Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-06-23

Il - N'AhAhct NAAN NNy 0ANNA.
row; there viii be a meeting OF the direc-
tors the same day. and there is no way
l can stand on the exposure unless have
the money TO replace what have taken
l don't know where to get the money,
and don't know what to do"
Brown did not answer for a minute.
All his available cash was in that bank.
and there was chance that IL 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 bis deals at once, he would
have about $2O. 600 which could be turned
into the bank, leaving him loser and a
defaulter TO the amount of $50 900. III
given time there We're 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:
Il 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
/ h..
guess we can fix It mp so that you will
not have any trouble. The bank may
have little. but you won't. You come
here tomorrow noon. and i'm the mean
time for Heavens sake keep your mouth
shut"
As soon as the bank opened In the
morning Brown presented a check for
| the full amount of his balance. and ear
ried on 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 run ON the
bank. DO you want 10 ruin me?"
III have no troubles of my own TO
bother me" said Brown. grimly, II can
give all the more time TO yours Now
at down there and Wen fix this thing
mp. How much money is there I'm that
bank now? mean money that you can
get?"
! can't take any more" said the cash
Ter i"
Never mind that" rejolned Brown.
How much is there In the bank?"
About 100000"
How much In securities that you can
AIRY away?"
Il don't know maybe SOC. 1000"
We'll. now. you do what ! tell you
md you will get out OF this thing without
being arrestcd-let alone going to the
pententary. When that bank closes to-
light you take everything In it-all the
money all the securities, everything
steal everything In the way of monet
or securities that YOU can steal"
Il cant" gaspcd the cashier i've
taken too much now. I'm go to prison
sure. There isn't time enough for me ia
get away. They'll follow me and bring
me back"
1T isn't question OF getting away. "
said Brown. ITS a question of getting
on. Now, you listen TO me: do just what
! say, ana you're all right You have
stolen 10000 from that bank, and you've
got TO steal everything else that YOU
AN. You've got $4,000 now You can
get $4,000 more. Get IT, Then when
] The HiraaIAre 4 a.
IA and say: Gentlemen. have robbed
his bank OF 100000. and IL is ruined
have used the money In speculation
uut my deals are In fine shape. and can
pay IL all back In a short time. II you
will agree to give me time. and not pros.
ecute me. I can save the bank-other-
wise IL goes under. l can give you $3.50.
900 now. That's the money you have tC
take tonight. Then say:
81 can give you 5000 I'm two DAYS
and the balance In a short time after
that"
That is all you have got TO say tc
them" added Brown, and they will be
so tickled to get that $l5O.OOO and thai
$4,000. that they will break their necks
to take your offer"
II can't do it," moaned the white
faced cashier 1T won't do. They'll
never let me on"
IT'S the best thing 10 do" said
Brown, and, what's more, it's the only
thing. IL is your one chance. Play II
through, and you win. II you don't get
the rest OF that money, they'll send you
up sure. You've got 20 do Il, 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 al
could say, that is what he went and
did. And the funny thing about IL was
that the bank held onto his $50 900 deals
and the stock went up, and the bank
cleared about 10000"
The cashier? What happened tC
him? Oh. he got seven years. He ought
to have got IA. A cOwardly cuss like
that Chicago Record Herald.