The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-05-05

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SAID. With q tentative infection ~Hea
easily ratified By the way. nOu rhsi
+ 7 tllnk d + Il does SEEN 70 me I heard
ss1e q tie Aetb0dssts talkin- abou
& Eepr0ring Craig an Winshlp for spec
I ulatln' il grain N. cotton I kuoz
& they've been dabblln' II II. for Crais
always got my market reports. Hes
been deali1, with 3 bucket shop ID At
ianta-
Tn gong orer there said Miller
abruptly. and he hurried across in the
wake q The big grocer. The miller fol
lowed Liza- On the other side 81 the
street several people were euriOusly
watching tie bank door. and when
Barnett went 70 Il and srasped The
handle and BEGAN TO shake il rigor-
ouSly they crossed over 70 him.
What's wrong said dealer in
fruits. a short thiekset man with a
ford face, but Barnetts only reply
was saet.e. furious shaking Of the
door.
why. man. WHATS got into youy'
protested tie fruit dealer ii a rising
tone Of astOuishment do you intend
10 break that door DOWN.
Il viii II that skunk don't oIen II an
give me ny money said Barnett. who
WAS low red IN tie face and almost
foaming 1t The mouth He's back in
thar. an b. knows it's past openin'
time. BY gun. know more'n I'm
goin' to tell right now
This WAS followed by another rat
Ting Of the door. and the grocer's enor-
nous weight. Ike battering ram. was
thrown against the heavy walnut shut
ter.
open up. / say-open up in tharr'
yelled the grocer in voice boarse with
passion and suspense.
A dozen men were now grouped
around the doorway. Barnett released
the handle and stood facing them.
--SOmethin's rotten in Denmark" be
painted Believe NE or not, fellows. /
know q thing or two. This banks In a
bad fix"
A thrill Of horror shot through Miller.
The words had the ring OF conviction.
Alan Bishops money was IN bad hands
II Il was there at all Suddenly be saw
a white, trembling hand fumbling with |
the lower part Of the close drawn win |
dow shade IS IL some one were about |
to raise II, but the shade remained |
down, the interior stiIl obscured. 1t |
struck Miller &c being q sudden Inn !
pulse, defeated by fear Of violence.
There was a pause. Then the storm
broke again. About fifty men had as
,embled, all wild to know what was
wrong. Miller elbowed his way to the
ioor and stood on the step, slightly
-aised above the others, Barnett by his
Iide. LET me speak to him." be said
)aci6cally. Barnett yielded doggedly.
md Rayburn put his Lips to the crack
between the two folding doors.
"AIr. Craigr' he called out "Mr.
Craig
There was no reply, but Rayburn
leard the rustling Of paper on the in
lide near the crack against which his
ar was pressed. and then the edge Of
sheet Of writing paper was slowly
showed through. Rayburn grasped it,
fitting 1t above a dozen outstretched
lands.
Hold on" he cried authoritatiyely.
I'll read it,"
The silence Of the grave fell on the
rowd as the young man began to
cad.
Friends and citizens" the note rem,
Winship has absconded VITA every
Iollar In the vaults except about $500
D my small safe. He has been gone
wo days, | thought on a visit to his
/ have just discovered the
Dss. I'm completely ruined and am
ow trying to make ont report Of my
ondition. Have mercy on an old
1an."
Rayburn's face was as white as that
corpse. The paper dropped from ]
IL hand and he gtepned down into The