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price than it is the woman to whom that
difference means an appreciable part os
her income.
l saw one solid citizeness in black satin
(Why do over-plump women affect that
fabric and make themselves look like
black beetles thereby?) refuse to buy
paper of pins at four cents because she
was sure that she had seen soma adver-
tised elsewhere 1.-TWO papers for seven
cents" and she sailed ma sjestically out of
the store where she was being overcharged
and walked four blocks in ,earch of the
bargain which l trust she was lated not to
find.
do people often 10 like that 2" / asked
the young woman with two pencils in her
hair who had incurred the dispieasure of
her would-be patron because of the high
price cf her goods, and she smiled
plea sanity.
They have perfect right to spend
their money as they please, and where
they please" she answered in nom
committal fashion, "but"--this with a
burst of times a very few
cents makes great deal of difference.
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and then Judged" 1 sincerely hope, to
the satisfaction of the absent lady.
L found several youths of the johnnie
order, who, however, do not count as men,
hguratively i'm M olating the m selves before
the shrine of especially charming sales
aides. 1t was extremely pleasing to see
that these young idiots were being treated
by the objects of their alteration on strict
ly business principles. If they wanted to
ogle and sigh and say silly things they
must perforce buy something and do their
''mashing" while bargaining and waiting
for their change.
'lf they like to come and buy things"
said demurely pretty girl to me conf
dentiaily, $50 much the better for us, for
the more we sell the better we stand with
the house. And if they make too big
geese of themselves there is always the
floor walker at hand"
Don't they trouble you outsider" l
asked, and she flashed me glance which
showed that there was sturdy and hon
est spirit behind those extremely fetch
ing dim pies.
Its girls own fault if they do not, "
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she said decidedly. "In the store and out
OF 1t are two different matters. Here any
one can speak to us, but elsewhere-well
there is usually big brother Of our own,
or somebody else's big brother, or a DO lice
man, you know" ana she laughed, q soft
little gurgle of a laugh, which portended
no end of mischief to the callow youth
who should dare presume on a store ac-
quaintance outside of legitimate limits.
In the furniture department OF one of
our stores found prospective bride and
groc m purchasing the outfit for their new
home. The gentleman looked sheepish
and apologetic, as most engaged gentle
men do when on exhibition, save when
they meet one OF their fiancee's old ad.
mirers, when they ruffle up mi htily and
try to look naughty and triumphant, and
tremendously happy and self-sstisfied.
The bride to be, however, was quite evil
IDENTIFY convinced that she had secured
1.-THE only pebble on the beach"--that is,
the only pebble worth picking up, and
she moved about with proud conscious
ness of superiority to the rest of her sex
which it was really uplifting to behold,
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one meets is the overloaded woman who
carries all her purchases and always
rests her bundles instead of herself. She
comes into store laden down almost to
exhaustion with the prizes which she has
won in various hand-to-hand struggles
with other bargain hunters, and carefully
and soiicitously piles them on all the ad-
jacent seats-tben she herself leans
wearily over the counter and proceeds to
add TO their mum Der.
The very poor are not often seen in our
large stores, ior on the rare occasions
when they have money to spend they pre-
fer 10 spend it in the less pretentious es-
adjustments, where they feel more at
home and better able to hold their own
with the salespeople.
1t is the great middle class to whom our
stores sell the most, and they are the best
customers TO deal with from the mer-
chants point of view. Oddly enough it is
the people who have the most money who
generally want the most Tor it, and it is
more often the woman with real dia-
monds in her ears and on her fingers who
hesitates over few cents difference in
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'It is certainly interesting" said the
District Attorney. when 1 had finished,
"and there are ways of determining its
truth. Unfortunately for your own safety,
you have not given Us the vital informa-
tlon IN The case; you have not told US who
and where the persons are, nor can yon
even describe them. But, assuming that
your account is true, the men we're un-
doubiedly disguised, but the woman was
not. In escaping they would reverse the
operation. Do you think, under these
circumstances, that you would be able to
identity ner?'
