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! town and over bad roads If we could
get this $4,000, the cashier believed it
would tide us over and restore conf
dence in our ability to pay dollar for
dollar. If we did not get it the bank
must close Its doors by II next day al
drive across to Longford with the
bonds and return with the money be-
fore the bank opened next morning.
Our part of the country is as safe as
any other; but under the circumstances,
when the composite eye of the commu-
nifty was centered upon the bank. it
would be impossible for one of the bank
force to leave town without the object
OF his mission being Immediately ssur-
missed. And in our town it is a common
saying that dollar bill looks to some
folk as big as ten-acre lot. So 1t was
not hilarious party which drove west
late that evening. There was too much
at stake.
We had a two-seated blackboard and
good team. The cashier and / sat
behind, with the bonds IN a valise be-
tween us. When we were ready to
start. Bob climbed up beside the driver
on the front seat.
Here, Bob" said Mr. Martin sharp
ly. we can't take you"
Il got to co. said Bob simply, and
he went. Mr.. Martin may have real
lied that since he had decided to go ii
would be impossible to leave him be-
hind. He would have materialized at
Longford from some impossible part of
the vehicle as sure as we had tried it,
The cashier had two revolvers and
had one. The other one of the four al
ways kept in the bank could not be
found when we were ready to start
However. we didn't use those we had.
We reached Longford in good time and
drove directly to the bank. The cashier
had been advised of our coming by tel
egram, and was waiting for u.s. We
handed over the bonds. received the
cash in small bills, and started back in
good spirits.
1t was near in the morning when
we approached our town. I had had
a hard days work, and confess to hav-
ing been nearer asleep than awake.
Still I heard Bob say to the driver:
IF anything happens you give the
horses one almighty cut an drive for
town. an don't stop till we get there
see2''
The driver laughed.
Don't get scared. KID" he said.
Were most home now"
About one minute after this things
happened.
The blackboard stopped with a jolt.
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nerve was gone. Then, too, it was at
that fearfully devitalizing time, the
hour before sunrise. If you have ever
gotten up at of a winters morning
to go duck hunting and. after walking
ten miles with a tenbore gun, have
found no duck, you can get some idea
Of our depression. Also we had had no
breakfast.
Things were undoubtedly bad. but If
the sun had been up l think we would
have found some means of escape after
all. But in the dead, cold gloom of the
hour before dawn / felt about ready
for my coffin, and the rest looked it,
Every time the door opened we locked
eagerly up, hoping even when we knew
there was next to no hope. and each
time 1t was to be disappointed again.
So two eternal hours passed. Harvey
was wandering around and acting like
q she-ass, of course, telling Martin not
to mind, and IL couldn't be helped, till
1t was wonder some one didn't kill
him. considered the matter with a
feeling that it would at least create
diversion and relieve the suspense.
Jim and Art were discussing the
'hoid-up." and telling each other what
the cashier and l should have done.
Their conversation did not interest me.
They had not experienced the thirteen
inch gun. Tom didn't say word: didn't
even look at US. I always did think he
had good horse sense. and now 1 knew
1t.
Half a dozen OF the directors were
sitting around, talking spasmodically
and in whispers, and minutely exam
lining the cracks in the floor. l remem-
ber thinking that when gang Of direc-
tors got together and didn't make any
more noise than that, there was some
mighty heavy shedding ahead, and no
signs OF snow.
1 tried to sleep. but couldn't. had
too much. to think about. There was
nothing ahead but three or four hours
more work, and then closing the doors
and leaving the old place, with the
Government Commissioner in charge.
and starting out to find new job sew
eral steps down the ladder. Not
cheerful prospect.
The outer door opened didn't turn
my head The spring that worked my
hope machine was played out. Then
heard an unusually profane yen from
Tom, and he went by me and out the
cage door like halfback carrying the
ball. took one look toward the door
and followed in similar fashion.
What we saw was a tramp carrying
a satchei-tlle satchel. Behind him was
another, nursing badly cut up right
hand and exploding steadily in highly
colored language. And behind both
came Bob. with a revolver at full cock
and his face pea green yellow. 1t took
rs about forty-eight seconds to tie
those tramps hand and foot. and Bob
put down the gun and came inside with
the satchel.
Its all there Mr. Martin" he said.
II caught 'em fore they got it open.
An'-l giless I'll sit down."
