Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Banking Octopus and the Silver Question: An American Financial History
Some years ago there lived a very prosperous farmer and his family who it was supposed must have a large sum of money secreted about his farm buildings. He kept no bank account, but was industrious and economical. Tlie fame of his wealth spread, and finally reached the ears of a gang of highwaymen, who at once determined upon robbery. The desperados secreted themselves in a wood, in the immediate neighborhood of the farm, and awaited a suitable opportunity to make their descent, like vultures, upon the family. The time came sooner than expected! The night was dark and stormy. A drizzling rain made it unlikely that any one would be stirring out - just the kind of weather for deeds of darkness. The robbers, one at a time, crept out of the wood in difierent directions. They feared neither.
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