Show THEY RAISED HIS SALARY 1 Bank Tellers Teller's Startling Method l of Impressing Directors Directors L tors With the Responsibility of His Position Among AmonS' th the people crowding Into one I of oC the Broadway theaters th the other t night was a 1 tall tal looking fine looking man accompanied ac nc- ac- ac companied h by a n beautiful girl grI dressed In the newest summer ummer fl fashion They he 0 ma made niale le such uch a looking fine pair that tha t they attracted more than passing attention In the tha lobby watching the were two young men one barr bearing bear bar r In ing the distinct t Wall I street stamp the I othel ohr evidently a stranger In the et eth city Who vho h wu seeing seeing- th RI sights Ight ht Note Note that couple whispered the tho Wall Val street youth to his friend There fl is a h It peculiar story In connection with tl man The cm curtain tain will not go up for t ten n minutes yet et Come Conic next door F rind have a R drink and Ill I'll tell It tel f. f At the bar br ot of an adjoining cafe the young man from Wall Wal street told th the f f following talc taIc talc Th man I called cled your our attention to 1 is well let I us Adams cal wel eh-wel S say sai that will do for J telling purposes The L youn young woman woman with him Is his wife They The w vere ere re married 71 i few weeks 1 n ago o. o c. c and have o ha re recently returned r from Crom a till abroad boad Ho lIe Is connected with a downtown downtown down- down f town bank and holds n a re responsible po poI poI- l- l At one time ton though but trough but I am um getting ahead alu-ad of my 0 The uThe bank batik directors of ot which my father i Is h one met a as usual to t talk lk over 0 L business ls marl a n year ear ngo ago An C cven Cn n d dozen of J t them sat at around the ta tabie tn- tn Lie ble In ent Wilson's Wilsons office and for rn an hour our or 01 so discussed d s several t. t listened ments l to the be reports of oC the various arlous officers of o the Institution and exchanged congratulations over er the banks bank's prosperous condition It I was nearly time for Cor u adjournment when the president referring to a letter leter which he picked ou of or the mass mss of or documents on or th the table galdI said gald- I have here a communication from Mr Ir Adams the i paying t teller In Iri It I he Isk for or an se of al r giving as tS PS his Ills reasons the fact fuet act of or hl hI his approaching i I marriage ge and caHn calling attention to hi his years yeni en of s service I i 4 sI I What salary alar does doe he get asked one ono of the richest men mcm on the board hoard of ot directors f c Twenty five hundred dollars per year YN l replied the president Seems to me tha that's ts t's enough for tor a young oung men man to marry marQ on on spoke up Sir Mr Blanchard another millionaire Wh Vh Why when I got married I did Ild not have half har that salary Other directors adder added adder dl dissenting opinions and the president nt passing the letter over O cr to the secretary told toll him to reply to Adams that his request for foran or an Increase of ot salary could not be granted Then the meeting adjourned About bout a week later Inter the bank was WS suddenly placed in a precarious ton ion tion There had been a n failure 1 In the street and the Institution with which Adams ams was vas connected was s und under r- r ra a se severe e e ere vere strain To meet the expected crisis in cash and negotiable securities had liat been put aside as a sort o of reserve reser fund ILiad While hile the officials of the bank were not It exactly apprehensive e. In panic times It Is Ii hard to tell tel Just what Is goIng go- go lag Ing to happen A special meeting of the directors had hd been called caled to discuss the situation The conference was interrupted Interrupted Interrupted Inter Inter- b by the entrance of ot the cashier 1 He lie looked pale and flustered ApologIzing Apologizing Apolo Apolo- sizing to all al present he made his way to the presidents president's chair and whispered a few words word Impo Impossible almost almot shouted houte that I official Every en man In this bank has 4 blen been hr here for Cor years They ae are above e such uch a thing There some Ele mistake mis mis- take 4 A thorough h search has been made made replied the cashier hut no tr trace ce of ot the package e can be lC found found Addressing the assembled directors who ho had been boen watching watching the scene the president said I Gentlemen a serious matter mater has oc no- oc A package e containing In cash and securities Is missing from th safe sc Under ordinary circumstances Mich uch fuch a lo loss los s as ns that tha t would not affect the