The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15
MY BANKING CARRIER.

lie me; the s'ghi Of the money raitles
me; everything miiles me. The mo-
mcni I cross the threshold OF a bank
am hesIsatlng Jay. II attempt TO
transact business there I become an
irresponsible idiot knew this be-
forehand. but my salary had been
raised 10 500 a month. and I felt that
the hank was the only place for A. 80
! shamblcd IN aud looked tlmidiy round
az the clerks. had IN idea that a
person about 10 open an account must
needs consult the manager. went up
10 a wicket marked Accountant" The
accountant was n tall. cool devil The
very sight OF him ratified me. My voice
was scpulchrnl.
"Cnn ] see the mnnhgerT' said. and
added solemnly, ''alone." ! don't know
why said "a!onc."
Certainly" said the accountant. and
fetched him. The manager was a
grave. calm man. held my $50 In a
crumpled ball In my pocket.
Are you the managcrr' | said. God
knows didn't doubt H.
les ne Aiiu.
"Can ! see your" / asked. "aloncf"
I didn't want 10 say 'alone" again. but
without Il the thing seemed self-cvi-
lent. The manager looked at me IN
solemn alarm. lie felt that / had an
awful secret a. reveal.
Come IN here" he said. and led the
way 10 n private room. lie turned the
key In the lock
I'VE are safe from interruption IN
here" he said. "Sit down" We both
sat down and looked nj one another
] found no voice 10 speak
'lou are one Of pinkerton's men.
prcsumeT he said. lie had gathered
from my mysterious manner that !
was n detective knew what he was
thinking. and Il i1ade me worse.
''No. not from Plnkouon's." | said.
seemingly 20 imply that came from
rival agency. 80 tell the truth" l
went on. NJ II had been prompted 20
he about Il. I'm moi n detective az
all. I've come 10 open an account
intcnd 20 keep oil my money In this
bank" The manager looked relieved,
but stlll serious. lie concluded now
ANANA 4 MNNN ~ SUI "a ANAANNM AANAAA"NANlA
or n young Gould.
a large account. I supp0seY' he
said.
Fairly large" I whispered. Il pro-
pose 10 deposit $3.50 now and $50
month regularly" The manager got
Mp and opened the door. lie called to
the accountant
"Mr Montgomery" he said. mklnd-
~ loud. ''thls gentleman u opcniug an
account. lie viii deposit 500 Good
morning"
rose. A biz iron door stood open
81 the side 81 the room. Good morn
Ing" ! said AMI stepped into the safe.
Come out. siid the manager caldly,
and showed me the other way. I went
up to the accountants wicket and
poked the hall Of money NJ him with a
quick. convulsive movement. as u
were doing a c0njurlng trick. Ny face
was CHASTITY pale.
Here" | said. "drpslt H." The
tone OF the wonls seemed a. mean,
"let ~ do this painful thing while The
"a l. ON u.s." lie took the money and
gave Il % another clcrk lie made mo
write the sum on n slip 81 paper ana
sign my name In a book. | no LONGER
knew what | was doing. The hook
SWAN before my eyes.
lis Il dcposltcdy' I asked IN n hol-
low, vibrating voice.
1T Is" said the accountant.
"'rhcn want 10 dmw n cheek"
My idea was TO draw out 81 Of Il far
present use. Some ono gave me n
check book through the wicket. ana
some one else bcgan telling me how %
write Il out. The people IN the hank /
had the Impression thar | was an
Invalid millionaire. I wrote something /
on the check aud thrust Il az the clerk. /
lie looked az a.
"What. Are you drawing Il an out /
AGAIN. be asked IN surprise. Then | |
realized that had written 10 instead |
o. q ] was too far gone 10 reason |
now. ! had feeling that Il was Inn |
possible 10 explain the thing. An the |
clerks had stopped writing TO look az /
me. Reckless with misery I made a
plunge.
you withdraw your money from the
lanky'
Every cent Of H."
"Are you going o. deposit any morcY' 4
sald the clerk. astunlshcd.
"Neyer." An ldlotic hope struck me /
THAI they might think somebody had |
Insulted me while I was writing the |
rheck and that had changed my |
mind. ! made a wretchcd attempt IL /
look like man with a fearfuly quick |
lcmper The clerk prepared 10 pay the
money.
"llow VIII yen have ity
"WhatT'
"liow will you have n.y.
"Oh." | caught his meaning and an.
'wcred. without even trying 20 think,
In liftics." lie gave me $50 I'M.
"And the Sky" he asked dryly.
"in skies" said lie gave Il "a me
IND | rushed out As the hlg doors
swung behind me caught the echo ~
roar of laughter that went 10 the
'cillng ~ the hank. Since then ] hank
No morn. I keep ms money IN cash IN
my trousers pocket and ms savings In
'ilvcr dollars In SOCK A. Nash In