Part 95 (2/2)
”All good,” said Potts ”All first-rate It'll be all right We'll have to put it through”
”But what if it isn't all right?” asked Clark, savagely
”You forget that I have Smithers & Co to fall back on”
”If your bank breaks, there is an end of Sot this estate to fall back on, and they know it I can easily explain to them If they had only been in town I shouldn't have had to make this sacrifice You needn't feel troubled about your ive you security on the estate to any aive you security for seventy thousand,” said Potts
Clark thought for a while
”Well!” said he, ”it's a risk, but I'll run it”
”There isn't tiet a lawyer now to make out the papers; but whenever you fetch one I'll do it”
”I'll get one to-day, and you'll sign the papers this evening In ood, and you're a fool for your pains You're siold you have”
Potts went down not long after It was the fourth day of the run
Miscellaneous callers thronged the place, but the ae In two hours not th aHe pulled out a vast quantity of notes
”How much?” asked the clerk, blandly
”Thirty thousand pounds,” said the man
Potts heard this and came out
”How much?” he asked
”Thirty thousand pounds”
”Do you want it in gold?”
”Of course”
”Will you take a draft on Messrs Sold”
While Potts was talking to thispatiently beside him Of course this imperative claimant had to be paid or else the bank would have to stop, and this was a casualty which Potts could not yet face with calmness Before it can
On paying the thirty thousand pounds it was found that there were only two bags left of two thousand pounds each
The other man who had waited stood cale his er said quietly to the clerk opposite that he wanted gold