Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-07-31

IprOmlSeQ 1t to me the nTSC. III IL is not
paid will see the firm"
"Can't you wait till the first of next
Imonth?'
I mo, 1 wilfnot."
| "Well, / will give you the money;
your bill, and make yourself scarce.n
The man went out, followed by Baker,
who unlocked and locked the doors. He
returned again to the office, lit another
burner, and wrote for some minutes. He
soon got through, thrust paper into a
spindle, and put the books in the safe,
siammlng it with deafening noise.
II am through with him. anyhow;
must figure sharp; too many of these
things on file.''
We heard him say these things to him
SELF In another minute the gas was
turned off, and lie went out.
We waited few moments, tomake sure
that he would not return, then entered
the office, Lit the gas, and were soon ready
for work. Mr.. Dobson had duplicate
keys to the safe, so he soon had the books
out. l suggested to him to check the
bills with the check-bOOk. He opened
the book, and glancing at the stubs, said:
'sWhat does this mean? Here's stub
for $400-just the check he gave the man,
and charged Stephen & Co. the same
amount-their bill for fifty barrels of
flour. This is impossible; L haven't
bought barrel5 Of flour from them this
month, and / ann certain Mr.. Morrisey
has nOt.'
L had been looking for the bill-book,
and, having found it, my hand touched a
bill of flour from Stephen q Co., dated
the first of the month.
Heres the BILL" L said, 'Tegularly re-
ceipted."
s'Let us see if there are any more of
them" said Mr.. Dobson.
We soon discovered several bills of that
firm, and entries in the check-bOOk to
correspond.
''These bills are Frauds" said Mr.. Dob
son. Tomorrow / shall see Stephens
& Co. and unearth the deviltry. Why,
it never struck me that the thing could
be worked in this style. The fellow has
been stealing thousands from us. Had
it not been for our eavesdropping there
is no doubt that we would never have
these frauds, as he has man.
aged everything with reference to ex-
ternal scrutiny"
The next day the bills were taken to
Stephens & Co., by Mr.. Dobson, and they
pronounced them forgeries.
The writing was exactly like their bill
clerks; the bill heads were theirs.
Mr.. Dobson's partner was fully adj
vised of the discovery; he was terribly
Now to ensnare Baker was the
next thing.
a few days after Baker was presented
with statement from Stephens 81 Co.
With Il request to examine it.
THAT has been paid long ago, he said.
81 want to see the account" said Mr..
Dobson. Il am going to look more into
these matters than L have been doing.
Mr. Wilder will help YOU"
/ expressed my willingness. Baker
ran over the leaves of his ledger till he
came to Stephens & Co.'S page; and then
said:
Examine the accounts for yourself"
1t was all right. The accounts were
checked up to a nicely, and Baker said:
Are you through? Mr.. DobsOn, l do
not need any assistance from this young
man."
''HOw Go you account for this stub in
your check book, MIR. Bakery" said Mr..
Dobson; land th.s-lnd this-Stephens &
Co., over and over again, bills for flour
we never got, which they themselves de-
clare to be fOrgeries? Since you cannot
explain these figures | pronounce you
'coundrel and swindler."
Baker turned as pale as death and
eaned heavily upon his desk, and then
ooked at Mr.. Dobson with fearful eve.
he sprang to the safe and grasped a knife
which lay there, and looked at me, hiss
ng between his teeth:
You cursed imp, you told it! Take
hat ~
He made plunge al me with the knife,
but | stepped aside with such quickness
hat it did no damage. Mr.. Dobson
capped upo II him; he then turned the
knife upon himself and plunged it into
bis heart. 1t was a sickening sight. l
hid my face from it.
That winds up the affair."" said Mr..
Dobson, as he looked upon the PROSTATE
form.
The whole establishment had thronged
20 the scene; business being disarranged
for the day, the store was closed.
Before L left the store the two partners
took me aside and told me, i'll thought
L was capable, could take Bakers
place.
"If we see that you are capable Of con-
Quoting the business we will give you a
yearly salary of two thousand dollars. |
We wish you to keep everything in order,
30 that we may easily examine your
books for reference when necessary"
/ thanked them and said L would use |
ny best endeayors to keep the books in
order.
entered upon my duties the next day,
md succeeded in pleasing my employers.
To-day run the entire business and my
Employers have promised to take me into
next year.
This, reader, is my simple story, which
5 no romance, buta true tale, though
be incidents were kept secret, none ever
why Mr.. Baker committed sui
lido