Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-20
MAS MAN OF BUSINESS
OWNER OF PuRLOINED COAT
WASTED NO TIME.
Completed Task, With Time to Spare,
and Recovered Property With
Satisfaction to All the Parties
Concerned In Transaction.

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 property
in businesslike way. 1t was then
1910 o'clock and he wished to catch
a ITO 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 a clairvoy
ant. Still others would have had re-
course to a want ad, which would have
restored the lost coat, but not in time
for the ITO train. None of these
things did Sidney.
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 1916 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. The
day being Saturday, the store was do
ing a rushing business. Saturday is
shoe-buying day in Newark.
Mr.. Minderman looked up from try
Ing to put shoe on a fat customer s
foot.
Something for your" he asked
Sidney.
Yes" said Sidney. I'D like to
trade overcoats with YOU"
You can't trade overcoats with
me-" said Minderman, positively.
Il think l can," said Sidney. isn't
this yours?"
1T sure is" said the dealer aston.
ished. What are you doing with it?'
I'm carrying it over my arm until
get my own. l think We'll do a little
! trading after all, won't WEI"
But haven't got your coat. don't
know anything about it. Where die
you get mine?"
I'm Kidd's restaurant. You must
have taken mine by mistake, and left
your own"
But l haven't been inside Kidd's
restaurant in a week"
Then how did your coat get there?'
by golly." the shoe merchant cried
81 lent that coat to Lou Spiegelmeyel
not an hour ago. He's lawyer FRIEND
Of mine in the Sussex building"
1t was 1855 by the village clocl
when Sidney got Mr.. Spiegelmeyer or
! the wire.
What do you mean I got Goa
thai don't belong to me?" shouted Mr.
Spiegelmeyer. I'm a thief. am II"
Look in the pockets and see whose
coat it is" said Sidney. "By the time
you find out III be over there to ge
| it."
| AT 1857 he opened the door or Mr.
Spiegelmeyer's office in the SUSSEX
building. Within was man wild-eyeC
with worry.
Have you looked in the pockets ?
YES" answered the wild-eyed man
land l amt got the coat 1 thought
had. l borrowed Chris Minderman'!
and now l got somebody else's, mack
intosh besites, and I suppose now
| have to buy Chris new one when
| can't afford new one for myself
| even"
His eyes lighted on the overcoai
which his caller was taking off. JOY
swept the worry from his face.
"Gott sci danki" 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
Zone o'clock" he said. Ten min
utes to kill before train time. New
ark News.