The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-12
For Nlillionaiires
Only

pieces Tor magazines and things, by
some strange and unprecedented
chance I had got hold of a matter of
1850 all at one and the same time II
looked Zig to me. By an even more
curious chance there wasn't anything
that | really needed to do with the
money, so decided that I'd bank 1t.
Now | knew in a general way that
in order to put money in a bank
you've got to be known and give your
pedigree and look respectable and all
that, and hated to approach bank
without any sort of credentials.
Therefore went to the business man.
ager of a certain magazine which oc-
casionally prints pieces that | write
and asked him what I'd better do.
"'Simplest thing in the world said
he. "I'll give you note to our bank.
THAT sounded fine to me. He wrote
me the note and | started for the
bank a good deal tickled over how
easy the little depositing proceeding
had been made.
The bank to which 1 had the note
Is in Wall street. | asked the uni
formed man who was standing around
where I'd find the receiving teller's
window, and he pointed that window
out to me. got into line and watched
the teller take in money.
Il must own that was bit stalled
to note the great size of some Of the
deposits he was receiving. Why. fel
lows were giving the money to him
by the satchelful. But had my note
in my pocket. and remained com
placent enough with that conscious
ness.
When I reached the receiving teller
I passed in my note. and the receiving
teller, a decidedly civil young man
opened it and read 1t. Then he looked
at me, after which he read the note
again, this time with sort of puzzled
expression on his countenarce.
didn't see why the receiving teller
should be puzzled over such simple
matter But puzzled he seemed. Ht
rang bell and the uniformed mar
who'd directed me to that window ap
peared.
"'Show this gentleman to the offic'
of the cashier said the receiving tell
err to the uniformed man. at the same
time regarding me with pleasan
smile; and the uniformed man led mi
down the passageway and took me be
hind railing where there was hand
some gray-haired gentleman sitting a
a desk
THE handsome gray-haired gentle
man received me cordially and invites
me to be seated. l handed him m
note, which the receiving teller ha
returned to me, and he leaned bac
in his chair and read 1t carefully
Then he, too, looked puzzled after he
read the note second time. Then b
looked at me pleasantly over the top
of his spectacles.
"'Ahem!' said the handsome gray
haired gentleman, not disagreeabl,
but in a nice. bankerlike way. Nigh
I-er-inquire, Mr.. Penphist, withou
seeming to be unduly inquisitive. a
to how-er-large a-er-balance 20
would usually be carrying?'
well, that was a civil enough cue:
tion-nothing inquisitive about it.
why, sir said to the handsom
gray-haired gentleman, 4 am openin
an account with matter of som
$3.50, but I shall no doubt make som
additions to that within the next fe'
7 months, and probably l shall carry
: balance of-well, say, $500 or $50
" fright along
THE kindly cashier with the gra
hair fairly beamed upon me.
"'Er-just so. just So said he twit
ding his thumbs. We feel compl
mented, Mr.. Penphist, we really d.
that you should have come to us. An
J II is unfortunate-er-rea unto
tunate that we are so utterly lackin
In facili les for taking care of account
OF such character.
} "'You sec. MIR. Penphist, our inst
tuition Is of-er-a sort OF specii
, character. II Is used as a depositar
by Nell. perhaps should put II
J a NOR clear manner. | say to yo
quite IN confidence. you understand
Mr. Penphist, but we have only Ice
depositors on our books. and thes
1000 depositors' aggregate balance
amount all the time to a matter of on
: hundred and ten millions of dollars
"Well. that was about enough. | sa
the light then. I'd drifted into a mi
lionaire's bank on the careless credel
!, tials Of business manager who
written me that note no doubt in
thoughtless mood.
The gray-haired cashier acted bull
about It. He recommended a fine ban
to me-'one that combines perfect r
sponsibility with the necessary facil
ties for handling accounts like-er-
yours, Mr.. Penphist.' he added
For all the cashiers niceness
walked out of there into the cold gss
: light of Wall street feeling like a goc
deal of a human caterpillar.
81 didn't go to the bank recor
mended to me by the cashier. Didr
have the nerve to visit any mol