Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-02-22
A LEVEL HEADED GIRL
copyright. 1904, by T. C. McCiure.l

copyright, 1904 by T. C. McCiure.l
I was only twenty-four years old
and yet l had been cashier Of the big
dry goods house of Thomas & Co. for
FIVE years. One of the department
managers-a cousin of Thomas, named
Yorke-had been friendly with me all
this time, and he was looked upon by
all as pattern of morality.
One busy afternoon Mr.. Thomas
gave me two or three extra things
to do, and when it came time to make
our bank deposit l had several irons
in the fire at once. Trade had been
rushing and sales heavy, and it so
happened that about everything was
cash. The sum for deposit was $500,
and 1 had just counted it when Yorke
came into the office to ask about a
check that had been mailed by a coun-
try customer and had not turned up.
l was in a hurry to get out the
items for statement of account want
ed, and as Yorke had his hat and coat
on and was evidently going out,
asked him to take the money and the
book and make the deposit. l did not
see him when he returned. l found
the book on my desk and placed il in
the safe without opening it. 1t was
not until next forenoon that l made
credited the day before. l at once
went upstairs to see Yorke and ask
him for an explanation.
The man stood right up and denied
everything. He even stated that he
did not go out on the street. 1t so
in the Office, and so it was question
Of veracity. l had seven or eight
years of faithful honesty service to
my credit. Yorke was a relative.
church member and above reproach.
He denied asking me about the check
or being in the office and he lied so
easily and gracefully that everybody
was deceived. | was asked to resign.
l was engaged to young lady, and
one of the first results was that her
father forbade me the house.
shouldn't have blamed the girl had
but instead of that she lost no time
in coming to see me at my boarding
place. and there we discussed the mat
ter in all its bearing. She was a SEN
sible, level headed girl, and she said
"Your story sounds all right to me,
but the trouble Is to make other folks
believe it. He denies being in the
Office at all. Our first move must be
to prove that he was. Can you re-
member of no one calling to ask ques-
tons or to use the telephone at about
the time he was thereT'
"No. Hold on a minute. Yes, / do
remember. l am almost sure that
Harry Johnson was in and telephoned
about horse, but the matter had en-
tirely slipped my memory"
Then lose no time In finding him."
When I started to look him up
found that Johnson was in a city $50
miles away. Next day walked in on
him. He hadn't heard Of my trouble,
and I hadn't finished telling my story
when he interrupted me with:
mo use going any further, my boy.
While stood with the trumpet at my
ear saw you hand Yorke the money
and the book, and ! heard you say
that he had only time to reach the
bank"
Johnson's statement was put in the
form Of an AFFIDAVIT, and I returned
home rejoicing that my disgrace had
been removed.
"You have hardly begun yet" OBJ
served the level headed girl, as she
finished reading the document. "This
satisfies me, but it won't satisfy the
firm. Johnson is a friend Of yours,