" said Fred, when they cam

ign

ce at T

ink you can

and he went over to the office and told

matter?" T

to open

ith, a

a k

, I guess. Do you kn

s,

e then and I'l

a secret as long as possible. Bob was to wait for Gertie Clayton, Bowles' typewriter, and warn her to say nothing about it to any one, while Fred was to

ews from the deal in

did is

old a

you s

es

apid calcula

e made a

ave, but mum

get an

se; ten

pale, and seemed al

r your share in my

much

een tho

, F

r nose at a eager boy now if he w

ow he behaves himself," she repl

e or two lat

ase tell me for my he

ave it where you left the other one and that will be a

I keep on

ow can you get any

do much work with so

f stopping before you have made at least one hundred thousand do

g and laughing. He gave her the c

furniture for it. I want you to select the carpets, curtains and other things for me, as I don't kn

you! They don't know

t even dre

them. Of course I will help you,

s. She had good tastes, good judgment and was a quick buyer. In half an hour she had made th

ay across town toward his aunt's humble abode. She was still

t up in a few days,

r Broker Bowl

t the rent is high–$5,000 a year. They a

Fred. "Pay one year in advance. I'll gi

for you this afternoo

ter to put up their firm name in big gold letter

y they foun

ankers, "Speculators

for fifteen years, had been engaged for them by Bowles, who told him they were a couple of boys. He was elderly

alsey & Company are," he remarked to them, as they

we haven't got any beards. We want you to manage the banking end of this thing, and stand read

s at him for a few moments as if s

g man," he replied. "Most boys of your age think they know it al

m name on the glass front. Fred went to the door and invited him i

our new quarters?

e qua

d Bob Newcombe–we are the firm.

, whom he had known for y

true,

apital?" T

it," repl

on Fred

ened? Where di

plied. "I got a good deal of fleece out of M

hat deal to the tune of some $20,000, and this sudden and u

Allison. "I've been thirty years in Wall Street

ison, "and I've been thirty-five years in the Stree

private office of the former bankers. "I want to show you some fleece we have on exhibition," an

ANT, "M. &

broker

't hang mine up that

h respect for yo

bout M

ot off him, but I wa

got mine hung up," and he

brokers came by to look in at the two boys. They were al

as told. Bryant was guyed till he had to shut himself up in his office and refuse to see

l Street, and it will hurt your

d had me discharged from your employ. I wi

losed Bryant rushed in

ch of wool you have he

oor of the private office and pointin

ith it. Bob opened the drawer of the desk,

ething to g

found himself looking down