Show 0 how roy made bade a fortune F artun d by mi MALCOLM A I 1 BROWN OW N r 5 19 Copy copyright richt irin w western 0 stern union just a boy a big blundering greathearted boy was the way cecile merritt put it in a casual discussion ot of their friends with a confidential girl acquaintance it was roy RoP bacon whom cecile referred to and lier her words were repeated in time to roy himself who flushed like a bashful school girl and the looked proud and pleased the sensible sympathetic little lady had estimated roy just right an ali indulgent uncle had nearly dearly spoiled him ile he had recently lio however vever tried to redeem the error by getting roy a position with a local brokerage house ro roy y was set at learning the routine of thi the office the rapid jargon of the stock exchange nearly drove him out of his bis mind i 1 I shall inform uncle gib that b be 0 may put me at work with a shovel or running ft street ar but I 1 cant stand the wear and tear of this wild investment busi business 1 roy told old himself about one the next afternoon the rush hour of the office roy made the ghastly mistake of his life he caught up the receiver of the phone at a call burton black co take order buy tor for us 2000 buzz az z came an interruption then a hiss then a snap and then the words united utilities at 11 roy handed the order to one of the office brokers and forgot all about it manager Afa nager wants you came the sharp order from his assistant the moment roy reached his desk in the morning you took an order from burton black yesterday afternoon lie he demanded 1 I did sir acquiesce dRoy roy it was abig a big one too 2000 united utilities at nothing of the sort shouted the manager they ordered ten gold as commonwealth central look herel here thundered the manager holding up a printed sheet united utilities 63 raided late yesterday a drop of 40 points in an hour and we are loaded worth I 1 then then stammered roy fair air ly appalled the message got mixed crossed wires ill 1 the firm sent at once ence for or mr bacon proud and just without a word uncle gib drew out a check pocketed the unlucky bonds and said sourly to his nephew now then you come home with me mel roy felt dreadfully distressed ills his first business experience had been a costly one roy packed his satchel and wrote a note to his uncle intimating that he had better visit a cousin at brandon tor for a week or two then with a very sad and a nd solemn face roy went to the telephone and called up the merritt residence yes insinuated a girlish voice this is mr bacon cecile that Is miss merritt Merrl tt im sorry but I 1 have made a complete failure of everything belore before I 1 go away I 1 wanted to say to you that I 1 thank you for being the kindest best friend I 1 ever had and 1 I love you and always shall goodby good by and then dropping th receiver he seized his satchel and rushed from the house bouse as it if he expected it to fall upon him for his rash declaration it was a pretty miserable journey to brandon it was a long wearisome day that next one worse the second unbearable the third oh say roy hailed his cousin as lie he returned tired and glum from a solitary arama one evening heres a rush telegram from the city roy tore open the envelope ile he read return on first train iraln uncle gib it if the signature had bad been albeon bacon or G B roy would have been chilled the familiar old uncle gib gave him some heart of hope lie ile ran up the steps of the old home when lie he reached it to be greeted by uncle gib with a hearty h handshake ands bake ha fla hal ha hal hol rollicked rol licked the old man roy boy you did it I 1 yesterday united utilities went up to and youve made a small fort fortune unel whenever he thought though tl I 1 of his impulsive message to cecile however he got almost seared scared he kept pretty close around home but as an he ventured forth at dusl dusk came face to face with the very subject of his thoughts she blus blushed and he was dreadfully embarrassed wise little woman that she was sweetly and naturally she brought the conversation back to a thes message sage that roy had sent to her sister nella over the telephone your slater sl ster gasped roy oh rayl my do not feel distressed mr bacon said cecile cecale for nella ran to father the elfish little spirit that she Is and father spoke to me and and here i cecile grew confused and dropped her be r eyes what did father oh oh mat alint am I 1 saying what did mr merritt say inquired roy hopelessly in a lost voice he only smiled lr reported ported cecile ina aa low tone ton e I 1 and and what did ayou do miss hl erritt pursued roy il 1 I why I 1 kissed the fear ear old treasure and told him lie he was the best father in the world replied cecile and roy knew that he was wal hu he happ lert man in the world |