Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08


this life of idleness and dissipation
when you might be maxim something
o. yourself. Your pa was quite man.
He left his mark out there in that
western country. Now you're here
settled in the east among big people
with a barrel of money and fine
chances to do something, and you're
jest layin' down on the family name.
You wouldn't think near so much OF
your pa II he'd laid down before his
time and your own children will al.
ways have to say: Poor pa--he had a
good heart, but he never could amount
to anything more'n a three-spot; he
didn't have any stun in him. they'll
be sayin'. Now, on the level, you dom,
want to go through life bein' jusl
known as good thing and easy
money, do your"
why, Of course not, Uncle Peter
only had to look around some at FIRST
for year or So"
well, II you need to look any more
then your eyes amt right. That's m,
say. / amt askin' you to go west J
don't expect that"
Percival frightened.
"But l am tryin' to nag you into
doin' something here. People can say
what they want to about YOU" he con.
tinued, stubbornly, as one who con-
fesses the most arrant bigotry, "but
know you have got some brains, some
ability-I really believe you got q
whole lot-and you got the means to
take your place right at the top. You
can head 'em all in this country or any
other. Now what you ought to do,
you ought to take your place in the
world Of finance-put your mind on 1t
night and day-swing out--get action
and set the ball to rolling. Your pa
was a big man In the west, and there
amt any reason as can see Of why
you can't be just as big man in pro-
portion here. People can talk all they
want to about your bein' just a dub
won't believe 'em. And there's Lon
don. You amt been ambitious enough.
Get down-hill pull on New York, and
then branch out. Be man of affairs
like your pa, and like that fellow
Shepler. Let's be somebody. If Mon
tana City was too small fur us, that's
no reason why New York should be
too big"
Percival had walked the floor In deep
attention to the old mans words.
you've got me right, Uncle Peter"
he said at last. "And you're right
about what ought to do. I've often
thought I'd go into some Of these big
operations here. But for one thing
was afraid of what you'd say. And
then, I didn't know the game very well.
But I see / ought to do something.
You're dead right"
"And we need more money, too,"
urged the old man. Il was reading a
piece the other day about the big for
tunes in New York. Why, we amt
one, two, three, with the dinky little
twelve or thirteen millions we could
swing. You don't want to be piker,
do you? If you go in the game at all,
play her open and high. Make 'em
take the ceiling off. You can Just as
well get into the hundred million class
as not, and know 1t. They needn't
talk to mel know you have got some
brains. If you was to go in now 1t
would keep you straight and busy, and
take you out of this pin-head class
that only spends their pas money"
You're all right, Uncle Peter!
certainly did need you to come along
right now and set me straight. You
founded the fortune, pa trebled 1t, and
now I'll get to work and roll 1t up like
big SNOWFALL"
That's the talk. Get into the hum
dred million class, and show these
wise folks you got something in you
besides hot air, like the sayin' Is.
Then they won't always be askin' who
your pa was-they'll be wantin' to
know who you are. by Cripes! Then
you can have the biggest steam yacht
afioat, two or three of 'em, and the
best house in New York, and palaces
over In England; and Pishll be able
to hold up her head in company over
there. You can finance that PROPOSE
ton right up to the Mines"
by Jove! but you're right. You're
a wonder, Uncle Peter. And that re.
minds me-"
He stopped in his walk.
II gave 1t hardly any thought at the
time, but now it looks bigger than a
mountain. l know Just the things to
start in on Systematically. Now don't
breathe word of this, but there's a
big deal on in Consolidated Copper.
happened on to the fact in a queer
way the other night. There's a broker
rye known downtown-fellow by the
name of Relpin. Met him last sum-
mer. He does most Of Shepler's bust
ness; he's supposed to be closer to
Shepler and know more about the in
side of his deals than any man in the
street. Well, ran across Relpin
down in the cafe the other night and
he was wearing one Of those gents
nobby three-button souses. Nothing
would do but should dine with him,
so / did. 1t was the night you and the
folks went to the opera with the Old
akers. Relpin was full of lovely talk
and dark hints about rise In copper
stock, and another rise in Western
Trolley, and bigger rise than either
of them in Union Cordage. How that
fellow can do Shepler's business and
drink the stuff that makes you talk
I don't see. Anyway he said-and you
can bet what he says goes-that the
Consolidated Is going to control the