Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-22
s SsIeftto Storp. s
Burglariously and Feloniously.

We had just locked up the safe. and
had put the key into my pocket am the
accountant of the North and South of Eng
land Bank at its Padsey Branch. W. Il.
Iorhs-l had got my hat on, and had tax
Ell up my umbrella, when a man came
running into the bank with bag of money
in his hand.
Am in time!' he cried. | shook my
head.
Deuce take it, he said; and I'm off to
Liverpool by the next train. and then to
america.
sorry for it, said, but we can't take
the money.
We'll, then, what is to be done: Here's
twenty-five thousand pounds in this bag.
and those drafts OF mine come due n a
couple Of days. Well. you'll have to take
'em up he said; Il can't unless YOU take
the money in Tonight.
l knew that those drafts were coming
due. and that our manager was a little
anxious about them, Tor they We're rather
heavy. and the other names on them were
not very good. Black. too. (that was the
man with the money ag)-Black was a
capital customer; and not only Il good Gus
toner himself. but lac brought good ac-
counts with him, and we were young
branch aud on our mettle.
Well, here was the money to meet the
drafts. anyhow, and should haye been a
great fool To send it away Just because it
was after-hOurs. SO counted it all over;
there was about nineteen thousand cheques
and notes. and three thousand in gold
Come and have a glass of beer with
me. said Black, 'on the way to the sta
ton
put the bag of money in my desk. and
locked it up. | would come back present.
ly. and have it placed in the safe. walked
to the station with Black; we had some
beer together, and then he went of Amer
icaward>. and on the way TO Nemophil-
lar Villas. You see. was rather in the
habit of calling for glass OF beer as
went home, and then going on; and. con-
sequently. from the force of habit. I'd al
most got home before l remembered the
bag of money. 1t was veXing, too, because
we had tea-party that night, the first
since our marriage, and it began at six
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 six
O'Clock, and had to 90 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 Id put it in
the safe. Tell Mr.. Couslns'-our manag-
er. you know-I said &c the servant who'd
let me in. that want the key of the safe. ;
But 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 cash whilst it is in his possession in the
daytime. and that at night all moneys and
securities shall be carefully secured with
IN the office safe. which shall be secured
by two keys, one of which shall De in the
custody Of the manager, and the second in
that of the accountant or cashier. But,
you say again, as long as you had one key.
what did you want with two? There. |
own, the regulations are obscure. They
were drawn up by somebody without any
literary skill; if they'd consulted me about
'em l could have suggested good many
improvements. What they meant to sav
Was. that the safe was to be secured by
two locks. and that key of each, not inter-
changeabie the one with the other. was to
be in the custody. &c. Now you under
stand why wanted Mr.. Cousins key.
'Eh, myP said the servant. opening her
mouth wide. and what might you want