The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-13

exchange; softly uubolted the INC,
loading from the bank 40 the cop,.
stepped down upon tne pavement AZ;
came noiselsssiy beside old Joss
Everett, who was now upon his -
working with the utmos, caution ~
preocoupation in an caort 10 pAs. .
lube.like object ia y hole ryiIep.ls
previously drilled into the outer r,sy
walls. he stood over the man n,
little. as il actually regarding his i.bs,,
with curious intentness. Finally h.
touched him gently and spoke Tie On.
word:
"Evsrcttw
As when one receives death Wausl
the miserable man sprang into the Al,
and fell beside his incompioted mi, is,'
Gus work in quiverinH heap o! ge.p.
lessness and terror.
"Is il fitted with clock-work, John -,
was the inquiry Of the impressive mar
above him.
"Y.e.e.s" came chattorlusly and
hoarsely in reply.
"Set to what hour?"
"TweIye-twelvO o'cIOckl Oh, nv
God kill me here where ami"
Can you remove tho works. auI-npd
the other things, withOu. peril to your,
self2"
"Yes, yes yesl"
"Then bring it inside. We will do II
togetherl"
It was with the bankers utmos, At.
forts that he got the trem bling auI ho,.
ror stricken wretch upon his tee:; thu
deadly tube In his hands, and. inside
the bank, its innocent appearing Goa.
tents into separate parcels. Then, Bar.
rett Billingsby, taking his employe,
arm firmly within his own, tapped At
the door OF the banks main entrance.
Waterman Murchison unlocked III.
door with q surprised face, Us he saw
the two in company.
Everett. hero, said the banker kind.
ly but decidedly, "hHs saved us lromt
positive calamity. Now, Murchison, /
want nothing said OF this-ou account
OF the newspapers. The court has been
entered from tho alley. We have
Everett to thank for It's timely dlscoy.
cry. Lock the store.houso door aud
keep sharp lookout during the night
1 want necessary repairs made without
the employees attention and
| will be here myself very early in the
morning. Goodnight"
Then the two departed from the
Trust and Security Bank-but not to
the great detective agency presided owe,
BY Allan DinRIeton.
And yet it Is often written aud said:
Corporations havo no souls and bankers
are without boarts!
Their way led along West street to an
open pier. Here. one by one, tho
banker dropped the tiny parcels into
Tho swiftly outgoing tide.
"Thats an end of all that. John!" be
said heartily, while great tears coursel
heir way down his companions haggard
ace.
In half hour moro they were inside
John Everett's home.
"Ellen," said the banker taking tho
land which had once rested differently
n his own, ~ found John down there
1t the bank. working after hours. It's
not right 1t will break him down.
LlG az AAEReu OuLs L4o luu5k luNe au
sntire change ut once. l'vN little
place, only teu III Is out, with lovely
cottage aud a few acres OF GROUNDING
earthly use to me!-which would DO
you all worlds OF good. Now, that place
8 John Everett's and Ellen EVeretts
md Harry Everett's-bless that boy Of
yours, Ellen! Well push him ahead at
;he bank !-and all the rest Of the little
Sveretts' here. for tho remainder OF
FOUR natural lives! Well, well, well!-
ny dinaer'll be cold, il don't hurry
homo right away. God bless you ALL
md good night"
Was IL o wonder that the astounded
amily should find its father and hus.
,and half fainting and helpless from
'verwork and sudden Joy? Was it
Wonder that, when they had all got
heir breaths again, the widest and
noat delirious whoop ever known in
hat quarter Of the great city went up
within tho Everett tenement in Eighth
treet2
And was it still u wonder. when the
banker was finally seated at his own
able, surrounded by his own happy
amily, that his wife. after looking pei.
'lexedly and many times upon the
olemn radiance OF his noble face, should
to tho accompaniment Of merry
aughter all about the table:
Barrett Billingsby, II l did not know
hat there was not one iota-not one
ingle iota-of sentiment in your entire
Mortal body, would DO absolutely sure
'ou mad done something heroic this
cry, blessed day"