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Show ABTI8T NOT BUSINE8S"mAN. Whistler Had Big Bank Account and Didn't Know It. The Dundee Advertiser tells a story Illustrating Whistler's forgetful neux and utter lack of business Instinct. He-ting He-ting hard pressed for n debt and having finally been Informed ho would bo ued unless a check for tho amount was sent by return of post, the artist mentioned the mutter to ono of his friends who lived near htm. Explaining Explain-ing that he had it few pound's In Iho bank, the exsct sum unknown, ho ro-Quested ro-Quested hlo frlcud to stoii at the bauk n the way to business to ascertain What was required to mnko bis account ac-count good for u check of slightly over 90, and to deposit that nuioimt lor him us a loan The friend was qulto willing, and in due tlmr Rtood nt tho cashier's desk of Whistler's bank asking ask-ing for tin; amount of that gctitltt man's haljnco, explaining his errand. The cashier was Intorrsted; went to tho big book or lMlnticx, turned over n few pages, wrblu down sohih figured, and In a moment placed tlmin befuio tho nstoulsbiMl friend. Whistler's bill-nnco bill-nnco wns mora liati $3U,(MI0. The ur tist was dollgbted, but found it dllll-cult dllll-cult to remember when he U.hI ileon-ltcd ileon-ltcd so inlicl) muiiuy or whuiu tie b.id got It. |