had laughing blue eyes and a handsome face, while his mouth showed that he possessed a dauntless spirit. His mother died long before his father did, and he and his little sister lived with a

sping landlords demanded rent money with the regularity of the almanac. When Fred Halsey went out of the bank with ten dollars in his pocket and $250 more in the bank behind him, h

to himself, as he darted up toward

lo,

! Where are

e telegra

wcombe, a messenger boy in Broker Manson's office, who w

our papers?

am going to

ugh to st

es

hed and

llars I could make thr

sta

" he

Exchange. Heard 'em fixing it

t is

r in B

ed by brokers and bankers. He knew all about "puts" and "calls," "bulls" and "bears," and ha

, Bob?" he finally aske

three or four big brokers club together to boom a s

be a lamb and lose

had boomed. I'd buy before

sent off the message he had brought, afte

. going at now

will be up to fifty to-morrow w

you kn

till it topples over on the lambs. Oh, I've seen it done a dozen times. If I had one hundred dollars, I'

I've got th

Bob stopped and

llars," and Fred told him the story of what had ta

s stag

Fred. Mr. Tabor will b

ck to the bank and sent word in to Mr. Bar

ran round to Broker Tabor's office. It

uy on a margin for us?

xclaimed the broke

he was one of the brokers who had gi

ou want bought?" t

H.,

; where's

aid Fred, handi

nto busi

s,

and Tabor took up his pen to

Mr. Manson would like to have me do such a thi

the receipt, and handed it

ow easy it is to lose

ot the remark, for he had reason to remember it ere he was a year old

on't have to stay long as it is nearly th

anding there. Manson, whose name had been forged to the check which Fred had been instr

seeing Fred. "He threw the villain twice and then

g his hand to Fred. "I honor courage wherever I fi

surprise. Just as he was going to speak several brokers came up and shook hands with the ge

not say a word about this thing. I

, I

nued. "Par value is 100. They will try to run it i

own instead of up, we won't kn

with a good deal of emphasis. "I have seen

of the arrest of the forger, in which Fred's name was mentioned, some of the boys ran to him to ask him about it. The account said nothing about the

now a newsboy na

very promptly, ere any o

can I f

ver stops long in one place," and

ot wish them to give him away, and not one

you a dollar to find him

I'll tell you how to find

e man handed him a dollar b

go over there and stand there a while and you'll see him come

arnest, seemed half inclined t

?" he asked, appe

entire crow

walked over to the

' 'im, Fred?" one

up. Come on and we'll eat up this dollar," and he led the way to a fruit stand up beyond

aw done," said Bob. "Why don't you have him

proof

d he was

y word for it, that's all. He wants t

you know

clothes and invite me to dine with him at Del's?" and Fred

good-naturedly. "It is well enough t

t reply, an

nd you ou

and see what he wants. I'll go

the two young friends turned and made their way