The author deposited his money with help from the bank accountant and clerk.

As the story progresses, we understand how nervous the author is. He enters a bank to deposit a sum of fifty-six dollars, but his anxiety gets the better of him. The author first asks to speak to the manager, and the latter assents.

Because of the author's air of secrecy, the manager assumes that the former is some sort of private detective. Of course, the author has to disabuse the manager of this notion. Still maintaining his secretive air, the author then tells the manager that he would like to deposit some money. At this point, the manager assumes that the author is a man of wealth who must manage his large deposits discreetly.

When the author admits that he is only depositing fifty-six dollars, the manager unceremoniously refers him to the accountant. For his part, the accountant hands the author's money to a clerk. Then, he orders the author to write the deposited sum on a slip and attach his signature to his deposit. After he completes these actions, the accountant announces that the fifty-six dollars has been deposited.