He collapsed into Martins chair, and
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deadly tenacity Of purpose. as Tom re-
marked, ''he'd beat the prize bull terrier
in bench show"
So far as we could learn he had made
no other endeavor to get a place. He
came to US first, it may be by chance;
he liked our looks, and he stayed with
us like Vera Cruz fea-
However, Bob had been with us near
ly year, and had. as say, made him
self indispensable to Jim and me be-
fore he succeeded In attaching himself
to the bank as one of the permanent
fixtures Afterathe events am about
to relate the directors would have put
up with the loss of the cashier. or Har-
vey, or even me, before they would
viii be till either he or the bank goes
up.
Our bank is the only institution CT
the kind in the vicinity North one
must go six miles, south twenty miles
and west twelve miles to find another
place of deposit, and to the east is the
Atlantic Ocean. This being so, the bank
Is unusually prosperous FOR country
institution, paying regular dividends cf
IL and 13 per cent to its stockholders.
1t is run conservatively,s and is as sound
and safe as United States 4s-almost.
Our trouble began with the failure
of the Tidewater Trust Company of
New York. This bank was our city
correspondent, and with it. we had on
deposit some $4,000. drawing a law in
terest and available Immediately in
time of need. This amount was nearly
four-fifths of our ready cash to meet
the demands of depositors The bulk
of our deposits was, of course, invested
in short time paper, not available until
maturity-and not always then-and
some of the assets was In the form of
real estate, inconyertible except at a
heavy loss. There was something like
$4,000 cash actually in the bank to meet
100000 worth of deposits, and the day
when the New York papers announced
the failure of the Tidewater saw the
beginning of the only run our bank has
ever experienced. That it stood the
strain was due entirely to Bob
Fortunately the knowledge that we
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returned
Takes that boy good while to go
round the corner and back observed
the cashier.
Il didn't like his looks the first time
1 saw him." said Harvey. HE looked
sort of slow to me-"
It may be stated here as well as else
where that Harvey's intellect has never
been known to- produce an original
idea. Certainly he has never expressed
one. Inside the bank he is the CASH
ier's ''me-too' in all things. however
great or small. Outside he fills like
position for any one he chances to meet.
walks from his knees as though he
feared a good full swing might shake
a leg off. Now it is singular fact, but
have never known a man who walked
from his knees who amounted to a row
of brass tacks with the heads off.
However, to give the angel his due.
he is a fair accountant and draws a
good salary, which goes to show that in
this perverse generation of vipers it
isn't always the man who commands
the money I, for instance, was getting
only about half as much as Harvey.
About 1890 the telephone bell had an
unusually violent spasn. and answer
ed the call. Jim Clark requested, In no
vacillating spirit, that we call off our
dog For a moment / thought Mr..
Clark was suddenly gone insane, and I
was rapidly formulating plans to hold
his attention while sent for Williams,
the constable, when / remembered Bob.
There's a boy over here with a
draft pursued Mr.. Clark; says he's
from the bank. / don't owe the money,
and / won't accept the thing, an he
says he'll stay with me till write my
name on the face. Says you people
told him to. Send somebody over here
an get him, will your
I had to go over and bring Bob back.
as he declined to be called Oft" by
means of the phone. He told Mr..
Clark he wasn't that easy.
Everybody in cur town knows every
body else-at least by sight; and pre-
vious to his advent at the bank Bob
had not been one of the population
Whence he came he declined to state,
simply saying he come in boxcars'
Aside from what we dubbed his car
rot patch" he was by no means bril-
liant or otherwise attractive; in fact,
he was distinctly the opposite. But for
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were badly caught In the Tidewater
failure did not become generally known
until afternoon, and the $4,000 held out
till we could close the bank doors at 8.
/ was disnally doing my work that
night, wondering where I. could get an
other place If the bank went under.
when l became aware of Bob at my
elbow. He looked more doleful than
felt.
"Ohl cheer. up" said; "it may not
be true. You look as though you'd just
been measured by the undertaken.
He looked at me sofemnly, as though
not certain of my sanity.
Well pull through yet" / said.
Huh" he grunted; X amt worry
ing none about the bank. Mr.. Martin'll
tend to the bank all right
The cashier was his god, and before
him only he bowed down.
'I seen me dad this afternoon" he
added disnaally.
We'll, that's good" I said; bring
him round and introduce him. If he's
anything like you, though, tell him not
to make O long CALL I added. 1t is
never well to let boy get the idea
he is Indispensable, even when he is.
