Show that bill BIU of goods james of ani fn n k I it ila arri arrived vedat at alif depot yf lie ile came here liere from with the intention of pure lasi ilig a farm iu in southwest Mie missouri the till carev carrying out of that intention is now indefinitely postponed flannary Flann pry ry left le ft the depot during durin tho the day dav and walked down town at seventh street ho lie bract a roan man who asked hini where ho lie w Pg im looking for a grocery I want to purel purchase imse some sonic cheap arti cles flannery replied well but you votre re going on the train arent you yes ini im going to springfield ao 10 mo L ry well im going there too I own a largo large grocery at that place come along ill show you a gros oros cerv and when youve made your purchase as se well go to the depot they started down seventh st toward poplar street when they tile arrived at the center of the market house a man came up and said to F Flan Inn nerys companion I would like to have the money for that bill of goods 00 ba I sold you today to day all ill give you my check your check is asgood good eno crogh ligh but id like to have the cash as I need the money ni olley the springfield grocery merchant turned to the man from froin ile pennsylvania nn and said how much money have you got two hundred and ind fifty one dollars p the grocer then asked the city merchant liow bow much his bill was fo for r two hundred and fifty dollars lie responded well here you give me the money and ill nay pay it back to you when we nye get to the depot ive ivd got in my valise up there said the springfield man turning to flannery lannery F the gullible gray gave him hini keeping the solitary 61 for himself the bill was paid to the city merchant and he gave Flann Flau crys nerys companion a receipt tho tile parties then walked on up towards the depot when the city merchant asked li his 13 country customer if babad lie had attended to that busin business z lie was speaking to him about the man to whom flannery lannery F had bad lent the money mone Y stopped and said by jove I was IV as just forgetting all about that ill attend to it now im very glad you told me ine of it you must excuse me for a few minutes mr tair flannery you juist go on up to the depot ill rejoin you there in a few minutes the two men then left together and flannery continued toward the depot A few minutes after they had left flannery he be became convinced that he lie had lad been victimized he started back to find the men but they thoy were ivere gone after searching around for them for awhile he ile returned to the depot the reporter re ort saw him there I weeping like ITO a child over his loss flannery will send back to his people in pennsylvania after money to take him bini home lionie st louis globe democrat dec |