Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-01
FONTS FROM JOHNSON.


seat in a first class smoker at Kings.
ton he reflected gloomingly that he
wodldn' make that journey much of.
tener. After next settling day, he
said to himself, it will be "a penny
tram from Hackney or Tramford
Hill. II shall be jolly lucky if | can
get a clerkship If | am hammered or
the exchange"
Mr.. Langley had been distinctly un-
fortunate during the last three
months, The foreign market had
been in an unusually uneasy condi-
tion. First>the bulls and then the
bears had the advantage. The big
firms who could afford to hold stock
over and wait until their time had
done well, but the smaller men had
gone to the wall Mr.. Langley
thought Il the pretty villa at Kings
ton which must be sold: of his bow
who must be taken away from llar-
row: of his wife-but the though, of
his pretty little wife living in back
street was too much for him. 1T
doesn't bear thinking about" he said
to himself; SO he lit a cigar and re-
signed himself to the soothing weed.
just then the train drew up to Ted
lngton. A stout, burly, midd!e-aged
gentleman entered. Langley recog-
nized him at once as johnson, the
leader of the foreign market. the
multi-millionaire, and the most IN
scrupulus schemer in Europe. They
knew each other slightly. After a
word or two johnson retired behind
the Times, and did not emerge until
they nearly reached Waterloo.
lie looked at Langley, who was
gloomily smoking, and then jerked
out sharp quest.
"HOw's business?"
only $3.50; you big people take all
the cream of the market"
Nonsense. The markets the same
for everyone; some of us have little
more capital, certainly; but with
brains anyone can make fortune on
the exchange. Now if, for instance,
any one bought Bulgarians for the
rise, he would be absolutely certain
to feather his nest by next settling
day. All. here we are at Waterloo!
Good morning, Mr.. Langley"
Langley took handsome to the
stock exchange. He wasn't much
cheered by Mr.. Johnson's handsome
tip. He knew too much of Johnson's
friendly advice. Every one on change
fought shy of johnson. He was too
subtitle for them. Johnson was u.s.
lally compared to Jay Gould, but, as
an acute observer on the exchange
had noted, there was more reliance to
be placed on Jay Gould than on John
son. The American millionaire had
strong likes and dislikes-you might
be sure he would do his best to helm
friend or ruin an enemy, but John
son went through the world pleasant
y smiling. He had a nice, open, John
bullish manner to every one. He had
joke for every ones ear and hand
for every ones pocket. People had
given up trying to account for his
All they knew was that
every settling day Johnson's banking
account grew larger.
All the morning Langley puzzled
over Johnsons advice, and finally de-
,ided to submit it to his particular
friends at lunch time.
The lunch at the Tiger restaurant
was nearly finished when Langley
said to his friends: "By the way, /
lad straight tip from old johnson
.oday."
There was general laugh.
What was it. said one of the COM
,any.
hen I should adyis. vow s ~ ' aa,,,
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"And I sbou,d ,dv;s. ,o,, 80 lama
ham alone y saia anatho so' ~ ,ea'e
$ such a unioue linr~tbe onI, mon
S to ignore him altogether"
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Langley varied an hour and then
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~ ar. soou pos'''oh as d CLERK In
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ne stepped into the foreign market
nd began to buy steadily. The stock
continued to fall. Everyone was sell
ng, and Langley's buying didn't seem
y s'e"uy 'iie h'arhe' III 'he ieast.