Part 9 (1/2)

He bought three apples for five cents--all that he could afford to spend, and even this meant that he must walk home from the ferry to his house in Brooklyn--and these he ate as he walked up and down Fifth Avenue until his hour was over When theended at three o'clock, Mr Gould said that, as he was leaving for the West early next , he would like Edward to write out his notes, and have theht o'clock There were over forty note-book pages of minutes The re was spent in transcribing the notes By rising at half past five the next ht, handed him the minutes, and was dismissed without so much as a word of thanks or a nod of approval from the financier

Edward felt that this exceeded the limit of fair treatment by employer of employee He spoke of it to Mr Cary, and asked whether he would object if he tried to get away from such influence and secure another position His eo, and Edward unhesitatingly suggested the publishi+ng business He talked it over froreed with him that his decision ise, but promised to find hi before Mr Cary ood his word, and told Edward that his friend Henry Holt, the publisher, would like to give him a trial

The day before he was to leave the Western Union Telegraph Conation became known to Mr Gould The financier told the boy there was no reason for his leaving, and that he would personally see to it that a substantial increase was made in his salary Edward explained that the salary, while of i a position in a business in which he felt he would be happier

”And what business is that?” asked the financier

”The publishi+ng of books,” replied the boy

”You arehis keen gray eyes on the boy ”Books are a luxury The public spends its largest money on necessities: on what it can't do without It raph; it need not read It can read in libraries A pro boy such as you are, with his life before hi one”

But, as facts proved, the ”little wizard of Wall Street” rong in his prediction; Edward Bok was not choosing the wrong business

Years afterhen Edas cruising up the Hudson with a yachting party one Saturday afternoon, the sight of Jay Gould's ton, awakened the desire of the women on board to see his wonderful orchid collection Edward explained his previous association with the financier and offered to recall hinition A note ritten to Mr Gould, and sent ashore, and the answer came back that they elcome to visit the orchid houses Jay Gould, in person, received the party, and, placing it under the personal conduct of his gardener, turned to Edward and, indicating a bench, said:

”Come and sit down here with me”

”Well,” said the financier, as in his domestic mood, quite different from his Wall Street aspect, ”I see in the papers that you see business”

Edward expressed surprise that the Wall Street nate had followed his work

”I have because I always felt you had it in you to make a successful man But not in that business,” he added quickly ”You were born for the Street You would have reat success there, and that is what I had in o just so far; in the Street you could have gone as far as you liked

There is roo business It's not too late now, for thathis steel eyes on the young man beside him!

And Edward Bok has often speculated whither Jay Gould estion from such a source would have seemed the one to heed and follow But Edward Bok's instinct never failed him He felt that his path lay far apart from that of Jay Gould--and the farther the better!

In 1882 Edward, with a feeling of distinct relief, left the eraph Co business in which he had correctly divined that his future lay

His chief regret on leaving his position was in severing the close relations, almost as of father and son, between Mr Cary and hi away of his father, Clarence Cary had put his sheltering areot, ”I think you have it in you, Edward, toIt was a turning-point in Edward Bok's life, as he felt at the time and as he saw more clearly afterward

He re hi he did, not only at that tiiven to Edward to feel the deep satisfaction of having Mr Cary say, before he passed away, that the boy had more than justified the confidence reposed in him Mr Cary lived to see him well on his way, until, indeed, Edward had had the proud happiness of introducing to his benefactor the son who bore his name, Cary William Bok

CHAPTER VIII

STARTING A NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE

Edward felt that his daytirapher with Henry Holt and Co the evenings _The Brooklyn Magazine_ was soon earning a co proprietors, and their backers were entirely satisfied with the way it was being conducted

In fact, one of these backers, Mr Rufus T Bush, associated with the Standard Oil Coht he saw in the success of thefor one of his sons, as shortly to be graduated froe He talked to the publisher and editor about the idea, but the boys showed by their books that while there was a reasonable incoazine, there was no rooested that he buy the e its scope, and ements were concluded, those who had financially backed the venture were fully paid, and the two boys received a satisfactory aazine Mr Bush asked Edward to suggest a na azine_ becaazine_, with its publication office in New York But, though a great deal of azine, it did not succeed