Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-24

conversation, stole quietly back into
the room. He saw and understood
His plunge into the abysmal under
world, where might makes right and
where might makes wrong, had not
yet dulled entirely his knowledge OF
some Of the finer emotions that i'm
pei mankind to various courses of ac-
ton. He smiled. Hes hopeless. He's
goin' square for keeps" he murmur-
ed. He automatically coughed.
Valentine wheeled about.
Here, Red" he cried, from now on
we go straight. I've got my chance
He caught Red by both shoulders and
shook him violently in his overwhelm-
ing joy.
by right. But what do I do?" was
the gasping response Of Red, almost
carried off his feet by the enthusiast
tic nature of Valentines greeting.
You trail along, Red, with me. Get
job in my town for year, and by
that time I'll have one for you."
Doing what?"
Valentine hurled at his brother safe
breaking expert a reply that caused
him to stand speechless in amazement,
Jaws distended almost to the point of
dislocation and with eyes that threat
ened momentarily to bulge entirely
out of their sockets.
20 xt-ot n m n N
in a national bank" was the cool re-
sponse Of Jimmy Valentine.
One bright winter afternoon, three
years after the day Jimmy Valentine
began to "go it straight" a young
boy, attired in black velvet knicker-
bockers, turned the knob of the door
of the private Office Of the assistant
cashier of. the Fourth National bank
of Springfield, Ill. Barely eleven years
old, Bobby Lane considered it the rar-
est treat of his life to be allowed a
chance to invade this usually busy Of
flee and to play at being banker.
The large Office had two entrances,
one leading into the hall of the large
building and another leading into the
tiled inclosure in which was being
built a spacious new vault. In the
middle Of the room was a large ma
hogany desk. Near the hall door and
close to the wall was a small mahoga-
ny writing table. Three or four COM
Portable chairs were scattered about
the room.
On the glass of the hall door, glazed
halfway to the top, was the inscrip-
tion in trim black letters, Lee Ran
dali, Assistant Cashier"
And so it was with Lee Randall,
alias Jimmy Valentine, that Bobby
Lane, the bankers little son, was fond
of romping away his (Bobby's) idle
hours and with whom he frequently
enacted the role of an austere, uncom-
promising banker.
Very much the same Jimmy Valen-
tine in appearance and manner, Mr.
Randall had scored a 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 a most valuable acquisi-
ton to the executive staff of the bank
and had evidenced unusual capacity as
&c nd ~
forged signatures on negotiable instru-
ments. Yes, the assistant cashier was
man with a future of promise in
store for him, and the Fourth National
of Springfield had but a month before
offered him the position Of cashier
with q thousand dollars a year in
crease over his present salary. Not
one official of the Fourth National
could give satisfactory reason for his
refusal of the offer. Very remarkable
young man, very" was the comment
Of the president of the Fourth National
when notified of the episode.
"Hurrah. Nobody in the office!" eX-
claimed Bobby to his sister Kitty. who
followed him into the room.
The children, prime favorites with
the assistant cashier, were accustom-
ed to do very much as they pleased
with him or with his office at this late
hour in the day, when business with
the public had practically concluded
Almost the only remaining thing fol
him to do was to attend to certain rou-
tine 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
and with her delicate features, much
like those of her sister Rose, appear
ed more like a Christmas doll than
future inheritor of a fortune and Of al
imposing. dictatorial social position.
At Bobbys suggestion the children
decided to play at being a banker
and after a lengthy, spirited disputF
Bobby impersonated the role Of Mr.
Randall. while Kitty was forced to b'
content with the character Of "ladN
borrower"
Bobby pcrched himself on the assist
ant cashiers chair and assumed as
stern an expression as his childish
features and mischievOus rowing yes
would permit.
Now, l understand YOU wish 6
loan" began Bobby.
Il don't, either" retorted Kitty, sit
ting herself on chair in front of thu
desk.
"Oh. come on and play. When | say
I understand YOU wish loan yor
say Yes"