sterity. Posterity indeed gets more
out of such resolutions than contemporaries, for posterity is able to
accept them in a more literal sense. Hilbrough's ascendency in the bank,
and his appreciation of Millard, in spite of the latter's symmetrical
way of parting his hair, the stylish cut he gave his beard, and the
equipoise with which he bore his slender cane, procured the latter's
promotion to the vacant cashiership without visible opposition. Meadows
would have liked to oppose, but he found powerful motives to the
contrary; for Meadows himself was more and more disliked by members of
the board, and his remaining there depended now on the good-will of
Hilbrough. He therefore affected to be the chief advocate, and indeed
the original proposer, of Millard for the place.

The advancement carried with it an increase of dignity, influence, and
salary, which was rather gratifying to a man at Millard's time of life.
It would have proved a great addition to his happiness if he could only
have gone to Phillida and received her congratulations and based a
settlement of his domestic affairs upon his new circumstances. He did
plan to take a larger apartment next year and to live in a little better
style, perhaps also to keep horses; but the prospect was not
interesting.

While he sat one evening debating such things the electric bell of his
apartment was rung by the conductor of the freight-elevator, who came to
say that there was a German man in the basement inquiring for Mr.
Millard. His name was Schulenberg. Rudolph had come in by the main
entrance, but the clerk, seeing that he was a workingman, had spoken to
him with that princely severity which in a democratic country few but
hotel and house clerks know how to affect, and had sent him packing
down-stairs, out of sight, where he could have no chance to lower the
respectability of a house in which dwelt scores of people whose names
were printed in the Social Register, they subscribing for the same at a
good round price.

Rudolph had lost his way two or three times before he could find the
entrance to the lift, but at the convenience of the elevator-man he was
hoisted to Millard's floor. When he presented himself he looked
frightened at being ushered into a place accessible only by means of so
much ceremony and by ways so roundabout.

"Mr. Millard, my sister has just died. You told me to tell you already,"
he said, standing there and grasping his cap firmly as though it we