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Show l DESERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY JANUARY section three 13 1012 WORm ROnANCEJ1 OP THE BUINE The Man the presidents and dl- -' rectors of the five hanks ir. , Montrose saw that the roun- try Vaa In fur a panic In the flatter part of 1907 and the Wall street money kings acre tying up all the 'available cash in sight, they did what prudent bankers should do First Mich bank examined into it condition took a financial inventory, an to speak. Then the heads of the lire Institutions conferred. A a result of that conference a meeting was called nt which all the depositors of any prominent In the town were asked to be present on Sun W SYT WHEN it YY j c-- Belong tnonci R. nks oulil rot do business if day aftemnom in the town hail. Mr. Forbes, president of the First they kept enough mom i on hand I ' ' Without pav nil ii pos. tors n tu'l anv time National, acted as chairman had t i any frills he plunged right Into his they desired t n mom) TilBanks advanced ) niplno! subject. So far a Montrose wrs con- keep tnoin thrv discounted cerned, he said, there was no causi for (money on moitgages, tlmu alarm if the business men would he notes, they made in ins tin) 1 different In a hundr business Ther tated and a bit s ltitnt was golngto be a very severe flnanciil wnis If the banks fort dossil all tils illd a loans tiny held storm, one that would try the souls ' mortgages of men and test the resources of old and withdrew m dll fnun those they been If the had But assisting it woull bring dig I and worthy Institutions s Jnt i It worn people acted on thnt good old policy tress to many of ell for one and ono for all, the bring distress to the banksI ,f ad tilt in an dem inded skies would clear lir due time depositors dm kid Every hank In Montrose, he said, their money nt one time was solvent. Of course, there was not AI.I, STAND TOGETHER a hank In the Itv that would not He explain d p w t ach hank had fall If every- - depositor demanded hl I (sr-on- tatmnt of H condition, they al! determined to etand to tiow and it now reft'd with the ecthpr to do thcii art In dofnff fh ir part they would tdmpiy bo safe Thir part Kuanlm themelvfi thl Tluy ahould flrt make an ex .iin nation of the hank4 to aerify the irpoHa of the ofTuer of tho institution If tmv found thoe r the should mgn an atfree-n- n r.t to draw from the tank only ui h money a UtiK abdutiy ndin t their buxine to They hoiiM economize n hape If nd form until the panic aubatded j h spared a ;ru nee-v.iT- lf abf 5 -- tiv a. - thm wan done. Montrose would hao na-o- n to bo proud of t batik and t men'hant. If U war not dne, there wa drinker of Thu wan pretty straight talk. The door nero locked and no outsider heard what Mr For has had to pay When h finished, the depositor. mot of ahoio hod a fair Idea before Mr i l fiatF. 2j t d hat he was gouir to ind then miormsiliy dH'idei to apoint a (ommitteo to examine the statements of the five banks Then ices aas taken of tic until 9 o 1k Ic that night, so the com nilttto rnitfht have opportunity to inAt 9 p.nj the vestigate meantime conmfcttee reported that everthing an had said the banks Rax exactly the committee That lx ing the recommended that the depositors sign an agreement bv which one and all were pledged in accordance with Mr. porhee s suggMtn Men There ai a ruh to wgn etmed eager for the honor of being first on the Ilt It a a time for alt good m n and true to show themselves. Ml hut John Svenson; he felt r mad i.. mad ruh to get his name at the hold or i ir the head of the list, or at the fool either He did not like that budnes having his money tied up in Mnk and b&viiig anybody tell him he &hou i draw only Just so much. NE VSAINST At U a hardware establish Svensoti h w men from .SO mile nunt Tne a rou n I him. He had been the time it only in Mntioe a thr hant town 10 years before i mith rich become a. cr and id ai it iiv id"! hr ibstinate, resentful of d t it. n. h urmlntd he would not Ho vi- - no of the largest de-- I sit if - First National Talk h rl time, standing by one mn in ither mn i h. made him over-suffmv li" had more to lose