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thought of it myself:" '
"You have se much' to think of,
poor man. And now will209, be
good enough ,tol.hqve towite8 order
, the man to robe me aexoNa the—."
' "'1 am very sorry, Mrs. Titus," said
I firmly, "but \1' fear .I must declare
anyself. I, cannot permit you to go
sato the tows. to -day.'
She was 'thunderstruck. "Are you
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ing myface rather iittpittly for a
moment..
!Unhappily, yes. Will you let me
explain—.'"
"The ideal", she .extlainted as she
drew herself ,to her full height and
withered me with a look, of surpass-
ing scorn. ""Ain I to rgard myself
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Pleas answer m' 1888tion"
Her terse cut me like the leap of a,
Whip. , illy •choler .rose.
"1 do not .choose to. regard Myself
as a jailer. My only 'object in op -
peeing this—"
"I have never known anything so
absurd':" Two bright red, spots ap-
peared in her cheeks. "Your attitude
is most extraordinary. 'However,
shall go to the city this morning, Mr.
Smart. Pray give me the credit of
having sense enough to— Ah, Col-
ingraft."
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The two sons ,approached from the
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DOMIHIION BANK
Condensed Statement 31st July, 1923
LIABILITIES
Capital Paid up $ 6.000.000.00
Reserve Fund and Undivided
Profits 7,866,182.85
Deposits by the Public 93,979,315.71
Balances due other Banks in
Canada 576,450.89
Balances due Foreign Banks2,634,570.15
Cireulatioe 7,007,849.00
Acceptances under Letters el
Credit 1.426,053.81
Bills Pay0bl. 335.983.63
Sundry Liabilities 760,657.40
3120.587.063.44
E. S. OSLEft, President.
ASSETS
Cash on Hand $ 9,472,691.23
Deposit with Central Gold Re-
serves 1.700,000.00
Cheques on other Banks 6.166,307.78
Bank Balances -1,364,079.48
Cash Asset*. 318.703,078.49
Government and Municipal De-
bentures. Railway and other
Bonds and Stocks
Can and Short Loans in Canada
on Bond. and Stock.
Call and Short Loans elsewhere
than in Canada
22.865.252.05
6.657.428.54
3.366.354.04
"smelt Immediately Available 851,592.113.12
!ndry Advana� 69,486,279.28
eposited with Dominion Gov-
ernment for Security of
Note Circulation 300,000,99
Liabilities of Customers under
Lettere of Credit as per
contra 1.426,053.61
Bank Premia. ..6290.967.32
Other Assets 581,649.91
{Izo.se��963,44
C. A. BOGERT, General Mammies.
What the Figures in Our Statement Mean
LIABILITIES TO THE PUBLIC:
The Dominion Bank owes to the Publio—
Deposit. $ 93.979,315.71
Note. in Ohculation 7.007,849.00
Dac to other Bank. and Sundry Liabilities 5.730,248.88
Total Liabilities to the Public
AGAINST THESE LIABILITIES THE FOLLOWING ASSETS ARE HELD:
Cash
3186,717,413.58
$ 11.172,691.23
Cheques on other Banks and deposits with other Banka.... 7.530.387.16
Dominion and Provincial Government Securities 16,856,444.22
Municipal. various Government and other first-class Securities6.008,807.83
Ions payable on demand (fully protected by marketable Securities) 10.023.782.58
inunediateiy available Assets equal to 48% of the total Liabilities
to the Public 81,592,113.12
Commercial Loans 60,486.279.28
Bank Premises 6,200,967.32
Other Assets Z3O7,703. 72 68,994,950.32
Total Assets to meet Liabilities to the Public 8120,587,069.44
This leaves a Surplus of 3
13,869,64i1.85
Thus there is a margin or extra protection of $13.869.649 in the Bank's Assets over and above
its Notes in Circulation, Deposits by the Pubiie and other Liabilities. Thili 813.869,649 is the property
of the Shareholders.
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enjoying a ten . o'elooi,A chop. Colin -
graft, noting his mother's attire, ac-
celerated his speed and was soon be-
"Going out, Jllothet+" he enquired,
flicking the ash ham ids cigarette.
"If Mr. Smart will -be good enough
to withdraw bis opposition," she said
icily, '
He gave me a sharp look. "What's
up?"
"Mrs. Titus doesn't seem to realize
the risk she rune ins -7'
"Risk?' Do you, suppose,Mr.
