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~___, ..- â€"â€" A STRANGE STORY. ‘ flow a Woman Came to be the Ruin of Donald Cameron‘s Bank. “Cameron’s bank," as ‘it was known to the commercial world, as a private institu- tion, owned and managed by Donald Cam- eron, who appeared to be about 50 years old when I entered his employ, and did not look a day older ten years later when the tragedy of which I am about to write took place. “ As good as Cameron’s bank ” was a popular saying. “As honest as Donald Cameron ” was another. “ As hard-headed and sensible as Cameron ” was a third. He was, as a matter of fact, a shrewd, level-. headed Scotchman, as honest as you please and as conscientious as you ever find a man in business or out of it. He wanted all due him but nothing more. There were four employees in the bank, and Cameron himself did not miss a day for twenty years. He was his own cashier, while I had the place of teller. I don’t think there was ever an opportunity to put my hands on over £20,000 had I desired to rob the bank, but before I secured the place he made himself safe to the amount of £25,000. Even the janitor had to furnish a bond, although there was no possible chance of his getting at a dollar. While he I i Stirling in confidential couversation With a very keen-looking, well-dressed man whom I took to be an American. W'ithout anyl management on my part I overheard enough I of their conversation to make me suspect' some conspiracy against my employer. His name was frequently mentioned, and I caught something about “plans,” “money,” “old fool," and “America.” The woman left in the afternoon without having seen me, while the man remained. I fell in with him later on and seized him up to his discredit. I let him know after a bit that I was from the town whom the Cameron Bank was situated, and in a cautious, way he made many inquiries about the banker. I learned at the hotel office that the woman paid him a brief visit about once a fortnight. Before the week was out I was perfectly satisfied in my own mind that there was a conspiracy afoot to victimize the banker, but my hands were tied. I not only had be approached On his private alfairs. I was full of trouble for the remainder of the week especially as the stranger made a hurried peparture on Thursday, and the hotel deople then announced that they had look- ed upon him with considerable suspicion for many weeks. He left Aberdeen os- tensibly for Dundee, but I accidentally learned that he had bought a ticket clear paid fair salaries, Mr. Cameron had the rep- through to Liverpool and engaged passage ntation of being very tight and close. or two on a. steamer to New York. Some people said that he had never married because he was too stingy. He did not seem to be aware of the existence or woman kind except when one of the sex had deal- ings with the bank, and then he treated her exactly as if she were a man. v While I fell into his ways after a bit and was with him'for ten years. I never got to know him. He nevefismiled nor joked. He never threw off his icy dignity for a mo- ment. He never departed from the first rules laid down. He had our time figured down to minutes. If any of us were obliged to remain even one minute over time, we were paid for it. lf any one was a minute late in arriving at the bank. it was charged against him. “We had so much stationery to last amonth, and ifone extra envelope was used it had to be accounted for. He once charged me four cents for accidentally breaking a ruler; he made the book-keeper pay two cents for breaking a. pen holdgp‘: the janitor fell over his broom and had to '[ ten cents for the broken handle, although spliced and continued to use it for was I tell you these things about Mr. Camei . not to slur his general character, but th you may thoroughly understand the sort ~ man he was. For nine years there was but one brea in our routine. We reached the bank at, certain hour and moment, and generall left just as promptly. Every one hung r his hat and coat on the same book select: at the start. There was no change in ei ployees, no painting or papering, nothi: new. The break occurred when I caslir a forged check for £200. It was a ne piece of work, and I believe Mr. Camen himself would have been duped. When discovered that I had been bitten I hand. the banker £200 and the forged check. I- made no remark whatever, but at the or of the month he charged me up with tl loss of interest on the money for thirt four hours. I made no protest, and th ended the affair. The forger might ha» been caught, but Mr. Cameron had sufferi no loss, and he would have charged ll routine business