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Show reply. "Well, let jus have ten and yon keep tlie bill until we get to Chicago," "Cnu't do it." ! "Can't you let me have five?" "No." "Perhaps you are afraid of the bill. I don't claim to know innch about money. Id it good or bod?" "It'a a counterfeit" "No!" "I'm Rtire of it." "It can't bo. I'll bet the face value of it that it is ft good bill. Lend mo ou it, won't you?" "No, sir, but I'll takothat bet of yours that tho couductor won't accept it us good." "Well, it will tut worth $20 to find out a!x)nt it," said the stranger, and off they went to tho conductor. "Give me two tens fur thin?"' brusquely queried the stranger, as lie handed out the bill. "If I can," replied the conductor, scarcely glancing at it. Ho mudo out a tea and two fives and passed them over, and tho ftetroiter handed over the amount of his bet, kicked himself into the nest car, and he never paw a bit of L:iko Michigan as tho train mado it way into Chicago. Detroit De-troit Free Press. Itoped Into a Bad lleL A Detroiter who deals in real estate, lav:, insurance, loans, lawsuits, politics, etc., went over to Chicago the other day. While nearing that city a man came to : hAm nnd confitlentially remarlred: "There's a chap in the car back there ; trying to got a $-'! bill changed. It'a a j ba'se counterfeit, and I want, to put you ! nn yyiir guard." j l ie was warmly thanked for his kind- , ness and parsed on, and five minntea i later a mun ppo;iml with a bill in his j hand and .Tiked: "Friend, can you change this twenty?" "Sorry to say I cau't," was the prompt : |