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Did   you   not   see   that   bill   they're   thinking   of   passing��'   I   was   startled   by 

what Ethel told me�察�for the article in the paper had escaped my notice。 But 

Mr。  Beverly  explained   it to   me   in   a   couple   of   minutes。   'Ha��'   he   jovially 

exclaimed�察 �on   my  entering   his   office on   Monday   morning�察  �'you   want   to 

know about Petunias。 They opened at 85 I see。' He then ran the tape from 

the    ticker  through     his  clean   strong    hands。   'Here    they   are  again。   Five 

thousand      sold   at  83。  Now�察   �if  they   go   to  70�察 �I'll  very  likely   take   ten 

thousand more for mother。 It's all Frank Smith's bluff�察�you know。 He wants 

a jag of the water´works stock�察�more than they say they agreed he should 

have。 So he's shaking this bill over them�察�which would allow the city to 

build its own water´plant�察�and of course run the present company out of 

business。 Not a thing in it� �All bluff。 He'll get the stock�察�I suppose。 What's 

that��'   he   broke   off   to   a   clerk   who   came   with   a   message。   'Wants   500 

preferred does he�拭�Buyer 30�拭�Very well�察�he can't have it。 Say so from me。 

Now��' he resumed to me�察�'take a cigar by the way。 And don't buy any more 

Petunias     until   I  tell  you   the   right  moment。      Do    you   see   where    your 

Amalgamated Electric has gone to��'; 

     ;I had seen this。 It had scored a 20´point rise since my purchase of it�察�

and I felt very sorry that I had not taken Mr。 Beverly's advice and bought a 

thousand   shares。   It   had   been   on   a   day   when   I   had   felt   unaccountably 

cautious�察     �and   I   had   taken    only    two    hundred      and    fifty  shares    of 

Amalgamated   Electric。   There   are   days   when   one   is   cautious   and   days 

when   one   is   venturesome�察  �and   they   seem   to   have   nothing   to   do   with 

results。; 

     ;'They're     going    to  increase    the   dividend��'    said   Mr。   Beverly�察    �as  I 

smoked his excellent cigar。 'It's good for twenty points higher by the end 

of the week。 I had just got mother a few more shares。'; 

     ;I   left   Mr。   Beverly's   office   the   possessor   of   two   thousand   shares   of 

Amalgamated Electric�察�and also entirely reassured about my Petunias。 He 

always made me feel happy。; 

     ;His keen laughing brown eyes�察�and crisp well´brushed hair�察�and big 

somewhat English way of chaffing ��he had gone to Oxford�察�where he had 

rowed on a winning crew�� carried a sense of buoyant prosperity that went 



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with his wiry figure and good smart London clothes。 His face was almost 

as tawny as an Indian's with the outdoor life that he took care to lead。 I 

was   always   flattered   when   he   could   spare   any   time   to   clap   me   on   the 

shoulder and crack a joke。; 

     ;Amalgamated   Electric   had   risen   five   more   points   before   the   board 

closed that afternoon。 This was the first news that I told Ethel。; 

     ;'Richard��' said she�察�'I wish you would sell that stock to´morrow。'; 

     ;But   this   I   saw   no   reason   for�察  �and   on   Tuesday   it   had   gained   seven 

points further。 Ethel still more strongly urged me to sell it。 I must freely 

admit that。; And the narrator paused reflectively。 

     ;Thank   you�察 �Richard�察─�said   Ethel   from  the   sofa。  ;And   I   admit   that   I 

could   give   you   no   reason   for   my   request�察  �except   that   it   all   seemed   so 

sudden。   Andyesthere   was   one   other   thing。   But   that   was   even   more 

silly。; 

     ;I believe I know what you mean�察─�replied Richard�察 �and I shall come 

to it presently。 If any one was silly�察�it was not you。; 

     ;I did not sell Amalgamated Electric on Wednesday�察�and on Thursday 

a   doubt   about   the   increased   dividend   began   to   be   circulated。  The   stock�察�

nevertheless�察�after a forenoon of weakness�察�rallied。 Moreover a check for 

my first dividend came from the Pollyopolis Heat�察�Light�察�Power�察�Paving�察�

Pressing�察�and Packing Company。; 

     ;'What a number of things it does��' exclaimed Ethel�察�when I showed 

her the company's check。; 

