Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-09-22
WHAT CAME OF CALLING A GOOI,
BILL 4 COUN lEKFElT.

What is he price Of this dressing
gown, S't ? asked a sweet-taced p,rl, en- /.
t,ting the elt.nht store Of Huutl-v d
Warner, in a city which shall tie name
less.
1t was a cloudy day. The clerks loung-
ed over the counters, read pap>rs. and
yawne1. lhr man 10 whom Alice Locke
addressed herself was jaunty aud III lddie
aged. liz was head clerk Ia the extern
slve establish m-nt OF Hun,I.y & Warner,
anI 'r,tnely cUt,-eUu ntiui ~ his air
i'nt nf'sstsE E"wu-w" value it at
s'N dpllars YOU suall have ii for five, as
trade Is Aut to-day
FIVE d.Ib.rs! Alice looked at the
dressing gown l"nI'ngly, aud the clerk
l,uk, i at her. Ii as ih.t h-r clothes,
though n,de AN! wuru scntrrll., were
cUmm"n enough ~ tex ur- and that her
face was very much IT the common Hur
How II chan.ei! now ~h,hrI now lirht-
ID BY The varied play OF her cnptIoh,
The clerk "N"ld almost hive sworn that
she had l. more than that very sum in
her pocket
The gown was a very good one for the
price. II was OF common shade. toler-
able mer;no, aud lined with the same
material.
II think - she hesitated moment
IL think III take it," she said then see.
ing in the face before her an expression
which she did not like, she blushed as she
handed ut tie BILL which the clerk had
ma e up his mind to take
"Jen"is,' cried Turnout, the head
cIere, u. quick, pompous tone, pass
up he ba"k detector."
'ip ran II tow-healed boy with The de-
tector, and up an1 down The clerks eyes
ran from column to column. Then be
looked over with sharp glance, and OK
claimed:
That's a counterfeit bill, Miss"
D, how pale the sweet face grew.
" Counterfeit! On, no. il cannot De !!
The ma" who sen, it to ne could not be
80 carrless; you must be- mistaken, sir
IN not ml>taktn-l IN never m,s,a-
ken. The bill is counterfeit. must
presume, If course. iha, you did not know
1t, although so much bad money has oeen
offered us OF late, thar We iniend 20 secure
such p"'sous as pass it. Who did you say
sent it ?
"Mr. G.. sir, of New York. H-
could not send me bad money" said the
trembling. frightened girl.
"Humph hnmph!' said the clerk.
well, there's no doubt about this
you can look for yourself Now, don I
let me see you here again until you can
bring good money, for we Away, suspec,
Sn.n hat Il 81,
days with we'll made story"
But, sir
"You need make no explanations
Miss, sad The man, insul,ngly. TAX g
! your bill, and the next time you want to
buy dressing gown, don't attempt to
pass coun,efei. money :; and As he hand
ed il, the bill fell from his hands
Alice caugh' it from the floor, and hur-
RE! inio the street.
| Such II shock the girl had never re-
celved in all her lie bef re. It was The
first 'asult she had ever known, aud it
burned her cheek and panied her heart.
stralgh'way, indignan, a'J growing. he
hurried toa banking establishment, found
her way in, and presented the note to a
noble choking man, with gray halr, Ia
| terlng ont:
is this bill bad one, sir p
The cashier and has son happened to
be the "nl pers'ns present Both noticed
her extreme youth, beauty, and agitation.
The cashier koked AT it closely, aud
handed it back, as, with polite bow, and
prolonged look. he said:
It's good bill. young lady
knew it was. cried Alice. with Il
quvering up; and he dared"
She could g. no farther. but entirely
overcome, she bent her head, and The hot
tear, h I'd their way.
n beg p"rion-h.,e you hid trouble
with it !? asked the CASHIER.
oh. sir, ,ou will excuse mo for CIV
ing way to my feelings; bu, YOU spok" 50
kindly. AMI | felt 81 sure It WAS good /;
and think, sr, such men a. one of the
clerks a. Il ,ntIey Il Warmers should be
rem we'd lie tuld me il was counterfeit,
and added something which | am glad
my father did not hear | knew The pub
Usher would not send me- bad money!
Who il your father, young lady :"