A LUCKY DEAL.
On the following afternoon Jack Hazard met his chum, as usual, at the
corner of Wall Street and Broadway, and the two boys started homeward.
“I believe I owe you something like a hundred dollars,” casually
remarked Jack, putting his hand in his pocket and fishing up a roll of
bills.
“You owe me what?” exclaimed the astonished Ed.
“One hundred dollars,” replied the young messenger, tersely, “and here
it is.”
He held out the bills.
“Oh, come off!” grinned Potter, with an envious glance at the wad.
“Aren’t you going to take ’em?” asked Jack, with a chuckle.
“What’ll I take ’em for? They don’t belong to me.”
“Of course they belong to you. Do you think I’m flinging one hundred
dollars of my money at you?”
“I don’t see how they belong to me.”
“You want to get a new memory or you’ll land in the tureen first thing
you know, Ed Potter. Some little time ago you told me that you had
dropped fifteen dollars on a hundred-to-one shot that Denny McFadden
induced you to go up against.”
“That’s right,” admitted Ed.
“Didn’t I promise you then that I would stake you twenty-five dollars’
worth in the next deal I went into on the market?”
“So you did,” Ed suddenly remembered. “And have you really made another
play in stocks?”
“Yep; been working a deal these two weeks back.”
“Gee! And you never told me.”
“I wanted to surprise you.”
“I guess you have.”
“I mean by winning a little stake for you.”
“Oh!” exclaimed Ed.
“I bought seven hundred shares of D. & G. at sixty-three, on the usual
ten-per-cent margin, at the rate of about twenty-five dollars for every
four shares. I held on to the stock till the shares reached ninety-two,
when I got out from under, giving me a profit of twenty-nine dollars
per share. Your four shares figure up, less commissions, about one
hundred dollars. There it is. Don’t handle it so gingerly; it’s good
money. I got it from the Citizens’ Bank.”
“Jack Hazard, you’re a gentleman. But I don’t think I ought to take
it,” said Ed, hesitatingly.
“Why not?”
“It’s just like robbing you.”
“Nonsense! I’ve cleaned up twenty thousand dollars by the deal, so I
guess I can afford to let you in for a measly little hundred.”
“Twenty thousand dollars!” gasped Potter, in amazement.
“Twenty thousand,” repeated Jack.
“And the other five thousand!”
“Makes twenty-five thousand cash in the Citizens’ Bank, payable at any
time on demand, plus five hundred in the Seamen’s Savings, plus one
hundred and fifty, representing a dividend I received yesterday from my
western mining stock, which I deposited in the Emigrant Savings Bank on
Chambers Street.”
“Any more?” asked Ed, in amazement.
“No; that’s all at present. Grand total, twenty-five thousand six
hundred and fifty dollars.”
“Why, you’re a rich man.”
“Excuse me. I’m only seventeen. Won’t be a man for four more years yet.”
“That don’t cut any ice with you. It isn’t the legal limit that
always makes the man,” said Potter sententiously. “I don’t call Percy
Chamberlain a man, and he is over twenty-one.”
“You do me proud, Ed,” said Jack as they turned into East Broadway.
“Don’t mention it. But how did you get the tip this time? Or did you go
it on your own judgment?”
“You’ll never guess who put me on to it.”
“Well, I shan’t try.”
“Hartz.”
“My boss!” in surprise.
Jack nodded.
“But, remember, you mustn’t let on to a living soul.”
Then the boy told his companion the story of his second fortunate deal
on the stock market.
“Some day you’ll be a multi-millionaire, Jack,” said Ed, looking at him
admiringly.
“I hope to keep out of the poorhouse, at any rate.”
“No fear of you going there. I only wish I had your brains and
backbone.”
“You mean you wish you knew how to use the brains and backbone you
possess yourself.”
“Have it any way you like. Suppose you take this hundred and use it for
me when you make your next plunge.”
“I might lose it.”
“I’ll risk that.”
“You’d better talk it over with Annie, and if she says so, I’ll make
you a sort of junior partner.”
“No; will you?” asked Ed, eagerly.
“Of course I will.”
By this time the lads had reached the neighborhood of their homes, and
accordingly separated, Ed promising to come over to Jack’s house next
day.
For many weeks after that the young messenger boy saw no favorable
chance to make another venture on the stock market.
He attended faithfully to his duties and was many times commended by
Mr. Atherton for strict attention to the firm’s interests.
