St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-28
An UNLIMITED Guest.

1t was nearly : o'clock on Il hot sum
mcl'~ day the long polished counters
of "rrr bank. the ROYAL domestic bank.
were cr"wdcd with customers money
was flowing in and running ont in the
usual huSimcS>-likr manner. From Il
raised desk in my private rnom. |, the
manager of the Royal domestic bank.
looked ont on the busy scene with Il
certain pride and pleasure. The Royal
domestic Is not Il long -c>tahliShcd ln>tI-
tuition. and. without vanity. MAY say
that much of its prosperity and success
i attributable +" the zeal and expert
rncc of It's manager. In confederation
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 t"
~aN But after all. perhaps may he
Thought guilty of undue cgutiSm ANA
comccit. if ! repeat ihc tiattcIimg terms
i'll which they speak of me.
y clerk put his head in>id" my door.
MIR. Thap>t"w. sil. to speak to you.
send him in. Roberts,. said.
Charles 'lmap>toW had known from
boy hood we had both been reared in
the same country town. The fact that
his parents were of considerably higher
social status than mine perhaps made
our subsequent intimacy all the pleas
antcr to me, and caused me to set IL
value upon his good opinion greater
than it, intrinsic worth. ThrapStow
was stock broker. IL very clever, push
ing fellow. who had the reputation of
possessing an excellent Judgment and
L l1..
had brought his account to our bank
1t WAS Il good account he always kept
Il fair balance. and the cashier had
never 10 look twice ut his checks.
Charlie. like cverybodl else i'll bust
ucSs. occasionally wanted money. |
had let him have advances at various
times. of courSt amply covered by secu-
rites. advances which were always
promptly repaid. and the securities re-
dccmcd At this time. he had five
thouSamd pounds of ours, to secure
which He held city of Damascus water
rompanv'S bonds to the nominal value OF
ten thousand My directors rather de
INJURED to these bonds, us being some
what speculative in nature but as
represented that the company was high
Iy rcSprctahlc. and its shares well quo
ted in the market, and that had full
confidence in oUr customer. 0ur people
sanctioned the advance. had perhaps
little uneasy feeling myself about
tho~,. bonds. for they were not every
body'S money. and there might have
been some little difficulty in finding a
customer for them in case of the necessl-
ty for Il sudden sale.
Thapstow came in radiant. He was
a good-looking fellow, with fair beard
and mustache. bright eyes OF blush
gray. ii nose tilted upward, giving HIN
Il saucy. reSolutc air {; he was alway'
well dressed. the Shiniest of boots, the
most delicate shade of color i'll his light
trousers and gloves, the glosslest o
blue trock-coatS. Il neat light dust c"al
over it. blue hird's-eye scarf rount
his throat. in which was thrust a mas
>ive pin. containing Il fine topaz, full O
luStcr, and yellow us beaten gold.
"Well, I've got il customer for thoS'
Damascus bonds waiting at my ONCE
/ sold 'em well. tOO-tO Billings Brothers
who want them for an Arab firm. on'