The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-10

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what had once been blue satin. Inside In the
grimy lining lay two diamond earrings.
Two hundred dollars gas her answer te
the question. How muchr".
The appraiser took them over to tho light
and mad" his critical examination.
I "One hundred and ffty dollars" he said
Z Noy"
lie closed the case and handed It to the
woman
As the door closed on them he smiled
There's economy for YOU. he said They
round ont what they wanted TO know l guess
without payirg for II For 80 cents we make
a thorough examination and tcll any one
Just how much a piaC" Of iewelr" or Il diamond
: l'N"rth good 'eweller.- theN would have
Wanted To know tho value OF the earrings
The woman snd 500 a. q venture Then
when said $3.50 they could calculate that
they We're worth about t225 We usually
give two-thr ri, OF the value. on. tell you
people are shrewd "
how do YOU suppose she got the earrInss''
Present. most likely Her dowry. maybe.
You know down here a fathr- gives his dnugh-
ter a duNry when she yet, married, no nlnttar
no" poor h, g., II IA" family hasn't enough
10 eat, -ir mus' have her dowry inst the
same. H. Il watch mayb" with her "utht
aud Z .IIn of money Even u IL. only n
lNtIr. ste ha- a giit Of money. Then tie
j. ldegropm gives hcr a present, a diamond
Ilhs' l"th"p., or something 81 that tlnd
u the tH-t SIDE" rings Hr" used. the bride
groom's afroiionHte tribute to his hrid.
MonId prove a profitable Investment for th"
lIl|lI'
When asked whether the people came
honestly by what they pawn"d, tho appraisers
shla mat they Knew the people So wei that
they could spot one who was dishonest very
quickly
"orr patrons are hard-working, .~self-rs-
spoctlng people. absolutely honest, be said
~bqt, Of course. We have "a be ON the lookout
6n1 keep our eyes open for fakes. Sometimes
crooks ON IN here with their little games
On, !es, l!'"y tiy TO hoat ther uncle, but they
u'l : get n chance worry often It's pretty
serious for a pgwnbroker 10 take in stolen
artic!e- An owner can claim his prop
cry II h" find, e IN HI, shop. without
paving a cont. and TN" pawnhroker has to
lose al b" Eae lent on II
fp.r %u"Ii1-', sald q monotonous voice,
ana a lace appeared AT tn" window. with dark
'''. $50 al lhii tu"t seemed 10 have looked
~ ne pain Of t!r world lur centuries II was
Ill.," ~" face Of q Hebrew prophet, com
M loLol 80 foretr.l cvcrlastins disaster.
Iir pushed IA "a chain h appraiser
""lth"d 4, nodded and made out tn" nec"s-
What is hc:r asked the visitor. with some
"Oh. ya-. he sells shoe strings. I think. and.
not HNrr"'ituuy 'uo an'l-cli'uuV. he went on.
"ilat ,nIin r"'utu', mo OF On" way m" cheats
i'N f. Lrl tine u.-t W q plwubrOEor. They
cover l. -, wilma thick coat OF gold and mark
Il, .i"I,Hg II stands tho tcst all rlrht, end
ipf several ounces II bra-- Anuthar chain
'|'' used to I' mUde when women wofo
w"a ing .yerr lonE ones. Ind links u brass
ant gold IN sections II Won got hold ~ q
a".D ut, YOU probably paid for m" whola
cr.Hu on tnut Ir-ls Ncs. they gct up nov.
tai Is li In" tim" You hlv" to watch thom "
Ito" q Wi. urd old woman came up. 50
tiny 'aI' i' ,',iu',i a. II sle might blow 1wEv
~ 20 strong " uI Ike o dtndo.l1u $40
i''- tI.i lni l.en folded into y tight wa1.
and l|u ii.l pu rh" i"ic" The Appraiser
rnl. ,'nI l"r over 90 the nl,nior
t,r.r ,a...o apr!o. Thrt's whore money
counts. amt n - "n"'" ~" Pf"Nld"nf Loan
SN.'''N '"|n- .' .
:" N'Hll' Who NC 'oWrnrfrl' IN dItIrn'N.
re l'ou- s1," f%ruii"- from h"irG driven
i''r 'he.-'.".' h'u.p-" They cannot PRIV 'h.ir
rn r. u,u.r Is r-"d fN~ medicines for
~..I ro..'r uni in many v1vS makes tho
u.rrrrrri. ~ IN" clsl"r To- boar But prob
. U I'm. most de-. irahi, foqturo Of the -oci--
~. ~,r. +. m. lrrrulr given 20 tho bu-in'4
Of 'h' ,nIil trldc,m"n and pU-h"art men
5000. .uurIIi, rv4lop-' horc end there
f..- nHf urdo-st0rd II. ~inuCr'ance - an
ia.i ~ii", pog.l.t'." TL" IN .lSm.cang'
gov .'fcr u visit fr itr-'"r street -oue Frldrv.
lrn'1 .ii'v 'k - -Id"V n, the strc"t Is
nl'aH with mrn. women. children and it.~h.
o. ''- Tina nufrru -'renm p1--cs along TIA
s.ioval' between q f-lr!:o e uu.ucar'-,
url iu them everything ina s'nahl" IA sold
from a c."dle to- n dress I%r't"ru.
Sometimes 'na,r owners latnH a Specially
N-aiu. 20 man VIII carry a whoi" department
II'- r,~n,pr, rul"i s q business world n
i',"I' N,,u e T." capital of ye East Id"
j. b. wrr, rru.t,hl" than would -o'ra possible
'ur tho Ii..'" -gi"s But H." "Npc'S"S no
huavN few feet on "a good c'ruer, ret
] rye enough o. hold "a pu~hr1,l "'d 'N'
-t|".u'n. costs - . month. H"d N" police
rtr, th'y -.y. h9s ia, hay" '.3t rT"I!rd rai
.'. "r, 'l" command t' NOV" "u. cannot
81 I'D ouy'' 10 '!a' l,'p- ' along !tto to
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