Jesse James was delighted at his success thus far.
Returning to the hotel, he procured pen and ink, retired to his room and studied Jack's check intently.
The signature to it was a very peculiar one that the most expert forger in the world would have found it almost impossible to imitate.
But the rest of the writing was easy to copy.
The bandit practiced the formation of the different letters for over an hour, and made a good imitation of them.
"And now to raise Wright's cheek," he muttered in tones of exultation, when he saw how successful he was.
CHAPTER II.
SWINDLING THE INVENTOR.
The date, number, amount, and figures designating the amount of money Jack's check called for were written.
Jesse now took one of the blank checks Frank got for him, and imitating Jack's writing, he filled it in with the same number as the good check; after the words: "Pay to the order of—" he wrote, "Bearer," as Jack had done; before the word "Dollars," on the next line he wrote "Five thousand," and after the mark "$–" he put "5,000."