that! a. nost .T 'e. else ' noticed that he made u n ro nior. putting his name to attention to the fact tiio lid ,mi t n s ft a? nm need in a loud voire that e too much in hanks . was going to get his the reason, why. Some vfen hanU tried to argue vfiison wa not a person ti. reasoning. He would iH(t had Mr. Forbes, for : . at reapect, stepped him a bit about vtould mean to the bank But it iney on depoait. not that sort of man. hiv plain statement and r right up to the deposl-them to decide, ugly pause when ovenhe that i,,nc. aonounec-hand when the bank next ness morning to ney. Somebody moved I Mr Forhee, after ,.ice and with amiling neefned to be one man Fort up say tfKulted tn ra, patrfzl i f ft t) u ir-- .' -l for-tirp- tt 1 ,Cd. iPL 'THESE itip iih I i t , i n. CimJUtt mailmf D. Ghirardelli Co. H Ic c U" t ' GrmmmJ " eu- JX - SRiMMflBtM qne.tinn the . X nt i ! . w . and went e. in Thl of ,M"AU right; pajf Win." his vnir 4 ii)od dited getting-4M)i!eett- c - id , n 1 cs evej-vbod- v reicntful-of-dictatl- C- s ts ht o4ch tt prjl' .an-n- v.-r- No-bo- For-h- nMKtd qulr son. huh-dre- ru - rked theeame the t ,k the chM to Mr. to the pe '1 resident . teller lie, i., rakl '"V IN STL.VER. nt it all.' the hardware OS, mart ar v Thf pt tho . ash uutilnw ,u JitittlU ttn mornlnf tslcfudy looked at Mf want 11 aked, "DO Tou pm mmritJ eueVrp f CXirmrJtK aeWg aaJkUt, efe mtft end nnt r The thorough p roc cm in which the Cocoa bean ie peaeeil through threena to the product an exceptional degree of atone, and reduced to a bqwd amoutkaeM not potMibie to obteia by leee wieoU&c nuchutery aad luethodfc 5mliMi bi ibiu (m to Wj T,rd: tb Ft rat National He trua vindow and " inf ''mill trller sxam- - Ghirardellis Ground Chocolate i suffc-rin- n nen louirs the manufactured ;j17 teij - The Coco Mill. heavy and peculiarly constructed mills play a dominant part ii In A do business with John Svenson dent, and walked bark to bla rHm bus, iu hts husln's, so The paving teller called several Wks ihaip in tie collar with his sitting The following night he w,is n and set them to work Then he busied in his lap whs rathrr plow nervous and overwrought that h The to Mr walked down inoite the of and as Svenson th moved uUr up the i Jerks passing ring plnnkw First he pushed 12 silver dollar out to about Y 'a . or as people came In and throughout the long hours the depositor Then h pushed stakweut out of th stoie began to irritate morning iame he wa woni after stnk of silver dollars through him, n as it appeared uo and phsiall. but he could not the wicket to Mr Svenson so fast that; then that Ully was Then rhere another was night of w k somebody laughing Mr Svenson had difficulty in arranging and unrest !! almost hated to laughing at hi expanse frobabl it on the ledge of tho partitin at the kegs and boxee that conn riel onej iicing a man of steadfast i dHermined he hundred, two hundrecl. three hundred, however. Mi Svenson did notpuipose, budge hU silver He four hundred, bve hundred dollar in until it b can to grow dark in the end this ntghth ordeal even if h .'ul to down Mi stand from the back silver had been passed out to Svenson j t n,ir Then he went to the head of before the merchant- -. made a protest Uie efrilr. called liis'thlef clerk, gave taken Soon after lie had hi It ik The paying tei?er paid no attention, but instruction to him to arrange for one fast he went Jo the Btockm o tional bank and saw Mr Oi passed out more silver dollars of the men to remain on guard that the president It was a far dtff Give me bllN I dont want so muh and also with his night employer, Svenson fnotn the silver, said Hvenaon, engrllv But the asked Mrs Svenson should he in- of nearl) ten davs before who teller only shoved more silver at him form'd that he would not b home, but said he would like to open an a that nt Home of the money fell to the floor to Kml him something to cat Iteally, with th bank Mr Chamber and Mr Svenson upset a few to ks this wa Mrs. unnet essary entitely very polite, but managed to make cti-sowith his elbow Nothing makes a man Svtnson kn w what was going on understand that as Mr Svenson hai more rattled or confused than to uptown knew