Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-08-09
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Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper Union.
By ALVAH JORDAN GARTH

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1.-THE boy is a natural imi tator he is
something remarkable in a way" de-
clared John Crimson, banker.
"That's all we'll enough" submitted
Aaron Wadleigh, retired business man.
'but where's the practicability of it,"
His son, Bliss, eighteen, bright as
dollar flushed a trif1e at the compli-
ment of the banker, and his face grew
serious at the sighful remark of his
father.
"That's it, Mr.. Griscom," he spoke,
in his frank, manly way-"what good
is this funny gift have of initiating?
A friend said I could make heap of
money on the stage. That isn't my
ambition. don't want to be mimic.
want to be q business man, and I'm
coming around this vacation to ask
for show in your big institution"
Cali right, Bliss" said Mr.. Griscom
! kindly. "You shall have the best show
can give you"
'Thank you, SIR" Bliss acknowl-
edged, and started across the garden
to join the bankers daughter and some
other friends on the tennis lawn.
II say, Wadleigh," joked Mr.. Girls
com, II hope this gifted son of yours
don't initiate my son-in-law who ran
away with my Oldest daughter. I've
got only Estelle left, and can't spare
her."
you'll have to some day, old friend.
I don't know lovelier acquisition for
a genuine lover,
"And I don't know a better lad than
your son." graciously remarked Mr..
Griscom. But these are day dreams"
Bliss Wadleigh had displayed his
faculty of imitation to entertain the
banker, and the latter had reason to
wonder and admire.
There was phase clever Bliss had
demonstrated in his present repertoire.
At college he had developed a remark
able adaptability for initiating hand
writing. This gift naturally made him
an adept in chirography, and he won
dered if this accomplishment would
count in securing good position.
When, the next week, Bliss called upon
Mr.. Griscom at the bank, the latter
placed him in charge Of the chief
clerk, instructlng him to do the very
best he could for the son Of an old
friend. The chief clerk, however, was
q tyro as to system. Bliss was too old
to start in as messenger, not old
enough to assume. position In the
credit department.
"Mr. Griscom is going away to a
bankers convention" the chief clerk
told Bliss, $50 can't take up the mat
+ ter of finding place for you till he
gets back"
"That's all right" said Bliss, "but
I'm going to break in somewhere, and
soon. I'd like best to grow up with
big institution like this, but If l
can't, I'll start in on a. more modest
SCALE" Which energetic Bliss did, and
that very day. He answered an adver-
tisement from "a fiancial house wish
ing to employ a young man as CASH
ier," to finally come up against one
Levi Drake, who had "Bank" in glar-
ing letters on the door of his office, but
who was really broker and. note
shaver. It took Bliss about week to
learn that his employer was money
shark and trickster, and he began to
look out for new connection.
His employer came to Bliss desk
one day where, there being leisure
| moment, Bliss was amusing himself
| initiating the signatures on some notes.
"Ha!" uttered his employer, with a
| start and stare; chow did you learn
that?"
ooh, it comes to me naturally"
laughed Bliss. "See here" and he
scrawled his employers familiar sig
| nature. "Would you know that from
, the genuine?"
/! The other went,away with thought
! full look on his face. The next day he
came to Bliss with note. 'YOu see
the signature?" he said-"could you
initiate it,"
Eyes, readily"
swell, the signer forgot to indorse
! It on the back. Make it regular by do.
! ing it for him.
"Hardly," remarked Bliss. ''T'm not
a forger. Good-by. l don't think
want to be cashier here any longer"
and he coolly resigned his position.
Bliss went to the bank next day;
He knew many of the employees and