New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
THE MANAGERS SAFE.
BY GEORGE FOSBERY.
yhat are vor doing there ? y

LOOKING
the sanctum Of tit manager Of IA" opntl"fn'r'
banking Corporation, United, Od broad7st., IT, or
The question h..o been put by the manag we,
himself en re-entcring his room after iholi'n"'i
absence in the ou:ci Office. Til" clerk. Tor snci,
was the Young mans position in the BANK huS ~
10 the roots of hi, halr az the man ger ,iI"se ,h
aside, and osteni atiou,ly secured Tue "o'i u WV
safe. e., fam The
Nothing more pass'1 between ne TWO, ,i, ton
clerk laid slip OF paper with hguios WI ,bna
upon pp"srt1, On the dd s 'aU Dty Mc bions
lin thithcr he went ont, closing the door sen'N
behind him o,;.,d watched
The manager watched him a. hc retired, w"'e nv,
him through a transparent pane III tic LAS lis
after no had retired watched him as ne 'ooh ~
hat from "A peg and watched nm VIII vino cd do1rs
ragcrncss ss ne passed through '"' HN WI ,ho ev
ON the way out mo donbt to dinner: ah' wy r
preston i'm the face of the great man NIL r ono
sucges eli to q witness. II therr nHn BOARDING
The existence O. some .rlNe ~ p'c'uh -
he security Of tho contents OF tie sac . IN no.
making mn examination Of lie papers sun, i;aeoIr
hind the iron door. in order 10 noroj with
that they had or had not been tampercI VIZ o.
amd .fte| +ransf,,rinu some papers from the ,ai
10 n drawer Of hi, writingtahc Wlch I'VE lo' 80
M again quickly. All orcura, loh 1i'' I Iurin,r
snrcrst grave and moody reflections an .''" 20
Which lie iookci arcund him frequently ~ see
tbot he WAS aione-tlc MANAGER tIheu iliS a.;
tcnion 70 the sir which h'd orcn ,ar ' IoSt IN,
table by the Nonns man WHO "'' -"
room. ,. Aloe, ccuro..
c10 600 to-norrow.. saturday. MeeSr- bui-
line & Co will rall for the second io' o' "0'''''
cary rc u" tlolso@l pounds" he muttercl Sat
urdoy. What a. opportunity his Is I''''
rb can m nt pr sscd Iii, head to his forehead,
and cave ND his thouqhs ~ some problem ~ H.;
WEIGHED upon him. Presently ne SHOOK Um t,yo
moodiness and reacnG oII s m, 1 beside hi,
ink stand The double signal was summon, ,nom> No.
the chief cashier. who answered II "''''''
".corac in. Mr.. Price Shut the door, i YOU
please" ... hidden and came
10 the managers table e hr'r WEI ala mot NOT speak.
y" s,ood facing his colleague. and looking ln,'
his o,-os with Il scared expression "l 'o"'"''
Mr.. f'ricc was startled "a. J., ;ro,,ir.1
Nnythirc the matter. sir. n' ''l"'
Nothnr serions I hope" ., o.
No stc,dyjrc himself, TO lie SuppresSin% an W
ment which was entirely unusual WIN nam. w"
no snok" ~ la~t ne cm"d ann ~, ~ p.''
ia himself that his memory ha' not ialloI m,'',
W VIVA. time wa it, N!r Pricc. when Won ~
wont down to III" s;ronc-Icon' TINS morning
AT was precisely twelve ociocE' 'f' ...,.
You remember what non"7 ""'
hardcd TO yon there
pleas, to confirm my memory h. "nnm"rating
- ortainlv. sir And the crsl,ieI told them OF
on his fnQe.s When 10 had inlShc,, IN" m an
reminded him that there was stu one lou No; "a
Mr.. Price ra,all what th"v we've . r,o,o
Tn n. aurr. sir low stupid Of No, Ih'Fr
vc~c also ,ceeia nalling 4 COS frs !o' o.
Ct 900 bonds "
For what amount? .rho.
Why sir. Won know as wei! a. 49, l"H
"h'u, ol,cod them all in the usual c,terbaSket,
did You not ," ,,r
Yes sir. BIT you were present yourself
"Ouite 80. quite 50 Ny ohservat'"n now'N .ho
has failed me. and l am anxious to take up the
e1n
II dop.t Quito understand" began Mr. Price:
hut his chief intcrsup'cd him ,.,.. g.,
tbo n, ',.o- VIII III ~. oth"r>-undcr mr 60
You brouzh' ,hn ha>l, "a nv room hrrr- nm ser
my eyes FL allY. Nou d"DoN'' tI' ~, ,r' - .
ne content. in my safe rCrrunder my very eyes.
