Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23

puzzle: Wall Street. So it's me for review of the
financial news for two three weeks back, takln
special notice of such chaty items seats posted tor
transfer, voluntary petitions, and receivers appointed
After that, of course, it's only matter OF huntln
through the telephone directory to find where they ve
And you should have me that afternoon in the
phone booth, BLOWN my coin reckless against long DIS
lance calls and givn an imitation of big realty opera
tor playin' himself for winner 1t goes somethn like
this:
want to talk to Mr. Collister Yes, the boss. All,
what's that to if he is engaged! This is important
Put him on the wire. Yes, yes! All, Colster? Say,
what are you holdin Brentwood at? Yes, know
haven't really put it the market and all that. But
you're thinkin of unloadin? Thought so. Now what's
your lowest figure for cash oera Ehe All, come, Mr..
Colster this is relief fund you're up against Yes,
expect it did cost you something like that; but that
kind of property amt like bank, you know You
can't always take out what you put in Course II you
easy mark who Say now, wouldn't twenty thousand
fiat tempt youo No? Well don't get peeved about it.
might offer twenty-five got real desprate There,
seven9 Certified check on day of sale. Eli? That's
right think it over I'll call you up again-say about
Tuesday next So long D:-s rou~ooo, NJ
more'n YOU l was just takin chance: not one; but
a dozen Honest, at the end of an hour I'd paid out
four sxty-ve, got stung by three SIMPLY buffers been
roasted to by couple of chesty owners, and had
talked myself hoarse. But I'd got track of SIX or seven
Joints located all the way from Ardsey- on he-Hud
to Coscob Connecticut and there was no tellln but
For the next few days, too has him keep the limousine
gears hot ioggin around ookin' EN- over only gvin
him at time, 50 he don't get his ideas mixed and
maxim him report definite after every trip Ia call him
ND in the mornin', for instance, and say:
"Here, Ferdy, take this down: Oak Lawns, Scars
dale gentlenan's country place; ten acres; genuine
old Colonial house; eighteen rooms; three baths fine
duck pond; and billiard room on the third floor:
Take squint and let hear from you before noon"
Then nlavbe in half an hour I'd get message some
thing like this: Eyes, that may be nice place; but
Marjorie says she doesn't know anyone IN Scarsdale,
and she objects ducks, and she thinks the billiard
room ought be the first floor, and she doesn't want
an old house, anyway She prefers you know.
Correct says l. @Lemme sift out few then.
Nothing DID, no duck ponds Say, Marjorie got any
up along the Sound? Oh, she has, eh? That's good.
Well, here's Cresthom; Mr. Burton Speedwel' owner.
That has
aSpeedwell?n breaks in Ferdy "Why, that's right
next to Tommy Hunter place! We've been through
that, and it's perfectly corkng! Why, it's one OF those
white cement affairs, with cute greenfield roof, and
splendid big porches and cunning formal garden ana
a perfectly gorgeous view from
"Say," 1 cuts in, "never mind the raptures VIII it
do that's the main question:"
ooh, it would be lovely!' says Ferdy
thirty e thousand ,,asar, How about IT,
3Why, l guess that's about right, says Ferdy.
"G'wan!s says l. "Why, his firm got nipped in
everything into cash, down to his socks He'd be
glad to get twenty, maybe eighteen. DO get
your o. K. on offer of twenty"
did And was about to call up Speedwell,
when has rush of thought to the head. twas
time did @Huh" thinks /. @And where does
little Percival get look-in? Nay, nay" So
rings up firm of swell house brokers, makes
deal to deliver place for sale and customer
for the same, and has em put it in writin
that half the commission comes to me. They VI
was glad to do it, too.
Say, what do you know? Inside of four days
the papers are all signed, and the next mornins
mail brings in three-hgured check that's the
biggest slice of easy money ever chucked my way.
Some class, eh? Why, for two or three days there
could have patted Morgan on the back!
Then there was Ferdy still to hear from. Well,
listened and listened. Nothing doing Another