The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-16

blown open. I think I'll make
things little safer for you"
The bank had no cellar, but as stone
was plenty and cost only the labor of
quarrying, the walls we're built two
feet thick. To get below the frost
limo they had to be sunk nearly five
feet. The space enclosed by the walls
was hinty soil, so hard that n pick
could scarcely disturb it, The floor
of the bank was little more than
four feet above the earth. Tom was
about week, working ut odd times,
to get things in shape He cut out
trap door in trout of the safe, brought
down wires aud battery, and when we
had finished we had contriyance
which he alone had power over from
Grand Crossing. BY mcansof switch
mp there he could spring the bolt OF
the trap door aud the door worked on
n spring 30 close the opening again
staple in the door aud another in the
frame permitted The use of u peg, 80
there might be no frnr OF accident dur
ing business hours. The understand
ing We had was thpt Tom should drop
thnt door every hour between = o'clock
at night nul the next morning and
the sch"m. worked rs easy as rolling
oil lus For the first few nights the
click of the bolt woke me up as the
door fell, but after n time it failed to
penetrate my drowsy senses.
| had to run my bank to suit the
convenience of the public, and it was
never closed before u o'clock in the
evening, aud was often open until 7.
/ Agn rule, all persons who wished to
Us. l',c safe over night came in be-
I t2"an i nn,l :. | gave each one II rec
| c,ip' Tor whltcvar he deposited, but
majo ~ chirgn whatever. Many and
muny night that safe held $25, 900
outside of bnnk money, and on such
ocrns.ons felt bit proud Mt the con
ii.ltnr. r'Jp''l in m".
Toms tclp hal been working for n
mouth or more when received II
+ strnrg' c,il p on, evening at $50. A
! wumin wa, bT n means rare sight
I in town. though they were none too
nun ro's. but this visitor OF mine was
/ u yoing Won n, ;'yl.shlv dressed, and
~, pretty A. . par'h I'll admit right
here that | hld y jumping of til heart
+ ai 81 ,it Di her, aud that when she
smilr ON mr wns a. bally hl4tcrrd
i,o hoy caught stealing eggs. She
VT, from 81. Louis, she explained, and
who wns Interested in silver mine,
but htlmyst 'rion'ly disappeared. She
| would hr at the hotel for week or
| two AID wish II m to safe deposit
| $500 ia grtcahnrk, She gave me the
nam oi Ms, Nellie Hnincsto insert in
the receipt. mud you will of course
smile in contempt when admit that |
had to count that money three differ
cnt times TO make il come ont straight
/ of course offered my assistance in
the search iur information, and of
course she swectly thanked me an
said she'd come in again. She did
come, and when / saw her by day
light | was clean gone, Regular case
OF love at first sight on my part, and l
have no more excuses to offer. / wrote
several letters for her, and the search
for the missing brother was well be-
gun.
For a week Miss Haines dropped
into the bank daily i'll search of news,
and one evening during the interval
paid her call at the hotel. Saturday
afternoon she sent me note saying
she had news of her brother, and that
| nt hpili bt upNu lIoin lllt lioilutuius
about : O'Clock in the evening He
should be very anxious to 80 East by
the 10 o'clock train, and would mind
if the two came to the bnnk at SIS.
While She had to draw out her money
it was more than likely that he would
have large deposit TO make Ii she
hadn't mentioned this latter circum-
stance | should have taken her money
to the hotel, and perhaps declared my
love. Saturday evening was always n
big evening with the bank, as IL score
or more of outsiders wanted the use OF
the safe over Sunday. This Saturday
evening | had fully $50, 900 to take
care of. | got rid of the last customer
by o'clock, locked the safe door just