Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-12-21
A TRlFLe MIXED.
A Traveller Tells OF His Financial Trans
action with n stranger.

A Traveller Tells OF His Financial Trans
action with n Stranger.
There was smooth chap on the Il
train, " said the man in the macintosh,
that tried 20 work flimflam game on
me while l was ON my way down town
this morning. He wanted to know IL
had change for $40 goldpiece.
THAT was queer break for n conf
dence man to make" interrupted the
man in the SLOUGH hat.
'IIe didn't know you, J." said tho man
with his feet Oh tho table. Under che
circumstances the mistake was nat
ural. "
II told him had, calmly resumed
the man in the macintosh, knocking
the ashes off tho end of his cigar. "H6
handed mo coin, and gave him $40
in small bills. Then | looked at the
goldpiece Hold ont | said. You've
made n mistake. This is "a twenty Il
didn't mean to give you that. he said
i carry that for a pocket piece. An old
aunt gave il to me when l was q boy,
before the war, and I've had il ever
since. Let me have it again, and IN
give you ten And handed it back
to him. "
lyon handed it back" exclaimed tho
man behind the green goggles family.
IF that's true, I'm ready To dier'
Then he gave me another coin. l
saw il was five, and began to catch
on. / told him he could either give mo
nm har ha1 ha \ H.
given him in small bills. He felt in his
pockets and began fishing out coins |
was watching him all the time We'll, >
he said at last, i don't seem TO have any
hard money Of the right denomination.
I'll have TO take the coin back. Hold
ON, though. II you'd just as lief keep
that, I'll give you the rest in bills.
Two, four, six, eight, ten. That won't
do. These are all twos. Have you got o
oneT said had. We'll, let mo have
it in place Of one Of these twos, no
said. Thanks. Here you are-two,
four, five Not quite, 1 remarked.
It'll take q dollar more. We'll, said
he, give me the IS goldpiece, and I'll
give you two twos. I'd like TO keep the
one. So then r.
Hold ON, now." broke in the man
with the white spot in his mustache.
Lets get this straight. You had the
$50 goldpieco all this time and
''No. l hadn't. p
'He had given that back and got his
bills again, said the man with the
wart on his nose. That's as straight
as string. Can't you understand it;
He was then just 81 ahead. Go on. "
mo, 1 wasn't You haven't got il
quite"
Eyes, you were. You hadn't given
him back the five, you know. Anybody
cam
But can't you see"--
"It's as plain as the nose on n mans
face, T" observed the man with the brin.
die whiskers. "He had Ga Of your
money and was trying to get the other
$6"-
How do you know he had 50 more?"
Didn't he say he had change for
s2O?"
Didn't he give the fellow $40 Of it
and WASN'T
mo. He still had the IS goldpiece,
and the other fellow was giving him
back his bills. He was eli ahead and
was slowly but surely swiping all the
rest Of it It's perfectly plain. Let him
go ahead with the story"
"You have got me all mixed up"
said the man in the macintosh, perplex.
ed. "Pll begin again. He wanted TO
know if had change for $40 gold.
piece. 1 told him l had He handed me
the coin, and gave him $40 in small
bills. Then looked at the goldpiece
Hold on. l said. You've made a mis-
take. This is SEQ. 4 didn't mean 70
give you that, he said. i carry that
Tor a pocket piece. An old aunt gave il
10 me when 1 was boy before the war,
and -
Then the assembly broke up in dis.
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