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

Without q word the woman took hers.p
and the bfeastpin OF.
There are tricks In all trades, and On,
| Of the tricks pawnbrokers run up agains
IL seems, is tho Offering Of cheapIy m,
together, SNOWY pieces OF jewelry which
look to be more valuable than they are
and this Is done A. tho rush hour when
A clerk at window No. 2 open.d
the wicket wide to take in q large paroel
| handed over by a woman who might haya
been the wife of a well to do mechanic
She asked only $40 and the clerk withui,
a word made out the clip che was TO hand
to the cashier.
The parcel contained a Persian lamb
coat. almost new, easily worth. the CLERK
said, si2S. 49,. 80
II suppose she wants to store It safely
for the summer. In the fur vault We hays
sets Of furs which cost. I am sure. 81, O
and more. Once In a whiie a servant
will come in with something Of that son
to pawn, bringing a note from her. mis-.
are pawned in the same way
A refined look ing young woman with
pretty light hair approached a window
hesitatingly and handed to the clerk a
small ornament set with a circle OF dis-
monds. She wanted to borrow $500.
The clerk took TO another point Of want
! age anu eNuHliIcu I've "
Zone hundred" he said-almost regret
fully when he returned. The woman
flushed, looking a little annoyed. -Iheed
$500" she answered. "and l must try and
get that much on it ,...'
The clerk did not relent, Nowhere
he remarked when the wona was out
Of hearing, will she be able to borrow
more than 500 on that ornament"
The solitaire diamond ring handed
to him by the next conner. a young girl
in her teens with a happy face, he merely
glanced at before making out a slip for
$50. aShe can borrow 500 on that stone
any day." he said as the young woman
went out.
! A careworn. gray haired woman timidB
handed In an old fashioned watch asking
81, which she received at E. :.
A handsome woman with a touch ni
country about her came in looking about
wonderingly. Her case was novel although
the clerk said every once in a while they
had a similar experience.
While shopping in aTwenty-third stree.
store this onan from the country saw
to 20 home without taking II along was
not to be considered for a moment. Not
having enough cash, she offered a check,
which as no one in the store could identity
her was refused. a.
II was the saleswoman who suggested
that her customer. visit the nearby loan
office and borrow the money on one Of
appearances Of the Office and the readiness
with which she got the amount. asked
SiOO-the woman from the country went
of happy, thanking the clerk Tor the In
formation that IL she redeemed her ring
within fourteen days the interest would
be only one-half OF I per cent. These
are only a'few Of the varieties OF women
-.n--c A. H. -@~r nnr AAv Af thu r0rtrn1
office. which because OF it's situation and
its trust company appearance Is invaded
every nov and then by young women
suddenly DESTROYS Of treating themselves
and maybe a friend or " to a luncheon
downtown OF to a matinee or q concert
or some other mild dissipation. What d
easier in that case. as the clerk said. than
trimmed wickets in exchange for . blu
until the next instalment Of pin money
is due.
Occasionally a little ginger, as an en-
ployee remarked Ii interjected into the
routine by the advent OF q woman trying
to pawn jewelry not her own. One Of
the privileges q pawn6rokers Is 70 ask
perhaps because OF a system OF mental
telepathy which unconsciously passes BE-
tween the dishonest and those on the
alert to guard against taking in stolen
goods experienced clerks never make
the mistake Of questioning innocent per-
sons and seldom or never fail to put en-
barrassing questions to guilty persons.
One dav a showily attired young woman
new in the art Of deception. the clerk
thought, bolted for the door and was oh.
leaving the jewels she wanted to pawn
behind her. As a general thing, however.
q caller of this description 10 detainet In
conversation until the appearance At the
door o. = policeman, who does his psrt
when she reaches the sidewalk.