Well，sonny？“hesaidtotheboy，whocamerunningup。
“Linkain’ttohome，an’Mrs。SanfordshesaysJim’ssickan’can’tcomedown。“
Therewasasilence。“Anybodyseehimthismorning？“askedWilson。
“Yes；Isawhim，“saidVance。“Lookedbad，too。“Thecrowdchanged；peoplecameandwent，sometogetnews，sometocarryitaway。Inashorttimethewholetownknewthebankhad“bustedalltosmash。“Farmersdrovealongandstoppedtofindoutwhatitallmeant。Themoretheytalked，themoreexcitedtheygrew；and“scoundrel，“and“Ialwayshadmydoubtsofthatfeller，“werephrasesgrowingmorefrequent。
Thelistofthevictimsgrewuntilitwasevidentthatneariyallofthesavingsofadozenor。moredepositorswereswallowedup，andthesumreachedwasnearlytwentythousanddollars。