Show roped dat a bad bet 0 detroit free press A who deals in real stale law ine insurance urance loans law wits politics ac went over to chicago the other day while nearing dearing that city a roan man came to him and confidentially remarked theres There 8 a chap iu in the car back there trying to get a 20 bill abang ed its a base counterfeit and I 1 want to put you on your guard he ile was warmly thanked for his is kininess and passed on and five ve minutes later a man appear appeared ed w with th a bill in bia his band and aiken friend can you change this tw ent sorry P to say I 1 cant was the prompt reply well let me have ten and nod you OU keep the bill until heget to chicago hi v g 0 cant do it cant you let me hare have five no perhaps you are afraid of the bill I 1 dont donl claim to know much about money it Is it good or bad its a counterfeit nol im 8 sure ure of it it cant be ill bet the fit face ce value of it that it ii is 1 I good bill L bcd lcd nd me 13 3 on it wont you no air but ill take that bet of youra yours that the conductor wont accept it aa as good well it will bedworth be worth 20 to find out about it said the stranger and arid c off ff they went to iho tho conductor give me two lens tenet lor for this brue brusquely quely queried the stranger as he lie handed nut out the bill if I 1 can replied the conductor scarcely glancing at it lie made out a ten and two fives and pulsed them over and anti the da irmiter banded handed over tle amount of his be bet t kicked him himself elf into the next t car and nd he never saw a abit bit of lake Mich iiran as the train made its way TAY into chicago |