The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-17
The Jirndandy
Auto Company
II Made Good In the
Nick of Time
BY F. A. mitchell

Julian Stafford was an example of
the ups and downs of life. Born with
a silver spoon in his mouth, he never
knew during his childhood and youth
what it was TO want for anything. In
stead of having to go TO work when
he was a boy, like many other children,
he was associating with companions
Of his own age, both boys and girls,
whose parents were well TO do, and
the kind Of cravat he wore or the
cut Of his coat was OF infinitely more
Importance to him than the money re-
quired to pay for such articles. In
deed, he had only TO order them. When
the bills came In TO his father they
were paid, and Julian did not even
know Of the fact
However, this happy period ended.
About the time Julian came Of age
his father lost good deal Of money.
Julian went TO work and earned
enough for his necessities, which were
not great But better period was in
store for him.
Money is like quicksilver. So long
as quicksilver is incased in a tight re-
ceptacle. with the top screwed down,
it won't get away from you. But the
moment the volatile metal finds place
to break through, no matter how small.
there is no holding on to it.
When we have plenty of money,
when we are making money, its value
seems negligible. But when it has
once broken away from US 1t is like
the quicksilver-it is mighty hard to
pick it up again.
At twenty-five Julian Stafford was,
TO speak fguratively, in bed Of roses.
He had inherited $4,000 from an aunt
For several years the country had been
under the depressing influence Of a
commercial panic, and all sorts Of
property could be bought for a song
At the time Julian received his inner
itance q change had begun to come
over monetary affairs, and he was ad-
vised, instead of investing his money
at safe and simple interest, to buy
something with It 1t didn't make
much difference what he bought. Ev-
erything would for some years to come
be increasing In value. and he would
be able to sell his property for more
than he had given for it.
Securities seemed to Julian to be the
simplest form for such speculation. ant
he bought $4,000 worth Of railroat
shares. The stock market soon boom
ed, and he sold out. making. as he con
sidered 1t, 30 per cent profit in si1
months. That was at the rate Of dou
bling his money in a year. At 8 DO
cent interest 1t would require twent.
years to do that
Julian sold out Just before the wav
of speculation broke, and after 1t brok
what he had sold could be bough
again for what he had paid for 1t be
FORE This time, instead of confirm
himself to what securities his none
would buy, he bought on a margin
Instead Of buying $4,000 worth Of 81
curides he bought 100000 wortl
Again the market doomed. Every da
for several days Julian was making
twice as much as his aunt had lef
him.
At this time life to Stafford was al
ed with delight In addition to maxi
ing a fortune every day he was ell
gagged to the dearest girl in the world
They had expected to live on a thou
sand year in an apartment Of fou
rooms, none Of which was much bis
ger than large closet. Julian figure
up one night and found that he coul
sell out his stocks and have an incom
of $4,000, derived from gilt edge proI
erty. They could live in stone from
house.
One day when the market was jump
ing half point or 80 on the dcke
with every recorded sale Julian, VIII
was standing over 1t and making
thousand dollars with every point, fel
a tap on his shoulder. Turning, Their
he saw Erskine, former schoolmate.
Hello, JIM"
'Hello, Julian! How are you maxim
out?"
Julian very excitedly conflded in hi
friend that he was getting rich 30 fas
that he couldn't keep track of hi
funds.
Let me have $780, won't you. il
lian? I've got chance to go into
deal that l think there's millions II
There's just one share on the groun
floor left, and l can get It dirt cheaI
I'll take you in for half Of It"
Julian was making money 30 fas
that be didn't want any more profit
for himself, He was well dispose
toward Erskine. and what was $500 {
him, since he had made ten times this
within an hour? He gave Jim sn Of
der on his broker for $500. and Jir
received the amount before leaving th
Office.
That was very exciting day Il
Julian-in fact, the most exciting da
Of his life. he made more money
that one day than In all the time {
his speculations. Just before the clio
ing Of the market there was peculiS
shakiness. II was the trembling Of Il
wave before It breaks. The bears
who were watching their opportunit
the next morning put out report tn
one Of the biggest banking concerns
Wall street was in trouble. Then cor
H1enced the tremble.
1t was the old story with Julian. E
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