St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-11
ANOTHER CASHIER GONE.

ANOIHEk CASHIER GONE.
How He Was Discovered and the
Bonds Recovered.
'.Where's the cashicre- asked Mr..
Armstock. director OF the Second
Bullion Bank in Chicago, as he noticed
that that useful officer was missing.
Il believe. SIR" replied the clerk
addressed. '.that he left last night ON
q little vacation"
'Mid-winter is rather a curious time
70 take a vacation in." grOw:ed old
ArmstOck. Where has he gomez"
Il don't know, sir. think he went
70 Milwaukee. His folks live there. :"
The director said no more. He and
the cashier had never been the best Of
friends, and it was rumored that on a
certain occasion when ArmstOck was a
trifie short the cashier had refused to
accommodate him temporarily unless
sufficient collateral were put up or or
ders brought to him from the presi-
dent. Armstock thought it rather
hard to be refused by one of his own
understrappers in his own bank. or at
lest in q bank that was partly his.
and he claimed that q cashier that was
80 obtrusively honest was sure to come
to bad end. So when Mr.. Armstock
found that the cashier had taken a
vacation at such an untimely season
he made a little investigation on his
own account. and the next day sought
an interview with Mr.. Vindex, the
bank president
MIR Brown has taken q few days
of. understand"
"Yes. He was somewhat run down
and he asked for couple of weeks
and got it Business is very slack just
now. Mr.. Armshck."
1T didn't strike you as little un-
usual that he should ask for leave of
absence in the depth of winter. did it?"
Il can't say that il did"
do you know where he has gomez"
Il did not ask him where he was
going. l believe he went to Milwau-
kee. Not cure, though. Did you want
him?"
Il hope we shall not all want him.
Would you be surprised to know that
he bought a ticket for Montreal and
that he is undoubtedly n member of
the great American colony there at
this moment"
''Montreal?" exclaimed the presi-
dent. looking trifie taken aback. for
he had every confidence in Mr.. Brown.
Yes, Montreal. Doesn't the name
strike you as q trifle ominous? There
are quite a number of financial opera
tors in that CITY,"
The President sat few moments 10
silence. Then he said:
Did you wish 70 make any PROPOSE
tion, Mr.. Armstock?"
Yes. wish to know how the books
stand. l think a meeting Of directors
should be called at once"
Very WELL Supposing We act on
your first proposition. think you will
then find that We need not act on the
second. l might say that it is advisa-
bic not to say word about this to any
body until we are certain that there is
something to say"
1T seems TO me that the directors
ought to know without delay what has
happened"
well what has happened? What
have you to lay before them? Young
Brown is in Montreal. that's all.
have every confidence In Brown. but
still quite see that perhaps il is bet
ter to have a look at the books. But
until something more definite is known
i must insist that nothing that might
jeopardize his reputation be said"
The expert speed lily made his report
Every thing was straight il they knew
where q bundle Of government bonds
were. This bundle amounted to two
hundred and sixty thousand dollars
do you know any thing Of these
bonds?" asked Mr.. Armstock.
They are in the cashiers private
drawer in the safe." replied the presi-
dent
Have you . key?"
mo, have not"
''Then propose that the drawer be
burst open. II the bonds are there
! will pay for setting the drawer
right again"
The drawer was burst open.
it vas empty.
There was rather serious meeting
OF the directors that afternoon. and it
was agreed that if possible all pub
Uoly should Be avoided and that the