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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。
“Whatdidhedowithit？“wasthequestion。Henevergambledordrank。Helivedfrugally。Therewasnoapparentcauseforthisfailureofatrustedinstitution。
Itwasbeginningtosnowingreat，damp，drivingflakes，whichmeltedastheyfell，givingtothestreetastrangenessandgloomthatwereimpressive。Themenleftthesidewalkatlastandgatheredinthesaloonsandstorestocontinuethediscussion。
Thecrowdattherailroadsaloonwasverydecidedinitsbelief。
Sanfordhadpocketedthemoneyandskipped。Thatyarnabouthisbeingathomesickwasablind。SomewentsofarastosaythatitwasalmightycuriouswhereLinkwas，hintingdarklythatthebankoughttobebrokeninto，andsoon。
UponthiscompanyburstBarneyandSamMacefrom“Hogan’sCorners。“Theywereexcitedbythenewsandalreadyinflamedwithdrink。
“Say!“yelledBarney，“anyo’youfellersknowany-thingaboutJimSanford？“
“No。Why？Gotanymoneythere？“
“Yes；andI’mgoin’togititout，ifIhaftosmashthedoorin。“
“That’sthetalk!“shoutedsomeoftheloafers。TheysprangupandsurroundedBarney。Therewassomethinginhisvoicethatarousedalltheirlatentferocity。“I’mgoin’togetintothatbankan’seehowthingslook，an’thenI’mgoin’tofindSanfordan’getmymoney，orpound-outof’im，oneo’thesix。“
“Gofindhimfirst。He’suphome，sick-so’shiswife。“
“I’llseewhetherhe’ssick’rnot。I’lldrag’imoutbythescruffo’theneck!Comeon!“Heendedwithasuddenresolution，leadingthewayoutintothestreet，wherethefallingsnowwassofteningthedirtintoastickymud。
ArabbleofadozenortwoofmenandboysfollowedMaceupthestreet。Heledthewaywithgreatstrides，shoutinghisthreats。Astheypassedalong，womenthrusttheirheadsoutatthewindows，asking，“What’sthematter？“Andsomeoneansweredeachtimeinavoiceofunconcealeddelight：
“Sanford’sstoleallthemoneyinthebank，andthey’regoin’uptolick’im。Comeonifyewanttoseethefun。“
Inafewmomentsthestreetlookedasifanalarmoffirehadbeensounded。Halfthetownseemedtobeout，andtheotherhalfcoming-womeninshawls，likesquaws；childrencaperingandlaughing；youngmengrinningatthegirlswhocameoutandstoodatthegates。
Someofthecitizenstriedtostopit。Vancefoundtheconstablelookingonandorderedhimtodohisdutyandstopthatcrowd。
“Ican’tdoanything，“hesaidhelplessly。“Theyain’tdonenawthin’
yet，an’Idon’tknow-“
“Oh，gitout!They’regoin’uptheretowhaleJim，an’youknowit。
Ifyoudon’tstop’em，I’lltelephonef’rthesheriff，andhaveyouarrestedwith’em。“
Underthispressure，theconstableranalongafterthecrowd，inanattempttostopit。Hereachedthemastheystoodaboutthelittleporchofthehouse，packedcloselyaroundBarneyandSam，whosaidnothing，butfollowedBarneylikehisshadow。Ifthesunhadbeenshining，itmightnothavehappenedasitdid；buttherewasasemi-obscurity，aweirdhalf-lightshedbythethickskyandfallingsnow，whichsomehowencouragedtheenraged
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