The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-04
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s3wlng .n aa8 ruuulng oHt in Noe uaga0
basues- Use manner. From 6 uised
desk Bel mv private room, /, tue manager
afthe Royal domestic back, locked ont
on the busy scene with certain pride
and pleasure. The Royal domestic is u0J
l0u. established Institution, aud, with
oat vanity, ! msy say thsi mueh of jls
prosperity and saceess IS attributed tolbc
zeal and experience of Sos manager IU
confederation Of this statement, miahi
refer 20 ihe I.st printed report Of the di-
fectors, laid before The share badcfs at
their annual meeting 300 which they are
pleased % sy-- Bat aaer all perhaps
may be thought guilty Of undue ego
tism aud eonccit, 30 repeat The haueriug
terms TO- which they speak oi me.
A clerk put bis head inside my door.
Mr. Thrupslow, sir, to speak 90 you.
Send him iu, Roberts, I said.
Charles Tbmpztow bad known from
boyh0od; we had both been reared ia
rhe same country town The fact that
bis parents were of considerable higher
social status tbaa miue perhaps mode our
Subsequent intimacy all the plcasauler to
mc, aud caused me 10 set value upon
bis good opinion greater tbau its intrinsic
worth thrapstow was q stock broker,
ia very clever, pushing fellow, who had
the reputation Of possessing au excellent
Ijudeemcuta and great good luck At my
request, he bad brought bis account 10
our bank II was q good account he alt
WAYS kept a fair balance. and the cashier
bad never to look twice at bis checks
/ Charlie, ike everybody else in busi-
no.st eccasionallv wanted money. ! had
iet him have advances at various limos,
Of course amply covered by securities,
advances which were AWAY. promptly
.ropaid, aud the securities edeemed AT
this time, be had five thousaud pounds of
ours, TO secure which we held city OF
Damascus water company's bonds to the
nominal value Of ten thousand. My di-
fcctors rather demurred 10 these bonds,
as being somewhat speculative in nature /;
bat as | represented that the company
was highly respectable, and its shares
well quoted In the market, aud that !
had fall confidence in our customer, our
people sanctioned the advance. had
perhaps a little uneasy feeling myself
about those bonds, for they were not
eyerybody's money, aud there might
have been some little difficulty in finding
a customer for them in case Of the neces-
sily for a sudden sale.
Thrapstow came IN radiant He was o
good looking fellow, with a fair beard
and moustoehe, bright eyes Of BLUSH gray
a nose tiled upward, giving him a saacy,
resolute air; he was always well dressed
the shimiest Of boots, the most delicate
shade Of color in his light trousers and
gloves, the glossiest = blue froek-coats, a
neat light dust coat oyerit, a blue birds
eye scarf round his throat, IN which was
thrust a massive pin, containing fine
topaz, full Of luster, and yellow as beaten
gold
| Well, I've got customer for those Da-
masens bonds waiting at my Office; sold
'em well, too--to Billings Brothers, who
want them for an Arab firm, One pre-
mium, and bought at one discount
I'm very glad OF 1t, Charlie, | said, and
felt really pleased, not only for Thap-
slows sake, but because | should be glad
to get rid Of the bonds, aud The directors
shrnss whenever they were mentioned.
Hand EN- over, Old fellow, said Charlie
and i'll bring }on Billings check mp in
five minutes. lon won't have closed boy
then; or if}on have, I'ii come in Mt The
/ private door.
. went To the safe, and put my band
upon The boud..
K Charlie sl"ou there 'o"hlu& SO frank
and Free holding out bis hand for Tie
bonds, 'hat ! hadn't the heart to say to
him, as ! ouebt to have done: Bring
your customer here, and let him settle ior
the bonds and lhc" will hand them
over. should have said ibis 20 anybody
else, bm somehow ! couldn't say it TO
Charlie, There would be ony dye min
ute-' rick, aud surely il wa,sno risk at
all,
The Thing Yves done J." q moment }
was carried away ot ! hl1p'i"" I''e-ls-
'a.ie manner, l nance" over 'Ae DoHo''
a"a 1hA'7e "e3' Oh 'Ae sN'''
/ II wanted seven minutes to D, aud sat
watching The ha"d- 81 The clock IN IliIe
uemor' despite my iH't confidence no