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The smaller one he handed to his subordinate . The vastly larger one he thrust into his vest pocket , as he moved around a corner of the piazza to set his little girls swinging in a new contrivance which he had purchased for their use . Presently he returned to his secretary and said : `` Telegraph Mr. Kingsbury to make out an application in proper form for a military permit to ship five thousand bales of cotton to New York . Tell him to have it ready for me at two o'clock at the main office . '' Two hours later Captain Hallam found the application ready for him on his office desk . After looking it over he signed and carefully folded it after the fashion required for military documents , but as he did so he slipped into it the check for five thousand dollars , payable to the `` King of Holland or Bearer . '' No mention of the check was made in the document .