Show the lost decoy H E buermeyer the president of the national amateur skating association was describing a banquet that he had once attended in new york I 1 found this banquet interesting he said and I 1 was one of the last tc leave in the cloakroom as I 1 wa putting on my hat and coat I 1 coulden couldn t help noticing the woebegone look on the attendant s face the poor fellow appeared worried and sad and every little while he sighed and muttered to himself you seem disconsolate friend I 1 said I 1 am disconsolate sir said the attendant what is the trouble said I 1 haven t the guests tipped you well to nighta the attendant answered in an ex cited voice it s not only sir that they haven t tipped me but they ve taken the ter that I 1 put in the tray for a de coy buffalo enquirer |