CMUKSDAY, JULY 23, '08
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON
13
I A Trick With ! !
Dollars,
By HOWARD FIELDING.
Copyright, 100, by Howard ridding.
B'
IMctntlon was In progress 'then thert
eunia a quick, light rap at tbe door,
and Bailey Harrow tittered, bla visage
Farca-
I AILEY HAUltOW waa n special
1st. Ilia employer, Jolio Farm
worth, had account lu half
down Lanka and uote falling
duo lit twenty other. Like the leaves
In Vnlloiubrosa foil Join) Kama worth
note and wore caught at the loat pos
flblo aocond-or even later by th
whirlwind of finance which kept them
from touching tho ground, Halley Har
row rode upon the whirlwind and do
lighted to guide It In the Intereata of
John Fa rim worth.
Halley may have been about twenty
even, and he looked like an active lit
tie old man, hie fncu deeply llnod by
vary thinking,
va a certain forenoon Halley came
Into Farnaworth'a private room.
"Everything quint at the Corn."
aid Halley, laying bank book on the
desk.
"Tho Coru" waa the abbreviation for
the im mo of n national bank,
The telephone boll rang, and Farna
.worth rose hniitlly from hla choir and
WILL," SAID KB AT LABT, "itMl'a TBI
JOKKR."
made gesture toward the Instrument
which waa on the leaf of hla desk
Valley aat down and after exchanging
the customary salutation covered the
tranamlttcr with hla hand.
"It Harnett," until ho In a low voice.
"Art you here?"
"I'll bet I bid," responded Farna-
.worth and changed plaoea with Halley,
"Hello, HartM'll! How about It?"
He listened for aome acconda, and
bla face revealed that the communica
tion waa Important and aurprlalng.
"You sent tho check? When? Mon
any? Tou tnuat bo dreaming. For bow
much? Tho full amount? Oreat Teterl
.Well, It haan't ehown up. If you really
Binned it, it's loat. stop It at your
bank, and for tho lovo of Moses aend
me another right away. Bend It by a
boy. Hold on a minute. I'll have
Bailey go right down to your place."
Farnawortb hung up the receiver
and turned to Halley.
"Ymi know Hartell," auld be. "He'a
a slippery propoMltlon, but be can't fool
you. He aaya be aeut me a check for
$4,700 Monday, and here It la Friday!
If thin la a fairy try, what'a It about?
I don't ee through It He can't got
out of paying the money. You know
.what It's for. It'a my share of that
rakcoff on tho Oorlmin transaction."
"Nevor beard of It," aald Bailey.
"Well, yoa hear of It now," respond
ed Farneworth, "and I need the money.
You como back with his check, certi
fied. Understand?"
"Sure!" aald Halley and departed.
Funis worth opened the door of an ad.
Inltiiniy rnrim ntul fnllnrl tn hla utnutw.
rnpher, a pretty girl, bluo eyed and
fair haired, with the look of n thorough
bred, altogether a very superior crea
ture. As for Farnsworth, ho was u
crude product to begin with, and his
Individual life had not Improved the
uttiff of which he was made. The con
trast affected him unpleasantly In Miss
CIu rendon's presence.
"Well, Gertie," said he, "did you
Iiear from Boh thla morning?"
Sho made a scarcely perceptible ges
ture of negation.
"I hope you never will," said Farns
worth. "That boy is strictly no good."
Miss Clarendon made no reply.
The young man referred to as Bob
waa Famsworth's nephew and no fa
vorite of his. Bob had been In the
west and bad not succeeded there.
Eventually he bad drifted back to Bos
ton and had been employed for some
months by Farnsworth, when they had
parted, with no good will.
Undoubtedly an element of Farns
. worth's dislike of his nephew was the
young mart's obvious Interest in Miss
Clarendon, yet the disfavor rested
upon other grounds, as Bob had been
plainly Informed.. '
"If you were the right sort," Farns
worth had sold to him, "I wouldn't
fltnnd In your way. I'd help you and
be mighty glud to have Gertie In the,
family. But you're not good enough.
Bfou're a loafer. You're too nice to
work, and I've got no use for you."
"I'm too nice to do the kind of work
that's done In this office," Bob had re
plied, and the remark slew what was
left of amity between them.