His salary was raised at Christmas, and he received a handsome present
from his boss.
He also received a valuable remembrance from Mr. Seymour Atherton.
Nor was he overlooked by Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, who lived in Chicago, who
also enclosed a ruby ring as a gift from little Fanny.
But the present which gave him the most delight of all, though the
least valuable in a monetary sense, was a pretty leather pocket-book,
with sterling silver trimmings, which came to him from Millie.
What Jack gave her the pretty stenographer showed only to her mother,
and then put it away somewhere among her treasures.
At length Jack Hazard’s eighteenth birthday came around.
He had made a few cautious deals in stocks since the beginning of the
year.
They had been uniformly successful, though they had not netted him any
very considerable profit in proportion to his two former successes.
But he was satisfied, for he had doubled his capital, which was now
over $50,000.
He had also succeeded in putting a couple of thousand dollars into his
friend Potter’s pocket, much to that young man’s great delight, who
expected to marry Jack’s sister in the course of time.
Not only that, but he had used some of Millie’s money to great
advantage.
Her salary was not needed now to run the house, as Silas Hockins had
come to live with them and attended to that.
As we remarked, Jack reached the age of eighteen.
He received the usual congratulations over the event, but he went about
the firm’s business that day just the same as he always did.
He was sitting in his chair in the outside office, waiting to be called
on, when Mr. George Warren entered, in no little excitement.
“Is Mr. Atherton in?” asked the millionaire, eagerly.
“I believe he is,” replied Jack. “I will tell him you are here.”
Mr. Warren was admitted to the inner sanctum immediately.
In five minutes the boss’ bell rang, and Jack went to see what he
wanted.
“Sit down, Jack,” said Mr. Atherton, much to the boy’s surprise.
The young messenger took a vacant chair and wondered what was coming.
“I think you own five thousand shares of the Gopher Gold Mining Company
stock, Jack,” said Mr. Atherton.
“Yes, sir.”
“Do you care to sell it?”
“I haven’t thought about such a thing,” replied the lad, in surprise.
“Mr. Warren wishes to buy some of the stock. He will give you fifty
dollars a share for your little block.”
“What!” gasped Jack. “Fifty dollars?”
“That’s your offer, isn’t it, Mr. Warren?” said the broker, turning to
his customer.
The millionaire nodded.
“Why--why----” was all the boy could say.
“The fact of the matter is, Jack, the Gopher has unexpectedly turned
out to be a bonanza of the richest kind. Information has just come out
this morning that a new lead has been opened up that promises Monte
Cristo results, and the Street is hot on the scent for any stock that
is floating about. Mr. Warren came in here to give me a commission to
get him some of it if I could. I thought of you. The stock isn’t listed
on the Exchange yet, but I understand the application is now before
the Board of Governors, who will act favorably on it. What it will be
quoted at I do not pretend to guess, but Mr. Warren seems willing to
take his chance at fifty. It is up to you whether you will accept or
hold it for a higher figure.”
“What would you advise me to do, Mr. Atherton?”
“I think you had better use your own judgment. I believe you are smart
enough to decide the right way.”
“You can have the stock at fifty, Mr. Warren,” said Jack, after a
moment’s thought.
“All right. Mr. Atherton, I will send you a certified check for two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, payable to the order of John
Hazard, and you may send the certificates to my office.”
“Allow me to congratulate you, Jack. You fully deserve your good
fortune. That was a lucky deal you made with the old man.”
“Yes, sir. And if I can find him he shall not want for a dollar as long
as he lives,” said the boy, earnestly.
“He’s a fine lad,” remarked Mr. Warren as the young messenger left the
private office.
“Millie,” said Jack, stepping up to her, “I want you to congratulate me
on my lucky deal.”
“I have just sold those five thousand shares of Gopher Gold Mining
Company stock to Mr. Warren.”
“Have you? That’s nice.”
“You don’t ask me how much I got for them,” said the boy, with a
mischievous smile.
“I don’t think I have any right to be so inquisitive, Jack.”
“I hope some day, not so far off, that you will accept the right,
Millie.”
It was a bold speech, and the girl’s face flushed a deep scarlet.
“Aren’t you going to ask me?” he said, almost entreatingly, looking
down at the pretty girl with glistening eyes.
There was a pause; then she looked up and said softly:
“How much, Jack?”
“A quarter of a million,” he replied, exultantly.
She looked dazed.
“You don’t mean it!”
“I’ll show you the check when I get it.”
* * * * *
Reader, there is nothing more to be said. Jack got his check that
afternoon, and there was a mild kind of high jinks at the little house
in the Bronx where the Hazard family had been living for some months.
Jack also got Millie Price in due time, and a happier couple does not
to-day live in Greater New York. Jack has a little old gentleman living
with him whom he rescued from the last stages of want at the Mills
Hotel. His name is Tuggs, and Jack and Millie treat him as a valued
friend, and the old man is grateful. That purchase of the Gopher Mining
Company certificates was for Jack Hazard indeed A LUCKY DEAL.
THE END.
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wonderful uses of electricity and electro magnetism; together with
full instructions for making Electric Toys, Batteries, etc. By George
Trebel, A. M., M. D. Containing over fifty illustrations.
No. 64. HOW TO MAKE ELECTRICAL MACHINES.--Containing full directions
for making electrical machines, induction coils, dynamos, and many
novel toys to be worked by electricity. By R. A. R. Bennett. Fully
illustrated.
No. 67. HOW TO DO ELECTRICAL TRICKS.--Containing a large collection
of instructive and highly amusing electrical tricks, together with
illustrations. By A. Anderson.
ENTERTAINMENT.
No. 9. HOW TO BECOME A VENTRILOQUIST.--By Harry Kennedy. The secret
given away. Every intelligent boy reading this book of instructions,
by a practical professor (delighting multitudes every night with his
wonderful imitations), can master the art, and create any amount of fun
for himself and friends. It is the greatest book ever published, and
there’s millions (of fun) in it.
No. 20. HOW TO ENTERTAIN AN EVENING PARTY.--A very valuable little
book just published. A complete compendium of games, sports,
card diversions, comic recitations, etc., suitable for parlor or
drawing-room entertainment. It contains more for the money than any
book published.
No. 35. HOW TO PLAY GAMES.--A complete and useful little book,
containing the rules and regulations of billiards, bagatelle,
backgammon, croquet, dominoes, etc.
No. 36. HOW TO SOLVE CONUNDRUMS.--Containing all the leading conundrums
of the day, amusing riddles, curious catches and witty sayings.
No. 52. HOW TO PLAY CARDS.--A complete and handy little book, giving
the rules and full directions for playing Euchre, Cribbage, Casino,
Forty-Five, Rounce, Pedro Sancho, Draw Poker, Auction Pitch, All Fours,
and many other popular games of cards.
No. 66. HOW TO DO PUZZLES.--Containing over three hundred interesting
puzzles and conundrums, with key to same. A complete book. Fully
illustrated. By A. Anderson.
ETIQUETTE.
No. 13. HOW TO DO IT; OR, BOOK OF ETIQUETTE.--It is a great life
secret, and one that every young man desires to know all about. There’s
happiness in it.
No. 33. HOW TO BEHAVE.--Containing the rules and etiquette of good
society and the easiest and most approved methods of appearing to
good advantage at parties, balls, the theatre, church, and in the
drawing-room.
DECLAMATION.
No. 27. HOW TO RECITE AND BOOK OF RECITATIONS.--Containing the most
popular selections in use, comprising Dutch dialect, French dialect,
Yankee and Irish dialect pieces, together with many standard readings.
No. 31. HOW TO BECOME A SPEAKER.--Containing fourteen illustrations,
giving the different positions requisite to become a good speaker,
reader and elocutionist. Also containing gems from all the popular
authors of prose and poetry, arranged in the most simple and concise
manner possible.
No. 49. HOW TO DEBATE.--Giving rules for conducting debates, outlines
for debates, questions for discussion, and the best sources for
procuring information on the questions given.
SOCIETY.
No. 3. HOW TO FLIRT.--The arts and wiles of flirtation are fully
explained by this little book. Besides the various methods of
handkerchief, fan, glove, parasol, window and hat flirtation, it
contains a full list of the language and sentiment of flowers, which
is interesting to everybody, both old and young. You cannot be happy
without one.
No. 4. HOW TO DANCE is the title of a new and handsome little book just
issued by Frank Tousey. It contains full instructions in the art of
dancing, etiquette in the ball-room and at parties, how to dress, and
full directions for calling off in all popular square dances.
No. 5. HOW TO MAKE LOVE.--A complete guide to love, courtship and
marriage, giving sensible advice, rules and etiquette to be observed,
with many curious and interesting things not generally known.
No. 17. HOW TO DRESS.--Containing full instruction in the art of
dressing and appearing well at home and abroad, giving the selections
of colors, material, and how to have them made up.
No. 18. HOW TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL.--One of the brightest and most
valuable little books ever given to the world. Everybody wishes to know
how to become beautiful, both male and female. The secret is simple,
and almost costless. Read this book and be convinced how to become
beautiful.
BIRDS AND ANIMALS.
No. 7. HOW TO KEEP BIRDS.--Handsomely illustrated and containing
full instructions for the management and training of the canary,
mockingbird, bobolink, blackbird, paroquet, parrot, etc.
No. 39. HOW TO RAISE DOGS, POULTRY, PIGEONS AND RABBITS.--A useful and
instructive book. Handsomely illustrated. By Ira Drofraw.
No. 40. HOW TO MAKE AND SET TRAPS.--Including hints on how to catch
moles, weasels, otters, rats, squirrels and birds. Also how to cure
skins. Copiously illustrated. By J. Harrington Keene.
No. 50. HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND ANIMALS.--A valuable book, giving
instructions in collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving birds,
animals and insects.
No. 54. HOW TO KEEP AND MANAGE PETS.--Giving complete information as
to the manner and method of raising, keeping, taming, breeding, and
managing all kinds of pets; also giving full instructions for making
cages, etc. Fully explained by twenty-eight illustrations, making it
the most complete book of the kind ever published.
MISCELLANEOUS.
No. 8. HOW TO BECOME A SCIENTIST.--A useful and instructive book,
giving a complete treatise on chemistry; also experiments in acoustics,
mechanics, mathematics, chemistry, and directions for making fireworks,
colored fires, and gas balloons. This book cannot be equaled.
No. 14. HOW TO MAKE CANDY.--A complete hand-book for making all kinds
of candy, ice-cream, syrups, essences, etc., etc.
No. 34. HOW TO BECOME AN AUTHOR.--Containing full information regarding
choice of subjects, the use of words and the manner of preparing and
submitting manuscript. Also containing valuable information as to the
neatness, legibility and general composition of manuscript, essential
to a successful author. By Prince Hiland.
No. 38. HOW TO BECOME YOUR OWN DOCTOR.--A wonderful book, containing
useful and practical information in the treatment of ordinary diseases
and ailments common to every family. Abounding in useful and effective
recipes for general complaints.
No. 55. HOW TO COLLECT STAMPS AND COINS.--Containing valuable
information regarding the collecting and arranging of stamps and coins.
Handsomely illustrated.
No. 58. HOW TO BE A DETECTIVE.--By Old King Brady, the world-known
detective. In which he lays down some valuable and sensible rules
for beginners, and also relates some adventures and experiences of
well-known detectives.
No. 60. HOW TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER.--Containing useful information
regarding the Camera and how to work it; also how to make Photographic
Magic Lantern Slides and other Transparencies. Handsomely illustrated.
By Captain W. De W. Abney.
No. 62. HOW TO BECOME A WEST POINT MILITARY CADET.--Containing full
explanations how to gain admittance, course of Study, Examinations,
Duties, Staff of Officers, Post Guard, Police Regulations, Fire
Department, and all a boy should know to be a Cadet. Compiled and
written by Lu Senarens, author of “How to Become a Naval Cadet.”
No. 63. HOW TO BECOME A NAVAL CADET.--Complete instructions of how to
gain admission to the Annapolis Naval Academy. Also containing the
course of instruction, description of grounds and buildings, historical
sketch, and everything a boy should know to become an officer in the
United States Navy. Compiled and written by Lu Senarens, author of “How
to Become a West Point Military Cadet.”
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FRANK MANLEY’S WEEKLY
Good Stories of Young Athletes
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These intensely interesting stories describe the adventures of Frank
Manley, a plucky young athlete, who tries to excel in all kinds of
games and pastimes. Each number contains a story of manly sports,
replete with lively incidents, dramatic situations and a sparkle of
humor. Every popular game will be featured in the succeeding stories,
such as baseball, skating, wrestling, etc. Not only are these stories
the very best, but they teach you how to become strong and healthy.
You can learn to become a trained athlete by reading the valuable
information on physical culture they contain. From time to time the
wonderful Japanese methods of self-protection, called Jiu-Jitsu, will
be explained. A page is devoted to advice on healthy exercises, and
questions on athletic subjects are cheerfully answered by the author
“PHYSICAL DIRECTOR.”
No. 1 FRANK MANLEY’S REAL FIGHT; or,
What the Push-ball Game Brought About
No. 2 FRANK MANLEY’S LIGHTNING TRACK; or,
Speed’s Part in a Great Crisis
No. 3 FRANK MANLEY’S AMAZING VAULT; or,
Pole and Brains in Deadly Earnest
No. 4 FRANK MANLEY’S GRIDIRON GRILL; or,
The Try-Out for Football Grit
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LATEST ISSUES:
4 Frank Manley’s Knack at Curling; or,
The Greatest Ice Game on Record.
5 Frank Manley’s Hockey Game; or,
Up Against a Low Trick.
6 Frank Manley’s Handicap; or,
Fighting the Bradfords in Their Gym.
7 Frank Manley’s ’Cross Country; or,
Tod Owen’s Great Hare and Hounds Chase.
8 Frank Manley’s Human Ladder; or,
The Quickest Climb on Record.
9 Frank Manley’s Protege; or,
Jack Winston, Great Little Athlete.
10 Frank Manley’s Off Day; or,
The Greatest Strain in His Career.
11 Frank Manley on Deck; or,
At Work at Indoor Baseball.
12 Frank Manley At the Bat; or,
“The Up-and-at-’em Boys” on the Diamond.
13 Frank Manley’s Hard Home Hit; or,
The Play That Surprised the Bradfords.
14 Frank Manley in the Box; or,
The Curve That Rattled Bradford.
15 Frank Manley’s Scratch Hit; or,
The Luck of “The Up-and-at-’em Boys.”
16 Frank Manley’s Double Play; or,
The Game That Brought Fortune.
17 Frank Manley’s All-around Game; or,
Playing All the Nine Positions.
18 Frank Manley’s Eight-Oared Crew; or,
Tod Owen’s Decoration Day Regatta.
19 Frank Manley’s Earned Run; or,
The Sprint That Won a Cup.
20 Frank Manley’s Triple Play; or,
The Only Hope of the Nine.
21 Frank Manley’s Training Table; or,
Whipping the Nine into Shape.
22 Frank Manley’s Coaching; or,
The Great Game that “Jackets” Pitched.
23 Frank Manley’s First League Game; or,
The Fourth of July Battle With Bradford.
24 Frank Manley’s Match with Giants; or,
The Great Game With the Alton “Grown-Ups.”
25 Frank Manley’s Training Camp; or,
Getting in Trim for the Greatest Ball Game.
26 Frank Manley’s Substitute Nine; or,
A Game of Pure Grit.
27 Frank Manley’s Longest Swim; or,
Battling with Bradford in the Water.
28 Frank Manley’s Bunch of Hits; or,
Breaking the Season’s Batting Record.
29 Frank Manley’s Double Game; or,
The Wonderful Four-Team Match.
30 Frank Manley’s Summer Meet; or,
“Trying Out” the Bradfords.
31 Frank Manley at His Wits’ End; or,
Playing Against a Bribed Umpire.
32 Frank Manley’s Last Ball Game; or,
The Season’s Exciting Good-Bye to the Diamond.
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No. 1.--A Lucky Deal; or, The Cutest Boy in Wall Street
Issued Oct. 6th
No. 2.--Born to Good Luck; or, The Boy Who Succeeded
Issued Oct. 13th
No. 3.--A Corner in Corn; or, How a Chicago Boy Did the Trick
Issued Oct. 20th
No. 4.--A Game of Chance; or, The Boy Who Won Out
Issued Oct. 27th
No. 5.--Hard to Beat; or, The Cleverest Boy in Wall Street
Issued Nov. 3rd
No. 6.--Building a Railroad; or, The Young Contractors of Lakeview
Issued Nov. 10th
No. 7.--Winning His Way; or, The Youngest Editor in Green River
Issued Nov. 17th
No. 8.--The Wheel of Fortune; or, The Record of a Self-Made Boy
Issued Nov. 24th
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Transcriber’s Notes
A number of typographical errors were corrected silently.
Cover image is in the public domain.
Dittoes were replaced with the repeated words.
Missing text under “If you want any back numbers” were deduced from
other editions.