bank JI Just t no now nov It Is a n matter mater of or deep concern concer as the street Is shaky hak and nd the time news of or the lo loss s might result resul In a run rn on the bank with wih the funds nil ni tied ted ii unto un up to protect Investments In who can answer for mi the result 7 The UThe directors looked at alone one another another er In despair Finally Finaly one mustered up ener energy y to ask Is there an any suspicion as to the thief Only Mr 11 Adams and I had hal access to the vault ul replied the president When was the package put pUl Into the safe ask asked ed ano another thor d hector director 0 Yesterday afternoon replied the tle e cashier It J was as there when I went home I am rim positive U Was 38 Mr Adams In the bank when you ou J left I I Yes he lie said aid he had some Bore accounts to check chec up up S. S When did you ou discover th the loss If About an hour a ago o. o I saw the package package pack pack- a age e was missing and waited waltel until Mr Adams returned from his lunch to ask him about It It He said he knew nothing nothing about It It I. I J I had a search made taut hut there Is no trace of or it ltv Better DeUer send lot for Adam suggested Blanchard who had b been en one of ot the first to I decry cry the advance advanCe of ot salary alar to the thc teller teler The he th thought o of that application cation caton recurred 1 to all ni present The president touched an m electric button buton and nd a clerk appeared AsIc Mr Adams Adms to come In here said ll the pre president And as the clerk disappeared he added I mep whatever cr m may iy transpire I Ithe I the o b news nes of or the defalcation if lt If such It should prove to be be must must t be kept a se secre secret se- se secret cret cre for COl the tm time at least The he r reputation reputation tion ton of ot th the bank Is at stal stake e He lie had scarcely finished speaking when Ad entered He bowed politely polite polite- pole pole- ly h to all 1 present and waited to be addre ad ad- dressed d. d Mr Adams Mr tr Adams j said aid Ic the president Impressively Im im- im ly this bank has been robbed of nf ot While there is no suspicion attached hed to you directly everybody e In Inthe th the b bank I Is more or 01 less 1159 involved n As y U Qu u Wf C the thc last lutt person to b be he seen nr arthe r Pf the money we have called caled upon you Ol to If 1 you OU can throw any light lighton on the matter mater I 1 can sir said Adams calmly I took il It i. i There was a gasp asp of ot astonishment from all al present One of ot the directors who was short and stout developed de symptoms of ot apoplexy Blanchard Banchard was th first to find his voice i Send Sent for tor a a policeman he gasped I Is this a practical Joke Mr Adams Adams asked the tho president sternly U I am perfectly serious replied Mr 11 Adams amt The monc money was taken by me meat meat at the close of or business la last t night It ItIs ItIs Is secreted carefully In a place known any 1 other teller among mon our downtown v all all the detectives In the country can cannot no find It Now let me explain my acton f f le lie he added as 38 the choleric Blanchard Bianchard lanch rd was about to demand again that a policeman police poUce- man be summoned Adams In a a. a clear clear calm cairn voice vorce that seemed to carr carry conviction The directors bent forward to listen d the thc teller tel tel- About a week as igo o began ler I 1 made a request for an advance ance of ot salary I felt elt It was waa due me mp for tor m my long and faithful f service r le in the tho and moreover J I Investigated awl arid ad a 1 learned Jered that I received less ices les Ealar salary than nn any teller teler among pur downtown banks If It Is not my Int Intention to bore 1011 you OU with wih matters maters Enough to tofa fa say I contemplated l marrying u. u 1 ayoung young woman om n o o of son pome ome social prominence prom prom- nence My salary was not nol sufficient to support her In the style alyle tle to which she had bad been accustomed I asked for more and W was R refused That meant that I roust must abandon my matrimonial aspirations tons Do not Imagine that I became reckless reckless reck reck- less or desperate What I did was ns tho the result of a laid carefully plan I purPosed purposed pur pur- posed to to take about half a million from j tho the hank bank secrete It I and suffer the full ul to penalty of or the la Jaw that hav-that w that l J Is I would go 0 jail mu jai for the maximum length o of time ten term years ears and at nt the end of oC that time I take my treasure and live lve In some foreign for for- or- or eign c country U tr I have ha e n no relatives cs