“Gee!” thought the young messenger, “if he was a retired manufacturer once, he’s sunk pretty low. I guess Wall Street has much to answer for.”
CHAPTER IX.
JACK’S FIRST INVESTMENT.
The old man dropped his package on the sidewalk, and the string becoming undone the contents were spilled out.
Jack stooped down to pick them up and found they were certificates of some kind of mining stock he had never heard of.
Each one represented 500 shares of the Gopher Gold Mining Company, of Bullfrog, Nevada.
At the sight of them Tuggs seemed to brighten up a bit.
“Do you want to buy them?” he asked, eagerly.
“What are they worth?” asked Jack, smiling at the idea of a messenger boy being able to acquire even 500 shares of any reputable mining stock.
“Millions!” exclaimed the old man.