The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-23

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that they were not vet thru in Mon
treal and only an indefinite statement
as to when they would he thru, was
suspicious and l. Immediately EXPRESSED
my fears to Edwards. I went to a
Milwaukee banker friend, told him the
story and he wrote at once to the Chi
cago branch of@the bank Of Montreal,
asking about Mrs. Gates prospects.
This was Jon Monday. / was asked to
call on "Wednesday for an answer, but
before going down to the bank
Wednesday, morning Il went to Ed
wards residence and even while
talked with him the postman came
with arletter from Gates stating that
some one was writing again to Chi
cago. We turn these down, you
bet I said nothing to Edwards at
this time about my writing thru
by banker friends but when L went
down to the bank. my friend showed
me d letter just received from the Chi
cago institution declaring that Mrs.
Gates had no account there as she
had claimed. Il
|: Iathen atsonce wrote Mrs Gates tell
ing her I feared that some one was
misleading. her. for never thought it
wrong. I could interpret these: two
letters to mean only. that some one
connected with the Chicago bank was
working her under promise. ola large
fortune INTACT ali the: evidence
seemed:4to point that way.
Very soon after this We were told
that the business in Montreal was fin
ished and that letters Of credit We're
to be issued at ONCE by the Bank of
England ito .!the sum. OF zap proximat-
ly sS0O,O00,E which sum was all in
terest excepting .$50,O00. : We were
told that, when the business was fin
ished, Samuels sat down and cried
like a child" with joy.a He would
wait in Montreal until the letters ar
rived and bring them with him.
Hasty Call to Minneapolis.
But there was delay. Tuesday be-
fore Thanksgiving Day Mrs. Gates tel
Her telegram ended: will be in
Minneapolis; Thursday morning. !
certainly took this to mean that Sam
uels would be here tfIen; so: came
at once but, was Disappointed; Sam
uels was not here. Mrs. Gates ex-
planned that the telegram meant that
I would reach here Thursday morn
ing if I left Milwaukee Wednesday
| night-a very idiotic explanation.
N1OIC
was asked to remain at the Gates
home until Samuels came, which GER
! tainly would be inside of a week. A
| long letter purporting to come from
| Samuels' daughter was read to me
1t was very explicit. The letters OF
credit, five in number, were issued by
the Bank Of England on the oath OF
| November. They ought to be here
| by the Sd of December. Next we
heard that they did not leave London
until the I'd of December. Then we
heard that they were being sent by
special messenger instead of by mail
and that the special messenger die
not sail until the 8th.$ He would be
in New York the Monday morning
following.
Another letter epurporting to come
from Miss Samuels asked that I be
here when her father came. He
| once.
! 1 went after my wife and son, who
were visiting in Indiana. While there
/ received a telegram from Mrs. Gate!
saying the letters of credit had ar
rived in New York and that Thomas
had met the messenger and would
go with him to Montreal to put then
into the hands of Samuels. She sale
before I left here that Samuels would
need. another $3.50 to come to Mime
apolis.
Soon after my return from Indian;
with my family, however, Edwards
sent $3.50, all Of which she said HI
sent to- ,Samuels andssthat he would
come here at qncef
4 The Prize at Hand.
/ The day before Christmas 'sMrs
Gates met me down town in Mime
: apolis by appointment and told m
"they are here" meaning Samuel
and his daughter. ]. was pleased, Q
Y course. "
"He will wish to see me at once
mot before the first draw is made
and he has not brought, the papers
the letters of credit, with him.
"You don't mean to say that he ha
. come here empty-handed? % said.
, ooh. it's all right was the answer
Thomas will bring them Tuesday
! They have to be stamped by the for
J eign exchange" s-ea .IHt
| "But must see Mr. Samuels,'' sal,
5 T, determined to have no more daily
/ ing. -
i, Yes; but wait till Saturday. II
81 see them then and arrange a meet
, ing for you:'' 49,
> Thus pacifed, I gave the woman Z
/. SO bill which she begged. I had al
ready sent an urgent telegram to Ed
wards to send her $50 as she was en-
tirely out of money.
That "First Draw Again.
I met her again Saturday, and he
? conduct was that Of a cornered ra
!; She said Samuels would see no on
until she had made her First draw.
I said would see him or take prope
, steps to make him disclose himself
, do not recall her reply beyond he
:. saying she would like to know how
was going to do it.
1 I had asked her Thursday whethe
I should not fulfill my promise
wire Edwards of their arrival, but sh
a said to wait until Saturday. I l1a
9 promised Edwards to- wire him TIL
a moment they came. On Saturday
= again preached the question of viii
ing Edwards, but she refused to cor
;, sent to this, saying she would writ
. him. I did wire him, however,
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