The Princeton union., 1906-08-23

I'LL lines. western 1TOl1ey, ", mlSQt
be overcapitalized, and Union Cordage
might also be in the hands of pirat-
ical clique; but the demand for trolley
lines was growing every day, and
cordage products we're not going out
of fashion by any means.
you see," he said to his adviser,
"nere's what the most conservative
man in the street says in this after
Moons paper. That copper must nee
essarily break badly, and the whole
boom collapse l do not believe. There
is enough prosperity to maintain a
| strong demand for the metal through
another year at least. AS to Western
Trolley and Union Cordage, the two
other stocks about which doubt is now
being so widely expressed in the
street, I am persuaded that they are
both due to rise, not sensationally, but
| at healthy upward rate that makes
them sound investments!'
There" said Percival, there's the
judgment Of a man that knows the
game, but doesn't happen to have a
dollar in either stock, and he doesn't
know one or two things that l know,
either. Just hypothecate 10000 of
those Union Cordage shares and 5000
Western Trolley, and buy Consolidated
on 20 per cent. margin. l want to
get bigger action. There's a good rule
in poker: if your hand is worth call
ing, it's worth raising"
II like your nerve" said the broker.
"Well, I know some one who has
sleeve with something up it, that's ALL
By the third week in April, it was
believed that his holdings of Consoli-
dated were the largest in the street,
excepting those of the Federal Oil
people. Uncle Peter was delighted by
the magnitude of his operations, and
by his newly formed habits of indus
try.
It'll be the makings of the boy"
he said to Mrs. Bines in her sons pres
ence. mot that 1 care so much my
self about all the millions he'll pile up,
but it gives him a business training,
and takes him out of the pinhead
class. l bet Shepler himself will be
takin' off his silk hat to your son,
jest as soon as he's made this turn in
copper-if he has enough of Dan'l Us
grit to hang on-and I think he has"
'"They needn't wait another day for
me-" Percival told him later. "The
family treasure is about all in now,
except mas amethyst earrings and the
hair watch chain Grandpa Cummings
had Of course I'm holding what
promised for Burman. But that rise
can't hold off much longer, and the
only thing I'll do, from now on, is to
hook a few blocks of the stock l
bought outright, and buy on margins,
| SOS to get bigger action"
my! My! you jest do fairly dazzle
me-" exclaimed the old man, delight
edly. "Oh. 1 guess your pa wouldn't
be at all proud of you if he could see
it. I tell you, this family's all right
while you keep hearty"
''Well, I'm not pushing my chest out
any" said the young man, with be-
coming modesty, "but l don't mind
telling you it will be the biggest thing
ever pulled off down there by any one
man."
'That's the true western spirit" de-
clared Uncle Peter, beside himself with
enthusiasm. 1--WE do things big when
we bother 'em at all. We amt afraid
of any pikers like Shepler, with his
little two and five thousand lots. On!
can jest hear 'em calm you hard
names down in that Wall street-Na-
poleon of Finance and Copper King
and all like that-in about 80 days!"
He accepted PercivaPs invitation
that afternoon to 60 down into the
street with him. They stopped for a
moment in the visitors gallery of the
stock exchange and looked down into
the mob of writhing. disheveled, shout
ing brokers'. In and out, the throng
swirled upon itself, while above it's
muddy depths surged froth of hands
in frenzied gesticulation The frantic
| movement and din of shieks disturbed
Uncle Peter.
Faro is such a lot quieter game"
was his comment $50 much more calm
and restful. What pity. now, faint
as Christian!''
CHAPTER XIV.
HOW THE CHINOOK CAME 10 WALL