An old and very rich friend of mine told me he had an unpleasant experience.
An
old
and
very
rich
friend
of
mine
told
me
he
had
an
unpleasant
experience
.
He went to a famous jewelry shop and asked to be shown some gold necklaces.
He
went
to
a
famous
jewelry
shop
and
asked
to
be
shown
some
gold
necklaces
.
After examining several minutes, he decided to buy a gold necklace with a precious diamond, and asked if he could pay by cheque.
After
examining
several
minutes
,
he
decided
to
buy
a
gold
necklace
with
a
precious
diamond
,
and
asked
if
he
could
pay
by
cheque
.
The assistant said that was quite in order, but the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager's office.
The
assistant
said
that
was
quite
in
order
,
but
the
moment
my
friend
signed
his
name
,
he
was
invited
into
the
manager
's
office
.
The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had given them a worthless cheque not long ago.
The
manager
was
very
polite
,
but
he
explained
that
someone
with
exactly
the
same
name
had
given
them
a
worthless
cheque
not
long
ago
.
My friend got very angry when he heard this and said that he would buy a diamond necklace somewhere else.
My
friend
got
very
angry
when
he
heard
this
and
said
that
he
would
buy
a
diamond
necklace
somewhere
else
.
When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay unless he wanted to get into serious trouble.
When
he
got
up
to
go
,
the
manager
told
him
that
the
police
would
arrive
at
any
moment
and
he
had
better
stay
unless
he
wanted
to
get
into
serious
trouble
.
Sure enough, the police arrived soon afterwards.
Sure
enough
,
the
police
arrived
soon
afterwards
.
They were polite, too, but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was responsible for a number of recent robberies.
They
were
polite
,
too
,
but
explained
that
a
person
who
had
used
the
same
name
as
his
was
responsible
for
a
number
of
recent
robberies
.
Then the police asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of stores.
Then
the
police
asked
my
friend
to
copy
out
a
note
which
had
been
used
by
the
thief
in
a
number
of
stores
.
The note read, "I have a gun in my pocket.
The
note
read
,
``
I
have
a
gun
in
my
pocket
.
Ask no question and give me all the money in the drawer."
Ask
no
question
and
give
me
all
the
money
in
the
drawer
.
''
Luckily, my friend's handwriting was quite unlike the thief's.
Luckily
,
my
friend
's
handwriting
was
quite
unlike
the
thief
's
.
He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but also to take the diamond necklace with him.
He
was
not
only
allowed
to
go
without
further
delay
,
but
also
to
take
the
diamond
necklace
with
him
.
An old and very rich friend of mine told me he had an unpleasant experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop and asked to be shown some gold necklaces. After examining several minutes, he decided to buy a gold necklace with a precious diamond, and asked if he could pay by cheque. The assistant said that was quite in order, but the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager's office. The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had given them a worthless cheque not long ago. My friend got very angry when he heard this and said that he would buy a diamond necklace somewhere else. When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay unless he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough, the police arrived soon afterwards. They were polite, too, but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was responsible for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of stores. The note read, "I have a gun in my pocket. Ask no question and give me all the money in the drawer."  Luckily, my friend's handwriting was quite unlike the thief's. He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but also to take the diamond necklace with him.