Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20
StIeetsO Storn.
From Chambers Journal !
An Uninvited GUST.

1t was nearly 3 O'Clock ON hot sum.
met's day the long polished counters
ot our bank, the Royal Domestic Bank
were crowded with customers-mone,
was iowiI G in and running out in the
usual bu>luess-.ike manner. From :
raised desk in my private room. |, the
Manager Of The ROYAL Domestic Bank
looked out on the busy scene with a
certain pride aud pleasure. The RovaI
Domestic Is not a long in
>lItution, and. without vanity, l NAV
say that much of lis prosperity and
success is attributable 10 the zeal and
experience of its Manager. In cor
roboration of this statement, | might
refer TO the last printed report of the
Directors. laid before the shareholders
AT their annual meeting, in which they
are pleased 10 saN-But. after all. per.
maps l may be thought guilty of undue
cgoilsm and conceit, il | repeat the
hattcring terms III which they speak OF
ne.
A clerk put his head inside my door.
"Mr. Ihrapstuw, sir, TO speak 10 YOU
"Send hlm liz, Roberts," | said.
Charles Thrarstow l had known from
boy hood We had both been reared in
the same country town. The fact that
his parents were of considerably high
cr social status than mine perhaps
made our subsequent intimacy all the
pleasanter 10 me, and caused me 10 set
value upon his good opinion greater
than its intrinsic worth. Thrapstow
was stoch-broker, very clever, push.
M fellow, who had the reputation of
possessing an excellent judgment and
great good luck. At my request. he
mad brought his account 10 our bank.
1t was good account; he always kept
ialr balance, and the cashier had
never to look twice at his checks.
Charlie. Ike everybody else in busi-
ness, occasionally wanted money.
have let him have advances at various
tunes. of course amply covered with
securities, advances which were alway S
promptly repaid, and the securities re-
deemed. AT this time he had five
thousand pounds of ours, to secure
which we held City Of Damascus, Wal.
tcr-companl' bonds TO the nominal
value of ten thousand. Nv Directors
rather demurred TO these bonds, as be.
my somewhat speculative in nature /;
but as represented that the Company
was highly respectable, AMI its shares
well quoted in the market, and that
had iuil confidence in our customer.
our people sanctioned the advance.
had perhaps & little uneasy feeling my.
sell about those bonds. for they were
not everx0ody's money, and there
might have been some little difficulty
IN finding a customer for them in the
case of the necessity for sudden sale.
Thrapstow came in radiant. He was
a G )od cooking fellow, with fair beard
and moustache, bright ewes of blush
gray. a nose tilted upwards, giving him
Il saucy, resolute air; he was always
well dressed, the shiniest of boots, the
most delicate shade of color in his
light trousers and gloves, the glossiest
of blue trock coats. a neat light dust
coat over it, blue birds eve scarf
round his throat, in which was thrus,
Il massive pin. containing a fine topaz
fall of luster, aud yellow as beaten
gold.
"Well, I've got customer for those
Damacus bonds waiting at nv office
sold 'em well, TOTO Billings Broth.
ers, WHO want them for an Arab firm
One premium. and l bought at one
discount"
Pm very glad of it Charlie" said,
| and l felt really pleased, not only fol-
Thrapstow's sake, but because | should
be glad TO get rid of the bonds. and
the Directors shrugs whenever they
were mentioned.
Hand 'eln over, old fellow" said
Charlie, land I'll bring you Billings
check up In five minutes. You won,
nave closed by then or if YOU have
I'll come IN at the private door,"
went TO the safe, AID put nv hand
upon the bonds.
Charley stood there looking SO frank
and free, holding out his hand for the
bonds, that hadn't the heart to say &c
him, AS ought to have done, Bring
your customer here, and let him settle
for the bonds. and then l will hand
them over. should have said this tc
any body else, but somehow l couldn',
say it to Charlie There would be on.
ly five minutes risk, aud surely it was
no risk ut all.
The thing was done in a moment;
was carried away by Thrapstow's IRE
sistibie manner. l handed over the
bonds, and Charley went off like q
shot.