YSnr memory confirms mine, Go", it nos
tsSurcdiY
"Whn' time is IL row
"Wlcn do Nc.sr@ ru'irc com far TIM first
batch Of bonds .?
"Trcv canuct ta.r thon away.
WHY moi 80 asi,c1 re ca.hicr wi'' s'rpTis'
."Thcy are g"0" already"
h"G1nc, Whar 10 you mean
"TLry have been stolen You had better seq
for youesclf Hero j. :ho key
Mr. P,icr opened to. ifr. a@i mad" car"iul
soarrh In two minutes he convinced hlmH'l !
that the bonds We MISSING from tn" SAT- ana
in five minutes more ir satisfied himself that
tiey wcrn not in ~" room; unless indeed t9cy
were ckcd in the manaaei's ,lcskIan alternative
which wa. Instantly Gi.nlssol from his mind
II am entirely a; lose. il" began.
So am l. (ly rrice, hrokc in ihe mana a,nd
me bonds IN that s:'. It is true. ~" door OF
lle safe has lcen standing alen most Of the tim"
But, on the other hand. J have received ~
visitcrs' rot -ou' has entered IN" room pl'
"Yon FORGET. .r that one Of the clerks. yonne
Mr. Aspn brought YOU s'ip from IL" about ,l'
second batch of sncuTii"s which ar" 10 ~ v ~.
drawn frorr, the Gust dv Of ilc Bank of Enciani
tomorrow. >ntnrday-G 5000 worth. TN" rr"eih'
for which is. 7 believe. IN Your possession. -.
The manager made remark in response 10 the
latter Notwithstanding tie bonds AID f!l'
roccisi believed t. be IT, lis possess on. Bnt -
ror.rg4d Significantly - -" Young clerk and al
~Yr>. NJ Amin was h-r' (or u few norcn;'
ii,t Tx - suggest anv susplcio1 agaln'l lnl
The manasor hesitat"d. NJ. Prize" followed hH
81, IS somewhat .uspc;ous sir. that Mi Aspu
wqs ?ctrallv alone in this room for n"arlN haIl z
infinite havino rr.orcl bv this 'Oor. from b'hin1
,he counter. ~ the very moment v'u stand
in. ou the other side OF yOndcr door opening OF
80 outer Office, while customer asked y" Il
Question.
Tia, is poyf.c,'v true Price, nal not
,hourl,t If that. Norco,"r--row that com" 7
rerall tho circul.~' arcH-y0nng Aspin was ST op
irg ovo, IT." op"n s't' in a most suspicious mli
rrr wl,nn re-ontcrDl the room'
"Subi"cI to ~ approval sr. viii question
him lcfore Won tHlr any stop, toward annonr'
ing = los y" isa very r,>p'ctabl" Youth an
n,av hn NJ f.rtlv inncr"rt.
Il 1oYt lii." 80 fal; fur moment that he 1
oshcrwis,. Mr. Prize" Nrirs him here At ono"
u will do so-ruIrss j." has zone ont. One
o'crc1s Is his dlnner-tim". Nr. Price advanced
70 t,, door, bgt the manager topped him.
Wait = moment. Price. Tho suspicion Is 4
very seri ne or" Ic, omit no rrpcautipn. W.
Will make more scaTc'i.
Mr. Price asscr:rl Going on his knees befOr'
The open safe. lie iarucA or each end every
paDcr within. and replaced it IN turn. The bond
v-n.c pot there He wont roInd tho room Ike
vie, The bonds were n1whcrc to be seen.
Tuonoh" ~ hng'h exclaimed tho mrnaGcr
"Fctcli Mr. Aspu. And. before Won bring him in
give Instructions ~ vonr rcNt in command thai
no officer u e. leave tie hank on any pr"tencf
wli"trvrr. till | give permission t. tlI" contrary.
Yes. sir: IL will he inst as well 10 do so with
ont further loss OF time
As soon as the manager heard the door close
he looked around him 10 max" sure that h" wa
alone Then. taking his keys from lis pocket. u
unlocked softly the drawer beneath his wrtin.
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