Opis:
The banking firm of Montford & Co. were in need of cash to tide them over a panic and save them from ruin. Temptation came in the form of a large deposit made after banking hours by an old sea captain whose entire savings were put into their hands to be deposited on the morrow, in the regular way. As it was after banking hours, the head of the banking company gave Captain Horton his personal receipt and assured the captain of a deposit slip the following day. A victim of heart trouble, the captain succumbs to this long-dreaded disease and falls dead in the presence of the bankers. It is an easy matter to abstract the receipt from the captain's pocket and as no entry had been made, the bankers decide upon keeping the money for their own use. Apparently satisfied, Bannister, the partner of Montford, assists in removing the body from the banking office. The widow and daughter of the captain, knowing their father had gone to the bank to deposit a large sum, are horrified to learn that no ...
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