Part 93 (2/2)
”Oh, there won't be”
”Why not?”
”My credit is too good”
”Your credit won't be worth a rush if people know this”
While they talked persons kept dropping in Most of the villagers and people of the neighborhood brought back the notes, deold By about twelve o'clock the influx was constant
Potts began to feel alarers They did not seem to pay any attention to hi vengeance against those who had thus slighted hiht in notes to the extent of a thousand pounds, and when Potts ordered hihed in his face
”Haven't you got gold enough?” said the tailor, with a sneer ”Are you afraid of the bank? Well, old Potts, so a the people
The bank clerks did not at all syer to pay out Potts had to check them He called them in his parlor, and ordered them to pay out more slowly They all declared that they couldn't
The day dragged on till at last three o'clock came Fifteen thousand pounds had been paid out Potts fell into deep despondency Clark had re to be a run on the bank!” said he ”It's only begun”
Potts's sole ansas a curse
”What are you going to do?” he asked
”You'll have to help ot fifty thousand pounds in the Plymouth Bank”
”You'll have to let me have it”
Clark hesitated
”I don't know,” said he
”D-n it, ot more security than I knohat to do with”
”Well,” said Clark, ”I don't know There's a risk”
”I only want it for a few days I'll send down stock to ive me hundreds of thousands--twice as much as all the bank issue Then I'll pay up these devils well, and that d----d tailor worst of all I swear I'll send it all down to-day, and have every bit of it sold If there's going to be a run, I'll be ready for them”
”How h I'm devilish sorry,” continued Potts
”How ures on a piece of paper, which he showed to Clark:
California Company100,000 Mexican bonds50,000 Guatemala do50,000 Venezuela do50,000 -------- 250,000