Il should know her under any circum-
stances" l replied.
"EVen if she were made up as an old
woman and wore goggles?"
This made me tremb bic, but without my
realizing ii my evident discontinue went
far toward strengthening confidence in
me. The two men agreed that should go
abroad in the city with Martin and if pos
sible secure descriptions of the criminals.
l therefore disguised myself as an elderly
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and bargained and chartered and disputed
values in a way which showed that the
family purse was sure to pe safe in her
possession, and that it was pretty sure to
be IN her possession during the whole of
her matrimonial career should her hus-
band be prevailed upon TO yield it to her
during the honeymoon.
1t is astonishing the number OF women
who drag babies bout with them on shop
ping tours. From the tiny red-faced in
fants whose mothers are just able TO carry
them about to tbs plump little pieces of
mischief large enough to run about and
tumble over and get iD every body's way
they conGregate in our stores and make
things lively for all concerned whenever
the fancy takes them.
L saw giriish looking mamma with a
bouncing child OF six months trying to
purchase some blue silk, evidently against
the youngsters wishes, for he howled like
a coyote while she tried to tell the obse-
quious young salesman what she wanted
ana look at what he brought for her in
spection.
Among the peculiar shoppers whom
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even when the quality of the article is
better for the price. 1t all depends on the
person, you know"
Ihe fond mamma who takes not only
ner oaoy but her whole family with her
Wnen she has money to spend is, TO put
u mildly, Tar from being q favorite in the
shopping world. While she prices dress
goods her lrrepressfble progeny generally
swarm over all the seats in her vicinity,
pun articles on the counters for closer in
specuon, go on tours of investigation in
as many different directions as there are
iholvlouals IN the party, and disport
themselves generally in manner the re-
verse OF pleasing to those cold-eyed OBJ
servers who seen nothin cunning" in the
pranks or other peoples children. -
linen there Is the mamma who brings
her one small daughter along to assist IN
the purchase OF her own garments, and this
ouo Is usually what is commonly known as
terror to the salespeople. The child
ordinarily selects what her mother does
not want her to have, no matter what the
art'cte In question may be, and argument
coaxlng, suiks and tears diversity the
orolnarily prosalc routine of bargain and
Saie. AS usual thing the child wins
the battle, unless the mother Is excep-e
tlonaity strong minded or her demands
oulle out OF reach of the maternal purse,
ana the tired clerk watches them depart
ieeiing devoutly thankful that that special
orde al is over
Another trying person to deal with is
tne woman who has sample she wishes
10 match. She carries it about crumpled
up In her pocket book, and she assures the
clerk that it ''must match exactly or it
Will not do at all"
Then there are the girls and women who
shop in platoons as it were. Four or five
OF them go together, and IL takes the con-
sideration and advice of them all, jointly
and severaly, to make the purchase of a
yard of ribbon an accom- plished fact.
Each has her own views as to shade, and
quality, and width, and general desira-
bility of the goods which are spre ad be-
fore them, and to arrive at verdict which
shall justify the snip of the clerks scis.
sors takes an amount of time wholly dis.
proportionate to the amount OF capital in.
vested.
1t is cheering since there is so much of
sorrow in this world that cannot be ar
ranged 20 see the fashionable young widow
with her white cap, surmounted by crana
Bonnet OF the latest style and tied undert
her fair chin in wide and immensely be-.
coming bow, coming to Duy her second
mourning. She has lost the appearance of
drooping sadness which characterized her
few months since, and now, looking like
flower refreshed by summer shower n
contemplates silken wonders in gray and
lavender and black and white com bina.
tions with eyes withdrawing the in.
junction to "look forward and not back.
toil ft,ok
they have shed. FUNEGAL MCVAHoA.
