The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-27
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''You must come back also, 4. he said
to the girl. II
I'D rather not" she pleaded in d
low voice, and 1t was hardly possible
to have made a more injudicious re.
mark II she had taken the whole after
noon to prepare.
Renewed determination shone from
the face of the cashier.
You. must come back to the bank, r
be reiterated.
"oh, ! say" protested the lleuten-
ant you are now exceeding yeur au-
thority. alone nm the culprit The
young lady, is quite blaInsless, and
you have no right to detain her for d
moment
The girl, who had been edging away
and showing signs Of Aight, which the
bareheaded man, yisibly on the alert
leaned forward ready to intercept,
seemed to make up her mind 10 bow
to the inevitable Ignoring the cashier
she looked up at the blond lieutenant
with slight smile on her pretty iips. +
1T was really all my fault at the be-
ginning" she. said, "and very stupid Of
me am slightly acquainted with the
bank manager, and j am sure he win
vouch for noe 1.-The ie there"
With that she turned and walked
briskly toward the bank Mt 80 rapid d
pace as TO indicate that she did not
wish an escort The bareheaded on
cial found his anger unaccountably de-
serting him; while great fear that
be had put bis foot in Il took It's place.
Really" said the lieutenant gently
as they strobe along together. ian OIL.
cial in your position should be good
Judge Of human nature. How any sane
person. especially a young man, can
look at that beautiful girl and suspect
her Of evil passes my comprehension.
DO you know her2n Il
NO" said the cashier shortly. "Do
Your
The lieutenant laughed geniaiiy.
Still suspicious, chr he asked. aNo,
! don't know her; but to use bank
ing term, you. may bet your bottom
dollar I'm going 10. Indeed. / am
rather grateful to you for your stub.
hornness in forcing US 70. return. IT'S
a quality I like, and you possess It IN,
marvellous development, so j intend
TO stand by you when the managerial
censure is due. I'm very fcertain j
met your manager at the dinner they
gave US last night Mr.. Morton, isn't
he?"
Yes" grcwled the cashier IN grufr
dependency. al,
"Ah, that's awfully jolly. One Of the
finest fellows I've met in ten years.
Now, the lady said she was acquainted
with him, so II / don't wheedle an In
PRODUCTION out OF him 1t viii show that
a man at dinner and man in a
bank are two different individuals.
You were looking for plots, so there Is
mine laid bare to you. It's an intro
duction, not gold, I'm conspfring for"
The cashier had nothing further to
say. When they entered the bank to-
gether, he saw the clerks all busily Mt
work and knew that no startling event
had happened during his absence. The
girl had gone direct TO the managers
room, and thither the young men fol-
lowed her. The bank manager was
standing at his desk, trying to pre-
serve a severe financial cast OF counte-
nance, which the twinkle In his eyes
belied. The girl, also standing, had
evidently been giving him a rapid
sketch Of what had occurred, but now.
fell into silence when Recuser and ac.
complete appeared. q
The advent Of the EngilshmRn was
a godsend TO the manager. He was
too courteousta gentleman to laugh In
the face of a lady whb very seriously
was relating a set of incidents which
appealed to his sense Of humoSr, 90 the
coming OF the lieutenant enabled him
TO switch Oh bis mirth on anoriRr sub
ject, and, in reply to the oflceKs cor
dial Good morning, Mr.. Morton" he
replied: - ,rf
why, lieutenant, I'm delighted 10
see you. That was avery Jolly song
you sang for US last night. ri never
forget II. What do you call It? whit
tington FairT" And be laughed out
right as at a genial recollection.
The lieutenant blushed red as girl
and stammered: ~,
Really, Mr.. Morton, you know that's
not according to the rules of evidence.
When fellow comes up for trial pre-
yious convictions are never allowed to
be mentioned till after the sentence.
Whiddicomb Fair should not be held
against me In the present crisis.r
The manager chuckled gleefuliy. The
cashier, when he saw bow the land lny,
had quietly Withdrawn, closing tho
door behind him.
"weIl lieutenant, ] think I must
have this incident cabled to Europe
said Morton, $50 the etfete nations Or
your continent may know that a plain
bank cashier isn't afraid to tackle the
British navy. Indeed, Mr.. Drummond.
II you read history You win learn that
this Is dangerous coast for your war
ships. It seems ratbef inhospitable