Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
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pass, to the Journal, land after 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 ami
one night when ! knew ] could lay my
hands on about 500, 600 ! prepared to BIZ
the town goodbye. / had key to the
bank and another to The vault. and
we had no Waterman inside had nD
trouble in getting in. II was about mid
night when ] made my raid and ] hal
not yet opened the vaul, when the bank
door was unlocked and the president en-
tered He had an empty carpet bag I'M
Der his arm ana got weak In the knees
as he saw me. We hadn't passed a ques
ton when another Key clicked ana the
manager entered. He also had an empty
carpet bag. and ne also got weak in thu
knees The three ~ us sat down. each
with an empty bag At his feet. and
looked at each other FOR a long time II
was the president VINO spoke first. ana ~
said:
..i was worried about the funds in the
vault
:" so was l.. said the manager.
:" So was l., added.
"'And hadn't We better Sc n they are
safe?'
:" i think We had
60 So do t.
Then the president unlocked The vault
! ana the three of rs stepped inside ana at
sured ourselves that the funds were all
right. As We came out and the doors
were locked behind us he said:
~ found this old carpe; bag on the
street as came along
And ! found this. said the manager.
And found this | added.
NThere was an interval Of painful
silence and We all walked out together.
The outside Waterman came up as We did
50 and the president observed:
" Special meeting, you see. James
You'd better go inside for the rest of the
night.
Yes, inside said the manager.
Yes, inside James | added
James was locked in the bank con
tinued the ex-cashier. and we bade each
other goodnight and separated. It was
an even-up thing 50 far as it had gone
and it ought To have been so 10 the eui,
but the honest man is always the one 10
suffer. Next day, | got the bounce The
president said that he and the manager
had been thinning things over and had
come to the conclusion that ! had been
tempted to rob the bank and would
doubtlessly have got away with every
dollar If they hadn't happened to show
up. | was honest in acknowledging Ii,
and had 70 60, for ! believe they had
their salaries raised for their zeal ana
solicitudei"
do I believe in spiritual mediums?
Well, III give you my only experience
with them" said the drummer II was
in Portland when the fever struck me 70
investigate and see whether or not there
is anything in IT, so | went one day to
the best medium in the city. 1t was
rather late in the afternoon, and she said
she was too tired to give me a regular
sitting, as she had been in a trance mos.
of the day. But she said she'd get start
ed on it, and | could come the next after
noon and finish up. So she took me into
a small, dark room. We sat down at a
small table. | spread my hands cut fa,.
and she just touched the tips of my fin |
gers. so as TO get to pulling well with my
spirit. she said. Then she began to feel |
around, metaphorically. and piled me
with questions for 10 minutes-indirectly |
of course
THE next day / went again. She took |
me into the same dark room, and that |
time went into a trance. Wen. she heaved |
and sighed and twitched and grew cold.
till my hair stood up pompadour. Finally
she began to declaim in a heavy. sepu.
chral voice. She certainly was clever