Show A Curious Puzzle A business man of this city went Into a clothing store this week and looked at a number of overcoats Ho departed without with-out making a purchase but yont back tIne next morning and walklnpr to tho counter where Iho coats lay picked up ono he had tried on tho day before Ive concluded to take this he said and handing out 25 walked out wearing the coat When he reached home ho learned that his brother had sent him an overcoat as a present So tho next morning the man went back to tho clothing store and askod tho chirk If he would take the coat back explaining the reason The record of solo WDB looked up but a patient search failed to reveal any sale ticket Tho clerk who had nhown tho coat recalled that but not the Bale Who sold the coat This was tho question ques-tion In which the proprietor was interested inter-ested but the purchaser shook his head ns each appeirod Finally It dawned upon the man that some one who probably was looking at the overcoats when he entered had taken the 25 and then had left tho jloro Then tho proprietor demanded that tho coat bo pair for or that It be left at the store naylng that the firm had received nothing for it After some controversy it wan decided to leave it to a lawyer who la a mutual friend of proprietor and purchaser pur-chaser The attorney Is now Investigating the question Who should lose the 525 Indianapolis Ind Cor New York Sun |