here Only a few ew friends would miss me mc and my dI disgrace brace would be forgotten In the lapse laps of ot years ears 4 Now No No Noon on one more word The fhe bank hank I know Is not In a f position Just now to withstand the which will wi assuredly assuredly assur assur- edly follow tolo the news news' of the defalcation I am Urn willing to to compromise the mat mat- ter If It you OU will wi draw drw up a 3 document agreeing not to prosecute me I will wi ill return re- re tur turn to the time bank within half hal an hour of or the cash and arni securities The Thc balance will wi enable me to live in com corn e luxury In the foreign c 1 country which I have selected as aR my future a abiding biding place place There was silence a as Adams Adms finished speaking speaking- The directors looked at t each other In amazement The coolness and audacity of the teller toller were overpowering overpower overpower- ing At J length the president spoke Your Tour proposition Is so startling that we e e would like to have time to con consider It Kindly withdraw ler f. f 1 until we discuss the thc it iL It In watchman the meantime he added sUr stiffly will wm keep you rou under sur sur- vc In I nee Adams laughed scornfully lf If I had an any Intention of or running awu away I I would I n not l have h e stopped to talk tale over the mat mt- ter tel em he said as he walked to the outer ollice followed by the watchman atchman who I had entered In response e to a n touch of ot otan an electric button buton and who was wonderingly won won- obeying the brief whispered Instructions of oC the president t. t For nearl nearly halt half an hour argument was as heated hN In the private office Blanchard Ban Ban- Blan chard and the choleric director were In favor of no compromise and were for tor sending Adams to Jail jai and taking th the chances of ot recovering reco the mone money The panicky state of oC the time street was as offered I OH as af the only Inducement accepting the terms proposed by the teler teller It I w was finally and reluctantly decided to accept his proposition A Adams Adai tI was WS sent for or The president made a final effort to save the banks bank's funds He spoke of or the young oung mans man's future ut re and dw dwelt 1 on the career which I was as wn being blasted To all J of ot which Adams replied firmly that his cou course e had been decided upon and nothing nothing could change chane him o. o Well Vel we accept your our terms said eald tho the president angrily Give us the and w. w we c will wi agree not to proseCute prosecute prose pro cute you ou There Ther is i one more stipulation that I am compelled to make malie said Adams Adam I I must be permitted permUted to leave the bank unmolested and und under r no circumstances am I to be followed This blou brought ht forth another discussion discus discus- slon sion but In the end the teller teler gained his point and left heft lef the bank The directors spent an anxious halt half an hour at nt the end of or which time Adams returned A Apper paper sl signed ned b by all l the directors pledging In lag ing him Immunity from prosecution was as handed to him He read It through carefully then extracted a n bulk bulky package package pack pack- age from his coat pocket at the same time folding the paper and placing It care carefully Culy In his wallet I The president seized the thc package ea eagerly eagerly ea- ea gerly gerb and opening It I. I be began an to count up the contents In a few minutes I en-I he hc that the agreed sum was correct And now Mr rl Adams he said frIgidly kIndly relieve us of t r your presence prese pres pres- e ence f Adams Adam turned as a thou though h to leave tho the room rom Then Thon with wih a smile smIe he drew forth another pa package and placed it on the table tuble Gentlemen I am not thief he said ald There here is 18 the other I merely wanted to give you ou an object lesson lesson- to demonstrate that the tIme salary I receive Is not so o much for Corthe the duties performed as for the trust the trust re reposed In me As teller teler of this bank I have ha had numerous opportunities op op- op- op to take sums Rums for far nr greater greter than that which I have temporarily deprived de de- de- de I you of ot That I did not do so Is 13 evidence ence enough of my honest honesty And now hOW I have the thc honor to bid you rou good goodday goodday da day and Adams bowed himself out The Thc directors continued In se session slon tot for fot another hour Customers entering the bank nowadays see In gilt gIt letters letterson leters on the door of ot a n. private room William Wil Wi 1 liam lam T T. 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