The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-10

heel and go back among the crowd. Then
you would have noticed that the sharp
eyed young man quietly left the store with
the two women. He is fashionably dressed,
idly wears a cane, has doubtessly been
making some purchases himself. Half
block away he taps one of the women on
the shoulder.
Madam" he says, half roughly, but
politely, the woman at the lace counter
would like TO see you"
The women look up with establishment.
They are quite sure they have left moth
ing, but the young man is urgent. He sug-
gests that they had better not make a
scene He blankly suggests that it is
doubtless all a mistake, but return they
must. Otherwise-an officer stands at
the corner.
Seeing that there is no escape, the
women return. One of them is searched in
the superintendent office. roll of rich
laces, worth probably hundreds of dollars,
is found concealed upon her person. She
first threatens, then cries. and finally APP
peals. She is of good family, and her hus-
band is well-to-do. There is no reason
why she should have stolen. She begs that
the affair be kept quiet, and that she be
allowed to pay for the laces and depart
Upon condition that she never enters the
store again the superintendent allows her
to go. Just how she was discovered she
will probably never know, nor will a score
of other kleptomanlacs or shoplifters who
have been detected and treated in Sim
liar manner.
There were never for a moment con-
scious Of the little innocent-looking but
watchful eyes intently laid upon them by
that pretty little girl with the sailor hat
and the golden hair, bound in a school
girls plat.
This one of the many means adopted
by the great dry goods stores of the city
to protect themselves from the plundering
shoplfters who prey upon them. II Is a
very popular means, because Ii ia one of
the surest and most effective, and at the
same time the patrons OF the store are not
annoyed by the palpable presence of a de-
tective They do not feel under any irri-
tating espionage. and the shoplfters never
know when these soft, innocent-looking
paws are to pounce upon them.
How do ! get on TO these people?" re-
piled one OF the male detectives, when
questioned by a reporter; II don't know.
unless It is by instinct. / can walk up and
down the aisle and pretty nearly tell II
there is anyone along there trying to do
something crooked. II is easy enough to
copper amateurs. You can spot them in
a minute. They always stand up TO the
counter and finger things and then look
around furtively to see II they're watched.
That puts me on. Then I just keep an eye
on them, and II / think they've taken
anything I follow them. Two or three
weeks ago a woman came In here and
looked over the iewelry counter. Some
thing in her manner made me distrust her
After awhile she went away without buy
ing anything As she went out Of the
door noticed that her hand was closed.
/ followed Half a block away she looked
around. That was bad. Couple Of blocks
more. and she looked around again Then
was sure Of her. That kind always do.
YOU knOw--look around to zee II they are
followed She turned q corner and I
walked up to her, gave her the usual song
about the lady al the tewelry counter
wanting 10 see her. She turned white and
colored right UP. She opened her
hand and there was 8l4 stick pin. She
said. For Gods sake. take II, and don't
take me back
oAll these sort Of women are new 10
the business And II isn't very hard 10
drou 10 their lay. Or course. there are
hundreds OF little cases that we get onto
Of women picking az 10 or 70 cent article
In their shopping ana mike on with H.
II seems 10 afford some women an innrita
satisfaction ~ just pinch something. no
matter how little ! suppose It's the idca
81 getting the thing free They don't
seem to think that lre stealing and th0t
Ne could send them mp for a. IN these
caaea " q amounts 80 enough Or u ~
repeated, rather Than make IN arrest ana