Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-29

learned from Mr.. Grierson on the
following day shortly after noon
when, some two hours after the
time Rex had named, she acted
upon his suggestion. called Up the
trust company head and asked 70
be instructed in the event that Mr..
Maxwell should start removing the
James K. Blair securities. Then
she learned. in part, that OF which
Rex had been afraid. But Rex had
not expressed his fears in full. Had
he done so he would have included
the president OF the trust company
in his warning. Grierson, In Rex'S
opinion, was not above accepting a
bride for 'minding his own busi-
ness at a period when he should,
according to the ethics OF honest
bankers. have been "minding the
business" Of his young and I'M
sophisticated patrons. Legally. per-
haps. it was not his business" to
question Herbert Maxwell, acting
for his ward. James K. Blair"
when the two started removal or
the James Blair securities. Moral
ly and officially 1t was his bust
ness" Pat was informed that James
Blair, accompanied by Mi. Maxwell,
his guardian and executor. had left
the bank at IL a. m, only an hour
before. taking all the securities from
the box assigned to the former
with them. Mr.. Grierson was very
sorry, he told her, but ne did not
know and therefore could not tell
her what disposition was TO be made
Of the property.
That was all. Pat hung up the
receiver. Rex had told her the day
before the position In which she
would find herself in the event OF
a certain thing taking place. That
thing had transpired and she found
she was just as Rex had described
-helplessl Maxwell had out-trick-
ed her once more!
Two men, one nearing so. thick
set and heavy jowled, the other just
in the bloom of life, handsome Of
face and form, stepped from a a
that had drawn up to the curb in
front OF a bank in 9th street short
~ before noon on the ninth day Of
January 1919, and made their way
quickly across the sidewalk, through
the swinging door and into the in
stitution's lobby.
The older man carried a large,
black leather bag OF costly make
and strong.
The two walked quickly across the
lobby to a private door on which
the word president was lettered in
gold. The older man paused just
long enough TO knock twice and
then without further wait turned
the knob. pushed open the door and
stepped inside the room, followed
instantly by his companion.
A white haired. impressive look
ing man Of 60 rose at once from
the desk at which he had been
sitting and came forward with
o-utstretched hand and a welcom-
ing smile on his face.
Your phone call specified IL
o'clock. Mr. FoXwell. as the time
YOU would arrive" he said with a
quick glance at the wall clock. You
arc five minutes early. II is not,
however. considered a misdemean-
or in the banking business"
"Uhm!" said MI. Foxwell" short
ly as BELTS a man Of ~ponderous
avoirdupois and a huge bank &C.
count. Then: This is the young
friend I spoke Of. Mr.. Green, who
plans, with myself, 10 open an ac-
count at your bank. His name Is
Clark. We desire first. however. to
engage a box in the safety deposit
department as We have some very
valuable securities to put awayl"
"Rightol' responded Mr.. Green
with brisk good nature. I'll take
YOU down and present you TO our
Mr.. Peel who has charge Of that
department"
He preceded them out through the
door by which they had entered
and on down the lobby to a marble
stairway leadNg down to the safety
deposit vaults. Here they met Mr..
Peel who took them in charge while
MIR. Green returned to his own Of
lice. They were escorted into a huge
steel cage where Mr.. Peel opened
one OF a series of boxes and ten
dered Mr.. FoXwell a key with the
brief remark: There you are sir!"
Then he walked back 10 the en-
trance al this particular moment
that Mr.. Clark spoke.
Look here, Mister FoXWell." ne
began. and his voice fairly throb-
bed with a combination OF belliger-
ence and grievance. Il don't like