Smart, I would jeopardise my deugh-
ter's—"
"What's up?" repeated Colingraft
insistently.
"Mr. Smart calmly informs me that
I am not to go into the city."
"I don't see that Mr. Smart has
anything to say about it," said her
son coolly. "If he—" He paused,
glaring. j
I looked him squarely in the eye.
If he had possessed the eumen of a
pollywog he would have seen that my
Dutch was uls.
"One moment, Mr. 'Titus," I said,
setting my jaw. "I bave this to say
about it. You are guests in my
house. We are jointly interested in
the effort to protect the Countess
Tarnoway. I consider it to be the
height of imprudence for any mem-
ber of your family to venture into
the city, now or at any time during
her stay in this castle. I happen to
know that Tarnoway is having me
watched for some purposes or other.
I don't think he suspects that the
Countess is here, but I greatly fear
that he believes I am interested in
her cause. He suspects me. You
have heard of our recent encounter.
He knows my position pretty well by
this time. Mrs. Titus says that the
man Dillingham assures her there is
no danger. Well, I can only say that
Dillingham is a fool, and I don't pur-
pose having my own safety threaten-
ed by—"
"Your safety?" exclaimed he. "I
like that! What have. you got to be
afraid of?"
"You seem to forget that I am
harboring a fugitive from justice," I
said flatly.
Mrs. Titus gasped. "How dare
you—"
"The Countess Tarnowsy is wanted
by the qubhorities for kidnapping, and
I think you know the facts quite as
well as I do," I went on harshly.
"God knows I am doing my best to
protect her. I am riaking more than
you seem to appreciate. If she is
found here, my1losition isn't likely to,
be an enviable one: I am not think-
ing solely of myself, believe me, but
after all I contend that I have a right
to assert myself in a crisis that may
affect me vitally. I trust you will
see my positiqn and act accordingly,
—with consideration;-fiLnothing else."
Mrs. Titus did not take ber eyes off
mine while I was speaking, There
was an expression of utter amaze-
ment in them. No one had ever op-
posed her before in just this way, I
gathered. She didn't know what to
make of it.
"I fear you exaggerate the extent
of your peril, Mr. Smart," she said
dryily. "Of course, I have no desire
to put you in jeopardy, but it seems
to me—"
"Leaving me out pf the case alto-
gether, don't you think it is a bit
unfair to the Countess?" I asked in
some heat. "She doesn't want to go
to jail."
"Jail?" she cried angrily.
"That's no way to speak about—"
began Colingraft furiously.
I broke in rashly. "If you please,
Mr. Titus, be good enough to keep
your temper. I have no desire to
appear harsh and arbitrary, but Ican
see that it is necessary to speak plain-
ly. There isn't anything in the
world I will not do to help you and
the Countess in this unfortunate busi-
ness, Mrs. Titus. I hope you believe
me when I say as much. I am her
friend; I want to be yours if you will
let me. But I reserve the right to
say what shall be and what shall not
be done as long as you are under my
roof. Just a moment, Mr. Titus! I
think we are quite agreed that your
sister is to depart from here on the
fourteenth of the month. I am to
be her escort, so to speak, for a con-
siderable distance, in company with
Mr. Bangs. Well, it must be clearly
understood that not one of you is to
show his or her face outside these
walls until after that journey is over.
That's plain -speaking, isn't it?"
"I shall go where I please, and 1'!!
go to the town to -day—" roared Col-
ingraft, getting no farther for the
reason that his mother, seeing that I
was desperately in earnest, gave vent
to a little cry of alarm and clutched
her big son by the shoulder. She
begged hint to listen to reason!
Reason " he gasped.
"If you—or any of you—put a foot
outside these walls," 1 declared, "you
will n be allowed to re-enter. That's
flat!"
"By cricky," fell in fervent admira-
tion from the lips of .iasper, Jr. I
glanced at his beaming, astonished
face. He positively was grinning !
"Good for you! You're a wonder, Mr.
Smart! By tricky! And you're dead
right. We're darn foals!"
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She held up both hands.. "I never'
was so spoken to in all my life, ter:
Smart. I shall riot forget it to trig
dying day."
She walled away from me,her
pretty head held high and her chin
suspiciously aquiver. Colingraft
hastened after her, but not without
giving me a scare in which rage and
wonder struggled for the mastery.
I ranmy band over my moist brow,
"`Gee" '*aid Jasper, Jr, "You've
corked her all right, all right." He
followed me into the study and I
couldn't get rid of him for hours.
