The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-01-26

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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 it 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 a block of
my store and walk the rest Of the
| way, as it would not do for them to
| be seen in a little store like this. They
| have recognized the fact that make
| the SWEETEST 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
bonnet I want"
Il thought you would fall In love
with it." said the little milliner. as
! it is beautiful. The woman hasn't
called for It, yet even If thought she
would, I will sell 1t inasmuch as 1t Is
going out of town and can make her
another Just like it."
After haggling about the price for
time the old gentleman concluded to
buy 1t.
Y will take it along with me-" said
he, as he laid down twenty dollar
bill OF the National Shoe & Leather
bank to pay for it,
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
I COuntryman thought he noticed a lurk-
/ ing smile upon her countenance that
betokened sympathy and indicated
that she was posted on that kind of
money.
Look here, know that stuff as
well as you do, so you just keep it and
| give me something else"
They stood and looked each other
in the face There was a mutual
/ sympathy-two souls with but 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 We're you thinking
about when you came in here?"
oh, just about what I told you;
besides l thought it was good
chance to shove a twenty
why" said she. q buy these bon
nets at Johnson's and keep them for
stall If 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 a bill like this one" as she pro
duced a five dollar bill.
We'll. we'll" said the old fellow,
1t would have been all right with me.
But am keeping pretty shady at this
time; I carry my stuff concealed in
my tobacco pouch and only keep a
little on hand at a time"
oh" said she, you men think you
are smart at doing things, but you're
I slow l was arrested in Cincinnati
by the city detective because l 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. I put up
Il nice spiel and was very indignant,
and Jim Rufin, the the chief Of po-
! Ice. got scared and turned me loose
What do you think. I 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 string and drew her bus
| tie to the front
This on being opened at the end
contained a pocket The widow, by
pulling the string, could move the bus
tie around her waist at will
What is this contrivance for?"
| Kirkbride inquired.
You can put your hand into it and.
| SEQ"
He pulled out a handful Of clean
five dollar counterfeit notes AS he
did so he expressed great amazement
at the ingenuity Of her plan,
q 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
I hustle. Tnbuckling the belt that held