HE didn't see me, though" Bob con-
.tinued. ignoring my levity. Wonder
how he follered me clean here. Thought
I'd shook him for keeps. / bet he amt
bummin' round: here for no good,
neither"
"You unfllial little barbarian" I
said. You don't seem incrusted with
smiles at the advent of your long lost
parent"
"Tink you're funny, don't you,
hu't?" said Bob, and left me, and I
promptly forgot his dad.
There was a convocation of directors
in the bank parlors that afternoon,
which Immediately converted itself into
committee CT the whole on ways and
means. Mr.. Martin had sent off tele-
grams to half dozen OF the nearest
banks asking assistance and Offering to
deposit bonds as security. Ten thou
sand dollars was obtained In this way
from the Beach Grove Banking Com
pany. and came in on the last train
south that evening. The only other
bank able to help was the Longford
First National, which offered $4,000 if
we would come and ger IT, The last
train to the west was gone and there
was no train back that night.
Longford is twelve miles west of our
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and came back to the melancholy
Things of earth, which I found to con-
sist mainly of the wrong end OF A
caliber revolver. Mr.. Martin was see
ing similar sights on his side of the
vehicle. I am not the hero of this mar
rative, and / freely confess that / put
UP my hands-good and high. didn't
want whoever had the other end of that
gun to entertain any doubts about my
intentions. I was anxious he should
know / was peaceful--extremely so.
What the cashier did I do not know.
but have my suspicious. At the time
my own troubles were the paramount
issue. That A bore ansalmost speaking
likeness to a thirteen-inch gun, and I
was completely certain IL 1t exploded
it would blow the whole upper half OF
me off into stellar space. / know ex-
actly how those Sepoys felt before the
British gunners pulled the lanyards.
The upper half of me didn't want to CO.
I felt the valise lifted from my side,
and then we were told to drive on and
not look behind.
voice.
Bob had vanished. He sat in front
of me, but / had not seen him go. The
driver said he had slipped to the
ground the moment the horses stopped,
and we pleasantly surmised he had
been worse scared than we were. We
drove into that sleeping town with our
horses in a lather. and within the hour
parties were out raking the country for
the perpetrators OF the "hold-up." We
decided there had been three OF them.
One had seized the horses and the
other two had attended to the cashier
and me.
= The president and directors absolved
us from all blame after hearing the
story, but Mr. Martin. sat at his desk
with bowed head. He mad been with
the bank for twenty years, and to know
that the institution was doomed and
that he was at least partially respon-
sible was a hard blow. / felt bad
enough myself. but 1t must have been
harder for him.
I had known some blue times before,
and have known some since; but for
concentrated aniline and indigo, that
morning holds the palm In my expe-
rience. We were all dead tired. We
had worked under the strain till we
We're mentally and physically incapaci-
tated, and then had worked on till our
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the level If the counter 1t was
4, and the doors had been locked
for an hour He must have arrived via
the window.
I'D Ike to run your errands, he elu-
cidated pleasantly.
we have no place for you," said the
cashier shortly, and in a tone which
made further conversation on the sub
ject ludicrous.
The boy retreated to the window ard
sat down on the sill. At he was still
there. He didn't even whistle. He sim
ply stayed with US, his eyes rowing
around the bank and taking stock. .as
1t were. At 6 he had not departed.
We were working furiously.s Tom
had ten cent difference and was
growing gray hunting for it. l was
some hundred and fifty odd dollars out
and was rapidly losing my reason. jim
hadn't his checks even entered yet, and
was apparently going to sleep standing
Art had his balance, and from the top
of stood was yawning, and between
gasps smiling sweetfy at my vocab1-
larry and egging me on. BY seven we
were all waiting for Jim. He had his
footings, he said. and thought he had
a difference, but wasn't sure how much
AT this brilliant announcement Tom
took Jirn's books and Strengthened
things ont. BY that time it was seven
thirty. and I for one was limp with
hunger.
