The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-11-29
|lEARNINe TO SPECULATE
ey Q. J. PHiLLIPs.

ulated In stocks and bonds and shares
and notes, and almost always made
money at II. liver since Edith was SIX
teen years old--and she had come to
be twenty now-she had heard her
father talk OF his business until she
was fairly forced to take an interest
In it. 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 a liberal supply Of
pin money from her father. and when
he had made lucky strike he pre-
sented her with fifty-dollar bill. She
decided to save up as much money as
she could and try her luck In the stock
market. Her father would laugh ut
her II he knew her plan. So she kept
II secret. When the time came ut
last and she had i've 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 II was her first specula-
tion, 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 u
long jump and she would get the bene-
tit Of 1t. She would not make hatful
Of money by only investing her fve
hundred dollars but she would be
learning how to speculate. For hve
hundred dollars he would sell her q
bond, and she could take II home and
hide It safely away and say nothing to
anyone until the jump had taken place.
II looked very simple and very good
to Miss Edith, and she put down her
money and went away with the bond.
4 Two weeks thereafter she heard two
men In q subway train talking about
the Wild Goose Silver mine. They said
II was one Of the biggest swindles ever
worked of on the public, and that It
was on the point Of a collapse that
would be known through the papers In
few days.
The girls first Impulse was to 20 to
her father about II, but her second was
not to do no. Her first move was to
buy q horsewhip, and her next was to
call on the broker again. II he re-
fused to return her money, she would
. lay the lash on him.
When Miss Edith made her call Il
was about the noon hour, and she en-.
tered the brokers' office to find him
busy with figures at q table which
brought his back to the door. At sight
Of the individual who had cnjoled her
into parting with her. savings, sud.
:. den wave Of indignation swept over
her. and she drew the horsewhip from
under her cloak and began to lay II
1 over his back. OF course the victim
was surprised. He rose to his feet and
faced around, and. behold, 1t was moi
the broker. 1t was q young man, Q
. young man who had also bought q
: bond Of the Wild Goose Silver com
pany. He had also discovered that he
4 had been swindled, and was there tG
raise a fuss about It. OF course there
were apologies. and the two were talk
Ing very amicably together when the
= broker arrived from his lunch.
}. Young Mr.. Henderson talket
!. straight from the shoulder, and wher
J. he paused for breath. Miss Edith die
o some talking that was almost as EN-
d phatic. The broker saw the horse
WHIP and he saw the young man re
q move his coat and spit on his hands
and he quietly said:
every well, my children-very well
will give you both checks for you
'' money. ! assure you that you are en-
tlrely mistaken In me, and are dOinl
o very foolish thing. but we will le
I, all that CO."
II was two weeks later when MI
d Henderson called. and his call wa
made just after the girls father ha,
been asked:
al Father, what stock would you I'D
wise anyone to invest In just now"
- "Why, the Wild Goose Silver Mir
ing company seems to be good thin
L. Just now," was his reply.
+ "How much Of good thingf"
"You could have seen by the paper
e this morning that 1t had jumped to 10
D. and was still soaring. think sha
4 60 down and buy a big block of It."
4 Mr.. Henderson had called to brea
the news to Miss Edith. They col
! doled and consOled each other, but
was too late. The young man had bee
horsewhipped and both together ha
= been deprived Of making . smart nttl
= profit.
Mr.. Henderson made a third ca
B. soon. II was partly to tell Miss Edit
I, that the Wild Goose was flying highs
and higher, and partly to get betts
l. acquainted with her. II seemed
good time to tell her father all abot
a II and the story was told. He laughe
. uproariously and then said: