Halsey & Co.

of a revolver staring him in the

the desk there; if you ple

ing a word, never once taki

id. "You can't get any f

e making a fool of yours

have made a corpse of you if

ou got my na

ittle fun out of

ight to use my

, for you are the meanest man in Wall Street. You had a messenger boy discharged from his position of fiv

have you

at's al

can ask

e did of yours. I haven't had much fun with hi

my name off tha

ur command

out it," and he tu

ot aware of what had been going on betwe

e say, Bob?

passed between the bro

even with him, and am going to run that fleece

goes to law about it we'll be the

in smiles. "He is a strong man–has many friends; but Wa

s knows no friendship. It is

e. Such a hard, cynical view of business c

ick up that idea

when I was a messenge

ve it t

ea from what I saw go

udgment, but correct in the main. I hope, though, that in y

ture to be mean or stingy. Bob gave the old b

did,

She's sixty

. I'd wager a month's salary she has ten thousand dollars

?" and Fred looked the

k above Grand street, and he says she has a fat account there,

Fred. "I thought I knew a thing

ay, and every messenger boy in Wall and Broad streets had made a rush to see Fred and Bob in their new ro

e us a lo

heck for

ink have you

you break

ch did

were th

w at this time and get a ticket for a square meal. It's none of

s and left. Just an they were about to

xclaimed, as she looked around the place. "Prom

won't!"

e looked at h

he whi

hed and

yes,

e all the time I'd do ver

your talk again. Hav

t opened

ne of your

llison is the cashier," and he

when she got it she filled it out for $

epositor, and am s

k to-morrow," he sai

I'll call for it m

ll, Miss

a check for such a sum from a young typewriter. As

and I wanted to see if it was true," and she lo

and, kissed her as

ything in there! Would you believe it,

nk, but I can't. It takes all I can

Bowles for a raise in yo

me to-day he would not w

What's the matter

with my work, He said I could go back to Bryant's,

aid Bob. "I'll see if I can't

a trouble t

you ar

th Gertie. They passed Broker Bryant on Broadway, an

e looks at me sometimes as

said. "He hates me like poison,

aid Mr. Bowles

good would

o his office if I can't g

m with us and do chance work. You must not go back to

enement piled up with furniture. Two families were being ejected for non-payment of rent–$9 each. The landlord was there direct

d get rooms. You can get

wered blessings on his head

firm. The next day a man called and asked them to lend him $10,000 on a good stock worth double that amount. Fred asked to see the stock. It was K. & T. Fred took the stock to Mr. Allison for his advice, and the bookkeeper denounced the stoc

over on the floor, the blood spurti