“That is just what Mr. Martin and I expected you to tell us!” said the Senator severely. “Did you clean out all the small change from the markets?”
“And from the department stores?” echoed the banker.
“And from the car-barns?”
“And from the five-and-ten-cent stores?”
“And from the slot machines?”
“And from the children’s banks?”
“Yes, and from a thousand places more!” said Connors.
“How about the churches?” asked the Senator slowly.
All three looked blank. They understood now why the corner had failed.
For everybody knows that, no matter what happens, there are always plenty of pennies in the church collection plates.