Fortunately the cash was 50 over, and
we closed UP for the night AS the
cashier philosophically observed, If the
bank was ahead 81, there'd be no trou-
bic finding out who was short
AS we turned out the lights and shut
the shutters we came upon the boy, still
sitting in the window Tom asked him
who he was and he said his name was
Bob. He gave no sign of needing sym
pathy expressed in either words or
cash. Rather he gave one the impress
sion of bein- excellently well able to
care for himself. He left the bank with
US, and We separated in a wild rush
for something to eat.
was the first to reach the bank
next morning, but Bob was waiting on
the steps outside. He came in with me,
helped me open the windows, and would
have accompanied me inside the cage
had not demonstrated. I was not sure
whether he thought he belonged to the
bank or the bank belonged to him, but
IT was one of the two. He took the
rebuff, however. with a resigned phil
osophy, and seated himself as before
in the open window. When Tom ar
rived he stopped short on seeing the
boy.
Well, kid, been here afl night?" he
asked pleasantly.
Yep" replied Bob.
"Where?" asked Tom at the startling
announcement.
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u n II
vi or Washington's Birthday or
some other of our increasing
- Iy numerc--- holidays comes
on, Monday, and the fifth day of July
or the twenty-third day of February
or whatever day Tuesday may chance
20 be is burdened with the labor OF
three days and a half the bank clerk
takes of his coat and his cuffs and his
morality and prepares for tall exhi-
bition of elementary arithmetic. 1t is
not well to ask favor of the cashier
on such a Tuesday
Bob turned up at the bank on Tues
day, July the 5th, and his reception
would have disheartened a person lack
ing as tough an integument. AS it was,
Bob didn't seem to realize he had been
turned down. Mr.. Martin, the>cashier,
had his coat off and both hands work.
ing like an electric fan in mass OF
filthy bills which Uncle Sam should
have redeemed and turned into papier
mache hats and vases long ago. The
day was unseasonably warm, and the
cashiers collar slapped limp and gluey
upon his apoplectic neck.
At intervals he turned his head away
and said something not meant for the
telier's ears ewhIle he sprinkled the
reeking mass with rosewater from a
bottle on the counter. Most of the bills
had been dragged from deep pockets by
members in the thirty third degree of
the great unwashed fraternity, and, as
the cashier had remarked, they car
.r1-o ore hundred scents TO the dollar.
But that was on a previous occasion
There was no time for any such levity
on Tuesday. July 5.
please, sir, I'm lookin' for a job
we all heard it. but its origin was
not Immediately apparent. The cashier
continued counting dirty bills. Mr..
Harvey, the teller, glanced at the cash
Ter and returned TO his books. Tom.
who was ION the ledger" paused with
q check in his fingers and his pen on
the line. took one swift look in the
direction Of the sound, evidently saw
nothing and proceeded TO enter the
check. The rest Of US were engaged
with merciIessly multitudinous checks
and seemingly endless columns, and did
not even pause. The cashier had in
formed US that II we wanted anything
70 eat that night before we caved in we
had better hit it up pretty lively"
Mister. I say I'm lookin' for a job
This time we all stopped, supper or
no supper The cashier looked up an
grily and beheld a small boy. not over
washed. viIIainously red-headed, and,
Judging from the age of his face. stunt
ed In his growth. His eyes did not
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r. w. GNEKOW & CO.,
MINING INVESTMENTS, GOLDFIELD.

DESCRIPTION filed I'm the office Of the
Secretary Of state. pursuant to the pro
visions OF Section l. Of Chapter 627 OF the
Public Laws. passed March 3. 1899, en-
titled. "An Act to protect the Owners Of
Cans, Bottles and other Vessels used i'm
tho sale OF Mineral Waters, Milk. Beer.
cider. Wine or other Beverages and Com
pounds" Name of person. copartnership
or corporation, j. Tyrrell. Principal
place of business. 54S Donsdale Ave, Cen
trail Falls, r. l.; nature OF business trans
acted, Ale. Beer and Porter Bottling: kind
Of receptacle used, Bottles and Cases
description of the -Ha-H4ar-aep4ee-e -eF-etAeF
designation OF ownership: on Bottles. j.
Tyrreli. b4S Lonsdale Ave. Central Falls.
r. l.. within circle. outside OF circle
the words Registered and this Bottle TO be
returned when empty; on Cases, j.
Tyrrell, Central Falls. r. l., together with
the word Registered and the letter r. and
"a Star.
In witness whereof. I have hereunto
signed my name this fourth day OF De-
cember. I'm the year Nineteen Hundred
and Five.
