New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

10 saw about it Our name is forged for a large
amount and you and Mr.. Hasselmann calmly
agree 10 let the matter drop Mr. LorinS may
not be inclined To be so len1ent-
The president heSitated. Then, before I ar
Teton could anticipate the movement, he picked
up the check and tore IT into fragments
Il think Mr.. Carleton, that YOU and Mr.
LOring will find il better TO agree with Mr.. Has
selmann and myself " he SAID suavely- \
trick has undoubtedly been played upon Mr.
Leasing. either by some practical Joker, or by
some one who owes him personal grudge
somebody in the Street with whose plans Mr.
Leasing has interfered and who has sought
thus blSely TO discredit him. Mr.. Lesslng mas
friends who are unwilling 10 see him victlmized
DO | make myself clear, Mr.. Carleton
FOR answer the youn. man reached over and
took blank check from the president
desk ana rapidly filled it out You do. he
said IN low tone, and this Is my reply
noticed the exact amount of our balance with
YOU when looked at our Checkbook before
leaving New York This check represents IT.
II Is the last one we shall draw on this bank
He turned on his heel and left the office
Carleton presented his check al the window
The cashier looked at hum IN some surprise and
dropped the check on the desk of the CORE
spondcnce clerk, who soon returned 1t 10 the
cashier as the latter came back with package
Of bills in his hand.
80 X Total balance " was the brief report
." Please have our passbook balanced as soon
as You receive IL from New Nork and close the
account" Carleton said as the cashier began
90 count out the money.
The cashier saw Carleton cross the street and
enter the doors of the Second National Bank
bearing with HIM one Of the Fourth National
most desirable accounts.
Thcrel II be the deuce Of a fuss over this az
the direct meeting. remarked the receiving
teller through the grating
The cashier grunted No. there won't
The dI--ctors DO As Williams tells them. and
,ponslblc for this He was closeted with the
old man for two hours this morning. But II
YOU ask me / should saw II was mighty poor
business o. throw away one OF the biggest and
,teadIcst balances have for a prccaripus ac-
count like that Of Losing Sometimes he has
"a hundred Thousand. and sometimes more
oftcn-hc hasn't a hundred cents. He only
keep, an account here so that he can cover up
ms uverirafts by kitIng checks between hers
and New York. IL makes me tired
a S Carleton mounted the concourse al Iio-
hokcn and passed through the PENTHOUSE
On his way o. the upper deck OF the boat he
caught sight of "a young woman standing "A httlc
90 one side Even as he looked. the gates We're
thrown open and q stream Of passengers poured
through from 23d-st boat that had lust
come ~. y man detached himself from the
hurrying throng and approached the waiting
girl Carleton gave start of surprise. then
hastily turned his back on the couple and
''itl'4t'l a b.'At loI bAltldN-N
TWENTY minutes later he entered the pri-
waite office Of Abel Loring.
'Anvthing 70 report, John asked that man
Only that / thought had Francis Leasing
IN the Tombs awaiting trial. and have an
other think coming
Explain
Il can't I'll like 10. I've seen Hasselmann
and Williams both and the conduct of the lat
ter admits of So little explanation that I've
withdrawn our account and opened one with
the Second National
Having thoroughly mystifed his partner
Carleton then gave HIM a detailed description
OF his experiences.
d" figure 1t out this way. chief" he con
Cludcd. IL was Iust three months ago that
Losing got so badly squeezed when he fell into
the trap land for hun on discovering that ne
WAS using Morgan TO spy on our steuographer
from the window across the arShaft and get
ting al the contents of the firms private cor
rcspondence through the stoolpigcon's expert
knowledge of the touch system of tvpewriting
Badly squeezed Leasing was he wealth
cred the storm and everything has been going
smoothly IN his business 10 all outward ar-
pcar.nCc, ever since. | have made it nv con
l. -. IL