The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-12
CLEVER swINDLINl9.
How . Liverpool Banksr was
Txicked by q Conadeuoe Man.
His GeoDAasaso -aor - ossua.ely Rs.
psntant Rhnsr Cosfs the Man a.
Money Ssnsshing Over .
3hsasAaa Doilora

A qneer story = told by the Boston
Every Other Saturday Of Liverpool
bank officer who received private Let.
ter from his friend. . member of Lon
don banking firm Itsaid that one Of
their employees, tho aon Of their hirhiy
esteemed cashier-e man who was pro-
bity itself-hed gone away with several
thousand pounds of securities II the
son should be arrested and placed in
the prisons dock the old man would
never lift his head again The firm
was, therefore, resolved to do all that
lay in its power to save It's aged and
valued servant from the misery and
shame which would surely ovcrtaka
him if his sons SIN became known
The writer thought that in all proba-
tihty the young man would call with
his securities at the Liverpool bank.
and on the strength Of his connection
with the London bank try TO negotiate
them. Il 50, the London bank<r wanted
the Liverpool banker TO seize the prop
erty and keep it until he heard from
the London banker again. to lecture
the young man soundiy. buy him ticket
to New York and give him one thou
sand dollars with which to begin tho
world again. The London banker was
going to Paris for fortnight, so that
the Liverpool banker didn't need TO
write to him about the affair until that
time. He also wanted the secret kent
from everybody, rs tr as possible. both
for the sake of the London hank, tho
young mans father and the young man
himself. The Liverpool banker. know
ing that many young man had gons
wrong who might have been saved at
the proper moment, decided to comply
with his friends request
Soon after a nice, frank-lookiu9
young man of the name referred tc
was ushered in 70 him, and. saying that
he desired to travel, explained in
constrained and nervous manner that
he had some securities on which he
would like to realize He said he
didn't understand business, and per-
haps was going swkwardly to work,
but the ship for New York was to sail
that day and he was In hurry. In re-
ply the Liverpool banker handed him
the letter he had just received. As hs
read it his breast hcaved with emotion,
tears came into his eyes. and he finally
burst into q fit Of weeping. He made
full confession, and the banker, after
pointing out the Nervousness of tho
crime. offered to do what the letter re-
quested. The young man kissed tho
bankers hand in token OF his graft
tude, said that he had bean foolish and
wicked and would gladly go to an
other country and redeem himself The
banker then gave him the thoasand
ticket and gave him a dinner at the
restaurant. But nothing he could do
or say seemed 10 raise the young mans
spirits. He was SO sad and broken
down that the banker really piticd him.
AS he bade him good-hy froni the ships
side the hard old man could not re-
strain his tears as he thought Of tho
young and repentant sinner he had
saved from a life of crime
At the end of the fortnight, when As
supposed the London banker would
have got back from Paris. the Liver
pool banker wrote 70 him In great CLEO
of his success In carrying out his wishel
and of the contrite youth who had set
sail for new scenes with the bankers
blessing. He got tho following reply
from London:
You must be mad Our cashier
never had \ son. No tecurities are
missing. Perhaps you have been sold"
1t was true. He had. The letter was
forged The securities were worthless
He had thrown away one thousand dol
lars, a passage TO New York. . good
dinner and q good deal of advice upon
an iugeuious vvfuxIcr