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  ″IwishCentralBankwouldberobbed,″GeorgePickenssaidtohimself.Hehadbeenmakingthiswishdailyfromthetimehehadstartedworkasatelleratthebank.

  Alloverthecountrybankswerebeingrobbed,Georgethoughtsourly.Whynotthisbank?Wererobbersscornfulofitsfour-million-dollarcapital?WeretheyafraidofMr.Ackerman,theoldbankguard,whohadn'tpulledouthisgunintwenty-twoyears?

   Ofcourse,Georgehadareasonforwantingthebanktoberobbed.Afterall,hecouldn'tsimplytakethethickbundlesofbillsthatwereunderhishandsalldaylong.Sohehadthoughtofanotherwaytogetthem.Hisplanwassimple.Itwentlikethis:

  IfBankRobberAholdsupBankTellerB…

  AndifBankTellerBgivesBankRobberAacertainamountofmoney…

  WhatistopreventBankTellerBfromkeepingallthemoneyleftandclaimingthatitwasstolenbyBankRobberA?Therewasonlyoneproblem.WherewasBankRobberA?

  OnemorningGeorgeenteredthebankfeelingsomethingwasabouttohappen.″Goodmorning,Mr.Burrows.″hesaidcheerfully.Thebankpresidentmutteredsomethingandwentintohisoffice.

  Attwoo'clockBankRobberAwalkedin.Georgeknewhewasabankrobber.Foronething,heslunkin.Foranotherthing,heworeamask.

  ″Thisisaholdup.″themansaidroughly.Hetookapistolfromhispocket.Theguardmadeasmallsound.″You,″thebankrobbersaid,″liedownonthefloor.″Mr.Ackermanlaydown.TherobbersteppedovertoGeorge'scage.

  ″Allright.″hesaid.″Handitover.″″Yes,sir.″saidGeorge.″Wouldyoulikeitinten-or-twenty-dollarbills?″

  ″Justhanditover!″

  Georgereachedintohiscashboxandtookallthebillsfromthetopsection,closetosixthousanddollars.Hepassedthemthroughthewindow.Therobbersnatchedthem,stuffedthemintohispocket,andturnedtoleave.

  Then,whileeveryonewatchedBankRobberA,BankTellerBcalmlyliftedoffthetopsectionofthecashboxandslippedbillsfromthebottomsectionintohispockets.

  Thebankrobberwasgone.Georgefainted.Whenhewokehesmiledupattheworriedfaceslookingdownathim.″I'mallright.″hesaidbravely.

  ″Perhapsyoushouldgohome,George.″Mr.Bell,thechiefauditor,said.

  Assoonashewassafelybehindhisbedroomdoor,Georgetookthemoneyfromhispocketsandcountedit.Hehadseventhousanddollars.Hewasveryhappy.

  ThenextmorningwhenGeorgearrivedatthebank,itwasnotopenforbusiness.Buteveryonewasthere,helpingtoexaminethebank'srecordsforthespecialauditMr.Bellwastaking.

  GeorgewascalledintoMr.Burrows'soffice.Thebankpresidentseemedstrangelycheerful.″George,″hesaid,″IwantyoutomeetMr.Carruthers,whousedtobepresidentofourbank.″

  ″Goodmorning,George.″saidMr.Carruthers.″Iwassorrytohearyoufaintedyesterday.Areyouallrightnow?″

  ″Yes,sir.Justfine,thanks.″

  ″I'mgladtohearit.Thatwasquiteanadventure.Itjustgoestoshowhoweasyitistorobourbank.″

  ″Sir?″saidGeorge,confused.″

  George,Iwassorrytogiveyouahardtimeyesterday,butwithallthebanksbeingrobbedthesedaysIthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatoprovethatourlittlebankcanberobbedtoo.Ihaveretired,butIhaven'tstoppedthinking.That'swhyIplayedmylittlegameyesterday,justtokeepeverybodyonhistoes.″

  ″Idon'tunderstand.

2020-03-22 02:40:28

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