The daily Alaskan., 1914-08-17

the loans I could and sold at n great ! sacrifice all my private property. This fund turned into gold, took 1t to my
 home and concealed 1t under a board in the floor, proposed to keep 1t to enable me to pass a crisis.
 The financial bNrometer-the New
 York stock market-continued to fall, and TPney grew proPortionately scarce. ] One morning [ heard that q run had been started on RedGeld's bank, and as the day wore on the line before the paying teller's window increased. ] There was nothing like a run on my bank, but during the day the amount l drawn was three times the usual aY- craze.
 The next day the line leading to ths ! paying telIer's window of Redfeld's bank was increased. and at noon Red field came to my bank and told me that ! he must either have help or close his { doors. He asked for 1t on the ground 1 that if be went under the panic would extend to me and would be-carried down with him.
 ! told him that I did not think so. That there would be a run on my bank I was willing to admit, but my intelll. gent depOsitors would not draw their money, and I could pay all the rest.
 Then" he said, "I am ruined. l am too old to begin again, especially with a debt hanging over my head. If l had $2O,OOO or $3O,OOO to tide me over the rest of the day could pull through, for tomorrow I am promised payment on a sale of bonds I have madc.'
 It was then 12 o'cIock. told Red field that I would consider the matter of helping him and let him know by 9, if not earlier. He went back to the hungry crowd before his bank, and I, calling an auto cab. went home. There l found my wife and told her that was called upon to save RedfPld. with the strong probability Of going under myself later. If 1 gave him the gold ] had in reserve he would pull through, But my trouble was still to come, and, without the funds | had sacrificed my property to provide | knew could not meet run.
 My wife thought d long while before replying. When she did she said;
 Give 1t to him. He Is an old man and to break down would kill him. 1 have little doubt that in saving him you will go under. But we are com parauveIy young and can begin again
 "Remember," said, beginning again is a hard thing to do."
 50 1t is, but when l or another must perish prefer to give way to the other"
 Without replying, took up the board concealIng my treasure and was about to put the gold in satchel when my wife stopped me.
 "Go back to the bank" she said, land let me attend to this. You are needed there. and | can convey this gold to Mir RedGeId"
 There were the shining gold pieces that l had accumulated slowly and by constant work and that I was going to send to another on the eve of need ing them myself to save me from ruin.
 "'Charity begins at hOme,'" I said to Molly. "I fear we are going to do something we will regret"
 That adage has a good deal of truth in it." she replied, "but l have never come across any adage that will cover every case. prefer the one Cast your bread upon the waters.'"
 Very well, sweetheart; if we go under through saving another you will not chide me with having done so and l shall have a stout helpmeet with whom to begin anew"
 left my wife to attend to the mat ter In her own way and returned to my own immediate duties.
 A few minutes before 2 o'clock Molly came to my bank.
 Well" she said, i've taken the gold to Mr. Redfeld. chose a coarse bag that had held potatoes to carry 1t in, and the bulk looked very small It oc- cured to me that 1 would be seen de- Hvering 1t at the bank and If l could make the crowd believe there was more of the gold 1t would induce con- fdpnce. I emptied the coal scuttle