Gunnison news-champion., 1911-08-25

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Ia the direction he ~as ~orkiHS O<h-
erwsse. he woaia have to spesa -
nsehf and SUNDAY IN this aaissusun
ms western town Thai is why -
Nstsiewica Was rushing mstters.
Come with me. SIR" said m1oD
kineman. In his seeD voice. -
united the southern arswi wtsA -
rhythntc t~sns Of the vest. "wo ~
60 over them together Nobea0 = -
sHnk kno~s those notes - DO 49,
Of en- are Ifstle wobbly on their -
and some are Asvericks withosst essss
many brands On their backs. -
they'll nost sll ~ out ct the vesnn
up"
The two sat aowa q the presiAsuat
desk. First. the examiner UUe.
through the notes OF lightning sp~eS
and added up their total. anding u ts
agree with the amount Of loans cor.
ried on the book Of daily balanuos.
Next he took up the larger loaas. -
agiring scrupuiously into the coaAteios
OF their indorsers or securities. IT,
new examiners mind seemed -
course and turn and make uRexpsctsa
dasbes hither and thither like . blsas
hound seeking q trail Finally -
pushed aside all the notes eHcepa .
lev. which he arranged In Q nest ~
before him. and began Q dry. forwa3
little speech
Z find. sir. the condition Of vOug
bank TO be very good. considerinG tho
poor crops and the depression in sas
cattle interests Of your state. fhs
clerical work ssems to be doas &C.
curstely and punctually. Your post-
Que paper is moderate In amount, ona
promises only small loss wousa
recommend the calling In a yOue
large loans. and the making of oaly
sixty or ninety day or call loans un6il
general business revivss. And -.
there 10 enc thing more. and l wili
have finished with the bank. Hore
are six notes aggregating something
like $4,000. They are secured. &C.
stocks. bonds. shares. etc, to the
valus of o7O.O00. Those securities ore
missing from the notes TO which they
should Be attached. l suppose you
have them N the safe o. vault. You
will permit me TO examine them"
Major Toms hsht-blue eyes turned
unflinchingly toward the exsniner
mo. sir" he said. In q low but
STEADY tone: those securities are
neither in the safe nor the vault.
have taken them. You may hold me
personally responsible for their sb-
sence."
Nettlewick felt a slight thrill He
had not expected this. He had struck
a momentous trail when the hunt was
drawing to close
"Ah!" said the examiner. He wait
ed q moment. and then continued:
May | ash you to explain more def
nitely?"
The securities we're taken BY me-"
repeated the major 1T wss not for
my own use. but to save IN old friend
IN trouble. Come in here. SIR, and
well talk IT over"
Your statement" he began. "sincs
you have failed to modify It. amounts,
as you must know, to very serious
thing You are aware, also, of what
my duty must compel me to do 4
shall have to go before the United
States commissioner and make"
81 know, | know" said Major Tom.
with a wave of his hand. "You don't
suppose I'd run bank without being
posted on national banking laws and
the revised statutes Do your duty.
I'm not asking any favo But. 4
spoke Of my friend dia s.apt Won
10 hear me tell you about Bob"
Nsttlewick ssttlsA himself n IN
chair. There would be no lsavins
San Rosario for him that day. He
would have to telegraph to the comp
uoiier OF the currency. he would have
to swear out q warrant before tho
United States commissioner for the
arrest of Major Kingman; perhaps no
would be ordered TO close the banh
on account of the loss of the securt-
ties. 1t was not the first crime the
examiner had unearthed. Once or
twice the terrible apheaval of human
emotions that his Investigations had
loosed had almost caused a ripple in
his official calm. He had seen bank
men kneel and plead and cry Ike
women Tor ehance-an hours time
the overlooking of a single error. one
cashier had shot himself at his eesk
before him. None OF them had taken
II with the dignity and coolness of
THIS stern old westerner. Nettlewiek
lelt that he owed il to him AT least
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