The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-29
Paying Teller's
Experience
Trying to Figure Out Whether He
Was Short or Over When
He Skipped.

- SNARPNA'
81 d. MT know how Pm coming out
nor do know where to locate" said a
party who recently completed a five-
years sentent here Several promi-
nent firms have offered to engage my
services but whether or not to accept
any of them Or go somewhere else is
the question. In my old home my
friends and acquaintances all know
I've been here. If go toalew place and
my record is sprung on me no amount
of explaining will save me from humil-
iation and disgrace-and probably
worse"
"How are you fixed financially ?' he
was asked by friend.
"I've got $4,000 90 safely planted
perhaps little more" lie replied.
"Wlth that amount never growing
less, you're safe anywhere" ventured
the party of the second part.
"That's the way I've been figuring"
said the released party. II started
working in bank in a humble posi-
tion. By strict application l worked
along in the bank-being advanced
from one position to another until l
became paying teller on small salary.
The bank was large and prosperous
financial institution. After had been
paying teller awhile q Western banker
offered me q position as cashier at a
good round salary. l informed the
president of the bank was with of the
offer and he advised me not to go as
the directors of my bank were consider
ing plan to advance our cashier to
vice president when I would be made
cashier at large sa ary. So l conclud-
ed to remain-working hard and faith
fully as paying teller.
"Time rolled OH and the cashier was
promoted to vice presidency of the
bank and the head bookke.per was
made cashier inste of me. This made
me angry but the president informed
me that the bank Intended making me
| vice president soon with special duties
to perform and again settled down to
the humdrum routine of a paying tel
Ter.
"On certain day had an engage
ment to attend swell affair and had
promised my best aud only girl to take
her to it. On that Gay at the close of
/ hrC 7
100000 short which l Immediately re-
ported to the bookkeeper asking him
to learn il possible if 1t was not due to
a clerical error. I counted and re-
counted my cash several times and on
each count it was the same-I was
100000 short. Evidt ntly l had raid
some, ne just that amount too much.
Il finally went to the party and after
taking my lady friend home l called
on confdant of mine and explained
the situation to him. He gave ne cold
comfort-said might as we'll be $780,
10000 short as 100000. 1 was MT in
a position to make the shortage good.
However, l staid after hours for several
evenings and endeavoIed to locate my
error-but it was impossibIe-I could
not do SO.
"One morning the president asked
me why had been staying on late at
nights and informed him was $780,
90 short. He told me not to worry
about 1t as | could easily make that
good out of my salary. That riled me.
1t made me angry. 1t was adding in
suit TO injury. But for him long be-
fore that would have been occupying
a more responsible and far more lucra-
tive position.
"Bnt was 100000 short and could
not make good. figured / might as
well be hung for sheep as lamb. So
the next day lifted upward of $50 ,OOO.-
and skipped"
'Then you ought to be pretty we'll
heeled now" broke in his interrogator.
Swell" he answered, II spent $2O,-
(CoRltnucd on colamn this p0cel