Show at H 44 l 4 A RAW FLAW IN THE PLAN E by G F FERRIS I 1 tn H H t IT H H n ha H M 4 the tha decision to steal came to davis as a the result of months montha of reflection it could not be said to be the result ot of impulse there was not the slightest extenuation calmly and methodically davis made up his mind to tako take the STO five or six alx thousand thou gand dollars worth of 0 bills which would pass through his hl bas bands 0 on n the following saturday the money was taken out of 0 the th lank on saturday morning and placed to a the safe gate during the morning da D via and harvey the cashier made out the iho envelopes harvey handed davit davis laiq bills bill to place in bac haryey was as short aa and there was a card index box between them nothing would be easier than th anfor or davis davia to place the empty envelope la in the safe ate and slip the bills into hla his pockets the salaries would be paid be two toa four and five davis theft would remain undetected from one aoa b wont it out to lunch till tour four davis was not a bad man but his bis mind was warped lie he believed him salt to JM ae the victim TICUM of social bodal in lust just tco lie ile had bad laid his hl plans with the utmost assurance it at one he be would leave the omee office at 2 go he be would sail mail on hoard board the boadicea for bu anoa alra aires with mith the last penny ot of hla him savings lie he had en eaRet a passage for england on board the which lett left at three he had lingered just long lone enough in the steamship ol 01 fica and asked just enough question to impress his identity upon ike clerk cleric and raise a lingering interest which might under circumstances bocolor an active su suspicion davis was twenty nine and ke be hafl been with tho the corp corporation oratio a seven years waiting patiently for or his cac chance cohen the present manager bad told davis in strict confidence that he was vim leaving he had had a better offer say davis know why old krebs kreb tu turned ed you down before 7 he asked spruce up old man dont be a slavi e ll I get a tiny fifty dollar suit and tickle t the lh e old mans pride and say aay ever r trae notice that your cuffs ire are frayed tickle the old man make him think hes paying you fine wages it t you want to let get on his hl right side davis repulsed cohens confidences he was too bitter just then to think of flattering krebs besides he had bid already begun to formulate orin his scheme ho he bought the new suit however that was part ot of the game the they chaffed chaffee him on his spruce appearance at the office on the saturday morning Boro log but davis said nothing lie he hunt hung up his coat put on the old domce one and set act to work hewak lie waa in high good food humor and pas mca by a sort ot of reckless as audacity which made the carrying carryl ni out dut ot of the plin pla n easy lie he almot laughed as he ha adroitly slipped the bills into his pockets under liae harveys ys v very cry eyes and placed the empty envelopes in the safe by noon coon when the cashier went I 1 0 out ut to him bis lunch he had bad amassed nearly five avo thousand dollars if I 1 waited till harvey returned then the he be went out of the cage into the presidents room 1 I am thinking ot of leaving you shortly mr krebs said all right sold said krebs davis dair was wai taken aback bad scored there davis stood looking at him uneasily messily 1 I wish I 1 could stay sir air bo be continued but I 1 have the offer of a position in cuba to malace an estate and it Is too good to krebs seemed to wake up mp ra at that ills him eyes began to bulie bulge ile he looked looke 4 at davis as it if he wondered at the transformation in the slovenly clerks I 1 dearance pe arance krebs hated losing men walt a minute he be said see bee hv young man it you go eo to cubs cuba get et tr ra plaris and yellow fayez eira icil ad ate I 1 was ot of making you an offer vr cohen cobeo to la leaving esron us ij axt I 1 was counting count lne on you yon to lilt lift bis place how flow much la is your new position worth T im not at liberty to say said da vis via im sorry air that I 1 cant reconsider the matter krebs reddened and glared dared at him what do 46 you mean you cant gooon alder sideri sl der he trow led mr cohen to Is getting twenty five hundred how would rould that sum appeal to you it appeal at all said da als tie enjoying his bis triumph youve groupe me down for or years and paid me a dogs doga wie wages you are an infernal old skinflint and I 1 work tor for you for or twice that money dails withdrew withdraw lie he know knew that krebs would be guaring his bli nails with raze rage that night when he be discovered the amount ot of the loss lie ho had recovered hla his good humor b by the time he was in the street ile he made his way direct to the wharf picked up his suitcase suit case cast en route and boarded the Boa boadicea dices five ave minutes before she sailed he stood beside the roll rall I 1 back at the receding panom panorama ms ot of now new york ile he lit a cigar rn ril take a dock deck chair steward he be said aid onis dollar please said the steward davis felt in bis pockets pocket he fished up a dime and a nickel he felt for a bill his pockets were empty ha K had bad left the abo coat with the bills in a the omee la in the cash cashiers lees cage 1916 by mcclure newspaper syndicate and cate |