Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
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/ did not argue with him, for, after
that Saturdays outburst, / had made
up my mind to avoid stirring Bob up
unnecessarily. Also, / had to admit to
myself that the things he had then
said had raised some uncomfortable
thoughts in me, thoughts that made
me glance less confidently now and
then at the old sign of Randolph &
Randolph and at the big ledger which
showed that /, an ordinary citizen of
a free country, was the absolute pos
SCISSOR Of more money than a hundred
thousand of my fellow beings together
could accumulated in a lifetime, al
though each had worked harder, long
er, more conscientiously, and with
perhaps more ability than !.
AS to how Beulah Sands code had
affected my friend, / was ignorant.
For the first time in our association l
was completely in the dark as to what
he was doing stockwise. Up to that
Saturday l was the first to whom he
would rush for congratulations when
he struck it rich over others on the
exchange, and he invariably sought me
for consolation when the boys upper
cut him hard" as he would put 1t.
Now he never said a word about his
trading. l saw that his account with
the house was inactive, that his bal
ance was about the same as before
Miss Sands advent, and / came to
the conclusion that he was resting on
his oars and giving his undivided at
itention to her account and the exc
'cution of his commissions. His hand
ling of the business of the house show
ed no change. He still was the best
broker on the floor. However, know
ing Bob as l did, / could not get 1t
out Of my mind that his brain was
running like a mill-race in search Of
some successful solution of the tre-
mendous problem that must be solved
in the next three months.
Shortly after the October 1 state
ments had been sent out, Bob dropped
in on Kate and me one night. After
she had retired and we had lit our
cigars in the library he said:
Jim, l want some Of that old-fash-
Toned advice of yours. Sugar is sell
ing at ITO, and it is worth it; in fact
1T is cheap. The stock is well distrib.
uted among investors. not much OF
1T floating round the street. A good
big buying movement, well handled
would jump it to ITS and keep it there
Am / sound?"
l agreed with him.
NAH right. Now what reason II
there for a good, big, stiff uplift? Tha
tariff bill is up at Washington. If i
goes through, sugar will be cheaper
at It's than at ITO"
Again I agreed,
STANDARD OH and the sugar pee
pie know whether it is going through
for they control the senate and tn,
house and can induce the president Il
be good. What do you say to that ?
20. H." l answered.
mo question about it, is there?"
mot the slightest"
Right again. When rs Broadway
gives the secret order to the Washing
ton boss and he passes it out to tn
grafters, there will be a quiet account
lation of the stock, won't there@"
you've got that right, Bob"
"And the man who first knows whe
Washington begins to take On sugar j
the man who should load up quic
and rush it up to a high level. If h
does it quickly, the stockholders, VIII
now have it, will get a juicy slice {
the ripening melon, a slice that othe
wise would go to those greedy hypt
critics at Washington, who are Away
publicly proclaiming that they az
there to serve their fellow countr,
men, but who never tire Of expressin
themselves to their brokers as not b
ing in politics for their health"
$50 far, good reasoning" l con
mented.
Jim, the man who first knows whe
the senators and congressman an
members of the cabinet begin to bu
sugar, is the man who can kill fol
birds with one stone: Win back
part Of Judge Sands stolen fortune
increase his own little pile against IL
first of January, when, If the little vi
gilman lady is short a few hundre
thousand of the necessary amount, |
could, if he found a way to induce h,
to accept it, supply the defcienc!
fatten up a good friends bank accoul
a million or so, and do a right goo
turn for the stockholders who al
about to be, for the hundredth tim
bled out of profit rightfully theirs"
Bob was atire with enthusiasm, Il
first l had seen him show for thr'
months. Seeing that I had follow,
him without objection SO far, he co
tinued.
well, Jim, / know the Washingtc
buying his begun. All | know | ha'
dug out for myself and am free to u
1t any way | choose. | have gone ov
the deal with Beulah Sands, and '
have decided to plunge. She has
balance of about $400, 900, and | q
going to spread it thin. / am going
buy her 10000 shares and take on l
900 for myself. If you went In for ?
UuV more, ~ WOuiu 6lNS mo q Wiu0 o
to sail in. l know you never spec
late, Jim, for the house, but ! thong
you might in this case go in persc
ally"
Don't say anything more, Bob"
replied. ''This time the rule goes
the board. But / will do better; J
put up a million and you a 60
high as 10000 for me. That will 81
Won a buyipg power OF 100, 900, and