Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-23
For Millionaiires
Only

chance had got hold OF matter OF
$3.50 al at cn9 and the same time II
locked big 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 H.
s.Ncw knew In general way that
IN order 70 put money In bank
you've got to be known and give your
pedigrse and look respectable and sil
that, and hated 10 approach nank
without any sort OF credentials.
Therefore l went to the business man
GGsr Of certain magazine which oc-
caoionally prints pieces that write
ana asked him shat I'd better do
Simplest thing In the world said
ne. sT'il give you a note to our bank.
THAT sounded fne to me. He wrote
me the note and started for the
bank q good deal tick,ed over how
easy the little dspositing proceeding
had been made.
The bank to which I had the note
ie sn Wall street. I asked the uni
formed man who was standing around
where I'D md the receiving telier's
window. and he pointed that window
out to me. got into line and watched
the teller take Ia money. tt
Il must own that was bit stalled
to note the great size Of some OF the
deposits he wss receiving. Why. fei
lows were giving the money to him
nv the satchelful. But had my note
In my pocket, and l remained com
placent enough with that conscious
mess.
when I reached the receiving teller
/ paused In my note. and the receiving
teller, @ decidedly civil young man.
opened Il and read It. Then he looked
az me. sitter which he read the note
again, thia time with sort of puzzled
expression on hiss countenance.
didn't see why the receiving teller
should be puzzled over such simple
matter. But pushed he seemed. HE
rang bell and the uniformed man
who'd directed me TO that window ap-
peared,
"'ehow this gentleman TO the once
Of the cashier said the receiving tell
er TO the uniformed man. ut the same
time regarding me with . pleasant
smils: and the uniformed man led me
down the psssageway and took me be-
hind railing where there was q hand
soms gray-haired gentleman sitting at
= leak.
zine handsome sray-haired gentle
man received me cordially and invited
me TO be seated. handed him my
note. which the receiving teller had
returned to me, and he leaned back
IN bis chair aad read It carefully
Tnsn he. too, looked puzzled after he'd
read the note second time. Then he
looked at me pleasantly over the tops
Of his spectaclss.
".Ahsm.' said the handsome gray
haired gentleman. not disagreeabiy,
hut in . nice. bankerlike way. Might
I--or--inquire. Mr. Penphsst. without
seeming to be unduly !nouisifive. ~
to Aow--er--large a--er-balsnce you
would usua,ly be carryingr $500
well. that was a civil enough cues
fiou--suothing inquisitiys about It,
.sWhy. SIR / said to the handsome
krnv.hhired gentleman, Il an opening
a account with . matter Of some
ai6o. but I shall DO doubt make some
ad6ftions to that within the next few
months. and probably shall carry
Balance of-wen. say. $500 or $500
r1xht along
rThe kindly cashier with the gray
hair fairly beamed upon me.
~sEr-just 90. just So. said he'twfd-
a1ins his thumbs. We feel compii-
noonfed, Mr.. Penphist. We really DO,
nat you should have come to us And
a n fortunate-er-resily unfor-
mate mat We are so utterly lacking
= facilities for taking care Of accounts
- such character.
esfou see, Mr. Penph!st. our fnsu'
1nticn 10 of-er--a sort OF special
<harscter. Il 10 used as . 6epositary
~ Well. perhaps should put Il IN
= more clear manner. ! say TO you
mite IN confidence. you understand.
Ii. Psnph.st. but we have oniy i.soe
6cpositofs on our books. and these
<6c dsposItors' aggregate balances
emount eli the time to . matter Of one
hundred ard ten millions Of dollars
well, that was about enough. saw
ne light then. I'd 6rifted into mil
uonaires bank on the careless creden-
t3sIa Of q business manager who'd
written NE that ncts no doubt In .
<horgstisss mood.
The g-sy-hared cashier acted bully
nsout H. He recommended FMS bank
20 me-,oss that combines perfect re-
spolsf6iiity with the necessary fsc'l!-
f1es for handling accounts like-er-
y5urs. xr Penphist. he added
For all the cashiers nieeasss
vslssc out Of there into the cold gray
1iehf Of Wall street. feeling Ike . good
dexf OF human caterpillar.
IN 49, a. II.