Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-04-02
WAS MAN OF BUSINESS
OWNER OF PuRLoaNEp COAT
WASTED NO TIME.
compseted Task, Wstk Tlase Do epaes,
and Recovered Property with
Satisfaction 90 All the Parties
concerned ln Transacsion.

Ssdney was man OF business. When
he found that some one had walked out
OF the restaurant with his mackintnah
he went about recovering his property
In q businessdke way. II was then
1880 o'clock and he wished to catch
l:lO train. so he had no time 70
waste In Mysteries.
Some men would have made n 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 30 q want ad, which would have
restored the lost coat, but not In time
for the 1:10 train. None of these
things did Sidney.
Five overcoats were hanging on the
wall between hin table and the next, TO
be divided among four diners. Each
@ the four men identified HIS own coat
% Sidneys Request. 9adney took the
NTH coat and looked In the inside
POCKET There me card Of John Jones,
tailor, Market street. was stitched.
At 1873 O'Clock he left the restau-
rant AZ 1876 he stood by the desk
OF John Jones. tailor. while Mr.. Jones
hooked through an account book.
Il made that coat away hack 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 sore was Do
ing a rushing business. Saturday IL
shoebuying day IN Newark.
Mr.. Minderman looked mp from try.
Ing to put . shoe on fat customers
foot
Something for your he asked
Sidney.
YES" said Sidney. I'D IKE to
trade overcoats with you"
You can't trade overcoats with
me" said Minderman, positively.
7 think can" said Sidney. Isn't
this yours!"
1t sure is" said the dealer, aston
ished. ''Whas are you doing with it!''
I'm carrying 1t over my arm until
set my own. think well do q little
trading after all, won't we?'
But haven't got your coat. don't
know anything about It. Where did
you get miner"
In Kids restaurant. You must
have taken mine by mistake, and left
your own"
but I haven't been inside Kids
restaurant in q 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 O 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 I got n coat
that don't belong to met" shouted rAr.
Spiegelmeyer. I'm a thief. am II"
Look In the pockets and see whose
coat 1t is" said Sidney. by the time
you find out IN be over there to get
IT,"
At 1857 he opened the door Of Mr..
Spiegelmeyer's ONCE In the Sussex
building. Within was a man wild-eyed
with worry.
Have you looked In the pockets?"
Yes" answered the wild-eyed man.
and I amt got the coat I thought I
had I borrowed Chris Minderman's
and now got somebody else's mack
intosh besitea. and I suppose now I
have to buy Chris q new one when I
can't afford a new one for myself,
even"
His eyes lighted on the overcoat
which his caller was taking of. Joy
swept the worry from his face.
Colt 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 KIN before train time."-New-
ark News.