The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
MAKING THE CHECK GOOD.
T TIE was IN high spirits "a he
n stroiled whistlins down Cen.
trail Park West.

strolied whistling down Gen.
trail Park West.
II was spring; his health wal 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 S276. OF which S76 was In
cash. In an inside pocket . check for
5000. the balance Of his winnings.
nestled against his heart
1t was great ( o be alive anyway. and
wasn't II fine that he had yielded to his
| wife's pleas to be allowed to buy o
spring clothes, The bills for the
| clothes had beef coming IN for a week
now and had worried him somewhat,
but now, with s276 he Had not ex-
! pected to get and the money he al
ready had. he would be able to pay
them without difficulty. His wife de-
served 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?
lie reached the bank on which the
5000 check had been drawn and
blithely swung through the doors. in
dcrsed the paper and presented 1t at
the paying teller's window.
There was a pause while the teller
got busy with his books. In a moment
he was back al the window:
insufficient funds" he said.
The sun was obscured behind black
clouds. the birds in the park were
squawking horribly. FOL gotten pains
began to remind our hero Of their
existence.
II the maker Of the check was the
kind OF mar who would give an y. 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 inform him; say
ing It vas against the Jules
Over on a park bei.ch u hero
pondered his problem. At length he
reached a solution.
The checks maker was in the the
atrical business. Our hero visited a
press agent Of his acquaintance and
got a couple Of complimentary tickets
Then he visited the bank again. From
the special guard he learned the pay
ing teller's name.
Then he wrote q note TO the pAyine
teller. enclosing the theatre tickets. and
to II he signed the name OF h maker
Of the check. He sem the note and
tickets by special messenger to the
teller.
Then after waiting half an hour M
called UP the bank and asked to tall
to the teller. When he was connected
he gave the name Ct the maker o.
the check. talked pleasantly for a mo
ment about the theatre tickets he hat
lust sent. and then asked how larg,
his balance a
The teller. glad to do the favor Il
: one who had just sent him two theatr,
tickets, answered.
"One hundred and forty-three dol
lars he said.
:, Our hero after a comment or tw'
hung up the receiver and walked
straight around to the bank.
: Here he questioned the receiving
teller to make sure there would b.
no slip in his plan.
; Gan I deposit money to anothe
mans account" he asked.
Certainly" said the receiving teller
We're always glad to get MONEY from
, everybody"
Our hero then made out a deposi
slip for $50. under the name Of tn
! maker Of the check, and showed tn
slip and $50 through the receiving
teler's window.
-. Then he walked to the paying telle
with his $500 check.
I'D like cash for this" he said.