The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-06-26

deficit In both cases, too, the agree
ment is verbal says Mr. Waa2-
maker
During 1857. - the best Of my recollection.
upon Ehe belief ssat AIr. Lucas was L Tica man.
ana She lznoviedsT O his investing in various
enterprises Is . cspicnlisI. told him OF ny
great desire 70 assist IN PreseEviEE the inde-
peHdence % the reading railroad properly.
and that thought that the purchase OF -erts am
holdings OF the stock that we're held sy parties
inimlcal 70 the reorssuiEation would Be- profit
able and useful, and Invited hin 70 join me IL
such purchase on loias account
The agreement betWsss uss verbal aud
20 This eject that M Lass 20 personally
supply certain suns OF MONEY - ] called foE
them, and deposit the sane to ny Usrsoaai &C
count In the Keystone bank IN accordance
with that agreement nom tizas 20 time drew
checks on that account 70 the extent Of about
s6oOoo against The money which believed Was
deposited by him per Understandings Cpoa
several occasions when I nosinsd ~ Lucas
that under cur agreement money was uuesdsa-
he brought ne stock Of the Keystone bank
Wls4ch he requested 70 in lieu o. Ghs
H1aasy. IS Is Vas nos convenient for h5Ea - fur
uish cash st Ihs time
AS result vhoa he died 7 had il, ny POS
session SoiS shares Of she Keystone bank 50
resolved BY from him.
The Wanamalter explanation is ven
worth Pernsal in this light We see
here that the joint speculatiouin7 Read
ing stock was not undertakes. for 3,
mere low love OF gain, but in order to
assist IN preserving the independence
OF the Reading railroad property" We
see, too. that although Mr.. Wanamasrer
asked Mr.. Lucas 20 go into the specu-
latiCn IN the belief that he was q rich
man." Lucas coming to him ''On sew
| era1 occasions" to tell him he ha6lR0t-
no money and must give him stock 10
/ borrow on instead, did not shake his
belief In the existence OF the Lucas
/ wealth Nor did it ever lead him %
/ inquire whether Lucas was making
( the deposits in the bank which the
/ agreement called for. On the con-
trary. Mr. WanamalSer went on draw
/ ing checks 70 the extent OF about
/ $50, coo against the money which he
/ believed was deposited by him as per
/ understanding. AS the money was.
/ not there of course the checks ought
/ to have been returned marked No,
/ funds" 50 as 70 make the good man
I acc tainted with the bad mans default
| ", and ssFyed 70 furnish the good man.
I with money for the joint speculation.
| and finally constituted part OF the over
draft which the good mans enemies
! are trying TO use against him, ana
| which he finally made good with com.
/ mercial paper Now, we feel verJ-
sure that King Hezekiah. in Mr.. Wans.
| makers place, the very first time Lucas
came to him to say that he had ne
| money, and offer bank stock instead.
| would have addressed him in this WISE
If thou hast no money now, o Lucas.
| thou hast not been making those de-
] posts to my personal NaccOunt. as per
Z understan ding. Thou art not the rich
! man thOught thee, and do not think
thou shOubdst continue in this Reading
/ speculation with me. And this leads
me to ask, . Lucas, what is the cOndi-
ton OF thy bank at this time? Art thou
short, and is the bank sound?'
Nothing IN comic literature can sur
pass IN grim humOr the comments of
the Philadelphia newspapers on all
this. and nothing has ever more clearly
illustrated the power II ads" over
modern journalism They are great
social and political force, stronger than
religion morality, or law. Y
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