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Show 8EY RAISEDJiSSALARY: ak Teller's Startling: Method of Impressing Direc- i ,ors With the Responsibility of His Position. ! w. new crowding Into one "ts il s Inciters the other w Er0 , , fin I Mig man, nc- "hv a bdiitmil Blrl dmrf ",.' fumr r fashion They ' . . rne-l oklnp pair that the !,J 1 tun passing Attention " n th lobby watching the ' '.it t J s '""S me"' onc ,,,,ar I. i tin i W ' trDet ,tnmp' ,Iie ","!,.. Hunger In the cll. lr h ht '"iMt c n, I " whispered the Li, south t HI" Wend There ilfaiur 01 '" connection with V TV " ,im vl" not go u' .oilri.it ' ' rmo nm d00r ?-.4lnk.ndniteUH. The bar or n n Homing caf the ,mn 'r0 Utt" Mlcet ,old tno xirff la' ,, mini j'I ' ollr .Mention to jfll, let sas Adams, thnt 'a for ft r ' nit pill poses The ..Oman h lllm ' nla wife. ,,re mar n few weeks ogo, mi receit leturned from n trip Tile ) I 1 with n down- bir.lt anl h 13 a lesponKlhle posl- X on 'In trough but I am . ahead of mi storj. bank in 'nrs of nhleh my itUo m I n usual to tnlk mer . msttors hoiit n ear ngn An j,n f th it (at nronnd the tn-ane,ltn! tn-ane,ltn! A Icon's olllre nnd for irorfo . u d seteral Imcst . linen I n Hi leports of the ui otlee i 'f the Institution and ,.,) c r 'Ulitlons oier the rro'P "" ndltlon It lias r lime for l-mrrment when the Ml rfffrrns to a letter which he .lout of in mass of document on At " . ,, lint he e a e -immunlcatfon from Alami the r Ing teller. In It he fvinlnri nf suln, gli InB cs iimhi the u i of his approaiilns Jtie and i i I n attention to his .affalfl'lll If' Ulit lalart does he get?' nsked .1 on f the richest men on Mjrdofdlr toi Tientj Hi' linn lred dollars per rtplleil 111 I resident. wi to m- tint i enough for a iman to mirij on." spoke up Mr. - bard anilh r millionaire. "Why. Hot marrl 1 I did not haio half ulir) ' Iter directors rdded dissenting oas. and the president, passing the our to thi orctnrs told him to loAdims tint his request for an we of Mhn t mid not be granted. Heme ting ndjourneri nut in k later the bank nan trrpacel In n prccniloiis posl- Thrre had hi en u failure In the and th Irstltutlon with which -mas ronnente I lias under a se-itraln se-itraln To nvi the expected crisis H'acash nnd negotiable securities ton put " lc a i n sort of reserie While the officials of the bank Mtexa til apprehenslie, In panic iltlsharl to tell Just "hat Is go-unarren go-unarren speelil meeting of the ion had b n called to discuss the Hon The conference was lnter-d lnter-d by the entrance of the cashier. kd pal nnd flustered Apolo-rtoali Apolo-rtoali prc-nt he made his way resident 3 clnlr and whispered tuordi upc Ible" almost shouted that iL Etery mnn In this bank has Kre for s irs They are nboie a thine; There must be some mis I thorough sirrh his been mode,' d the cannier but no trice of the ire ran ho found ' H-eiilng th" assembled directors, had been watching the scene, tho Sent laid ntlemen a serious matter has oc I A fiekige containing JSOOOno i anl e urlttes Is missing from f l'n4er ordlnar circumstances imriai thit nould not affect the . Jim now It la a matter of deep 'rn ai the street Is shaky nnd the ' the los might result In a run 'bank with the funds till tied up ottrtlnieitmcnts, who can answer He result "Mire loi lookel at one another 'r.lr 1 linlly one mustered up it ii aa't litherx nny suspicion as to the Orly Mr dims nnd I had nccess I'l ull r ii -i the president. nn uar ihe packne put Into the "ked nn Hi r director. it-rdi ofieinnoH,' replied the Ii i i thue when I went ' I am pe i p iv Mr Adinn In the bank when Mt' Tn he nil he had some accounts k up '" HI yau dhcoier the loss?1 mt an hour iko. 1 saw the park- ii mlt in, iino: waited until Mr. firotu ned from his lunch tn ask wit It He said he knew nnhlng 1 It I hn 1 a learch mndo, but 'Ii no Ira of It' "Iter send f,lr Adams,' suggesleit Bird, who hid been one of the wileirv Urn adinnco of salary to '"" T'i" 'bought of that nppll. ", " 1 to all prestnt Tho nt to i,r i , pclr0 button, 'lei ai i are I Ask Mr. Adams e In h tin the preslilent. "Iherierkdlsippeired, hendded' men !mte i ln,iv tiansplrc, !V r ' 'Kfnlcitloii- It such It fir.J '" " ""t hft !ePt "rthoi,m at lr h( Thu reputu. 