The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-14

man. How many policemen have you with
your
II have four" answered Billy.
"There are five Of you altogether then"
"Exactly."
snow, inspector, am man of business
and, as you know, a man of great wealth.
/ would like to have few words with you
In private. Would you kindly ash these
officers to step out of the room for mo-
mentp"
THAT is hardly regular" objected the
inspector.
II know. know" answered the banker
hurriedly, "but think can make 1t worth
your while to do what 1 ask"
Rogers" said the inspector to the po-
liceman beside him, you and Benham just
step out for a moment into the hall and
come at once II you hear me call"
Rogers and Benham saluted and with
drew without word. When the door was
closed, Billy stood with his back against 1t,
and Slider remained standing near the fire
"If had happened" said Slider, mot to
have been at home when you came, what
would you have donei"
II presume" answered the inspector, II
would have tried to find out where you
were without arousing suspicion, and IL
that could not be done would have had
to come some other time"
| Precisely. Now, what will you take in
gold to 20 back TO the station and report
that you have not been able to find me?"
THAT would be dangerous business"
said Billy quite honestly.
II can make IL worth your while to run
the risk" said Slider.
"Give me a start Of "a hours, and that is
all ask. Now, how muchf"
1 Nnl fpn M
ment what do you say" he said at last,
ITO $4,000 for me and $4,000 apiece for
each of the meni"
THAT would be ss5, 900 in ALL" said the
banker.
WELL" said Billy, suppose we make IL
100000 as lump sum. lfyou say sloo.oO(
in gold, it's al 60"
'That is n large amount" said the banker,
"Oh very well them" replied Billy. 1--WE
have only to do our duty. You are not alb
sent. You are here The amount is large
as you say, but you must remember that
the risk is tremendous"
"Yes, / admit that" said the banker
with sigh" but you said you would tax,
$S5, 600 a moment ago."
"There are four men to square beside!
myself" answered the inspector, land i
one of them objected Of course the gam,
would be up. shall not take the risk ever
Of mentioning it to them for anything les.
than hundred, and if / think any longel
about it shall raise the price to a hundred
and fifty"
~ agree to the 500 ,O00,n said the banker
hastily. Can you make sure of your mel
of their silencef"
REASONABLY sure" answered Billy
"The only question is can we have tn,
| rnnpag in e,nld hara on1 nnyv,v
~ am not sure that can give you al
that amount in gold, but think can.
He consulted q pocketbook he had will
him and added some figures together
Eyes," he said II can do it,"
VERY well, )" said Billy, cit is bargain.
Billy called his pals, and together the.
accompanied the banker to another room
that contained large safe, which Slide
opened. He took out several bags, ant
taking down a pair of scales from the to-
of the safe said: you may weigh this
and you will find 1t correct. There are fiv
bags here, and they each contain So, 000."
"Open all of the bags" said Billy eau
tiously. The banker did 80, and Billy RAJ
a handful of gold from each of them througl
his fingers and found everything correct
"How much does thousand weight" b
asked the banker, and on receiving his an
swer placed one of the bags in the scales
, ut is n pity to break bulk" said Billy
, ~ think we will call it $4,000"
very well, answered the banker. "SuI
, pose you call your men in. wish to b
! sure that you will keep your part of tn
, compact"
The four men were speedily inside tn
, room, and their eyes were opened as the
, saw the glitter Of the gold. The inspecto
, briefly detailed to them the points of tn
3 bargain, while the banker looked from ma
to man and listened anxiously.
I you agree to this" said Billy, and eac
a of the men nodded
r You will have no further trouble frol
us, Mr.. Slider" said Billy Haven politel.
Y Eat least for "a hours"
: The banker drew deep breath Of reli'
@ as each man took bag Of gold and quiet
1 departed. ...s.-.
/. A few days after the papers were file
L with the startling announcement that NJ
4 Slider, the well known banker, had a
= seconded and that an enormous amount
money was missing. Investigation of Il
Y books showed that he had been preparir
a for flight for over year, and rumor has
S that he Is now living somewhere in Sout
S America. But that is one of the thinl
d about which nobody knows anything de-
Il nite.-Robert Barr in Detroit Free Press