White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-06
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ders. you had no business to do that
Didn't | instruct YOU TO notify this
eiiiee as Don as the returns were re
eeiyed2 You failed To do II. Why
didn't you do IT,
For the simple reason. Mr.. SHARP,
that Mr.. Fish was here in town; per
sonally present, in fact, when | re
eeiYed The letter containing the re
turns from keN York: you said he
would be absent from the city. but
he vas not. As he was here | nat
urally assumed that il would be I'M
necessary 10 notify your office. mas
much as he knew of IL; he was the
only n interested. so far as We
EneW
Assumed You naturally as
su1ned? Why, YOU poor ~bone-headed
nut. who gave YOU the right 10 as
sumo? Who gave YOU the privilege
of thinking Who endowed you
with brains To-
That will do. Mr.. Sharp: | am
not here 10 he insulted: please un-
derstand that. now Our bank was
entirely within its legal rights in ey-
erything We did We knew nothing
OF the check you hold nor that your
firm had any interest whatsoever in
the fund. had we the most remote
idea of such a thing we would GER
tainly have protected our interests
in every way possible, you now
that. but you failed TO take US into
yudr confidence In the matter in the
slightest degree, YOU failed 10 dis
close by 50 much as a paltry word
that YOU were benefieially interested
Instead. YOU preferred TO rely upon
the honesty and honor of Fish, for
some reason best known To yourself.
1 lsh presented his check and de
manded payment OF the amount VT
could not refuse. we had no reason
t. do so. he had thu sum TO his credit
ON our books. the draft which W
cent on TO New York was drawn by
your firm payable to the order of
Fish IL was endorsed by him 10 US
there was nothing 10 lead us 10 sus-
peet hal the money was not his: not
one thing We paid II. as we were
legally bound to do. As a matter of
fact. ] wa not at the bank when II
Was paid the cashier paid 1t"
Well, anyway shouted Sharp.
you n do the next best thing 10
protect us. you oan at least try to
stop payment on the drafts or checks
or whatever YOU issued 10 him for
the amount You can do that. cant
you2'
I'm sorry, Mr.. Sharp, but even
that Is impossible. Fish drew the
entire mount in currency and took
ii out of the bank with him. II put
us 10 some inconvenience. of course
drawing that amount in currency
at one time-but We can respond TO
any legal demands mad upon US. at
all times. said Saunders, drawing
himself up with some pride. Then
continuing. he said. IF there Is any
blame 10 attach on account of this
matter, legal or otherwise. | believe
that you, Mr.. Sharp, as a lawyer will
agree that 1t does not attach to us.
I'll bid you good morning. gentle.
men. And he walked out.
As Saunders closed the door Sharp
jumped to his feet In wild rage.
That low-lived cur, That migrate
fui dog. Fish, I'll teach him 10
trife with me- I'll find him and
, make him serve twenty years-yes.
life-for this: I'll file a complaint in
that Ketchum matter today" and
he made the air blue.
} All at once he happened 10 glance
/ at the note and check which he still
!, held in his hand; he grabbed the tel.
. eDhone: Gimme Main 2206.' he
said ~sayagely: "Bello," he said,
with more snayity. Mr.. Conrad's
! offce2 Id like To speak to Mr.. Con
rad. please.
us this Mr.. Conrad? This is
e Ezra Sharp. of Doolittle & Sharp.
D speaking. Have you been handling
2 a matter recently for Mrs. Martha
ketchum, widow of Joseph Ketch-
: UNI? Yes? Well. can you tell me
the present status of the matter, Mr..
Conrad" | have a particular inter.
r est In knowing. | have been out oil
Town and just returned. All settled
a satisfactorily settled? | see: YOU
say he fled his account and II was
. stipulated that 1t should be approved
/. and distribution made and the ad.
q ministrator discharged? Yes, | un.
aerstand. lilo about settlement?
When Is he to make settlement? Oh,
he has paid the amount-s27.000q
All right: thank you very much
|. goodby."
Sharp hung up the receiver and
slouched down In his chair. the mic.
lure OF detection and despair. Dur.
ing the entire time since the on.
q trance OF Saunders, Doolittle had not
spoken a word; he sat dazed: speetb,
\ less Mt the disclosures he had ius.
: heard; "shell-shocked'' by the bnrat
. ing OF his senatorial bubble. now
u TOT the nrst time he found his voice.