The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-11-19
Hundred Dollar Bill Experience

ing a street car and hiding them
selves without money sufficient t
even pay their fare. The follow
ing story of a travelling mans ex
perience with 800 bill show
ahat though man NAV have plen
~ of money he may be poor in
deed:
The trouble began when Mr.
Bryues had check cashed in Den
yer, and got the 800 bill with tht
TOLL of currency. AS he WORKED
his way down into Mexico, he
kept spending the smaller bills,
but didn't know that they were all
g,ue until he went to pay bis hotel
nll at Las Vegas, and found he
lad nothing but so cents in change
aud the 800 bill He offered the
bill to the hotel cerk, but the clerk
said he couldn't change it. He
was new clerk and didn't know
Mr.. BryneS, and wouldn't trust
him or the bill. so he sent boy
out with the bill TO see if he could
get it changed at one of the gam
bling houses The boy didn't get
back until Mr., Brynes' train had
whistled, and when he came in he
still had the bill unchanged.
Mr.. Brynes took the bill aud
made for the train On arriving at
the station he found that he didn't
have enough mileage in his book
to take him to Albuquerque the
next stop. so lie tried to buy a
ticket. The ticket agent couldn't
change the bill, so Mr.. Byrncs
went back to the hotel and said
they would have TO trust him for
his hotel bill anyway, and he would
like to borrow enough to pay his
fare to Albuquerque. The clerk
let him have the money, not very
cheertully. and after buying a
ticket, Mr.. Brynes had Just forty
cents left AT the station he ran
across a shoe merchant with whom
he was acquainted and related his
troubles, in the hope that the mer-
chant would take the hint and offer
10 lend him the money, but the
merchant didn't see the point.
Mr.. Byrnes hadn't had his
breakfast, and by this time he was
getting hungry. He deciued to
spend all of his forty cents in
change for something to eat, but
thought better of the impulse and
got along with a fifteen-cent break
fast and saved the twenty. FIVE
cents for an emergency. A few
moments later he decided TO use
the quarer in telegraphing 10
customer to meet him farther down
the line with some money.
In a short time the answer came
back with twenty five cents charges
on il. Mr.. Bryues offered his 800
bill in payment, but the telegraph
agent couldn't change it, so he had
TO give Mr.. Brynes his message
free. The customer said he could
nj meet Mr., Brynes, but would
mail him the money. The train
that Mr.. Brynes took was the
limited which carries a
liner, but il was due shorty after
noon in Albuquerque, and Mr.
Brvnes thou ght his fifteen cent ,
breakfast would last him unit that !
line, but before reaching Albu
Iuerque, the train was tied up by ,
! freight, wreck. Dinner time
passed. aud the train still stood out
u the desert. Finally Mr.. Byrnes
,ouldn't stand il any longer, and !.
vent to the diner car with his 800 !
ill. He ordered big meal and !
he waiter hustled around in antici- b
,ation of a liberal tip. Finally s
he waiter brought the bill and
dr. Brynes laid down his 800 bill. v
THAT hardly big enough. boss, F" II
bjected the waiter. THAT din v
er comes TO a dnllah and eighty 3
We cents. a
.'That isn't a dollar bill " Mr. v
Irynes informed the waiter
"You get II changed for me, and N
,ere'll be a 30 cent tip in it for a
OF So
The waiter took another look
nd grew pale. He took the bill y
irgerly between his thumb and :,
niger and carried it to the man
j charge Of the car. This was G,
suspicious individual, and he
roueiit the bill back to Mr. 81
rynes promptly and intimated that
2 would like some real money
-e talked loud enoggh 10 attract 81
lie attention of the other passen' ?,
srs and Mr.. Brynes said nc began -
leel as if he had really attempt -
to pass queer money. But e.
e told the head waiter that it was II
Il the money he had and IT he
anted any pay to get it changed. he
he head waiter gave the bill TO he
e conductor, who made can 10
IS of the train and finally came OF