The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-19
LEARNING TO SPECULATE
BY S. J. PHILLIPS.

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and notes, aud almost always made
money at 1t. Ever since Edith was six
teen years old-and she had come 10
be twenty now-she had heard her
father talk Of his business until she
was fairly forced to take an interest
In 1t. Finally she became so interest
ed that she read of finance In the daily
papers. She often thought She read
OF opportunities In which she might
have Invested few hundred dollars
and have made great gains.
Miss Edith got liberal supply OF
pin money from her father, and when
he had made a lucky strike he pre-
sented her with a fifty-dolar bill. She
decided to save up as much money as
she could and try her luck In the stock
market. Her father would laugh at
her If he knew her plan. SO she kept
It secret. When the time came at
last and she had five hundred dollars
laid by she went quietly to a brokers'
office to make an investment. The
broker was fatherly-looking man, and,
being told that it was her first specula-
ton, he said he would pick her out
something that would be sure to win
out.
The Wild Goose Silver Mine had
been plodding along with its stock at
6S, but there was something coming.
He was not at liberty to tell just what,
but he was sure the stock would take a
long jump and she would get the bene-
Mt Of it,. She would not make a. hatful
Of money by only investing her five
hundred dollars. but she would be
learning how to speculate. For Eve
hundred dollars he would sell her a
bond, and she could take 1t home and
hide it safely away and say nothing to
anyone until the jump had taken place.
1t looked very simple and very good
to Miss Edith, and she put down her
money and went away with the bond.
Two weeks thereafter she heard two
men in a subway train talking about
the Wild Goose Silver mine. They said
1t was one Of the biggest swindles ever
worked off on the public, and that It
was on the point Of collapse that
would be known through the papers in
a few days.
The girls first impulse was to 60 to
her father about 1t, but her second was
not to do so. Her first move was to
buy a horsewhip, and her next was to
call on the broker again. If he re-
fused to return her money, she would
lay the lash on him.
When Miss Edith made her call 1t
was about the noon hour, and she en-
tered the brokers' Office to find him
busy with figures at a table which
brought his back to the door. At sight
Of the individual who had cajoled her
into parting with her savings d sud
den wave Of indignation swept over
her, and she drew the horsewhlp from
under her cloak and began to lay It
over his back. OF course the victim
was surprised. He rose to his feet and
faced around, and, behold, it was not
the broker. It was a young man, a
young man who had also bought a
bond Of the Wild Goose Silver COM
pany. He had also discovered that he
had been swindled, and was there to
raise fuss about it. OF course there
we're apologies, and the two were talk
ng very amicably together when the
1rcker arrived from mis- lunch.
Young Mr.. Henderson talked
straight from the shoulder, and when
10 paused for breath, Miss Edith did
some talking that was almost as en-
ohatic. The broker saw the horse
whip, and he saw the young man re-
move his coat and spit on his hands,
md he quietly said:
very well. my chiIdren-very well.
will give you both checks for your
money. / assure you that you are en-
irely mistaken in me, and are doing
! very foolish thing, but we will let
Ill that 60"
1t was two weeks later when Mr..
henderson called and his call was
naie just after the girls father had
een asked:
Father, what stock would you adj
Use anyone to invest in just now?"
"Why, the Wild Goose Silver Min !
ng company seems to be a good thing |
ust now" was his reply.
slow much of good thingp"
"You could have seen by the papers
his morning that 1t had jumped to 1O5 |
nd was still soaring. 1 think 1 shall
o down and buy big block of It,"
Mr.. Henderson had called to break
ne news to Miss Edith. They con-
oiled and consoled each other but it
as too late. The young man had been
and both together had
cen deprived Of making a smart little
rotit.
Mr.. Henderson made a third call
ION. 1t was partly to tell Miss Edith
lat the Wild Goose was flying higher
nd higher and partly to get better
cquainted with her. It seemed a
bod tiIae to tell her father all about
and the story was told. He laughed
and then said:
"Why. the broker you went to is one
the most honest of the lot. You
,uldnt get him to cheat any of his
lstomers."
Then, after some more talk the spec
ator went on 70 say:
'Young man. I suppose shall have
be a father-in-Iaw some day, but |