Thinking that his presence might give confidence to the other depositors and stop the run he went over to the bank with Harrison and Bragdon.

The tellers were handing out thousands of dollars to the eager depositors.

His friends advised him strongly to withdraw before it was too late, but Monty was obdurate.

They set it down to his desire to help Barbara's father and admired his nerve.
"I understand, Monty," said Bragdon, and both he and Harrison went among the people carelessly asking one another if Brewster had come to withdraw his money.

"No, he has over $200,000, and he's going to leave it," the other would say.
Each excited group was visited in turn by the two men, but their assurance seemed to accomplish but little.