Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-13

wai thought the same reason kept tbs
Franch-hul: steamers from going to sea,
but that /; not exactly the fact We would
hsve sscceaiel in getting them out il they
kai besn fully paid for. We made what
ws thought were ample arrangements
for completing the payments. but they
failsl through our persistent bad luck
For instance, take ths cass OF taese very
certificates It was necessary for US to uss
al! sorts OF precautions in buying this sort
OF goods to protect the parties we dealt with,
fo- we knew the Yankees would throw
every mothers soa of them into court
Hence the money was deposited in variou;
banks in the names OF private persons, but
80 that it could not be drawn unless the
certificates were iniorssi N particular
way. This is deposit. you sea, OF Gunter )
money payable TO Brown on certain terms
in other words il is a Confederate draft sent
out by express messsnger and payable when
indorssi by the agent to whom sent The
agent must iniorss it in particular way,
AMI would no. do SO unless the messenger
brought certain credentials. This system
of checks AMI balances was necessary for
our financial security, but in this case. and
several others like it, was fatal TO our
plans
The messenger to whom this particular
box was intr. sted-young Ricaud, 1remem-
bar the very morh'ng l sent him-was in
siructed to 90 to Wilmington, cross to Ber-
muda in the blockade-runnsr Fannie. sail
thence FOR London. report to an agent there,
and from him get further orders Ricau1,
instead OF going on the Fannie, took an
otler stsamsr, the Cannot. for Nassau. The
Cannot was captured, Ricaud's dispatch
box went to feed the sharks, and Ricaud
himself TO rusticate at Johnson's island
Meantime wa, who knew Of the Fannie's
safe voyage, wers congratulating ourselves
that our agent was on the road to Bor-
deaux. aa1 we did not discover the truth
until it was too late to provide remedy.
This sort Of thing happened several times.
and our French gunboats never got TO sea :"
Then those Bourdales, still have our
money! said Col Euler.
That remains t. be seen. l was just con-
ing to that point This particular deposit
has never been checked out; of that l am
sure. 1t WAS quite forgotten. Ricaud never
got south again until June. 1866. and then
his story was only partly credited. But
whether Animas Freres will pay the money
or not is quite another matter, and depends
upon a variety of circumstances which it is
useless to speculate about As / said, |
want our young friend here to try, AMI /
hope he viii succeed
So saying, mr. Thompson took pen ard
paper and wrote hurriedly. Here s1ii
he, as check for SOD You must look
up IN it as your reward for restoring to me
those dangerou, papers / will pay your
expenses to Bordeaux and back; So il you
gain nothing, you will loso nothing. have
mama. Take them and this note to London,
10 Mr. Brown. He will tell you what fur
Their cGn bs done, IL anything. Do not ex-
pect much, but at least try-fortuns may
favor you, and | am sure you deserve it
IL seemed indeed as IL Stanhops Ran
dotph'S good fortune had begun. Taking
leave Of his frien!s he came over to Lon.
don, found Mr. Brown, and made such a
friend of that gentleman that he undertook
personally to look after the matter which
Mr. Thompson had recommended TO him
The ex-agent, whose Endorsement was
needed, happened at the time to be in Nice
AMI Mr. Brown went thither with Randolph,
ami secured the requisite signatures. Then
he accompanied him to Bourdeaux- Alas
for tho best laid schemes OF mice and men!
The firm Of Y. Animas Freres was bank
rupt, and all their assets and affairs in the
hands Of tho syniic. The elder brother of
the firm was dead, ami there was but little
hope of getting anything out Of the surviv-
ing brother, who indeed, did not bear the
BEST OF names
Mr. Brown looked pensive, but told Ran
dolph not to despair. az he's an honest
man we won't get a cent, of course: but a.
he seems to be n slippery fellow, there's a
chance for It yet" Hecalied on the syndic,
consulted n notary or two in town.
and then sent NJ Animas a message to cali
upon him that night at his hotel. D. Animas
came, a shallow, little Gascon. with purple
gills AMI an uneasy eye. He denied every
thing, of course and said that anyhow he
was totally insalvent-c couldn't pay 10 CEN
times in the 100.
Exactly said Mr. Brown Your debts
amount 70 s,eOJ,010 francs. You have
given in asset, TO the amount OF 800. 900
francs. foG still have in your possession
tho sum Il 5000, 0Oo francs, property OF the
Lats Coufeisracy, Brown, Gunter. and ali
that firm. This money Lon have not re-
turned to the synfic as part Of your assets.
but ars trying to hide away. Nov, u.
Animas, it Is question of arithmetic be-
tseen Us Ny young friend here has leyiti
mate checks for S96 900 francs. which he is
entitled 10, and wants. You will pay him.
or else prepare tomorrow to pay the syndio
the 5. 0)0, 00o you are concealin,, AMI stani
trial for fraud bssiies'
II. Animas wrigglei and turned and
asked for time. a month, n week, anything
"Not moment said Mr.. Brown. de-
cideily.
"But my children, my wife, pleaded u
Aninas il despair.
"sSuall ! call the oficerf said Brown,
sarcastica!ly. laying his hand Oh the bell
cord.
II. Animas turnel green, and then pull
ing out n plethoric pocketbook paid the
money. and that is how Stanhops Randolph
got rich