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AY WITH THE WOMEN SHOPPERS OF SAN FRANCISCO

Having spent whole long, warm, sun
shiny October day in pursuit of informa-
ton, am convinced that the San Fran
cisco shopper is mostly OF the feminine
gender, is decidedly plural in number.
and in the nominative, objective or pos
sessive case. according to the bargains
offered.
L find that the most popular shopping
hours are 10 in the morning and between
and O'Clock in the afternoon, the
tide being the highest at about 5. The 10
O'Clock people are those who come early
10 avoid the rush, thus hoping to secure
the cream OF the days sales, and the after
noon customers are those who are philo-
sophically certain that there are bargains
enough in town somewhere to go around,
and prefer 10 do their hunting therefore
in more leisurely fashion and at more
convenient season.
at is good sign," said an .astute
foor-walker 10 ME in the course of my in
YES igations, when you see only ladies
in the stores; it shows that the gentle
men are busy elsewhere" And if the un-
escorted appearance of the gentIer sex
really means this the men, of San Fran
cisco must usually be as busy as a certain
dividual is said TO be in whirlwind. At
any rate, they must have been on this
particu ar day, for in all my JOURNEYS in
and around our most. frequented stores l
saw less than a bakers dozen of mascu-
line shoppers buying things'on their own
responsi biity.
Occasionally an out-of-town woman had
her husbandsin tow, but he usually played
but small part in the active proceedings
OF the exoedition. He generally held the
BABY while his companion fitted from
flower to flower on the bargain tables, or
not Eaying any baby to hold sat solitary
on stool and looked misera bic without
any excuse. until he was laden with bum
dles and piloted again into the swift cur
rent OF life outside the door.
OF the few unaccom panied men whom I
did see one was youthful benedict who
had slipped away from his law office to at
tend 10 number of small commissions
or his better hail. He managed, by en-
listing the good offices OF a young Iady
clerk. to buy some needles and pms and
thread according TO order, and then some
drives" in union suits caught his specu-
lative eye. They were marked down
ruinousiy "for this day only" and il
struck him that they were good thing
to invest IN.
What slze?" queried the young lady
III charge, and that posed him.
He eyed the garments doubtfully for
moment and then recovered himself.
We'll, she wears a 534 glove and No. 8
shoe, ne said; lyon can judge from that
cant your" Aud the clerk. accustomed
evidently 10 solving such problems pre-
served sweet seriousness of demeanor
While she asked another question or two
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, How absurd your question! II your
theory that I have been sacrificed by the
persons whom you term my accom- plices
is correct they must know without publi-
cation that l am under arrest, seeing that
they nave taken pains to be sure that
should be arrested"
Martin looked perplexed, and the Dis
trict Attorney smiled.
"The prisoner is light, Mr.. Martini" he
said, "and for the matter of that, there is
always a chance that suspected man
may be innocent. Young man" he added,
turning TO me and speaking very kindly,
"if you have been brought into these
operations against your better nature il
is your duty to assist US in bringing the
greater criminals TO Justice, for we know
that you have confederates and we know
them. to be shrewd and dangerous. You
are young, and young men are sometimes
afflicted with perverse ideas of loyalty to
their criminal associates Loyalty to
friend is admirable. but you seem blind to
the fact that your betrayal by your asso-
ciates proves that they are not your
friends Hence, no obligation of friend.
ship can possibly rest upon YOU"
''How did you learn, )" l asked, THAT l
had the valise in my roomsP Inform me
on that point and will know how TO pro-
ceed."
The two men hesitated and whispered
together. AT last the District Attorney
said:
''Mr. Martin received a note in forming
him of the fact"
''Who signed the noter' 1 asked,
eagerly.
"No one; it was anonymous"
''Was it written by womanT'
at was'
sank back upon my cot, crushed by
the blow. A half-amused half quizzical /
light broke over the District Attorneys $
face.
1t was some time before word was
said. Undoubtedly my conduct had con-
fessed a vital connection with the case,
and my emotion was easily translated into
history by these two shrewd men. The
District Attorney resumed his quiet,
friendly talk.
