Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-28
THE CHECK WAS GOOD.
She Missouri Cattle King Astonishei
. the New York Hotel Clerk. 4

AoO WAssvun CoSSIo ming AotOulonei
the New York Hotel Clerk. 4
Dave Gelyin-it is pronounced Gal.
yin-of Maitland, Mo-, is one Of the
cattle barons Of Northwest Missouri
= section of country which has q
large number of cattle barons. As q
hustler and pusher Dave has few
equals and no superiors, and what he
does not know about cattle would no,
bs worth finding out
Dave Is always 80 busy looking
after his cattle interests that he sci.
dom has time to dress up" in his
company clothes, and at first sight q
stranger would take him for an limo.
cent granger, eager to buy q gold
brick or likely to blow out the gas.
Several years ago Dave shipped q
lot Of export cattle from Maitland and
went as far as New York with them
When he arrived in 4,ew York he
looked like the ragged end Of poverty,
but he was too busy to secure q
change OF clothing. He had some
business to transact, and intended
taking train home he next morn.
ing. Dave is lover of good thingi
Of life, so he inquired his way to the
Hoffman house and affixed his name
to the register. The clerk looked al
him for moment and asked il hS
wanted a room.
Eyes, and good one" replied Dave
"Any baggage?"
"No."
"Our rates are $40 day, and we
require cash in .dvance from un.
known parties" said the clerk.
70, darn your rates: give me the
room. / want to wash" SAID Dave.
"All right. Ten dollars, please.
Dave run his hand in his pocket
but all he could fish up was s2.71
This sum was made up by SILVER
dollar, two silver half-dollars, two
quarters, a Zoe piece and a penny.
20, I'll pay you in the morning.
said Dave, turning to go to the ele.
vator.
But the clerk knew thing or two
He was not to be caught that way;
not he.
There is no deviation from ouI
rules, sir" the clerk said politely but
firmly. You must pay in advance"
Then I'll have to giveyou a check
said LIN, VINO was repidly becom.
ing angry.
He stepped back to the desk, filled
out check for $500 and handed it to
the clerk. But the clerk was not a
sucker He was New Yorker, he
was. He would not accept the check
unless certified
BY this time Dave was mad. He
said few words in Latin, or in q
language that sounded like it was OF
foreign origin.
"Confound your rules, you blasted
chump! ! could guy and sell you ten
times over, you pig-headed, pimply-
faced dude. If you don't think that
check is good send it over to the
Chemical National"
The clerk called messenger boy
and dispatched him to the Chemical /,
National, with a note asking If a
CHECK of $500 signed by David uelvin,
OF Maitland, Mo-, was good.
The clerk knew it was not, but
Dave was fighting mad, and the clerk |
realized that if he did not make
seeming effort to ascertain the worth
of the check he would get into
trouble. While the messenger was
absent Dave walked the floor of the
magnificent office and talked to
himself.
In due time the messenger returned
with an answer. 1t read: "Mr. Gel
wins check for $500 is perfectly
good
lhe clerk at once became obsequi.
Gus. There was nothing too good foI
Mr.. uelvin, of Missouri
"Well, give me back the check
said Dave. "Ill go over to the bank
and cash it myself"
The check was handed to the irat
man, and he marched out, and never
returned. The clerk was evidently
filled with curiosity about the Mis-.
sourian, for he sent a letter to Char.
ley Donovan, cashier of the Maitland
Bank, asking if Gelvins check fol
u, 900 was good. Charley wrote back
that Gelvin's check for $1,000 wal
perfectly good; that 1t was good fol
10000, for five times that, and ther
10 mould kova n Lolo.a. l.. Al. l..y.