The age-herald., 1898-09-04

company a possibility provides that every Jersey corporation must have an ofnce In the state, must indicate the location or that office by sign, and must hold its elections and directors meetings within the boundaries of the state. Some compa- nies organized under Jersey law, but doing the bulk of their business here, maintain separate offices of their own there, but, supported by decisions of the New York court of appeals, the majority simply con- form to the Jersey law in formal way. It is from such companies that the Cor poration Trust company gets its patron age
 Its working capital need not be large only enough to provide rooms for the hold ing of meetings, safes for the protection of books of record, signs for the companies having headquarters at this office and the necessary chairs, tables, desks and carpets to furnish the rooms adequately. There is some clerical work in the way of coun- tersigning, stock-transferances, making out bills for annual fees, etc.. to do, but all told this is not too heavy for three or four persons to perform while the income is as certain as death and the tax-gatherer, so long as the corporation laws of New York and New Jersey remain they now are. the answer was whispered.
 But suppose we fail?'
 'T tell you we cannot fail," repeated the spokesman.
 But said suppose-nothing is certain. |"
 q know what Andre means,' said the man next to the timid one, The fears the apparatus may hitch-that something will happen"
 "Then we will do It." The rest of the sentence was so low did not catch it.
 And while we are about 1t, we will do two jobs in one night and visit the -" In my eagerness to hear the word I leaned little too close to the palms and one of them tipped. I put up my hand to catch it, but too late. It fell with a crash. With loud cry the twelve sprang to their feet and there was click of revol- vers
 Quick as lightning the screen was dashed down and I stood before them their pris- oner.
 For a minute their astonishment was so | great that they could not speak, then one | of them grabbed me by the throat while the rough voiced fellow cried, "Kil him. | kill him! Put him out of the way Dead men tell no tales"
 With my fists flying in every direction l I managed to keep them off me for min- l ute, then, seeing the inequality of the com- | bat, I pummeled off the nearest man and | freeing my head shouted: "Wait a min | ute! I have something to say!" | "Kill him, kill him." came back the cry. "Andre you are next his heart, stab him. |"
  | around the waist looked up and the ap- | pealing look in my eye caught his. "One 1 minute I begged. lone minute!' Andre stepped back and found my arms l free; T came here this evening"" sad. | "as you must know, for an evening meal. | 1 fell asleep and unintentionally wakened | to find myself your guest" | "Have you heard anything?" asked one. "No"
 I spoke as calmly as I could, though my heart was beating to trip-hammer time. I had heard the cunning, awfulest murder
 and robbery plot ever formed to blow up the United States treasury vaults, but how to frustrate it was the next question. Before me, and on each side of me, were twelve lowering, angry faces; in their hands stretched around me were twelve | knives ready to finish me at a word; ready | cooked were twelve revolvers should I
 make dash for the door. How was | to save myself, to reveal the. plot. l Surely not by allowing tb1h to kill me. | Yet how prevent? One false move, step, | word and my life would be the forfeit. | Men have died brave deaths, but this