The morning news., 1889-05-31

maid handed the foor-wallzer an open letter
written on Fifth avenue hotel letter head
and addressed to the firm. 1t purp0rted to
be from lady who, en- route to Europe,
and intending to purchase an outfit before
sailing, found herself. unfortunately, to i'll
to do shopping. She was compelled, there
fore, TO trust to her maid, to whom she had
given instructions, and she trusted that the
firm would see that the girl received proper
attention. An especially elaborate outfit of
ladies under wear was desired, and the man
ager took the girl to the proper department
and turned her over to a capable sales
woman. Half an hour later the sales woman
sent for him. Some $500 worth of goods
had been selected by the maid, who had
paid for them, and was now elsewhere in
TIE ore. The goods were not yet wrapped
up. There were sets Of undercloUhing of
elaborate workmanship and very costly
but what was surprising was that without
exception, they were importations from a
French firm, who supplied the Sixth avenue
house exclusively. Other goods had been
shown to the French nurse, but none pleased
her save these
The saleswoman thought it most sus-
picious circumstance; the manager thought
so, too. He dispatched a messenger with a
note at once to the Fifth avenue hotel office
asking If Mrs. was registered there, and
il so, who she was. Then, with the detect
i've. he weat to the child's suit department
and quietly observed the French girl buy
ing a large outfit of costly clothing for the
little girl The detective looked the nurse
over, but could find nothing amiss A
ico walker, however, in passing by no.
tice1 the girl, and stopped with a puzzled
look on his face. Just then she happened to
speak and made gesture with her hands.
That settled it. He knew the voice. Call
ing the manager aside, he said: Don't you
.s.,iN1. ~ 10, ,aI -
cloak designer her? That's her. She's got
blonde wig on, and the cap and apron help
the disguise, but it's Marie. She's working
for Messrs. ------. in Twenty-third street
now" It was as the floor walker said, but the
manager waited until reply came from the
h0tAl SAYING: No such party hsre" Then
hs went to his office aud sent the detective
for the girl. She answered the summons,
pale, but defiant. ITS no use, Marie" he
said. "We've discovered you and that's all
there is about it. You tell Messrs. -
for US that we have some $500 of their
money which you have paid over our coun-
ters, and that, if they want it, they can ap-
ply through their lawyers. You can have
neither money nor goods"
ut was clever scheme" said G. "But
the girl was too knowing in her purchases.
Mrs. T. would have bought articles she did
not want, simply to allay suspicion"
But how about that moneyW | asked
"Surely the Sixth avenus firm had no right
to keep it. The courts"
"Pshaw! You don't suppose those houses
would air their dirty linen in court for
$500" said Il. mot at all. Two days after
ward an eminent law firm applied for the
money, and got it, after giving their clients
the Twenty-third street FIRMS
receipts TEey. had purloined the
hotel letter head, dressed the
child and disguised the girl for the purpose
of getting hold of certain styles and desigos
in underwear which the Sixth avenue house
had imported