New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
WHEN CHECK is BAD DO THIS.
Poker Player Opens Up Avenut
of Lost Hopes.
Avenue
New York Sun

(Ne" fOrK sum-
He was in high spirits as he
strolled whistling down Central Park
West.
1t was spring, his health was good,
the sun was shining brightly, the
birds in the park were twittering
merrily. and in a poker session the
night before he had won 1915, of
which SIC was in cash. In an inside
pocket a check for $500, the BALANCE
Of his winnings, nestled against his
heart.
1t was great to be alive anyway.
and wasn't it fine that he mad yielded
to his wifes pleas to he allowed TO
buy those spring clothes! The bills
for the clothes had been coming IN
for a week now and had worried him
somewhat, but now, with $276 he
had not expected to get and the
money he already had, he would be
able to pay them without difficulty.
His wife deserved all the spring
clothes he could buy her But
wasn't it lucky that he had drawn
that fourth Jack against that ace full
the night before?
He reached the bank on which the
5000 check had been drawn and
blithely swung through the doors, In
dorsed the paper and presented At.
at the paying teller's window.
There was a pause while the teller
got busy with his books. In "a
moment he was back at the window.
insufficient funds" he said.
The sun was obscured behind
black clouds, the birds in the park
were squawking horribly, forgotten
pains began to remind our hero OF
their existence.
If the maker of the check was the
kind of man who would give an N.
G. check to pay a poker loss, he was
surely not the kind of man who
would make good later thought the
holder of the worthless paper. Then
he had an idea. He asked the teller
how much the checks maker had on
deposit, but the teller refused to in
form him, saying it was against the
rules.
Over on a park bench our hero
pondered his problem. At length he
reached a solution.
The checks maker was in the thea
trical business. Our hero visited a
press agent of his acquaintance and
got a couple of complimentary
tickets. Then he visited the bank
learned the paying teller's name.
Then he wrote a note to the paying
teller, enclosing the theater tickets,
and to it he signed the name of the
maker of the check. He sent the
note and tickets by special messen-
ger to the teller
Then after waiting half an hour
he called up the bank and asked to
talk to the teller. When he was con-
nected he gave the name of the
maker of the check, talked pleasantly
for a moment about the theater
tickets he had just sent, and then
asked how large his balance was.
The teller, glad to do the favor to-.
one who had just sent him two thea
ter tickets, answered:
lone hundred and forty-three dol
lars"
Our hero after moment or two
hung up the receiver and walked
straight around to the bank.
Here he questioned the receiving
teller to make sure there would be no
slip in his plan.
Can I deposit money to another
mans ACCOUNT" he asked
certainly" said the receiving
teller. We're always glad to get
rIoney from everybody"
Our hero then made out a deposit
slip for $50, under the name of the
maker of the check, and showed the
slip and $50 through the receiving
tellers window.
Then he walked to the paying tel
Ter with his 5000 check.
I'D like cash for this" he said.
The paying teller looked at the
Oh ~ SiY,ey f714N
funds" Then our hero said loftily:
Pardon, but deposit which
makes the check good was just re-
cefved.''
The paying teller looked it up and
found this to be correct, so there was
nothing left for him to do but pay
out the money. At a cost of $50 our
hero had made bad check for 5000
good.
Again was the sun shining and
again were the birds twittering.