The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-02
Banker lins,r's Son Law.
BY JAMES o.sHAUGHNEssY.


Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Col
Upon the promotion OF William
Tarnley Faldis to the position OF re-
ceiving- teller OF the Thirteenth Ma
tional Bank he began to show signs of
/ the widening of his horizon. He SPELL
ed out his middle name in full and &C
CURED the art Of appearing at ease
In dress suit. He narrowed his So
cial orbit until he felt justi1ed In
classifying himself as exclusive,
and then he discEeetly fell in love with
the daughter of Abel Lingar. the EST
dent OF the bank.
Fortunately for Kim Miss L.ngar
was not beautiful Of face, and there
was neither symmetry nor grace in h r
figure. These gaps in her structural
charms made his love course easy.
In visiting her fathers bank her
keen eye fell on Faldi:. He was rather
pleasing in appearance. with light
blue eyes, blonde mustache and a
pink and white complexion. He cou d
sing all of the popular and sentiment
tai songs. He sang the sentimental
ones for her and before the end of the
season he was calling her Ethyl when
no one else was in hearing.
When he asked her to marry him,
she gave HIM her hand ard their Sc
cret troth was plichted. All that re-
NAMED to be done was to obtain the
consent Of Abel Lingar. Here Faldis'
training was a hindrance and not a
help to him. He could not disassociate
E;hyl's father from tie president OF
the Thirteenth National Eank, and he
could not summon sufficient courage
to ask President LiGgar for the hand
OF his daughter in marriage.
When he arose in the morning his
resolution was fixed, but at night he
the dreaded task still ahead of him
Whenever he would put himself in the
presence Of Ethyl's father it was oE!y
to discover the great president OF the
Thirteenth NATIONAL Bank and he
would retire in defereBtial confusion
One evening when closing his &C.
counts he found they were wrong.
There, in his own handwriting, was a
false entry of $4,000. Over and over
examination only confirmed the awful
evidence that he was short $4,000.
At the sight of President Lingar
stalking majestically through the
counting room of the bank to his pri-
vate Office. t'aldis shook with terror.
It suddenly occurred to his over
wrought mind that perhaps the bank
had an unexplained overplus of S20,-
COO. With the impulse OF tris vagary
he rushed OFF to the office.
Il beg your pardon, Mr.. Lingar," he
faltered. "but-er-has-is there an
overplus Of $4,000
"What?"
"Has anyone made an error?"
"An error? An error Of $50. 0o9?"
Numbered Lingar.
The cold, aocu ing manner OF I.,nsar
sounded the depths Of Faidis' abjec-
ton. The reaction was instantaneous.
The pale blue eyes Of the telie- ceased
to waver in their giances and be- ne
az fixed and steely as those of The
president. No longer cringing, he
Strengthened up dehantly.
did you say there was an error Of
500 COOP" said Lingar in slightly soft
ened tones.
81 did not. but there Is an item OF
that amount In my books which 1 am
unable to explain"
"Ycu are il. Fa,dis. Take rest Of
a day or TO. Johnson will take your
place"
Fa,6is went back to his cage. A few
minutes later johnson. the assistant
cashier. entered it. Faldis had on his
hat and was buttoni1g his overcoat.
Johnson did not notice that Faldis'
ovcrcoat was bulging at the breast.
60 through ny accounts carefully.
Mr.. Johnson, and find the mistake,
.nn i,l'
Fsldis walked slowly out Of the
bank A thick jawed. athletic looking
man stepped quietly out of the office
from behind L'ngar and followed like
a shadow n the footsteps of. Faldis.
A few hours later Johnson entered
the president Office with sheet OF
paper in his hand.
~ f-@ 'hat this ite-r If $4,000 Is