"Mr. Martin and his assistants" he
said, "have been pressing the counter
feiters hard, and in selfdefense they were
forced TO sacrifice one of their number to
secure the safety of the others. Knowing
you to be young and chivalrous, they
selected you, believing that your loyalty
would lead you to keep silence until they
might escape. 1t was exceedingly sharp
in them to employ a woman to Eut a
double sea! on your lips by managing
matters so as to have you fall in love with
her.
Your position is very clear; you would
rather suffer than sacrifice the woman.
No doubt she and the others are now
laughing in their sleeves over the trap
into which you fell, and feel secure of
your silence because of your love for her.
For, OF course, any disclosure that you
might make would involve her. In sholt,
they have played you Tor a fool, and you
apparently fill the role quite cheeriuIly.
AT he same time every moment that YOU
delay making a full statement confirms
their conviction of your folly, brings you
nearer TO the penitentiar and increases
the difficulty of appre bending the others.
In view Of all the facts as they appear l
now propose that if you will deliver the
others over to Us we will permit you to
turn States evidence"
Gentlemen" l replied, after some
thought, "while it is impossible for me to
turn States evidence 1 will give you all
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Copyrighted. ]
CHAPTER V.-CONTINUED.

Why had the woman duped me2 How
could it have been possible for her TO SIM
ulate all that l had seen in her conduct? :?
And then, why have given the counter.
feiting tools TO me II, being hard
pressed. the counterfeiters desired to be
rid of them, there we're a hundred safer
and simpler ways The blindfolding had
been done clearly to prevent my conduct
ing The officers to the house. How could
l clear myself by finding the real crimi-
nals2
How did you come to know or suspect
that this vaIise was II my possesslon?" l
asked.
THAT is my own affair, replied Martin.
Some mystery, as yet impenetrable, was
certainly in the background of this extra
ordinary affair. l was cropping for the
woman's hand in it.
How long" l asked. "have you been
aware of these counterteiting opera
tions?'
That is a silly question:" answered
Martin. "Do you want to make state
ment?"
hung my head. 1 hated to betray the
woman, and yet bitter resentment was
boiling within me.
Il want more time to think" l said.
This is very strange case. Do you in
tend to lock me upr'
Certainly"
My arrest will be publishedG"
For the information Of your confeder-
ates? No, indeedF'
DO you suspec; who they are ?" asked
eagerly.
You may tell me if you choose"
II do not know; l am their blind and
inns cent tool"
"Of course!''
81 suppose l may be liberated on baiI?"
$50 that you may warn your pals? Per-
haps u ironically said Martin.
Very we'll; L shall resort to habeas
corpus"
"Ha5eas corpus be hangedl How can
you get habeas corpus with no one in
formed OF your arrest and none to apply
for the wri?'
"Whatl Do you mean to say that I am
not to be perm itted to employ an attor-
ney2"
You've guessed it precisely. Now,
come along, ana don't try anything
funny"
In Jail I found abundant time for re-
nectlon. 1t happened that l was nearly
stranger in Saa Francisco, and hence
my disappearance would not likely be
noted. Two days and nights in prison,
with no visi tor except the guard who
brought my meals. broke my spirit and
filed me with an immeasurab bic sense of
desolation. On the third day 1 sent for
Martin ana the United States District At
torney and demanded OF them that / be
arraigned. The District Attorney looked
graveIy toward Martin, who said to me:
"If you have a statement to make we
will hear it,"
What do you expect? A confession ?"
l asked.
"Yes, if you choose"
In the name of com mon sense, II CT led.
'do not take me for fool! If am guilty
l will not confess, and if l am innocent
there is no confession TO make. have
sent for you merely to ask that for the
sake of all that is just and decent you
arraIcn me-"
ARE you so anxious that the fact of
your arrest be made public?" asked Mar
tin.
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clergyman ands Martin made up as tour
lst. The first thing We did was 10 adver-
tise for furnished house. describing such
an esta blishment as that 1 had visited.
