Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-04-02
4 glrasant Story,
MY FIRST BURGLARY.


We had just locked up the safe, and had
put the key in my pocket am the account
ant of the North and South Of England Bank,
at its Padsey branch, W. r. Yorks. had
got my hat on and had taken up my UNI.
brelia, when a man came running into the
bank with Il bag OF money in his hand.
Am in time ?" he cried
! shook my head.
"Deuce take it, | said "but we can't
take the money"
"Wcll, then, what is to be done? Here's
100000 in this bag, and those drafts of mine
come due in couple Of days Well you'll
have to take EN- up he said al can't un-
less you take the money in tonight"
! knew that those drafts were coming due
and that our manager was il little anxious
about them, for they were not very good.
Black, too--that was The man with the
money bag-was Il capital customer; and
not only good customer himself, but he
brought good accounts with him, and we
were young branch and on our metal
Well, here was the money to meet the
drafts, anyhow, and | should have been n
great fool to send il away because it was
after hours So counted it alb over; there
was about f10,000 in checks and notes, and
$4,000 in gold
Come and have g,ass Of beer with me, -
said Back, on the way to the station.
| I mt tLn bou ,F tnf,nnv "a my Jn5L and
locked it up. | would come back presently
and have il placed in the safe. ! walked to
the station with Black; we had some beer
together, and then he went off Americawards
and | on my way to Metropolitan Villas.
You see, | was rather in the habit Of calling
for glass Of beer as | went nome and then
going ON; and consequently, from the force
Of habit, ri almost got home before remem-
bcrcd the bag Of money. 1t was yexing,
too, because we had tea-party that night
the first since our marrage--aHd I'd prom
ised 10 be home an hour carrier to draw the
corks and hep to get things really And
here it was six O'Clock, and had 10 % back
to the bank.
All the way buck went rs hard as could
peit.
However, the money was all in my desk
and now Ia put il in the safe. "Tcll Mr.
Cousins our manager, you know said
to the servant who had let me in, "that Iwan'
the key Of tho sllo." But you had it in youl
pocket, you say which shows that you are
not acquainted with the rules and rcgHa
ti0ns Of the North and South of England
Bank, which says that the accountant OF
chief cashier shall be responsible for thrdu
custody Of the cash while il Is In his posses
sion in the daytime, and at night all money.
. and securities shall be secured by two keys
one of which shall b. in the custody Of the
manager, and the other in that Of the ac
countant or cashier But you say again, "a,
long ~ you had one key, what did ypn want
of two? There, | own, tho regulations ar,
obscure. They were drawn mp by somebody
without any literary skill if they had con
suited me about them, could have suggested
good many improvements, What they
meant 10 say was that the the safe he secured
by two locks and that a key Of each, not in.
terchangeabc, one with the other, was 10 be
in the custody, etc. Now you understand
why wanted Mr.. Cousins key.
"Eh, myr said the servant, opening hel
mouth wide, and what might you want Mr.
Cousins key iory'
Just as stupid as you, you see. was mad
with the girl. ! own ! always get out Of
temper with those Yorkshire people. II you
ask them the simplest question, fret they
open their mouths and cape at You. When
you've repeated the operation twice they
shut their mouths aud think Bit Then
the idea seems 10 reach the thing that doe,
duty with them for brains, and excites d
sort Of reflex action for, by jingol instead
Of answering your question, they go and ask
you one Aud that makes me mad Oh
they're a very dense race those Yorkshire
people.
"Why, to open the safe, you stupid" saic
l. "Where IL heY'
"Don't you known" said she.
KNOW cried in rage; what shoulC
! ! ask you for il did know