'the hi , llt M,,(Pv 'Ml r pj finished speaking iMims rod lie bouetl polite-vV'Pr polite-vV'Pr i 1nri waited to bo nil- i Vdarr -nil the prealdent, lm-SSfi lm-SSfi J,11 ""ik lias been robbed k.j . "" ""'re Is no suspicion tail . nu ulrtl, eierybody In !'J or less Inioived As "re the t1s, rwrKn tr) ll0 socn ti,, wo hn culled upon 'ernan " c"n tnrow nny light ',n ' II Adims. calmlj. 'I re in n rnJ nf n,nnShment ii pr n. nM of tho directors ," h, nd flout, doi eloped iriM-T "'x Ulanchard was "nd ' ' ",,J ,,lce-h ,,lce-h in loiirniun,' he gasped. J" pracllcal Joke. .Mr. I am """ President, sternly. T,"' ii serious.' icplled Mr. eoln. 1 "le wns taken hy mo tru.li "' ""dness lust night. It th , " r""y '" a l,lnc! lnon Htdi,. unong our downtown li . , '" ,h? countiy cannot ii !! n hoierlc nianthard was yZ"' ";'iBal" """ a rollc9' wili.'i "' n c,cnr' '""'rn olce iraT,' tny nilctlon The About ',H"lrt ,0 ll8'tn- I nuri " "Sf. begnn tho te. ilirv , , ' ri"," for n n ndianco in I J' " w"" ,li mo for my ' ' h ui i-enlce In tho bank. ,c) thai i . i l,nestlgated and o,t f , ,, ,c,,!lied less SHUry than it ,. " uniong our downtown i lth . "" ,ns Intention to bore 'hi i '"' matters .enough to H ' ""'emplalcd mutrjlnr a ' ! ' BOI'io sotlnl proml. vf ht ? '" aa no' sufllclent to lhiinreu ,ih' M" ,n "h,:h ' l in ! lnnu' ' ' lrl 'oi moio "m in matrlrnonlol asplrn- " do' ""Tine that I beoame reck-""I reck-""I a' . ,,l"t ' rtlrt was Ihe 1 to lit-, '"ly-lnM plan I pur-ilt pur-ilt V 1.",t I"" million from f ' It und euffer the full and was refund Th.i Mrnlt5 of the a TSjf ,""'?'" """ 10 Jail for th" maximim,'.1" 1 woul'' " '" years, and nt . "I cn5lh of ",n" take my itVlVri ami ml"!' ,hat ,""' elgn countrj i T,?.. '." ",1m for Only a few'frln ,afn" rsljllie, her, my dlsBtarV "oum 1m iml." nw Bn lapse of ears. 'orsotten In the axS5i F51,--'- J 100 OHO of the eo.h n ,' '""? nn llou'. balance will enah e"n ,e ToWZ Jht paratie lumm in , i. "' '" om. ab-i'dtg'pS X"-"ZHWSSR nXl'tl "o? VhTTelfer """S mg AieuXth;" :,,;l;x"t" .irSSt?-' t t .2 y wllhd'w until we illsru,, .h. nnt.hf menm' he add.l "urf ? lemalceC!",,a,, wl" ke'p ou SnU ,,r.A?".ms '""Rl'ed scornfullj 'If t had derlngly nbejlug the brief whlsner?d Instructions of the president wm"Mre'1 ...i1?1- .nc!,r.ly lmlt "n hour argument wns heated In the prliule otllce I) in-chard in-chard and the cholerh director were m 2iSr2 .1? rolPromlse and were for sending Adims to Jail ind taking the nce. of recoierlng the money The panlckj state of the street was offered as the only Inducement for accepting the terms proposed by the teller It i n.n?!y and reluctantly decided to accept his proposition. '.''damS W.M "enl for- Tr" President made a final effort to sale the banks funds He spoke of the oung mans ruture nnd dwelt on the rareer which was being bluted To all of which Adams replied flrmlj tint his course had been decided upon and nothing could change him Ylcll. we accept our terms' said the president, angril. 'Olie us the J30ooon and we will agree not to prosecute prose-cute jou " 'There Is one more stipulation that I am compelled to make' sail Adams 'I must be permitted to leaic tho bank unmolested nnd under no circumstances am I to he followed ' ' This brought forth another discus-slon, discus-slon, but In the end the teller gained his point and left the bank. The dlreotois spent an anxious lnlf an hour, nt the end of which time Adams returned. A paper signed b nil the directors pledg-Ing pledg-Ing him Immunity from prosecution was hnnded to him He read It through carefully, then extracted a bulky package pack-age from Ids coat pocket, nt the same time folding the paper and placing It carefully In his wallet. ' The president seized the package eagerly ea-gerly and, opening It, began to count up the contents In a few minutes he announced that the agreed sum wns correct. 'And now, Mr, Adams, 'he said, frigidly, 'kindly relieve us of our presence.' pres-ence.' "Adams turned as though to leaie the room Thin, with n smile, ho drew forth nnother package and placed It on the tnble " 'fJontlemen, I am not thief,' he sild There Is the other 1300 000 I merely wnnted to glie ou an object lesson-to lesson-to demonstrate that the salary I rccelie Is not so much for the duties performed as for the trust reposed In me As teller lonunuti ?aT ,ui"urreu 0t" Thi ,i m" bo1 himself out for n,Tn.i,iVtm" "n,l,"ied In session rB---V" |