The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-07
THE MISSING COAT.

have been the last 10 years foreman and
bookkeeper of the numbering establish
ment of William Winston & Co. Mr..
Winston is the resident partner and man.
ager of the business. The other mem
bers of the firm live in The city and at
tend to the sales Of lumber which we
send to them by vessel.
One cold evening as | was preparing
for home | heard footsteps outside, and
presently a tall, stout. we'll dressed man
with a small travelling bug in one hand
and a shawl over his arm entered the
office. | was alone. | had already put
on my overcoat and was turning down
the light.
Good evening"" said the man, walk
ing up to the stove and kicking the damp
er open with his foot. Has Winston
gone to the house,"
answered that he had.
"Whew. | was afraid Of it," He
drew out his watch. Il shall not have
time to go up" lie said. 1.-THE train is
due in Is minutes"
''Is there anything ! can DOR asked.
II wanted to leave some money with
w iISboi. L lllitll'iCt ~ Sup II ioWl ~
day or two, but have just got a dis
patch that calls me home"
What name, sir"
Anderson Of A~ndersonvillc."
knew him then, though | had seen
him but once before. He had been one
of our best western customers. | say
had been for the reason that during the
last year his payments had not been SO
prompt. IN fact, he was considerably
behind, and Mr.. Winston had that very
day told me to write to him and punch
him up Il little" as he expressed it. The
letter was then in the breast pocket Of
my oyercoat.
you can leave the money with me,
sir; | will give you "A receipt" | said. He
seemed to hesitate, which nettled me.
never blamed anybody since however.
How much is my bill?' he asked, ey-
ing me sharply.
Eleven thousand seven hundred and
fifty dollars and tw~enty-three cents,"I
answered promptly, for l had struck the
balance not more than half an hour be-
fore.
'Humph. Less than supposed. Write
me out a receipt for that amount"
He left the stove and came and looked
over my shoulder while | wrote.
ut is all right. Mr.. Putnam. | know
you now. You've been with Winston a
long time. | can tell your signature any
where"
He drew from an inside pocket a wal
let and counting ont II piles Of bank
notes he told me to count them. 1t was
a short and easy task, for each pile con.
tanned just 100 bills. The balance was
in tives and twenties.
AT this moment we heard the whistle
from the station. Anderson srrang for
his travelling bag, and giving me Il hasty
handshake was off. | closed the door
and counted the money again. Finding
it right, | wrapped a piece Of newspaper
around it and slippedit into my overcoat
pocket. ! did not feel easy to have so
much money about me, but as tIr. Win
ston's house was at least IL mile distant
| concluded to keep it until morning.
when | could deposit it in the bank.
drew on my gloves, took the Office
key from the nail over the door and
walked over to cXtinguish the light. As
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