Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-22

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some one. / sharply scrutinized every
one and everything Mac was some
where ont of sight in the private offices.
Tho clerks were gossiping together, and
that to me was suspicious. Then, to my
alarm, a bank clerk entered from the
street with an eagle eyed man, a He
brew evidently, Of about 40 years of age.
Both passed hurriedly into the private
office, leaving mo in an agony Of sus-
pense. My only relief at that moment
was tho thought that George and my
self had not as yet compromised our
selves, and could, in the event of Macs
arrest, manage to save him, either by
bribery or a rescue.
without appearing to do so watched
that dingy, notified door leading into
the private office until every crack and
seam in it was photographed indelibly
ON my brain.
In the trying periods of ones life,
when the heart and soul are on the
rack, how strangely tritling details Of
the objects about one will be noticed
and remembered 1t seems some cell of
the brain, quite separate from the cell
of feeling md sensation, works calmly
and steadily on, photographing the ma
terial Of ones surroundings.
At last unable to endure the sus-
pense, above all the uncertainty, l
went to the little door, and, opening it,
looked in. 10 my intense relief l saw
Mac sitting there apparently talking un-
l. 4l,n
and the Hebrew. AS had not attracted
attention | closed the door, went out in
the street and gave George the prear-
ranged signal that all was we'll. Just
then our partner emerged, but with a
telltale face. 1t was flushed with cha
grin and vexation, and there was gone
from the contour of his body that indie
scribable pat that tells, better than
words, of confidence and victory.
We went by different routes to our
rendezvous, and / will leave it to the
imagination Of my readers to picture
our state of mind as we listened to his
recital of woe-the tale Of Priam's Troy
over again.
Mac had been cordially received by
the manager, and had told him he
would require ego, 900 the next day
would no please have it ready? The
manager replied that he did not require
any more exchange ON London, but
that he would send out for his broker,
who wopld sell his hills ON the OK.
change. He (the manaVer) would in
dorse the bills of exchange and indorse
the amounts on his letters of credit OF
course Mac could only acouiesce. and
Mr.. Brapa sent a clerk TO his broker.
Mr. Movers. to come around. This was
tho sharp eyed Hebrew whom | saw en-.
ter.
The manager introduced Movers IN
"Mr. Gregory Morrison and exnlnined
that he was TO sell exchange for GOO OOO
on Morrigon's credit which tbe hank
would indorse Movers said. please
show me your letters. Putting his
hand into his breast pocbet and milling
out the little morocco ease containing
the two letters. he handed the case ana
contents to Movers, who. probably with.
out suspicion of ANYTHING being wrong
uurolled both letters and bolding tbon,
in his hands ran his sham owes down
one Of them and read ripbt through tbo
body Of the letter
Coming to the "notem which read
"All suns drawn against this credit
please indorse on the back and notify
the London and Westminster bank Al
once, " he suddenly halted turned his
hawks eve on Mae and said "Wbv
sir, here's the word indorse missnel1ad
Surely the clerks in the London banka
know how to spollln
Here was a tbunderbolt. indeed that
pierced poor MIR Gregory Morrison
through und thronph. hut he showed no
sign. He coolly remarked that he did
not care to have his bills sold ON the ak
change, bat would go and see the peo.
Pile Of the London and Rio and River
Plate banks, us they probably would
want exchange and would doubtless LET
him hava what money he required
Meyers said very sharply, "Haye Won
letters to those banks?" II have. - said
Mac, at tho same time producing two.
one to each bank, ind each bearing tho
stamp of their respective banks
That he had letters was happy thing,
and no one under 40 days time could
say for fact that they were not genu-
inc The dramatic production of these
letters lullcd the fast gathering suspi.
Cions and would hive N, lied "A hnlt had