Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-19
IN THE PAWNSHOPS
QUEER INCIDENTS NOTED BY PRO.
PRIEToRs OF LOAN OFFICES.

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QUEER INCIDENTS NOTED BY PRO
PRlEToRS OF LOAN OFFICES.
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40.
49,
Tia pawnbrokor. tina b.nlrur - the
spendthrift and tn unfnrfnr.ts ~
ouatolian If family skeIetone ~ ~
receiving taller AZ herIl Ina .to,s.e
rms .oroaa 4 deal ~ the r.thoe "a IT,
mixnd mn nth me- . Iikeie th.a :. .s.;s
inely ludicruua
Stories Of formsr ouulanoe ana u....nt
need az reokleas sueouIatin. a. dis.s,,..
tion. Of ounreesion. m giv.r 90 3.
his safe keeo;no .Iocc v;th v.I.ss
keeusakea md family he;r,oo.r. So.
Of these heirlooms have str.nca h;st-,.
riaa-Tg7 - - 80 $3.50 ---
n II. v..,s. - . ru..s
hrnks, :. ! ~ - ..,s,s1 .;.,,'.S ~. 49,
ouoe ninncd On the hrs.st n -.:,,-,,s
general hv M le,. = r.--cn a.. s,...s
leon. : Ths r;h,,-- 4. oil, 80 49, 49,,
MED. lint fro,n tho 1890 - :. s.:...
as the dav r. v.. Art ,vorr hs,.. -.
insioni. n The ..,;or - ryc,,. ~
With n A.. c.rers r;v;n,, ~. ..-...I e
ita first holder and eha S.,a. - HS.4s.
nm vh;oh ho .oh;.,,os 49, ~ s''o
r. Hoe :. m.So - - - .e Cs,~
unknovn h;.torv ~ -. IL =
has IL Sonnd ~ 80. ~ a.. e.u asai. ~
the broker onjv =" - -sae.,oos . .: =.
and brongbt bsck A To- Soo.s .,. ss.; :.
depoe;t.d . hs,t - an. ,r,S 80 "" -: -
interwoven Tia last ,eI;c - -. 60. s.. s;s
t;non;.,,a.s p."s;.. 80. s. 1T ~ : oA'0e ois'
Not lon. s1o = wo-n.n -. a..
of life tai ana st.to1. - ~ , =.
dart ;,rCor;c,,s o1o. "a $500 %.r su'
inc ~ a Cc.t;,;sr oo,saS o
sfreet bror,s. 81. ss;S -. Lar
Spanish family which hsd 80 az, - :" .
nelIed ri leave -. conrt-v o.. ,,o,;.s.o,
oauses She would mt 90. 10. ...a
az I aid. - sha said. ..von vorIa I na :.
crednIons /" Then cba h.n,ia,s ar, ~. go
a casket Of ievels-t;sr.s :. h,. 49, JISs
pendants. ali sat With 0eu. ~ the a..
water She xvapted as0 ooo-s e. 80
a abort while. ahe explained Not 80.
less wonld h. n u.. ~ no. ~. $500 oo,s
b.d doubtlees cost : treat de.i ,,,o.s
chan This snm INIT The h,ol,o. ro...s ,I ~
could not realize that .nonrt ~, 49,.
and the woman left and never retn-re1 '
A few DAYS a0o n we'll dreeseS d;cr;'
fed man walked into this same esesh.
lishment and said he would IiLa - -.
cure a loan Of n few doll.r. On he,r.
asked what security he hal 70 offer he
gave the dapper broker q az Of .nervors
prostration bv CALMLY removino . ,iasc
eve.
"Tbis ia remarkably fine eva - he ~.
planned. leisureIy wipine the d;slodoed
optic ON his handkerchief AT have heo,,
told Il becomes me better than INV o,vr
but If Won would let ma have a few doi'
lars on it / think I could net alono With
the other for q day or two"
The broker admitted that he had onc.
assisted in putting pennies on the ewes
of q deceased relative. but couldn,t see
his way clear To nlace dollars IN tho
glass eye of a live man. and the visitor
secured the address Of q second hand
clothes dealer, replaced his eve. bowed
stiffiy and walked awav.
In the higher class Of pawushops-
those that restrict themselves solaiv tn
diamonds, watches and iewelrvCthe
place loans are negotiated and goods ra.
ceived are separated from the front show.
room by q partition. To rive oreahar
privacy to customers there Is a little rov
If Stalls oloro : oon,te. m.o. .e ~.
with spring doors giving them tbo
appearance Of q line Of telephone boxes
Into one of these q person can stem and
transact his or her business nnseen hv
any save the clerk behind the counter
Last summer, about holiday. time. a