © _Friend—How does it happen that you have St many Japanese things in your room? Youn Wife—Just before I married the contents of — Japanese shop were sold by auction. All these things are wedding presents. Z One First Gossip—So you was nivver axed to th funeral? Second Gossip—Nivver as much as in- side the house. But you just wait till we hey funeral of our own an’ we'll show ’em! ~ A judge who was not renowned for intelle said angrily to counsel: “All you are saying beyond the point. I pay no heed to it, It simply goes in at one ear and out at the other.” “Well, what is there to prevent it, me lud?” retorted the counsel, ’ 7 : “Will you give me a,character?” asked th one. The employer sat down to write a non-com: mittal letter. His effort resulted-as follows: “The bearer of this letter has worked for me one week and I am satisfied. : \ The telephone in a well-known surgeon's. rf inquired, “Who is this?” The doctor read though an exceedingly busy man, he was ready for a bit of fun, so he replied: “Th est man in the 6 h :

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY | __ BRIEF BUT POINTED se a HAWAII NATIONAL PARK - | The Department of the Interior has just issued for free distribution a 16-page illustrated book-: let on Hawaii National Park, which is described as a playground. of easily accessible marvels. available 865 days in the year. The booklet de- 3 seribes the various park trips from the city of - Honolulu. The park is comprised of three sep- _ arate areas, two of which are on the island of . Hawaii, the third being on the island of Maui; this latter, the Haleakala section, contains the 5 largest extinct voleano in the world within the crater of which it is said could be placed the city . of Philadelphia. The Kilauea section contains _ the famous “Lake of Everlasting Fire,” which is so convenient of approach that automobiles are _ driven to the brink of the pit. The Mauna Loa gseetion includes the huge crater of Mokauweoweo - at the summit of Mauna. Loa, altitude 18,675 feet. The Mauna Loa trip is described as a three- day riding or hiking excursion from the Kilauea Volcano and it is said the lava formations pro- vide a variation of interests that more than re- wards one for the rather strenuous climb. Copies addressing the National Park Service of the De- partment of the Interior, Washington, D. C. SLAYERS COW WARDEN AND FLEE ear DEATH CELL — _ Emery Connell and Joe Sullivan, convicted of murder in connection with the slaying of two Little Rock detectives, and Eulos Sullivan, under ‘sentence to be electrocuted soon for the kill- ing of J. Walter Casey, a United States Deputy Marshal, escaped from death cells at the Arkan- sas Penitentiary recently. i __. They held up Warden Martin and his nephew, R. M. Haskins of Kansas City, when Martin and Haskins went to the men’s cell with their break- Sto: _ Martin and Haskins were covered with, pistols y the three prisoners who previously had help p an armed guard and locked him in a cell. Haskins was locked in a cell and Mertin forced “lead the way to his automobile in the prison ard. The three men got in and forced the war- en to drive through the prison gates, where the trusty guard recognized him and passed him readily. : the three men put him out and sped an toward the city. ‘available police are patrolling roads leading ut of the city, ia : HEROES OF QUEBEC’ _ At the siege of Quebec, Captain Ochterlony and enant Peyton, both of General Monckton’s iment, fell before the breastworks néar the is; the former mortally wounded, the latter S ae ely in the knee: Two savages pushed down of the Hawaii Park booklet may be obtained by’ “The ‘warden drove a mile from the prison, then — Warden Martin telephoned an alarm, and — recipitation, armed. on Captain Och- ~~ clining on his fusee, discharged it, and the sav- age dropped immediately on the body of his in- : tended prey. The other savage advanced with much eagerness to Lieutenant Peyton, who had searcely time to disengage his bayonet, and con- ceal its disposition.. With one arm he warded off the proposed blow, and with the other laid the as- sailant lifeless at his side. A-Straggling grena- dier, who had happily escaped the slaughter of his companions, stambled upon Captain Ochter- Jony, and readily offered him his services, The captain, with a spirit and bravery of a true Brit- on, replied: “Friend, I thank you; but with re- spect to me, the musket or scalping knife will only z be a more speedy deliverance from pain. Ihave _ but a few minutes to live. Go; make haste, and tender your services where there is a possibility it may be useful.” At the same time he pointed to Lieutenant Peyton, who was then endeavorin ie to crawl away on the sand. The grenadier to6k | Lieutenant Peyton on his back, and conveyed him to a boat, but not without each receiving a wound. NAVY AVIATORS TELL OF PERILS IN. | JUNGLE Be cai Details of the adventure in which Lieutenant’ _ Hi. S. Wooster and J. J. Dimshock, chief ma-~ chinist’s mate, navy aviators, who took part in the recent manoeuvers in Caribbean waters, nears ly lest their lives in. tropical jungles, are con- | tained in a report which has just reached the Bu- reau of Aeronautics, nea Piloting torpedo and bombing planes and ac- ie companied by mechanicians, they were detailed ty) _ make a photographic reconnoissance in a flight across the Isthmus of Panama. The planes be- came separated in a cloud bank close to the moun- tain peaks on the Pacific side of the Isthmus. _ Lieutenant Tate returned tothe Langley on schedule, but Lieutenant Wooster and Dimshock remained unaccounted for after the time had ex- pived in which their fuel supply would have been ~ exhausted. <A search for them was continued for — four days. ; : pee A relief party was landed from the Langley and natives were enlisted inthe search, while airplanes also engaged in the hunt.. Wooster and his assistant were: flying close to the mountain peaks of Pinola Pass when overtaken by a violent °— ‘rain squall. By skilful handling of the airplane they landed in the treetops of a jungle forest; but they were hurled out, and the plane was de molished. Dimshock sustained painful minor in juries. -— rae The emergency rations carried by all planes in ~

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