The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-02

SIultlS
thought upon the
turned suddenly, hailaW
and bidding the driver hasteA
rapidly into the suburbs.
He alighted before a large gray stone
mansion.
is Mr.. Wentworth in?" he asked
of the footman. Mr.. Wentworth was
president of the Imperial Bank.
Il beg you to pardon me for disturb
ing you at this time, Mr.. Wentworth"
said Charlie when Mr.. Wentworth met
him in the library; "but l felt that /
could not rest until I had seer you"
What is it?' asked Mr.. Wentworth,
a trile alarmed. HAS anything gone
wong"
"No, sir, nothing has gone wrong
yet" replied the cashier. And then he
hesitated, wondering how he could go
on. You see," he finally broke out,
Il was scared when 1 read the papers
this morning. There have been so
many d%efaulters lately, and the I'm
perial might be the next to suffer.
You can't tell whom to trust" The
words almost burned his mouth as he
said them. $50 after hours to-day l.
I.made q little experiment. 1 suggest
ed to the receiving teller that he and
1 should take-take money from our
bank. And he agreed to. We've made
a lot Of plans already. Of course, it
was purely an-an experiment on my
part" he added with a nervous little
laugh.
The president looked grave.
You say he is willing to do it? I
had 4 better opinion than that Of
Allen"
We'll, we can't take any action on
what you have told me-" said Mr..
Wentworth, after q considerable 81
lence. "All We "a do at present is to
watch closely. I depend upon your
vigilance, Mr.. Morton. l thank you
for telling me, and will see that your
attention to duty is not overlooked"
He bowed the cashier graciously out
of the room.
Scarcely half an hour after Charley's
departure Fred Allen vas shown into
the library.
Mr.. Wentworth;" he said, Il have
come to tell you something terrible
that happened this afternoon. The
cashier at our bank, Charlie Morton,
proposed to NE that we rob the bank.
OF course, l didn't scare him by re-
fusing, but accepted his proposal to
draw him out and tell you, SC that
you could protect yourself" And he
a nervous little laugh.
You ~.astonish me-" said Mr.. Went
Il believed Morton fully trust
worthy"
I'VE have been friends a long time,
and 1 never suspected him capable Of
such a thing until to-day"
well" said Mr.. Wentworth sup
pressing a smile as he repeated him
self. I'VE can't very we'll do anything
about the matter IS it stands now.
-AuOut All lull VIC Sah wv ID " "o'NA
carefully. depend upon you to draw
Morton out and to report any new de-
velopments to me. Be assured that
your fidelity will not be allowed to go
unrewarded."
When he was alone again Mr.. Went.
worth leaned back in his chair and
laughed heartily.
il q
At the directors meeting next day all
Wore anxious faces, except the presi-
dent. All were considerably fright
ened by the United National embezzle-
ment. the third in the city within six
months. The president listened with
a smile TO the expression OF their fears
Then he told them of the two who
had called on him the evening before.
so we have two honest men watch
ing each other and every n else like
hawks. Why" he said, laughing, ITS
safer than any patent lock ever in
vented"
The others joined in his laugh: but
their faces became grave again about
a month later, when the Imperial
Bank suddenly found itself poorer by
one cashier. IL receiving teller and
nearly sixty thousand doliars.-New
York News.