The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-14
allow the clerks to % ,o dsnner.-

allow the clerks to go to dinner.
 This was decidedly a new idea in banks closing from L, 10 :, the busiest par, of the day.
 Bu, there was nothing leii for me ,o do but to stand around in the rain for an hour After this ordeal fell rather dis gus'ed with things in general. Bat al : o'clock was back al ,he bank. The doors were still locked and the bars were still up with no signs Of life about the place. Five. ten. fifteen minutes went slowly by. Then a slow, heavy step came across the court: the owner of the step deliberately drew large key from his pooke, and deliberately proceeded 10 open the door. Up the dirty stairs wen; the deliberate steps, following. Arrived a; the head of the star. another grea, key was produced. and another door de libera,ely opened.
 ~Wha, does the gentleman wish -
 The gentleman wished ;o deposi; a draft
 Will the gentleman be kind enough 10 take seat: The clerk who attends 70 that par; of the business has n, vel re- turned from dinner
 Yes the gentleman would De good enough 10 take a seat: and he sa; there IF the cold. damp room. beating the i.oot with hls feet, shivering, playing with his umbrella. thinking of uuut,erable things. and waiting for the return of the clerk who attended ,o that par, of the busi- ness. \: intervals of two ar three nin- u,es he other door opened. admitting bias, oi cold ar and bank clerks by ones, ,L L deliberately n, carefully took of his overcoa; ard hal. slowly went mo llule c.oakroom. and Tn ihe course of nin- Ute or sN came deliberately ont and went slowly to his place. \, 10 most oi ihe clerks were ai thclf desks: l, twenty-five minutes "a there were only a few d. senIees a; ish, minutes io ;. hy ;he bank eiptk. " the eielx who attends :e ma, part of the business came ln. anu Ai iouI minutes 10 he appeared behind the reGn;er ana WAS ready ;o wait Gpoa tte. lust imagine IL Two hours and iariy-siN minutes of business haars wasted n oriei "ta le. the le,ks go 10 dinner never iei; so a;tef,y aissgs;et ia my life. Bu, !, would Tot have been sa bal f bH,iness had te.n res9mea promptly ], = Thee quarters oi aa hoar latc. asl think oi !;
 Ny passport WAS all right. ard was permitted ;o deposi, u5y lraf; The Jerk look down oank receipt. filled t II. signed !, himself and re uested my sls- nature. si-ned the cashier sanded the Ink. brushed of the >a2e,tlgons sand with | tired hares foot. and handed me ,he paper.
 Woa.d he he k.nd eaaash ;e s.ye ne l hank-hoek z"
 "A bank-book de na, understand. Will the gentleman Dc kind enough to explain =
 The gentleman e>piAinel. and the Jerk MS sorry "a s.y they id not usc the bank-books n Germany. besides, .he gentleman had ! recei2t m he paper h< had Jus, received.
 \ reques; for check book net s,;n 4 very decided negative.
 Nc. we do not give cheok-books. one mus; apply ,o the bank Tn person when one wishes to draw money. l, would be dangerous to allow blank cheeks ,o leave the bank
 And Il was no use 10 argue about II. l. didn', make any difference If the bank did have my signature. Ii wanted te leave Berlin mus, either ;ake the coin with me or .tke ou, letter af credit, ! spent some four hours T iepositIns tha, 5-,.f, and a!, got ,o show iot # was l retcir, w'h lny signature apon 4. Chc k hI1nk one were itnscroas a,.. ne Q e.p' @.;h The owner ,,s II re mon | 'sss 1;