The Yellowstone journal., 1894-12-06
HER EYESWERE BLUE
THE PRETTY MISS WHO WAS NOT
so SIMPLE AS SHE LOOKED.
HOW Nellie Scott, the Noto~ious Shoplffser,
was Deteeted and Sent to Sing sing-A
Quiet Way Of Taking Thieves Into Camp
Empleyed In . Big store.

Quiet Way Of Taking Thieves Into Camp
Empleyed In . Big store.
The scene is laid in one of New York'A
huge up town dry goods stores. 1t is the
hour of the crush. Crowds of bargain
hunting women surge up and down the
long, sitting aisles. The cry of the sales
people, the chatter of the cash girls, the
noise Of scufiling. hurrying feet. the
hum of conversation, rising to insist up
ON bargains here and there-all mingle
in a confused, subdued roar.
At one of the busiest counters, where
are piled high rich and costly laces.
holding their own against the elbow
ing, irritated, feverish, ceaselessly NOV
ing throng, are pair of fashionably
dressed women. Both perhaps wear dia-
monds, but they are not conspicuously
displayed. They are quiet OF demeanor.
Nothing by look or action would sepa' |
rate them, so far as the superficial view |
would reveal, from hundreds OF other
IN that eddying, clamorous mass.
Evidently one of the women is the
purchaser, the other merely accompany
ing her. They consult over possible pur-
chases. These completed, they give the
direction 10 the saleslady. The price IA
high. They consult their pocketbooks
and discover they have not sufficient
change about them.
please to send the goods q. o. ID.
tomorrow. 1t will be abundant time.
The saieewoman is pleased. She bids
her agreeable customers TO come again
They reply with charming smile and
are lost in the crowd Unnoticed after
them wanders a pretty, blue eyed girl.
Che has been standing near ther:, purse
in hand, at the counter, rather wistful'
lv ewing their purchases, wondering no
doubt if she shall have money enough
some day to do as they. Her hair is gold
en- and hangs pendent in a plait down
her neck. Her eyes are big and blue,
with all the innocence OF schoolgirl.
A jaunty sailor hat caps trim and at
tractive figure.
The women from the counter move
toward the door. The little girl is not
far behind. If you had looked closely
something you would have never
thought of doing--you might have seen
sharp, keen eyed young man eying the
girl closely. IL you had been an atten,
tive observer, you might have seen this
innocent, blue eyed little girl nod
sharply ut the two women as they pass
out, then turn ON her 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 WON
ea. He is fashionably dressed, idly
wears cane and has doubtless been max
ing some purchases himself. Half a
block away he taps one Of the women Oh
the shoulder.
Madam, he SAYS half roughly, but
politely, 1.-The woman at the lace counter
would like to see You.
The women look up with astonish
ment. They are quite sure they have lef
nothing, but the young man is urgent.
He suggests that they had better no
make a scene. He blandly suggests tha
il is doubtless all mistake but return
they must. Otherwise-an officer stand
af the corner.
Seeing that there is no escape, th'
women return. One Of them is searched
in the superintendent S Office. A roll o
rich laces, worth probably hundreds o
dollars, is found, ingeniously stowe'
away in rear pocket. Evidently she
an expert. She is queen of the shop
lifters and she has run against one o
the sharpest private detectives IN tn
city. He knowing her, she not bein
aware of him, he has the advantage
This particular woman, Nellie Scott,
very wide and generous notoriety,
now doing time in Sing Sing. For year
stores, living like a woman Of wealt
and fashion. 1t is gay life while
lasts, the work is easy, but always
the day bound to come when she wi
feel that tap upon her shoulder an
know that she is caught.
Just how she was discovered sh
probably never knew. Neither do Ion
line of other shoplifters that have bee
sent over the road from mistaken a
tempt to work this store. Neither Ne
lie Scott Essr any of the rest was eve
for a moment conscious of the innoceI
looking but watchful eyes intently lai
Oon them by that pretty little gir
with the sailor hat and the golden han
bound in a schoolgirls plait.
This is one Of the many means adop
ed by the great dry good stores OF Il
city to protect themselves from Il
plundering shoplifters which prey upc
them. 1t is very popular means, b
oause it is one of the surest and mo
effective, and at the same time the p
irons of the store are not annoyed by G
palpable presence of detective. In
do not feel under any irritating espio
age, and the shoplifters never kno
when these soft, innocent looking pa'
are to pounoe upon them. New Yo
herald.
The WAY He Worked It