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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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