was interrupted for fully twenty minutes. When the banker came in half an hour before closxng time, looking very happy and humming a tune, we were knocked so completely out that the book- keeper made the first mistake of his life in adding up figures, and my count of the funds on hand was wrong by nearly £100. , From May to September we were “stand- mg on our hearig,” as the saying is. and every I returned home feeling sure that some- thing wrong had happened during my ab- sence. I reached town at 8 o’clock on Satur- day evening, and Mr. Cameron was at the depot to meetme and asked me to accompany him to the bank. He was not the man I had left the week before. All his sternncss and grufi'ness had returned, and I could detect something beyond that. He looked pale and desperate. I asked if anything had gone wrong during my absenca, but he only answered by a gesture of impatience. We walked side by side for half a mile without another word being spoken. Thel bank was always guarded by a watchman inside. He had already been sent away. Mr. Cameron locked the door behind him as he entered, .removed his coat and hat, and after taking a seat and motioning me to another, he said : ' “ The doors of this bank have been open- ed for the. last time i" no proofs, but he was aman who could not and I’ll almoat guarantee her capture and. the return of the money.” He shook his head in a sad way and did " not speak for five minutes. Then he said : 3 “You can gonow ” I’ll think it over. l, Come at the usual hour on Monday morning. 3. I left him sitting in his} chair, but as I ; paused foramoment outside I heard himl lock the door behind me. I was about a 5 good deal on Sunday,but there was no gossip. Jillal‘e were some erbbeu instructions 110 me, by following which every depositor would be paid in full and beside them a notice to be pasted on the front door that Monday morn - morning. 1!; read : “ This bank closed for two days, after which all depomtors “711]. be paid in full.” About the woman? She simply walked off with the man I had seen at Aberdeen and the banker’s money, and neither the police nor the public were ever told of the cause of failure, though many shrewdly suspected what had brought it about. _.___...â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"' Cannibals. When driven to extremes by famine dur- ng an exceptionally long and cold Winter, these wretched Fuegians have recourse for satisfying their hunger to an expedient so horribly revolting as to be well-nigh in- credible. The oldest woman is seized upon, dragged to a greemwood fire, and held with her mouth and nostrils overthesmoke, while some of her relatives compress her throat until life becomes extinct. The body is then divided and eaten, no portion being rejected. The authenticity of this account can hardly be doubted, for it rests on the testimony of some of the Fuegians them- selves. It was first narrated by “ Jammy Button,” one of the four Fuegians whom Admiral Fitzroy brought home to England, and who was so named because he had been sold by his people for a few buttons. This lad learned to speak English very fluently, and he gave the above details, which were corroborated by his three companions. It is, however, but fair to state that Jemiin Button, as soon as he had become moderate- ly civilized, expressed his disapproval of these proceedings, and added that, rather than again partake of such a feast, he would eat his own hands. Mr. Low, the Captain of a small vessel who is mentioned in Admiral Fitzroy’s nar- rative of the cruise of the Beagle, had on board for eighteen months a Fuegian boy called “ Bob” by the sailors. This boy was originally taken as a hostage, but was af- terward kept on board as pilot, and event- ually he was adopted by Mr. Low as his own son. Bob, during the eighteen months which he spent on board, learned to speak English fairly well, and one day during the course of ordinary conversation he gave an "Nu-"~4- m9 H”. 1.»... :1 Hood’s Sarsaparilla Four bottles has done more for.ine_than $200 worth of other medicine. I think it the best blood purifier known.” . MRS. H. D. Wiser, Church street, Cornwallis. N. S. ,. .__.â€" _ HOOD'S PIES cure liver ills, constlpn ' tion. billoiisness. jaundice, sick headache. 25e- BUY A [F YIEWDULD SAVE TIME AND'MDNEY There’s a. patent medicine which is not a patent medicineâ€"paradoxical as that may sound. 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TillFT’Sâ€" ASTHMALENE' Gives a Nights SweetSleep and , so that you need not situpallnightgasplng for breath for fear of suffocationflnreceipt ofnanicand P.O.Address _ will mail TRIAL BOTTLE ‘ Dr.’l‘.