After some search based on the replies We
received We found the very house which
Martin correctly rea soned had been vacated
by the counterfeiters Immediately ter
my escapade there but our surprise we
discovered that the occupants had been III
possession only two or three days, and
hence we could find no tradespeople who
had served them, and accordingly could Sc
cure no description. A minute search Tor
the young woman who had helped to bind
and gag me was equally futile. These
facts had value, however. in conylnc-
ing Martin of my sincerity thus far.
1t was possible that the criminals had
left the city, out kilograms more or less
vague, calling for information concerning
a young woman and two men, had been
sent broadcast and no replies came from
them. Martin and / visited every public
place in the city, but nowhere could ind
81 certain glorious pair of hazel eyes Mar
tin was now exceedingly kind to me- nut
was still prisoner and had to sleep IN the
Jail every night. Finally he became sus-
pIeious again, giving me credit for
shrewdness and cunning in concocting an
elaborate story that was utteriy'beyond
my deserts. The District Attorney, how
ever, appeared still to have faith IN me,
ana it was his unchanging kindness that
kept my spirit awake.
The whole affair presently took quite a
dramatic turn.
VI.
Two weeks after my adventure in the
mysterious house the first steamer for
Australia lay at her moorings preparing
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1897-01-05
Gtn Siehtnniarrid).

Sun5ran5is o, Gal, 4. San.
- Sas rieiige 8eiiBtbum Der n8iebz
t0nige" MilIer unb Qur tpirb, infol9e
4blebens bes partners Cur, in Elm 4tz
tienunternebmen nit einem 9runbtuz
pital bon $12,OO0,OOO um9epanbeIt
iperben. 9ie 9Glfte Der 9lttien be-
bGlt Miller, Der 9eneralzManager Der
neuen Gompagnie nerben ioa. 0as
Rei9 Der r8iebt0nige" liegt in Neu=
Merito unb Oregon unb beItebt aus
M}ilionen Qlfer Weibeldnoereien nit
8iebbeerben ppn 9unoerttauienoen
BON Rinoern an Der 3abl.
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Barrier Toti;cu.
Eiinf 0rubrnarbeitrr astGDtet.

@outb 81 QlGtiter, S.zS..4.
eSSunuar. Stint @rubenarbeiter
ipurDen 6eute Na6mittag burh elm
in benz 4nberIon @ru6enlpert eingea
tretenes, f9lagenbes Netter get0btet.
Die Spfer iinb: Martin ROp II. Soi.
Gor (BeiBe) unb Som Gurrp, @m.
8iIbpp uno Simon Yittp (g}eger).
0as @rubeneigentbum erlitt teineu
S9aben. 9lufIeber Gor iol bic Grz
pIoiion bur9 llnporii6tigfeit peranz
Iabt baben, inbem er ben 8oOen elmer
Si6erbeitslampe berausI3rdubte.
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0unacrte fid1 Al Sune.

Grie, Ya., 4. San. - 2eonarb
Gaberon, Elm friiber iebr angeiebener
8iir9er, itarb 9eitern i'm GOuntpz4rz
menbaufe ben SungertuD. ben er ieIbit
gepolIt bate. GaberDn puroe oor els
nem Sabre triibiinnig uno peigerte ii1
ettpas gu reben pber gu ellen. @r
purbe na9 benz 2lrmenbauie gebradt
unb bic Nerste ma9ten ben 9erIu6.
fein 2eben gu retten, tnbem iie cine
Wlagenr0bre einieBten; aber @aberon
errei4ts troBbem ieinen 3ped uno
perbunoerte.
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Ser 9unn mari Die 2ampe nm.

2aneafter, pu., 4. San. = 6.
Sacobs, iein @obn unb feline So9ter
erlitten beute Na9t gefGbrli9egranb=
tpunoen. Die Sodter fuate cine
2ampe nit Del, als bieielbe bon einem
Sunoe umgeiporfen unb bos Del bur9
ben Sfen in granb eeiebt tpurbe.
