The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-01
A CASE OF TWO HEADS.
working Together, How Much Better
They Are Than One.

Two men went into restaurant on Dear
born street last Saturday evening. One
was tall, pockmarked pilgrim, who wort
a heavy ulster. The other was a short,
heavy set man, with a gold headed cans
snd an eyeglass They took seats at differ
ent tables.
The tall man called for cup of coffee
and doughnut. He ate slowly and not at
all like hungry person.
The other man put his cane carefully
down through the back of the chair behind
him, inspected the bill of fare and ordered
antelope steak, frogs legs and champagne.
Before he was half done the other man
finished his doughnut and coffee, saun
tered slowly past him, paid his bill at the
cashiers desk and went out.
The fat little man ate his luxurious din
ner as if he enjoyed it, and fingered long
and lovingly over his champagne
But at last he finished, picked up his
check, gathered up his hat and overcoat
and looked for his cane.
1t was gone.
Then he strobe to the cashiers desk, full
of wrath and asked for the proprietor.
That functionary was summoned, and hs
opened out on him:
DO you your GUESTS IOIu
spoliation and robbery"
what have you been robbed Off" i'm
Quired the proprietor.
'Of gold headed cane, sir-a fine gold
headed canel' exclaimed the fat little man.
Il am sorry such thing has happened
in my establishment" reioined the pro.
prietor, but we are not responsible for the
loss of anything of that kind. You can
see the notification to that effect by look
ing at one of the framed signs ON the walls
Yes, sir, see them, and the notific&
ton is that you are not responsible for
hats, overcoats or umbrellas didn't loss
my hat, overcoat or umbrella, sirI l lost
gold headed cane that cost the friends who
presented it to me ten dollar bill / de-
mand payment for that cane, sirl Youf
head waiter saw me come in with it, siri
It's gonel"
The raised voice and excited gestures Of
the indignant guest had begun to attract
attention and the owner of the restaurant
tried to quiet him, but without effect.
mo, STRIP he shouted 81 don't go out
of here without redress, or I'll spend
thousand dollars in suing this establish
ment, and I'll carry the case to the highest
court in the land"
Don't make any further fuss, my
friend" said the proprietor, much worried
whats the amount of your check"
''It's beggarly four dollars"
"Then let's talk business. How will you
compromise? | don't think we ought to
suffer for your own negligence in losing
that cane, but III meet you half way. VIII
you give me that check, take dollar and
call it square?"
Sir, l will It has cost me five dollars
to patronize your place. but you have acted
like a gentleman, all things considered.
Good evening"
He surrendered his check, picked up tbs
two half dollars the cashier pushed toward
him, and went out of the restaurant with
the heavy dignity of the man who knew
his rights, and knowing had dared to
maintain them
AS he passed corner block and hall
away he was Joined by tall, pockmarked
pilgrim in long ulster, who handed him
long, slender thing that looked like
gold headed cane. closed his hand over
something in return that had a metallia
clink, and the two went on down the street
in solemn silence--Chicago Tribune