The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-08

security. a package which a. said 10
contain anywhere from 500 900 20
g. 900 900 worth OF bonds Ina this
particular ease these bonds were
United States Steel The catsicr nc
companies her 10 her safety deposit
vault In big trust company and
the box Is opened The package Of
bonds ia exhibited THERE tB A
GENUINE BOND on TOP AND a
HALE OF OTHERS UNDER
MEATH Now" she says. your
bank can make this loan 90 me aud
! Will give you the key 10 this box.
The trust company will hold the
other key The loan % made. In
thla particular instance "a Hhroyd
old director Of the bunh notices the
loan from time 20 time and finally
one day In "A directors meeting.
asks where these securities are,
|. over in the Trust COM
pany," says the cashier.
Have You seen them latcly2"
No. but / have the key
Lets 20 over and look at them. "
4 have given my word of honor
not to go to them until this loan
is taken up
Never mind your word ~ honor.
As an officer Of this bank / SIX
sou as another officer OF this bank
to 90 right over and look at them. "
4 cant do It, Huyu the cashier.
Well can" says the director.
and taking the cashier By the arm
they 60 10 the trust company. open
the box and find one $1,000 United
States Steel bond and a package OF
waste paper. neatly folded 10 repre-
sent the balance OF the security.
The cashier almost tainted. Tho
two hurried back 10 their own bank
and the director turns as he enters
the directors room. just In time 20
see the cashier pressing the muEzle
OF a revolver 10 his forehead Quick
AS "A flash he strikes tho weapon
down aud the cashier falls Ia a faint
10 the floor lie Is carried home
and lies praatruted for several days.
Meantime the matter IL huHhed up.
The cashier Is doctorcd up and
fed With nerve tonic aud then tho
older heads say to him We are In
this thing and We will see you
through t. That woman has our
money and We must get all OF Il
or a. much as we can Of IL back
Go to her. Tell her that you know
the value Of her securities. Tell
her. too. that We are prepared per
auuaily To pay the $500. 900 90 the
bank II necessary. cancel her paper.
70 call ia the bank examiner. c1-
plain the whole situation 10 him,
show him that the paper has been
entirely taken up BY uB aud ask
him 10 issue a statement. detailing
the whole transaction In the news
papers. Then tell her that We will
send her to the pcultentiary and
keep her there just as long as We
ean aud that there will BE- no par
don for her this time" For by this
time the directors Of this bank had
learned the history of Mrs. Chad
siek'a past life.
Here was a eriaia In the nffalrn
Of Mra Chadwick She made no de-
Tense. but said that she would re-
pay the money
And the "houndleaa reaourcea.-
and the person" who came 90 her
rescue At that time. were MRS
CHADWICK AND HER STILL IN
DAuNTED NERVE The first pay
meut on the szo0. 900 loan was made
within n week Il was $4,000 and
represented the proceeds Of a loan
secured from a PittHburg bank. The
reat % the money was returned in
payments from time 20 time and
represented the proceeds OF the
akinnlng % fresh "suckera."
AND SHE DID,
Here Il how she worked upon an
other banker.
She told him thrt abe sustained
very confidential relations with
Andrew Carnegie. That Anhcw
Carnegie had made Investigations
and had decided that this banker
MAS the best possible person. 20
represent him as the director OF a
great quasi hilanthropic instltu-
tion In which he was greatly in
tefezied and which he desired 10 AID
financially very largely. bu, he
wished 10 be sure that THIS lnstItu-
tons finances were In capable
handa Would the banker art7
HE WOULD
some negotiations followed. and
then Mrs. Chadwick went 20 the
banker and told him that she was