Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-10
ABSOLUTELY PURE

>1uli have l.c-n rsslized On ths
,css- themselves AL these excuse
his trieoss 1lSie - him i7 order 4
shield him fron he charge q hxre
fars>d corruption and 6ishoreiy.
->iill there vs. the slrseDcs q
s2la,a. WhSi coald ths; re tot
6etAlcS1iocls~ sid I.
"Jlsi So" -sllied NsnLeo8S-d
lit vas singular c2-e- for amid il
al. many, AMI I 2Doac tbern. ~
fused to s.rljeve him guilty 81 cut
night dsEslczIlc1. To say that ibs
coumgpiGy vxs shocked and -
,cu86ei : s.liuc tbe case mildly
3 i The SD. Ue y fact remained ;hsr
s5iop q ibs public funds vers
nissl ug sDd the whole blsn1e and
responsibility res,e>i upon me whom
81 had respected. admired sad
trusted.
Il e48'i account fu- il, be would
say, ~bgl Know that ! have
De.iber wasted Dor stolen The
n me-" and sc-ost his couutenanc.
uoGid Fit 81 exrlession q p:tiable
insanity. l hardly knew ~-hai to
Ihiok q him.
Wei. ~bsi dii The city council
dos' / s>ss-d.
OF coUr-s be wEs sUmD2-ily dis
r:ncs-a, ard his b.oDisiDen were
led ~ 10 make the defalczijon
g. 4. But Alden yielded his reei.
droee. which, with some property
= his -ez lied sh..ut 81, o,a. thus
lezying $, 900 fo- his boodsmsn &c
pay"
How did be trszr IT,
4 co1Id - thai pob,ic disgrace
~zs killing him While De may
10; hAve felt blAneless. Yet be
knew that 5s had not n-en corrup,
o. tasty t-aDduIeai~
80 ne said. A" I eja~uis-e-d.
Yes, - ne sid. Wei. in Tnn-iDs
ove- the matter one day $ though;
struck u,e. IsauEnt Prof. F-zuSl.n.
with whom ! had s lengthy inter
vew. A. The conclusion ut OH
discussion hz sid:
1t yil - 81 Interesting expzri-
meut. and, - IL IS, zap -. vii
DO Do harm.
You vii TD==- us then 81 The
c.ry rr.2surer's ,-5ee At s p. no l
asked.
y ID te here, he responded.
PGDc- HaIly =; The hour EalDel ]
drove " 10 the city bal! in my car
riage, accolnpzui=i ty the mayor OF
the city, Mr.. Hall, the city attorney,
and Judge Alden. We entered tb.
"tic= o. The ciIy treasurer. DeTe &
fund Pro,. Franklin couversiue
with couple Of the city council
men and Judge Al6er's SUCCESSOR, b
M Bond. Af,er our mutual sslu-
;aiions were over ! said to tie
mayor: "Wii you have the good.
ne-s, sir 10 permit The city's fire
p-Ouf s4ft - be oE%ned?''
a, sign from his honor, IN.
acting treasurer swung oT-ar ;He
d or OF the huge saf.
''N0T. said l. open al the drawer,
shd expose 10 view ali the city
money yo1 may have in the -sfe al
this time"
"Thi- was quickly done by the
acting treasurer, who mHrmur-d:
This l. ali the funds We have
ber- al present. OF cOur-e there is
more on deposit in the Fir-t Ma
tiOnsl tank.
''Yuu are quite sure you have
opened all the drawers IL the safe,
and displayed to view all the money
YOU have ia that safe belonging TO
the ciry?" I inquired.
Certainly, sir" was Bonds re
ply.
Have you any objections to re-
moving it eI-ireiy?"
Not particle, If the mayor las
no objectious. Aud al sign from
the mayor The money was removed .
every cert Of H. as the setting
treasurer declared.
All tEIs, b. may well oe imagined
had wrought considerable excite
ueut in Judge Alden, the defaulier,
and ] observed Prof Franklin ep-
10 sOothe him. but With
out avail. suddenly with pierre
ing gaze into Alien eye, he made
few rspid passes, and in an author
Iistive tone said, Come, sir, he
Calm
In al instant placid expression
d peace sn quiet submission rested
upon that cDun,ensuce which for
y ks had manifested mental tor
ur-.
Alden vss completely under :
coEtrol, held by the
mighty power of superior will.
The entire company were now
gazing upon the episode in amaze
,Ient.
You are reins;A ed in the Office :
Y city irrrrufef-' At .nese wofds
rom Franklin the lace Of Alden
bone with glad saiiie-'and We
esire you 70 show us the secret eOm-
'artmebts Of this safe T.: which you
sually kept the bulk Of your funds :
hen Treasurer.
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