that the big been a client of the First Nation in Kvrbotv set money ahd ot the same time make Swede was sitting up with his silver the Stockmens National did no mr a fool of himself, espe tally If he acfor his patronage, U JilS NKRVE. cumulates a crowd In the doing of it lrtt-- f a Mge Svenson John Svenson never knew how long and Mr Svenson certainly did olhn t His temper WdS not improved aim a crowd Various depositor who had th night was until he had his Art Mr of the Merchant's hank sold He the Keith knowledge of the fact that Hvenson was nights experience in that veilAr. same He wa furious when going tn draw his money assembled to inikJ more than he ever had before President thing Montni Slocum of the see him do so, rnd appeared to enjoy Ho thought more than he ever had be- National told him he did not d his discomfiture Fvenson asked one of fore. He looked at his watch a do business with him or any tine has them a friend of long standing to help itmes H was mighty glad when him, and never would, and explained him with his moneyt but the man de- It atnc daylight After the clerks . v ' came around clined. he took a Tew hours' vhy. There still whh another bank for Mr sleep, meanwhile leaving the chief clerk Svenson to visit or coin That was the savon guard Meanwhile the paying teller was still ings Institution Under the rule, mum) all That afternoon and th setond tnere could not be'draut, x pushing out stacks of silver The more he was on guard again He had night read cept on 30 days notnc, if the ban monev he got, the more rattled Mr that had been printed elected Svenson told President Svenson became He was working"; thel piprs ail Hnd f - that he would lke to h, Mr harder than he had for sear, and a. deposit $24 in the big cities. situation ital Bank Fink said he didn t want the monv Mahe thl. m .hi in various closed had their places back went hardware Svenson to his the friend ho refused to assist him handle the silver conwnted tn telephone doors, and actual money was at a pre- store, desperate That night he brood'd and brxded over his troubles He slept to fivenrone ator, with order to bring mium the-Ksuui.4 4ho- Daktiar-e- H Jt Ilfttp TfleTh' XT ffay. "BuTfhe Pxt a wagon and have three or four of - Montrose mn were not dead et, a Mr night he was in despair the boj come along to help. When the Fvcnon He did not like all this knew men a arrived wagon and the young PENITENT FORGIVEN h was He an had gKtlng preset of thanktgiving went up from publioltv Idea gentlemen might Jr a haggard, woebegone looking was John Bvenaon. Two of the soling men bo Rome desperate templed b the knowledge of his Svenson who Na acted a money rarrler. while another diver hoard to call on him when tional bank on went to the First th wa guardian of the wagon the third day afbr acre least expected they Heviould In Are minutes the wagon had a toad not be at all mon,y b. sivmp this aeore if rfJw.on of hi, He went into the private Before it returned Mr Svenson wa he had a little fearfulim more confidence in his institution of the president perspiring profusely. o hard was the emplovees. but unfortunjtelv he was offlre vole paylrg teller working him Three times mill i severe tasitmaster that none of to' I'd like. he said In a brokenbulk- 1 have you take the money that wagon made a trip betwoen the his hired hands hare him affection. bank and the Store before John Sven-o- Alavbe it was his lark of sleep, mav-l- e am ruined If ou won't. I anf Mmig no business I business can never do had all hi nvnev He had drawn It iva-- s oversmoking maybe it wa bank Just ansietv mavhe i was because unlc lam allowed a banking ai aunt $2( (12 from the First National of Montroie, and he got ever)- - dollar of the ilerh wt(o was expected to sit up This silver has driven me nearl) eras' wltn him at night nodded and snored I cannot eat, 1 cannot sleep It ir allver. si ored in eut h rerrehensiblo toun, rert because of it For Ood s take, When Svenaon got to Ills store or mabe It was all four of these take It back, Mr Forbes" a problem to aolve. The iron safe The president looked at the pal .I'd ho used In hi business would not ac- thing that srol on tile