The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-28
THE TELLER,S Trials.
Some FenalllSs Eceentrieaiss Before His Wndoio.

so far so good-but in few days her
checks began to come in with alarm
ing frequency. They were all made
out in perfect form, and there was no
doubt about her signature, SO there
was onthing for us to do but pay them.
She had run her account down pretty
low, when one day she came in her
self with check to be cashed. 1t was
large check, and I thought that 1t
wouldn't do any harm to say few
words about how near she was to
Aoverdrawing her account. I did SO as
carefully as | could, and she turned
her face toward me full of amazement.
'What?' she saIu. I about to over
draw my account? Why, this is the
very first check have drawn. There
must be mistake somewhere. You
must have mistaken me for someone
else"
1t was my turn to be astonished,
for If we really had made mistake,
as she said, it would be pretty big
mistake. So asked her If she would
mind waiting few minutes until
could get the checks that we had cash.
ed. She waited, and hurried through
the book and found the checks in
very short while; for was beginning
to feel rather pale, tell you.
Why, where did you find theseg
she asked, innocently as | laid them
out before her.
Do you recognize them?' | asked,
feeling rather relieved.
Why, yes, indeed said the fair
one, not at all abashed. These are
the checks | wrote out just for prac-
tice, and thought they had all been
burned up
What would you do in case like
that? When explained to her that
we had cashed the checks, as they had
been made out in regular order, and
that she would have to stand for it,
she was perfectly furious and insisted
that as she had only made out the
checks for fun that the bank ought
not to take her money.
"Of course, we couldn't do anything
like that, and so, she departed in
rage, saying that she was going to tel
egraph her father and he would sure
" do something awful
Her father did try to make trouble
for us, too, but we managed to explain
1t more to his satisfaction and we f.
nally discovered how the whole affair
came about. 1t seems that the young
lady had maid who, when she was
given the checks to throw out, had
recognized their value and. had at once
made use Of them; then, seeing that
she was in danger of getting into trou-
bic over 1t, had quietly disappeared
leaving no trace.
The girl had been identified a short
while before by the cashier so that
was all right, and glanced over the
bunch OF checks which she handed me.
They were mode out right, but every
one was made out to helf. Wonder
ing why she had taken the trouble to
make out so many when one would
have answered the purpose just as
we'll, made bold to ask her. Make
out one check?' Why, the idea had
never entered her head. She had
made out list of the various things
she intended to buy while she was out
shopping and so what was more natu-
raj than that she should write check
for the estimated cost Of each article.
Il tried to explain to her how easy
the other way would have been, but
couldn't seem to get her to catch my
idea. Finally she got angry with me,
and left the window in high dudgeon,
crying, Now you've mixed me all up,
and think you are perfectly horrid
=. Il was running into hard luck that
day, for right behind her was lady
whom had never seen before. Yes,
have very good memory and
rarely mistake a face once it has been
presented at the window for identif-
cation. But this one was perfect
stranger to me, and when she present
ed check on an outof-town bank l
knew that should have to refuse her.
She seemed to be highly insulted at
my refusal to take her word for who
she was. replied that personally l
would be only too glad to take her
word, but that the bank as an institu-
ton could not very well afford to do
so.
Why, have all sorts of letters
and cards with me to show that am
Mrs., and then she brought out
her purse, and took out some cards
and handed me one. | took 1t and
glanced at the name. 1t was not the
name on the check, however, and l
mentioned the fact to her.
why she began in confusion, as
if she had just thought Of something,
'why,I have Just been married again;
had forgotten that the check was in