"It is a sad mischance."
His father said: "We'll cultivate
His gift for high finance."
—Washington Star.
HICKS—"I've got to borrow $200 somewhere."
WICKS—"Take my advice and borrow $300 while you are about it."
"But I only need $200."
"That doesn't make any difference. Borrow $300 and pay back $100 of it in two installments at intervals of a month or so. Then the man that you borrow from will think he is going to get the rest of it."