The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-02-23

times fails, and here Is n story in point. II
was related TO Press reporter the other
day by the defaulting bank employee him
self with the proviso that bis name ana
the name Of the institution by which be
was employed should not be made public
1T was about 10 years ago, " said this
man, that l began TO take money from
the bank in which was clerk l was MT
dishonest. l was sorely tempted. was
young then and working for very mod
crate salary. Still it was ample Tor my
personal needs, but when my father died
and left the family penniless, and at the
same time my mother became a hopeless
invalid. il was at once evident TO me that
l must in some way procure more money,
for there were four younger children in
the family. all unable TO contribute cent
TO the general fund. first tried to get an
increase Of salary, but failed and then
BEGAN to take small sums from the bank.
1T was because Of my defalcations that
1 stuck closer TO my desk than any other Of
the clerks and worked harder. l knew
that il took vacation / should inevita-
bly be found out and then all would go
for naught. It was because Of my appar-
ent devotion to the interests Of the bank
that my salary was gradually raised, SO
that Just three years after began 10 steal
was certain l should have 70 steal no
more / even hoped soon to be able 10 pay
up. but it was three months afterward be-
fore l began that difficult task. Then my
brother. next younger than myself, began
To earn money, and told him the whole
story. He acted in the most noble fashion
and turned over to me as much Of his
! earnings as he possibly could, and little
by little, as the ant takes an atom OF earth
at a time we reduced the balance against
me.
"Oh. IL was slow work and far more
trying to my nerves than had been the
! stealing, but l never had the slightest i'm
pulse to continue covering up the shortage
beyond the earliest possible date at which
r / could repay the whole. My salary no"
: began to be increased every year, an'
! finally, nearly ten years ago, and but III
{ tie more than five years after l began Z
steal, paid back the last cent Durlnl
! all this time had been economical evel
, TO parsimony in my personal expenditures
never buying clothes until was absolute
lv forced to do so, and never owning bu
I. one suit at a time. Finally, the day ate
b / had made everything good and covere
5, all my tracks, the vice president asked m
o TO come into his Office for private tall
Nv heart was In my mouth. He said All
o erward that turned as pale as sheel
/ and know l nearly tainted, but went II
IS and as be offered me a good cigar and aske
me to be seated began TO take heart.
D. 1--we have decided, Mr.. Blank, he SAID
g to offer you the post Of cashier, for a
u have been watching your course with al
,r prevail for some years, but we wish TO sal
Z eest that you should be little more car
full as to your dress You are really shal
he by, although your salary is large enoue
er 10 enable you to be clothed at least fair
ne we'll It's rather a delicate matter
speak Of and may seem trivial to you, bl
&c II YOU become cashier here, you shou
e. dress as becomes the situation.
- Il gasped and asked for time to consid
IL. That night l was taken down Wi
IT brain fever. The strain had overcome
at last and was kept to my bed for thr
1 months. When recovered, was offer
the place in the bank again, but wouldn
have gone back there for 500, 600 yea
All In fact, / have never trusted myself
ne handle other peoples money since the
Dr. and never shall. But the fact that h
er been defaulter for five years was new
ny discovered at the bank