Farnsworth knew that his nephew
liud gone to Plttsfleld, and that was
The most annoying part of If la that
my pay day Is Tuesday, and I get my
inouey about 2 o'clock. Bo in order to
keep my word to him I have to tele
graph the money, and the expense
comes right out of my dinner. I have
written to him suggesting that I aend
the amount by moll, b: the old mod
turtle hasn't opened fc shell, (to I
eep at It I wouldn't fall If starvation
were twice as Inconvenlont, for be
taunted me with that loan when we
parted"
"Telegraphs you money every Tues
day, en?" said Kneeland, glancing up.
"W yoa collect It yourself V
Farnawortb reddened. '
"Yea," aald he.
"Mr. Robert Farnsworth was here
Tuesday morning," said Miss Claren
don, "on an errand for bis employers,
but be returned In time to get bis
wages and send the usual remittance
to bla uncle."
Kneeland waa looking dreamily at
Farnawortb Bartaell'B check, which was unusually
targe ana or a pale greenish hue.
"Give me your signature." said be
suddenly, and Farnsworth wrote It on
a bit of paper, using a gold mounted
tylographlc pen which be elwaya car
ried In bla waistcoat pocket Kneeland
compared the signature and the in
j dorsement on the check.
; Thla is no forgery," said he. "You
j wrote It yourself, and you did It with
that pen. Hold on." be added, silenc
ing Farnsworth with a gesture. "I
' have an Idea."
He put the check In bia pocket and
left the oOlce without another word.
Presently a messenger came up from
the Cora with Farnaworth'a used
checks. There were among them
three to benrer, drawn la a band un
familiar to Farnsworth, but signed by
blm. The numbers showed that these
j were the three that were taken from
the book, signed In blank. The aggre-
gate of the amounts was $1,080,
i It was nearly 8 o'clock when Knee-
lana returned, miss Clarendon was
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE .
i
puckered with perplexity
worth had never before sevm it
"Hartzell's outside," be said. "He'a
got that check. It's been through the
bank,"
"You mean to say It was cashed?"
"Yoa, sir, It was," aald Bailey.' "It
was cashed it the Corn and waa set
tled through the clearing bouse by
Hartsell's bank."
"How wai It drawn-to my order?"
"Yes, air, and It'a got your name on
the bock of It" ,
"Forgery I" U
"fluro," said Bailey. T
Farnsworth paced a turn or two and
then addressed Bailey.
"Go out and bold Bartzell a couple
of minutes before you let blm In, Tbon
go over to Kneehind's detective agency
and have blm send a good man over."
Bailey vanished, and
turned to Miss Clarendon.
"Waa Bob In Boston Tuesday V
She flushed and hesitated, then an
swered steadily, "Yes."
"In this officer
"Yes."
"Came early, before I got here?"
"Yes."
"Bob knew that that check was com
ing from llnrtzolL He may have
known that It would be mailed on tho
I5tb. Walt!"
He opened the door and looked Into
the outer olTlce.
"Mr. Hamel!!" be called. "Come In." i
A Blender, keen eyed man of forty
entered. , , , : i
When my nephew called on you a
month ago about the Gorham deal, did ,
you mention any data when you would 1
probably settle?" , '
Hartzel) stroked his chin. '
"I may have montlbned the 15th,"
said be. "I told you over the phone."
You told me the 20th." said Funis
worth, "unless I've forgotten. But f .fclB. ,
.. A. ...II ITk..
n tilth VHU J1'1' "lMf A UUtB KJU
point"
"I think 1 said that Gorham would
probably pay on tho 13th."
"Very good. Did you call at the Corn
on your way up here?"
"Yes; they're looking the matter up.".
Farnsworth sat down to the tele
phone and called up tho Corn. There
was a brief conversation, at the close
of which Farnsworth pulled open n
tall drawer lu his desk and took out a
chock book.
"Well," snld be at lost "bere'e the
Joker. A leaf containing three checks
signed In blank haa been cut from this
book, and 1 didn't notice It Shrewd
work, Hartsell. You see, that check
of yours was too big. to be. safely han
dled at your bauk. so the rascal de
posited It In mine. That gave me a
balance of $1,700 more than I knew
about so of course I wouldn't draw
against It. Then our thief filled out
my blanks to bearer and cashed them
at my bank. The way I play this
game, Uortzell, any smooth fellow can
cash a bearer check of mine at tho
Corn for a couple of thousand without
ever being asked to Indorse It I pre
fer to make some of my payments that
way, and the bank knows it"
"Indeed!" suld Hartzcll, and be
stroked his chin again. ."I'm afraid
you're stuck, Farnsworth."
