"A recent trial indicates that Mr. Stirling needs neither praise
not reward as incentives for the doing of noble deeds.

"But one who prefers to remain unknown cannot restrain her
grateful thanks to Mr. Stirling for what he did; and being
debarred from such acts herself, asks that at least she may be
permitted to aid him in them by enclosing a counsel fee for 'the
case of the tenement children of New York against the inhumanity
of men's greed.'

"September third."

Peter looked at the enclosure, and found it was a check for five hundred
dollars. He laid it on his desk, and read the note over again. It was
beyond question written by a lady. Every earmark showed that, from the
delicate scent of the paper, to the fine, even handwriting. Peter wanted
to know who she was. He looked at the check to see by whom it was
signed; to find that it was drawn by the cashier of the bank at which it
was payable.

Half an hour later, a rapid walk had brought him to the bank the name of
which was on the check. It was an uptown one, which made a specialty of
family and women's accounts. Peter asked for the cashier.

"I've called about this check," he said, when that official
materialized, handing the slip of paper to him.

"Yes," said the cashier kindly, though with a touch of the resigned
sorrow in his voice which cashiers of "family's" and women's banks