The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-27
NEW YORK GlRLSFOR TEXAS.
ovvs SMITH SHIPPED EIGHT 10 nEbDs
IoN' PALACE THEA TIRE.

Sn" ,,.a.r ~ Years COntrnot-SAx
,s. a,,rls Appeal 60 tho Police.
. ,,u,s. Elbogen. who had dramatic
WV" ',.,r agency" in Fourtl, street. near tho
snu vs. 700 convicted eome months ago Of
o'NV .,,,, crls for immoral purposes 1t may
1,.,o, sunposed that sn end had boon put
UNIV ..on,, on TUESDAY. Sept. ID. the fol-
-, advertisement appeared In morning
nowspapcr Of this city;
Hsat:i S5p SssSCY not ssqr;
!, All y" ,s sS's '
..,y answered the advertisement. She had
'1,ahoA &, 90 on the stngc.nnd thought that the
,s,,r,ty Ind como at last. Here Is what
W. .a,d 20 n stu reporter about her visit to tho
agency;
-,,ro norbhps twenty five women were wait
,,a 70 400 tho agent Four or Eve OF the appli-
..nts wero young and good looking: the rest
20 pointed. hardened looking creatures.
,houch nono of them seemed to DO ovor twen-
t-.Ave After a wlilo the agent came to mo.
Tho ars. thing he sai6 was: How old arc
,ouy / answered: 'Twenty-one on my Inst
arthdsr.
81 don. b"ioTe wort 81 t. hc replied. I
don't bal!eve that you nre sixteon.
las, no scoucd satisfied. Then no said: So
YOU want to como with us. do you? Well. We
.ro going TO Texas. and ron must promise to
ssr ,or q year. Now. l suppose that kills the
whole thing doesn't it?' said no. not ncces-
..r,,y ~. wanted TO know what would be
expected ~ do.
".ub it's variety show he eaid. open all
thc year aevsr closes: you'll mako plenty 81
morey, md with that he threx my loose sack
hack, md saying tina. had nice figure aud
would do. he disappeared into n private room.
telling me 10 wait, was frightened enough
then and hurried away"
That Is Wednesdays story; now comes
Thursdays. On Thursday morning at q
O'clock tho same young girl. accompanied by
Sun reporter. walked across Fourteenth
sired. to within few doors OF Fourth avenue.
There the reporter dropped behind and tho
Young woman entered tho narrow doorway ut
o. The Office Of the agent 10 over saloon.
and swinging sign bears this announcement
10 gold letters on q black ground: Tony
Smiths Dramatic and Variety Agency"
The reporter waited at tho foot OF the short
flight Of stairs iivo or ak minutes. The girl
reappeared. looking very flushed and very
Wsen fa 9 sgs xh %ssc TIE .s sgz
With the lady the wacther rushed frantically
w the stairs.
The hrst question the would, be actress asked
NIX ssS II sSsy, vented TI but =, shss ,theS
thing nsff fsds Su pa a Mrs. BeI viii tsEs
s ss' e 90 strahe ts es
house there and you will live With her; The
se ali Hi boxes They have MOE lace curtains.
and are Ss .sye as ps10f , The
a fa .'fy &c the !m oSf' a You ss
drinks viii be rolored to look like theirs, but It
y be u or e that sort
Ysu II It mako on sHfaS dGnHSs
You sell. and SO Q week salary Iosides., You
ssv man ss so aa
art Ha,S whether ,s The 9TH are t ytituous e
advance the passage money. and you can pay
tic 3dss'iSR , Thsthe. he hadn't si.snlsE
isdy might Show to her friends. hi. smith an;
ss% s9s1 s!an sH1 tn sSS
before. but it is too late now. Well. hurry
aS%si pack your grip and be here at II
very resentiye memory could recall Ave min
s f ,pes ' fhe story and
il the matter. Tie steamer conai Of the Mai.
s seH s Saturday '2 sep aSSs'o An hour
sS weird 'ps Mas seen coming doRs
South street from Fulton. There were ten
persons in gil. and the leaders were q man and
years Old. feet inches tail. With gray hair
and moustache He was dressed In dark blue:
he ns, wore TIL hat diamond stud and heavy
lin snithy" when lis back was turned. This
I FIN wss about 2 To - AND
@ Inn sns black hat Ths was B S
!ss fs'{n & s'f zig ss lHssa
sssga by M S T nsey OF he osrs
lr Smith hurried t. the eempsny's ONCE and
Ss o. iow sMsses Ia Be-
Ian. smitl. STANLEY. Beach. Blake. Palmer.
Su, hWa,sa,Is his THE Svs sI msa
eshore and have farewell look at New York.
Arestaurnnt was close ut hand. and though
The girl Irofessed great fear Of Smithy." sho
mustered up courage enough to show that her
appetite had not deserted her She said that
n'e was an orphan, with but one relative In
We world. sister living In Now Jersey. Her
Ife was at an end as far as hor friends went
AZ AIR. -, she could Sing and dpnse little and
@sd. Any how. she wanted to got away;
Ihat was all she would Or couid pay. When
Mo gtturned 70 tho boat. Mrs. Bell was wait
ilg ior Dor Ut tho sanEway. and beckoned to
vent into the Goblin and whom thoy camO out In
tin tainGtes tho girl had boon crying. I,ater.
~ no wharf,. whom the young woman was look
tfyubie had been.
oh. nothing. except that che wanted to
fhSox. eyerythins about you: and told he. that
hed kn"wn you for a long time. and that you
n4,t conle down to SEQ me Qh Good-by,"
~ not saying too much to assert that tho
reporter was an object Of interest to MIR.
sp,iui and Mrs Bell. One Of tho pair was
always IN sight. and there was no further
Snahcc for private conversation: It was the
btSihl.!ng Of tho year OF servltudo. About
GAll past th-ec late arrival caHo along. Sho
Was young and pretty. Her trunk was waiting
iof hor. At this time some VI the poor crea:
lures seemed to regret the step thoy had
t t.. end half dozon notes were hastily
,eribhied. Two were handed to the reporter
. mai. and tho others wore given to woman