The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-24
GIRL, NERVE, AND onEok.
a Combination That Ovsrcane . Bostel
Bank.

| Hank.
"All that ono needs to got along In this world,'
said the girl with the gray eyes. oracularly. is
q littlo nerve"
THAT'S very well to say" protested the tailor.
made girl, " but my nervo 10 never there when I
want It most
You only think It isn't replied the other.
"but 1t is II you make Just . little effort Of will
and call 1t up"
what have you been doing that you ought
not tor asked the tatlor-made girl suspiciously.
"This nerve is new feature"
I'm going to make moro use of it than I have
heretofore, now that I've had my experience.
Ihavo achieved q Financial Transaction BY II. "
"a what
"a Financial Transaction. big FL big IT,"
said the gray-eyed girl with emphasis. "sov.
enty-fve dollars"
do you mean you've boon beGEing or swim.
ding or whatT
Neither. Simply that I got s75 which I
needed, on my nerve. when I couldn't have got
It any other way"
you needn't pause for effect said tho tailor
made girl, impatiently. go on with your
story"
"well. you know mother and I have Just been
upfn Maine. and on our way back We stopped
in Boston. where neither Of us knows q soul. We
did some shopping. with the usual r~esult-short.
hBO VI mOuey. i nAu u CneCk IOr 40 blRn0u Dy
papa and made payable to mo, but q placard
over tho hotel desk announced that no checks
would be cashed there. SO that was no use.
"'Wo can telegraph homo for your father to
wire what we need to u.s. said mother.
mo / said. Papa probably isn't in town.
You know he was going away for q few days.
I'll take this check and get 1t cashed.'
"Mother protested weakly. but I went out as
bravo as . lion. My recollection Of getting q
check cashed was that 1t was q very simple OPP
Grafton. At home I Just went to the window
usually / got the wrong window frst-indorsed
my check and passed 1t in. Then Mr.. Bolles
would say. Good morning. Miss Marcia. Nice
day, isn't it, Fifty dollarsi Yes; that's right
Then I'd say, Thank you, Mr.. Bolles,' and 60
away with the money"
"Thats just the way I've always done" said
tho tailor-made girl.
swell, it's different in Boston, said tho girl
with gray eyes. 81 polioeman directed me to o
bank. and in I marched, straight up to the
cashiers window. For o wonder 1 got the right
window first time.
handing 1t in.
"The cashier was an old. erizzled sort of man.
with a disagreable voice. It sounded extremely
disagreeable as he road tho check and said:
Let me see; I don't know you. I think
THAT'S my name on the check I said. with
all the dignity which I've been accommodating In
twenty-five years Of experience on this earth.
"'Marcia Grand he read. OF course. I don't
say 1t Is not your name. madam: but how do
know 1t is r"
"Horrid old beari' interjected the tailor.made
girl.
Wasn't hei was SO surprised and insulted
that 1 couldn't say a word.
"'Haven't you got something with you to
identify yourself the old cashier said. g~rinning
at me. "A letter or something"
"As II girls carried packages of letters around
in their pockets!' said the tailor-made girl re-
ssntfully.
Ibid have Harry's last letter in my Dress"
said tho gray-eyed girl hesitatingly. "but the
envelope was gone and Ill don't think he
could have told much by the address. you know.
Harry is so-so-'
"Yes. I know said tho tailor-made girl,
smiling. Your needn't get so rcd over 1t. What
happened nextf'
"The old bear asked meif I hadn't q pocket
book or card case or something with my initials
on II. I said OF course I had. and handed 1t out
before Thought"
Before you thought
"why. yes; it was Ellen Corliss's card case
that 1 exchanged with her by mistake Just DO
fore 1 loft He looked at it and said:
NAM. ne Ne 7; g. Gr.n Arr e those tho initials of your
There were two or three people waiting and
could just feel them trimming. IFS 2 horrid
fsslib bFi m sSo lin ! . lsit sa aide crying but l didn't. /
'"'Perhaps tho cards inside would be better
proof. It's q borrowed case
"..Just So he said, and began to run over the
S & sS. reading M them R.m as he M Tenti Hs .Mr. As stfnr
h !M,sI killed lied. that sts old man with great pII;SssqTsI
And which one. Madam. is yours. may I ask ="
,h sx Ss;Po Ssa dSn 81; Just T INIT / Il yS.r d. ia SAL: said
with ali sorts OF other peoples cards"
And there 'r wasn't q single nCk one Of my own In
sort OF grim twinkle. and said:
cam. az s, sSss sh $s f s$s YOU SS'T w ' deS's s 20 Su Sf
'"oS. / should think you'd have felt like killing
wished al / were Ss% an 's snarchist With ga" a big bo snfs
Then I got my spulk up, looked that cashier
Tim not u thief or a swindler. and I am
Marcia Grand, an s5d A. that's l my o fathers signature
u.s. sh and sr fm a aap y to s stay sy0f n 'S Soar ba ! nss sn thaI
get i or you put me out You SOC I had my
Fri should say you did" exclaimed the tailor.
sThe Cashier opened his eyes until I thought
over to a place near the door and stood there look.
ing out and deciding that suicide was my only
] left with the cashier. I could just sec. out OF
the tail Of my eye, a younger man who had been
taking in the whole conversation from his place
at another grated window walk over TO the
cashier. They talked together and the young
lection. for he said, quite loud /:
why. here's Miss Rails card. and Miss Viz. |
ginia Rail. know them we'll; used to visit at
their house in Richmond. Chat Rail and l we're
Grant; It's ali right; iii indorso the check
myself 49,, !
maGg girl. suspiciously.
"Of course he was. That Is. 1 suppose he
was. I WAS dying to ask him II he wasn't TIN
Weston, but restrained myself. Virginia used |
TO talk n lot about Tim Weston. who lived In |
Boston, and / was just certain this was the one"
".Whata coincidencel' said the tailor.mado
girl. Did you tell Harry about II r.
Never mind what l told Harry. / was called
back 10 the window and got my $75.
"'We shall be delighted TO you !
In any way possible In the future, Miss Grand
said the old gTump OF = cashier AZ he handed me
the money and my card case.
Then Mr.. West-the young man behind the
window, ! Ineanmput. me on n car ana ! went
away rejoicing. That's what a little nerve does
for one"