ST. LOUIS
' "Those who read about runs on
banks," said George M. Stanley,
"think only of the excitement on one
side of the counter, dud have but little
idea ol what goes on on the other
side ol it. Some fifteen years ago I
was a clerk in a small bank in Montreal,
upon whicli there was a steady
run. Beyond saying with the Scriptures,
'An enemy hath done this,' c
could give no explnution for the attack,
because thebank, although small,
was in a healthy condition. Kvery
large depositor, however, wanted his
money out at once, and nn hour be-lore
closing time it became evident
that we could not possibly hold out,
unless a large amount ol currency and
gold coin could be obtained right
away. The cashier mingled with the
crowd, and assured the londest talkers
that the bank could pay dollar for
dollar, and other means were adopted
tp allay suspicion. These, however,
were of no avail, and the entire staff,
which was not very large, realized
that the end was near. Just as we
did this, relief occurred in a very remarkable
manner.
