Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-11-18
miscellaneous"
$500 SHOIST.
BY WILLIAM NAHER.

If | had not been tho teller in tho
Gonoa National Bank the trouble
would never have come to me. If i
had not POSSESSED the entire ,eonh-
,lence of our president. q | could not
have made the first false step H. |
had possessed the necessary courage,
mm could have said no to Fred Man
chester. | should no. now have this
story to wIite. = ~
1t was the eustonl. in our bank for
the directors 10 make thorough
ov"rhauling of everything on the
third Monday Of each month. They
examincd every note AMI account,
t;eurcd ont for themselves the amount
of cash we ought to have on hand,
and invariably asked me to step aside
while jackson counted@thc money
jackson aiway. smiled as he touched
the tins of his fingers on my sponge,
and assured me it was only u mere
matter of form, and had been done
since the bank started. Dut5l OBJ
served he never took anything for
granted, though it was onlYa form,
hut counted every package as care
fully as ii he Was sure he was going
to find an error, somewhere.
His counting s;ls nothing to me,
for | wanted none of the banks funds
except such rs came TO me for my
salary, and Iwas never troubled II
balancing cash from the first" day
assumed my duties. | lived plainly
and had but one intimate friend
Fred Manchester He was the only
person with whom ! ever talked o.
the business hut told him every
thing is freely rs | would have told
lii to myself.
The day after the directors. meet
inr in january, Fred met me as Wa
leaving the bank and showed nc {
dispatch from his father, in New
Orleans requesting him tn come a
once. went with him to oar room
and helped him pack.
"rom,P said he, when we were
through, '1vc got to have som'
money"
"IIow much >" I asked.
II want three hundred dollars"
"Whcwl what io you want Wit
50 much !'
Il owe for three months board
for one thing; one hundred anc
twenty dollars to the tallor in Toledo
and then money to pay my railroad
fare. for Ihaven't a dollar
"Whstare you going 10 Dc"
asked.
81 don't know.
He had been 'out Of n situation
since the October panic and | knew
he must owe considerable. ! did no
usually save mmch money out OF m,
salary, and what little | did baYe
had just spent Tor II piano.
Fred sat hooking at the ground ant
| at him After II few minutes
study be looked up.
Tom, YOU, must help me-
II will be glad To-" answered
"it you will show me how l. can Dc
| it. You are welcome to every penn,
| | have in the world. but that anou.
to the saall sum of twenty dollars.
Twenty dollars is worse thar
nothing, he said, imputientiy; ''wh..
can't you lend ME the money fron
the bank? You know father i ricI
and that will send it to yoa tn
momen, | reach home.'
| laughed at the idea. "Unfortn
inatelv, | don't think Jackson wouI'
pass your paper, Fred, and l hav
ino more to do with lending the none.
than you have.
Il don't propose to let Jackson 'e
mv note, said he; it was bat ye>te'
dsv they examine,,t The brk and no'
you know YOU won't be troubled !,
them ter another month. Wh
can't YOU lend me the money ali
carry it as cash item? | will r.
mi, it to YOU before the week Is out.
"Lnpo=si5le!'l L cried, u coul