The Marshall republican., 1907-04-19
Friday thc13th
Thomas w Lawson.
Copyrighted.

Speak up here. Bon" said my
father
We'll, Sir, I snotia feel much bette,
II could 60 over there into the swirl
and smash It out for myself. You see
II ! could win out alone and pay back
the seat price. and then make a pile
for myself. II you felt later like giving
me another chance to come into the
firm, then ! should not be laying my.
self open to the charge OF being a
mere pensioner on your friendship.
You know what I mean, sir. anS won't
think ! am nile with n low.dowp
pride. but n you will let me have the
price Of . stock exchange seat on my
note. and will give me the chance,
when ! get the hang OF the ropes. TO
handle some Of the firms orders, 7
shall be Just as much beholden to you
and jim. sir, and shall feel q lot bet.
ter myself"
knew what Bob meant: so did
father. and we were glad enough to do
what he asked, father insisting on
making the seat price In the form Of
q present, after explaining TO us that
a foundation stock exchange rule pro.
hibited an applicant from borrowing
the seat price. Four years after Bob
BROMLEY entered the stock exchange
he had paid back the forty thousand,
with interest. and not only had q SNUG
hfty thousand to his credit on Ran.
dolph q Randolph's books. but was
sending home six thousand a ear
while living up to. as he jokingly put
II. an honest mans notch" may
say In passing. that n Wall street
mans notch would make twice sIr
thousand yearly earnings east an un.
certain shadow az Christmas time.
Bob was the favorite of the exchange.
a. he had been the pet at school and
at college. and had his hands full Of
business 900 days 10 the year. BE.
sides Randolph q Randolph's choicest
commissions. he had the confidential
orders Of two Of the heavy plunxins
cliques.
] had Just passed my thirty-second
birthday when my kind old dad sud.
denly died. For the previous six years
rhad been getting ready for such an
event; that IL. ! had grown accustomed
to hearing my father say: Jim. don't
let any grass grow In getting the hang
OF every branch OF our business, 10
that when anything happens to me
there will be no disturbance in the
Street In regard 10 Randolph q Ran.
dolph's affairs. ! want TO let the world
know az soon as possible that after
am gone our business will run as II nj
ways has. So ! will work You Into my
di~rectorships In those companies where
We have interests and gradually put
you into my different trusteeships."
Thus at fathers death there was not
q ripple In our AFFAIRS and none OF the
stocks known ms The Randolph'ss
nuttered q point because OF that, 20 the
financial world. %momentous event. l
inf erited all OF fathers fortune other
than four millions. which he divided
up among relatives and charities, and
took command Of q business that gave
me an income Of two millions and Q
half q year.
Once o ] begged Bob to come
into the firm.
Not yet, JIM" hsS seplied. 1--WE got
my seat and about a h cred thousand
capital. and, l want 10 .sei that I'm
free 70 kick my heels until / have
raksd together IN sven million all of
my own making; then III settle down
with you. old nan and hold my handle
OF the pillow. and II soh wood girl hap
pens along about that d S-weli. then
II will DO An ivy.coloiM cot for
mine"
He laughed. and I laughed. too. Bob
was looked upon by all his friends as
= bad case Of ~woman-shy. No woman.
young or old, who had In any way
creased Bob's orbit but had felt that
fascination. delicious to nil women. In
the presence Of:
A soul by honor ~schooled.
A heart BY passion rnled-