The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-09
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Finally Gained tho limo He Wanted by
Drawing ON the sultan of Turkey.


laid. and in the good old town of |
gan Hugh. "In those days a thou |
sand to-day might mean ten the next
day and the cash was far more es-
sential to the closing of a deal than
any certified check that could be pro-
duced. l was in position like TINS
one day the first week in september
that year, and it was case OF my
getting $685. 900 in cash in one hour or
lose q deal that meant $1OO,OOO to me.
The mine was there, the lode had been
struck: pay ore had been taken out
and the mine was mine for S25,ooo,
as the tenderfoot that owned it had
to go back to the East that night. He
was a game lad and knew he had a
good thing but had to give 1t up. he
also knew that if he did not get the
money then he never would. The fact
of the matter was, he thought he was
doing some one and like many an
other tenderfOOt believed that he was
getting the best of an old miner. 1
knew what was there. l had trleu TO
get hold of the mine for some time,
but could not, so as soon as the dea!
came up 1 saw my chance and nave
that mine, l would.
But where to get the money? EV-
cry banker in the town knew me. l
had $500, 900 buried in different mines
| and I could realize on many of the
claims any day. But I had to have 1t
that day. Well, l went down to the
old City Bank, you all remember it,
and saw there my old friend, Jim
| Of no hnC
drew a breath jim l said, I want
$25, 900 right away. VIII you cash a
sight draft for that amount on Jim
Grow in New York? He is friend OF
mine l said, depressing smile that
came over my face at my own au'
dacity.
Jim looked up at me over the TOP
of his glasses and without smile an
swered, Well, l guess SO, this time.
NV heart gave a leap. Jim surely
knew that Grow never existed. blu,
never mind, it was the money
wanted, l got it, paid the tenderfoot
had the deeds made over and owned
the Little Giant / got S1,OoO,ooo ou
of it the next year but that is not tine
story.
81 was unable to raise that SO ,0Ol
the next week or the week after Ey
ery day / looked for the notice tina
the check had come back protested
and at last the unlucky day appeared
$ and Jim called me in as l passed tn
bank Say, Hugh, that friend
YOURS. Grow. must be a poor kind of
+ stick he said without smile, 10
he failed to make good on that check
".All right / answered, nothln
daunted. l had acquired nerve whli
t waiting for the confounded thing I
e show up ! will get the amount in
: few minutes.
r II ran over to the First Natloni
l. and rushing up to the counter cafe
: out to Sam Williams, the Presiden
b another good fellow, Sam will 70
Il cash q sight draft on John Brown {
s. Boston for me|
l. Sure answered Sam. anything
l. please YOU and l got the money, pa
n Jim with the protest fees and startt
it to wait another two weeks until TN
t draft would come back. To make
NJ long story short l kept up TINS e
g changing protest fees which amour
ii ed to $500 before l got through, +
q. six times. until one day in NoYemp
ut after I had tried to sell one of II
Or claims and the thing had fall
e. through. | thought that l was sure
ST up against 1t.
1t NV last draft on one John Doe
u yes, l got down to him at last-h
1t come i'll when l stepped into the Cl
IS, Bank when old Jim saw me comm
10 Who is your friend this time. Hugh
its | saw i'll Il moment that he was on
me. in great shape, but nothl
daunted, | blurted out: Guess it W
have to be the Sultan of Turkey Il
time
Tx. THAT'S a good idea, it will be
Die long coming back answered Jim
he my Amusement
OF Well / made out the check to
,gs Sultan. got nv money, pa id the Fl
18th National and felt relieved, for l KIN
of +bat il would take at least tn
it'll months for it to get back, and thank
ZEN my lucky star for the inspiration. i
check went to New York. from tn
Top to London, where the Earrings pas
ne; it, from there to Paris, where
me Rothschilds Endorsed it, then to
the Earrings again in Rome and then
up Constantinople.'
gh: How do you know that it W
,all through all those houses hand
bic asked the president of the club.
cd Because l got it back with lie
md saving that while the Sultan did
i'll know who Hugh Mcdonald W&S-
his colossal nerve had excited
of rulers admiration and that he hat
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