Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-10-19
HIS CHECK WAS GOOD
Hse STONY pg RAGGED ALAN AND 4
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 DaSs GAbwin-it A prDnosz1ced Gal. sa1-df AARitland Ma., h e@e of tba cattle baroas eE RGaaAwazs MAmouri section of country WhAcA has larga RrmbeE 0 eatbEe Ra5za Aa knvess, @ul1 @ psrahsr DsEs Aua few egsass sna 1 supeTfOEz, and ydeARs he duns aoa kuo,y aErut cattle vOulA zssa ns wsgaA fandihg oaa
 DavS isaaw&yRG0 hBsy loaksna sgtsv his caAsle hS1sesss ssSaA he s8taoB, has time to "dreaA ur' ia bis eomDanv clothes, and ah EBss stgb6 stranqer would take him sE an innoaenA q1sp. EFT, eaeez to buy gHal bE4ck os Iihely ta blow o1e the gVR
 Several yasrs ap Dave ah4ppsa lot Gf export cattle frxza Autsiznd and went az far as New York with them. WAen be arrived la Ngg YeFk, he lcoked Ike Ghe ragged sn& aR poverty, but he w9s boo busy bo gsGage a change of clothine. He had some E0siBeSs to transact and intended tahiaa tEa3n fer home tha next morning. Dave is Lover of the good things of hfo, Sc hs inquired his way to She HG9mzR HoRes snd affixed his name to the Eegister The clerk looked at him fer moment and asked R be wanted room.
 ''Yss, and good o2e. 5 ropiasd Davs.
 "Any bagoAgeRs'
 No
 "Our rates aro 8lo a day, and we re. Qaire eaah ia advance from unknown parties. " said the eleTh
 tOh, darn yoar rates; give me ths DoOn. wand to wash, said Dave
 "Ah siRht. Tea dollars, pleaee. 5
 Dzve Bas sas hasA Ia his pocket, but all be oosls agh mp yes es.TI. This gam was EoaA0 Ep Ag 8 silver dollar, two c,lyeE haR as1hE& two quarters, a 20 een4 piece and penny.
 '.Oh. HI pag yoa in the morning, ;" @Std Davos sElEDing to go to the elevator
 But the aAcsh kaew thing or two He was nee @ be oaaEAs that way-not he.
 ''Th4e is 70 deviation from cur rules, sir, sals cbegk said politely but firmly "You roue4 pay in advance )
 ''Tben I'll give you check, " said Gel7in, who was rapidly becoming an Ey.
 He gteppea bank b tbe desk, filled out a cheek 3or $500 and handed it to the clerk. Bpt the clerk was not greeDhorn. Ho was Q Kew Yorker, he was. He would mos aceeps the check up, leas certified.
 By this time Bavo waa mad. He said 8 few words in Latin, or in language that sounded Lao it was of 6 foreign origin.
 "Confcaud your rules you blasted ohumpl I could buy and sell you ten times over Y0u pigheaded, pimply faced dude. If you don 2 think that check iu good, eead it esuE to the Chemical Ma tional .
 The clerk called q messenger boy and dispatched him to ehe Chemical Nation aL with a note aaking sf Q check of $500 signed by David GeiVta of Maitland. Mo, was good.
 The clerk knew i8 yaas not, but Dave was fighting mad, aad tho clerk realiz- cd that # he did not mako a seeming ef- fort to ag5ertais the worth Of the check he would get into eUouble While the messenger was abseBt Dave walked the floor of the magnificent office and talk. cd to himself
 In due tiule the messenger returned with aa answea. F5 read, "Mr. Gelvin's check worth $500 is perfectly good. n
 The clerk a5 oBos becsme obsequioua Thsro was noshtag soo good for MF. Gelvin Of Missouri.
 We'll give me hack tho check, :" said Dave. m go over to tho bank md cash it myself
 The check was haudad to the irato man. and ka marched out and neVeY re- turned. Pie C1ark was evidently filled with euFiesity about the MissouHian, for he sent Q lat4eR to Charley Donovan, cashier o2 tho Maitland bank, asking if Gelvin's check fr9 9a, 900 was good. Charley wrote bnck bbat Geiyin's check foE &l, coo was per&ece1y good; that itA yas good for SIC, eco, for five tim6s' thaA and then he would have a balance in the bank. You dod blanked fool, ' wrote Donovan, eff Golyin takes Bo- ton to bay yoaT third rata hashery and ofEeTs a check for it, take isquiok. Ib's as good as the gold. "
 Dayo declares Ehat She ambition of his life is to so hack to New York some time and dazzle tho eyes Of that hotel clerk. He insists that when che time comes he is going bo dress like king hIre 0 corps of Eootmen, Q dozBn valeta