The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-06

President Darius Brown gradually
ton to Overspread his face as he stud
led the record of his first paying
teller. He waved the Pinkerton rep
resentative. with the little bundle I'M
der his arm. away, while he stared
absently at the opposite wall, then
pressed the annunciator and ordered
the negro porter to send in Mr. Drum.
go to the vault, Travers, and fix
up the camera" he smiled at the
Pinkerton man. I'm just taking
minute to reward a young man who
has helped get enough securities into
that vault to make it worth guard
ing"
The detective glanced keenly at the
young man who answered the sum-
mons. then his lips frightened bit
He knew the face OF Joseph Drum,
had seen the young man mingling with
a rather fast set, had marked his
presence at the Gayety stage door. He
was an old-school detective who be-
lieved the leisure hours Of a banking
man might be better employed.
Darius Brown noticed the look, the
appraisement Of the sleuth. and
laughed as he whirled about upon his
teller.
Looking over the books and recol'
lecting the circumstances attendant
on certain deposits" he began pom
derously, 81 find that you have brought
a good many customers to the Fourth
National, Drum. l also am agreeably
reminded that you have shown good
judgement in advising depositors re-
garding certain investments they in
tended making You are a bit gay
I know, but / have every reason &c
believe that you are careful, and
know you are working for the bank
outside OF hours. This is the twenti
eth century, Drum, and | am a TWEEN
tieth century man. So l am increas
ing your salary TO Eve thousand dol
Iars year"
Joseph Drums jaw dropped il
amazed incredulity,
bOh DiO"h Sciu Nllo y
ly. Just continue to be careful. BE-
as gay as you please, so long a:
you're careful and 1t brings US thu
right sort OF deposits and doesn't af
feet the clearness OF your brain. And.
he waggsd a long forefinger rathe
playfully as he gave the warning
don't wear out the bricks in front o
the Gayety stage door"
Il don't think I'll need to make bu
one more trip there-now."
President Brown halted, his ham
on the knob, as though to answer
Then he smiled as he understood tn
full meaning of Drums cryptic re
Joinder and Joined the detective, VIII
had just finished adjusting his appara
tus in the door Of the huge, blacl
vault.
1T works this way. Mr.. Brown.
explained the man, THE Gamer
slides into the steel mesh back here
giving the lens the angle to catch any
body tampering with the combination
Here are the triggers on each sid
Of the door, all set, and the flash pow
ders are placed In these little contain
ers. Now, look! Here's the trick.
He knelt a short ways before tn
vault door, prying with his knife an
finally drawing from place a loos
tile. He smiled with satisfaction a
the exclamation Of admiration fror
President Brown as he looked int
the aperture and saw the niger
ious method in which the trigger
hidden there. was connected with tn
triggers beside the camera.
Carefully the detective replaced tn
tile, then drew away. His back sue
denly stopped while furtive, evil e,
preston grew in his eyes as
slipped stealthily toward the SAT,
Without explanation, the bank pres
dent saw that he was Stimulating
burglar. He watched keenly, utterin