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mother。 Do what you like。';
;'Oh well��' said I�察�delighted at this confidence�察�I think I can afford to
risk what you are willing to risk for your mother�察�Mrs。 Beverly。 Where is
Petunia�察�did you say��';
;He pulled down a roller map on the wall as you draw down a
window´blind�察�and again I listened to statements that churned in my brain。
Petunia was a new resort on the sea coast of New Hampshire。 One railway
system did already connect it with both Portsmouth and Portland�察 �but it
was not a very direct connection at present。 Yet in spite of this�察 �the
population had increased 23 and seven´tenths per cent in five years�察�and
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now an electric railway was in construction that would double the
population in the next five years。 This was less than what had happened to
other neighbouring resorts under identical conditions�察 �yet with things as
they now were�察�the company was earning two per cent on its stock�察�which
was being put into improvements。 The stock was selling at 30�察 �and if a
dividend was paid next year�察�it would go to par。 But Mr。 Beverly did not
counsel buying the stock。 'I did not let mother have any��' he said�察�'though I
took some myself。 But the bonds are different。 You're getting the last that
will be sold at par。 In three days they will be placed before the public at
102 1/2 and interest。';
;I was well pleased when I left Mr。 Beverly's office。 In a few days I
was still more pleased to learn that I could sell my Petunia sixes for 104 if
so wished。 But I did not wish it�察�and Mr。 Beverly told me that he should
not sell his mother's unless they went to 110。 'In that case��' said he�察 �'it
might be worth while to capitalise her premium。';
;I liked the idea of capitalising one's premium。 If you had fifty bonds
that cost you par�察�and sold them at 110�察�you would then buy at par fifty´
five bonds of some other rising kind�察�and go on doing this untilI named
no limit for this process�察�but my delighted mind saw visions of eighty and
a hundred thousand a yearcomfort at least�察�if not affluence in New York
and I explained to Ethel what the phrase capitalising one's premium meant。
I showed her the Petunias�察�too�察�and we read what it said on the coupons
aloud together。 Ethel was at first not quite satisfied with the arrangement
of the coupons。 'Thirty dollars on January first�察�and thirty on July first��' she
said。 That seems a long while to wait for those payments�察�Richard。 And
there are only two in every year�察�though you pay them a thousand dollars
all at once。 It does not seem very prompt on their part。' I told her that this
was the rule。 'But��' she urged�察�'don't you think that a man like Mr。 Beverly
might be able to get them to make an exception if he explained the
circumstances�拭 �Other people may be satisfied with waiting for little
crumbs in this way�察�but why should we��' I soon made her understand how
it was�察�however�察�and I explained many other facts about investments and
the stock market to her�察�as I learned them。 It was a great pleasure to do this。
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We came to talk about finance even more than we talked of my writings�察�
for during that Spring I invested a good deal more rapidly than I wrote。
The Petunias had taken only one´twentieth of a million dollars�察�and though
Mr。 Beverly warned me to rush hastily into nothing�察�and pointed out the
good sense of distributing my eggs in a number of baskets�察�still we both
agreed that the sooner all my money was bringing me five or six per cent�察�
the better。;
;I have come to think that it might be well were women taught the
elements of investing as they are now taught French and Music。 I would
not have the French and Music dropped�察 �but I would add the other。 It
might be more of a protection to women than being able to read a French
novel�察�and perhaps some day we shall have it so。 But of course it had been
left totally out of Ethel's education�察 �and at first she merely received my
instruction and took my opinions。 It was not long�察 �however�察 �before she
began to entertain some of her own�察�obliging me not infrequently to reason
with her。 I very well remember the first occasion that this happened。;
;We had been as usual talking about stocks�察 �as we walked on the
Riverside Drive on a Sunday afternoon in May。 Ethel had been for some
moments silent。 'Richard��' she finally began�察�'if I had had the naming of
these things�察�I should never have called them securities。 Insecurities comes
a great deal nearer what they are。 What right has a thing that says on its
face it is worth a thousand dollars to go bobbing up and down in the way
most of them do�拭�I think that securities is almost sarcastic。 And have you
noticed the price of those Petunias��';
;I had�察�of course�察�noticed it�察�but I had not mentioned it to Ethel。 'I read
the papers now��' she explained�察 �'morning and evening。 Of course the
market is off a little on account of the bank statement。 But that is not
enough to account for the Petunias。';
;'Ethel�察�you are nervous��' I said。 'And it is the papers which make you
so。 The Petunias are a first lien on the whole property�察 �of which the
assessed valuation';
;'What is the good��' she interrupted�察�'of a first lien on something which
depends on politics for its existence�察�if the politicians change their minds�拭�
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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 on
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