The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-30

their business there without interference
but men ara not allowed In the women a
office. This rula 10 strictly enforced and the
other day q clerk almost made the blundef
Of sending a woman to the mems side;
The woman was short. and from behind
bis wicket all the clerk saw was close cut
hair, a mans white sailor hat trimmed
bow tie and the shoulders OF q tan box
coat: q masculine ensemble. 49,.
II was the woman's handbag that
saved him. This she perched on the
ledge in front Of the wicket, and in true
womanly fashion proceeded to fish out
Of II a stiokPin set with a smsl, rose dla q
she moved over to the cashiers window
sR;rt oi snde SAY n. WI" So. re . that ass came came
near being one on me- he admitted.
His next customer was not at all like
this. She vas young and slight ana
led q lively little girl by the hand. She
were pink roses around the crown: 1t
was a watch she handed to the clerk,
and she wantod the loan Of $26. explaining
that she had borrowed that amount on
the watch onoe before.
.That must have been three years
ago." the clerk told her, At that time
larger loans were allowed than since the
IdlI VI IoUf. IIof " NV " 49,
quite AS now but would do the best he
could. and evidently the woman was
satisfied. ,
The next applicant was not so easily
pleased. She was handsomely attired
with a much buttoned costume. a fruit
garden hat. white kid gloves and suede ed.
pettiooat as she moved. She spoke with
an Evolutionary infection And her Nom
plexion owed a little, a very little, to art.
She seemed 50 capable. 50 all sufficient, u
was n bit Of a surprise to hear her ask
for the loan OF $50 on a diamond ring
The clerk demurred. at which she eS-
planned with dignity that she was about
to reopen a summer hotel and needed
ready cash Immediately. Otherwise she
could realize all the money she wanted
on real estate owned by her.
As you know she went on with i'm
prcssive emphasis, you can't convert
real estate into cash at a days notice.
! expect to spend $1,000 in repairs on
to-day to meet a particular bill Besides,
she told him, she had borrowed $50 on
another occasion on that ring. and
surely a customer might be obliged to
that extent. She got II.
ITO regular visitors the discreet clerk
said a%ftarward. we sometimes waive a
point when the collateral justifes it.
SSDSClhlIN WuCh VIC 10 iopSh
ing to a half hour story'of the borrowers
riches and resources. Maybe this woman's
story ia true, You never can tell"
A very stylish young woman, a tribe
shabby. when she approached the second
Of the three loan windows began;
Il am doing this. you know. to ohIge
a friend who can't ON herself. was
never in a pawn office before in my life.
You have no idea how queer ! feel
Il have heard ladies say that often"
changing his expression. What is it
your friend would like to pawn
-Oh, yes and out came a breastpin.
Five dollars? Certainly. madam. Just
step TO the cashiers window
The next caller gave the clerk a bad ten
minutes and departed with as angry. a
firt Of her draperieS as the narrow skirt
would admit and a decided bang Of the
door, taking with her the breastpin she
had offered up at the third window on
.Twenty-nve dollars. please" she had
said; With an air Of comforting q favor.
The clark looked surprised.
why, madam, this breastpin did not
cost more than that
The woman raised herself on the heels
Of her patent leather boots and with a
sighting little laugh remarked:
about values. My husband gave me that
pin for a Christmas present and Paid So
Tor 1t at a first class JEWELLERS"
well, all | can say, madam, is that he
paid more than twice what II. 10 worth.
The most l can loan On IL is &c. the clerk
rejoined sercnely.
The would-be borrower was far from
serene. She lost her temper completely
and hurled ono uncomplime ntary adjec-
tive after another at the clerk. Not
once did he interrupt. He even restored
the pin to its box and handed it oourte-
ously to the owner when she got ready to
take herself Cd.
She Is perfectly sincere was his only
comment. OF course she believed her
husband
Another ~breastpin. handed in a few
minutes later. when the Office was at its
busiest, me with a similar reception.
although the case was quite different.
The woman offering the trinket was
young, good looking and had a hard ex-
preston. The breastpin. an ornate gold
affair set with two or three small cclored
stones, was new. The woman was In a
great hurry, more of a hurry than the
clerk was. although he saw the waiting
customers.
Ten dollars she said briskly. laying
down the pin. The clerk looked closely
at II. took a long look at the Woman and
lao onically, Two dollars