Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-26
ANOTHER CASHIER GONE.

take vacation IN, groWled OLD Arm
stock. "Where has he gone tor"
al don't know, sir. l think he went
to Milwaukee. His folks live there.
The director said no more. He anC
the cashier had never been the bes
of friends, and it was rumored that OF
a certain occasion when Armstock was &
trife short the cashier had refused tC
accommodate him temporarily unless
sufficient collateral were put up or orders
brought to him from the president
Armstock thought it rather hard to be
refused by one of his own understrappers
in his own bank, or at least in bank
that was partly his, and he claimed that
a cashier that was so obtrusively honest
was sure to come to bad end. So when
Mr.. Armstock found that the cashier had
taken a vacation at such an untinely
season he made a little investigation on
his own account and the next day sought
an interview with Mr.. Vindex, the bank
president.
''Mr. Brown has taken few days off
| understands
Eyes. He was somewhat run dowS
and he asked for a couple of weeks and
got it. Business is very slack just now,
Mr.. Armstock"
at didn't strike you as little unusual
that he should ask for leave of absence
in the depth of winter, did it"
81 can't say that it did,"
"Do you know where he has gomez
81 did not ask him where he was
going. believe he went to Milwaukee.
Not sure, though. Did you want him.?
81 hope we shall not all want him.
Would you be surprised to know that he
bought ticket for Montreal and that he
is undoubtedly a member of the great
American colony there at this moment. g
Montreal?" exclaimed the president,
looking a trifle taken aback, for he had
every confidence in Mr.. Brown.
"Yes, Montreal. Doesn't the name
strike you as a trifle ominous? There
are quite number of financial operators
in that cityr
The president sat a few moments in
silence. Then he said:
did you wish to make any propos-
ition, Mr.. Armstock?"
eyes. wish to know how the books
stand. l think meeting of the direct
ors should be called at once"
Every well. Surprising we act on
your first proposition. | think you will
then find we need not act on the second.
l might say that it is advisable not to say
a word about this to anybody until we
are certain that there is something to
say"
at 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 l
quite see that perhaps it is better to have
a look at the books. But until something
more definite is known | must insist that
nothing that might jeopardize his repu-
tation be said"
The expert speedily made his report.
Everything was straight if they knew
where a bundle of government bonds
were. This bundle amounted to $780,
900.
'Do you know anything of these
bonds?" asked Mr.. Armstock.
''They are in the cashiers private
drawer in the safe," replied the presi-
dent.
"Have you key2"
"No, have not"
"Then / propose that the drawer be
burst open. If the bonds are there l
will pay for setting the drawer right
again"
The drawer was burst open.
1t was empty.
There was rather serious meeting Of
the directors that afternoon, and it W:
agreed that if possible all publicity shou
be avoided and that the president an.
Mr.. Armstock should proceed at once to
Montreal and see if it was possible to get
back any or all of the bonds.
The rotunda of the Windsor hotel in
Montreal presented strange sight to the
two gentlemen from Chicago on the
night of their arrival there. Such sight
could probably be seen in no other place
in the world. Everybody seemed to be
in snow shoe costume, and some even
had on their broad snow shoes and went
clamping awkwardly over the tiled
pavement in this foot gear, which, how
ever useful on the snow fields, seemed
somewhat uncouth in big hotel A
dozen clubs were represented with a
dozen different costumes, some like the
rainbow in color, others almost pure
white with dash of red in the stockings
and a touch of blue in the toque.
sis there Mr.. Brown stopping here?'
asked Armstock of the busy clerk.
''There are seventeen Mr.. Browns
here"
From the United States"
eight are from the United States"
''This is Mr.. Brown, of Chicago.
"There are five Browns of Chicago"
"It is MIR. James Brown we want to
see."
''There are two James Browns from
Chicago"
1t seems useless to try to see any par
dcular man in this hurrying crowd. So
the two men thought they would wait
until the different clubs had started out
on their tramps This hotel is the head
quarters of most of the snowshoe clubs
and the tramps usually begin and often
end there. As the two men watched the
SURFING scene they were suddenly &C
costed by man in snowshoe uniform.
well, declare! When did you get
ins Why didn't you let me know you
were coming? But now that | recollect