Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-04
GETTING RICH.
Grafton's Speculation and the Les
son 1t Taught Him.

mean to go to work and make money,
said Albert Grafton
"You have saved uptw hundred dol
lars year for the last five years, AL
bert" said his wife. "Is not that doing
well?"
"Only thousand dollars in five years!
That's rather poor prospect, Alice"
II fancied it was doing well. Still, 1
shall be glad If you can do better. But
what has made you discontented on a
sudden?"
81 will tell you You know Champion
in our office?"
Yes"
"Well three months ago he received
a legacy Of a thousand dollars from an
aunt of his What would you have
done with it?"
Put it in the savings bank?"
"Where it would have earned by this
time fifteen dollars interest. He did
better than that. He bought shares in
a mining company, and to-day he sold
out for two thousand dollars"
Doubling his money!" said Alice, in
surprise.
"Yes, and in three months That's
what call doing a good stroke of busi-
ness"
''Yes, but there was risk about it. "
''Of course you can't gain without in
curing some little risk. Now suppose
he doubles his money again in the next
three, or, say six months, he will have
four thousand; a sum which 1t would
take US twenty years to lay by"
''Slow and sure Is a good rule, AL
bert"
81 really believe, Alice, you would
prefer a snail to horse. If ! were go
ing to live as long as Methusaleh, 1
might be satisfied with my slow gains
As don't expect that, mean to take
a shorter end to fortune"
II am afraid, Albert, that it will
prove short cut to poverty"
Don't croak, Alice. Trust to me,
and you will ride in your carriage yet"
Albert Grafton began at once to look
out for some profitable mode of invest
ment for the little sum which had been
accumulating at the savings bank for
five years. 1t amounted now, with in
terest, to about eleven hundred and
fifty dollars; a sum which he had re-
garded with satisfaction until he had
been dazzled by the lucky speculation
of his fellow clerk. He dropped hint
to Champion that If he should hear of
a good investment he might be disposed
to embark in it himself. He withdrew
the money from the savings bank In
order to have it ready to use at short
notice.
The lucky chance was not long in ar
irving.
One day Albert came home in excel
lent spirits.
We'll, wife" he said, what do you
think I have doneP"
Mrs. Grafton looked inquiringly.
81 have invested the money"
'How?" she asked, not without con-
siderable anxiety.
I'm the Winnebago Mining Company
"a capital thing"
What do you know about the COM
pany, AlbertP"
'ohr it's frst-rate company. The
mine produces tons upon tons of cop
per every year"
How do you know?"
THE prospectus says So"
Are you sure the statements are to |
be relied uponP"
''Ot course. Don't be SO suspicious,
Alice. One would think the world was |
made up of sharpers."
What did you pay for the shares?"
"Fitty-six dollars had money |
enongh to buy just twenty and have
thirty dollars over"
Suppose we put that back into the
savings bank"
What for2"
I'VE have had money in the bank SO
long, that l shall feel better If we have
even that little left to our name"
Its strange fancy" said the hus-
band, laughing, however, I will hand
'he money to you, and you may do as
Tou like with it"
He passed over a roll of three ten dol
ar bills which his wife put in her purse
Ind deposited In the savings bank the
lext day.
Alice did not look with much favor
lPon the Winnebago Mining Company,
wen after seeing the circular which
In the most convincing
manner that 1t could not fail to pay a
dividend Of fifty per cent the first year,
'estdes rising materially in market
'Hlue, thereby making It most desirs-
lie stock to invest In Somehow Alice
vas skeptical, and though she could
lot detect the fallacy, felt that there
vas something wrong. Her husband
'ecame almost angry with her on se-
ount of her PERSISTENT disbelief, de-
lsring that she was hopelessly preju-
iced.
II hope am wrong" she said smil-
ag family. 81 trust events will show
1e to have feared groundlessly."
1t seemed, indeed, as If this would be
he case. The stock began torise stead
", From atty-six it rose to sixty-five
n fortnight
Il have made one hundred and eighty
onars so far" SAID Albert exultingly.
What do you think of that?" II
You had better sell out, and secure
!, said his wife.
Not L viii hold on, md make
more"
Tt may go down again"
II don't believe #
ana It DID not go down The tfact !
ias soRs strong s1Etiess cont fz6ll ~. y