The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-28

What right had your" she asked,
passionately. What right? You can
say nothing against him except that
he is poor as you once were yourself.
Poverty Is no crime. Besides, Billy ex
poets to make no end Of money out OF
that new brokerage Office he has
opened. He has saved enough in the
three years since they lost their money
to buy his seat on the exchanges
thousand .dollars-and to start In
business with. He intends to make
people open their eyes. He told me
SO last night"
"Intends Hump! There is q
place paved with good intentions-do
you know that, young woman?" thun-
dered Daisy's father.
At this astounding profanity the
tears welled up in Daisy's eyes. See
ing which, John Winters cleared his
throat.
Brace up" he said. Brace up!
And If you must marry, marry some
man who can take care of YOU"
His daughter looked at him out OF
scornful, hostile eyes. II shall never
marry anyone but Billy" she said de-
cisively, and there was a little click
In her voice. r<....
when William VanAlen comes to
me and shows me $4,000 in the bank
to his credit you shall marry him and
not one instant BEFORE" were the
words which closed the conversation
and stretched Daisy in full length dis.
consolance upon the couch. When the
outer door closed behind her father,
however, she sat up and wiped the
tears self-pityingly from her eyes and
went to the telephone to confide the
result of this conference to Billy.
Billy was hanging over the rail of
the stock exchange shouting at the
top of his lusty young voice when he
saw the crimson light glowing in back
of his telephone number.
"At 30!" he shouted as he vaulted
into the booth. He took down the re-
ceiver
Billy" came a tremulous voice
over the telephone, a voice in which
Billy could hear the tears.
YES, dear?" he questioned. anxious
ly. Outside the booth, pandemonium
went on. Inside there was the cooling
of two turtle doves. ~
'sHe said-Oh, Billy!-that you had
to have $4,000 in the bank before we
could get married. He was perfect
ly awful" The words were pune
tuated with sobs that tore at the
youngsters heart.
Don't you worry, Daisy. I'll get it.
them" he said with the optimism of
youth. I'll come up this evening and
tell you how l come out today. I'm
awfully muddled-fellows always are
the first day-but I think I'll make
some money. I've taken a little flyer
in Daisy-oh, stock, you know
and the name ought to be good luck,
even if it wasn't booked for a rise.
must hang up now. I'll tell you all
about it tonight"
"All right. Goodby, Billy" There
was still the little catch in the voice
that went to Billy's heart.
"Goodby, sweetheart" Billy hung
up the phone and vaulted back into
the arena of trade. He listened q
moment, his eyes bullying with ex.
element.
AT 49," he shouted. They were
still bidding on Daisy. Not
share Of stock was offered at his bid.
A half hour before, he had bought a
great deal of Daisy for a dollar
share. 1t had gone up 33 cents. Billy
wondered what the dope" was on the
stock. So did every other broker on
the floor.
AT S4!" he screamed, his enthu-
siasm rising as he saw the stock be-
coming tight. Again there was no re-
Spouse to his bid and the hammer
came down with click.
The stock bounded up four points in
five minutes. Others started buying.
The broker who was selling for John
Winters bounded into a telephone
booth. There he learned that his
client had left the Office for the day.
Well, he had his orders-he handed
Billy several punches of stock be.
tween IS and As. Billy got the last
stock he bought at 80 Just as the ex-
change closed. His stock averaged
him dollar and twenty-five cents a
share.
He was a little afraid to take that
at 80, but he reasoned that a stock
that was held SO tightly must 60
up in the morning, and he would get
out from under at few cents profit
per share, perhaps, before he had to
pay for his stock at two o'clock. II It
should 90 down over night he had
enough money in the bank to pay
for his stock and hold 1t. although It
would cripple him pretty badly.
you bought lot of Daisy" some
one said at his elbow. Twenty thou.
sand shares" The voice was curl.
GUS. .... ......
Billy wheeled, suddenly startled.
NONSENSE" he said sharply. The
broker VINO had addressed him smiled
slightly. He knew to a share exactly
how much of Daisy Van Allen bought.
From that moment Billy's mantle Of
arrogance dropped from him. A half
hour later when he left the stock ex.
change there was detection written In
every line Of his form. He kept look
ing at q sin of paper I'm hts hand N