Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21

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scratching away at his correspondence
when the cashier ratified the latch or
his Office door. He was admitted, and
lost no time in declaring his mission.
I'm in trouble, Brown, and l want
your help"
Money or advice?" queried the eau
tious Brown.
Both"
I've plenty of the latter" said
Brown, but l haven't so much of the
first; but I'll do what can. What's the
trouble?"
Its trouble enough, can tell you !
have been specializing 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
| can stand off the exposure unless have
the money to replace what l have taken.
l don't know where to get the money,
and l 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 it 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 a long statement
the gist of which was that by closing out
some of his deals at once, he would
have about 500, 1000 which could be turned
into the bank, leaving him loser and a
| defaulter to the amount of $4,000 If
| given time there were excellent chances
| that the other deals also would show
| 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 $1,000 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 the
morning Brown presented a check for
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 with wrath and
fear.
What made you pull out all that
money, BROWNE" he demanded You'll
expose everything, and start run on the
bank. Do you want to ruin me?"
IF | have no troubles of my own to
bother me-" said Brown, grimly, 81 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? l mean money that you can
get?"
Il can't take any more" said the cash
Ter. L"
Never mind that" rejoined Brown.
How much is there in the bank?"
About 100000"
How much in securities that you can
carry away?"
Il don't knOw-maybe 50,000.''
We'll, now, you do what tell you,
and you will get out 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-all the securities-everythin
Steal everything in the way of none.
or securities that you can steal"
Il can't" gasped the cashier. Eve
sure. There isn't time enough for me to
get away. They'll follow me and bring
me back"
1T isn't question of getting away"
said Brown. Its a 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
SCI Pioo,oVo HOIe. Gel II. linen Wnon
the directors meet tomorrow you walk
in and say: Gentlemen. have robbed
this bank of s220,00O, 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, l can save the bank-other-
wise it goes under can give yo1$15O,-
900 now. That's the money you have to
take tonight. Then say:
81 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 $3.50 900. and that
| $4,000, that they will break their necks
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