The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16

York city which ends in situation
startlineiy like that in which Prescott
finds himself placed. The result Ill
Rodman's case was that he was ar
rested. prosecuted. convicted and SEN
fenced to ten years in Danemora
prison. While in prison his young
wife dies, leaving her only child. Az
mes Rodman. At the end OF his sen
tence Rodman takes his little daughter
to the West and under an assumed
name builds himself up position OF
great honor and responsibility, and is
finally elected governor OF the state.
After this confidence he asks Pres
colt il he is willing to marry the
daughter Of an ex-convict. With a
knowledge of his own coming disgrace
Prescott is unwilling to let the betroth-
al take place, but when he becomes
conscious that Agnes Rodman IS
watching them from neighborlng
room, believing that she will think his
refusal to be on account of her fathers
shame, he gives the governor his hama,
which he places in that of his daugh-
ter and gives them his blessing.
The second act takes place one week
later, but during the interval the loss
Of the securities has been discovered.
Matters have gone from bad to worse
with the Jefferson National bank, until
it seems that nothing can save 1t from
an ignominious failure. In order to
stem the current of rumor affecting the
credit of the bank, the officers hold a
meeting. They had all gone to a recep-
ton at Mrs. Dellaf1eld's and at the
conclusion they adjourn to a midnight
meeting at the bank presidents home.
There is present at this meeting besides
the bank president, the directors and
the attorney for the bank, bank ex-
aminer who has been called in as the
representative of the comptroller at
Washington. The fate of the bank
depends upon the deliberations of this
meeting. and the detection and punish
nent of the defauiter. The cashier, the
assistant cashier and the president have
been the only three who have had &C
cess to the vaults of the bank. Their
first effort is to discover the missing
securities and recover as many as pos
sible. Their suspicious are directed
against the assistant cashier, who is
known to have been specializing through
Arnold Kirke, broker When the assis-
a vigorous, and convincing denial, but
circumstances point so strongly against
him that he is placed under arrest.
The next problem to be solved is how
to save the bank, upon which the meet
ing becomes enga ged The bank ex-
aminer insists that $500000 be ready
before the doors of the bank are opened
next day, and that provision be also
made for the day following to meet the
run. Gov. Rodman and daughter, at
this moment are introduced and wish
to interpose their fortune in behalf
Of the institution. This step is taken
in the interest of Prescott, whom they
have discovered to be the defaulter,
and that suspicion may not he directed
against him. They also make a con-
dition that no prosecution shall be en-
tered against the assistant cashier. AS
this proposition is about to be accept
ed, the bank examiner, who is also in
love with Dora Prescott, to whom the
assistant cashier is betrothed, and who
wishes to disgrace his rival in the hope
of winning Dora for himself, to the as
constituent of all, declares that. the
security offered by Rodnan would not
be acceptable to the comptroller, be-
cause twenty years before Rodman had
been prosecuted and sent to prison for
embeZZlement. The governor in an at
fecting address admits his early error;
points to the uprightness of his life
since then, and begs to be allowed to
save fellow man from like penalty.
To his eloquence are added the tears
and pleadings of his daughter, but in
vain. Mr.. Pendleton, one Of the bank 8
founders, suddenly interposes here and
pledges himself to the extent Of $1,000
COO a day if necessary. The meeting
ends in a satisfactory way. AS an off,
Ger is about to take the assistant cash
Ter to prison, Prescott comes forward
and proclains himself the guilty party.
The fourth act takes place three months
later at the home of the Prescotts, and
in a charming and interesting manner
uniteS several happy lives.
The only matinee will be on Saturday.
have recently announced their intention Of
going on the vaudeville stage at least tenn
porarily, that the managers of the legitimate
Drama are beginning to sit up and ask each
other where and when this thing is going to
stop.
Such we'll known men as Maurice Barry
more, Robert Hilliard Frederick Pauidins
aid have accepted the tempting lures held
out to them by the vaudeville managers. and
it is even reported that Mrs. John Drew
Agnes Booth, Miss Rose Coghlan and Miss
Clara Morris have said that they are willing
to appear on the continuous performance"
stage should the salary be large enough and
so the managers are beginning to regard the
matter as a little more serious than they
thought at first.
And what are they going to do about it?
1.-THE point, you see, is this said New
York manager yesterday. 1--WE are not
afraid that the vaudeville houses will take
many of our good actors and actresses as
to materially weaken cur forces but 1t Is
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