The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-02-08
COUNTERFEIT MONEY.


How > Chicago Young Man Put 1t to Ex-
cellent Use. -
az reckon lovers will be lovers as long as
the world goes round" said friend to the
Chicago Nails club man the other day,
land they'll keep right on making fools OF
themselves in all sorts of places just as
they've been doing for ages. But not many
Of them will ever dodge trouble as cleverly
as young chap know who lives over on
the North side not very far from Lincoln
Park This young fellow happened, by some
means, to come into possession of SIC
counterfeit bill. He had this in his pocket,
and one day when he got his months wages
he had some sort of bunch to wrap it on
the outside of the modest roll that came in
his envelope. That evening he went to see
his girl. It was summer, and, after sitting
around awhile and telling each other how
much they loved one another, they went out
for ice-cream. Then they sauntered over
into the park, and, after the manner Of low
ers, forgot all about the lapse of time. The
result was that they were sitting on one OF
the rustic benches in shady nook, down
by the lake, building air-castles about their
future and planning all sorts OF happiness,
he holding her hand and sitting pretty
close, when along came policeman on his
rounds through the park. II was after the
hours for people to be there, but the lovers
didn't know it; in fact, they hadn't thought
blessed thing about it.
'sBut the policeman saw the chance and
made great bluff at arresting them for dis
orderly conduct. The young fellow pro
tested Indignantly and the girl cried with
modification, but the policeman insisted
upon arresting them. The young fellow de-
clared his identity and offered all sorts of
assurances that both himself and the young
woman were eminently respectable; but the
policeman was obdurate. Finally when they
had got pretty well toward the Clark street
side the young fellow saw the officers game
and an idea occurred to him.
"'See here,' he said to the officer, you
can take US in if you want to, but if you do
you'll be sorry for it. On the other hand
I'll give you IS to drop this right here. You
know we are all right and that this is only a
blum Of yours
"Well, after some hesitation the officer
agreed to take the IS, and the young fellow
produced the counterfeit $40, saying that
the odicer would have to change it. The
policeman, seeing the bill, thought to get,
the whole thing, and Immediately began to
make a play that way, intimating that he'd
better take them in, anyway. The young
fellow SAID:
"'All right. You can do it if you want to,
but let me tell you Pll make it red-hot for
you II you do. I'll not give you cent more
than Is, and you can take that or not, just
as you like. But If you lock US up it'll cost
you your star, and you can bet ON it,
"When the policeman saw he couldn't
get the whole bill he yielded gracefully,
gave the young man IS of good money, took
the $40 counterfeit, and sauntered down
his beat, happy in the calloused conscious
ness Of having corraled an extra IS. The
young man took his girl home, and on her
account let the rascally policeman go unre-
ported. He had euchered him out of rs,
anyway. That's a perfectly legitimate
use for counterfeit money, according to my
thinking ~