Show A womans comans cle CleTe vernesa meas A good story is told of the cleverness of a woman in a transaction with ith an insurance adjuster the parlor curti curtains Lins took fire and before the blaze was extinguished the carpet was badly scorched after looking over the da damage the representative of the company said she was waa entitled to the value of a new carpet carpe we will allow you that sum continued the man andee and we will take y your our old carpet why what can you do with it oh well sell it secondhand second hand and get back 10 or 18 12 at least was the careless reply intended to make the companas comp anys attitude as generous az as possible in that case promptly put in the owner of the carpet sell it to me ill 1 I give you 12 for it ft the adjuster could only comply with the result that this quick witted chatelaine got a new parlor carpet with a handsome floor covering as well for an upper room that needed it for 12 |