, 1877-09-22

THE FIDELITY.
THE ANXIOUS DEroslToRs
IN the Fidelity Sayfngs Bank l,cgan to assemble
at rather carly hour yesterday morning, eaci,
man, woman, and child intent On securing the
first place In the linz. This slc*!re was what
brought t1ic,n out 80 carly, and what resulted
IN forming line which. by Tie time tho bank
doors opened, extended down to tho entrance
Of itoolcy's Theatre. ~ the doors ooencd tho
crowd rushed in aid surged up to tho marble
counters. Twoor three policemen were on deck TO
keep them In order, and tho work Of presenting
ba,,k-hooks and getting apronortion Of what tho
dcpositots hal to their .rc1tt went slowly on.
Dy and by tho crowd grew smaller and smaller,
the new comers were less frequent, and by 12
o'clock tho line numbered about fifteen people.
During the rust Of tho day II kent up abuut that
general growl at the stownees wlt!, wc!, ttsefr
payments were made to them. The notices
posted mp OH the French rlate glass were also
the cause Of considerable comment, aud there
was adaptation to expires doubts u the bank's
during the, past few days. But the
dental e @ the general gt.s, desire ,. to tlraw y
class there known Al "rcpcatcra." but they
went away with ,iowncast ct,,i1ltenntces wl,tcii
would have told that they were un.ncccsaful,
even II tho eye-,sitnes4cs hal nnt observed thc
manner III which the pnyfng'tcflcr eyed them
aud told them II was Of no uso.
stn. 1tAt*Es
came down to llts bank at Ills usual hour. I1o
looked worried, tired, worn e1t. Under fih
Of wl.cl, may hare had something, TO .io wilt,
the slight expression OF dissatisfaction which
rested on bis usually p1acid features.
reporters Representing them. fIcdidn't exactly
like The interviews, and he took no pains 10 con-
teal that fact from hts son and those who gath
cred aruunti lin. But hc soon received c:'l,-
siderable comfort in the shape ,of SOME highly
WHO called in to sec him: "Yoii showed ynltr
hand ike a man, llancs,, md like .yoa all Tic
better for It.. Tic time. has como Tor It. Tic
Reps wa e4s yovr "
that there will tc an examination has done
good. People will lluve more confidence In you
from this tt,nc or. Itch you you've done Just
what was right"
The frown On tho worried bank Presidents
face died awny, md WIS oven succeeded by q
slight emile. Us the subject Of MI those Inter
views gradually came around anu vas forced to
ndmtt that perhaps hs had done wlac thing.
wns all tor tho rest. by and by nnottler caller,
hlgl, In Mr. ItAincs' esteem, dropped In, and
then unothrr, caeh Of wt0tn rc.eeloca the SEN
assuro him that lie had taken very prot,cr
course, &,
srysnA1 CONFERENCES or the DIRECTORS
ycre held ycttcrtlay, and with d r0nstdcfatc re-
card ior Mr. Ilntncs, as we'll as desire to Bo,ltl
suInc III tho others II, authority tic repre- cI,ta
tiyn at t),is paper kindly rcfratuc finn, bxxipc
liza President iur ot,u tiay in tIc week. n1i ptc3
i,is wits u1i Director According to tlIle gen
tJst,,at,. tic nru,cct uf i,ny!nr ai, examination
hn,i l.crn dc1nitIv deci,jcd unon. anti ti.c nnly
question was vic should DO tne investigating.
Mr, tinwc ind ucen so1lpht With great diligence.
hui Il was asccftainctI that i,u was out OF town
for the tiay. Another effort would 10 naje to
sec lin Ills morning.
,cr.f '''' ~'"' 'Fo
III. res: two or three. one Of whom had par.
tthIiy 1rreetl to seryo and tho uthct Ind cx-
nrcstei rct.rets tint hc would not be abic 10 do
s.,s I'M tl;a cf1nrt t., aer,re h con,nittce nj
Competent men to go In there and examine TIC
Qsscts would not be given 10, The Directors
realized that the TIM hatl cotlo fvr action anl