Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-01-05
4 Shrewd Scheme for Getting q Pair
Of Boots.

OF bOOts.
John DE Bots, who arrived in the city
from indianapolis. few DAYS ago. and
engaged a room at the Grand Central
Hotel, has become the hero of one of
the most outlandish confidence games
that has probably ever been played at
the expense of any class of business
men in the city since the railroad rates
from Chicago were reduced. After
hiring the room in question, he reviewed
his image in a mirror and saw that his
personal appearance would be much
more imposing if he possessed new
pair of morocco-tipped. box-toed. calf
skin boots. After determining that he
could not procure the coveted boots
without money, in strange city among
strangers, where he had no credit. he
finally determined to carry out a plan
which, if it proved successful, would
enable him TO procure the brogans free
of charge. He accordingly called at
Mr.. Lonergan's boot and shoe estab-
lishment ON Eleventh and Market
streets and ordered pair of the finest
boots the house could furnish. which he
directed to be finished and sent to him
{. o. ID. at his room at the Grand Cen
trail. After making his contract with
Mr.. Lonergan he visited another estab-
lishment on Olive street. near the Turf
exchange, and duplicated the order.
requesting, however, that the second
pair OF boots be sent to his room on the
same day half an hour later On the
day upon which the boots were to be
delivered De Bots went TO his room and
awaited the arrival of the man with the
boots. Promptly at the hour
agreed upon Mr.. Lonergan, tho
Market street merchant. put in
an appearance, De Bots tried
on the boots and then complained that
the one designed for his left foot was
tight and needed stretching. The mer-
chant left the right boot in the room
while he went back to his establish
ment with the left one for the purpose
Of stretching it. While he was gone
the Olive street merchant put in an APP
pearance for the purpose of delivering
the boots he had made, After De Bots
bad tried on this pair he complained
tina. the right boot was tight and need
ed stretching. The Olive street mer-
chant. who happened to be as accom-
AS the Market street man.
eft the left boot of his pair in the room
while he posted off 10 his store To |
stretch the right one. While both mer-
chants were absent ON their stretching !
expeditions DE Bots quietly picked up |
he right boot which the Market street |
nan had left in his room and the left |
boot which the Olive street man had !
eft. put them on and mysteriouslv dis
appeared from the hotel. Shortly after
wards the Market street merchant and
he Olive street merchant met each
'ther in front of the door of De Bots
-acated room. One had right boot in
us hand and the other left, although
10Th were evidently badly left. They
we're. of course, bewildered. rs neither
new OF the contract the other had en-
cred into with De Bots After they
ad both explained. both saw plainly
Trough the trick and agreed to keep
he joke TO themselves. While DE Bots
ped away on some outbound train for
indianapolis, wearing two fancy boots
n his feet, made by two of the best
hoemakers in the city, according to the
lost approved patterns. the two shoe
makers skunk out of the hotel. each ear
wing a boot under his arm. one a right
nd the other Il left.-St. Louis Repub-
can.