The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16
| near by, and the latter cashed the $24z
| check. Later another concern gave him
| the currency on the 500. check.


the currency on the 500. check.
Surprise for Real Manning.
Saturday morning Mr.. Joubert's SUI
perintendent got a telephone message
from ''Mr. Manning conveying his re-
grets that it would be impossible to visit
the factory that day, but assuring him
that he would be on hand early Nom
day morning. Mr.. Joubert was surprised
at this lack of business courtesy. He
was still more surprised about 2 o'clock
that afternoon when the real Mr.. Man
ming arrived, having been detained by
other business. Manning was somewhat
prepared for the explosion that followed
after he had made himself known, as
he had previously called at the hotel,
where he learned of his advance agent
of the same name. Mr.. Joubert was
soon convinced that he had been inn
posed upon, and joined with Manning in
an Investigation. While they were in
consultation telephone call was made
for Mr.. Manning.
Don't forget that dinner engagement
for tonight was the message.
"Who are your was the reply from
Manning. II have no engagement
'sOh, yes you have was the asser-
| ton Of the man at the Other end of the
wire. Pm Mr.. -" mentioning the
name of prominent merchant on
| Baronne street.
'"That's another of that rascals
tricks" said the real Manning, now thor
| oughly incensed.
Scotch Highballs Bring 5000.
Detectives We're called in and soon
| found that the bogus Manning bad left
| town, taking with him not only the $342
| obtained on the Standard compary's
| checks, but 5000 more obtained on an
| II. 0. u" from the Baronne street man.
The bogus Manning is an Englishman
and devotee of golf. So is the Baronne
| street man. When they met, which they
| did through the medium of the stolen
| mail, they naturally got to talking about
| England, King Edward, golf, and kindred
| topics, and incidentally drank number
| of Scotch highballs to the health of
Britain's monarch the glasses being
afterWard broken in order that no
plebians might desecrate them. Both
were seemingly quite mellowed by the
insidous influence of the Scotch whisky,
but it is probable that Mr.. Manning"
was shamming At any rate he had his
| wits about him when he got the Baronne
| man to advance him 5000 when the lat
! ter was taking his last highball. They
parted Win the UNDERSTANDING tnat they
were to meet at dinner the following
| day. 1t was this engagement that
| brought the telephone message to the
| real Mr.. Manning at the office of Payze
& Joubert. This particular dinner has
| not yet come off, and there is one man
| In New Orleans who holds an I. O. U.
| for $500 that has not been honored.
Fooled the Hotel Clerk.
"That chap was certainly the smooth
| est article in the way of confidence
| man that ever struck town." said the
| clerk of the St. Charles, when asked for
| a description Of the swindler. "Why,
| thought real English lord had come
| to town when he walked in here. He
| had a broad accent, and wore suit
Of golf toys that would paralyze YOU
! Then the valet and golf bag racket threw
me off completely. He's a rather good
| looking fellow, about 80 years old, with
| blond hair and mustache, and light COM
| plexion. He weighs about $50 pounds,
| and is of athletic build. Another thing
| about the man that fooled me was his
| insistence upon the best rooms. He was
| in no hurry, and took his time in in
vestigating the apartments assigned
him.
LAW, me good mon,' he said to the
| bell-boy, when shown to his suite with
his valet, are these the best apartments
| you have? pom me word, they're beast
| ly, you know, positively beastly.'
HE got the best in the house, and
there's an unpaid bill here against him
| yet."-Chicago Inter ocean.