Show PAWNBROKER GETS A DISTRESSING SHOCK Transaction That Netted an Economical Econom Econom- ical Customer 7 Cents Profit Can I get get et a dollar on on this this' asked a awell well well dressed dressed man roan as he tendered a handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some lined fur-lined overcoat to the pawnbroker pawn pawn- broker Well I should say so replied the money loaner visibly surprised and a alot alot lot more if you want it It it No one dollars dollar's enough was the theman's theman's theman's mans man's answer as he took the ticket after l the usual a preliminaries s had been gone through with It Later in the day the owner of the coat came back paid the pawnbroker the dollar dollar dol dol- dol- dol lar with the legal charge of If 3 cents and tOH took his property back Je Say a said the man of loans handing over the coat oa regretfully re you youre re a queer fo ui ua customer r Don Dont t you know you u might have left that garment here for a month and it would have cost you 3 cents Just what you have paid for the use of the dollar for one day I 1 Oh Oh I didn't didn didn't t n need Ed the he dollar answered red the customer and in proof of his assertion asser seer tion he pulled out a roll of bills large enough to choke a a. cow as a sporting man would say That beats heats me said the pawnbroker now thoroughly interested What Wha did you pawn it for then r Simply for safekeeping coolly replied the customer You see it its it's s. s like this It Its It's s a 3 warm day and I didn didn't t want to lug the coat around with me I Im I'm m not stopa stopping stop stop- ping at a hotel be because I Im I'm m only I in town between e t trains At tush the depot p r parcel parcel- a room th the boy In charge wanted 10 cents for checking it so I concluded to make 7 1 cents by letting you take care of It for me questions asking many foolish ones and repeating himself again and again in the hope of decoying the witness into a con con- You say th the lawyer went went 0 on that you can swear to having seen this man drive a horse past your farm on the day in question I I can replied the witness wearily for he had already answered the question question question ques ques- tion a dozen times What time was this this' I I 1 told you It was about the middle of the afternoon But I dont don't want any or middles middies I want you to tell the Jury exactly the time Why said the farmer I dont don't al- al al always always ways carry a gold w watch with me when I Im I'm m digging potatoes But you have a clock in the house haven't you you Yes Well Vell what time was it b by that 0 Why by that clock It was Just nineteen nine nine- teen minutes past 10 You were in the field all the mornIng morning mornIng morn- morn Ing went vent on the lawyer smiling sug I I was How far from the house Is this field About half halt a mile You swear do you that by the clock in your our house it was Just nineteen minutes min mm- utes past 10 10 I do The lawyer paused and looked triumphantly triumphantly tri tri- at the Jury At last l he e had entrapped the witness Into a contradictory contradictory tory statement that would greatly weaken his evidence The farmer leisurely picked up his hat and started to leave the witness stand Then turning slowly about he added I ought perhaps to say that too I much reliance should not be placed on that clock as it got out of gear about six months ago and its it's been nineteen minutes past ten ever since since Cincin Cincinnati nati Commercial Tribune I |