United States or New Zealand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Sikes became one of the cashiers of the company. This brought him into direct contact and intercourse with the very class which, from the direction his mind was taking, he so much wished to understand, namely, the thrifty portion of the industrious classes. A considerable number of them had sums lying at interest. As years rolled on, Mr.
I hope you are not going to make any unlawful use of them must tell our cashiers to keep a bright look-out; and" here he lowered his voice impressively and addressed himself to me and Polton "you understand that this is a private matter between Dr. Thorndyke and me. Of course, as Mr.
I have seen a number of noted criminals who would not have been such, except for the unfortunate circumstances that made them do an act which left them notorious." "How about these bank cashiers who keep skipping off to Canada?" was asked. "Well, there is one singular fact about them. The men who leave seldom have acquisitiveness well developed.
"Cash!" the latter cry imitated from the summons usually addressed to cashiers in haberdashers' shops. Finally there was a piercing yell of "Mam-ma-a-a-a-ah!" apparently in explanation of the demand for Byron's attendance in the drawing-room. The doctor reddened. Mrs. Byron smiled. Then the door below closed, shutting out the tumult, and footsteps were heard on the stairs.
There were some who continued to show me kindness, and strange to say, I received the most from the very persons from whom I should have least expected it I mean from the cashiers of the Musical Banks. I had made the acquaintance of several of these persons, and now that I frequented their bank, they were inclined to make a good deal of me.
It was not a regular high hat, either, but one of those trick-performing hats which, on signal, will lie doggo or else sit up and beg. And he was riding a bicycle of an ancient vintage! The most impressively got-up civilians in England or in the world, either, for that matter are the assistant managers and the deputy cashiers of the big London hotels.
The cashiers of some of these gentlemen, who were younger men, ventured to say when out of hearing that they admired the championship of Mr. Mender, but it would never do. To these, likewise, Austen listened good-naturedly enough, and did not attempt to contradict them. Changing the angle of the sun-dial does not affect the time of day.
Undoubtedly it would greatly surprise the army of clerks, cashiers and assistants of this and every great city to learn how many of them are thus under detective espionage. The young fellow may have fallen into the web of the siren. He may be down at Coney Island or at the races enjoying himself; utterly unconscious that a pair of watchful eyes is observing every motion and chronicling every act.
We experienced no delay in getting the money, as not one in a thousand had won on the race, and the cashiers at the back of the stands had little or nothing to do. I found great difficulty, however, in making Murray accept his rightful half of the spoils; but out of his own mouth I judged him, and in the end prevailed.
"I am greatly surprised by such a question," said the Cashier; "it sounds as if you suspected me of selfishness. Gentlemen, I applied that money to the purpose for which I took it; I paid it as an initiation fee and one year's dues in advance to the Treasurer of the Cashiers' Mutual Defence Association." "What is the object of that organisation?" the Directors inquired.
Word Of The Day