He turned to go, and Farnsworth did
not detain him. As he passed out
James Kneeland, tho detective, entered,
and ho gave the departing form a half
glance.
Do you know nartaell?" aald ,
Fnrnsworth.
"I met him some years ago," re
sponded the detective thoughtfully.
Has Bailey told you about this
gumo that's been played on me?"
Kneeland nodded and winked bis
eyos behind his big round spectacles.
"Now, the point of It" said Farns
worth, "Is that Hartzell's letter, with
the check, waa Intercepted and opened
In this office."
"If it ever came here," aald Knee
land.
"I tell you tho thing was done here.
Checks have been taken from my
book. Who could havo done that ex
cept Bomo .one who knows the ropes
here?"
"I could have done it," aald Knee
land complacently. "A good many peo
ple know where you keep that book."
"But the forged Indorsement how
do you account for that?"
"Probably traced. You haven't the
check, of course?"
"Yes. Ilnrtzell brought It up from
his bank. Here it is."
"Ilartzell left it here," said the de
tective. "Well, that's good evidence."
"Evidence?"
"That he didn't do the trick himself."
"I'll tell you who did do it," said
Farnsworth. "My nephew did It It's
no trouble for him to forge my name.
Ask this young lady here. Is Bob's
writing like mlue?"
"Remarkably so," said Miss Claren
don calmly.
"Important coincidence," said Knee
land. "Have you got specimen of
his hand? I am tolorably familiar
with yours," , ,
"There's a letter from him some- 'AN offer of kabbuqb rom an hoh
wherohere," said Fnrusworth. j est man."
MIhs Clarendon went Into the next cashed them. Ho also deposited Ilart
rooni and returned Immediately with ; zell's $4,700 to your order. Now, what
"I've got your man," said the detec
tive.
"Where Is be?"
"Outside," responded Iceland.
"Bring blm In!" ,
Tbe detective went out and returned
with Bailey Harrow. He was pale.
but steady.
"Mr. Farnsworth," said be, "I did
thla, but I'm no thief. , You'd never
lose a cent through me. I needed the
money for a few days, but. I can make
. It good. It was a borrow, that's what
It was, tbe same as you did with Hart
leys check lu April, tbe one that waa
to go to Jordan k Co., and we put It
through the bank on our own account
and told Jordan we hadn't got It And
there was tbe Thompson matter"
"We won't go Into that" said Farns
worth hastily. "How waa thla game
worked r f
, "Bailey has been In a little deal In
mining shares," said Kneeland, "quite
In the line of high finance, too, and he
thinks It will turn out well.
"He bnd a partner who la a clerk In
the telegroph office In fact the very
samo man who bos paid you the re
mittances from your nephew. Bailey
Is familiar with tbe machinery of re
ceiving money by telegraph, and it
happened to strike him that the green
allp which you have to sign and In
dorse looked just like one of Jacob
Hartzell'a checks. I happened to think
of that while I was sitting here look
ing at Harwell's check and hearing
about money by telegraph. So I went
straight down to the office, found out
, which of the clerks Bailey was chum
i my with and frightened the fellow till
hla complexion resembled the pale sea
' green paper that has been mentioned.
One of my men Is with blm now, and
, he gave up a good bit of the money.
' "Bailey took Hartzell's check out of
the envelope Tuesday morning, a Ulg
! envelope that will carry the check
' without folding. He gave tbe check
to the telegraph clerk, and you, Mr.
j Farnsworth, Indorsed It when you
! thought you were putting your name
on tbe back of that telegraph blank.
' Bailey stole your checks out of the
book. The clerk tilled them in and
!
