| Show quick it was simply an exhibition 0 nerve and quick wit said the old banker who was dining at his club with a number of friends no one but the paying toller knew what was happer ing nt the time and what might have been a tragedy was turned into a comedy by his quick wit during the noon hour one day an old man approached the paying teller and presented a check for with it wa n badly written letter to the effect eliat if the immediate payment of the check was not forthcoming the teller would have his bicad blown off lie was nothing but a crank but be had come armed for business and it the wit of the paying teller had failed him for an instant there might have been a tragedy cut the paying teller coolly took p the check glanced at it and then banded it back with the remark that the crank had neglected to put a stamp upon it in an instant the crank was full of apologies at his oversight and departed to get a stamp it took but a moment to notify the police and the crank was put where there Is no danger or his demanding the payment of any more Sl checks at the point of a gun detroit free press |
