Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-09
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~ ,,-y good and sufficient reason The savings
Hudson River Savings Bank in Manhattan paid four.
One day he strobe into the private room of Billy
Olds hs partner, and exhibited his bank book to him
Three thousand dollars" said Billy Odds Jcru-
salem! wish owned that book As it is, l haven't
got three hundred"
oh returned ElphinstOne, senior partner Of
Elphirstonc Ods, It'll cOme-tll come, my boy,
Ods leaned back in his revolving chair and glanced
out OF the window Elphinstonc young-thiry- r
five at the outside; Odds was bit younger Ephn,-
was stoiid slow somewhat stupid, remarkably long
wnded Elphinsone. as one might say, was a grey
unlimited capacity for hard work For the scattering
law business in the they led the bar. perhaps
This meant that the two were ICING business 81
thousand dollars year, gross; good money ~
that Jersey town for law partnership OF ten years
Jimmy Ephnstone" said William Odds, IS n
T across the bs.s1d in tsS saving G bank
got good house, with the building loan ASSOCIATION
the e o. He '1 rubbed his hand his ocead
And /" he went on
hi. pal partner GSs ffs a", him. NJ ~
I'm saving all san returned turn DOT, ol4' so o"ec5'P b
Sure" returned Elphnstope, there's Just Miriam
had done well And he knew why A law partner,
Fp P hs pee" ods wasn't real partnership at
al They divided their expenses, these two men ana
was all They called themselves BY the firm name
ard backed all their law paPsTi With it.. BS snd Ep in
instonc had known somehow how 70 get the business,
and how to handle it once he had it But as 'o'
Wen hen make it, ns ;s, lanes ;o. ElP%i
one told his T nsk 'at ha FPR he id rSen %
led Miriam, I'm through saving for the prese!'
:. next thousand that we get we'll take that '''p
We Could have to Europe T.e 'i il e, oy sJ
VIC didn't she sgheo. 1T was hard wo,H sdving ~
He nodded -Four per cent lie 'n',.d "'od j:
We dcnt draw the interest 1t will iecp ,n crg,
though well have to pu the surpds :" ~" tour
percent bank over IN New Cork 'ndei that
i was tine now, Miriam agree n, him to think
@o0' s e wseRed o6eT P pcos ~ Gessn to think
lie watched men strange 90 . fan 10 huEz within
orc day he heard P..ri,s, the COOK, singing in
h.,"-vcieed tones out in ne ateh"n:
, &, ,ae women do The worh-do the work
&c, tic m-s-e-n-taie it e-e-Yssy.
=" h2s>n sssa s Wv r m .s2 e, xot 3,
osanee in his mind
IT yeur do the wo'S. Do 'I'e work, do the
H ".' % @sd' 'ss fS9 = W.
.s work re couldn't ct ( ,g - 'S ms mead d. t ,kc
~, DC he work do the work.-..-.---- - - T.
f &". T t5s H. & '' S> Eat se q , be
r's net the Wall $trc.s' tat tn papers talked
-,e.--.aat the solution lie tesfi it over with
..r.aa, SIC asscnted
..cc~c & Co. They PIC 6'cAsrs aud they we've sse.
What DO YOU hi1~: ~ asHcl Of Marohbank.
Na~ccbank nodded
'Ies" aid Marchtaot a;or,r, ,ou make ~
ne over here Nou cs1 O. IL s. ~ on twenty-five
ourh watch the raa~<r. 've.y dsy--evcry horr.
every ninrte You ust hs john -, the .Spo; Iou
ru.j watch the market You must lnow IN, hhsi-
Il, sounded good Il sounded easy Watch The
market That meant car.og back IN leather chair, ~
Marchbanks Office It mt S-inq into the gallery
on Change upon occasions T excitement 1t meant
MTian!s coming over IN the afternoon after the close
and taking supper up at Fouets OF the Hotel La
II meant ease with qoodly dash Of clcvern,,s thrown
always ielt shy Of Wa6 St-eet But afte- al, ne
people who lost were me people the one hand. WHO
other ra1d the people vino did1t kaow.
What do YOU want to buy se,' asked March
i iousat you'd tell me that" suggested their young
"Wcd Ike to hear from YOU" returned Marcabant
..,ofa.tore l3ousht ior mqmsnt, nnTrppsr" he
sc 2 ycY Doubtful sock
@ announced Elphnstone
-'f1ak auRhed aloud as though with eee
- do he said F'pninstcnc; you've hi he
,hc head You've so the Wal Stree in
So thousand dollars margin, E2hnstone
".r'. nd produce The cash. Tho to-k Sc. gaye
tlou.a-i .afe'y -,aid carry IN IT, shoulders.
ow -sre,li,- tc lo'd tim. tou.g3,,. /,
~ ,cg s., ~ ~, sL yo5d Better
a5e," rcu'acd f,aus,on, "rli ,ake car, Of
(. T i.3,. r.:. ,. "lY s. Z, Ii ., e
...r Tire lir." ne said. "srd tie Old man r.
Ws' rE 20 have another tl.usand ty this