The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-09


the favor that | could only reply:
Thank you very much. I'll depend on
you. 1t will be doing me great favor
indeed. I'll reciprocate some day"
"Not another word. Mr.. Conway. on
the subject. Go and enjoy yourself"
Then he regarded me with a smile as he
continued: 81 suppose it is Miss Nor
ley that you intend to visit. Now,
am just on my way to see her father
at his office"
"oh, you are acquainted with the
Morleys, them" remarked, somewhat
coldly, for did not relish his bringing
Florence Morley's name into the con-
versation.
only slightly acquainted. l am in
terested in few business ventures
with Mr.. Morley. My acquaintance ok
tends no further" Jackson said.
Ireturned to my lodgings light-heart-
ed and happy at the prospect of again
seeing the sweet girl whom had loves
and worshiped for some time in secre.
So then Horace jackson was ac-
quainted with Mr.. Morley. could not
but feel greater respect for jackson.
For Mr.. Morley was one of the most in
fluential and highly-thought-of men in
Philadelphia, and, besides. was one of
the trustees of the bank. jackson had
never boosted of his relations with
such an influential man; indeed, had
never even heard him mention the fact
before this.
had felt all along that it would be
presumptuous for me to aspire to be
Florence Morley's husband. But this
evening she was so gracious, so sweet
and lovable, that it was impossible for
me to resist the impulse to tell her of
my love. To my intense happiness
discovered that my humble self was by
no means an object of indifference TO
her.
Mr.. Morley was of dignified, com
nlanding presence, and rather overawed
me. 1t would be no easy matter to ask
his consent to marry his daughter.
Florence was his only child, and all the
purposes of the fathers life seemed to
center in his motherless daughter. Still
| knew must approach him some day,
and there was comfort in the fact that
he had always met me in kindly, if
dignified and reserved, manner. He
had never given me any cause to think
that my attentions to his daughter
were obnoxious to him; but then those
attentions had been extended out of
friendship only. How he would be af-
| fected by the knowledge that L was,
from this evening, the accepted lover of
his daughter, l could not surmise. 1
could only hope that Florence's influ-
ence, which / was well aware was pow
erful with her father, might prevail.
| The dear girls heart was mine at any
rate, for she had told me so, and 1 be-
lieved her words.
After the evenings enjoyment l with
drew to the hotel near the depot, where
l passed the rest of the night in happy
anticipations of the future.
The train which took me back to the
city was few minutes late, and when
arrived at the bank it lacked but ten
minutes of opening time.
Had / been late, either the president
or the treasurer would have had to be
called upon to open the vault, and it is
doubtful if either of them remem-
bered the combination. The bond teller
and the head receiving teller shared
with me the knowledge of the combina.
ton, but, as those two gentlemen were
away on their vacations at this time,
was the only one besides the official.
who could unlock the vault.
The heavy outside doors were soor
opened, and, summoning the porter tc
| hal, f1, hs
days business, entered the vault.
There were eight compartments in
side, the doors of which were provided
with combination locks.
One compartment was used for the
reserve currency, another for the re
serve gold, and these two compartments
remained locked for long periods. The
remaining spaces were used for the
storage of various securities, United
real estate, state and municipal bonds
and for the gold, silver and currency
required in the daily transactions. This
cash was carried out IN trays and placed
in the tills in the banking-room every
morning.
While unlocking the compartment,
noticed with surprise that the lock o
the reserve currency compartment, JUS
at one side, was on the last figure of tn,
combination, as though ii had been al
ready unlocked.
i grasped the iron handle. and tn,
door swung open. i started back wheI
/ looked in. What had come over me
/ rubbed my eyes and looked again
The place was empty; nothing to bc
seen but the two shelves and the painted
steel back and sides. OF the $400, 900
the amount of the reserve, not one dol
lar remained.
| fro BE Continued
THAT FOLDING BED.