The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-20
HE TURNED UP.
Why n Smart New York Hotel Clerk
Kicked Himself.

why u SIl11EI NuH ASAN AAStSA N.SAAN
Kicked Himself.
NtO Yors Tribune.
An awkward looking man walked
somewhat timidly up to the hotel clerk
and asked ii Armand Withersbee was
= armand withersbee2" replied the
hotel clerk. "Don't know him"
"Hasn't he a room here?" asked the
MAJ" mo"
"Not parlor D on the second foor?"
he gasped, as he mopped his face with
a handkerchief and produced check
for 500 payable to armand 'Withers;;
bee" drawn on the Fourth National
Bank. -. 4,
"Did he tell you he lived here?"
asked the clerk.
eyes," answered the man, land no
promised to be here at o'clock p. IN.
sharp TO repay the $40 he borrowed
"Been loaning him money, ehP"
"Why, yes; but he gave me good se-
curity. l wouldn't lend money to u
man / had only known for few hours
without good security. He gave me
this check for 500" ~ : : -,
"How much did you lend him on it?"
"Forty dollars"
"The bank was closed and he had to
get the money somewhere at once to
meet a pressing claim, eh?"
'Why, yes; that was it exactly. How
did YOU know it@'.pSa! i.4yH r Ld.
"Hear OF them every day replied the
clerk, "and see their victims"
eyes victims. You're one of them"
SLOWS thatH"
"You've been swindled."
'NTe swindled?H A 4
eyes, you. You ought to; know bet
ter than to lend money to casual ac-
quaintances you may make in this great
city. You must learn to keep your
eyes open and read the newspapers.
It's pretty rank greenhorn that would
be taken in by that old dodge"
"I'll thank you not to call me a green
horn, sir" replied the man in an angry
tone; "I'm no fool, can tell you. l
can read character in the face. This
Mr.. Withersbee struck me as an honest
man and I'm sure he'll come here to re-
deem his check"
"Bet you he doesn't" said the clerk.
"I'm not betting man." replied the
other, "but I'm going to sit here awhile
and wait for Mr.. Withersbee."
'sAll right" answered the clerk. "sit
down."
Tho man sat down and kept his eye
steadily on the door for about half an
hour.
@still think he's going to come, eli?
sneered the clerk.
Eyes; amt going to abandon my
faith in human nature yet He'll
%Bet you SO he don't, said the clerk,
tantalizfngly.
"Who'll hold the stakesN
"The elevator boy" said the clerk.
Two SO bills were put up and the
man sat down to wait again. Before
ten minutes had clasped man hustled
in, went straight up to the clerk, and
threw down card on which was en-
graved "Arman Withersbee."
elias anybody been asking for me?"
he said. Then, without waiting for an
answer, he turned and let his eye fall
on the man who had the check. With
an exclamation OF pleasure he saluted
him, excused his llteness, produced $40
in crisp bills, handed them over, pro-
duced a check for 500, aud invited the
lender to drink.
The clerk looked on in amazement,
what the awkward man reached for the
elevator boy, got the $40, declined to
drink, took the arm Of Mr.. Withersbee,
and marched out with him triumphant
ly
As they passed out they had an indie
scribabIe but unmistaka6Ie air OF COM
radcship about them that made the clerk
kick himself and exclaim angrily:
Ozone again, by Jimmy! Pals, OF course!
might have known It'll"