The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-18
npoNE AGAIN.
An ovcr-Conndent Man Buys a Little

perience.
An awlSward-looking man walked
somewhat tiInidly up to the clerk and
asked If Armand Withersbee was in his
room.
Armand Withersbee?" replied the
hotel clerk. Don't know him."
Hasn't ke room here?" asked the
man.
NO"
mot Parlor d, on the second foor?"
he gasped, as he mopped his face with
handkerchief, and produced check
payable to Armand Withersbee," Z"
drawn on the Fourth National bank
Ibid he tell you he lived here?" asked
the clerk.
YES" answered the man, land he
promised to be here at seven p. IN.
sharp, to repay me the forty dollars he
borrowed from mel"
"Been lending him money, eh?"
"Why, yes, but he gave me good Sc
curity. | wouldn't lend money to a
man had only known for few hours
without good security. He gave me this
check for one hundred dollars'
"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?"
Hear of them every day." replied
the clerk, land see their victims"
"Victims?"
Eyes, victims. You're one of them"
"How's that?"
you've been swindled"
"Me swindled?"
"Yes, 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 newspa-
pers. It's pretty rank greenhorn that
would be taken in by that old dodge"
"I'll thank you not to call me green
horn, sir" replied the man in an angry
tone; Pm no fool, l can tell you. |
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."
''All right" answered the clerk. Sit
down"
The man sat down and kept his eyes
steadily on the door for about half an
hour
"Still think he's going to come, eh?"
sneered the clerk.
Yes; l amt going to abandon my
faith in human nature yet. He'll
come"
'Bet you ten dollars he don't" said
the clerk, tantalizingly.
"Well, I'll risk it, replied the man.
Who'll hold the stakes?"
THE elevator boy" said the clerk
The ten dollar bills were put up and
the man sat down to wait again. Be-
fore ten minutes had elapsed man
burst in, went straight up to the clerk
and threw down card, on which was
engraved, Armand Withersbee."
Has anybody been asking for me?"
he said. Then without waiting for an
answer he turned about and let his eve
fall on the man who had the check.
With an exclamation of pleasure he
saluted him, excused his lateness pro-
duced forty dollars in crisp bills, hand
ed them over, procured his check for
one hundred dollars and invited the
lender to drink.
The clerk looked on in amazement,
while the awkward man reached for
the elevator boy, got the twenty dol
lars, declined to drink took the arm of
Mr.. Withersbee and marched out with
him triumphantly.
As they passed out they had an indes-
cribable, but unmistaRable, air of com
radeship about them that made the
clerk kick himself and exclaim angrily:
Done again, by jimmy! Pals, of
course! might have known it!"--N.
Y. Tribune.