The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-06

J rrrrease bis wealth to y5s.0oo. IN MN
. years. husring cnly on the turnlnl
over OF bis money per annum b,
would be worth s2ss. 600. He knocke,
on the $4,000 for general expenses
making his start on the second ter
vars, figuring opiy on the ,urnln,
Ae got up to the nftidenth year OF HI,
career as a buyer and seller OF +. I.
q 3. common HE head began to be
dizzy. and, putting his pencil IN his
pocket, he went out to ask Miriam Il
che would be his wife.
Il want you 10 know" he said when
shc had permitted him 70 press her
cheek against his chest and gather one
OF her soft warm hanis in his. that
my love for you is not a selfish love.
Z Il was I'd have asked you long ago
20 be my xifc and lot you share with
NC the troubles that would come from
trying to get along on my income. But
have waiteo I'D worshiped you In
silence until could see the way clear
ahead"
Then ne kissed her few times
mord and told her candidly what was
going 70 happen.
Archibald" she whispered. "I don't
care for all these terrible i'ches.
Wealth is an awful responsibility.
Let's keep your $500 and furnish nice
fat with e"
But he convinced her before he left
thot Il would be almost criminal IL he
neglected to take advantage OF the op-
portunity which was opening up be-
fore him, and he continued 90 watch
the financial page. II was early sum.
mer. +. l. & B. common was steadily
declining along with about everything
else on the list. by the middle Of june
II was at 20, and Archibald Watkins
would experience a huttdring sensation
in the ragion of the upper left pocket
Of his vest every time he took up his
paper in the ulorping.
On the 18th OF July r., L. and b
common was quoted at IL. Then Wat
kins transferred 5000 OF his money
from the savings department of ths
bank and opened up cherklng ac-
count against 81. AZ the same time be
gave certain broker an order 10 buy
70 shares Of F. l.. & b. common at Is.
A week later he hnd dizzy spell when
he opened his paper and saw the took
quoted at the figure he mad named.
Later in the day he was informed by
Bloodgood, Ketcham q Co., that they /
tnd bought for his account 20 shares
OF F. l.. & b. common.
He sat and thought OF Miriam Ives
and dreamed dreams and built air
cestiec and wrote out an open order TO
seli his shares at 30. and put II in his
PICKET not wishing to let his brokers
get che impression that he had gone
in for the mere purpose Of 'skinning
the market" He expected to see the
stock hover around is for a month or
80 before starting on the upward
swing. so there was no need OF haste
Akout putting in his selling order. In
the meantime he and Miriam could be
looking around for fiat.
n week later F., l.. & B. common was
1Gotad at IL, and there were rumors
of a reorganization which might result
IN the wiping out of the common stock
altogether Archibald Watkins began
o have sinking spells. and he fell Into
he habit Of breaking engagements
Eitll Miriam. {
Two OF three times he decided to
sell and save what he could of his
hard earned money. but he put it OF .
from day to day, hoping there might
be a reaction, BY tho middle of Au.
gust the stock was quoted at 6l.2. and
he young man who had fgured out
'roft OF $s0OO,00 for himself in Is
'ears wes convinced that the broker
who had referred 10 F. l.. g. b. com.
non as a nice old lady" had been mis-.
aiken.
He quarreled with Miriam because
iho thDught he was foolish for not
aving what little he could from the
wreck.
IT'S bound 70 turn" he assured her.
Coniound them, IN show them that
hey can't freeze me out. III prove to
hem that l have as much nerve as
ny Of them"
But think how much more sensible
would have been" she answered. III
on had taken my advice and kept the
atney TO furnish the fiat
That made MIN angry. II was tho
ind Of talk he had always hetrrl from
10 mother when she was alive. It had
ways been. Archibald, II you had
rly listened 10 mel"
SO he rushed away from Miriam.
Utterly saying;
"Whe ] get $50 a share for my
.ock, I'll come back
On the following day II went down
fth a sickening "plop" 10 3l.4, at
hleh figure Archibald Watkins sold
At. Dedueting III, commissions there