The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-18

They went straight to one or the executive
offices There the detective said sharply:
Now. there's no use of your playing il
any longer l saw you take one parse
anyhow, and you've got them all If you
put me to the trouble of finding them, III
make il hot for you"
Il really. think you must be crazy" re-
turned the accused woman calmly. Il
know nothing about anybody's pocket
book but my OWL"
The detective started in nethodically 70
search her She began by feeling the big
pulled sleeves and worked down. She
found nothing. She stood back and look
ed sharply at the suspect The latter re-
turned her gaze in the frankest fashion,
and, except that she seemed annoyed, there
was nothing to arouse suspicion about her.
The detective began her search all ever
again. Again she was foiled, and her SEN
timent changed to alarm. Visions OF suits
for damages filed her brain. At that mo-
ment the accused moved unessily, and that
directed the detectives eyes TO her feet.
There lay wen flied purse, and the won-
ans feet were making futile efforts TO poke
IL under her skirts
The detectivei caught her by the arm
and gave her quick shove. Then two
more pocketbooEs were exposed Evident
" the woman had slid them noiselessly
down her dress and trusted to luck TO re-
cover them later
In the meantime the victims had been
making complaints TO the superintendent,
and the latter understood the situation
when the detective, flushed with triumph,
marched in with the thief and the pocket
/ books Briefly the detective related her
experience while the owners OF the proper
II INDUCED in EXPLANATIONS of wonder and
praise
Il trust yo- will see that this thief 10
properly punished. said one to the super
/ intendent-
"Of course" chorused the other two.
Nothing would please me better" said
the superintendent gravcly. "Of course
you ladies Will appear 10 testify against
herr
There was dead silence for moment
F Then one said;
My husband would never allow me 70
sntsr q police court"
Certainly not. " said another why,
the reporters would write horrid stories
about US"
/ Il wouldn't have my name connected
: with such an affair for a dozen prI-ses,
said the third
The thief smiled. the detective TToaned
and the superintendent looked sarcastic
But think o: your duty 10 the public
he slad You don't want this woman 10
be let loose IN the community. do yoof
Your dstective can prosecute her, 70
Pile. che OF the women
We have tired 10 over and over again,
replied the superintendent. but II - i'm
I possible 70 get a jury 10 convict q woman,
especially II she 4 pretty. upon the uIoor>
robora;ed evidence % paid detective
The women shrugged their shoulos-s-
but no amount Of argument could induce
them 20 change their minds They walked
cit sas,spsshlF. while the tale. grinnsd
You ~ dead right 4" abe said a. they
+ disappeared d-uTpirg 81 further attempt
q, Disgusting her character NJ face =
ny fortune
Just tie same" said TIE sUreT.u.c-c-
en-- we can Prt you 10 zress deal q
.n,onyenieuce by havii you boxed %
Tor n tir.e, - lezzst. and II yOu eTsr a-~
I caught n hers AGAIN xeD Go r. ~ -z-S-ss-s
O. the trouble or eIpcnse- Now gci o1i ~
here New Io.k sun