The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-24
CHAPTER XXI.
nARRY LEARNS A NEW woRp.

HARRY LEARNS A NEW WORD,
I am informed, by those who ought 10
know, that u credit balance at ones bankers
possesses great virtues M nm elevator OF both
morals and character That apart from
any sordid consideration or misorly Joy, II
enables n man 10 face with greater courage
the smaller Ills and annoyancos OF lifo, rem
d'rs him less Liable 20 many temptations,
teaches him TO regard his fcllow-oreaturos
with moro 0irection0te eyes, aud generally
TO Ncquosoo In the wisdom OF the arrange
mcnt which made the world ~ II * II this
be so, the universal desire 10 grow rich may
have for its handspring tho noblest motives,
Az In nine cases out Of ten woman holds
money In far greater reverence and awe than
a man docs, the possession Of such balance
should bO 10 her doubly gratifying and
elev0tinE, With money woman Is power,
II was the weak concession, begun years ago
for mans seilsh onds, completed to-day for
the sake Of JUSTICE that woman has any
right 20 hold property At all, which has led
up 10 the demand for womnnhood suffrage,
Beatrice had very largo credit balance
In the hands OF the family bankers, MesSrs
Furlong, stephens, Mrlong, Seymour II Fur
long an establishment which, for tho sake OF
brovity, and on account OF its antiquity, was
commonly known hs the Blacktown Old
Bank II was n very largo balance; 80 largo
that II annoyed Horace and Herbert 70 think
Of ltS lying at the bankers With their
prniscworthy regularity the trustees had
every half year paid tholr noco's income 10
her account at Mossrs Furlongs and as
Beatrice did not spend onc-hfth OF II tho
money bred with liz provcrbol focundity
Unil their niec0 came 10 stay with them
tho Talberts had, without even consulting
her, invested all surplus income in good
diyidend'paying preference or debenturo
stocks, chosen because they only paid four
per ccnt,-no wcll-advisod borrower should
think Of offering moro than four por cent.
Doing 10 creates mistrust, During the last
year Beatrice had askod them 70 let the
money llc at tho bank, So nj the bank II
was Os Horace said, not bearing u fraction
OF interest II voxed him 10 see such waste
Only NJ Christmas ho had demonstrated
with hor, "You arc simply making our
friOndsh--soyoral mombcrs Of the elongated
firm lived In tho noighborhood d-"o handsome
yearly present. Paying ono Of thor clerks
salary, In fact,n
perhaps that was why Mr. stcphcns was
10 attentive 10 mo at dinner last week" said
Beatrice placidly
"Oh, nonsonsol Tt's a mere nothing 20
thom. But why should they have your
money for nothing, and lend II out at scven
or Oight per ccntr
Beatrice could give no reason, She simply
aid ahe wished II 10 remain as II was for a
while. Horace and Herbert began 10 wonder
u she had afoot any scheme for endowing a
hospital, or restoring tho parish church.
However, tho money lay idlo and at call,
and II Horaco's explanation Of tho method
by which bankers mako fortunes was correct
tho pago In tho red basll.covered ledger,
headed Beatrice Clauson,n must have been
n gratifying sight for tho Mossrs, Furlong
and tho rest Of tho firm.
Ono morning-the very morning which
Mr. Horvoy had appointed for his second In
terview with Boatrico-a few minutes aftcr
tho respectable livoried porter had drawn
the bolts OF tho outer doors, and 20 pro.
claimed that the bank was ready for ali
comers, check for ono thousand pounds,
payable 20 "solf'' or ''boarcrn and signed
''Beatrice Cb,uson" was handed across tho
broad mahogany counter 10 the spruce cash
ler
He leaned across tho counter and asked
her In the politost manners
MISUNDERSTANDING
Mrs. Miller would have flvo hundred In
gold and ilvo Bank Of England notes for
one hundred pounds each. The money was
counted Out. Mrs Miller buttoncd tho notes
inside her dress, The bag of gold she placed
IN her pocket, where with every movement
II bumped heavily but roassuringly against
her leg, and in dumb but painful show pro-
claimed that II was safe. Then she rejoinod
her mistress, and tho cab carried them 10
Blncktown railway station.
They booked TO Paddiugton. As they
wanted no companions they entered ladies'
carriage, Every traveller knows that solitude
Ia most often found In those compartments
reserved exclusivply fr tho fair sex. This Il