The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-28
A Flyer IN Daisy
BY Le0na Ansfine Suffer

uOWu III Tue morning. o.. T.
He might have felt less detected II
he could have seen John Winters open
ing telegram at that moment in his
hotel In Baltimore. That clever finan.
cier looked thoroughly annoyed. He
walked into telephone booth and
called up the broker who had his or
der to sell Daisy short. An animated
conversation ensued. in which the bro
ker's voice came over the phone ex.
postulatingly:
'But you said, sir, to give them as
much Daisy as they would take. When
that young Van Allen began bidding it
looked like pie for you to me and
sold. What on earth is the matter"
John Winters gave a snort. How
much Daisy did that young donkey,
Van Allen, buy?" he asked.
"As near as l could find out he
bought about twenty thousand shares.
There were thirty thousand shares
dealt in on the exchange and he got
about two-thirds of it." !
John Winters whistled. Then he
hung up the receiver. There was a
grim smile on his face as he walked
out Of the booth. ,
That's pretty smart young man Of
yours, after ALL" he said to Daisy at
the dinner table. "He found out, some
way, ahead Of any of the rest of us
that Daisy had struck big body Of
ore and bought up twenty thousand
shares or more Of the stock, although
he had to send it to dollar and half
to do 1t. 1t will go to two dollars,
perhaps three, in the morning, and he
will make a nice thing. l cannot see
how he got the dope.
Daisys eyes were shining. "Oh,
always knew that Billy was the smart
est thing" she declared.
The rest Of the meal was eaten in
silence. Daisy was too excited to
talk, her father too annoyed. Dinner
had been delayed and they had just
risen from the table when Billy came
up the walk, moving YEARLY
II congratulate you, sir" John Win
ters said when Billy had been led to q
seat on the divan by the delighted
Daisy. Il don't know where the devil
you got your dope on the stock you
bought today, but you can ask your
own price in the morning. I'm short
twenty thousand shares and I was
supposed to have the first information
that came from the mine. The last l
heard 1t was looking punk. want to
say to you, young man, that II you
keep up your present luck you'll own
this city before you are through"
Billy was staring at his host in
stupefaction. There was an idiotic
smile on his face. John Winters did
not notice 1t.
"How many shares did you buy?" he
demanded, and Daisy leaned forward.
Twenty thousand shares, I believe,
sir" Billy replied with that same idi-
otto, uncomprehending smile.
What did it average your"
Billy knew that from agonized fig
urjng. "A dollar twenty-five a share"
he answered.
Good for you," John Winters ex-
claimed. THE strike is so rich that
you can get your own price in the
morning, or I'll give you two dollars
a share for all you have tonight. But
tell me how you got your information,
you sly dog"
For a moment Billy was silent, get
ting himself together. Then a cher
ubic, elusive smile replaced the one
of sheer idiocy. If you don't mind,
sir, think would rather not divulge
that, at present"
"As you please, young man." John
Winters said, with grudgiAg admira-
ton in his voice.
Daisy had been busy doing a calcu-
lation in arithmetic. At last the lines
between her brows dissolved.
Billy" she said, IF you get two
dollars a share for your Daisy you will
have that fifteen thousand dollars you
need" A blush suffused her face, ma
king 1t radiant.
81 shall have seventeen thousand,
six hundred dollars, to be exact" he
said, with conscious pride. II had
twenty-six hundred to begin with"
With an ecstatic little cry Daisy
threw herself in his arms.
And I will keep my word" John
Winters said from the door. why,
you can buy and sell me in a year.
young man."
A half hour later Daisy wIfggled
from Billy's ardent clasp to ask, curl.
ously: civilian Van Allen, where did
you find out about that strike? Tell
me this instant
Promise you'll never tell?" he de-
manded. Daisy promised solemnly.
We'll, then, didn't find out at all.
bought Daisy because I thought
there would be luck for me in the
name. I was green and didn't know
the vernacular Of the exchange very
well, and they handed me thousands
when thought was buying hun.
dreds. I thought I had bought two
hundred shares and I had bought
twenty. You see. II you say at SO muck
and do not specify the amount they
hand It to you in thousand share
blocks"
A peal Of silvery laughter rang out.
"And up there at the mine they went
and struck sweet body Of ore to help
you out" she said.
Billy caught her II his arms again.