The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-27
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Typewriter
She Was I AIR and Innocent and
Very Bright.
by kINGSBURY WEIGH
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
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by KINGSBURY WEIGH

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When was young man was a
teller In IN eastern bank There |
learned the banking business, and,
having saved some money and inherit
ed little more, concluded to go
west and start n bank of my own.
chose Nevada and opened up In min
Ing town where | had no competition.
Ii was when the business was in
creasing and was thinking OF taking
on more help that young woman
came to me one day asking for posi-
ton rs stenographer and typewriter
My unanswered letters were accumu
lating. and 1t occurred to me that |
had better save time In this way rath-
err than employ men whom | would
money. The young woman said she
had just come from the east to find
employment and would begin for
small salary. She was rather too good
looking to suit me. | was afraid of
passing every day In u region where
women were scarce, especially pretty
ones. With her, but by cutting Off
couple of hours day on my letters
would be enabled to hold on to the
handling of the cash. That decided
me- and engaged her.
lmogen Bradley looked to be about
"A n
have made II good model for n picture
of II Madonna. From the first she took
an interest in my business, posting me
IL she saw anything going wrong and
assisting me TO right II. The only
thing | couldn't get her to do was to
handle any cash. She said that she
was not used to money matters and If
she should make mistake | would
blame her and that would break her
heart.
What feared when | employed her
came to pass | WIS eoopcd up from
morning till night with pretty young
woman who In my eyes grew prettler
every day. One evening after banking
hours while was debating To her she
made n bad blunder, and gently
chided her Tears came Into those
''heaven's windows" of hers The
temptation WAS more than | could
bear | kissed them away
The next two or three days | spent
ruling my folly. l didn't want wife,
and IL felt inclined that way my
mind was bent on n girl In the east
whom thought some day | might
marry. | didn't know what TO do to
rectify my rash act. The consequence
was that | did nothing simply let
matters drift though | controlled my
self sufficiently to refrain from any
further kisses. | looked for her To re
pronch me either for having kissed her
or for not continuing to kiss her, but
she made no reference to the first kiss
and didn't Indicate that she would like
another. Indeed, she seemed to me to
possess that innocence TO be found
especially In n girl lowering between
childhood and womanhood.
1t was about this time that Handy
Andy" noted desperate. was ter
rorlzlng the surrounding country. He
worked alone but did not fear to I'M
dertake what was usually undertaken
by half dozen men. He had robbed
an express car single handed and got
away with the plumber. The pnssen-
gers of half dozen stages ut different
times had handed him their valunbles
He had tackled bank located In the
center OF a town OF 1900 inha bitants,
though In this case the only thing he
took away with him was IL bullet In
the leg. When | was Informed OF this
robbery ! naturally began to feel 40.
1icltous for my own funds. True. we
had weapons, but bnnk robbers don't
usually walt for people TO use them.
! was no hand to tackle them myself,
and with two young boys and girl
for support In case Mr. Handy Andy
should drop In and ask for the loose
cash lying about my bank didn't feel
very secure
The day the news came OF the bank
robbery have mentioned we-mysclf,
my typewriter and my two clerks
were talking over the matter OF de-
Tense In case the robbcr should come
down upon us One OF the boys sug
gested that gun be fixed on swivel
at the paying tcllers window and one
at the receiving teller's window so
that II could be fred by electricity by
pressing a button on the floor with the
foot This WAS. OF course, ridiculous.
Who was t. ain the gun? Certainly
not the man behind the window, for
he would be covered. The other boy,
who was thinking rather OF his own
safety than that Of the funds, sug-
gested that the back door that led
from the space behind the fixtures be
always kept open. Miss Brndley's
face wore Il terrified expression while
we were discussing these expedients,
and she put her hands to her ears that
she might not hear them.
| playfully pulled her hands from
her ears aud said to her:
"You women are always frightened
when there f. nothing to be frightened
often astonish Ils men by your cool
ness. Besides. women often have bet
ter heads nj hitting on devices than
men. Come; tell me what you suggest
In case Handy Andy makes us a Wis
It,"
~ don't like to think about II, and
I'm sure II he should come | would
faint. One thing would recommend
while he is operating In the neighbor-