A NEW "HAT TRICK"
There recently died in Montinartre, in Paris (says the "Daily Telegraph"), a man whose most prized possession was an old tall hat. This hat was his certain shield against starvation, for it enabled him to mingle every day in a crowd of ' mourners at a funeral, and so enjoy for nothing the food and drink provided by tho bereaved family at the nearest cafe. Possibly inspired by this example, Louis Govaere, hungry aud unemployed, resolved to eat and drink for nothing by means of a hat. He procured the braided hut of an inspector on .the motor-bus system, and assiduously frequented certain routes, always observing the most friendly attitude towards conductors, and mercifully overlooking their mistakes. He soon knew a number of them, aud made a point of eating in the restaurants they frequented. Having "finished a meal, ho would announce that he had forgotten his purse,. but invariably one of the conductors would offer to lend him tho amount of his bill. So by a frequent change of restaurants and 'bus routes he ate for nothing until, one of his victims having challenged him, ho bolted, shedding the hat which had kept him for so long. '
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 117, 13 November 1925, Page 16
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201A NEW "HAT TRICK" Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 117, 13 November 1925, Page 16
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