The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-16
NV BROWN GREAT COAT.

We had just locked up the safe,
and ] had put the key in my pocket
II am the accountant Of the North
aud South of England Bank 1t its
Padsey branch, w. K. Yorks. ! had
got nv hat on, and had taken up nv
umbrella, when man came running
into the bank with bag Of money
in his hand.
sam | in time?n he cried. l shook
my head.
"Deuce take i'll" he said, land I'm
off to Liverpool by next train, and
then to America" @
"Sory for it." ! said; shut we
can't take the money"
aWell then, what is to be donef-
Here's twenty two thousand pounds
in this bag, and those drafts Of mine
come due in few days. Well, you'll
have 10 take 'em up" be said, can't
unless you take the money in to-
night
| knew that those drafts were COM
ing due, and that our manager was
a 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-B Black was capital
customer himself, aud he brought
good accounts with him, and we we're
young branch and on our mettle.-
Well, here was the money to meet
the drafts, anyhow, and should have
been great fool to send it away just
because it was after hours. So
counted it all over. There was about
nineteen Thousand pounds in checks
and notes. and three Thousand pounds
in gold.
''Come and have a glass of beer
with me-" said Black, on the way to
the station"
put the bag of money in my desk
and locked it up. would come back
presently and have it placed in the
safe. walked to the station with
Black. We had some beer together
AMI then he went off Americaward
and on the way to Nemophilar Vii.
las. You see | was rather in the
habit Of calling for glass Of beer Al
| went home, and then going on, and
consequently, from the force of habit,
I'd got home before ] remembered the
bag Of money. l was vexed, too, be-
cause we had q tea party that night,
the first since our marriage, and Il
began al 6 O'Clock, and I'd promised
to be home an hour earlier, to draw
the corks and help to get things
ready. And here it was 6 o'clock, and
| had TO go all the way back to the
bank. All the way back | went as
hard as could pelt. However, the
money was all right in my desk, and
now | would put il in the safe.
s'Tell Mr.. Cousins"--our manager
you know,-I said 10 the servant
who'd let me in, '.that ! want the key
to the safe"
'sBut you had it in your pocket,
say you which shows that you are
not acquainted with the rules and
regulations 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
ash while it is in his possession in
the daytime, and that all moneys and
securities shall be carefully secured
within the Office safe, which shall bs
secured by two keys, one Of which
shall be in the custody Of the man
ager, and the second in that of the ac'
countant and cashier.
But you say again. ''as long .,
you had one key, what did you want
with two?" There, l own, the regu'
lations are obscure. They were drawn
up by somebody without any literary
skill. If they'd consulted me sbou'
t'em, ! could have suggested goot
many improvements. What they
meant to say was, that the safe wa
to be secured by two locks, and tha
key to each not interchangeable tn
one Will Tue OluCis W0o W ~ 50 sAs
| custody, etc. Now, you anderstan'
| why | wanted Mr.. Cousins key.
@Eh, my?' said the servant, open
ing her mouth wide, ,"and what Nigh
you want Mr.. Cousins key forr'
Just as stupid as you, you see.
Was mad with the girl. own ! a
ways get out Of temper with thes'
Yorkshire people. If you ask on
the simplest question, FIRST they ope'
their mouths and cape At you. Whe
you've repeated the question twice
they shut their mouths and think to
a bit. Then the idea seems to reac
,he think that does duty with the'
ior brains. and excltes sort OF rehe
action, for, by jingo! instead Of an
wering your question, they 90 IN
ask you one. And that makes me
mad. Oh, they're very dense lsc
these Yorkshire people.
why, to open the safe, you 81
pid!' said I. "Where il hef'
"Don't We know!' says she.
Know" I cried,in > rage," "sWf
should I ask you If ! did knowt
"Didu't thou know that 10 W>ss
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