The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-10-24
THREE OF A KIND
They Met I'm bank and Each Had
a CARPET nag That He
Had Found.

Had Found.
II was cashier OF bank In Pennsyl-
vania a good many years ago." said the
man who was travelling on deadhead
pass, "and after o couple Of years ]
made up my mind that things were too
slow for me. In other words decided
to gobble up what money could and
skip for Europe, and go into business
on my own hook. bided my time, and
one night when knew could lay my
hands on about SOC, 900 prepared to bid
the town good-by. had a key to the
bank and another to the vault, and as
we had no watchman inside had no
trouble in getting in. 1t was about mid
night when made my raid, and ]
hadn't opened the vault yet when the
president entered. He had an empty
carpet bag under his arm, and got weak
In the knees as he saw me. We hadn't
passed question when another key
clicked and the manager entered. He
also had an empty carpet bag, and he
also got weak in the knees. The three
of us sat down, each with an empty bag
at his feet, and looked at each other for
long time. 1t was the president who
spoke first, and he said:
"'I was worried about the funds in
the vault
$50 was L. said the manager.
$50 was T. added.
"'And hadn't we better see If they
nre safe?'
"'I think we had
$50 do r.
"Then the president unlocked the
vault and the three of us stepped in
side and assured ourselves that the
funds were all right. AS we came out
and the doors were locked behind us, he
said:
"'I found this carpet bag on the
street as came along IL
"'And found this said the man
ager.
"'And found this added.
"There was an interval of painful ST.
lence and then we all walked out to-
gether. The outside watchman came
up as we did so, and the president OBJ
served;
Special meeting, you see. James.
You'd better GO inside for the rest of
the night
"Yes, inside said the manager.
Yes. inside, James, r added.
"James was locked into the bank"
continued the ex-cashier, sand we bade
each other goodnight and separated.
It was an even-up thing as far as it had
gone, and il ought to have been SO to
the end, but the honest man isalways
the one 10 suffer. Next day / got the
bounce. The president said that he and
the manager had been thinking things
oyer, and had come TO the conclusion
that had been tempted to rob the
bapk, and would doubtless have got
away with every dollar II they hadn't
happened to show up. Twas honest IN
acknowledging II and had to 60, and I
believe they had their salaries raised
for their neal and solicitnde l''-B Boston
ucrefu-H N.ls1 Z ss II ksS'si
II don't see, ,Johu, why you should
think our Henry Is q failure. Didn't he
graduate ii the head Of his cIass?"
Eyes Mary. but
..IIasp't hc won IN two tennis tourns-
ments and taken q cup n d goIf match? !?
isn't he one 81 the best riders to hounds
that there|is ia the whole eountry'?
Didn't he 40 TO Cuba aud n,ahe an en-
yiable record as q soldier? Isn't he, at
the age Of 81, consulting engineer and
drawing salary Of" !. !
"Oh. hang Il, Mary, | admit all this;
but he has never done any thing to make
the papers want 10 publish pictures Of
his parents. Chicago Times Herald.
lsnrtd spread 81 th< relepaone.
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