Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-27

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whfn lhsF ~ A1eix mirdfto Is / u9e
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Ira Grn naazETz1 4 Meizs1niax frnrn
Faris. ard il wAa - Be p8f 90 ex1iasEten
next d1g. Is So framed and 81 ~ %
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Bas 10 D. &Is10 IhroaF1 a1Hse efEaF
% ne paft 81 the elefk a tee u4Fksa
$50 uas raf 60 re Aeis1o1ier, ghIle
t1s $500 g. wea1 ca a11shsx FiclaFe.
Before tha misfaka w9a discovered SD
edrrecsd So American b1nEht ths PC
tire ans had IL sent 81 BIS F8oma IS one
~ the tiR hoteA Wnen She he41 -
tka arm ana that kta Mtissonier usa
z0ne. and aons fof 500. Be nsarly raissiz
the roof. He gave tie clerk gho had
made tie mistake 81 ths ea1a and TIE
elssk who had SID the pietuze e usdeF-
sand that Il he piafure vas ngt back
b. tie next day. IA would expecs their
Baretiee % ma b up tta defi1iene3s Tbs
sOnng men were app@lled. Uae fhou~
sana foor huEdFed poand divided By
SEQ y saill in exec y u sntf tue average
touna man R4Es pr amman n q Lend .
srt siors. After roundl ab1ang esen
other for awhile n , D san t0nozies that
ihis did uoa bring back the pielure. he
clark uhs pnt 90 tbs WronR ~ anaiig
kil % 9 plan.
Tne elesk dressed up II bis holiday
suia and called "a tbs American.
= am Efs aKs eFific 81 the Bnily ---, Z
be sai 4. and VS. told yea haa 0ouRht
.tleissoaler Wculd yoa miad me
looking 81 its
: Nos Is 81. replied Tie buyer. and
be invited ths assumed critic % his
Got thai for eloo.- be said. waving
Ais hand toward The picture.
TIE cgitie said nothing, bat q cynical
smiie staie over Ms fae~.
. WHAT'S the ma teri Don't yoa be
fieve / paid the EI0ofn
sOh. believe Jon paid the el00
" Well, don't yoa think IT'S WORTH the
mOnsyf
. II lisa MsissonisE
"IlS Why, tbs names on the cor
nsr.m
Yes. Il usually il
But b0aRhs It from Frames a Co.
Aren't thBy Q Qo0d armfp
"Oh, yes. II you have q eerti6eate
from fraHes 4 c., signed By the Arm,
that Il Is Rtna1Bs MeissoEier, theu
yoa have = great bargain. Still, Meis-
sonieFs are pet selling 10 London shis
season for Geo
I hAvsn'l any ssrtiHcats."
abr
@Don't yon believe is's Msiss0nier7
u Jon think Il isn't. uhy, hang il. say
Nov, Won't cav whether lhaa is q
Meisssnisr or net, bat / will tell yoa
what ] would de IL / Wers you.
would take that picture bLck 10 Frames
& %. would find the person who sold
Is % me. and / would say, quietly,
believe IL IL Customary 70 give q cersifi
cate signed By TIE unsigned By the
firm, mIDd--that Il Is What it Is elaimed
70 be- II the young man doesn't 70.
member Won. the nhanaes are thar be
will admit such to be tbs custom. Then
produce your picture and say that you
Woald b obliged 90 have that certified
3 Meissonisr. Don't be pat of By his
word that it Is 90 and 50, OF By any blnf
about the standing Of the nenss. its
reputation, and all that Iasiat on the
\
500. and, il be refuses khat, threaten
sait' and ! imagine you viii get yoaE
money"
That's business said she AmeriOan.
Come vita me. will yo1f"
Now" said the critic, Uhe0 they
were 10 the hansom, don't care q
appear in this matter. Frames 10 good
fellou personally, and always claims il
il his rasoaliy clerks that make thes
littls mistakes. Ill stay In the hansoal
while you 90 Inside"
When Dives, with che picture undel
bis arm, came 10 and recognized and
was recognized By the clerk WhO sold il
10 hin, ihe latter became pale with *.
element and almost tainted with Tie
fear that be would NOT act bis part ca
veil as the other fellow bad evidently
acted bis.
:. see you know me-" cried she pur.
chaser, ard probably yoR know why
I've come beck.
aHaveh't TIE slightest idea. pom my
soul haven't said the clerk, with bis
teeth ohatteFing.
"Oh. yes. you have. ] can see y8a
have. Now placing the picture on the
easel with the wrapping removed aud
shaking bis hneer az II, you said that
was MeissonisF. All right. IwAnt q
written certificate 10 that effect"
:" ! BEG pardon bot il isn't usual 70
give that
I happen TO know that It Is"
sOnly IN exceptional Gases. sic. -
Well, this Is an excf ptiOnal case
Very sorry. sir, bat We can't do Il In
1 this ins tanoe.n
Well, sir. I'll tell you what vou oan
d. sir-what Won must do, air. Yo1 give
me back my 500. and be darned quick
about Il. do yon heaEf"
When the American got back 10 the
hanson be eaid;
See thatfs showing the crisp bank
notes. q got b4ak my Elo0."
thank Godf7 said the critic, de-
voufly, and doabtlass tie ADerioan "a
his day wonders Why stranger took
such intense inteFest IN keeping him
Il n.s.Ea. -