Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-25

~ Nhih 10 the new ARRIVAL. Who pulls
our a watch aud desires 10 know how
much he can get on it, II cost 500
and he has only been wearing Il a
month.
II will advance you $50" the pawn
broker says audibly. 50 the other man
can hear, The sad looking young man
whistles and shakes his head, when
the boss waves his hand nonchalantiy
my friend"
Give me s75 and III redeem 1t to-
morrow"
NO, sir; I've told you whit can do.
That settles Il: but n YOU Wish TO make
me a BIN Of sale FOR the watch IN give
An right" the young man answers,
with cuss word at his bad luck. and
hands over the watch, while the pro-
| prietor counts down the $50 so the other
man can see the operation, Then he
returns To the first customer and again
tries to sell hihi THE watch. hut the
gentleman saw the trade made with the
sad young man and he would like To
see that witch. The dealer tries 70 put
him OF, tells him he doesn't know about
that watch. doesn't know where the
young man got It, although IFS good
article, and he don't expect TO make
much profit on It, as he paid a good
price for II. The gentleman insists aud
SilVerstein shows him the watch, heav-
ing long Sigh as he produces Il. He
tries 20 denreclate It. which only makes
the purchaser think It must be very
valuable and he finally asks the pawn
broker what profit he will take ON IT,
well, since you must have It, my
friend, III take So pront"
The trade is quickly made and the
customer walks out with q broad smile
on his face and a cheap Casper"
watch In his pocket, for which he noid
$50, but which cost Silverstcin about
S25 IN New York The young man who
came IN and pawued the watch was n
clerk, who went out the back way after
his boss told him what 10 do Tint
sort of watch IS called Casper
watch after the name OF one Of tho
makers
when Greek Meets GrccIs.
PawnbrolSers - dishonest pawnbrol,-
ers, OF course sometimes swiudle each
other Whenever anything like this
Is attempted It Is done on "A large scale
For Instance. there are two rival
loan agents" In large Western town
who cordially detest each other. hut
Who transact business together now
ana then. They were always trying TO
get ahead OF each other and sometimes
hoth succeeded, one was Germnn
and the other was one OF the chosen
people who was great success In HIS
chosen profession.
The Hebrew gentleman conceived a
great scheme TO do" the "putpbu,un -
ny he called him. and called In his con-
fldentiul clerk as the executive man OF
Che plot which was uufolded with ali
the graces OF language aud the most
animated gestures.
The boss told the clerk to gather
together lot of fairly good watches
containing good movements In gold
iilled cases but with only ordinary
works These latter were taken ont
and put into good eases Then the
clerk was told TO take the watcbes
worth not more than dO0 to the
Dutchmau ana work them on on him.
The clerk pretended to be n crook
who had robbed big iewelry store
In another town and dickered with the
German FOR several DAYS. He said
the watches were worth $4,000 and he
wanted $500, The German was "ienryn
and stood him on ono day the horts
watch thief came In looking very nor
vous and uneasy. The detectives were
hot after him. he said. and he must
dispose of the stun" He would lat
them go for $500 not a dollar less. as
he had to skip out 10 the rendezvous
and "dlvvy.' The money was paid
and the clerk returned 10 the boss with
a cool profit Of 500, which was equally
divided between them
The German kept the watches several
NNhhe hAlAAA hAANAH was an AhlNMl Inh=
berry OF big jewelry store, when he
thought or his friend up town. or
course II Is understood that both az
these men were fences" rccelyerg ANA
sellers OF stolen goods The German
pawnbroker told his Hebrew brother
about buying the watches from n
crook and giEglcd ana rubbed thoir
hands over the profits TO be made.
Finally the German was told to brlut.
some OF the watches and he brought
about dozen, which he declared 10
be the worst.
II these are the worst" said the
rival pnwnbroker "Ill take all the
rest"
a price was named and paid over
when the German was told bv ne
prospective buyer that list OF mo
watches had been furnished him nv
the. detectives containing the numbers
make and movement Of an the stolen
watches and he thought he WONT
look at the list, which he did. when bo
was tsit4ifishe4- tt4-fitA-
watches bought from the German were
fully described.
Now, said he to the Touton, who
was frightened out OF his wits. tTn
give back the money for these. but YOU
must make up your mind 10 lose the
money you paid for the lot and 10
avoid arrest the only thing You can do
Is to throw them all IN the river. be-
cause the detectives are hot on the
tran and you WIN surely be arrested .
The German threw the watches INTO
the river. while his crafty rival
chuckled because all the trnees Of
his rascailty were lost In the blue mud
at the bottom OF the Mississippi. while
he was safely ahead OF the game.
All Articles Not Pledges.
There are tricks IN all trades. Of
course. but there ARE perhaps more
tricks IN the pawnhrokerB business
than ia almost any other. All tbnt
glistens in their shops IL not aiwnvs
gold and skinned milk IA always mae |
querading rs cream. That IL the case
with dishonest brokers. but there urr
others who are as honest as anybodv !
although they bump against sonis |
great temptations which takes am their |
virtue to resist. With honest pawn. |
brokers we have nothing 10 do this
time.
One reason why pawnbroltors do such |
a steady business among a certain cinss
Is that these people believe that all the |
fine things they see IN the big show |
windows and on the shelves are worth |
much more than the price asked, be- |
cause those who parted with them need |
ed money. no matter how little, and |