The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-25

else, whether you cal en klepiotnnnlacs. or
by anr other booksh name. There amt no
kleptdmaniacs. except th" thief happens 10
br rich, or with high,aahy connections.
Then she merely buys of from the hooks
TINT yank In Tie poorer devil on detection.
That's NIL there Ii to II. shoplifting amt
whit II used To was. In tho old times u
smart litter would get away with hull bolts
OF cloth, big cards Of lace, and hull boxes OF
gloves. But wcuns tumblcd 10 that 40 COM
plctely TINT they went out Of the wholesale,
lcavin' the heavy hanls TO regular burglars
and crackslnen, an nowadays they're strictly
retail In their scoops. Winters better show
for lifters than warm weather, cloaks, dol,
mans, circulars an heavy shawls airordin'
handler concealmcnt than sumincry toys.
pupls--young gals new to the rackct--.ntn't
no trouble Wuth mentionin' Ii cluinsiness
don't show 'cm up, gracdincss does. SO
does failure discrminate novice 10
that enthusiastic thut she'll light on 10 the
fust thing she sces--on to tin bangle or
twenty-five cent neck ribbon list n rampant
| rs OH 10 n real lace collar or pair Of ten dol
lar silk stockings.
It's the old 'uns, the mother birds, that
we're after, and who give us the most
trouble. Mind you, though, when the novice
has become an expert then the younger the
safer Tor her and the wuss for us. She kin
turn on the salt water like n fre-plng, mn
her big-eycd innercencc IL hard To beat. Best
| ways to never let 'cm get To BE- experts,
but 10 nip 'cn when yet buddin' and ask-
ward. Shopliftcrs Is IL Ire distinguished
| from rickpockcts Doth browse In tha same
| pasture, but while one works the customers
tothrr works tho counters. Howsonoycr,
| litter won't scorn to get away with small
purchases laid down by ladies while eyamin-
| in goods. In this way she may be said g
| trench on the picks speciality occasionally
But the two departmingts Of crime is distinct
Nabbnf picks, though, Il palmer satin than
nabbin' lfters. As general thing, can
/ spot pick i stores length away. Here f'r
| instance, IL u shopper what suddenly misses
| her watch, her p,eaethopk, or an expensive
| bundle. At once there : II row. As soon rs
| I'm dead sure that the inissn' thing Is not
mislaid, but rcall, stolen, ! sidc IN among
the ladies' and study faces. 1t ain't the pale
/ the scared, or the startled ones that I'm after
No. stree. They're the old fashioned taken
/ for-grantcd indications af guilt that don I 20
down with me. I'm lookin' for II particular
face--a dumbfoundcd, horror-strIck face,
combined wIthindignant nashin' eyes At
last tind 1T. A handsome, gucenly- lookin'
| woman, like enough, but with the orerdo-
/ Ing. the cxaggeration all complete, even to
/ the appalled, pglior In the checks, an tue
| horty dagyrrs dartin' from the cycs--and ten
| to one have found the thief. With lifters
| Its different UnlcssI know my woman by
reputation, there's no teliin' what new card
| she may play that haven't vet tunblcd to.
But fancy I've already primca you fuller
than that padded cash-girl bully OF a floor
SKINNER, II my style is summat less ta-ta-
ish than his'n'n
/ The reporter while candidly recognizing
the difference Of styles, assured the dry
goods Nidocl that he was interesting, and
begged him to proceed. .All right sir"
said Dan, aud he resumed the thread Of his
| jerky, parrot-like talk as though lie had
never dropped II to abuse the noor-walker:
"Iiitcrs is tantaiizin' aud peculiar. Them
thats after mere chicken fccd--rihbons, lace
scraps, gloves, perfnmcry, aud sich like
utlizes their dress sleeves, their ordinary
pocket, their handkerchief, their bosoms. an
even, II might, fly tacir hats, bonntts, an
chignongs. Them that's dom the heavy
| silks, satins, yclvets, brocades, an gloves or
stockings by the boN--mostWisc have hooks
| or big pockets hangin' down from their
wristbands under their oyerskirts IN sum
/ msr, or summat similar arrangements under
their cloaks and circulars in winter You
don't see how they kin secrete sich bulky
things under their shirts successfullyi Well,
neither could till watched 'em over an
over again, but II Was Wuth the study. The
best Of the big liiters will display All amount
| Of experiences ana address that would shame
jngglcr. It's jist siding up against the
coveted article, right hip first, In the midst
of a crowd of otter shoppers, while the slider
| IL closely holding up some other goods To her
eyes with her ieit hand, Morc'n half the
Il nrafp Ia ha naar tnl hr In
way. Then there's n fash--a movement OF
the right hand and arm SO swift you
kin hardly foller II with your eyes;
| Nhisk. tile oscrskirt IL up an down again,
an that particular piece OF goods-silk, vel
| vet, or what not-has disappeared as quickly
ami smoothly rs II II had been swaliered up
or turned into air There WAS one lifter-a
/ stranger OF course, and mighty handsome
| woman ut that--who puzzled me a long time.
| Goods disappeared eg'larly after her visits
to the slk counter. But the Lord and Meth
or Mand.lbaum alone knew whether she was
responsible for the presto changes, and much
| as | susplcianea her couldn't for long
| time catch her in the act. The ordinary
skirt act want the racket, II racket it was.
| OF that | was positive. though she had the
regular haunch-siadle to the counter CON-
/ mon 10 the gang; and watched her like q
dctectln' the slightest change in her walk.
But ut last accident betrayed her while II be-
f.icndcd me. and | tumbled To her trick. II
| was hot weather, and sho wore nobhy
| check silk summer suit. There was a big
,.raught through the store one day as she was
going out, and rs her overskirt iuttercd,
| caught an unnatural sort of glimpse Of her
| white unaerskirt, just a " bite twinkle Of il,
but all the way up from hem 10 waist, aud
then It was gone again. But that was enough
had her dead, and the next minute the fore
woman was reicyin' her In the back room
Of the piece Of silk ehe had just lifted from
us. together With lot Of plumber from one
Of our neiyhbors. She had 'cm in big un-
der pocket, and had effected the stowagc
not by whiskin' up her skirt, but through a
long, cunningy concealed slit in the side,
whose fastenin's she had neglected SO that
the liberties the drausht took with the furbe-
lows gave the secret away. She proved u
thoroughbred from Canada. but was railroad
| ed for flyer.
Another litter little bit Of demure thing,
| with brick-rca hair, was also cute 'un an !
only found out III last by pile Of ginyhams
accidentally topping over on her mead, when
her gypsy hat was found fairly stuffed with
fine faces ribbons, and embroidery, though
how she had managed to hocus- pocus 'em
there without detection the devil and her
self could only say. Well. Young Teller, |
might multiply cases till daomsday, but
reckon II would grow nonotonous, and, be-
sides the firm don't pay ine for simply chin
min here with YOU"
s'Nhat about mother Mandls bauman
think shes just that keen the hull Pink
| erton weasel tribe VIII never convict her
but I'll bet you that the lanky dude Of floor
walkerll have different theory. So long. -
The reporter had an opportunity to take a
farewell shot al the ioor-walker before taking
his departure. .WLat is your opinion Of
Mother Manalebaum's cases'' he askeds.
The floor walker studied his qucstoners face
before answering. LAW, but my dear fell
low, what's the use Of your asking what YOU
have already imbibed the crude opinion Of
that coarse dolt Of a deteetlyetn Le drawled
of at last. However II you value the opin-
/ sau - yb.,. "A 1.