Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-11-18


the hoy and the girl and the dog we're all
huddlcd iuto private room Of the presl-
don't of the bank, and We're kept waltlH
+! till about four o'clock.
! About four o'clock III came the broker.
the form employer of the clerk who
was now in the bank. He had been sent
+ for on some trumpcd up excuse by the
presid nj. who re iv d him in his privdt
room, and kept talliu' tafy TO him till
McWatt Is cama IN.
I The president introduced McWo,ters
to tha broker by his ra-l nams es . d.
tcctive. and before the broker could Won
der what nll this vas about. McWatttrs
turned to him and said
What about that gold ?"
"What gold?' asked the broker
That $4,000 that YOU took from this
bag producl' the bag.
! Up jumped III broker, prot st 4
against tn outrage, Il ii i tn chlrg
md did the injured innoc nc racket
" livery Wen indecd--so VII, IN feet,
that McWattors made up his MUD that
he was the guilty party sure.
The president Of tha bank began 10
fear possibly McWatt rs might. after all,
be mistaken, but McWatters said ''Sit
dowu-bc calm md use your cars and
eyes a moment.
Then said, tappin 4 b Il and hayiu'
it answered by Young man, as ogr I'd
upon. "do You know that young man
Yes" said til, broker, he is my
former clerk.
He is now in the employ Of this bank,
said McWatt rs, after the young man
had fl the room again, 'and although
he knows nothin' more about that bag ne
is prepared to swear to one fact--that
Won threw it ont of the pocket Of nm old
overcoat which you had worn on the day
the $4,000 was stolen. Will another
clerk. whose desk is No Xt TO his Is pre-
pared to swear that this Is the very bag
; that the $4,000 was put III by hims IT,
Now" continued McWatters, look
into this adjoinin room a minute.
/ The astoIishad broker looked into this
''adioiuin room and saw quite a curious
sight for Darkroom. The old hao,
I Saucy Mol, was lyiu' on a lounge fast
asleep. the ugly boy was trNin' to waken
( her bv ticklin her with straw. n coach
man and another man, the rag man, We're
smokiu free and easy like, whila M old
woman and man were tallliu' together IN
; n corner. and pretty girl was playlT ,
for want of anvthiu' better to play with.
with yellow dog.
We'll. said the broker, still more as
tonishcd. who are thes peopl =
! Our Witnesses 10 prove every step IN
I the progress Of that bag from The time II
held the gold till vou came in and put il
in Your pocket and walked out with 1t,
! and paid mortgage with it next day on
! some jersey City houses. and then ! #
/ the bag lyiu' loosely. like or at fool, IN
\ your overcoat pocket; and then threw ii
away ia a corner Of your offica, wher.
your cl Tx, now our 81 TX, picked it M
and threw il at that Oh man vouder. wht
gave it to that old woman. who gay il e
that pretty girl. who parted with IT tt
,h old womau asleep, Who got rld 81 Il
70 the hoy who Owls that " low dog.
who sold it To that coachInan til r., wht
was seen with ii by the fellow lie il work
in with. and who told me about ii and
kindly made me present of it, while
have handed it uv,r to the pr sident oi
ihis Eankiu' house who stands prepared
Ia have YOU arr stcd il Just ten hi lutes
unless YOU first confess your guilt, and
/ next arrange matters ut once FIR full =
/ titution, with the costs.of your detection.
This was n pretty long speech for Me
Walters. nut the brok I didn't lose 9
word Of it. and when it was done, he was
"donc for too.
II broke down at once. confessed his
guilt, offered to pay back All tle money
aud the McWatters bill, and fullin' on hi,
knees. cried like baby. But whether il
was repentance TINT he cried for, q
shame. or for fear, or all three, nobody
can tell. and il don't matter much Ill the
bank
The mater was kept quiet, the flmn,
folks in the ''adjoinin' room, were SEN
about their business, with somethin fo
their trouble, though they hadn't til,
sl-ht ST idea what the trouble WAS al
about. And within n week, the hanllin
house got back their $4,000 and Nc
Waters got handsome fte, as he dc
served.
/ As for the hrok 7. he retired from
business, and went into politics. Tiv
wears from The time he was on his knee
in the bankin' house. beegiu rs a de
tcctcd thief for mercy. lie was = aca1ididat
for the Legislature. Such is Life il
Gotham