Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-25

..aoHut Of ae.se45eat c0ul, LAY lie 9u-
-lat grt Colonel brew aud The tIGae-
ars AT first mildly distressed and thea
~ee.a- filtt he aTa.r .:u 5eeaGe 50
II iiEs. -re-,4= =laaee= alartue,i rldu they
could afford = let tie public see The
leans Of ai1 - lie banks were Hau<u-
ally lar@+. IaeHieat runs OH ~oase lad
pitt al of ,heas IN an attitude of eau
tion and fHeee HaS Il natural feiIJe
tsnee to rXpe~e their own interests to
Jeopardy tg coming TO the relief of
tie Bank Of Manhattan Island
Monty Brewster had something ike
100000 in colonel Drew's bauk He
would not have regretted on his own
account the collapse Of this institution.
bHt he realized whit il meant to the
hundreds ot other dppo>itors. and fer
the first time he appreciated what his
money could accomplish. Thinking that
his presence n ght give confidence 10
the other dep0Sjt0rs and stop the run,
he went over 70 the bank with Harri
son and Brageion. The teiers We're
handing out thousands Of dollars TO the
ea ger depositors His friends advised
him strongly to withdraw before 1t was
too late, but Monty was obdurate. They
set it down to his desire to help Barba-
ras father and admired his nerve.
4 understand. Monty" said Brag-
don. and both he and Harrison Went
among the people carelpsSIy asking one
another if Brewster had come to With
draw his money. No. he has over
H..
the other would Say
Each excited group was visited in
turn by the two men. but their assur-
ance seemed TO accomplish but little.
These men and women We're there to
save their fortunes; the situation was
desperate
Colonel Drew. outwardlv calm and
serene, but tnWardly perrurbed. finally
saw Brewster and his companions He
sent d messenger over with the request
HAT Monty come TO the presidents pr-
Eate office at once
He wants e Eeip you to save Your
money cried Bra gdou in low tones,
That shows is all up
Get out every dollar Of t. monty
and don't waste a minute Its SMASH
as sure as fate, urged Harrison. d
feYeriSh expression in his eyes.
Brewster was admitted 10 the colo
nets private office Drew vas alone
and was pacing tie floor like Gagged
animal
Sit down brewster. and don't mind
If | seem UervouS. OF course We can t
,'l,I :
They think we are irving 10 rob them.
They re mad-H,1erly mad
4 lever So anyfhing like it, colo
mel Are Yo5! SIZE YOU can meet all
the Gema5 -: aske} brewster thor
ou@h!y excited Hit. olouei's face vaS
white. and he elewed his cigar nerv-
aGS y
we can hold out ia ;ess some of our
heav~@t defoss14!s get the fever ami
sv0op lis . Hi.3n IS. appreciate
Y5Er fee n az .s:r"i, Of til; kind.
coming 80 swiftly upon The heels Of
the ot!ler, br; want 10 give yau MY
p"rs0u;., -, .,....IIce t!sat the money YOU
nave here IS safe. called you in 10
rnreS:' yon -5ti2 the security of the
5auk You oIislt - know the trtt',l.
however. an I WI to-! ya1 III a9nf-
enee thai a4other check Ike AlstinS.
which We pad q few f. Mites 100.
Ut e.:',.e - 60. e-'e though tempo
ny en!h: .i..#.=57Ht
u cane - assure y>u that I have
TIT ths..-..s .7f v.5h,."awte- ny de
so+its f"m til. fauN. ea'a!lei. You
eees a@',, ~
Tho doa. see..ss' denly. ard one
II tAs oH...a..zssf - baat hoited in
sii', his esre ~ white ~ death. he
started 10 speak lefore he saw Brew
~tlr and then aio,s.j his fps despair
m2iy
~Ehat . Moore: aSkes3 brew
Is catsi'y y II, 5s1.~.ose, ''Don't mud MI
RreWstc'.'
~O~iotn,.p want - raw s25oooo."
saiA Moore Il -. .e' tones
wei, lie I'm Iayc H. can't he:"
asked fhe caian4i qlietlv Moore look
ed hetf.eS.F At thu president Of the
bank. .lnl lis ...euc> spoke more plain
" then w8e#t-
Brewster it looks bad, said the
|
man The other banks are afraid OF
a run. and we can't count on much
help from them. Some Of them nave
helped us and others have refused.
Now. I not cnly ask you to refrain
from drawing out your deposit, but |
want you 70 help us in this crucial
moment" The colonel looked twenty
wears older, and his voice shook per-
ceptibly Brewster i,,.. vent out tt
t him in q flash
What can DO. Colonel Drew" ht
cried. III uat r;ii.e La money out
! ,us cont ksiaW how | can ae Of fur
ther assistance . yol. Command ne
: sir"
} You can restore absolute confidence
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