Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-02

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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. It was flushed with cha
grin and vexation, and there was gone
from the contour Of his body that inde-
scribable part that tells, better than
words, of confidence and victory.
We went by different routes to our
rendezvous, and I will leave it. 81 the
imagination Of my readers to picturs
our state Of mind as we listened tI Las
recital Of woe-the tale Of Priam's Troy
over again.
Mao had been cordially received by
the manager, and had told him he
would require ego, 900 the next day;
would he 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 would sell his bills ON the ex-
change. He (the manager) would in
dorse the bills of exchange and indorse
the amounts on his letters Of credit OF
course Mac could only acquiesce, and
Mr.. Braga sent a clerk to his broker,
Mr.. Meyers, to come around This was
the sharp eyed Hebrew whom I saw en-
ter.
The manager introduced Meyers to
"Mr. Gregory Morrison" and explained
that he was to sell exchange for e20, 900
on Morrison's credit, which the bank
would indorse Meyers said, please
show me your letters. y" Putting his
hand into his breast pocket and pulling
out the little morocco case containing
the two letters, he handed the case and
contents to Meyers, who, probably with
out suspicion Of anything being wrong,
unrolled both letters, and holding them
in his hands ran his sharp eyes down
one Of them and read right through the
body of the letter.
Coming to the mote" which read,
"All sums drawn against this credit
please indorse on the back and notify
the London and Westminster bank at
once," he suddenly halted, turned his
hawks eye on Mac and said: "Why,
sir, here's the word indorse misspelled
Surely the clerks in the London banks
know how &c 52ell"
Here was q thunderbolt, indeed, that
pierced poor Mr.. Gregory Morrison
through and through. but he showed no
sign. He coolly remarked that be did
not care to have his bills sold on the eI-
change, but would go and see the peo-
pie Of the London and Rio and River
Plate banks, as they probably would
want exchange and would doubtless let
him have what money he required
Meyers said very sharply; "Have you
letters to those banks?" II have" said
Mac, at the same time producing two,
one to each bank, and each bearing the
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 lulled the fast gathering suspl-
cions and would have called halt had
they purposed any serious action, for
the reason that during the 40 days 1t
would take to communicate with Lon
don the credits could not be proved to
be forgeries That such letters existed
at all was due entirely to the foresight
which had provided to meet just such a
contingency.
We all were for a brief few seconds
utterly dumfounded, but quickly aroused
ourselves to the necessity Of instant ac-'
tion to protect our comrade. We saw
that we must at once give over all
thought Of trying to do any more busl-
ness in Rio, and set all our inventions
and energy at work to save the 10000
and to smuggle our companion safely
out Of Rio. But how?
The Ebro, going to Europe, was In the
harbor taking in cargo and coal The
Chimborazo, going south, was not yet
signaled, and we determined at all haz-
ards to get him off by the Ebro We all
had American passports, and by the use
Of chemicals could alter the names and
descriptions on them at will
Of course the names in our passports
were the same as we had in our letters.
George went to police headquarters, and
giving q douceur to an attendant had
the wise put OH his passport at once.
Then, going to the passenger agent, ne
bought ticket to Liverpool by the
Ebro, and by paying 10 guineas extra
had o stateroom assigned to him alone
After this he took boat and went out
to the steamer, carrying with him two
bags Of oranges and slowed them away
under the bottom berth.
To make the escape success 1t was
decided prudent for George as wilson
to get the agent we'll acquainted with
his face and appearance, so If the ques.
tion was asked, "Who is this WllsonF
the police would see by the description
it was not the man they were looking
for. For the next 40 hours George made
the agent very tired. At one time ne
would want to know If he could not get
some reduction in the passage rate, or
if the Ebro was seaworthy, or If there
was any danger Of her engines breaking
down, etc., until the agent got not only
to know "Mr. Wilson," but wished him
at the bottom Of the sea-
When George started for the police
Office he left Mac and me alone In the
park.
1t was absolutely essential that Mac
should put in one more appearance at
the bank. 1t was an ordeal, but one ne
had to undergo. He even dreaded to re
turn to his hotel, but go he must; so,
Just before the bank closed, he called in