nerve, of Mr. commodate thia silver flood There Svenaon until at the least noise he anxious fae of Svenson for a morrent would and hia before replying Then he nodded Ins Jump grasp seemed no place In whleh to safeguard head In arquie erne 1.1s r.ewly acquired hardware except H BIAOk LISTED "All right, John," he said "I urn terthe rellar. so he had It carried down The hardware man liar the gimd ry yoq had to suffer, but there vv n Some of It was in boxes. som there know to sens, that this thing could other way of making you see'tl'i Ha got it down in the cellar, In kfgs. not last long On the fifth day right If two or three of the lary but that did not ease his mind he hia monev he went out in eacli bank acted as To have I2(,612 tn sour cellar when after )u lil a little before noon the 81o kinen's every bank here would have gone your cellar hai a stalrnav leading to Nat' mu! Bins ,u d Jotnnounced arc as to the our banks amah Today all in town cashier the street. and tliat lie would like to rent one sound as the government at knows you have that money and that it of I he banks vaults The exThl .Is because the depnelt ,r is in your cellar, ami everybody in the pressed sorrow - hut said i ashler It ltd no of courage and county t going to know ft within U more vault space to rentthey Svenson showed a spirit that business men must tin hour and everybody in the state with- then v ent to the Mer. hunt's bank. Mr of stress. Without unity, without times in 4. and every body in the Vnited Knh president of that Institution; confidence,-- ' without patience il r Stales la short of money and eager to said ' Ir vault was mly large be widespread disaster, The on- enough would a to is make even some, enough get t'L'Mom'ro.eN. headstrong, obstinate aud harm Do ynu knoina hat the failure f man like J Svenson pause and president, .was more He It d'reit acknow l.Mlged t'lec had plenty of vault the banks of Montrose would mesn' wonder whether he Is not getting a vvuul4.AlcU'u'...hoiuecaKWtr,LuiiwA, Joe-Uol , Spas' nos tmuhla.tluunM'hargained venr 'One Into in.my Mr Svenson for any amounit bring want and inih A WBABY VICIU households, ruin and break the hear! of monev. of many of us. Do you understand Then ilr Svenon understood One thing had to be done ImmediateHe went ba k to h,s store and that now. John? ly. Mr Svenson saw That 'was to padThe bank president looked at him lock that rellar door, then nail it down. night, when the rat,, who before the moment It was hardlr disturbed- - on steadily fortoa then spike It down and then pile all panic had never been ask the question and prow la in the Svenson necessary, tmrTrmlrdt would War upon It. But their innocent there-wamore than came the suspicion of out the Swede Big Mfn the securing of th outiide cellar cellar, biased awav them whenever they sob In Svenson' "Te door a not fufflclcnt. The treasure showed a noseat Svenson thought that (Copyright, 1912, by Richard Spillane) had to be guarded every minute. There night that he was ,v pretty badly xai nobody more competentMr to guard Abused man and lie had POLE KIDNEY FILLS nothing but . Svenaon. that eilver mine than wai So. getting a and ah ample rinuL 2! The'3'1nextf,,r th baikera always give satisfaction because the h nKht supply of cartridges he aent into the not quite o bitter hit he was very always do the work, 1. T Shelnut cellar and tried to make himself com sorry for himself To add I have use to' hi. woe he Bremen. Ga, says: for table practical)- was doing no business, " Foley" Kidney Pills with grest satisII takes a real philosopher to enjoy to want t faction and found more relief from of people cam8 rade wh their use than from any other kidney faiitwif iii the cellar of a hardware him. (nto ,h store. All the philosophy allotted to drawn Idle medicine, and I've tried almost the Fvenson family had keen disposed curt baity. Lots of pe,,pie couldby have kinds. I can cheerfully roeommens was born. Or before John Fveneon of they., .wanted if them to sill sufferers for kidney sad, dlaartly the hardwire manlmff plenty thev' wished to purchase hut no. bladder , troubls." 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