The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-24
Her SNOWFALL
By MoLLlE K vErHERELL
Copyright. 1870 by American Press
Association


again. The only hope she had for any.
thing better was III saving from tho
meager salary received, accommodating
pecunlary SNOWFALL and letting II
toll and roll till it WINS a great mass.
But the snow WIS very thin ana dry
and cold and wouldn't pack. Again
and again she thought she had her BAH
started. but Il fell to pieces. She cal.
culated ahead so far as she was able
In the matter Of necessities, but lust
when she expected to put something
stable Into her savings bank her
shoes would give out or she would
need winter cont OF some other arti.
Gle Of clothing, and so Il was a long
while before she had got together even
a hundred dollars.
Then her SNOWFALL began 10 mack
and at the end OF another year by dint
Of the severest parslmony she bad
doubled her capital But Just as she
was feeling elated that she would be
in receipt OF IS a year which she
would not have to work for she was
taken III, and nearly $50 Of her say.
ings were paid out for doctors fees
and medicines
AS soon as the plucky girl was well
she began again. and In another six
months her SNOWFALL had recovered
what II bad lost From that time
forward she did better She not only
received an increase OF salary. but her
funds were paying interest There
were backsets. Of course. but when
the semiannual figuring Of interest
came round and she looked at her to.
tai It was always Increased TN at
length she had got together thousand
dollars.
The receiving teller Of the savings
bank where she kept her funds was a
nice looking young man. and always
when she made a deposit be smiled al
her and had something pleasant to
say.
One day there came a commerciei
panic. Prices went down. down. down.
till securities could be bought 10 many
cases for half their intrinsic value.
One day when Eleanor went to the
bank 10 make deposit her teller
friend said to her
"There is an opportunity Just now
FOR you TO make some money Take
what you have In here and buy few
shares Of some kind Of stock. Choose
only what Is regarded as sound, pay
for it ont and ont and put It away"
ne gave her a list Of shares he con-
sidered good and the address Of bro (
ker The result Of this advice was
that she put an the money she had in
the stock Of a corporation which could 4
be bought 50 far below par that she
held what represented four times
what she had paid.
Several years passed The panic
was over. and securities has reas
sumed their normal value One day
Eleanor concluded to sell the shares
she had bought during the panic and
put the money back in the savings
bank. She knew nothing Of banking
SO when the broker offered Der bis
check she asked FOR currency instead
He sent out the check, got Il cashed
and paid her forty-five hundred-dollar
bills
She went to the savings bank flushed
WITH the thought Of meeting her teller
friend. but on reaching it saw another
face at the window SIZE was told that
the former teller had gone 20 the 9TH /
National. around the corner
The clock in the savings bank stood
at Eve minutes TO 3 when Eleanor /
started for the 9TH National bank and
at two minutes Of 3 when she reached
the receiving teller's window On see
ing Eleanor his face lighted with a
smile. but when she laid down her
treasure his expression changed
you're too late 20 deposit that 70
day" he said.
'Isn't the closing hour o'clockT
she asked
yes. but I'm too busy to attend to it :
today"
.Heavensl What can do with IT. !
I shall be robbed ii
"Verv well. I'll take II. but haven't
time to make a deposit ticket for you
Of give you bank book. Come to-
ne took the money and Eleanor saw
nim nut it Iii safe Then the next
1epositor took Flis place and the next
when the window was closed II was 2 /
o'clock.
The next morning Eleanor heard I
,eonla taking about the failure OF q
,ank. Her cheeks blanched when she
earned it was The institution where
,he had pnt her SNOWFALL. She bur
led to the place, found the doors
.losed and crowd Of melancholy
,eopIe standing about. Oh. the misery
Il that momentl Hot tears were start
ne from her eyes when she felt q tap
d her shoulder Turning. there stood
er teller friend Putting his finger
d his lbs and walking away, he gave
Ier look that told her 70 follow him.
ne did 30, and when they were alone
e said:
give minutes before yon came to
be bank with your money yesterday
he directors decided not 10 open to-
ay. I was told to. give out no in 4
ormation till this morning tried "a \
end YOU away ana failed But you
lade no deposit ia the bank and have 4
othing to show that you intended TO
lake one. Your money Is in my own
rivate box. / will bring it to Won this 81
yening.7 p
And SO be did. That snowfall IS now Il
yer $4,000. and the bank teller man b
zes 1t as the capitalists husband a.