The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-09
A Great Nerve Medicine.

nave time to buy new shirts, collars or
cuffs. DR.. Blank had brought several
suits of clothes with him as well as Il
good supply of linen, so we oyercame
this obstacle and thought little more
ing apparel weren't the only things l
found | needed when l began to take
advantage of Blanks generous offer TO
clothe myself from skin to head cover
ing. only wore my own shoes be-
cause Blanks were one size smaller
and trifie narrower than mine. But
other than furnishing me with foot
wear | was clothed throughout in
Blanks wardrobe. 1t was not evening
dress, but suit of the frock cut, which
answered very well, and | consideSad
it at least semiappropriate for the oc-
casion.
''The lecture hall was but a short
way from the hotel, and told Blank to
go ahead and l would follow imme-
diately, as we were now some minutes
late. Blank obeyed and announced that
| would soon be there, as L was then
dressing. After dressing | discovered
was low in funds very low, and Of
course, desiring to keep up the reputa-
ton of the profession in the metropolis,
| didn't care to go among strangers
without enough money to sustain this
reputation in case of an emergency.
II searched through the pockets of
the clothing ! had discarded and, writ
ing check for 500, rushed to the desk
of the hotel to have it cashed l passed
it to the clerk with that request. | sup
pose he mistook my haste for excite
ment and looked at me suspiciously as
he read the signature on the check. l
requested that he would not delay me
and showed him my name on the regis
ter, where Blank had registered for me.
quickly dscerned the expression of
suspicion in the clerks face, and it
made me angry. Again l demanded
that he grant my request at once.
How are we to know you are the
person whose signature is on this
check? he asked.
81 told him | didn't know how he
was to know it, but that l was guest
in the hotel.
Have you anything about you that
will identity your he inquired
81 have letters addressed to me-
said |, forgetting had on Blanks
clothes, and | thrust my hand in the
inside pocket and threw. him a whole
bundle without looking at them.
81 saw the clerk read the name on
the envelopes, look at me again and re-
other gentleman. who l afterward
learned was the proprietor of the hotel,
came out carrying the bundle of letters
in his hand.
81 beg pardon, he said, but there
seems to be some misunderstanding
Have you anything further to identify
you; any marking on your clothes?
Now, l always have my initials
stuck in my hat, so l snatched it off my
head and, again without looking at it,
handed my hat-or, rather, Blanks hat
to my interrogation. He looked inside
the hat, changed his glance toward me
for moment and asked Me to step in
to the office, an invitation I mistook as
meaning he was to deliver the money
and that he was convinced | was the
person | had represented myself to be.
He requested me to wait a moment,
but noted he still carried my hat-or,
again, Blanks hat-with him as he left
the room. He returned shortly, accom-
panied by another person, who l after
ward learned was the hotel detective.
Without ceremony the newcomer adj
dressed me in no polite language.
We've been looking for you for a
long time, and we've finally got YOU
he said. You're a forger. Now, you
write Your signature again before me,
or you'll have to accompany me to the
police station.
Il protested, but to no avail, so at
last | accommodated him and was
shocked when he brought the register
before me and compared the writings,
which of course were entirely different.
Il tried to explain that Blank had
registered for me, that l had on his
suit of clothes and hat, but the de-
tective laughed at me. l didn't think of
wearing Blanks linen, and so | opened
my yes. ana challenged him to note the
initials on the flap of my shirt. He
complied with this request, and | sud
denly remembered that l also had on
Blanks shirt and attempted to tell
him of this fact, but it was no use. He
didn't stop at my shirt flap, but inves-
tigated the straps of my underwear,
where in ink indelible as night was
marked in big letters j. II. b. He re-
moved my collar. my necktie, my cuffs,
and on each of. these things he found
the same markings of the same indeli-
Bile initials, j. II. b.
Il looked at my watch. 1t was nearly
8 o'clock, and | was down for the first
address. protested till l was tired as
for the second time put on Blanks
garments, which had got me into such
an embarrassing predicament. | was
actually being led from the hotel to the
police station when Blank, all excited,
rushed in and grabbed me by the arm.
Explanations followed, and apologies
came later from the clerk, the proprie-
tor and the detective, and finally de-
livered my lecture. But after it need
ed the hundred given me on my check
by the proprietor to square myself with
the boys
BY the way" he concluded, looking
at his watch, Il almost forgot we We're
going to take the $3.50. We've got just
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