Evening journal., 1900-02-26

not Mr.. Sage advise her after all, she
ventured, that she take her $500 and
go back to the town she came from
and invest it there?
Certainly not" said Mr.. Sage
promptly IF you can find a way to
make a bare living here while you
start, New York is the place to get on.
But 1 really would rather not sug-
gest."
Straight from the atmosphere OF
stocks and bonds the girl from the
West flew to the Frohmans. The Froh-
mans were used to dealing with begin
ners, and future greatness was their
stock in trade.
Mr.. Daniel Frohman-erect, judicial,
totally without a smile-said II de-
pended.
"In nine cases out Of ten" said Mr
Frohman evenly, Il would say TO the
young woman that it would be well
for her to go home, interest herself in
the domestic relations, and marry.
And she might have been just the one
who would have succeeded2 Well, no
not in all cases. Conceivably, yes. But
a manager can usually tell You might
succeed-you might not. Generally the
girl would better go home"
As for Mr.. Charles Frohman, the
young woman who wanted to invest
drew largely on her capital for car
fare in making trial attempts to see
him.
Good heavens, don't invest it at
all" he said positively. "Of course, all
the capitalists will tell you to. That's
because they'd get the money sure.
! They've got all mine. That's where all
| our moneys gone. No, don't invest it
don't invest It. wouldn't know what
/ TO do with $500 myself. I am not ac-
customed to dealing in figures-such
/ figures. Put It in q bank where you
are sure Of It, but remember and don't
invest it. I am positive on that one
point"
After that the young woman took
three days off and went up to Albany.
Gov. Teddy Roosevelt was delighted
TO meet the young woman, really, he
said, smiling so that her heart was
warmed. He was delighted. If there
was anything he could do he should
be glad-really so glad. What? Invest
$500? oh, really, he could hardly be
asked that. He so much preferred not
to. It was the rule of his life to pre-
fer not to. Might he be excused? Yes.
he was sure he might be, because he
was so delighted. And good-by, really
The eighth time the young woman
went to the Office of Senator T. c.
Platt; she found him in.
Mr.. Platt was presenting his COM
plients. Mr.. Platt was explaining one
Of the rules Of his life which he has
lived up TO since boyhood. That In
itself was worth knowing about, and
the young woman hung on his words
Mr.. Platt's rule was this: Never tC
ask for advice; and never to give al.
vice, unless it was to advise that one
never ask for advice" Mr.. Platt wa:
almost epigrammatic.
And then Chauncey Depew.
why" he said, never think Of in
vesting it. If you do you will lose i
Just as sure as the world. Put II in I
banl--if you are an expert at some
thing. that is. II you are not there 4
no use staying here at all. If you ar
not an expert. spend your $500 learn
ing to be a stenographer-not here
where you win live up the money a
$50 a week. Go home and use it II
study and then come back and carr
your $50 a week. I'll tell you a stor.
to illustrate that"
This is why a $500 note is sewed Il
a cambric bag and hangs about tn
neck Of the young woman who want
ed TO invest.