Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-08
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-, still intent upon worldly prog
,.,s "Idle capital is the cause of pow
- ~, heard him say once. Do you
,..s, Carrie, that we have $4,000 OF Idle
a,Sts, tied UP in this homer
Sags .s,,-, nervous about It," she argued.
.os aourse. II you want to mortgage the
.Sass and buy $4,000 worth of stock, and
so n In for $1,000 worth In the reor-
tion. and sell $4,000 worth of II,
s.si"h would leave you $4,000 worth clear,
va toke I'D the mortgage again right
Hnu wouldn't mind running the risk
~ couple of weeks, but" She
~ .Dod confused and humiliated by her
husbands laughter.
nu- .Iyyhy, Carrie, you couldn't buy a share
:, thIs stock for love nor money, after
,his mornings newspaper articles" he
,old her. "The very headlines make II
irposslble. Look! Don't sell your stock
s,sent railway holders enriched today by
p nor cent No. Carrie, this opportu-
.,,y 10 lost. It Is tho next one that we
a,nst nlan for. Let me read you little
paragraph
n.f3en Sledge, when seen last night, an
nornced that this was only the begin
ming of the immense street car develop
-,ert which this city would see in the
uext wear or so. To carry out the eN-
tensions, which the rapid growth OF the
rity will require, may necessitate rec
ond reorganization and expansion, and
nrobably a third. Investors who have
srnported the corporation in the past, and
tbose who are in on the present reor-
Eanlzation, are very fortunate
eYou see, Carrier
"see what?" she asked, worried.
'That now's the time to invest ne
n
over tn. city that morning. EVERY
reorganization will give bonus stock to
The old investors, and two of them Will
more than double our fortune. Now
listen, Carrie. We have $1,000 worth OF
stock. II we buy four more, weH have
stO0 A. second reorganization would
make 1t S105O0, and a third one would
make It more than $4,000.
"Fifteen thousand dollars WORTH! she
repeated in awe. Honestly, Henry, !
don't see how 1t could be possible
1--WE tried to tell your he expostulated,
shut you don't even see how our $ZVoo
has stretched into $3O00!'
maybe not" she sighed.
nOf course mott" he agreed, suppress
Ing his contempt for her feminine lack
Of logic. 1T has, though, and in the
same way our 1000 would stretch into
1900. Then, if you said so, we would see
1000, take up the mortgage, and have
tll000 worth of stock that would bring us
IN s70 a year dividends. That's nearly
s5 week, without working stroke.
"Are you going to mortgage the house?'
asked Mrs. Peters family, her hands
straying aimlessly for her coffee cup.
II think Wen have to-" decided little
Henry Peters galy, as he rose from the
table. "An opportunity never gives but
te.vi tfnI tu
Of ofpoverty."
Mrs Peters looked with sorrowing fond
ness around the little dining room, much
as II she We're about to bid 1t good-oy
There was rag carpet on the floor. Near
the window, cluttered with magazines and
bit OF embroidery and a sheet OF Jes-
slSs violin music and Mrs. Peters sew
ing spectacles, was a sewing machine'
over which hung a bird cage, framed IN
BY clean dimity curtains. In the corner
was Minnie's baby buggy, which the
grandchlld had outgrown. Minnie always
talked of taking it out of their road, but
Mrs. Peters was not anxious to see 1t CO.
On the mantel-shelf, beneath which the
stoyeplpe entered the chimney, was
blue-faced wooden clock, through
efeseent-shaped clear space OF which the
moon grinned whenever 1t was time 10
Wind the heavy weights.
picture of a beautiful, red-faced girl,
aanormally healthy, drinking glass or
Elixir Tonic, hung to the right OF the
clock, framed in a splendid imitation OF
mahogany; and nine excessively pretty
ealendars, some of them dating back half
dozen years, added their touch of warm
color TO the decorations. It was not an
extensive apartment, but 1t was cheer
lul and comfortable, and 1t was home!
I saved them rent 1t was roof over
thfiE heads, 1t was their own.
You see IT, don't you. Carrier" Henry
psfslsted, as he put on his derby, and
save his gray beard parting touch with
ne comb which dangled at the end OF a
string under the glass near the door.
Yes, maybe" she admitted, with
agh It had taken them 10 yeans TO save
lls money for this home.
tessle, who had been reading the papers
YIN thoughtful brows, now ventured
question.
But. father" she said. will there be
e undivided surplus every time there is q
Fsorganlzation?"
Henry looked at his presumPtuous
eaushter severely.
That" he explained, 'is one of the
sslllmate chances of business"
yniy briefly disturbed by this unpleas-
aaI Incident little Henry Peters, looking
..9nafkaely like the cartooned personifica-
uen OF The Common People, hurried to
s9eh his car A tall young man, who,
me back platform, had kept his eyes
slel 10 the house from the moment the
t.. t mad swung in sight OF 1t, helped drag
ss henry on. and greeted him with an
~sssse eordiality surprising when one
Asaefed how little there could possibly
49, ~ make the two men sympathetic.
ood morning, Mr.. Peters," said the
young man, guiding little Henry az
uopately into the comfortable corner
,as rail. "How's Jessie-and Mrs.
me Dieky." replied Henry. "In
we're all feeling fine this morning.
IN, happy news for us IN the paper"
rhars thatG" politely inquired Dicky
s.s, ssssn9las, The street-car company re-
,'ll-Atlon," replied Henry promptly,
the information to be dragged
nm with no unseemly protest. Il
sonae stock ia that, you know"
Iatulauons." eheered Dicky,
49, slFes you a present OF just half
nan your holdings"
fHl investment In the Worldvi boasted
Ia hty, accepting a cigar. II
an my savings into this stock
fz vas young man OF your age,
10y vel azed today You should