Show r r- r SHE CHE HE GOT COT THE CLOTH 1 L Smart Woman Womans Manipulation l of a Clever er Little LUtU Trick There here are callings and callings op open n to both men and women by which they can gain a livelihood but when It comes cornea to the old confidence game as asa asa a Q means of living the men must step back and take off ott their hats to the women says the Louisville Commer Commer- cial To be sure there are not as many women up to this racket as ther are men but those who are knowing ones are geniuses at the business They could make a u killing where nine con connen men nen out of ten would have bave to either starve or work honestly for a a 30 living i It was not nut long ago that this was wasI I most 1 powerfully Illustrated and to the sorrow of a clerk In the linen department department depart depart- ment ol of o a Market street firm A well wel known matron who lives In the fashionable fashionable fash fash- portion of tho the city Is the heroine her her- olne oine of Dt this tragedy She was out for tor what she he could get and Incidentally wished to tAl purchase a tablecloth She entered the house of ot the firm and going go go- log ing to the linen department asked the clerk what a tI certain tablecloth which was was- wasIa In Ia the the- stock was worth He priced them for tor or her at 3 3 This did not suit at all and after an argument of some minutes she she finally persuaded him to sell the tablecloth tablecloth tablecloth tab tab- for 50 When she had got the poor clerk to this stage she hachim had hac I him Just where she wanted him She looked the tablecloth over once more I and then remarked th that t she could ge gea get geta a tablecloth at another place for tor the same price The clerk feeling sore because he had allowed a woman to beat him down replied Well If it you can Ill I'll give you this cloth You will she answered eagerly All AU right Just wait walt here a minute She left the store and going to the theother theother theother other place asked the head clerk clerIc to show her a tablecloth of the kind she had seen at the other ther store It was priced at 3 3 but this did not daunt herShe her She said They tell me over at Sos So that if it you let me have a tablecloth like Ilke this for tor they will give me meone one Of course the clerk immediately let lether lether lether her have one for Taking the ticket and the cloth she returned to the clerk There she said showing It to to him himI I I got gOot It for No proof was wanting to convince the clerk that she ebe had got It at that thai price so ho he gave her the cloth and anc charged himself with It ft Then this lady returned with the purchased d cloth to the other place and got credit on It after which she went wenton I on her way rejoicing just one f 3 3 tablecloth tablecloth table table- cloth Ir in |