| Show A HlVit SAVER Just Gave Them What They Wanted all Dlatlo Them Happy I a in the office of a Chicago real estate es-tate and loan agent the other day and had scarcely got seated when a woman was admitted ad-mitted and asked him for a subscription t some charity With the greatest of pleasure maam he replied and producing a check book he filled out a cheek for 810 She thanked him very sweetly as she withdrew and it was only five minutes later when a man entered and Ike for a contribution to some poor childrens fund Certainlyonly too glad replied the agent and be wrote another check for 10 After we had been interrupted four times and he had cheerfully written four checks said t him You certainly deserve the title of a philanthropist phi-lanthropist Well perhaps But I notice that you ask no questions and take everything for granted hHave you no fear of being swindled None whatever S r Well the people of Chicago must bean honest crowd l u i Oh it isnt that Tiny dear sir Let meHere Here a lady entered and asked for a contribution con-tribution to assist in giving a free excursion excur-sion to a Sunday school and he wrote her I a check for S15 and waved her out and continued Let me explain All those checks are worthless as they are drawn on a bank where I have no funds I do it to save co time All these callers come prepared to argue and explain and contend and each one of them would sit for half an hour By giving these checks I secure a great reputation around the block as a philan tfiropist and a well heeled man and it costs me nothing When Herehe paused to fill out a check for 20 for the establishment of a sailors bethel and then finished When the checks are presented they are found to be worthless and those holding them either get mad or see the joke In either case they never return nor do they give me away Try it my boy Saves time money and gab and it wont be a month before youll be satisfied that you are doing charity a better service than if you were handing out the cold cash New York Sun |
