The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-11
MAS NOT A SHOPlFIER.
YET THIS DAUGHTER OF BIsHor
WAS ACCUSED.
IL Was in a bookstore and the Cir
cumstances Were PeruIiar-An
tn~rapped Book. scrap OF over

tn~rapped Book. n scrap OF over
heard Nonsense. a Fool Detective.
About noon yesterday :wo younS women
walked salo one q the largest book stoteS
- me city They were loaded down wlsa
o'.Sd-es ~ every shape and size. for ieliv-
cries are uncertain ana unfortunate peop.e
who Eave LEI; their shopping until the last
minute must pay the penalty ~ acting as
their OWE expTeSsmen. Both Young wo5aeR
~%re quietly aud respectfully dressed
tine az the mo Young women Went 81
Tecly - tle calendar department. and
turned over The cArG$ N the boxes until
she found Two mat sae wanted The other
stayed behind 70 examine The small Christ
mas books displayed fer Inspection on enc
y the counters IA he center % the store.
She finally selected three and carried
thom over 20 her frienj who by that slne
had paid for her calendars and received
them Then the TWO threaded thesr way
about the crowded store. picking UP what
ever books struck their taucy ard turning
over the leaves. Al last they decided that
the three books selected were }uSt waat
was wanted They gav= them - clerk 20
wrap az received the package from him
asain and handed him s. bill in pay
uent As the clerk turned away enc
young woman said 20 the other in a low
Voice.
I declare. you could carry Of anything
yea wanted and no ore would be the
wiser As the clerk passed beyond earshot
sic added. 49, suppose. though. they have
their private detectives. and il wouldn't be
50 easy as !; seems.
The clerk came back shortly with S2S0
change. and the TWO walked 0ut and We're
about t0 enter another store a few doors
further on.
Just then man. hurry!nE up from be
hind. stepped one OF The two young women
and requested her politely 20 return q the
store she had just lief She looked AZ him
ia surprise, bat consented without hes.ts-
lion. She explained the situation 10 her
friend. wao offered 70 walk Where she Was
and hold part % her bundles.
The young man, Who hNd ais head down
and looked furtive|y out OF shifty eyes,
now explained rather significantly. that x
would be We'll sog her 20 bring all her bun
dies back with her. She looked ~ him
again in surprise then suggested that her
friends accompany her.
Reaching the book sore. the young man
led them 10 desk al the side OF the room,
whore a sandy-haired man Was sitting.
This is the gentleman Who wishes 10 soc
YOU he said.
Well" asked the young woman. "wha;
is i,?"
what can I do for y0us" asked the
sandy-haired man. genially.
We should Ike 20 Know said the Two In
chorus.
Then. pointing to one Of the young wo-
men. the man with the furtive eyes said,
sternly;
She took book out % The store without
paying for tt
lie Indicated an unwrapped book among
the young wonan's bundles. Her face
flushed and she handed the book 20 the
sandy-haired man. who. after a glance at
10, exclaimed:
y beg your pardon. There's been mis-
take, You're 4 pretty detective" be added.
turning 20 the furtye-eyed man- That's
not one OF our books. You" bat the rest
Of his remark was lost IN his beard.
Hardy" said the sin. with emphasis.
Il brought il from home This morning,
Read that. please"
she turned 20 the title page. and the
sandy-haired ;naa read the inscription.
uew3ng his expressions u regret az he dld
80.
well" said the detective In self-defense.
Mi Blank sent me after her. lie told me
she took IT,"
"Where's the man who said sae took lt9''
broke in the other young woman. Bring
him. please. at once"
The detective scurried of. while the
young woman with the book listened cour-
teously u the explanation ard excuses ~
he sandy-haired man. and said thai she
UNDERSTOOD me matter perfectly and t4Af
she did not blame him AT all nor resent the
suspicion, because the book WAS unwrappcd
u vas a careless thing 70 10 she admitted
az such 4 busy tisne. ana sse could see how
they would nave 20 guard themselves.
The sandy haired man looked relieved
ar8 thanked her FOR hsr consideration in
v.ew az such flundef. Customers were
sometimes ahsent-ujndei. he said. ard
they really dii have 70 be very careful but
he was more sorry than ne could sag that
she had been put to an Inconvenience.
But me a7ri smiled ard said thar all ex-
par.ence hal ia interesting side and he
must not feei 100 badly over r. The hl-
Tno~o1,s SIDE ~ the situation began 20 strike
her friend TOO. 50 that when the clerk
came up. TIE coolest of the FIVE. she 49,
cep.et his somewhat meagre apologies
without i.ngraciotasDcsa. but insisted that
he Should read the name IN hcF book
Having established her innocence the
twa young women walked out OF the store
4 second tirne.
We'll" SAID me one eho had been AZ
rested ~ mat had been like one OF their
books ard my Uanle hadn's been IN 4. what
would nav@ happened d. you suppose
Imagine tke headlines . woud have made
in some yellow journal. 'DauEefer o.
BISHOP Accuses - Shop3tf.lre' Her F7rsr
ExpyYienre' Declares See Was Innocent
hsit she Book VS. Fouaa in Her Posses
sion
''fsut srne- confess ths- my kG@es shook
Under yua ard H. hs3 Been }i,tle more
H. + -hoa3 probably have wept ard corr
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