The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-09-11

plate glass windows Of the Lombard
National Bank. At distance IL l0oke'
Ike = run" bur a closer view showe'
the entrance OF the bank unobstructed
A notice. written in a bold hand, sn'
hung inside the window. was the Oh
ject 81 tie crowds curiosity IL read
At the opening o. this bank to-dal
Mr. T. Fillmore Ballaine's balance wal
f2.l17 16s. ~.
For two weeks n similar notice haG
appeared regularly upon the window
" the bank II began on a MOnda,
morning. snd the few that glanced a
il learned that /. Fillmore Ballain'
had tGSl = Id. therein. Who Mr.. I
Fillmore Ballaine WIS no one seemed
10 know. and why tie bank sbouit
make public matter usually regarded
a. business secret none could guess
il. and looked mp Al the notice the mex
time they passed the Lombard Ma
flonal Bank.
on Tuesday the notice read $500 lbs
I'd. aud eH Wednesday II read EST
Is Sd. in the morning. but was re
placed at the hour OF closing by a new
notice. which read ITO l9s ID. BY
Thursday the affair was In the papers
and on Friday the daily balance was
The topic Of the town. All day long
OH Saturday crowd stood AT the big
window and discussed Mr.. Ballaine s
balance OF fl.2J0 Is Sd. aud passed
comments thereon.
AT the hour Of closing new notice
proclaimed that Mr. Ballaine had
had 81 400 l9s lid. therein. and some
wag in the crowd grayely passed his
hat saying. Lets make II even
money. On Monday morning Mr. Bal
lalne was surprised TO find that some
Que had left deposit OF one penny
for him. and that his balance stood at
an even IL 30
During the second week Mr.. Bal.
LANES bank balance climbed more
slowly; but every increase was hailed
with delight by the crowd in front of
the window. who knew neither AIr.
Ballaine nor the secret of his peculiar
advertisement, yet who thoroughly en-.
joyed both.
Not till Wednesday of the second
week did the notice In the window
credit Ballaine with fl,600 Then u
man In the crowd offered ia bet a hun
dred that II would touch 1900 by Sat.
urday. For moment the crowd
thought he must be Ballalne. and
guyed him numerically; but some one
recognized him as city sporting man.
and his bet was not taken
Thursday was the tenth OF the
month. and Mr.. Ballaine evidently paid
few bills. for on Friday the balance
In the window went down to Fl .4sd,
where II hung till the close Of business
of Saturday. Then the clerk put up
new notice, and the eager crowd cheer
ed when 1t read-i2, 300 les I'D.
On Monday morning portly man,
rudy OF face grizzled and grumbllng.
pushed into the crowd and read the
notice. With a grunt of disgust he en-.
tered the bank. The cashier recoe.
nized him as one of his heaviest de
posliors. and greeted him pleasantly.
Good morning. Mr. Penny
GOOD morning. | heard about your
remarkable window and came To have
look. Strikes me as being ridiculous.
don't see how you can allow it." said
Mr.. Penny. removing his silk hat and
wiping moist brow.
"Mr. Ballalne obtained permission
from the manager" replied the cash.
Ter smiling
HE did. ehf Who Is this man Bal,
laineY
"A young solicitor. Very bright fei.
low, quite original Ia his methods. This
plan was his own. He brought enough
influence to bear through his friends to
obtain the necessary permission from
the powers that be. 1t has proved a
remarkable attraction to the public"
Friends, eh? Who were theyfp
The cashier enumerated some of the
most prominent OF the younger bust.
ness men Of the city.
"All right" interrupted the capitalist
with the air OF man who had heard
displeasing news. when the Young
man comes In tell him he wins" Then
he left the bank
The cashier smiled, for he knew
what Ballaine's winning" meant md
he reported the conversation TO the
manager.
But the crowd outside knew nothing
of this, and only gnped as usual at the
sign. That day II dropped to fi,02O
Ss. 3D., and remained there for ten
days, when 1t jumped TO 10000 lis.
I'd That night the evening papers
proclaimed the sale of MI. PeuDy's IA.
nous riverside mansion for n fabulous
sum, and conveyed the Interesting in.
formation
The deal was consummated by Mr.
Il. Fillmore Ballaine, solicitor in Es.
sex Chambers, whose commission on
this deal alone Is 1880"
Next day many people looked up at
the big window OF the Lombard Ma.
tlonal, but there was no trace of Mr.
Ballaine's balance. In Its accustomed
place hung sign witch read:
Assay Office. Values Paid for Gold.
Dust and Nuggets"
But the public had become curious
and the newspapers were worried into
doubling their efforts at solving the
puzzle; to no purpose. however, as Mr..
Ballaine frankly told the representa-.
tlyes OF the press to go to Jericho"