The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-27
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"a Business
Girl
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BY WALTER JOS. DELANEY

SHILLING, so accommodating that. she
considered he would grace any social
or business position. Once day reg
tion to deposit cash and checks for
Truitt & Company, whose stenographer
she was. NAP -
She always went to the window Of
the assistant paying teller. after he
had one day politely handed to her an
exquisite white rose that reposed In a
glass pin bowl filled with water on his
desk. He had noted her admring gaze
and she accepted the tritle with smile
of genuine pleasure. The next day his
kindness was accentuated by giving
her small bouquet of variegated pan
sizes. 4 ,i@2
So after that 1t was always little
floral offering, or brief friendly chat
Aileen's sweet face had enchanted the
young bank man and she looked for
ward to her daily visit to the teller's
window. N4
Aileen was receiving careful bus
mess education from Truitt s. Co.
They were precise and systematic
people. She had sense and aimed to ex-
Gel and they trusted her implicitly. The
senior partner called her to his Office
one day.
Miss Drury," he said, ION your way
to the bank just drop in on Martin
Rolfe, will you and present this bill
for ST, 200. / scarcely thMk he will pay
it, as he is very nearly on the rocks.
If he doesn't, tell him we shall apply
some pressure for the collection at
once"
Aileen was fully familiar with the
Rolfe account and needed no further
his office and noticed that part Of it's
furniture had disappeared. Aileen was
a keen observer and analyst and fan
cied she detected sure signs of bust
ness trouble.
Rolfe began his usual excuses, bur
Aileen was clear and firm. Finally he
filled in check for $1,000. 1t was
drawn on the Atlas National, with
which Truitt & Company also carried
their account. Aileen signed receip'
and left the office. but at the head OF
the street stairs, paused as she caught
remark from one of two men loiter-
ing near by.
"Sure Rolfe is in his Office" he
spoke.
dead sure" was the response OF
his companion. "We gain nothing b,
delay. Serve the notice of foreclosure
on what Of his furniture he hasn't sole
and then get to the bank and garnishe,
his account. / tell you the man Is mex
door to bankruptcy and is getting read,
TO jump the city,"
Mercy met" breathed the startled
Aileen. won't lose any time in get
ting this check cashed."
She reached the Atlas National quite
out of breath and anxious and excited
She was experienced enough to com
prehend that she was In race agains'
risk and possible loss, with time, tn,
essence of the pending transaction.
Alan Britton looked up with smile
of welcome as Aileen's sweet face was
framed by the metal bound window
of his cage His quick eye detected
her agitation and expressed solicitude
Young Britton glanced at the checl
presented, then at Aileen as II TO In
dictate that the bit of paper conveyed
some arousing ideas of his mind.
Twelve hundred" he read. Il an
pretty sure, Miss Drury, that Mr.. Rolf
has less than that amount to his cred
1t account but I will see."
Alan called a messenger boy ant
handed him the check with the direc
ton ''Tell the bookkeeper to give M
the cash balance of Martin Rolfe," ant
in moment or two the boy with TIL
check and slip of paper upon whicl
the bookkeeper had written the fig
ures: ISL ,150." How Aieen knew
this, was that with suggestive glanc,
Alan placed the slip so she could no.
help but read it. She was business wo
man enough to take the hint. bestowed
upon him direct smile and passed OF
to the window of the receiving teller
She had selected $50 in currency from
her own deposit money.
"Will you please credit this to the
account of Mr.. Martin Rolfe?" she
spoke sweetly, yet with little grim
half concealed smile. ut covers dis
puted account which l think we had
better settle"
Then Aileen innocent faced. demure
calm, though her heart was beating
fast, went back to Alan Britton.
won't you please pass the check
through again?' she asked and flasl
of admiration in Alan's eyes made her
tremble and blush. Again the mes
senger, new slip from the bookkeeper
and with dry smile at the corner of
his lips, Alan paid out $1,000. Aileen
had been wise enough to know how to
turn the corner of the mot sufficient
funds" predicament of the willy Rolfe
And just in time, for as Alleen stood
there seeking to regain her composure
two further checks of Rolfe's were pre-
scented, and their possessors sent sadly
away empty handed.
'You needn't be afraid of my ia
Their" said Alan to Aileen the day they
became engaged. HE always told me
in choosing wife to get a good sen
sible girl who knew something aboul