Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-12-23
BURGLARIOUSLN AND FELONI-
OUSI.N.

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had put the KEY in my pocket am the
accountant of the North and South OF
England Bank, at It's padsey branch, W.
K. Norks. had got my hat on and
taken up myumbrci.a, when man came
running into the bank with bag Of
money in his hand.
Am in time - he cried.
shook my head.
Deuce take II" said: "but We can't
take the money.
well, then, wha; is TO be done :
Here's $4,000 in this bag, and those
drafts Of mine come due in a couple Of
DAYS. Well, you'll have to take EN- up;
he said. Il can't, unless YOU take the
money in tonight"
I knew that those drafts were coming
due. and that our manager was 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-was
a capital customer; and no, only good
customer himself, but he brought good
accounts with him, and We were a young
branch and on our met;lc.
Well. here was the money TO meet the
drafts, anyhow, and should have been
a great fool 20 send II away because It
was after hours. - l counted It all
over: there was about $4,000 IN checks
and notes and $4,000 in gold.
Gone and have glass of beer with
me. said Black. on the way to the sta
,!on.
put the bag Of money in my desk
and locked it up. | would come back
presently and have it placed in the safe.
walked 20 the station with Black; we
had some beer together, and then he went
OF Americawards, and l on my way TO
Nemophillar Villas. You see was rather
In the habit of calling for q glass of beer
as went home. and then going on, and
consequently from the force of habit, d
almost got home before remembered the
bay of money. Ii was vexing, too, be-
cause we had d tea-party that night, the
frs, since our marriage, and It began at
SIX o'clock. and I'd promised to be at
home an hour earlier 10 draw the corks
and to help get things ready. And here
II was SIX o'clock, and l had to 60 back
TO the bank.
All the way back went as hard as
could pelt
However, the money was all right IN
nv desk. and now I'd put it in the safe.
TEL Mr.. Cousins-our manager, YOU
know said 70 the servant who had
let me in. THAT want the key Of the
safe" But YOU had it in your pocket,
YOU say, which shows that you are not
acquainted with the rules and regulation:
Of the North and South of England
Bank. which say that the accountant ol
chief cashier shall be responsible for the
due custody Of the cash while It Is IN hi:
possession in the daytime, and at night
all moneys and securities shall be care
fully secured within the Office safe, which
shall be secured by two keys, one o.
which shall be in the custody Of the man
aver. and the second in that of the ac-
countant or cashier. But you say again
as long as YOU had one key, what did YOU
want of two: There, own, the regula.
tons are obscure. They were drawn W
by somebody without any literary skill
if tbev'd consulted me about them,
could have suggested good many i'm
provements. What they mean. to sa!
was that the safe was to be secured by
two locks, and that a key of each, no
interchangeable the one with the other
was to be in the custody, etc. Now yol
understand why l wanted Mr.. Cousin
key.
''Eh, my said the servant, opening
her mouth wide, land what might yor
want Mr.. Cousins key for
Just as stupid as you, YOU see. Iva
| mad with the girl. l own always ge
out of temper with those Yorkshire peO
| pie. If you ask them the simplest ques
| ton, first they open their mouth an
cape at you. When you We repeated tn
| question twice they shut their mouth
and think bit. Then the idea seems
reach the thing that does duty with 'er
for brains, and excites a sort Of reHe
action, for, by jingo! instead of answer
ing your question they go and ask 20
one. And that makes me so mad. Oh