The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1888-06-14

lby unlocking tie door Of his house, go
ling up stairs and sitting down. Al /
there was the afternoon paper. TIE
would read the accounts sof the misery
Of others and smile I'd think how much
more miserable lie was than any of
them. He picked it up, glanced It
over, and was about To lay it down
again when his attention was arrested by
this headline
& a BANK IN a HOLE
DRoYERs DEFRAUDED BIZ AN OLD EM-
| PLoYE.
| What was that? The Droyers' Bank
defrauded2 Why, he used to be cashier
at the Droyers' Bank. What q long
time It seemed since he had stood at the
cashiers desk, and yet IT was only yes
terday. He didn't care now about Mr..
Knicker's note. Beth's message had IN
ficted a So much deeper sting that he
had almost forgotten the note, but he
would read the article, and he thought
he should feel pleased to learn that
Knieker had been cheated.
This morning when p. Y. Knicker,
the President of the Drovers' Bank,
/ reached the Office, he found a note tell
| ing him that his cashier, John Jones,
was i'll, and would be unable to- be at
4 his desk to-day. Mr.. Knicker is q very
careful man in business matters, and he
| decided to take the duties Of cashier
1 upon himself until Mr.. Jones was in a
| condition to relieve him. He, accord
1ngly, unlocked the vaults and prepared
\ for work. Soon Adam, Mealie s. John
son presented check for a large amount
and, upon referring to the record Of
4 yesterdays business, Mr.. Knicker found
that package of ten $1,000 bills had
been deposited. He Immediately de-
cided to use one of those bills ia cash
ing the check, and. going to the vault,
removed the package supposed to con-
tain them. In counting the money, he
found nine $1,000 bills and q 500 bill.
On investigation it transpired that the
last person who had handled the bills
was John Jones, the cashier Before
| passing into the hands of the cashier,
the bills had however, been handled by
four subordinates, who reported that
there were ten Of the $1,000 notes in the
packet when they saw it. It then went
to Mr.. Jones, and one of the clerks hap
pened to be standing near by, when
/ Jones took it. The clerk noticed par
ticularly that Mr.. Jones seemed to find
it all right, but that instead of pinning
the lit G slip of paper with the amount
marked on it, which It is customary to
place arond packages of money, he with
drew one of the bills aid laid the others
loose on his desk. The clerk was then
called to some other part of the room
and can give no further information.
Other evidence conelusively shows that
Notwithstanding Mr.. Jones's previous
4 integrity he has yielded to temptation
and gone the way of many Others. 1t is
mentioned incidentally that that very
morning Mr.. Jones had said he was in
great need of 5000, the exact amount
extracted from the package. Mr.
1Knicker, in consideration of Jones's
former upri9htness and strict discharge
of duty. will not prosecute.
John read this once, twice, three times.
He only uttered two words: ''My God"
! Falling back in his chair with wide
open eyes he sat staring at the wall.
The clock licked away on the mantel
shelf, the fire grew lower and almost
died, the lamp sputtered and smoked,
but still John Jones sat back in his chair,
staring, staring at the wall. Finally it
gradually became light, and the noise of
traffic began in the street. John moved
uneasily, looked around the room and got
up. His head, he thought, was aching
somewhat harder than on the night be-
fore, and he bathed it. There was spot
on his cuff and he put on clean pair.
Yes, he was sure his head was aching
harder. What was that noise2 Why, of
course. some one was knocking at his
door. He would open it and see who it
was-a messenger boy. He took the
/ message, opened it, and forgot to read
it, He was standing still and wondering
if it was foggy outside orif his eyes were
\ dim. n ..f~1 *
\ "Ihe lady said to wait for an answer -
said the boy. \ - s,J.. J..
\Oh, yes. There was that note. He
would read it. E'> F. $751;. ri
DEAR. JoHN-Come and see me to day.
1 cannot believe it. ~ - BETH.
f. Who was Beth2 Oh! he remembered
now she was the girl who had prmised to
! marry him, the thief. The word, he
thought, sounded well, so he said it over
and over again. Thief! Thief Thief!
The boy asked for the answer.
"Well," ,he laughed wildly, "tell her I
will be there. y +--~s-
John sat down again, and again began
! glaring at the wall. 1t was nearly 10
o'clock now, and John got up and put
on his overcoat and hat, scrupulously
brushed them and went out. He again
took a cab and went to Beths house.
This time he paid the cabman, and as he
went in was about to speak to the serv-
ant when he saw that it was Beth her.
self who had opened the door. He,
however, wes not at all surprised, but
said good morning to her much as he
would have done to the servant.
''Oh, John, am SO glad you have
ome-why, John. are you ill2p
I He laughed and again said good morn
ing. He preceded her into the parlor
, and sat down in the same chair he oceu-
pied the night before. He was laughing
! quietly to himself all the time. His head
was aching terribly now, and that was
1 very funny.
s'John. dear John. tell me it isn't trae.
I know it is not. I was hasty last night,
/ John; won't you forgive mes"
John looked at her, brushed a speck
from his knee, and laughed a little