The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-14


tiied Enclosure in which was being
built spacious new vault. In the
middle Of the room was a large ma
hogany desk Near the hall door and
close 10 the wall was small mahoga-
ny writing table Three or four COM
the room
On the glass OF the hall door. glazed
halfway to the top, was the inscrip-
ton In trim black letters. Lee RAN
dali. Assistant Cashier
And 50 il was with Lee Randall,
alias Jimmy Valentine. that Bobby
Lane. the bankers little son. was fond
Of romning away his fBobby'si idle
hours and with whom he frequently
enacted the role of an anstere. uncom-
promising banker.
Very much the same Jimmy Nalen-
the liz appearance and manner. Mr..
Randall had scored signal success
as assistant cashier, and neither Mr.
Lane nor any other official or director
had found in the three years occasion
for The slightest adverse criticism of
the new employee In fact, he was
deemed to be most valuable acquisi-
ton to the executive staff Of the bank
and had evidenced unusual capacity as
q detector Of counterfeit notes and Of
forged signatures on negotiable instru
ulents Yes. the assistant cashier was
man with a future of promise in
store for bin. and the Fourth National
Of Springfield had but a month before
offered him the position Of cashier
With a thousand dollars year in
crease over his present salary. No
one official Of the Fourth National could
give q satisfactory reason for his re
fusal Of the offer Very remarkab,r
young man. very was the commen
If the president Of the Fourth National
Ehen notified Of the episode.
"Hurrah' Nobody in the Office ex-
claimed Bobby 70 his sister Kitty. wh3
followed him into the room
The children. prime fayorites with
fhe assistant cashier. were accustomed
TO DO very much as they pleased with
him or with bis Office at this late hour
In the day. when business with the
public had practically concluded AL
most the only remaining thing for him
to do vas to attend to certain routine
matters connected with the closing of
the banks business for the day.
Come on: let US play something
challenged the sprightly Kitty, who.
in her short skirted white linen dress
aud with her deli ate features, much
like those II her sister Rose. appear,
ed more like a Christmas doll than a
future iaheritor of fortune and Of an
impo9Iag. dictatorial social position
A. Bobbys suggestion the children
decided. 10 play at being a banker
and after lengthy. spirited dispute
Bobby lmpersonated the role Of Mr
Randall. while Kitty was forced to bs
content with the character Of '1ady
borrower
| Bobby perched himself on the as
| sistant cashiers chair and assumed as
| stern an expression as his childish
| features aud m!schievous rowing eyes
would permit.
Now, I understand you wish a
| loan" began Bobby
Il don't, either" retorted Kitty. sit
| Cesk.
"Oh come on and play When say
Il understand you wish a loan.' yor
| say Yes
"But you won't give me any money
! "If your security Is good enough
will. Now" imperiously, Il under
stand you wish loan"
How much can gety'
NO, no, You say lot at first
that's business. Now, how much"
Fifty thousand dollars
"Thafs fine" He paused. iudiciousl.
puckering his brows That's consid
cradle money"
That's the most | could think Of.
decisively
Don't talk that way" instructe'
9obby You would be put out TO
making breaks like that. Just don
say anything when they find faul'
Now. that's considerable money, bu
Of course you have security" n
paused We'll. say Yes"
Yes
"Well, | thought so-what"
"WhatY'
What have you got in the way 9
securityT' he asked.
"a farm"
How large a farm?"
"Ten million acres"
"Well, that's good. Now, Wns
!; grows on this farm?"
She hesitated, then said: "Fruit-
peaches and apples"
That's good. What elseT ne pr
nounced.
Pears"
ANY bananasy Kitty shook n'
head. Very sorry" the lad went O
"hmt we have all the fruit you ma,
In ,,,r own hack ward. The only fru