Tyche
Copyright© 2020 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 27
Uncle David kept the town in cash for two winters fixing the interior 0f the Olsen’s boat ... during the sailing season ... they sailed. When the boat was done, the Olsens had a home to be proud of.
They took the voyage ... down through Niagara, past Montreal and out to sea. The Bahamas had them for the winter.
Every spring, when the ice was off, they’d sail up the Saint Lawrence, past Montreal and Niagara, Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron and summer in Pentwater. Little Miss Wannaboat Olsen went to work with me building 3.7 Farrs ... and I made sure she WORKED. We split the profit and expenses. We managed 4 a season and sold every one of them. Our boats were built to a standard the Hispanics were unable to meet.
Ours were Twenty-three thousand five hundred while theirs were Fifteen K. Ours were pretty ... theirs were fast. Not FASTER ... competitive.
I even sold a few in New Zealand.
Can you see the crossed eyes and hear the razz-berry?
When Mr Olsen said he made a killing in the market ... he wasn’t bragging ... No ... if anything, he had understated the facts. The stock was a ‘penny’ stock. He bought a 2500 shares for a penny a share and sold them for 256.20 a share three months later.
The company brought out their widget just after he bought. It seemed like every time he turned around the stock tripled ... three for one and the price exceeded 76 dollars a share in two weeks.
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