The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-08

his pocket aimed IL at the CASHIER.
Monsieur" he said, calmly. 'yo'
are rascal"
The Englishman made a gesture o.
establishment.
IL know very well who you are.
went on Cassajon: Its useless foI
you to deny IL. You are the cashier
OF my esteemed London correspond
ent, Mahenson & Co. They advised
me of your expected arrival here;
recognized you from their description
and followed you-you know the rest y
The cashier made a motion as II he
would rise, but the banker turned his
| pistol toward him, saying firmly:
IF you dare to take one step, l will
kill you"
81 am ruined" murmured the Eng
lishman, sinking back in his chair.
The banker was beginning to enjoy
his triumphant catch"
"All resistance is useless; the least
attempt at escape. and l will call and
have you arrested"
81 am lost, | am lost" stammered
the man; my poor wife, my poor chill.
dren"
you should have thought OF them
before. How could you, a husband and
father, have so forgotten your duties"
said Cassajon, severely.
II lost money betting on the races.
| put all my money on the File du
Nord," and she was beaten. had to
get money somewhere, and So"
"And so you stole your employers"
II lost my head, ! did not realize
what | was doing" moaned the thief.
"A cashier should never gamble"
said Cassajon, sententiously.
81 am a scoundrel, know. i would
like to kill myself. Give me the pistol
and I'll do it this instant"
mo, not here; your employers have
given me certain instructions as to
what course of action is to be taken
toward YOU"
II submit myself to their decision"
"Out of regard for your children and
your past services, they wish no scan
dal; they wish the matter hushed up"
Thanks for my poor wife," sighed
the thief.
"They only wish the notes returned, |
and instead of delivering you up to |
justice and hard labor they intend to |
look after your welfare"
THAT will be too much kindness"
said the cashier, much affected.
with generosity, which / hope you
Mahenson e. Co. have
charged me to give you $4,000 francs,
Il you will go to some distant land and
i've an honest man."
II will be honest in the future. I
swear IT," said the cashier, burying
his face in his hands. vo
81 trust So" said the banker. count.
ng out so bills of thousand francs
ZACH to the faithless cashier. who inn
nediately pocketed them and left the
Dom with his head still buried I'm his
lands, his whole frame convulsed with
10 ''1iu
Then Cassajon, satisfied with the
manner I'm which he had conducted his
mission, sat down and wrote his bust
ess friends:o IH- .3uU, i.f. U..
Messieurs Mahenson &nCo.: I
Dear Sirs:-I have paid strict at
cntion in every particular to your in.
contained in yours of the
9Th inst, ana I was so happy as to
ain the confidence of your abscond- z
lg cashier, the day of o his arrival :
nd he has just left the notes which d.
g had stolen from you in my possess
ion. | will return them Immediately. !
linus the $4,000 francs which you told /
re to give him. Your generosity seems Z
have made great impression on
i'm, and he thanks you in the name
his wife and children, and has
TO become an honest man {
gain. Permit me, though to say, my
ear friends, that though your gener-
sity is most worthy of imitation, still
seems to me a bad example to set. c
nat of rewarding cashiers who steal {
mes money"
BY return mail the banker received
his: b
Dear Monsieur Cassajon: - You t
ave been the victim of a malicious q
nd audaeious' thief! Our cashier has
OF stolen cent from us, he is always
his post, and has never betrayed o
ur confidence. The notes you re- {
irned to us are forged As to the So i
DO francs you gave so cheerfully and
to this windler-'Permit
lie to say, my dear friend, that though
our generosity is most worthy of imi- b
ltion. still II seems to me a bad ex- $
mple to set, that of giving money to
re first rascal that comes along and
SKIS for It. am afraid you'll have
} stand the loss"
Cassajon has retired from business. Y