Show ARTIST KEPT FUR MANTLE valuable fur garment a reward d for fo successful duplicity the late artist hans canon one painted a russian prince la in a magnificent fur mantle which took his bis fancy so completely that he endeavored to hit on a plan by which he be might retain possession of it on sending fl home the portrait he omitted to return the garment and to the letter requesting him to do so he made no reply one day when looking out ot of a window he saw the prince coming toward his house bouse hastily slipping into the garb canon sat down in an armchair near the fire the prince who had come for his coat started on seeing canon groaning and trembling at the fireside what Is the matter alt with you he be asked oh groaned canon 1 I dont know what it Is but I 1 feel so weak and wretched and I 1 cannot get warm two days ago my brother died of smallpox and I 1 am a bit nervous about myself tho the artist kept the coat |