The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19
TALE OF THREE $500 Cheers.
Two, 9'lby Disappearing, Worried
Their Owners.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
| One of Chicago's best-known business
men dates his success from the day on
| which he lost a 500 check He had come
to the city from one of the Wisconsin
towns to buy goods, and had brought
with him check on the bank in his ma
tive town for $500. Arriving at the depot
| here he went to the waiting room, and
| In looking over his papers found that the
check was missing. The most careful
search failed to bring it to light. He i'm
| mediately telegraphed to the bank for a
duplicate, explaining the loss of the orig
| inal
His home bank responded at once with a
| duplicate check for the amount, and, he
| received IL the next day. He put it among
| ms papers, and after dinner, having oc-
casion to look at the check again, he
went through the long leather pocketbo
| where he had placed it a few hours be-
| fore. To his utter CONSERVATION the du-
| pleate check was gone. A thorough
search proved fruitless. The proprietor Of
the hotel was called in and helped in the
hunt, and the room of the hotel in which
he had been staying was carefully search
ed. But the check could not be found,
| ana so he telegraphed back to the bank
| for third check. This came in due time.
but very sharp letter from the bank
followed, in which he was taken to task
/ lOt ms apparent CdreIeSSneSS.
This nettled him. for he prided himself
on being very careful and methodical. and
! he responded rather sharply to the letter.
| The return mail brought a reply from
| the bank inclosing the third check, which
| they said he had inclosed without any ex-
PLANTATION. They said they supposed that
| he had in his hurry slipped the check in
to the envelope and overlooked it, and
that when he mailed their letter to them
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This was the only reasonable theory to
explain the check in the letter, and the
merchant let it go at that
His business friends in the city also had
q little quiet fun with him on the score
of the lost checks. They made it cost
him dinner and various cigars. He fin
ally made up his mind that he would come
to Chicago and start in business here, and
show both his friends at home and the
| people in Chicago that he was business
man all right.
He disposed of his store in the Wilson,
sin town and came to Chicago. Here he
made money and many friends. He says
that If there had not been so much
trouble about the checks he would proba-
bly, have spent his life in the little coun-
try town instead of coming here to tempt
! his fate.
A certain priest who lived on the West
| Side got a check for $500 some time since
and cashed it. He had carefully figured
out just what he intended doing with the
| money and he returned home with The
| cash in his pocket On the day of getting
| the check cashed he had called on a friend
and told him of the facts and had express
! ed fear of being robbed before he could
! lay out the money.
His friend told him to put 1t in his stock
ing that night when he went to bed and to
| put the stocking on. The priest went aWay
| md moi h 60. 80
days. Finally the two met on the street
and the priest was looking so pale and
| woebegone that his friend was very much
alarmed at his changed appearance.
a question as to the cause made known
| the fact that the priest had been robbed
He told his friend he had gone home that
| night after getting the advice and had re-
| tired to bed about 8 o'clock. He carefully
! locked and bolted the door before going &c
! bed. The money he put in the stocking Of
! his right foot. He was a particularly
| sound sleeper, and on that night he slept
| well. In the morning the money was gone
The door was still locked and bolted and
! the window closed. 1t was a most mys-
| terious affair. He was in the depths of de
! spair over the loss and did net know what
to do. He had informed the police of his
| case and they were at work on it. The
| friend said: Are you sure you put it il
your stocking?"' Absolutely certain" re
piled the priest What was the money
paid YOU in at the bank?" was the next
bills" was the reply.
''HaYe you looked in all your pockets?
said his friend. "Al of Them said the
priest. Look again. said his friend The
priest went through his pockets one by one
| to satisfy his inquirer. There he said
"are you convinced?" Have you got hI
pocket in your trousers?' asked his friend
eyes" replied the priest, but never put
anything in that pocket" Look in it
anyhow" sold the skeptical layman. The
priest dug down in his solitary hip poke
and drew out four 800 bills and two fifties
Whether he had robbed himself in his
sleep or whether his belief that he had put
the money in the stocking was a dog
dream be could never tell
Two business men of Chicago met OF
| the street and TOOK lunch together. They
next went to the office of one of them, and
as they stepped in letter was handed il
by the postman 1t was opened and {
! check for $500 taken out. Just then
call was made for the gentleman who haC
opened the letter. He laid his mail or
the desk, excused himself and stepped int
an adjoining office.
Returning shortly with some newspaper
clippings in his hands, he sat down a
his desk, picked up some of the paper:
and began to busy himself. The newspa
/
| first laid on the desk and then put in
side pocket of his coat. He seemed
little worried. and at last turned to hi:
friend and said: WAS there any one il
here while / was away?''
mo" said his friend, anything
wrong?"
why, I've lost a $500 check" was tn,
| startling reply.
Il saw you take a check out of tina
letter you opened" said the friend.
ut couldn't have blown out of the win
dow. could it?" ventured the owner of tn,
| check.
No" was the answer. THAT isn't a
all likely"
A thorough search was made for the los
check. and the desk and all Of the pocket:
of the man who had received the checl
were thoroughly ransacked. No trace o.
it was found. and the friend felt a trihC
| uncomfortable. Payment on the checl
was Immediately stopped by telegraph ant
by letter. a duplicate check was forward
ed in due time. and three months passed
The men met time after time, and tool
! lunch together. On one occasion the Loser
Of the check remarked: by the way.
meant to read you a funny thing from
one of the indianapolis papers that was
! sent me the Hav that chpc1s disc ,rao vol ,