Day 2 - Morning - A chat with Albert

[Preston A. Lodge III]

**View the previous thread with Preston at the Hotel: Click Here**

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(After leaving Annabelle at the clinic, the two men had reached the bank. As they walked in, Albert looked curiously around. Preston walked straight to his desk and Albert followed)

Preston: Please, have a seat.

(Preston smiled and pointed to a chair. Albert nodded and sat down while still looking around)

Preston: Anything I can get you, Cuban cigar - the finest, or perhaps a drink?



** Tag Albert **

[Albert Emerson]

Albert: A cigar will be fine.

(While answering, he looked around, with an amusing smile.)

Albert: You managed this place well Preston. That remember me Sebastian project for the West. Lost in the West, small but productive and warm.

(Preston gave the cigar to Albert and light it.)

Albert:Between the hotel and the bank, you should not have too much time?



** Tag Preston **

[Preston A. Lodge III]

Preston: I manage. Of course I rely on the help received from all my trusted employees. Without their involvement, it would be impossible to run these businesses altogether.

(Preston looked at his gold pocket watch)

Preston: The bank will be open for the public at 10 am, which gives us about 15 minutes. Now tell me Albert, how has everything been with you lately, in a business matter of speaking?



** Tag Albert **

[Albert Emerson]

Albert: My parts in Hazard Industries still my primary income, since the end of the War, the major work go for the raidroal and ships. The market need them for grow up, which keep my safe value for my familly. I must admit that with the children, I played mor safetly with the money, their was so many bankrupty around many partner and knowledge that I didn't want put Anna and the kids in a such situation.

(He paused and took a breath of his cigar. Sure he had the chance to meet Preston few time in Boston conventions in the last year, but he tought at the last time Preston came to their home and told them he moved to the West - the Christmas after Margaret death).

Albert: I must admit you surprised us when you told us you wanted to come to the West for building your own empire. That is a high risk project, but sure our familly situations wasn't the same. BY talking of familly...

(Albert hesitated few seconds, searching for use the right word for not upset Preston when he would talk about his sister).

Albert: Yesterday, when we arrived at the hotel, when Anna asked for who was Laura... I know that Laura and you were always like cat and dog, but if for any reason she ask soemthing again about Laura, I hope you could be gentleman with your speech toward Laura. They are both very like each other... artistic, emotives, devoted , sincere and the position she had in your familly should not affect Annabelle friendship with Laura.


** Tag Preston **

[Preston A. Lodge III]

Preston: I’ll try my best to cover up my true feelings. Believe me I would never do anything to come between Annabelle and her lost memory. I wish to help her with all my power - not to change what she knew previously.

(Preston leaned back in his chair while Albert’s words about family and business made him have mixed feelings. Then a completely different matter came to his mind which made him grab a piece of paper and pen. Albert looked curiously and tried to see what his friend was writing, which made Preston glance over to him)

Preston: Oh, I’m just quickly writing down some minor changes to a working schedule, for one of my employees.

(Few minutes passed and suddenly the bank-door opened. Both Preston and Albert looked up. There silence had now been interrupted by a familiar face)

** Tag Mr. Gormley **

[Malvin Gormley]

**View the previous thread with Mr. Gormley: Click Here**



(Mr. Gormley rushed into the bank and accidentally shut the door quite hard behind him and hurried over to Preston, trying to catch his breath and managed to say his first words quite clear, but also in a high unpleasant tone)

Malvin: Sorry I’m late sir!!!

Preston: Calm down Mr. Gormley, there’s still another five minutes before the bank opens. Now, why don’t you get settled down and prepare yourself for the first costumer.

Malvin: Yes, I’ll get right to it.

Preston: And here! I’ve wrote down the changes for this week, so have a look at that later and come tell me if there’s anything you won’t be able to handle.

Malvin: I’m sure there won’t be, thank you.

(Mr. Gormley reached out for his papers and then went directly to the bank counter)

** Tag Albert / Myra **

[Myra]

(Myra entered the bank - when she decided to came to the opening, she thought that would be a quiet moment for talk to Preston. But her smile fade-out during a second when she noticed Malvin ready to work and Albert sat with Preston behind. She smiled back to Malvin.)


Myra: 'Morning Mister.

(She glanced discretly over his shoulder for look at Preston.)

Myra: I think I could come back later, I don't want to disturb Mr. Lodge.

[Malvin Gormley]

(Mr. Gormley smiled back at Myra. He didn’t know exactly what she wanted, and thought it was a little odd that she wanted to speak with Preston)

Malvin: Perhaps something I could help you with?

[Preston A. Lodge III]

(Preston looked up when he heard his name mentioned and noticed Myra’s presents. He found it peculiar that she came so early to the bank. He stood up and smiled)

Preston: Myra! What brings you here so early?



** Tag Myra/Albert**

[Myra]

Myra noticed Albert presence and her face grinned - monday morning was usually quiet, but it seem not for today.

She thought to herself that she had the wrong day for make her decision. In despite, she made a friendly smile.

Myra: You are already busy. I should come back later, that is not hurry.

[Albert Emerson]

Albert: No worry, I should live anyway. My train will left in ten minutes. He will be all yours Miss!

He shaken his hand with Preston.

Albert: I will go at the clinic for taka Anna and she would come to the bank after the train left.

While walking toward the door, he turned a last time to his childhood friend.

Albert: Thank you, I know that I can count on you Preston.

Thank he turned to Myra and tap his hat in greeting of salutation.

Albert: Miss.

[Preston A. Lodge III]

(With a smile, Preston watched as Albert departed from the Bank. He then turned his look towards Myra)

Preston: You wanted to speak with me? Please, have a seat.



(Preston guided Myra around to his "office" and pulled a chair further out for her to have a seat. Mr. Gormley watched intense, as the woman came closer to Preston. Quickly Preston went around to his own chair again and seated, while he tried to figure out what her purpose for seeing him was)

**Tag Myra**

[Myra]

Myra: Thank you.

She smiled, a little nervous, while sitting and put her purse on her knees.

Myra: Your business seem growing every days now. That change a lot since the time I was in town, you shouldn't annoy here.

She glanced discretly to Gormley than to Preston again. She wasn't sure by what sart to said for her request that she didn't noticed how hard she was gripping her purse.

[Preston A. Lodge III]

(Still curious to what her intention for seeing him was, Preston smiled, he enjoyed her kind company)

Preston: I keep business steady. Unfortunately I haven’t had much prosper since 73 with the crash steaming the land. I assume you are familiar with this event, seeing as you’ve been working at the bank in St. Louis.



(With no customers in the bank, Mr. Gormley couldn’t help but keep a close hidden eye on Myra and Preston’s conversation)

**Tag Myra**

[Myra]

Myra nodded.

Myra: Well, like you maybe know, Samantha and I were suppose to return to St-Louis last week. Finally, after reconsidering the things, we, Horace and me, decided to try a year here in Colorado Springs. You know, her friends Katie and Oliver live here after all.

Myra grinned - she lost her main idea and entered in some details which wasn't appropriate and probably annoying the businessman in Preston. The decision was so unexpected, that she didn't had time to plan for herself something in town before the shcool year started.

She turned lighty the head for see if the clerck was listened them or not before continue - she already worked at this position and already did it after all!