The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-07-08
e.It,s trouhle enough. I can tell you.

have been speculating with ..sse hanks
money and I'm SIC, 600 short. The bank
examiner is coming the day after to-mor-
row; there will tie a meeting Of the direc-
tors the same day, and there is no way
can stand off the exposure unless have
the money to replace what have taken.
| / don't know where to get the money,
and | dent know what to do.
BrowA did not answer for q minute.
| All his available cash was in that bank,
and there was a chance that it would
fail The first thing in his mind was to
gain time to save his money; SO he evad~
ed q direct reply and asked:
Where is the money!"
In stocks. Y
What stocks? What shape are your
deals in?"
The cashier went into long statement
the gist Of which was that by closing out
scme of his deals at once, he would
have about $40, 900 which could be turned
into the bank. leaving him loser and a
defaulter to the amount Of $4,000. Ii
givea 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 b.
said:
Il haven't any $4,000 to give you.
am not worta 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 little, but you won't. You come
here tomorrow neon, and in the mean
| time for Heavens sake keep your mouth
shut"
AS soon as the bank opened in the
morning Brown presented q check foT
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 vita wrath and
/ fear.
What made you pull OUT al that
money, Brown" he demanded YOUTH
expose everything, and start a run Oh tls
bank. Do you want to ruin met"
IF / have no troubles of my o.n 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?''
II can't take any more, said the cash
/ Ter. l."
Never mind that" reioined Brown.
| How much is there in the bank r.
about 500, 900"
| How much in securities that you can
carry away"
q don't know-maybe $4,000
We'll, nowt you de what tell you,
and you viii get cut 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-an the Notwithstanding.
Steal everything in the way Of none!
or securities that you can steal.
81 can't" gasped the cashier. i've
taken too much now. Ill go to prison
sure. There isn't time enough for me to
get away They'll follow me and bring
me back.
TT isn't a question of getting away, ;"
said Brown. Its 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 $4,000 more. Get it. Then when
| the directors meet tomorrow you walk
in and say: Gentlemen, have robbed
| this bank of s22O, 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. If 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,
l000 now. That's the money you have to
| take tonight. Then say:
u can give you $4,000 in two days.
and the balance in a short time after
that.
THAT is all you have got to say to
Them added Brown, and they will be
SO tickled to get that S15o, 600, and that
$4,000, that they will break their necks
/ to take YOUR Offer
Il can't do it, moaned the white
faced cashier. 1T won't GO. They'll
never let me off"
cts the best thing to do" said
Brown, and what's more, it's the only
thing 1t is your one chance. Play It
through. and you win. # you don't set
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 I 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 III spite Of all
/ could say, that is what he went and
did. And the funny thing about it was
that the bank held onto his $4,000 deals.
and the stock went up, and the bank
cleared about 100000
THE cashier? What happened to
him? On, he got seven years. He ought
to have got IA. A coward1y cuss like
that. ,,-Chicago Record Herald.