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Show BURGLAR HAD TO MAKE CHANGE. Bankers' Business Instincts Asserted Themselves In Emergency. A group of his friends wero discus-Bins discus-Bins William WinSlow Sherman, the old banker who died not long ago. "He had the coolest ncrvo of any man I know," said ono. "Thrco or four years ago when Sherman was nn old man nnd partially crippled by reason of n fall from a horse, ho entered his bedroom lato at night to find a masked burglar ransacking It. Tho thief had a big gun trained on Sherman In a mlnuetp. Tho banker Just waived It asldo with a tired hand. 'Put thnt away," he said, Irritably. 'Let us discuss dis-cuss this matter llko gentlemen.' Tho burglar wns so surprised ho laughed. 'Now. you could hurt mo If you wanted to, nnd might get away with some llttlo knlcksknacks,' Hald Sherman. 'Hut you might bo caught, and there's a Blight probability that you could dispose dis-pose of my toilet articles profitably. What would you consider a fair cash proposition to go away?" Thoy talked It over In nil pence. Tho burglnr thought ho ought to havo $10, but Sherman, after Inquiring Into tho man's habits, said $8 was enough 'You Bco,' ho said, 'you'ro a known thief. If this wero your first offenso I'd pay your prlco, but now tho pollco havo your plcturo you ought to bo glad to accept any fair compromise nnd run no risk.' Tho burglar finally agreed to tnko $8. Sherman pulled out n $10 hill. 'Glvo mo 2 change, said ho. And ho got It, beforo it paid." From a Now York Letter. |