The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-11-28
MisGGIlaneOns Seltrtiuns.
AN UNLIMITED GUEST.

1t was nearly three O'Clock on ;
hot summers day; the long polished
counters of our bank, the Royal Do
mestic Bank, were crowded with
customers-money was flowing in
and running out in the usual bust
ness like manner. From raised
desk in my private room, /, the man.
sger of the Royal Domestic Bank
looked out on the busy scene with a
certain pride and pleasure. The
Royal Domestic is not long estab
lished institution, and, without vani-
ty, ] may say thaemuch of its pros
perity and success is attributable to
the zeal and experience ofits mana
ger. In corroboration of this state
ment, might refer to the last print
ed report Of the directors, laid be-
fore the stockholders at their last
annual meeting, in which they were
pleased to say-but after ali, perhaps
1 may be thought guilty of undue
egotism and conceit, if / repeat the
fattering terms in which they speak
of me.
A clerk put his head inside my
door.
"Mr Thrapstow, sir, to speak to
you"
"Send him in, Robert" 1 said.
Charles Thrapstow 1 had known
from boyhood; we had both been
raised in the same country town.
The fact that his parents were Of con-
siderably higher social status than
mine, perhaps made our subsequent
intimacy all the pleasnter to me, and
caused me to set value upon his
good opinion greater than its intrin-
sic worth. sThrapstow was q stock
broker, a very clever, pushing fell
low, who had q reputation of pos
sessing an excellent judgment and
great good luck. At my request he
had brought his accout to our bank.
It was a good account; he always
kept fair balance, and the cashier
had never to look twice at his check.
Charlie, like everybody else in bus
mess, occasionly wanted money. l
had let him have advances at vari-
Gus times, of course amply covered
by securities, advances which were
Away promptly repaid, and the secu-
rites redeemed. At this time he
had five thousand pounds Of ours, to
secure which we held City of Damas-
Gus Water company's bonds, to the
nominal value of ten-t thousand. My
directors rather demurred at these
bonds, as being somewhat specula-
tive in nature; but as I represented
that the Company was highly re-
spectacle, and its shares well quoted
in the,marketand that l had full con-
idence in our customer. our people
sanctioned the advance. ! had per
haps little uneasy feeling myself
about those bonds, for they were not
everybody's money, and there might
have been some little difficulty in
finding customer for them in case
Of necessity for sudden sale.
Thrapstow came radiant. He was
a good-looking fellow, with a fair
beard and moustache, bright eyes of
blush gray, a nose tilted upwards
giving him saucy, resolute air; he
was always well dressed, the shin
lest of boots, tho most delicate shade
of color in his light trowsers and
gloves, the glossiest of blue frock
coats, neat light dust-coat over it, a
blue birds eye scarf round his
throat, in which was thrust mass
i've pin, containing fine topaz, full
of luster, and yellow as beaten gold.
"Well, I've got a customer for
those Damascus bonds waiting at
my office; sold 'em well, TOTO Bill
ings Brothers. who want them for
an Arab firm. One premium, and /
bought at one discount"
"Pm very glad of it, Charlie" /
said, and 1 felt really pleased, not
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cause should be glad to get rid of
the bonds, and the directors shrug
whenever they were mentioned.
"Hand 'em over old fellow" said
Charlie, and I'll bring you Billings
check up in five minutes. You won't
have closed by then; or if you have
I'll come in at the private door"
I went to the safe, and put my
hand on the bonds.
Charlie stood there looking so
frank and free, holding out his hands
for the bonds, that hadn't the heart
to say to him, as l ought to have
done. Bring your customer here and
let him settle for the bonds, and then
I will had them over. I should have
said this to anybody else, but some
how / couldn't say it to Charlie
There would be only five minutes
risk, and surely it was no risk at all.
The thing was done in moment;
I was carried away by Thrapstow's
irresistible manner. I handed over
the bonds, and Charlie was of like a
sbak