The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
THE MANAGERS DOUBLE.

From London Tit Bits.
The greatest stroke of luck which ever
befell me in the course of my eventful.
and in some respects not unbrilliant. ca
reer was my extraordinary resemblance
in face and figure to Mr.. Benson, manager
Of the Tinford branch of the London and
Tinford Bank.
Tinford. as everybody knows, is one of
the largest manufacturing towns in the
Midlands and the branch of the London
! and Tinford Bank in that place is one of
the largest branch banks in the kingdom.
l therefore went down to nave look at
it. and see what could be done in my
way of business.
Travelling down in the Midland train. l
looked about me at my fellow passengers.
| All of them, except myself, were reading,
and so l had ample opportunity for the
study of human physiognomy, study in
which ! particularly delight Most of the
faces in that carriage were uninteresting
and commonplace, but there was one
which rivited my gaze and made me we'll
nigh leap from my seat in amazement.
The face was the image of my own
In this world we are told that each man
has somewhere his double. Mine sat op-
/ posite TO me now in the Midland railway
| carriage. Taking paper from my pocket,
| / at once commenced TO read and 70 shade
\ my face from my opposite nelgnbor view
| for it is a rule in our profession 10 keep
| other people from knowing what we hap
| pen to know ourselves. and though | dld
/ not at the moment guess that the resem-
| blance of this man to myself was So@nS
| to turn out of tremendous service to me,
/ yet my habits of care and prudence made
| me take the course 1 have indicated ana
! protect my visage from his gaze.
After some little time he made re-
mark 10 the man seated beside him. then
discovered that his voice was also IKE
/ mine, but this did not surprise me mucn
! for persons with similar countenances IN
nine cases out OF ten have similar voices.
The man to whom he spoke appeared to
| be in his confidence, for they talked in low,
anxious tones together. Presently, heard
/ the word, bank mentioned, and l prick
! ed up my ears. They were talking ABOUT
| the very bank to which l myself Was
! bound-the branch of the London ana I'm
ford at Tinford. Strange coincidence
| thought.
| tination, and the two passengers IN Whom
Calling a porter, l asked him if he knew
W." YES .l' sir" he replied. that gents the
manager of the branch of the Lunnon
bank II, this ere town. Why, you're Won
| derful ike i'm, yourself, sir.
| | waited for no other comments, but
| slipping Cd into the mans willing hand.
hurried off. For plan of campaign was
! beginning to dawn IN my ofaln, anu
wanted to discuss it with Ted Marsdeu,
| my Oldest pal and one of the cutest men
Ted was waiting for me at the lodgings
he had taken in small street near the
river.
"Haloa, mate" he cried, when | enter
ed; what's up? You look bit happy.
Happy" l echoed. Look here Tea,
I've just nit upon what may turn out the
most splendid bit Of luck We've. ever
him as briefly as possible of my meettnS
in the train with the manager of the
bank, who was as like to me as one pen
For moment he seemed astonished,
and then said slowly, We'll, supposing
there is this wonderful likeness between
you and him. How is IL gong TO help
Ted" I said, you're a fool"
He moved uneasily.
"Chuck that" he cried, land come to
business. It's one thing to tell me I'm I.
fool. and another to snow me how this
resemblance is going to bring US bust
ness"
You're not as cute as I thought you.
lad" l remarked. Don't you see my
to take the managers place IN the bank
parlor, and to play the very deuce with
the banks TRANSACTIONS"
He still looked at me obviously
Il can't see" he said, pursuing UP his
lips, what good you can do at that game.
You're as ignorant of the banks business
Just So 1 replied, "but I don't intend
to be always in that condition Now lis
ten 10 my pan. L want you to make
| friends in your quiet way with one or two
of the subordinate bank officials Find
out when they are sending a large con
g sgnment of bullion somewhere. Then
shall make my move. l shall take the man.
ayers place, ask for the delivery note OF
the stun, tell the clerk that 1 have been
instructed from headquarters to have il
forwarded to another destination and
finally give him a place we will arrange
between ourselves as the address to which
the bullion is TO co.
He began to look more cheerful.
mot a bad idea" he said. sulkily; ''but
it Will take a lot of doing"
Rather" l replied. land YOU and me
f are the men to do it, Now, there's an.
= other thing to be spoken Of In order
= that I may take the managers place
that gentleman himself will have 10 be
got out of the way temporarily, for Il
= would never do to have him cropping ur
= and spelling the game. SO l propose thai
we wire to town for old Jim LeVett and
b. get him to bring down a couple Of his
lads with him. Levett and the bows viii
= waylay the manager on his way home one
night, drug him, and bring him to the
house, which, l believe viii be perfectly
safe, as old Bennett CHE landlord is 4
! pal of ours. Besides, we can give him
a share of the swag, and so count on his
Z cooperation. How does all this strike
: you?"
IFS all right" he admitted gloomilv
He was never known to be enthusiastic
in the whole course of his brilliant ca rear
Il think it is all right" l replied And
now the FIRST thing for me to do is to cal
on the manager and get an insight into