Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-11-01
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The funds We're ready for them at
their brokers' office in the form they
had specified when E'indlay and Wal
ters called. Only that morning had
their holdings, large amount secured
originally hy a narrow margin. been
turned into coin. Walters acted the
principal in the operation. but both
men signed the brokers' receipt, Find
lay. however. under an assumed name.
Then the two left the office and Find
lay bore the money In Il messengers
satchei, which was fastened to his
wrist by leather strap.
They were bound for Fridays home
In near suburb. hut neither spoke be-
cause Of their whrling brains. AS the
cool harbor breezos refreshed them on
the voyage across the bay, Findlay was
in some difficulty to restrain bis exit
berance and mt the same time guiltlly
uneasy. After brisk walk from the
ferry house they entered cottage, Of
which flndlay used the Key.
He ushered his companion into a
library aud now assumed a proprietor
ship over the money which he had
hitherto disguised. From the bag lie
lifted several canvas pouches that
clinked heavily as he placed them upon
n table, and two thick packets of notes.
Zen per cent to you" he said re-
no :,
them as he opened the bills and began
!, -ra-llil- Gevnting -------
Yes assented Walters.
We'll there's nothing to sign he
tween us. Here you are" and Findlay
pushed over the sum mentioned. He
hastily verified the remaining pack
ages and mumbled an apology for
moments absence,
In the library where Walters waited
he could be heard moving about direct
ly overhead
Presently Findlay returned. 81 told
her this morning to place a cover for
you. i have reasonable claret, but
there IL only cook here, 80 the service
is what one chooses to make for him
self"
Walters accepted the invitation read
lily enough, and soon after the woman
announced dinner
After the meal, when they were Sc
cure from further interruption, they
opened on the one topic Of interest
Smoke wrpaths drifted between them.
Findlay often raised his long tumber
of Scotch and soda. slowly relaxing
from his weeks OF anxiety. Walters
drank little.
y "Thank the Lord. it is over and my
tracks ure covered" exclaimed Find
lay.
"Tben you're out of it for good"
asked Walters. He displayed evidently
against his purpose, greater cagcrness
than one manifests in the affairs of 3
friend,
"For good A muflod telephone
bell Interrupted his declaration. He
pushed his chair back from the table.
"That's the works. They have me on
a private line with the Office in case
anything important turns up willie I'm
here They'll be on the books all to-
night just one moment"
w utu II ulNluN WIS oVhNSh WHY AiOi u
he resumed: why look at it! To get
few thousand ahead | took life aud
death chances-worse. Do you know
what this weeks boom meant for me?
See here. They're closing up the books
over there. So far my shortage has
vbeen covered by coin in the vaults
Z which wasn't there. Tomorrow that
coin will be counted and 1t will be
there, But II the market hadn't BOOM
ed, the corporation and the mlssus
would have divided the life insurance,
hut the missus would have had the dis
grace all to herself"
ut was close Squeeze" admitted
Walters, but | knew it for a sure
ching"
~Certaln enough for an Investor per
hapsp-
You land well ahead, at any rate?"
"a couple of thousand maybe"
"Why not take turn with that?
can placer-
mo. slr I'm going to spend 1t, p
Aried Findlny boisterously. Pm going
\ tnmalse -tbat brute money pay me some