Der Batter unb bic So9ter tpurben
19limm i'm 9efiht unb an ben 6Gnben
berbrannt, unb man befir9tet, baB
Der Sobn, bem dlIe &leiber bonn 2eibe
brannten. ni4t tpieber aeneIen tpirb.
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y}r. 4.

qeneTen. Die i'm bebdnbelnoen Ier5te
iu9en, baB er brei Monate ans 8ett
gefeFelt bleibsn biirfte.
Rebr Icacn TIT Synoien-
2ono o n, 4. Sanuar. -Sffi5tele
0epef6en aus Sftinbien melben, oaB
Der 8egen in fat alien 9ungeroiltritz
ten bon erpBem Segen 9epeien 1T, uno
baB Der 0ur6i6nittspreis fir 5ebn
Si6rs eine Supple 1T.
Barrier gioti;cn.
Baris, 4. Sanuar. - Die gea
ftrige 0emonItrdtion am Sonntug in
8lanqui gum 8eoG6tniB 9ambettd's
mar nur fpdrli9 beIu6t. - 8tpiet
ct. Martin, Der betannte 8eo9rapb,
lit geitorben. = Sn Wapnte Garlo bdz
ben idpere S9neefdlIe ein9eieBt.
@ielbeIpro6en lpirb bic llnmp9lifz
felt, auf ben fran50iii6en @erften bus
neue Marinez zYrogramm fbnea 9enug
uusfiibren gu tDnnen. Die 5ru9e, ob
Yan5erI6iffe in Gngluno getauft perz
ben iollen. erre9t bas patrtotti6e 9e1
F;;bI
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RnbtpuD 50.
gBcrtbe @trrtu! Sd babe 9br @aOuap's Rcuop
Recf icit ben IeBtsn ieds aabrcn fets in meiucm
1uus ptbuIttn. Sd babe OafeIbt in icOer Dirt unO
99tIie OeripcH0st, unD fdno, oab IS ons Bette aui
GrOtu if. 9or ebs Sabrcn mar i6 crfrantt; idJ
prpbirte ale Arten pon McoiIncn, bod bra3tn
niticlbcu mir feline Sulic. WIciu Yatcr iab Sbrs
NnIciQe in ben 8eturQcn uno retb mir cine i5laide
gu ptriubtu. sd that Sicies, uno nadotm idJ
ts brci laee gebrGu6t bate, mar i'd im St1noe,
aufJufcbsn. Stit iencr 3cit babe i6 IS tets oors
rdtbie otbaltsn uno i'd babe aud mcinen yta6s
barn ouriibsr Wittbeilung a.ma6t. Ylene iSrau
Sabnbmer3en gepIaQt. Sd ma6te bel
ibr euen 9criut nit Der ReoBin, unb Der Sbmer,
mar auqenblidlid bcieitipt. Sd idmmclte 0tais
Gin uno Qerietb init msincr eaHo 5m6en, oen
g9aqcnfRumpf uRo StunDurb, ipoburb cine f6lims
me Guctitunq Der SanO ptruriadt puros. So
elite iOiUrt nab @uuie unO that elm Gnantum 8ao'
iDuO's RcaoD 8Clici ournut, morauf bic S6mer3eu
peri6Danpcn. I'D perbuno Johann mcns Sano nit
eiHem Stiit .GIanncI, that msbr Roolpap's Reaoo
Relicf Duraui, unD i3pn mad elmer Stunbe NOR
ib i'm Stannt. mcnc gIrbeit picoer aufiuncbmen.
I'D fdnu nibt oantbar Qenuq Datir ein. Sd f6nnts
nod bsotutsnb nlcbr boriibcr idjreiben, bod iOroe
bieies 9latt uibt bic 3ditt bon Dem iGhtn fonntn,
mas i'd ibrciben mo6tc. N9tunaspol Sbr
n n N r.