The American Marquis by Nick Carter — page 95: what you’re looking at

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‘THE AMERICAN MARQUIS. OL “‘ Honore, refuse to give him any more money. I know that is what he is after.” Grace whispered this to her lover. ‘‘T shall have to to-night, dear, for I am run short ne self.” And Clinton joined Alphonse. ‘‘T say, D'Iberri, how are you for cash? The ugliest of my creditors is after me, and threatens all sorts of things if — I don’t pay at once.’ gt am very sorry, Alphonse, but I haven’t ten dollars with me.’ “ Mon Dieu! What shall I do? Let me see. I'll tell you. Can’t you draw a check to bearer. That’s the same as cash almost.” | ‘< Yes, or I could draw it just as well to your order or the creditor’s. What's his name?” **If you don’t mind, old fellow, Ill not tell you. It’s not nice to have one’s creditors known, don’t you see?” ‘“Of course. Then I’ll draw it to your order, eh?” ‘* Better make it bearer, I guess.” ‘All right. You are sure a thousand will do? I can let you have more just as well.” «That's awfully good of you, D’Iberri. You’re the most generous fellow leversaw. Suppose you let me have another check for five hundred.” | “Oh, pshaw! Say a thousand. I'll never miss it.” ‘A thousand, then. How can I thank VOU yay “Don’t try. Come up to my room.’ Alphonse followed with a springy step, and a low, joyous whistle. D/’Iberri was as good as a bank. Clinton opened his trunk, took out his check-book, and drew two checks as agreed. ‘* Now isn’t it odd,” exclaimed Alphonse, with a sort of innocent philosophy, ‘‘ that your name should be worth so much more than mine? I could write my-name to one of those sheets, and I couldn’t get a cent for it. But you! I suppore now you could make that ten times as large and still the name would carry it.” Clinton smiled. ‘One hundred or one thousand times as much I could carry with my name in Paris, but here it depends upon my deposit at the bank. You see I never have more than ten or twenty thousand here at one time, and sometimes it runs a Gomicbooks €o