The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-26
FRED TBRRY'S STEELS FURRY
TH0gGHT THE BALLf SHk1ES
HAD GONE TO BAILYHOCk.
Ensiish Actor Tells How he Tssk Fiaes
In an American steek-Aftrr us
Thought ms $40 Guild were Done FeI
nm American woman woke Him ~

IN American woman wohe rih ".
Fred Terry. the English actor. had
luncheon the other day In company
one OF whom was a well known broker.
and was moved TO tell the story Of an ez-
perience in stocks. only he called them
shares. after the English fashion. The
broker repeated the story yesterday.
Mr. Terry was interested when he
learned the other was a broker. All.
he said. you have large dealings in s,eels,
take IT, Those are The shares that
have the pictures 81 the miners and the
pickaxes on the certificates. what, All
| thought SCI. Yes. ste-ls. steel~. that
Of fi.r in ste-ls
One day several years ago an English
friend. a chap who did bi, of speculn, tin q
now and then and who kept in touch with
the market. came To me in London and
said
Fred. have you any money?
Not much dear old chap said I.
wondering whether he wanted a loan.
I'm rather hard up now
We'll. how much have you? he per-
sisted.
only I'VE hundred auid. said I. and
10 was true. for IL was every bally penny
I had in cash. That's-lets see-ah.
- 500
Can you spare ii, persisted my friend.
suppose so. said after some hest
tation.
Well. then. you GO and buy steels
United States SteeD at 80. he said.
But what do | want with the baily
things;' cried
Buy them and put them away and
watch yourself get rich. he returned.
We'll. ! wasn't very keen on the thing
and turned the matter over in my mind
for som. time. But ! had reason 90 have
confidence in my friends Judgment and
none in my own in such a matter. 81 I
bought that day. A day or two later I
decided to look at IN" stock quotations
To my annoyance tte"ls had gone down
point or two. Fact is they kept on
going down until they reached Il. and by
that time I WAS thoroughly disglssad
with my ventrr" and decided 10 put she
share certificates away and forget them.
! intended To lock them up in my strong
box and Thought had done 40.
Two years passed and had really for
gotten about those shares. until one
day IN London ! happened to be- dining
in company with one o! your own coun-
trywornen and was chatting with her.
when suddenly she -aid
DO YOU ever deal IN -hares9
Occasionally. madam. lreplied sadlv
thinking Of my last experience IN that
line
Well she SAID. You ought TO- pu,
all the money you can get together IN
steel
Steel echoed Steel. Tell me.
madam. has steel the certificates that
have the pictures of the men with picS-
axes On them
The very same. she replied.
Bur good heavens. madam don't
wan' any NOR. 81 IN. bally stun
bought a lot Of IL two years ago | would
gladly -ell what have
You did buy Il two years ago. she
cried. Then you have mad" lot of
money
Made money Pray tell me. ar.
steeis worth anything yet
Only 30 or 30. was the answer
excused myself a. quickly as could
with decency and going home went at
once to nv strong box archsd among
was there looked about everywhere
could think Of. hut yainly I kept
watching the papers CLOSELY. and the more
the bally shares mounted che greater
became my p.rpleyitv and dist res-, for
] feared the market would break NJ anv
time and ! should he a. had on as had
been But not trace could get % them
until one night in my dressing room in
the presence Of my secretary mentioned
the things and remarked how hsl,y awk.
ward " WAS TO have the shares onIewh-re
and not hs able To find them.
What are they like asked my score.
tary
oh, they have pictures of miners and
pickayrs on them. ] replied.
Bv Jov.. he exclaimed. I have been
carrying those about in our cash box for
two years have often wondered what
they were
You have been carrying them abou;
in vour cash boN'' I repeated.
Ass,ir-dly You CAV" them to me- one
day ard told IN" to put them in tho boS
Get 1t out quick ! said. H.. did So
and upon my word there in II STIR. enough.
wer. the certificates ! took them and
went 20 a stock brokers Office the next
morning aud sold them al ~. which was
top price over there. had gained $50
Il 50 O0Oi on my Investment. When next
looked at IN. quotations steels had gone.
on But when ] meet "A stock broker I
always think Of the pictures Of the miners
and the pickaxes
n'fgrgI M IDsf hENs