The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29

He went to sleep, thinking how he
was going to get rid of his gold with
out attracting attention, for, of course,
he didn't want anyone TO notice it.
Monday morning it didn't bother
MN much when he was repeatedly
called from footing column of figures
to answer the phone, nor when one of
the partners criticised him for not at
tending to matter that had never
been brought to his knowledge.
When his lunch time came he went
10 the savings bank where his few
dollars were and deposited $50 in gold,
and the ten for which he had ex-
changed gold the night before. At one
national bank he got a cashiers check
to his own order for $50, paying for it
with gold; in another he got demand
G. D. for 500 TO his own order; in a
third he got q cashiers check for 5000
Then he went to q national bank, the
cashier of which he knew, and opened
an account, saying that he was going
to do something in the real estate line.
Here he deposited the demand c.. D..
$3.50 in gold and $50 in currency. for
which he had exchanged gold at the
office. This took him half ar hour: the
other half he spent in buying five lots
in South Omaha for a total of $3.50.
which he paid in gold, thus getting rid
Of $1,000 altogether, and in buying
some doughnuts at a bakery, from
which he made his lunch later in the
day when he was alone in the office.
In two weeks he had managed. after
this fashion. to get all his gold but the
odd IS. which he kept for relic, into
circulation, without anyone's comment
ing thereon to him. In three months
he sold his first lots that cost him $3.50
for an even 81, 600 and resigned his po-
sitiOn, opened a real estate Office and
was soon raking in considerable in
commissions, besides his profits on his
own investments, in which he was ex-
ceDtionally fortunate.
IF you know anything about what
Omaha was in the latter half of the
'SCs you can understand how rapidly
one could double a few thousand over
and over; if you don't, there's no USE in
my trying to explain
by spring he had a stenographer
and an office boy, and when June came
he added a clerk to his force, and went
back east to see his mother and the
graY-eyed girl. He took the gray eyes
a long drive irto the country, and when
they got home the eyes were very
bright, and their owner wrote the
trustees Of the accuracy that she
couldn't teach there next term.
In September he went east again,
and took her back with him, and in
little cottage in a quiet street. from
the window of which were to be had
glimpses of the shining river and the
blue Iowa hills, they set up their
household goods and were very happy.
''All this time ne had kept his capital
invested in city property, and after his
real estate office had been open for a
few months he made his expenses out
rfff = 1,
So, 900 was ADDED to it. As soon as he
sold a piece of property he bought
more with the proceeds, and whatever
he bought went UP, so every trans
action increased his capital, his com
missions on sales made for other peo-
pie giving him q fair income, SO they
could buy books and pictures now and
then, and keep a horse and take occa-
sional runs back east or to the cool of
Colorado.
Just before the panic of '93 he sold
out ell his holdings except some good
rent paying business property and a.
few close in dwellings that rented well.
and after a bit put his funds into first
class stocks. By that time his IS. 900 had
grown to a sum the income from which
would support him and his anywhere.
so they lent their house to some friends
that wanted to be married and started
out TO find all the things there were to
see in the world, and are doing that
yet.
No, he never knew anything about
the previous history of the money.
but he supposed that it was buried bv
some of the Mormon crowd that
stopped about there for time on their
way to Salt Lake. the dates of The
coin were old enough, and that seemed
a probable solution"
Unusual ability? I don't think So
perhaps exceptional opportunities
though almost any young man who is
willing to work and has a little horse
sense could DO about as well with that
start. The trouble is to get the start
You know Carnegie says it's easy
enough after you have the first thou
sand dollars"
Did it ever get out about his gold9,,
asked the man by the window. mid
ne always keep it secret?"
Nobody ever learned any more than
he chose to tell. He told his wife.
there was no use telling any one else 7
knew about it at the time. was hic
closest friend then. OF coursa
wouldn't have told You if You knew
him
Il tLitt1 have met him" said
PERHAPS" he answered. as he rose
to go, 'btt you do not know his name .