The mention of Cory Alden's name caused a wave of tittering through the crowd.
"What's going on over here? What's the matter with everyone?"
A large man emerged from the hallway to the offices in the back.
"This man is trying to cash someone else's lost check, Mr. Pound!"
Betty gave the check to the man. She no longer mentioned anything about the check being stolen, at least, though a lost one was barely any better.
The man took a glance at the check before furrowing his brow at me. "Sir, my name is Larry Pound. I am the branch manager here at this bank. Please tell me honestly how you came upon this check, or the police will have to get involved."
"Cory Alden gave the check to me himself," I stated.
Some people could not accept the truth until it stared at them in the face!
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