J. TYRRELL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-09

Goldhed Sept. is.
the President Blizzard
Goldhed
Gentlemen
your request
onehah miles Golched In
following
Bizzard ev
These are by name BHrnd No Eagle Best Butcher Bird sunny
LOCATION PRoPERTY.IThs group is in
Gonneh Gold
field County This section OF the
which first prominently the Red Top mine the western
activity Of prominent
has yielded 100000 although 800
e below the surface In all history Of mining such record has not
SURFACE sHoWNos-In along this
dstnctive the Blizzard
boldly
indicating line of formation
Horseshoe frequently
positive
showinss samples from
All gold
mines Of the district presented such
development
In OF
TTLEFul and title the vested in the Bliz
zard Mining Company
coNFL unable find from and per-
possibilities conflict All showing on
hedges Surveys
engineers have set
all sides
FoRMATIoNThe formation porpfyy and IS hen-
addition that
boldly decided indications disclosed Win
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-09
PROVIDENCE SOCIAL CLUB
ACTS AS HOST FOR FRIENDS

Last evening at Oriental hall some 200
couples gathered at the bidding of the
Providence Social club for dancing and
there was not a dull moment during the
whole Of the evening.
The occasion was the first grand ball
given by this club. which IS composed
of tho advanced classes in dancing at
prof. Tatz's Dancing academy. This club
gives social functions at stated inter
walls. and they have become so popular
that the tickets are at a premium.
The invited guests gathered early IN
the evening aud from the first selection
played by the orchestra for the grand
march til the last waltz after midnight
every one had most enjoyable evening
Many exquisite costumes were worn by
tho Young ladies present. Those who had
charge of the affair were General floor
director. Mr. A. Robinson; assistant. Mr.
NJ. Mclaughlin: aids. John Englebrook.
John Mckiernan, George Royal Luke
Seery.
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intelligent
twenty TO feet veins
of
enrichment
rd VIII compare most favoaby with
ASSESSMENT WoRk-Assessment workh
OF
ne Federal mining laws OF Nevada and the local laws
DISTANCE wELL-kNowN PRoPsRTIEs-The blizzard
group situated IN direct of
ndic
surface by series parallel
the
show boldly above the surface distinct
Its
through
fHouary verna Lone star smmeron O. D. Gold DIXIE
port the main backbone
Knckerbocer Black
Indicate
away The Blizzard Is ess than half mile the
been blocked out In the mine extraction
disturbed until equipped with milling
is the de-
veoped and the
into equally important
in
dcating richer bodies than those OF the Dixie
ASSAYS-The following
taken random different
previous knowledge Of g.
gold; No g. S70 gold;
REMARks-In its feature the Blizzard
actve mining
this the
ents difficult features OF mnng
matter to build road almost consider
the Blizzard
and believe
doa6dy place in the list of producers Of high
j. r
Consulting and Mining Engineer
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NEGRO IS
BARRED OUT

Another attempt was made at the
Providence Opera house, last evening to
seat a colored man in the parauet of that
theatre.
The negro was one OF the two who got
into the house. Tuesday night. but were
refused admittance Wednesday evening.
on the former occasions the men were
obnoxiously attred: but this time the one
who apepared at the theatre was neatly
dressed
He followed closely behind two large
white men. apparently using them as a
shield succeeding IN getting by the ticket
taken before he was discovered.
Anticipating trouble Col. wendelschse-
fer was in the auditorium and met the ne
gro as the latter pushed open the psrauet
door.
lie held up the man and told him that
he could not be admitted 10 that part OF
the house.
The negro insisted upon his rights as a
British subject. asserting that he was OF
foreign birth.
A,Ser the negro left the house he said
that his ticket was given him by a white
man. He declined TO give his own name
or that Of the person who provided him
with the ticket.
The purchaser OF the tickets presented
at the opera house door by these colored
men " said TO be Garrett ID. Cooper OF the
Siegel- Cooper Co. New Kork, and mana
ger OF the Household Sewing Machine Co
OF this city
He purchased four seats for each per-
formance 10 be given by Mr.. r. s. Willard
and nndlng that he could not use all OF
them. asked the man I'm the box office TO
refund. which favor was refused.
Mr.. Cooper declines 10 make any posi-
tive statement beyond the fact that he
purchased seats for himself and wife.
subsequently Samuel =. Watkins. a
teanster I'm the employ of Sherman e.
Co. ana. who resides at II Bevina street.
was idenlhed as one OF tie two negroes