The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-12-18
THE CASHIER TRAPPED.
Why It Was Announced That He
Was Crazy.

The president OF the Bank of Stability
ILL.,. sat at the green baize table in tn
large and airy directors room of tina
institution. He paused in his writin,
for a moment and touched the silve
bell at his elbow. and in moment tn
janitor appeared at the door.
John" he said. would you asl
Mr.. Brooks to step this way?"
Eyes, sir" said the departing iani
tor. Soon after John came into tn,
room and said:
'.Mr. Brooks is not down yet, sir. -
mot down yet?" echoed the presi.
dent. "Why, that's strange. It's
twenty minutes past ten"
The president arose and passed
throughsto the bank.
''Mr. JONES'" he said to the book.
keeper, 'hasn't the cashier come down
II have not seen him this morning,
SIR" said Jones.
This lateness is not customary?''
asked the president.
No. sir; Mr.. Brooks is generally
very punctual.
He may be i'll this morning" said
the president, but l should have thought
he would have sent us word.'
The bookkeeper made no answer.
He evidently had no particular liking
Tor Mr.. Brooks, the cashier.
HE lives at the Bellmere House, 1
think" continued the president.
Eyes. SIR"
''Well. / will just step down and see
what is the trouble. As the directors
come in kindly tell them will be back
in few minutes, and ask them to wait
for me. Iwant to see them particular.
ly this morning"
Mr. Bonus, president of the Stability
Bank, walked down the street towards
the Bellmere Hotel. intending to make
some inquiries after Mr.. Brooks. He
was so absorbed in the unusual fact of
the cashiers absence during business
hours he didn't take that care which
portly old gentleman should take in
passing along crowded street, and
the first thing he knew he had the
breath knocked out of him by man
with a valise in his hand running
against him. Mr.. Bonus was rather
firm on his feet, however, and the other |
colliding party was thrown backwards |
q couple Of steps.
"Hullo, Bonus" cried his acquaint-
ance. '.you are about as solid as your
own bank, / take it."
"You are in y hurry this morning.
Saunders, gasped Bonus as he recoy-
cred from the shock.
20, not particular; just got in on the
train from Chicago. and I'll
say, Bonus. your bank must be a solid
nstitutionp"
1T is. "said Bonus, "but why do you
make that remarkP''
'Wel1, it is not every financial insti-
ution nowadays that can afford 10 let
ts cashier take vacation trip to Cam
ida"
ITO Canadap' ventured Mr.. Bonus
you mean MIR. Brooks. l
Eyes, as l got into Chicago last
light saw Brooks buying q ticket for
detroit for the nine o'clock train.
dichigan Central. slapped him on
he shoulder and asked him IL he was
'oing to take vacation, and he said
70 had relatives in Detroit. told him
'etroit was pretty near the border line
or a cashier, and he laughed a trine
ervously it seemed to me, and said:
it was.' Then he asked me when !
was going back to Stability, and /
aid tomorrow morning So he shook I
ands and said il l saw anv of his
lends to give them his regards, and '
ZEN he took his valise and went on the /
t
yes" said the president. Brooks c
as gone away for couple of weeks; Il
has been little overworked for the o
ast year" q
II thought he looked trifie tagged 0
It," said the other IS he went on his q
~. w
Mr.. Bonus walked down a. far ss the d
,tel but he did not 20 in. He turned n
ound and looked at his watch; it was v
'srly eleven o'clock. He knew that o
Q train which left Chicago 1t nine Il
block the night before was well into
. interior Of Canada BY that time, b,
d Il Brooks was really an absconder, %
was safe from pursuit. A. Mr.. x
mus entered the directors room Of d,
bank the directors were all seated IL
)und the green table waiting for m
9. He turned the key in the door te
! took bic place in the arm chair II pl
heed o3 The table, =
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