Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-01-18
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The kejeCted Bank Note.

"What is the price Of this dressing
gown, sir" asked u sweet faced girl,
entering the elegant store Of liunt!ey 4
Warner, in city, and street ola city
which shall be nameless. ..#
1t was cloudy day. The clerks
lounged over the counter and yawned.
The man to whom Alice Locke address
ed herself, WAS jaun,y aud middie-agcd.
tablishment of Huntiey Il Warner, and
extremely consequential in manner.
"This dressing gown W. value at six
deilsrs-you shall have 1t at five as
trade 10 dull to-day
Five dollsrs?'' Alice looked At the
dressing gown longingly, and the clerk
looked ut her. lie saw that her clothes,
though msde and worn genteelv, were
her face was very much out Of the COM
mon line.
How it changed! now sha led, now
lighted by the varied play of emotions !!
the clerks could almost haveswOrn that
she had no more than thatsun, five dol
Jars, in her possession. a-r,r.,r7. ... ... ~.
The gown was . very good one for
the price. 1t Was Of common shade, =
tolerNbls nerino, and lined with that
material
IL think"-she hesitatsd q moment,
81 think III take it ,''sle said then see
ing in the face before her an expression
THAT she did not like, she blushed as she
handed out tho bill the clerk had made
up his mindto take.
"Jenhis," cried Torrent; the head
clerk, in quick, and pompous tone,
"pass up the bank note detecIor."
Up ran the tow headed boy, with the
detector, and down ran the clerks eye
from column TO column. Then he look ell
over with 3 sharp glance and exclsirn-
ed: at . .s.. .... "a. sf,-r..
"That's q cou nterfeit bill, Miss /" a.-
"Counterfeit Oh, no il cannot be !.
The man whossntitcouId not have been
go careless you must be mistaken, SIR
am not mistaken: I'm never mis-
taken, Miss. This bill 10 counterfeit.
must presume, OF course, that you did
not know it, although so much bad mon-
ey has been offered uyof late that we in
tend to secure such persons A. pass il.
Who did you say sent il. ... .a.5..
"Mr. c., sir, OF New York. lie
could not send me bad money. said the
trembling frighted girl. @
"Humphw said the clerk. "Yeli
there's 40 doubt about this; you can
look for yourself. Now dou't ist me
see you here again until you csn bring
good money, forwe always suspect such
persons ~ you, that come on dark days
with well made story"
"But, sir----n s,s ass #.r I'D 4,s
'"You need make no explanations,
Miss" said the clerk, insultingly, take
your bin and next time you want to buy
= dressing gown, don'ttry to pass your
counterfeit, money" and ~ he handled
it the bill fell from his hands.
..a Alice csugLtt it from the fioor and hur-
ried into the street. 'a
Such 8 shock the girl never received.
She hurried to banking establishment,
found her way in, and presented tie
note TO = noble locking man with gray
hair, @fsitering out, !" is this bill . bad
one, sir!' +, s#as ,.
The cashier and his SON happened to
be the only persona present. Both no.
ticed her extreme youth, beauty, and
agitation. ' 5hA
Thecsshior looked closely and handed
it back, as with = olte bow and some
what prolonged look, he said ;.,.u 4
Its good bill, young lady" 80
knew il was" cried Alice, with .
quivering lip-''and he dared"
She could go no further, but entirely
overcome, she bent her head, and the
hot tears had their way.
II heg psrasr, haveyou had aAy troa.