The Morning herald., 1877-03-05
CORD AND CREEsE.
CHAPTER XXXVI.

CHAPTER XAAVl.
THE AFFAIRS OF sM1THHRs & CO.
W, here was case in which she was no
hrssr ns connected with, but striving to sever
is,ssef %rs from them. She was flying from
,sat a,'i. accursed father of hers. Would he
@ a.nd idIy by, and see her in danger?
Ts,t Ts, we're impossible. All along, ever
.inee in he returnd to England, he had watch.
u ,1 over herunseen himself and unsupported
S,ber and had followed her footsteps when
.Ss aed, To desert her now was impossi-
he he The only question with him was
how to watch or guard her.
@ One thing gave him comfort, and that
rs the guardianship Of Lang ghetti. This he
,houpht was sufficient to insure her safety.
For Fu surely Langhetti would know the
character of her enemies as we'll as Bea-
triee herself and SO guard her as to insure
Der safety from any attempt Of theirs. lie
| therefore, placed his chief reliance on Lam
ghctti and determined merely to secure
some one who would watch over her, and
kt him know from day to day how she
hred, Had he thought it necessary he
vould have sent band of men to watch
and guard her by day and night; but this
idea never entered his mind for the simple
reason that he did not think the danger
was pressing. England was after all a
country of law, and even father could not
carry ctfhis daughter against her will when
she was of age. So he comforted himself.
"Well," said he, at last, rousing himself
from his abstraction, show is Potts now !?
"Dseper than ever" answered Frank,
quietly.
"The Brandon Bank"
"The Brandon Bank has been going at
arate that would have foundered any other
concern long ago. There's not man that
Isent there who has not been welcomed
and obtained all that he wanted. Most
Of the money that they advanced has been
10 men that I sent. They drew on us for
the money and sent various securities of
their own, holding the securities Of these
applicants. 1t is simply bewildering to
think how easily that scoundrel fell into
the snare"
when man has made fortune easily
hegets rid of it easily" said Louis, laconi-
cally.
"Potts thinks that all his applicants are
leading men of the country. l take good
care that they go there as baronets at least.
Some are lords. He is overpowered in the
presence of these lords, and gives them
what they ask on their own terms. In his
letters he has made some attempts at an
expression of gratitude for our great liber-
ality. This l enjoyed somewhat. The
william is not a difficult one to manage, at
least in the financial way. I leave the
denOuement to you, Louis"
"The denouement must not be long
delayed now"
"Well, for that matter things are so ar
ranged that we may have the beginning Of
the end as soon as you choose"
"What are debts of the Brandon Bank 10
10 rs now?'
"Five hundred and fifteen thousand one
hundred and fifty pounds" said Frank.
Five hundred thousand-very good re-
turned Louis, thoughtfully. "And how is
the sum secured%
Chiefly by Acknowledgements from the
bank D with the endorsement of John Potts,
President"
what are the other Liabilities ~
HE has implored me to purchase for
nm nm or sell him some California stock.
have reluctantly consented to do so,"
continued Frank, with a sardonic smile,
entirely through the request Of my senior,
nehas taken a hundred shares at a thousand
pounds EACH"
"one hundred thousand pounds" said
consented to take his notes." contiued
fank," purely out of regard to the re-
comamendation of my senior"
Any thing else ?" asked Louis.
"He urged me to recommend him to
sgood broker who might purchase stock
S lvr MN In reliable companies. l created a
Ofoker and recommended him. He asked
~ me also contidehtially to tell him which
~ socks were best, so I kindly advised him
W W purchase the Mexican and the Guat-
11la'a Wa loan. l also recommended the
=, venezuela bonds. threw all these into the
Ill; market, and by dextrous manipulation
Idlsea Hn the price to 8 per cent. premium.
m me pald El03 for every G100. When he
w wants NJ to sell out, as he may one day wish
ss.. ~u9, he will be lucky if he gets s5 per
uii uHoW much did he buy"
~ ;Mexican N x loan, fifty thousand Guate-
Sn'! %saa, 1l'ty thousand; and Venezuela bonds,