Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
TT was AL RIGHT.
The naughty BaDk-reuer convince"
b. a second Look st che thec~'

Chicago Daily Nf"sI
ge had small rcd eyes and % oris'Ahs
rad mousuche. HIS cheek bones We
monument and Dis temples formed lt,ie
boio,.s ID, tbe sides ol his head. Aore-
,e.- Dad. ,,4s receiving teller m a Dear
h,.....tr...- bank. In his position, Wlere
h. handled sums Of money ranging lN
vain. rrom tens of rlclaanla OF H.i-
..r I'D ss many cents. re haA ample
orroruuIry t0 0estow na personal IaFoT7
mon Whatever patrons q the p@AA N-i5
r..t deserving and 90 literally wye
lass fortunate 1eposit0rs OFT o. existence
u.th one scornful look O. his leep-ser
.t.s u was only one tone harmonious
e,.rh the rest Of his nature that prompted
him DID seize such a chance ny the fore
lock and work 10 70 bis complers sars-
faction
Of all the lesser lights Fl the CONNER
c.il world that transacted business
through the medium % the receiving
telers bank there was one firm which
he had singled out a. a special mark f1r
his aversion. IL vas a recently or1a-
nized concern that bad started CUT ~ rl
a very modest capital, and the first time
the woman who had been employed as
mall-Cf-al work around the Cficc Wer-
over 90 The 1arKng-t1use % make a
deposit. she carried three checks. amount
inr 90 fF2I The receiving teller noted
the sns mess or t-e sum. and his Brown
eyes sunk a lt-e further back n bio
head, bis eyelts perceprbiy frightened
and bis red 1loustache trsr-ed l-r.e
more than usual When he returned The
bank-book % her he threw t down be-
fore her With a little Whacz chat gave
her % understand. without any rr7rslce
% qu-bnlrg. that he bad given her a
challenge OF war tc c.e end.
The business % the rev firm srarr-l
ul-serahly a40rg u The very lowest srra-
tur. and Tor months the ability Cd le-
I pcsir more than 500 made q red-.et-
ter day n rheir history Week after
week the receiving teller grew nlorr
suspicious OF the woman. wr0 7ualied
Vsinlv before the oursroKen ccn-euIp
ln his dark eyes and 1risrilng uiCustlc'-
and az last be reached tle point wher'
be- doubted what llle money che lir
rare was gotten honestly. a check zF-r
by a firm Tn the city had r1 boz rer
titled before he would have agut- -0 ll
WITH &C.. II &c came from another r1wr
90 was considered worthless until h. hlt
. communicated WITH Tie .ss-lrg bank. an.
he gave orders 20 the paying teller ri
/ cash 10 order she might present Wlttol
consulting him.
The woran's soul grew falr- and sici
. from persecution. ard her dreams ver
. haunted b. a pair ~ leep-seC eyes.
br'stllng rel r,Cls-ache and plies O.
/ spurious checks one day a streak o.
good luck blew up bari against tle -e7
firm. and the wouar's 7r40 was Lerr
ard her heart was exuitalt wl-h vi-t1E-
when she marched 10 -r che receiv.r.
tfIers window She hal a check ~
600 re looked az BE- once carries7iy
and said in that piercing tore which wa
Insignia o. bis cisp-eas-re- You r-ls
ger that certified
The woman was strong lr the zrowlesr
that che was hostered ur oT r. 500 cheek
ard she decided % take q f-m stand.
That il good she satl res0'u-e.v
'It is now Il CO. It VII take an hour q
zs- lt certified. We have % make 81
good here within few minutes. Pleas
credit gs with that amount"
The rece wing teilers lace flushed a
har defiance and he watched her e. sl
started aVay She stopped AZ the payln
telsr's window He tapped on the wir
netting separating the two compartment O.
and called out loudly. cash nothing. rh-
check cannot b drawn against
The woman's eyes biaze1 ard 81
sraiyed Up Cd his desk
"sIr" she said do you see WHO'S
uaus ls signed % that check''
re Strengthened ur. haughtly.
u dor't know the name he sal
sharply. TT Is some che We haVe reve
heard o."
please look ~ 90 again. she re-urrcr
Re.uctautlY he took Be- from the sr md.
, and STUFFED the Signature.
VIII i- be- All rierrf" shs asked scf-lI
He nodded The name was that ~ ft
prssidenr % the ba-lk