Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-09

EVERY MORNING HE READ THE
 FINANCIAL QUOTATIONS.
 head for figures, and one evening after
 he had been thinking for long time
 about Miriam Ives-a neat figure she was-he did some figuring on F., L. & E. common
 "Supposing," he said to himself, that
 l bought about $500 worth of it at 15
 and sold it at 3o That would increase my working capital to $500. Then or the next slump could invest my $500 and sell out for $1. 900"
 Tt was simple proposition. All he had to do was be little patient After the third turnover he would have $2,400, the fourth would see him $4.S00 to the good. On the fifth swing of the pendulum he would have s9.6O0, but he knocked off the $500 for commissions and other. incidentals leaving 5000 even money. His sixth plunge would make him winner to the extent of $l8,000, and after that his wealth be- gan to pile up very fast He would emerge from his seventh transaction in F.. L. & B. common with $36.00O; an- other go would increase his wealth to 72.00O; in nine years figuring only on one turning over of his money per an- mum. he would have $144,O00. and in ten years he would be worth S2SS,0O0. He knocked of s3S.000 for general expenses, making his start on the second ten years with an even s2500O0 Before he got up to the fifteenth year of his ca- reer as buyer and seller of F., L. & B. common his head began to be dizzy and, putting his pencil in his pocket. he went out to ask Miriam if she would be his wife.
 T want you to know" he said. when she had permitted him to press her cheek against his chest and gather one of her soft. warm hands in his, that my love for you is not selfish love. If it was I'd have asked you long ago to be my own and let you share with me the troubles that would come from trying to get along on my income But 1 have waited and worshiped you in silence un- til could see the way clear ahead"
 Then he kissed her few times more and told her candidly what was going to happen.
 Archibald" she whispered. ."r don't care for all these terrible riches. Wealth Is an awful responsibility. Let's keep your $500 and furnish a nice little fiat with it."
 But he convinced her before he left that it would be almost criminal if he neglected to take advantage of the which was opening before him. and he continued to watch the financial page. It was early sum- mer. F.. L. & E. common was steadily declining along with about everything else on the list. By the, middle of June it was at 20. and Archibald Wat kins would experience fiuttering sen- sation in the region of the upper left pocket of his vest every time he took up his paper in the morning.
 On the 18th of July F.. L. ( B. com mon was quoted at 17. Then A. Wat. kins transferred s300 of his money from the savings department of the bank and opened up a checking ac- count against it. At the same time he gave certain broker an open or der to buy % shares Of F. l.. & B. common at IS, A week later he had . dizzy spell when he opened his paper and saw the the stock quoted at ths figure he had named Later in ths day he was informed by Bloodeooi. khtchum 4 Co. that they had bought for his account % shares of F.. L. q B. common.
 He sat and thought of Miriam Ives and dreamed dreams and built air castles. and wrote out an open order to sell his 2g shares at 90. but put it in his pocket not wishing to let his brokers get the impression that he had gone in for the mere purpose of "skinning the market He expected Co see the stock hover around IS fOr a month or so before starting on the uprsrd swing. 90 there vas no need of haste about putting In his selling order Tn the meantime he and Mir ian could be looking around for . fat
 A week later F. L. ( B common vas quoted at II. and there were ru- r1ors of reorganisafion which might I result in the vfping out cf the con- non stock aitoxefher- Arrhfbald Wat kins began to have sinking spells. and ] he fen into the kabit of brsskins en- i Ezesnenfs rifh 1llFfan- Tvo or fhste ll4es he ess1le1 . sezI sgt = s1z1