Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26

Is II true ludt your IdtnerS y Ddnk
cannot stand the run?' asked Sydney
Ware. Eunice Whitehead nodded.
dad says that he cannot meet the
run before the current funds will be-
come exhausted" she said That
means that the bank will have to be
closed down. He Is solvent, but he
sent too much of the currency to town
to be put out at the high interest they
are paying now"
''The run is only on the savings de-
partment," said Sydney. "That should
not bother him much"
at will break his heart" she re-
turned, "if the bank has to close down
even for a couple of days. DR.. Dunn
ham says that he is afraid 1t will give
father a shock which will leave its
permanent imprint ON him."
'He can make his home with us If
the bank falls" said Ware. ut may
be for the BEST so far as we are con-
cerned."
"That's what 1 came to talk to you
about" said Eunice gravely. "If the
bank fails, Sgd, l shall have to give
you up, dear. Father would never con-
sent to share home with a Ware, and
l could not leave him."
you were willing enough to leave
him last week." suggested Sydney.
"That was before the trouble came"
she reminded. Then he had his bank
and his friends. If he loses one, he
will probably lose most of the others,
and my place is with him."
Sydney nodded gloomily Thirty years
before Joshua Whitehead and Cyrus
Ware had been rival suitors for the
hand of pretty Nellie Morton. White
head had won, and Ware had never
forgiven him his victory Whitehead
had then just founded the First Ma
tional bank of Carrsville and Ware
had drawn his funds from the bank
and had vowed that he would never
patronize the institution. Such bank
ing as he had done was transacted
through an institution In the next
town, but Ware had conceived a dis
trust for all banks, and most of the
large fortune which he had accumu-
lated was stored in gold and bills and
bonds in the huge vault In the knit
ting mills, vault as large and as safe
as that in the bank.
But in the second generation the
feud was not carried on. Eunlce White
head ana Sydney Ware had fallen in
love with each other and. realizing the
uselesspess of asking parental sane
ton, nad agreed 10 elvpr anu sv.4, -.
giveness afterward.
To Eunice 1t seemed almost pun
ishmcnt for her contemplated sin that
the run on the bank should have COM
menced the very day they had set for
their marriage. Instead of meeting
Sydney with her suit case in hand she
had come to tell him that her place
was by her father in his hour of trou-
Bile.
Mrs. Whitehead had died shortly aft
er her little daughter was born, and
Eunice had bravely striyen to take the
place of her gentle mother in her IA
theirs house. She could not leave him
in his extremity even for the man she
loved
For awhile they sat on the fallen
trunk which formed the seat in their
rustic parlor Vainly Sydney sought
to urge the girl to his views, but lie
could not shake her resolution, and
Eunice had just risen TO go when there
came the sound of some one crashing
through the underbrush, and Cyrus
Ware came into view.
His eyes flashed as he caught sight
of the suit case that Sydney had
brought with him, and he turned to
his son.
$50 it appears that you are going
away" said Cyrus. II suppose that
this young woman is to be your COM
panion in your travels. She will need
some one TO support her now that her
father has wrecked his bank"
HE has not wrecked his bank, and
| am not going away with sydney"
cried Eunice, with spirit. Dad is
afraid that he cannot meet this run
and will have to shut the doors, but
he did not -7reck the bank. He will
be able to pay dollar for dollar. l was
going to elope with Sydney, but now
my place is by my fathers side, and
came to tell sgd that could not CO."
''But you were willing to sneak away
like couple of thieves and be mar
ried secretly" taunted Cyrus. 81 sup
pose that the plan was yours and you
this boy"
"That is not So" said Sydney hotly.
ut has taken me year and more to
persuade Eunice to elope We knew
that there was no use asking either her
father or mine, and we did not see
why your absurd stubbornness should
spoil our happiness"
Cyrus stared at his son. Like most
men Of dominant personality, he secret,
y admired spirit in others. 1t was the
irst time that Sydney had ever taken
80 bold a stand against n parental edict,
md he felt a thrill of satisfaction even
while he spoke.
Il guess you'll find happiness without
having to go to Josh Whitehead's
laughter for it" he said harshly. T
want a girl 1 can recognize as my
laughter, not the child of n bank
Trecker" ,
Eunice sprang forward at the taunt
You are a nasty, wicked old man.
Ihe cried. "You know that you are ,
aging what Is not true. l believe that
'ou started this run because you knew ,
hat most of the country banks had