The Washington times., 1915-10-25
Continued from Yesterday

Continued from Yesterday.)
Il think not" calculated wallingford,
though the look Of anxiety was still on
his brow. "I'll have the town back OF
me IL Prime tries to start anything.
There's no vengeance In a man who
trying to save his own neck"
Twenty minutes later, Blackie Daw
walked out Of the back way with hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars In tho
yellow suitcase, and Wailingford In
H.cointely sent Ter the bookkeeper.. -
wei. Qualey. we re caught ho
SsSrs Him. Tod We 'hxsssr proSaoy yA0 ali 'Gs Se
,nJcd INSIDE Of twepty-Iour hours.
Mr.. uuaIcy crumpled IN a chair and
s?!"ReS're lost?a Exclaimed \val'insford.
There's one way out Of this BY which
no one need oe arrested. Prime and
Morris and the other former directors
must cover that deficit on the jump and
That's right" agreed the book
keeper. with unexpected determination.
'"rhey re the ones who took the money.
and they're the ones who have to save
your sand!" ohuckled WaiIingford. wip-
ing his brow in relief. You hustle
right around to Prime and tell him what
shaking his iist. They can raise the
money among them II they have to shut
up the Pit bucket-shop, and all &c
| broke"
In few minutes, Prime slipped In the
back way and confronted Waliingford
"A fine mess you got us into" he hoti!
| charged.
hear them out there"
ITS none OF my affair" declared
Prime. II was asst )nished that you sent
crazy Qualey to me. When we stepped
1 out Of this bank. VIC left II In a per
fectly solvent condition. can prove
| II by the books
| "You'n never have a chance" Wal
! lingford told him, with grin. "1f thi!
Nucnces. you might blufr; but. II thi.
bank closes It's doors with II deficit o.
nearly half its capital the people OF thi'
town will take you apart for souvenirs
If you don't believe II. open the from
door and show yourself.
Prime walked TO the door and put hi,
hand on the knob. He paused as h
heard his own name shouted. Al
angry depositor was demanding Il
know where he vas.
I'm sorry you blame me-" grinne'
n chance to pull the scheme that was t,
| square you. ! don't suppose anybod!
figured on the possibility of a run"
There was knock at the door. Th'
mandolin player came In. his expires
sion entirely unchanged
to sec Mr.. Prime. II no Is in" he po
! litcly reported. drumming on the edg'
OF the door with his rnger-tips. Th,
tune was. "Oh Myrtle. My Sweetheart.
HS S4y AsrG Sc sr srHpnss nceep,eG rrSe the manao
line player. no hair OF his curly fore
lock awry.
Good work" commented Waliingford
| "Prine. we have cash enough to las
about one hour. by slow counting. he
| tore that's gone. you'd beNer be pour
Ing the currency In here
To add effect to his threat. he set tn
door about an inch ajar. The lobby o
the bank was packed solidly and u roa
came from the crowd. like a ZOO JUS
before feeding time. Even wallingfor,
naled az he caught their temper from
| their tone.
~ dare you to lot this bank close
Moreover they'll mob you just as quick
~ for my deficit as for your own. 81
get your crowd together. and shoot II
that four-ffty ouick"'
! II doubt II I can get back to my owl
office 'specuiated Prime. listening Il
the frequent recurrence OF his name.
90 out tho front way" advised Wal
linGford. Here are the minutes Of tn
meeting In which you resigned. ! save'
them out Of the minutc-book on loos
|
people speech. Tell them It's all
mistake. Damn them little. and tel
them to draw their money"
Prime hesitated for Just moment
| then he grabbed the minutc-sehets; tor
! them into small bits and threw then
into the waste basket.
"l'll make them a speech. all right,
he snapped at Wallingford. his dimpi
black. I'm tell them the only defalca
ton was yours"
! Wallingiord touched ncli Ian &;an
Qualcy came in, stiffening at the sigh
OF Prime.
"ouale,. tell President Prime wher
the c"ficit went
"1hc Pit Brokerage Company shrill
ed the desperate Quaiey.
you'll swear that on the witness
stand" ,,,.
Prime merely glanced at his book
kcop and sat down-at the phone
lie called up his fellow directors Il
succ, ssion, and told them what the
had to do and how rapidly they ha
TO do IT, Then he walked out int
the brass-Grilled bank cage and mad
a specch--a nice speech frank
speech OF an honest banker. At frs
they howicd him down. but he finall
got thoir ears. and told them hoy
! the absurd rumor had arisen. mcrcl
because the bank had employed
0 and capable as he was. that manage
| had be- en- dismissed. Above all things
4 he told them that their money wa
e there! He wanted them to draw
s bring It back next day. 1t was
fine speech. and they believed hin
= hut they went on drawing thci
!, money just the same.
:. The paving teller spoke to him a
he started back to the office.