Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-21

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was able to remember the whole list,
and before night he had called on each
Of them, hoping TO discover that he had
made an overpayment TO the amount of
his deficit in one Of them. But he had
not.
At last it was concluded that thief
had snatched package Of bills when
the cashier was not looking.
But Harry mentally refused to assent
TO any such an idea. although he could
give no sort of an explanation for the
disappearance of the money. He was
cautioned to be more circumspect in
! the future, and all the bank employees
were enjoined not to speak of the oc-
currence.
Harry Rogers was able to definitely
settle one point-that the missing mon
ey consisted of five one hundred pound
notes, and the chief of police was in
formed of the matter and instructed to
keep q quiet lookout, through the de-
tectives, for the appearance of such
large notes in the hands of suspicious
persons.
While Harry Rogers was at home
that evening vainly trying to find some
tenable theory about the stolen funds,
John Brant was spending the time with
May Saunders, and finally told her of
the mysterious loss.
But how did it escape getting into
the evening papers," enquired May.
'Oh, it's great secret, and isn't to
be spoken of outside the bank" was
Brant's reply.
"Well, then, you are an excellent
hand to keep secret. Mr.. lirant, 1
must say"
John Brant WINGED undsr this retort.
'How do you account for the loss of
.he money, Mr.. Brant?''
II don't account for it. There is on
y one man who can"
"Who is that?"
Harry Rogers, the cashier. The
money was in his custody, and he ought
to know what became of it.''
John Brant, what do you mean?"
"Well, nothing; only that Harry
Rogers ought to know what became of
the money in his charge"
II think can fathom your meaning,
Mr.. Brant, and it is ungenerous, if not
unjust, and without good grounds"
There was something in Mays voice
which suggested to Brant that it was
the part of discretion to drop the SUBJ
ect, and he quickly invented an excuse
for saying. good-eyening.
After he was gone May noticed that
letter had dropped from his overcoat-
pocket in the hall. The business enve-'
lope was addressed to John Brant,
care of Iveson g. Co.," and its con-
tents evidently related to business af-
fairs.
If May had any curiosity, she was
too wellbred to examine the letter, and
threw it into her work-basket and cov-
cred it from sight, until its rightful
owner should call again.
81 believe he is ungenerous enough
to charge the theft to Harry Rogers"
May said to herself half aloud, after she
had placed the letter out of sight "But
l am sure Harry Rogers is above any
such base suspicion. u
This was the first time she had ever
heard a reflection cast upon Harry Rog-
ers, and she instinctively became his
advocate and defender.
Two weeks passed, and there was no
clue to the theft, but one day another
similar amount was missing from the
cashiers funds.
Again there was an anxious investi-
CATION with no result. At its conclu-
sion, Mr. Iveson said:
"This is ineXplicable, Mr.. Rogers.
You are responsible for the funds placed
in your hands, and we shall expect you
to make the bank whole for the losses
already sustained. When the bank
opens tomorrow you will be expected
to make good the losses, and then it
will be decided whether you will longer
continue as cashier
"And if fail to make good the loss?"
asked Mr.. Rogers.
publicity will be given to the affair,
and the law will take it's course. But
until tomorrow not word is to be
spoken of this matter outside the
bank"
Harry Rogers went home agitated
and mystilied. He knew he was inno-
cent of wrong-doing, but had to con-
fess that all the circumstances were
against him.
He was barely able to make good the
thousand pounds loss, but to do so
would be almost confession that he
had stolen the money.
John Brant found it convenient to
call on May Saunders, and it was not
long until he had told Ter of the second
loss, of Mr.. Iveson's suspicious, and the
delicate position in which Harry Rog-
ers had been placed.
She concealed her indignation, and
dismissing him on plea of indisposi-
ton, hastily dispatched. a note to Har-
ry Rogers by servant, requesting him
to call on her at once and without fail
ure.
He obeyed, but the unexpected sum-
mons did not soothe or allay his agita-
ton. May dispensed with all prelimi-
naries and began:
ION two different occasions within
two weeks you have lost five hundred
pounds from the funds in your charge
in the bank"
"That is true; but how came you to
know itP 1t was bank secret"
'1t does not matter how l found it
out. And you are suspected of taking
the money yourself. y
Hardly SO hard as that"
at may not be put in just my words,
but that is the meaning of it. You are
required to make good the loss to-mor-
row morning. What answer are you
going to make to that demand of the
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