Later in the forenoon the Countess
with a queer little smile on her lips,
told me that her mother considered
me the most wonderful, the most
forceful character she had ever en-
countered. I brightened up at that.
But Colingraft was not yet through
with me.
CHAPTER XVII
I See to the Bottom of Things.
'He sought me out just before lun-
cheon. I was in the courtyard, lis-
tening patiently to Jasper Jr.'s the-
ories and suggestions concerning the
restoration of the entire facade of
the castle, and what he'd do if he
were in my place. Strange to say, I
was considerably entertained, be was
not at all offensive; on the contrary,
he offered his ideas in a pleasantly
ingenuous way, always supplementing
them with some such salve as. "Don't
you think so, Mr. Smart?" or "I'm
sure you have thought of it yourself,"
or "Isn't that your idea, too?" or
"You're done wonders with the joint,
old man."
Colingraft came directly up to
where we were standing. There was
trouble in his eye.
"See here, Mr. Smart," he began
austerely. "I've got something to
any to you, and I'm not the sort to
pub it off. I appreciated what you've
done for Aline and all that sort of
thing, but your manner to -day has
been intolerable, and we'va got to
code to an understanding"
I eyed hire closely. You've got my
mother bawling her eyes out up-
stairs, and wishing she were dead.
You've got to come off this high horse
of yours. You've got to apologize to
her, and damned quick, at that. Un-
derstand?"
"Nothing will give me greater joy
than to offer her my moat abject
apology, Mr. Titus, unless it would
be her unqualified forgiveness."
"You'll have to withdraw every-
thing you said."
"I'll withdraw everything except
my ultimatum in respect to her put-
ting a foot outside these walls. That
still stands."
"I beg to differ with you."
"You may beg till you're black in
the face," said I coolly.
He swailowed hard. His face
twitched, and his hands were clench-
ed.
"You are pretty much of a mucker,
Mr. Smart," he said, between his
teeth. "Pm sorry my sister has fat -
Toll trill
between'
len into your hands. The worst of
it is, she seems setislied with every-
thing you do. Good Lord) What
she can see in you is beyond my coin-
prehension. Protection! Why you
couldn't protect her from the assault
of a Chicken."
"Are you trying to insult me, Mr.
Titus?"
"You couldn't resent it if I were.
There never was as author with en-
ough moral backbone to—"
"Wait! You are her brother. I
don't want to have double with you.
But if you keep on in this strain, Mr.
Titus, I shall be compelled to thresh
you soundly."
He fairly gasped. "Th—thresh me
he choked out. Then he advanced.
Much to his surprise—and, strange-
ly enough, not to my own—I failed
to retreat. Instead I extended my
left fist with considerable abruptness
and precision and he landed on his
back.
I experienced a sensation of un-
holy joy. Up to that moment I had
wondered whether I could do it with
my left hand.
I looked at Jasper, Jr. He was
staring at me in otter bewilderment.
"Good Lord! You—you've knock-
ed him down!"
"I didn't think I could do it," said
I hazily.
He sprang to his brother's side, and
assisted him to a sitting posture.
"Right to the jaw," shouted Jasper
with a strange enthusiasm.
"Left," I corrected him.
Colingraft gazed about him in a
stupid, vacant fashion for a moment
and then allowed bis glazed eyes to
rest upon me. He sat rather limply,
I thought.
"Are you hurt, Celli?" 'cried Jas-
per, Jr.
A sickly grin, more of surprise
than shame, stole over Colingraft's
face. He put his hand to his jaw;
then to the back of his head,
"By Jove!" he murmured. "I—I
didn't think he had it in him. Let
me get up!"
Jasper, Jr. was .dis•reet. "Better
let well enough alone, old—"
"I intend to," said Colingraft, as
he struggled to bis feet.
For a moment he faced me, uncer-
tainly.
I'm sorry, Mr. Titus," said I
calmly.
You—you are a wonder!" fell from
his lips. "I'm not a coward, Mr.
Smart. I've boxed a good deal in my
time, but—by Jove, I never bad a jolt
like that."
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He turned abruptly and left ne. Wtx
followed him slowly toward the steps.
At the bottom he stopped and faced
me again.
"You're a better man that I
thought," he said. "If you'll limy,
the hatchet, so will I. I take bac
what I said to you, not because PM
afraid of yon, but because I respect
you. What say? Will you shake
hands?"
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