Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-28
4 CuECK UPON rmlnNERN.
\ Rule Adopted 10y business Men
That Often Causes An
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Now York Mail and Ennrcss.

New York Mail and Express.
A young man, heavily freighted with
bundles, entered the wholesale depart
ment of one of tho largest dry goods es.
adjustments in this city fowN days ago
and called on the head of the department.
he observed, sitting behind desk at the
door a middle aged gentleman. who eyed
him suspiciously, and seemed on the point
of speaking to him, but as he was in a
hurry, and seeing his friend sitting at the
o ther end of the room, he paid no atten.
tlon to him, but hartily brushed past the
desk, carrying his packages with him.
After few minutes conversation with
the manager, he arose and again ap.
preached the door. Before he could pass
the desk, however, the doorkeeper, for
such was the position of the middle.aged
gentleman, requested him to stop.
~ am sorry to trouble you, sir, he re-
marked, "but should like to examine
your parcels.
Examine my parcels exclaimed the
young man in surprise. what are they
to youl brought them here with mo
and intend to take them them away with
me-"
"That's all right, sir, replied the door.
keeper, doggedly, "but l must see what
they contain for myself"
"What is that to YOU" responded the
visitor, angrily. "What do you care
whether they hold butter or dry goodsl
/ paid for them myself and it is none of
your business what they are. Get out of
my way and let me pass.
Hearing the loud talking at tho door
the manager came quickly to the rescue
of his unfortunate friend and inquired
what was the matter.
"He won't let me examine his bundle,
sir" responded tho doorKeeper, "and as
didn't check them when he passed by
here | don't sec what l am to do about
it. know It's all right, but you kno W
as well as l do, that if ] don't SEQ them
myself I'll lose my place here"
"That's fact" explained the man
ager. "You see there has been 30 much
thieving in the store that we have adopt
ed this rule. Look at the sign on the
door"
Tho visitor looked up and read notice
to the effect that all persons coming into
the store with bundles in their hands
should leave the same with the door
keeper and receive check for them,
otherwise the doorkeeper was required
to examine their contents and satisfy
himself that they contained nothing pill.
fered from the store.
"There is no exception to the rule, p"
continued the manager. 81 couldn't take
a package out of here myself. You see,
the dishonest salesmen, and every store
has some of that kind ut one time or an
other, got in the habit of having con-
federate come in here with large bun
die. They would take him around and
show him goods and meanwhile secrete
After this was done, the confederate
would walk out with tho stolen goods un-
der his arm, and no one would be the
wiser for the theft. To prevent this the
proprietors adopted this rule, and this
doorkeeper would be discharged if he
made any exception to it.
AS the visitor, overcome with the logic
of his friends remarks, was spreading
out his array of parcels on the ok-keep-
ers desk, well-dressed gentleman who
had pencil back of his ear and wore no
hat, came Rurrying out of the door with
small paper bundle in his hand.
81 beg your pardon, sir, remarked the
door keeper stepping out from behind his
desk, "but orders is orders, you know.
''To be sure" responded the gentle
man, "to be sure, and he promptly sub
mitted the parcel to inspection. 1t was
soon examined, the contents noted down
in book kept for that purpose, and In n
minute it was returned to him and he
disappeared down the stairs.
''That is the senior partner" observed
the door-keeper, as he began untying the
largest parcel.