The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-16
QUESTION OF FINANCE
MORE WAYS THAN ONE OF GET
TING A CHECK CASHED.
Proof That There Is Always, to the
Ingenious, Possibility of Getting
Around the SouI-ChilIng Edict
"Insutfcient Funds"

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 mer-
rily, and in a poker session the night
before he had won s276, of which $40
was in cash. In an inside pocket
check for $500, the balance of his win
nings, nestled against his heart.
1t was great to be alive anyway, and
wasn't it fine that he had yielded to
his wife's pleas to be allowed to buy
those spring clothes! The bills for
the clothes had been coming in for a
week now and had worried him some
what but now, with $276 he had not
expected 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?
He reached the bank on which the
5000 check had been drawn and
blithely swung through the doors, in
dorsed the paper and presented 1t at
the paying teller's window.
There was a pause while the teller
got busy with his books. In 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 inform him; say
ing it was against the rules.
Over on a park bench our hero pom
dered his problem At length he reach
ed a solution.
The checks maker was in the the
atrical business. Our hero visited a
press agent of his acquaintance and
got couple of complimentary tickets.
Then he visited the bank again. From
the special guard he learned the pay
ing tellers 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 messenger to
the teller.
Then after waiting half an hour he
called up the bank and asked to talk
to the teller When he was connected
he gave the name Of the maker Of
the check. talked pleasantly for a mo-
ment 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 theater
tickets, answered.
"One hundred and forty-three dol
lars" he said.
Our hero after comment 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 tell
er. Were always glad to get money
from everybody"
Our hero then made out deposit
slip for $780, under the name of the
maker of the check, and showed the
slip and $50 through the receiving
teller's window.
Then he walked to the paying teller
with his 5000 check
'Td like cash for this" he said.
The paying teller looked at the
check and repeated his "insufficien
funds" but our hero said loftily:
Pardon, but deposit which makes
the check good was just received"
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.-New York
Times.