The leader., 1905-06-24

~ LKQuD1o enough, ctn lS4A yous
have been speculating with the banks
money and I'm $40, 900 short The bank
examiner is coming the day after to-mor,
row; there will be meeting of the direc.
tors the same day, and there is no way
I can stand OFF the exposure unless have
the money to replace what have taken
| 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 a chance that 1t would
fail. The first thing in his mind was te
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 youl
deals in?"
The cashier went into long statement
the gist of which was that by closing oul
some Of his deals at once, he would
have about $40 900 which could be turned
into the bank, leaving him loser and {
defaulter to the amount of $4,000. Il
given time there were excellent chances
that the other deals also would show {
profit, but time was the one thing ht
could not have.
While the cashier was going throrgf
his story Brown thought hard and fart
and when the cashier had finished he hal
made up his mind. His own money II
the bank was the first consideration
however, and he determined to say moth
ing until he had secured that. So hi
said:
'T 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
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 noon, and in the mean
time for Heavens sake keep your mouth
shut"
AS soon as the bank opened in th'
morning Brown presented a check fol
the full amount of his balance, and car
ried off his money, to his own intens'
satisfaction and the indignation Of tn,
cashier.
At noon the cashier strobe int,
Browns Office, white with wrath ant
fear.
What made you pull out all tina
money, Brown" he demanded. "You1
expose everything. and start run on tn,
bank. Do you want to ruin me?"
IF | have no troubles of my own t,
bother me, said Brown, grimly, 81 cal
give all the more time to yours. Nov
sit down there and we'll fix this thing
up. How much money is there in tba
bank now? mean money that you cal
get?'
4 can't take any more, said the cash
Ter. -
Never mind that, rejoined Brown
How much is there in the bank?"
About 100000"
"How much in securities that you cal
carry away?"
81 don't know-maybe $4,000"
"Well, now, you do what l tell you
and you will get out of this thing withou
being arrested-let alone going to tn
penitentiary. When that bank closes to
night you take everything in it-all tn
money-all the securities-everyth
Steal everything in the way of none.
or securities that you can steal"
Il can't" gasped the cashier. "I'v
taken too much now. III go to prisol
sure. There isn't time enough for me t.
get away. They'll follow me and brinI
me back"
at isn't question of getting away,
said Brown. tits question of gettini
off. Now, you listen to me; do just wha
say, and you're all right. You hav
stolen SIC, 900 from that bank, and you'v
got to steal everything else that yol
can. You've got $4,000 now. You ca
get $150,000 more Get it. Then whel
the directors meet tomorrow you wal
in and say: Gentlemen, l have robbie,
this bank of $22O, 900, and it is ruined
have used the money in speculation
but my deals are in fine shape, and cal
pay it all back in short time. If yol
will agree to give me time, and not pros
ecute me, can save the bank other
wise it goes under. can give you $3.50
900 now. That's the money you have t
take tonight. Then say:
"'I can give you $4,000 in two days
and the balance in a short time afte
that"
THAT is all you have got to say t
Them added Brown, and they will b
SO tickled to get that $15o,O0O, and tina
$20, 900, that they will break their neck
to take your offer.
81 can't do it, moaned the white
faced cashier 1T won't do. Theyl
never let me off.
ITS the best thing to do" sal
Brown, and, what's more. it's the onl
thing. 1t is your one chance. Play /
through, and you win. If you don't ge
the rest of that money they'll send yo
up sure You've got to do it, man.
"And do you know" said Brown, i
telling the story, that couldn't max
that fellow see that thing? l argue
with him for hours, but he just hadn
the sand He said he would confes
everything and throw himself on tn
mercy Of the directors. and in spite of a
could say, that is what he went an
did. And the funny thing about it wa
that the bank held onto his 5000 deal
| and the stock went up, and the ban
cleared about $1,000"
.'The cashier? What happened t
MIN? Oh, he got seven years. He ougl
| to have got IA A cowardly cuss lik
that. Chicago Record Herald.
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