Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-01-30
SIMULTANEOUSLY. FELONIOUsLY

We hac Just locked up the safe, and
had put the key in my pocke.-I am the
accountant Of the North and South Of
England Bank. at its Pudsey Branch. ".
Il. Yorks. ! had got my bat on, and had
taken up my umbrella. when a man came
runoing into the bank With bag Of mon
ey in his hand.
Am in time 2 he cried. shook my
head.
Deuce take Il ? he said, 'and I'm of 10
Liverpool by the next train, and then to
America
Sorry for it, I said; but we can't take
The money.'
We'll, then. what 10 to be done Here's
twenty-five thousand pounds 10 this bag.
and those drafts Of mine come due in .
couple of days. Well. you'll have to take
EN- up he said; can't unless you take
the money in tonight
knew that those drafts were coming
due. and that our manager was little
anxious about them, for they were rather
heavy, and the other names on them were
not very good. Black. too-that was the
man with the money bag-Black was a
capital customer. aud not only . good
customer himself, but he brought good
accounts with him. and we we're young
branch and on oar mettle.
Well, here was the money to meet the
drafts anyhow. and should have been a
great fool to send it away because it was
after hours. So I counted it all over !;
there was about nineteen thousand in
ckecks and notes. and three thousand in
gold.
Come aud have gl,ss of beer with me. ;
saru DIack. 'cn the wsy rU ,',s ssss'ou.
put the bag Of money in my desk.
aud locked it up. / would come back
presently. aud have it placed in the safe.
/ walked to the station with Black We
had come beer together. and then he went
off Americawards, and I on the way to
Metropolitan Villas. You see, was rath.
er in the habit OF calling for glass Of
beer as went home. and then going on !;
and consequently. from force Of habit, I'D
almost got home before remembered the
the bag Of money II was vexiug. TOO.
because we had 6 tea party that night, the
frs. since eur marriage. and it began at
six o'clock. and 1'3 promised to be home
an hour earlier TO draw the corks and help
to get things resiy. And here it was six
o'clock. and had to 60 all the way back
to the bank.
AL, the say back 7 wert q hard 40 I
could pelt However. the money was all
right j, my desk. and nov III put it in
the ssfe. Tell Mr.. Cousins'-our man.
asr, you know-I said to the servant
who'd let me in. 'tha, want the key ofthe
cafe. But you had i, ia-yeur- pocket say
you; which shows that you are not ac-
quairted With the rales sAdlresu!ations of
the North and South Of England Bank.
which say that the accountant or chief
cashier shall be responsible for the due
custody OF the cash whilst Il 10 in his pos
session in the daytime. and that at nj ght
all moneys aud securities shall be careful.
" secured within the Office safs. which
shall be secured BY two keys. one of which
shall be in The custody Of the manager.
and the second in that Of the accountant
or cashier. But. you say again. as long
as you had one key. what did you want
with twof There, / own the regulations
are obscure. They were drawn up BY
somebody without any literary skill; if
they'd consulted me about 'em. I could
have suggested q good many improve
menss. Wha: they meant to say was tha,
the safe was to be secured BY two locks,
aud that key Of each. not inssrchangea-
bic the .one with the other, was to be in
the custody. etc. Now you understand
vhx wsntrA Mr. Cous;uss kevy--ssss-s----