\rTBRos.Municmn 00.. Rochester. N-Y. Canadian Oftlce, 186 Adelaide Street West, Toronto. WHY BUY ‘ :1. Boot or Shoe that does not fit. Why punish your- self in attemning to form with lost time had I spent even five minute .- vom. foot toa‘boommhoer consulting with the police. Tnis was i r ,. ‘ “re mam; Dub J anuar'y;h find the beginning of my tent ‘\ 1 ' i , . ' A 2?.ootsb nn'd Shep? year Wi 1m. . , ‘ ' w '. .rom we 1 six 1 One day in May a strange lady called an‘ S j ~ ' ‘ ’03:?“ had along interview with Mr. Cameron i ’ ., 1, h “n a his private office. It was only at rare inter _ - - - 1 ' 1 l . , . -. gills that a stragge ladv entered our place ‘JICh 15 now, In ,, 11g 1 v . . i is one was a out 25 years of a e, richl) ’ V. , ' 'l dressed, “£1 “handsfi‘ne ”* WW?“ “3 Y°l pute the world over _Ask for tth. l).1{ing& Go.,Ltd.. perfect would find in aweek 8 travel. ~We learneo CAUTIOX_,,__BWHO “substime ing goods, and be happy. _._ after a bit that she was a Scotch Canadian mine pre nl'od by ScottItBowno. ,. , , _ who had returned to the mother country to. "§53’§ioo°’d by nudmgsim' ' ,3; " ' " assert herbclaims to a. large estate. I sup- .- . - . . . ,. . .. . .. it». 4- "‘ " pose the o ject of her call was urel busi. râ€"‘â€"â€"â€"â€"_‘â€"-â€"â€"#’â€"â€"‘_‘ j? -:' _ 3 1;. ness, but it had a. queer effectp on 3Donald _‘ 1030"") ELEGTRIGAL WORKS: 7 ” ‘ " i " V I Cameron- You’ll think it funny that a. man as many as 150 packages, 1w -- Electrical SupplieS. Bell Oulflts. 8:0. Ile- sheet Music. Music Books, Guitars like him and at that date fully 60 years old owners held receipts. While he read off Doll's Pmth 'Mld masomlblc- 8011001 and Banjos, Violins, Accordeons and all kind, should be upset all ofasudclen by awoman, the names from our books I made an in- Exper‘mcntcm S“Wh°§ al‘d BOOkS' of Band Instruments_ The largest stock apt sluch were the facts in the case. When vestigation to see if the box or parcel was ' . 35 3‘ 37 Ade'a'd" 3*- wu T°'°“*°- in Canada to choose from 6 iour’s interview was ended and Mr. all ri ht. Nothin whatever was missin ’ , - . . . ~- Cameron returned to the counting room he or milaid. g g Do You ' IMAGINE angledagibriddii‘cgi befom pumhabmg elsewmm 3 was a changed man. He was actually try- “Now Andrew, figure up the rents due I Tllatqpqpnlc would he“) 113.09“ freglrllarly Ill-sing SEND FOR CATALOGUE. ing to smile. When he attempted to pick up to this date,”said Mr. Cameron as we . ggarsfil Iigécgecgiaggrfilg‘sfxg’;ugfig - ALEY, ROYCE a; 00., v ‘ up the four/Ina buBlnCES he was nervous and returned to the OtfiCC. . . are not; foolg and do not; continue to buy goods 10$ YONGIG SHEER l‘, ’I‘Olt0NTO, 0&1‘ uneasy, and when he put on his hat and In about fifteen minutes I gave him the ' -â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"c--<â€"-â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€" went out upon the street without saying sum in gross. ' ° when he would return we looked at each “Now how much do We owo depositors ‘2’ ' I, . 1H, , V 0 1 other with something like consternation. “Not over £2,000 sir.” - ~ ' 'i , I i I ‘LWfillf, wehhad quefer times in the Camer- “Be exact, Andrew, Ii must know to a (\ “ '1 i I . on an or t e next ew months, and the can . Give me exact cures.” ' "'.'â€"_ _ . public did a good deal of sly gossiping about p “Well. then, it is £1,860 1051. 7d.” _, ' “Big? may afford to be ugly’ but no wom the bapker. We got the news from out- “Ah ! that is better. What Should you n) .p. . ‘ ' St. Leon Mineral “rater has a magical _sxders tlfitb Elle woman was a ,wxdow and say land, building, and belongings are . effecbupon the skin in removing wrinkles. . , 9n ' I ' ' . _ V iterate 52:31.83: seeds: 5:: “952111;... » - v . ~ . and new i i ‘1 is i - plexxon left heav and sallow from Sickness was staying at a fashionable hotel, and that “ A good guess, my lad. That will be I. r or the excessive hie of cosmeti .8 the most famous law firm in Scotland had about the true value under-the hammer, for ' a . . ' b ' . . ._ Mrs. 11'. D. West . KOFF No MORE Ior sale or eiywherc. her case and were sure of success. A Well- We have the best location in town Now [ m N S 0th . . ____ known estate was then in litigation, and there’s my lan‘l on the hill.” ‘V, v - I 0 comwa 3' ova c “ VVATSONS’ COUCH DROPS . ‘ - - ' - - . u, , ,, St. Leon Mineral Water 00. (Limited) the papers hail somethin to say almost Ehiits good for £500. - WILL GIVE posn-IVE AND INS-r. .. ’ ’ daily. Mr. Cameron coul have found out “And my half of the woollen mill.” . ANT RELIEF. To Ho E SU FERI 'G . 101% King Street West. ' ’ ' '; all the inside particulars by paying a. lawyer “ That ought to bring up the balance.” . FROM 0 L H T s F S “E Er“‘10"v.'