Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-24

IOu To HI Il8uI, OuC1c 1otoEs ! 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 a big snowfall"
 That's the talk. Get into the hum dred million class, and show these wlse 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 afloat, two or three of lem, and the best house in New York, and palaces over in England; and Pish'll be able to hold up her head in company over there. You can finance that proposi- ton right up to the nines."
 By love! but you're right You're wonder, Uncle Peter. And that re- minds me-
 He stopped in his walk.
 T gave it hardly any thought at the time, but now 1t looks bigger than a mountain. I know just the things to start in on systematically. Now don't breathe . word of this, but there's 8 big deal on in Consolidated Copper. l happened on to the fact in queer way the other night. There's broker I've known downtown-fellow by the name of Relpin. Met him last sum- mer. He does most of Shepler's busi- 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. We'll, ran across Relpin down in the cafe the other night and he was wearing one of those gents hobby three-button souses. Nothing would do but should dine with him, so did. It 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 a 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 worlds supply of copper inside of three months, and the stock is bound to kite, and so are these other two stocks; Shepler's back of all three. The insiders are buying up now, slow ly and cautiously, so as not to start any boom prematurely. Consolidated is no now, and it'll be up to 150 by April at the latest. The others may go beyond that. I wasn't looking for the game at the time, so didn't give 1t any thought, but now, you see, there's our chance. We'll plunge in those three lines before they start to rise, and be in on the ground floor"
 Now don't you be rash! That Shepler's old enough to suck eggs and hide the shells. heard a man say the other day copper was none too good at 110."
 Exactly. You can hear anything you're looking to hear. down there. But tell you this was straight Don't you suppose Shepler knows what he's about ?-there's boy that won't be peddling shoe laces and gum-drops on one of these neat little bosom trays not for eighty-nve or ninety thousand years yet-and Relpin, even if he was drunk, knows Shepler's deals like you know Skiplap. They'll bear the stocks all they can while they're buying up. wouldn't be surprised if the next Consolidated dividend was reduced. That would send her down few points and throw more stock OF the market. Meantime, they're quietly workin' to get control of the European mines-and as to Western Trolley and Union Cordage-say, helpin actually got to crying-they're SO good-he had one of those loving ones, the kind where you want to be good to every one in the world. I'm surprised he didn't get into a sandwich sign and patrol Broadway, giving those tips to everybody"
 Course, we're on c proposition now that you know more about 1t than do; you certainly do take right hold at once-that was your pas way. too. Daniel J. could look farther ahead in . minute than most men could in . year. I got to trust you wholly in these matters, and know l can do 1t, too. I got confidence in you, no mat ter what other people say. They don't know you like do. And if there's any other things you know about fur sure"
 Well, there's Burman. He's plung- ing in corn now. His father has staked him. and he swears he can't lose. He was after me to put aside a million. Of course if he does win out 1t would be big money"
 Well, son I can't advise you none except know you have got head on you, no matter how people talk. You know about this end of the game, and I'll have to be led entirely by you. If you think Burman's got a good propo- sition. why. there ain't anything like gettin' action all along the layout. from ace down to seven-spot and back to the king card"
 That's the talk. I'll see Relpin to- day or tomorrow. I'll bet he tries to hedge on what he said. But got aim too straight-let drunken man alone for telling the truth when he's got ,t