Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16
QUESTION Of FIVi,S
MORE WAYS THAN on,
y" CASHsn
Proof That There Is AI.,..
Ingenious a Possibility s's'@ss,
Around the soul-cb1rnt~', " !,
insufficient Fund.-. ~ S's

He was in high spirits ~.
whistling down Central AZ P Is ih'sal
1t was spring; his be,l% >, w
the sun was shinipg ~ u
birds in the park vere t, 1,,sais
rlly' and in a poker session I
before he had won s27s :. e
was in cash. In an io,, ~ We
check for $500, the balance !, S'''
nings, nestled against n. w
1t was great to be aliys a, a., .''7
wasn't it fine that he bss Ivy
his wife's pleas to be aIIo, ,'S''s
those spring clothes! TH.t
the clothes had been comm, !.
week now and had wor,ioa =
what but HOW. With se7S S -
expected to get and the ro,,' :
ready had, he would he ANY,
them without difficulty. H. :.
served all the spring clothes 4.
buy her. But wasn't It m,g, y
had drawn that fourth asl I.
that ace full the night beton'
He reached the bank on VIVA |
5000 check had been 5,,s.
blithely swung through the 5r.
dorsed the paper and present., s,,'
the paying teller's window
There was a pause while "A, j
got busy with his books. n ~
he was back at the window,
Insufficient funds" he as
The sun was obscured bsNh,u|
clouds, the birds in the psa n
squawking horribly. forgot,s, n
began to remind our hem A n
existence.
II the maker of the check N,
kind of man who would giye M
check to pay a poker loss h \
surely not the kind of man VII, II
make good later, thought theAdp,l
the worthless paper. Then hMl
idea. He asked the teller how 7
the checks maker had on deDo,,
the teller refused to inform him. 4
ing it was against the rules
Over on a park bench our hem,
dered his problem. At length hJ
ed a solution.
The checks maker was N M Il
atrical business, Our hero ySsI
press agent of his acQuainnsg
got a couple of complimentary IA
Then he visited the bank avar \
the special guard he learned ii,
ing teiler's name.
Then he wrote q note to thswI
teller, enclosing the theater N
and to it he signed the name
maker of the check. He sent A,lI
and tickets by special messelw
the teller.
Then after waiting half an hsr \
called up the bank and asked b l
TO the teller. When he was Coas
he gave the name Of the mals /
the check, talked pleasantly iOrll
ment about the theater tickets
Just sent, and then asked how
his balance was.
The teller, glad to do thu hw /
one who had just sent him two ID 4
tickets, answered,
One hundred and fortythru 1
lars" he said.
Our hero after a comment Y
hung up the receiver and Vi
around to the bank
Here he questioned the re-
teller to make sure there Vo4
no slip in his plan.
Can l deposit money to al
mans account he asked
Certainly" said the receivhI
err. Were always glad to gdH
from everybody"
Our hero then made out ~
slip for $50, under the name
maker of the check, and shows
slip and $50 through the red
teller's window.
Then he walked to the paylhg
with his 5000 check.
"Td like cash for this he aA
The paying teller looked
check and repeated his 'lH'ul
funds" but our hero said IoilIy
Pardon, but a deposit vhlcn
the check good was just rece0'
The paying teller looked IL
found this to be correct, 50 n"
left for him to do ou p
the money. AT a cost Of -. ol
had made a bad check Tor Wv
Again was the sun shining 900
were the birds twittering-"
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