The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26
Nell,s Financial
Crisis

Hes busy Just now" explained the
teller. rs 1t any thing can do for
your"
TITS something you did to me-"
she said coldly. II must sec the
cashier"
The teller sent a messenger to see
the cashier and Nellie sat down to
wait. her head held very high. and
an angry flush on her pretty face
Presently the boy came back and
she followed him into the glass-par
titioned Office
What can l. do for you, Miss Beh-
MANI" he asked. rising. I'm diflcul
ties already"
MY credit has been attacked by
this bank" she said heatedly. your
clerk would not pay my check: my
very first check. and after l had told
all the girls how nice 1t was to have
bank account. They were all going
| to open accounts with this bank. but
they won't now"
Il am sorry there has been trouble"
he said automatically. Perhaps
there was some trouble with the sig
nature. 1t sometimes happens with
new accounts"
But isn't your clerk supposed to.
know my signature?" she persisted.
Il thought they had to know the
signatures"
"Jordon is a very clever chap" he
troublesome check"
Its the one gave Berth Seymour
for my club dues. Berth was over
for lunch yesterday. had the five
dollars in my purse. but l thought it
would help advertise the bank If
gave her check"
Very thoughtful, I'm sure" he said
gratefully. though his lips twitched a
bit.
We'll. you see. father being direc-
tor. ought to do all can to help"
she explained. Berth stopped in to
get it cashed and the man said he
couldn't pay it,"
Stockton took the check and
through the glass Nellie could see
him comparing it with the big book
in which she had written her sigma
ture the day before. 1t was with a
perfectly grave face that he brought
1t back to her.
, 1T seems that you signed the reg
lister as Helen Behman,'" he ex-
planned. This is signed Nell Beh-
man"
Helen is so formal to your friends.
she said "Berth would think | was
angry with her if l was to sign II
Helen I'd hate to hurt her feel
ings"
Il can understand" he agreed
"But business has certain stern laws
g that must be obeyed, One of these
! is that checks must always be signed
$ in one way You cannot even change
a the style of capital letters you use
Had the teller cashed that check i
might have cost him his position"
Are they as mean as that?" sh'
S cried in surprise. Il think it's hor
g ways
r "Checls are not quite the sam
thing" he reminded. IF you xvii
l. draw another check | viii get you tn
4 money and you can mail it to Mis-
. Seymour"
q 'T'n mail it in one Of your enve
. lopes." she decided. "Fhan Berth ca
e see how we'll stand with the bank"
I, He escorted her to the door whe
y she was through, but all the afternoo
~ he could see the golden head bendin
% over his desk and when Richard Rel
man, few days later, extended biz
I, IN Invitation to dinner. he wa
raised to the seventh heaven of d.
y light.
- That dinner WAS the first of man,
Behman bed always liked the your
- cashier. and was glad to have him {
: the house If Nell shared the sent
:. Ament she did not give such open g
~ preston to Ter views. but Stockto
y went away with happy heart, and
:, is to be inferred that he WAS reaso
= ably sure that she did not dislike hin
- Then came The financial crash Nc
y lie burst into his Office one mornir
= and raised her veil to disclose a tea
stained face
What are they going to do to me-
she demanded apprehensively
. have The money
~ size held a ron of crumpled bills t
~ ward him.
~ hid you steal it?" he gaspe
= a stole IT" she sohbed, that is
guess ! did, | eyerdrew made II
s Earl give me more money than
- gave them and they wrote me abo
4, it"
@ She held out the blank noifcatic
- of an overdraft OF FIVE dollars al
- watched him while the smile ere
1aa over his face
) That's all right" he explaine
ma ''Fhe bank knew YOU were good for
- and they paid it out to save yo
al check from protest It's done eve
day. Your father put some mon
. over to your account this mornil
and you're all right again"
! And they won't arrest me?"
.suu Its not crime. If we chose
IAN MY an overdraft that's our accom-