The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30

and I'll probably have trouble. However
when the bus driver called out the train
/ went over to the counter, put my over
coat on, whistliug softly TO give myself
an air of innocence, and then took out
the bill and handed it TO the landlord.
"'Heyp says he, nothing smaller than
this?
II stopped whisting long enough to
say nope
HE looked at it while sought my
valise.
81 s'pose it's good enough he said.
"'Wish had hundred Of EN-, said L
1.-THE landlord took roll of bills from
his pocket in hesitating way, laid
down a ten and five, turned partly
around and pretended to be looking for
some ones and twos. although saw that
he had plenty of them.
"'No use,' he said, Il can't make the
change.
"'Well, what can doy said l.
HE didn't make any suggestion
GIVE only six cents. said, aside
from that bill, and there isn't time to
get it changed anywhere else tonight.
"'Oh, well-pay me when you come
back said he, prefering to risk losing
the thirty-five cents (that's the price OF
a supper over there) rather than take the
bill.
"'Tn give it to the 'bus driver at the
depot said, and went ont followed
by the silent looks of the assembled com
pany, who undoubtedly congratulated
the landlord as soon as the door was
shut on escaping with SO small loss as
thirty-fve cents.
Il was exasperated and ! was afraid
the experience would be repeated at the
station, and what I'd do then didu'l
know. | wasn't acquainted with q soul
in town, and even if had been
couldn't have got the matter fixed t.
get away that night
Ticket for Detroit | said, and laid
down the bill. while the bus driver
stood behind me waiting
. Smallest you've got: says the ticket
seller, looking at the bin on both sides
Only thing can give you, SAID
ne idll IL uON II anu Studlci IL care
fully. - many o these darned thing
are counterfeit he sad. while / stood
there boiling mad, but keeping placid
face
lit seems to be al right. though, h.
said at last. aud then no gave me the
ticket and change.
Il handed the driver his money
laughed with him about the landlord be-
ing afraid to change the bill, and then
went ont and walked up and down the
platform. feeling bully
Some one touched me on the Shout
der. 1t was the ticket seller. I'm a
leetle afraid o that bill. said he in a
half apologize tone.
Come into tine Office said, and I'll
try and fix it up. and rs was rummag-
ing around for a card | happened TO re-
member that had check IN my pocket
for about 80, which customer In an
other town had given me TO send TO the
firm showed that 70 the agent He
was puzzled TO know what to do.
al believe, he said at last I'D rather !
have this than the bill There's so many !
of tFoee bills counterfeited l don't like !
the looks of IL Then he gave me back !
the twenty and twenty more and took T,
the check.
you can imagine what l thought Of /
that man There was a check that be /
knew nothing about. drawn 20 the order /
Of a fun he knew nothing about, IN
dorsed by man he knew nothing about /
and yet he took 1t rather than take a
bill for half the amount guaranteed By 1
the United States government Lord /
when got through being mad WA
struck with the righteousness OF the
thing and laughed all the way % De
troit, and laughed again the NEXT day
when 1 handed the bin 20 the clerk
at the Russell houss and 1 told hlm
about il.
Well said another drummer. they
are anything but fy over the line. and
that's a fact
Perhaps So said the first man. but
the Russell house wouIdn't take the bill
and the bank wouldn't take u today
and darn il, guess is Is q counterfeit
sfter an'-Detroit Free Press