Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-27


"Oh-er-will you walk around in
side. observation-disclosures Your first
visit-didn't know your business, of
course Walk right around, please"
The examiner was quickly inside
the sacred precincts of the bank,
where he was ponderously introduced
to each employee in turn by Mr.
Edlinger, the cashier-a middle-aged
gentleman of elaboration, discretion
and method
Il was kind of expecting Sam Tur-
ner round again, pretty soon." said
Mr.. Edlinger. sans been examining
US now, Tor about four years. gu,s;
you'll find us all right. though, con
sidering the tightness in business.
Not overly much money on hand, but
able TO stand the storms. sir. stand
the storms"
MIR. Turner and ! have been or
dered by the comptroller to exchange
DISTRICTS said the examiner, in his
decisive. formal tones. He is COW
ering my old territory in southern ILL
Dois and Indiana | will take the cash
first. please"
Perry Dorsey. the teller, was al
ready arranging his cash on the coun-
ter for the examiners inspection. He
knew it was right to a cent, and he
had nothing to fear, but he was nerv-
Gus and fiustered. So was every man
In the bank. There was something
low trif
uncompromising about this man tina,
his very presence seemed an accusa-
ton He looked to be a man who
would never make nor overlook an
error
Mr.. Nettlewick first seized the cur
rency, and with a rapid. almost jug
Cling motion counted it by packages.
Then he spun the sponge cup toward
him and verified the count by bills.
His thin, white fingers few like some
expert musicians upon the keys of a
plano. He dumped the gold upon the
counter with a crash, and the COINS
whned and sang as they SKINNED
across the marble slab from the tips
Oh lis nimble digits. The air was full
OF fractional currency when he came
10 TIE halves and quarters. He count
Cd the last nicllle and dime. He had
ue scales brought. and he weighed
every sack of silver in the vault. He
quesuoned Dorsey concerning each Of
the cash memoranda-certain checks.
enai sc slips. etc. carried over from
'he previous days work-with upim. |
peachable courtesy. yet with some |
nihs so mysteriously momentous in
MS rigid manner that the teller was
Nuuced to pink cheeks and a STAN. |
mering tongue.
inis newly imported examiner was i
20 inherent from Sam Turner. 1t had |
oeen Sans way to enter the bank |
-''h shout. pass the cigars and tell
.ne latest stories he had picked up on |
WIS rounds. His customary greeting
" porsey had been, Hello. Perry, /
haven't skipped out with the doodle
!e', see. Turner's way of counting
'ne cash had been different too He
.ou,u niger thapackages of bills in a
'u KIND OF way. and then go into
ne vault and kick over a few sack of
.n,er' and the thing was done. Halves
O.. quarters and dimes? Not for
n turner. NO chicken feed for
~, ne would say when they were set
tn.s e MIN. I'm not in the agricul.
n department" But. then. Turner
49, Iexan. an old friend of the
80 president. and had known Dor.
y since he was baby.
~. "nie the examiner was counting
easn' Maj Thomas b. Kingman-
IL 10 every one as Major Tom"
S,a- president of the First National
.s s up to the side door with his
,s., aun horse and buggy, and came
he saw the examiner busy