The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-29
MAN WITH A CHECK.
Difficulty in Cashing Ii, Though He
Was Perfectly Responsible.
Washington Star.

Washington Star.
Il was nailed to the cross on the right.
up-against-it proposition few days ago,
said a well-known young man about town.
land it hurt. l became for the time the
man with a check and the fur was rupDeo
the wrong way.
leisurely uptown TO take pretty girl out
to dinner, l slipped my fingers into my vest
pocket where ] usually carry my small ron
and discovered to my CONSERVATION that
the roll was missing: and where l dropped
it. or what kind of pickpocket enjoyed
spending it, L have not yet been able TO oe-
termine.
Energetic measures toward replenish-
ment were, of course, absolutely essential.
| found that l had just 70 cents on me;
L retraced my steps downtown 10 a hotei
where the cashier knew me well ana. mao
before cashed any number of my personal
checks on sight When L asked MN LOT
twenty-five ne made me feel faint by re-
plying that he had been cashlng checks al
dav and the bank was broke l repaired to
another hosiery where the cashier hau
known me for years, but VINO nad never
accommodated me, and TO my chasrln
was turned down there. Meanwhile II was
a race between the thought of the pretty
girl and the loss of the dinner as TO Wnlch
worried me the more. / hastened 10 the
cashier of a restaurant where L nave eaten
all winter and spring, and the sight or my
check produced only cold smile upon ner
ruby lips, as she murmured something
about the rules of the house prohibiting
the cashing of checks. Then / trotted to
two cafes where | have for years freely
spent my money, and was turned down IN
each.
Turned down by my friends, there was
nothing left for me TO do but to brace some
stranger, and offer him my expensive
watch, my diamond ring, for which l
paid 800 wholesale, as security Tor a loan,
and such interest he demanded. Then
l bethought myself of a cashier OF a down
town hotel who had during the winter
ca shed a check upon my Endorsement Tor
I bad MT | check
to him, slipping off my ring, and asking II
the ring was good for the inquire named IN
the check. My savior, who family recol-
lected the transaction | called TO his mind,
replied that my ring was no good, but that
my paper was all right, and he counted
out the bills.
ing the man with the check The pretty
girl would have at once noticed the absence
of the ring from my hand; she would have
jealously declared that | had given IL TO
another; while if l had put up my watch
and | had been obliged TO have asked the
waiter the time while we were eating In
response TO her usual question as 70 the
hour, she would have also been suspicious,
and my cup of misery would have over
flowed. But there L was meeting an unex-
pected emergency after banking hours i
mad good clothes. cheek. jewelry, a bank
account good for five figures, large ac-
quantances in town, and couldn't raise S25
in as many minutes! If | had been in
strange city | would not have been sur
prised, but it shows the trials of the un-
fortunate man with the check TO dot.
The cashier who had accommodated me put
il this way:
You see, he said, after listening to my
tale of woe, the man with the check is
a recognized element in society and finan-
cial circles, and he has his niche. / know
your check is good, and SO do your friends
yet so often are cashiers. especially those
in hotels. victimized that they become tine
tured with a suspicion born of cruel ex-
perience whenever the familiar slip of
paper is flashed in their faces with the re-
quest TO be accommodated We have TO
make ii good where we cash worthless
checks on our own account. as might be in
this instance. IT just happened that way
with you to-day. Tomorrow. every man
YOU asked. since you are in position to re-
turn the favor in other ways. would have
handed out the money without question
Hotel guests. and others, make il a prac-
tice to establish a credit al a hotel and
then forget TO leave money in the bank to
meet the check they leave in the cashier 8
hands. Again, Washington is a city filed
with more transients than i'm most cities
twice its size. We have to be careful Give
my regards to the pretty girl, who I trust
will enjoy her dinner. Though "the man
with the check in all cases has a similar
story to tell, il only differs in detail
Il FASTENED TO the pretty girls house in a
cab, and she never knew Of my struggle 70
raise money to pay for the dinner which
produced so many sweet smiles | used 70
sheer at the man with the check as
have seen him turned down so many times
in my life, but | take il all back and ex-
tend to him my sympathy"