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Chapter XXVII. When Waters Engulf Us We Reach For A Star

           Storiesbegantocropup—thoseever-enduring,drollstorieswhichformthemajorportionoftheconversationamongAmericanmenundersuchcircumstances.

           Twelveo’clockarrived,thehourforclosing,andwithitthecompanytookleave.Hurstwoodshookhandswiththemmostcordially.Hewasveryroseatephysically.Hehadarrivedatthatstatewherehismind,thoughclear,was,nevertheless,warminitsfancies.Hefeltasifhistroubleswerenotveryserious.Goingintohisoffice,hebegantoturnovercertainaccounts,awaitingthedepartureofthebartendersandthecashier,whosoonleft.

           Itwasthemanager’sduty,aswellashiscustom,afterallweregonetoseethateverythingwassafelyclosedupforthenight.Asarule,nomoneyexceptthecashtakeninafterbankinghourswaskeptabouttheplace,andthatwaslockedinthesafebythecashier,who,withtheowners,wasjointkeeperofthesecretcombination,but,nevertheless,Hurstwoodnightlytooktheprecautiontotrythecashdrawersandthesafeinordertoseethattheyweretightlyclosed.Thenhewouldlockhisownlittleofficeandsettheproperlightburningnearthesafe,afterwhichhewouldtakehisdeparture.

           Neverinhisexperiencehadhefoundanythingoutoforder,butto-night,aftershuttingdownhisdesk,hecameoutandtriedthesafe.Hiswaywastogiveasharppull.Thistimethedoorresponded.Hewasslightlysurprisedatthat,andlookinginfoundthemoneycasesasleftfortheday,apparentlyunprotected.Hisfirstthoughtwas,ofcourse,toinspectthedrawersandshutthedoor.

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