“9 Yongo‘slmch Tel- 1321 " £5 but I doubt if he would have parted with “ So it will, and my watch will make an- . -l d THR OE DS’ OARSENESS’ ' OR ~fi'_â€"_â€"M ," 3. “bob ” for full information. After events another £30. The hands are all paid up Of other medlcn‘es Fal 6 T0 condition?"’ivNocggiiNéMsuhmâ€"g proved that he accepted the widow’s state- and I owe nothing for either pew rent or . , ‘ T w A D L 1.1;“, ThEM . merits and documents without question, my board. Here is your salary for next‘ 3’“ 4 Battle” OfHOOd’s S‘I‘rsai’ar‘ua ' 4' STAMPED 0" EACH DROP' , though he would not have taken the note of week, Andrew.” ' Cured. ’ - " ""“"‘""""’“ 1"“ ' ~ a. millionaire for £10 without an endorser. “ But-â€"-but what are cu oin to do, u - 4 it 1gasure thatl ten of the mm c: 'Ialaam 2 Within a month after the widow’s appear- sir ?” I stammered. y g g .mnlctfitlslwdi’figed from Hood’s Sarsapagrilla. 2 m c: CURE GUARANTEE i’ ance Mr. Cameron gotanewbusiness suit. He “ Going away, my lad." For 6 years I have been badly afflicted with E g . E Why be troubled With FILES. EX. ' had worn the old one four years. This new “ But there is no need of that. You can Ewsipegas i 9’3 ‘ pd x': Rglllglllg fill-ENJFSSAL' FEESSURES' ULCER' I suit, as We all agreed, was the finest thing pay dollar for dollar even if the news gets I ,. . - - .. . . - 9“ l-‘l ’M R AN on wilEEEBNG c): l . breaking out With running meies‘darmg hot l E p, { gFCTbJ 24 Ug , r, CL R ' he had ever worn. He also got a new hat, out that we are shaky and brings a. run. : summer months, 1 have snnenmes not been,: H m h LE l/VT E/lIT ues immediate when went to the harbor to be shaved. and there And why should the news get out? It is ; able to use my limbs for two months at a time. ~; w E, feiplyizlilngIB-uiisleof Lily/SANDS? pas proved . was such a change in his general demeanor known only to you and me. You have the 2 Bemllf It‘gldulcc‘i to try Effiggggsg i 3-4 pâ€"a case“ 011°” Emai’lg' Pmcieglrooaégbgdgisfi zf about the office that the head bookkeeper, confidence of hundreds of good men, and ' ggemgchebgitgprgg ' a”; homes marge; ’took I c: :3 Sent '0 mail on receipt of pride by addresnsdn ‘ who had been with him eighteen years, can raise all the money you want to go ' them during tlié summer, was able to do my rm PU [ll-ARK EMWAL 30-. ISSABELMDE ST . EST. TOR TE seriously thought of tendering his resigna- ahead on.” . housework: 31‘“ E m "â€""_'_ “*â€" tion. When a grocery man came into the “That woman!” he whispered, as he Walk Two Mfiles C: ' bank one afternoon at 2 o’clock and solemu- dropped his chin into his hands and sat which I had not done for six years, Think] ly asserted that heliad seen Donald Cameron thinking for a long time- am cured of _erysipelas, and recommend any Have all the latest improvements. Be sure “’ out riding with the Widow Stirling, the “Give me authority to go to the police, PerSOD SO afflmted t0 1150 and get one for your buggy. They are better WEISS ' i‘mrnovso THE LAST 20 YEAR scrum; BETTER UNDER THE sun ’3 [1" so, USE Dr. CLARK’S CA TA never fails. rr CURES cATARRH IN THE HEAD THROAT AND NOSE, COLD IN THE HEAD, HAY FEVEI‘. l LAM ALATE AND ONSlL" 1'9‘ stores‘thiel FsonseEdI }:men, and drives away the DULL HEA DA HE experienced by all who nave Cstarrh.‘ One ottle Will work wonders. ,Pricq 50/3. at Druggists. Sent by mail on receipt or ' rice by addressing CLARK GHEh‘lch OD. .188 ASF'AIDE ST.WEST. TORONTO day brought some new surprise. On the No one'know what had happened. I didI first Monday of September I started off for not see‘the banker nor hear of his being 9‘ Week’s Vacation. That had always been seen, thoth he was a man who never miss- I mAgems 0"91'YWhel‘c- ' the rule. Mr. Cameron insisted that each ed his chiirch. At 8 o’clook on Monday 1 V A of us take a week every year, though each morning we had to summon the police t0' g M E a N had to lose his salary for that week. I put break open the door of .the bank. Donald. ' V I fn my week at Aberdeen. On the first day ' Cameron lay dead on the floor. having tired V Valbulplplc trcaéisc alprl two no:ch offirefiilicinel 15m: lirlec is " - ' ' ‘ ‘ ' “ . ' .' . . t. sonnets. . .. of my ariival I caught sight of the Widow a bullet into his head With his own hand. : g‘gowgrg, €371,352: 33%;; Sum. Tgwnw, 0“. ) 3st rim QUTIOSHEET. flu arm or swans I IET tit 8£LEOT WHAT is REQUIRED. WILL SEND Ymi PBlGE. cunts AllE 85m BY MAIL, Ramsranau. Goaasc‘r AND CHEAP. Eâ€"u-wuâ€" Sand Stamp for Illustrated Book- GEAS. amuse-Hm Summit fflAGHlHlSL :34 Km 3mm 9L. "‘GROHTG ,, a: -. HRH CURE. It ‘2 a 1 E