The Elbert County tribune., 1911-01-13

| urbs and she was In a great hurry
She finally picked out one and said It
would do well enough for size. but she
wanted 1t trimmed differently. have
made the alterations as she described
but have not seen her since. have
made bonnets for number of wealthy
| people. Some of my customers ride
in their carriages within block OF
my store and walk the rest OF the
way, rs 1t would not do for them to
be seen in a little store like this They
have recognized the fact that make
the swellest bonnets and sell them at
| about half the price asked In the large
millinery parlors'
We'll. l declare" said the old gen.
tleman; that is about the kind of a
bonnet / want"
II thought you would fall in love
with IT," said the little miiliner. "as
1t Is beautiful. The woman hasn't
called for It. yet even II I thought she
would. will sell 1t inasmuch az 1t 10
going out of town and can make her
another Just like It."
After haggling about the price for
a time the old gentleman concluded to
buy It,
/ WIZ tdht II dionB Will Dut, bilu
he. as he laid down twenty dollar
bill of the National Shoe g. Leather
bank to pay for 1t.
The milliner picked up the note and
looking 1t over for a moment, her
| face lit up with a smile of pleasant
sarcasm, as she said, Look here. old
fellow. this bill won't do"
The curious expression upon her
face was certainly amusing, and the
countryman thought he noticed lurk-
ing smile upon her countenance that
betokened sympathy and indicated
that she was posted on that kind OF
money.
Look here, l know that stun as
well as you do. SO you Just keep 1t and
give me something else"
| They stood and looked each other
in the face. There was mutual
sympathy-two souls with but a single
thought
MY name is David Kirkbride."
naming a wellknown counterfeiter.
Good gracious" exclaimed the
woman" why didn't you say SO?
have never met you before, but l have
often heard my friend Eva Cole talk
about you. What were you thinking
about when you came In here?"
"Oh just about what | told you;
besides | thought 1t was good
chance to shove twenty"
Why" said she, 81 buy these bon
nets at Johnson's and keep them for
stall. II you really want this one.
you are welcome to it,
As she became more confidential,
she said. putting on a peculiar smile.
Suppose had given you your change
in bill like this one." as she pro
duced a five dollar BILL
well, well..' said the old fellow,
'it would have been all right with me.
But am keeping pretty shady at this
time: l carry my stun concealed In
my tobacco pouch and only keep
little on hand at time
oh" said she. you men think you
are smart at doing things. but you're
| slow. l was arrested In Cincinnati,
by the city detective because / offered
counterfeit bill in payment for
pair OF gloves, but they searched me
at the police station and couldn't find
any of the queer about me. put up
nice spiel and was very indignant,
and Jim Ruffin, the the chief OF po-
lice. got scared and turned me loose"
What do you think! ! had more
than a thousand dollars of those FIVE
! dollar bills with me at the time. but
they couldn't begin to find them. Just
| look here" she said and reaching
her hand into an opening in her dress
she pulled a string and drew her bus
tie to the front.
This on being opened at the end
contained pocket. The widow. by
pulling the string. could move the bus
tie around her waist at Will.
What is this contrlvance for?"
Kirkbride inquired.
you can put your hand into 1t and,
see-'
He pulled out handful of clean
five dollar counterfeit notes. AS he
| did SO he expressed great amazement
at the ingenuity of her plan.
81 have carried 'phoney' with me for
| years" she said, "but no one has ever
! discovered or even suspected it.
| At this moment the Jersey farmer
reached out and grabbed the widows
hustle. Unbuckling the belt that held
It, he pulled 1t from her person. She
was greatly surprised when she real
ized that she was at last fairly caught
red-handed.
This charming little widow was now
escorted to my branch office on
Bleecker street. After a long and te-
dious questioning and convincing ar
gument on my part. she SO far yielded
as to turn "squealer" and assist the
| government.
tha L.
ling brown eyes was a fair sample OF