Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-25
THE UP STAIRS TENANT.

private bank in town Ia Missouri. The
hNeuangoH part ~ the title had been Ia
6etlted from another bank, which bad gone
kto Liquidation years before, and referred
90 some land speculation Ia connection
with banking
Our building was plain two story brick.
standing NJ q corner, and the Interior WA
plainly furnished. ~ was the rule in those
days
Il was simply long room divided by u
railing In the center. Behind The milling
were our desks. and nj the Var end was
the vault. Tho SECOND floor was scarcely
morr Intricate.
There wns front room and two rear
rooms, with hall the length " these lat
ter one roofn was exactly over the vault,
and this leads me 10 tell you how the vault
was built. II was Of brick, aud two feet
thick. aud AZ the top the iolsts of the sec
ond floor wcre covered with boiler plates.
The spaces between the iolsts we've Oiled In
with cement. On top Of the second foor
joisis before laying the floor. We laid other
pilates Of Iron. and when the bank was
opened for business wc had little fear u
our cash being stolen by any tenant Of the
up stairs rooms
The Idea was 10 rent the rooms TO law
yen or DOCTOR, bat the first caller decided
10 take all thrce, and 20 pay one years rrnt
IN advance. lie was stranger To all, but
gave his naino ~ Samuel Goldwhithe. and
explained that he was an inventor. aud
WIS then seeking to perfect certain tools
for tho use ~ miners. One Of HE Ideas WIS
sdrill 20 h. worked by turning wheel.
The man had a frank. opon face, a smooth
tongue, aud when no offered 10 put down a
- - Il a
have brrn business Ia keep him out. While
Mr. Dcsnoyens. my partner. was perfectly
satisfied ~ 10 our up stairs man, Twas not.
There wasn't tho slightest rrAson TO sus-
pect that ho was not what he claimed 10
b., or that he had any designs agninst ~,
but somehow felt myself -uspccting him
from the first moment saw his iao,. lilo
LAdn't got settled In hia rooms when 1
planned that he would enter our vault by
way Of the back room, or at least make an
attempt 20 do 10. aud this Idea Wa never
out of my mind thereafter. was laughed
At by my partner. hut this only made mo
the more obstinate In elinging 10 my Idea.
Goldwalthc furnished the front room ~
apcoption room aud oflivr, the sccond ~
bedroom and the third A. his Workshop
Exactly over the vault he had carpenter
put up heavy framework Of lcnms. and
among tho stun moved In were ohlscls,
hammers, Augur. bits, drills, dies, saws
and many other carpenter and mechan.
lea tools. ] could say nothing. rs he made
use Of all thtac "a an Inventor. but my sis.
picions regarding bis final object were con.
tinuhlly strengthened.
For three months our man up stairs
scarcely entered tho bank below or spoke
N one ~ ~, except ~ met him NJ tho
hotel whew we both boarded. lie wis ~
quiet and easy spoken that everybody had
n hood word for him. and he Invited many
Of the townspcople to visit his rooms aud
examine his work. At the end " ax
months he was universally liked aud ~.
tpecicd, and " he had wanted couple of
hundred dollars 1T our bank dozen bust.
aess men would have booked his note.
While | had becume ashamed 20 longer
mention my suspicious they had by no
means left me, We had no Waterman, and
the sife 10 the vault WINS on. Of the old
pattern which was neither ilrc nor burglar
proof My chief dependence was on tho
strength Of the vault made all sorts "
estimates. bat finally decided that Gold.
waithe could not rnt his way down Into
tho vault aud open the safe In loss than
twelve hours nj the very least. The tools
and appliances Of that day were very crude
compared to the modern.
The man up stairs had hccn with "a half
agar, aud no one could nnd the least fault
with his conduct, when he snemed 20 maxi
special effort 10 win my friendship. Tn
10 this Time he had passed the eyenine. In
his rooins. Without saying a word 10 my
partner l had passed NY evenings la the
bank. mover leaving until about 10 O'Clock.
did this to shorten Goldwaiths- tlue,
providing he Intended 10 enter the vault /
was always al the bank Nc halfpast Ia
the morning. and thl. would give him only
nine anti a half hours TO wufk, whurc had
figured Il would take him twelve
ons evening something was said about
cards, and he NJ managed Il that invited
him M TO my room 10 tho hotel To play a
Tow gnin,s. Az long a. lac was there ap.
pretended no danger, and M Il finally came
about that we used To spend almost every
evening IN company Somrtimes went
To his room, and sometimes he went 10
milne, aud he never exhibited the slightest
curiosity rgatding our business In tho
bank. One evening be did not leave me
until II o'clock. Next day De.noyers said,
"No.n
pot last night ut 10 o'clock"
''iou are mistaken. lie was In my room
until H."
is that soi Why, | met a man who
lookcd exactly like him. lie wa. carrying
. ssohol, headed for the bank, and anl
SURF he went up the stairway
This statement puzzled aud ANNOYED me,
and kept my suspicious active. knowing
that Goldwaithc was with me at the hour
Of 10 was Obliged to believe my partner
mistaken, but Yet thore was something
about The ease | did not like. About fur
weeks later. one1nornng a. | opened tho
bank, the ticket agent al the depot came
along on his way 10 breakfast A train
passed nj o'clock. aud he was Obliged 10
be there.
"l.ost your inventory he asked rs he
came up.
"Hnw-whatp
why, ooldwalthe, lilo went oil on the
train this morning, and %, he had sachel
with him, didn't know hut be- wAs going
Tor good. bought a ticket Tor ST, louis
As Goldwalthc had been With me up to
u o'clock OF the night before, and had said
nothing OF going away, /, was pnzsled
This state oi uliud was increased an hour
later when I saw hun In the bank
started 10 ask for an explanation, but on
second thought concluded not 90. That
evening ] saw the ticket agout and asked
Are you suro you saw Goldwalths go
away this morniug'
Perfectly sure Whyn
"Bocaiise he didn't fo Ne came into
NE banK m hour after snw ron TIM
morning.
Gfeai heavens, man, but sold ltlm his
llnAnI md nua-Il Iln HIM. ~ Auu LII. LI..t