At Aatoria, in the State of Oregon, at
tnc cioxe ot business, July 15, 1W8:
v RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts,, $437,62732
uvcruratts, secured and un
secured 6,567.06
U, 5. Bonds to secure cir
culation . .., 47,500.00
V, s. uoncjs to secure u, &,
Deposits . ........ 20,000.00
Utner Bonds to secure u. S.
deposit 34,000.00
Premiums on U. S. Bonds. 3,045.00
Bonds, securities, etc....... 52,888.21
Banking house, furniture,
and fixtures , 4.030.00
Other real estate owned... 8,233.41
Due Irom National Banks
(not reserve agents) 2,504.77
Vat Irom state Banks and
Bankers . 4.990.47
Due from approved reserve
agent 129,700.61
Checks and other cash
items . .
Notes of other National
Banks ,
Fractional paper currency,
nickels, and cents
Lawful money reserve in
bank, viz:
Specie . ....... . .$76,507.75
Legal-tender notes 1,220.00
Redemption fund with U.
S. treasurer (5 per cent
of circulation)
2,098.11
' 1,900.00
345.02
77,727.75
2,375.00
Total
.....$835,532.63
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00
Surplus fund 50,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex-'
penscs and taxes paid.., 17,508.47
National Bank notes out
standing 41,600.00
Individual deposits subject
to check $322,066.62
Demand certificates of de
posit $46,945.46
Time certificates of de
posit .$237,270.33
Certified checks. 141.75
U. S. deposits... 50,000.00 676,424.16
Total
.$835,532.63
Stats of, Oregon, County of Clat
sop, ss.: ,
I, J. E. Higgins, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.'
J. E. HIGGINS,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 20th day of July, 1908.
E. Z. FERGUSON,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
GEORGE W. WARREN,
. GEO. H. GEORGE,
A. SCHERNECKAU,
Directors.
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Of Astoria, at Astoria, in the State
of Oregon, at the close of business,
July 15, 1908:
t
RESOURCES. '
Loans and discounts. . ... .$409,577.18
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured 2,646.64
U. S. Bonds to secure cir
culation ." 47,000.00
Premiums . on U. S. Bonds 1,400.00
Bonds, securities, etc 55,430.00
Due from National Banks'
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Due from State Banks and
Bankers 21,071.73
Due from approved reserve
agents 179,139.80
Checks and other cash
items 1,477.27
Notes of other National
Banks 5,265.00
Nickels and cents.. 671.85
Lawful money reserve in ,
bank, viz:
Soecie $190,500.00
Leeal-tender notes 370.00 190,870.00
Redemption fund with U.
; Treasurer (S'oer cent
circulation . 2,350.00
Total . $988,046.03
. LIABILITIES.
Caoital stock oaid in $100,000.00
Surplus fund 25,000.00
Undivided nrofits. less ex
penses and taxes paid... 20,795.47
National Bank notes out
standing 47,000.00
Individual deposits subject
to check .....$634,723.72
Demand certificates of- de
nosit . $159,726.84
Certified, checks.. $800.00 795.250.56
au open letter.
"Here Is a sample of Mr. Robert
Famsworth's' writing," snld she and
gave a pago to the detective, who read
as follows, Farnsworth ; reading over
his shoulder: , , ' , , .
"You know he lent me. $200 to settle
some matters in the west, and I was
paying it back at the rate of $10 every
Tuesday. I've kept It up since I've
leen here, and a fierce strain it has
been. for. I'm getting only eighteen.
shall we do with the men?'
"No arrests, no arrests!" said Farns
worth. And then, "Bailey, how could
you do this thing to me?"
Bailey hung his head.
"I'll answer that question," said Miss
Clarendon. "For ten years you havo
trained this young man 'in dishonesty.
You have done to him what the big
tricksters of finance hate done to you
and to ten thousand ofrher men like you
till the whole country Is poisoned with
It. You have made this bar. a thief.
Total . ,
State of
sop, ss.:
I, S. S.
...$9SS,046.03
Oreetin. County of Clat-
Gordon, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
thnf the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
S. S. GORDON,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn tcf before me
this 18th day of July, 1908.
V. BOELLING.
Notary Public
Correct Attest:
G. C. FLAVEL,
w. f. McGregor.
J. WESLEY LADD. '
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"Hold on!" cried Farnsworth. "Where
nre you going?" , ".
"I have an offer of marriage from an
honest man," said she. "Singularly
enough, his name Is Farnsworth. He
earns $1S a week, ond I can do a little
better than that so I think we shall
get along nicely. I am going to Pltts
fleld." .
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