     ;'Yes��'   I   replied�察  �and   quoted   Browning   to   her�此  �''Twenty´nine   Distinct 

damnations。 One sure if the other fails。' Beverly's mother has a lot of it。'; 

     ;But Ethel did not smile。 'Richard��' she said�察�'I do wish you had more 

investments with ordinary simple names�察�like New York and New Haven�察�

or Chicago and Northwestern。' And when I told her that I thought this was 

really    unreasonable�察     �she  was    firm。   'Yes��'  she   replied�察  �'I  don't  like  the 

namesnot most of them�察�at least。 Dutchess and Columbia Traction sounds 

pretty well�察  �and   besides that�察 �of course   one knows how successful   these 

electric   railways   are。   But   take   the   Standard   Egg   Trust�察  �and   the   Patent 

Pasteurised Infant Rubber Feeder Company。'; 



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     ;'Why�察�Ethel��' I exclaimed�察�'those are both based upon great inventions�察�

Mr。 Beverly'; 

     ;But    she   interrupted    me    earnestly   'I  know    about    those   inventions�察�

Richard�察  �for   I   have   procured   the   prospectuses。 And   I   wish   that   I   could 

have told you my own feeling about them before you bought any of the 

stock。'; 

     ;'I do not think you can fully have taken it in�察�Ethel。'; 

     ;'I trust that it may not have fully taken you in��' she replied。 'Have you 

noticed what those stocks are selling for at present��'; 

     ;Of course I had noticed this。 I had paid 63 for Standard Egg�察�and it 

was   now   48�察  �while   11   was   the   price   of   Patent   Pasteurized   Feeder�察  �for 

which I had paid 20。 But this�察�Mr。 Beverly assured me�察�was a normal and 

even healthy course for a new stock。 'Had they gone up too soon and too 

high��' he explained�察�'I should have suspected some crooked manipulation 

and    advised     selling   at  once。    But   this  indicates    a   healthy    absorption 

preliminary to a natural rise。 I should not dream of letting mother part with 

hers。'; 

     ;The basis of Standard Egg was not only a monopoly of all the hens in 

the United States�察�but a machine called a Separator�察�for telling the age and 

state of an egg by means of immersion in water。 Perfectly good eggs sank 

fast and passed out through one distributor�察�fairly nice eggs did not reach 

the bottom�察  �and   were   drawn   off   through   another   sluice�察  �and   so   on。 This 

saved the wages of the egg twirlers�察�whose method of candling eggs�察�as it 

was called�察�was far less rapid than the Separator。 And when I learned that 

one   house   in   St。   Louis   alone   twirled   50��000   eggs   in   a   day�察  �the   possible 

profits of the Egg Trust became clear to me。 But they were not so clear to 

Ethel。   She   said   that   you   could   not   monopolise   hens。   That   they   would 

always be laying eggs and putting it in the power of competitors to hatch 

them by incubators。 Nor did she have confidence in the Pasteurised Feeder。 

'Even   if   you   get   the   parents   to   adopt   it��'   she   said�察  �'you   cannot   get   the 

children。  If   they  do   not like   the   taste   of the   milk   as it   comes   out   of   the 

bottle through the Feeder�察�they will simply not take it。'; 

     ;'Well��' I answered�察�'old Mrs。 Beverly is holding on to hers。'; 



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     ;When I said this�察�Ethel sat with her mouth tight。 Then she opened it 

and said�此�'I hate that woman。'; 

     ;'Hate her�拭�Why�察�you have never so much as laid eyes on her。'; 

     ;'That is not at all necessary。 I consider it indecent for a grey haired 

woman   with   grandchildren   to   be   speculating   in   the   stock   market   every 

week like a regular bull or bear。'; 

     ;Every point in this outburst of Ethel's seemed to me so unwarrantable 

that I was quite dazed。 I sat looking at her�察�and her eyes filled with tears。 

'Oh Richard��' she exclaimed�察�'she will ruin you�察�and I hate her��'; 

     ;'My  dear   Ethel��'   I   replied�察  �'she   will   not。 And   only  see   how   you   are 

making it all up out of your head。 You have never seen her�察�but you speak 

of her as a grey´haired grandmother。'; 

     ;'She must be�察�Richard。 You have told me that Mr。 Beverly is a married 

man and about forty´five。 No doubt he has older sisters and brothers。 But 

if   he 
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