The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-22

the money 10 replace what udtc idhch.
I don't know where to get the money,
and don't know what to do"
Brown did not answer for minute.
All his available cash was in that bank,
and there was a chance that 1t would
fail. The first thing in his mind was to
gain time to save his money; SO he evad-
ed direct reply, and asked:
Where is the money!"
"In stocks"
what stocks? What shape are your
deals in?"
The cashier went into long statement
the gist of which was that by closing out
some of his deals at once, he would
have about 1000 which could be turned
into the bank. leaving him loser and
defaulter to the amount of $4,000. II
given time there were excellent chances
that the other deals also would show a
profit, but time was the one thing he
could not have.
While the cashier was going through
his story Brown thought hard and fast,
and when the cashier had finished he had
made up his mind. His own money in
the bank was the first consideration,
however, and he determined to say moth
ing until he had secured that. So he
said:
81 haven't any $4,000 to give you. |
am not worth that much, but we have
one day in which to raise it. You come
over here at lunch tomorrow, and
guess we can fix it up so that you will
not have any trouble. The bank may
have a little, but you won't You come
here tomorrow noon, and in the mean
time for Heavens sake keep your mouth
shut"
AS soon as the bank opened In the
morning Brown presented check for
the full amount of his balance, and car.
ried off his money, to his own intense
satisfaction and the indignation of the
cashier.
At noon the cashier strobe into
Browns Office, white with wrath and
fear.
What made you pull out all that
money, Brown" he demanded. You'll
expose everything, and start a run on the
bank. Do you want to ruin me?"
III l have no troubles of my own to
bother me-" said Brown, grimly, Il can
give all the more time to yours. Now
sit down there and we'll fix this thing
up How much money is there in that
bank now? mean money that you can
get?"
Il can't take any more" said the cash
Ter. T."
Never mind that" rejoined Brown.
How much is there in the bank?"
About 500. 000."
How much in securities that you can
carry away
Il don't know-maybe $4,000"
"Well, now, you do what tell you.
and you will get out of this thing without
being arrested-let alone going TO the
penitentiary. When that bank closes to-
night you take everything in it-all the
money-alI the securities-everythin
Steal everything in the way of monet
or securities that you can steal"
81 can't" gasped the cashier. I've
ldhCu tOO uiuCu nOWs 4 IL SO W pIloOu
sure. There isn't time enough for me to
get away. They'll follow me and bring
me back"
TT isn't question of getting away"
said Brown. tits question of getting
off, Now. you listen to me; do just what
| say, and you're all right. You have
stolen $40 900 from that bank, and you've
got to steal everything else that you
can. You've got $4,000 now. You can
get $780, 900 more. Get it, Then when
the directors meet tomorrow you walk
in and say: Gentlemen, / have robbed
this bank of $3.50, 900, and it is ruined
| have used the money in speculation,
but my deals are in fine shape, and can
pay it all back in short time Ii you
will agree to give me time, and not pros
ecute me, | can save the bank-other-
wise it goes under. / can give you $780,
900 now That's the money you have to
take tonight. Then say:
az can give you 10000 in two days,
and the balance in short time after
that"
them" added Brown, and they will be
so tickled to get that $3.50, 900, and that
$4,000, that they will break their necks
to take your offer"
81 can't do it," moaned the white
faced cashier. TT won't do. They'll
never let me off,"
Its the best thing to d." said
Brown, land, what's more, it's the only
thing. 1t is your one chance Play it
through, and you win. II you don't get
the rest of that money, they'll send you
up sure. You've got to do 1t, man."
And do you know" said Brown, in
telling the story, that couldn't make
that fellow see that thing? | argued
with him for hours, but he just hadn't
the sand He said he would confess
everything and throw himself on the
mercy of the directors, and in spite of all
I could say. that is what he went and
did. And the funny thing about 1t was
that the bank held onto his $50, 900 deals,
and the stock went up, and the bank
cleared about $40 1000"
1.-The cashier? What happened to
him? Oh, he got seven years. He ought
to have got IA. A cowardiy cuss like
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