The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-04

/ result But there are now no mora ~
/ these stockings 10 be had. The girl who
/ y as employed in the task is III the hos
/ pital, and this Philadelphia manufacture
is so peculiar in his nature that he has
. refused TO put another TO the ordeai
The trade in stockings made to order
seems to be an unusually good one a 1ils-
toner came in TO inquire yesterday for
o $40 pair intended for q present, was tod
that he must wait for a few d1ys. IS the
factory where they were being nsade
was $1,000 behind in their orde-S.
little further up the q,e;Ve 1.o- a
jswelry store into which ID one -oieht
look. Close against the glass os tho win
dOWs was carved oakea panel. risfn.,
some three feet. here was nothing bret
q word. in small gilt letters. on the door.
20 indicate that there were Jewels L. be
lad Inside, the glass cases were alled
with brilliant gems. he ois,e was in the
rear, and consisted Of q ii-tIe r3ll-tsa
desk. behind @ rail. where d pleasant
faced. gray-haired old gelGen,g- was
leisurely writing a letter with I Qwl
rcn.
w hy 60 you have no widow display"
i:c vas asked.
He looked up with a quiet twinkle IN his
eye as he said, Because we do not want
any Ii took some time 70 explain 10
him why so personal a question might
properly Dc asked. bat. finally. ne explain
ed the philosCphic principle underlying
front
the barred and b0ited appearance Of his
ur customers. said ne. are a class
OF people who ike 70 think that their
dealings are exclusive. They would nor
readily boy costly necklace that every
passing eve has seen. il wouid lose its
value If II became too common
And then Re added: we feel that we
are safer as We are Your ieRel-thiof
seldom enters a store after what be has
not seen 4 curious fact perhaps. for. q
course. he knows that 4 store Ike this
would have valuable treasures. even 4
they were not in the window Bs1t when
such crimes have been pun 70 earth. il
has almost Invariably transpircd THAI the
thief has seen the Jewels exhibited, and
went ia search ~ them. But st.u that
that is only incidental. We wish 20 cater
20 those who come on purpose L buy.
and are willing 10 pay for the property
that s. really private. AID We do not wish
% Tempt the merely curious o cone
inside II you wogld IKE 70 Sc some
Jewels he sid. II VIII snow them 20
YOU"
He led the way into a Itue reception
room. very saan ard very quiet rnd
very richly furnished n The center was
q iittle cahiast "a a table
-It doesn't Jock uuch." said h.. tapping
e VITA rs fingers Taking q key from
his ,oEet. ~ Hfrea its froet and rolled
f-om view ike the top ~ desk. ard
revealed against Background - eTg1is-
i-e white ~elvet four diamond colarettes.
@ ria-n. and a necklace ~ pearls
"Here said Sc. iadicarf1S the uecsface. .
Iz 50 ~ u is irtrinsica,iT wfrth az :
Is yooo tits f1trinsically worth al
that. blst 4 woman who wears T. ~ her
ness wolId r,her take Z from tbs nd
den cahi--t thaa from under ths nose
= the pec7,s o. holiday
md yet ( ras suggested vcuS .
theory IS rn-szzi
osut ~ a1. hs anzTersz. "a ? Stew .
art. the first nercsart = New YORK. +
never bad window css7lsv.
4 atzht = STEPS ard 6o5- q ERE Isft +
leads irto a fz-alshsz store u three srnalI 4
rooms L - Eat as lz-se as a EEt Si1e
azt Thsre Is &c seek 81 sll. 20 7fsce 70
e Six. no -lerks -he proprietor receives
b customer IS gentleman cf sess-s soes
a caller. an5 ciscazses baStress IS tary
.oe-ee n uuhcisterss rlz.rs 30 SIS no.
-hlrg to sci bat vixen the a1aness g
eve- ~ nay. re-haqs- 9ur reeE far
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