Show JIM POLLOCKS POLLOCK 9 DRAFT STORY broker jim pollock ceased endo endorsing tring checks diecks a few moments to 10 tell a A friend of mine who mho ups a broker on in the st louis tock stock exchange come ears cars ago he began ohad had A deal on which he wanted to consummate conium mate lie had some come money but was wait thy shy and to make the deal had to have the money in cold cash he applied to the cashier of a bank and told him the particular ticul ti afe explaining that it meant his fortune he even ment manfo so far as an to explain the nature of the proposed transaction all of which tle fe tl f e man in the bank appreciated prec precia ted 11 11 1 I can do nothing for you without so some me evidence said cald the cashier but if draw on someone for the amount I 1 will advance you the money my thought for a time and finally 11 1 I do not know a man upon whom I 1 can draw for the cash ca libut but if I 1 can get someone at a distance where the transaction will require some ao 20 days to complete I 1 will be all right say draw me a draft for tomoo on tile hie sultan of turkey the cashier did so ao placed my friends money to his credit and lie made the deal the draft was forwarded for col lection through the bank of rothschild at paris and he was wait hustling to get the money to repay the same together with the costs coste of protests etc when behold it was announced at the bank that the same had been paid it was some time jim ere my friend found out how it hap hall persed ened but it was this way the draft found aund its way through regular channels to the treasurer of the imperial treasury of who at once took the same to the sultan 0 son of the prophet lie ie exclaimed hare Is a draft for american plunks drawn on you by john ohn jones jonea of the city of st louis which at one time was larger than chicago I 1 wot tell fell I 1 exclaimed the IU sultan itan 41 1 I dont know this jones nor do I 1 owe ovie him film an money bring him here the imperial treasurer suggested that he have jones jonea with him but could get a it if the sultan wanted a mans head fiend to play m with ith for i t time but the sultan said no lie he w anted the original jones mustapha I 1 he finally said was jones t ver in tur key no sald cald Alusta mustapha pha 01 1 I dont remember that lie he ever was I 1 then how biow in the name of the whiskers of the mohammed did I 1 ever get of him alm exclaimed the sultan ever in st louls louis inquired mustapha NO 6 said aid the sultan then leve lets protest tile dratt 1 replied mustapha pha stop said the sultan ultan fi after a pause through whose house Is 18 it drawn P through the house of rothschild was tile the answer and are arc we not negotiating a loan with them for several millions we are then replied the baltan pay it it if we dont it may injure our credit and the way the draft was paid OS speaking peaking ot of drafts hald bald gordon woolley who entered just as jim was closing that speech 4 reminds tile me of a brokering bro broker kerin in chicago who was hard up and drew a draft on the czar of busbia Ru it went through the Is bouse oure of rothschild and why what in blazes are you all laughing at said woolley Woo llcy in amazement cant a man tell about a draft oh drafts ejaculated ted who that moment drifted in front from the streets what ou people dont know about drafts worth knowing now the greatest draft story that ever was told and it Is a fact too wa caus caused edby by the action of an insurance man in san francisco ile he drew a draft on the prince of wales in order to ralla raire mor morey money ey to make a deal the 1 he same went vent through the house of rothschild and was paid and w what hat in the devil is the matter with you fellows cant a man tell i t r tory story w without being int interrupted erupted by a lot of snipes n iper like ou on giving him a laugh As I 1 was sa saving ing this draft what do you know about drafts interrupted the coal man on tile the other side of the office as he came rushing in to send an order by telephone by the way speaking of drafts did you ever hear the story of the butte coal dealer who wanted and drew a draft on oil the emperor of germany it went through the house of 0 rothschild and by george it was paid anil and lie he got no further the other liars hurled him into the erect salt lake lae herald |