Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-04-03
WAS MAN OF BUSINESS
OWNER OF PURLoiNED COAT
WASTED NO TIME.
Completed Task, With Time to Spare,
and Recovered Esoeerty. With
" Satisfaction to kftthe PartIes.y..
Concerned In Transaction.

--A-. $500 IS.
Sidney was man of business When
he found that some one had walked out
Of the restaurant with his macintosh
he went about recovering his, pSoperty
In businessllke way. 1t was then
12:40 o'clock and he wished to catch
a lilo train, so he had no time to
waste In Mysteries.
Some men would have made a scene.
Some would have thrashed the man.
ager and thus become entangled with
the police. Others would have con-
sumed valuable time suing the restau.
rant company or consulting clairyoy.
ant.
Five overcoats were hanging on the
wall between his table and the next, to
be divided among four diners. Each
Of the four men identified his own coat
at Sidney's request. Sidney took the
fifth coat and looked in the inside
pocket. There the card of John Jones,
tailor. Market street, was stitched.
At 12:43 o'clock he left the restau.
rant. At 12:48 he stood by the desk
Of John Jones, tailor. while Mr.. Jones
looked through an account book.
Il made that coat away back In 1900
for Chris Minderman, the shoe dealer"
said John Jones.
Two minutes later Sidney entered
the shoe store of Mr.. Minderman.
Mr.. Minderman looked up from try.
Ing to put shoe on a fat customers
foot.
Something for you?" he asked
Sidney. I
YES" said Sidney. I'D like to
trade overcoats with you"
you can't trade overcoats with
me-" said Minderman, positively.
Il think I can," said Sidney. isn't
this yours?"
1T sure is." said the dealer, aston.
ished. What are you doing with III"
I'm carrying 1t over my arm until
get my own. think we'll do little
trading after all. won't we?"
But haven't got your coat. I don't
know anything about 1t. Where did
you get miner"
|
have taken mine by mistake, and left
your own"
But haven't been inside Kidd's
restaurant in week."
Then how did your coat get there?"
by golly!" the shoe merchant cried.
Il lent that coat to Lou Spiegelmeyer
not an hour ago. He's lawyer friend
OF mine In the Sussex building"
II was 1885 by the village clock
when Sidney got Mr.. spiegelmeyer on
the wire.
What do you mean got coat
that don't belong to me2" shouted Mr..
Spiegelmeyer. I'm thief. am II"
Look In the pockets and see whose
coat It is," said Sidney. by the time
you find out I'll be over there to get
It."
At 1857 he opened the door OF Mr.
Spiegelmeyer's Office in the Sussex
building. Within was man wild-eyed
with worry.
Have you looked in the pockets?'
YES" answered the wild-eyed man
"and I amt got the coat thought !
had. borrowed Chris Minderman's
and now got somebody else's. a mack
intosh besitos, and suppose now ]
have to buy Chris q new one when ]
can't afford new one for myself,
even."
His eyes lighted on the overcoai
which his caller was taking OF. Joy
swept the worry from his face.
"Gott sci dank!" he cried.
my sentiments exactly" said Sid
ney. slipping into his macintosh.
Good day"
AS he stepped out OF the elevator
into the street he looked at his watch
"One O'clock" he said. Ten min
utes to kill before train time."-New
/. IL