The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-01-12

said she lived somewhere In the sub.
urbs and che was In q great hurry.
She finally picked out one and said II
would do we'll enough for size. but she
wanted Il trimmed differently have
made the alterations as she described
but have not seen her since. | have
made bonnets for q 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 II would not do for them TO
be seen IN 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 declare" said the old gen
tleman; that is about the kind OF
bonnet ! want"
81 thought you would fall in love
with IT," said the little mllliner, "as
It is beautiful The woman hasn't
called for &C. yet even II thought she
would. | will sell it inasmuch M 1t Is
going out of town and can make her
another just like IT."
After haggling about the price for
n time the old gentleman concluded to
buy IT,
81 will take II along with me-" said
he, as he laid down twenty dollar
bin OF the National Shoe & Leather
bank to pay for It.
The millIner picked up the note and
looking It over for a moment, her
face lit up with a smile Of pleasant
sarcasm, az she said. Look here, old
fellow. this bill won't do"
The curious expression upon her
face was certainly amusing, and the
cuuntryman thought he noticed Turk.
ing smile upon her countennnce that
betokened sympathy and indicated
that she was posted on that kind OF
money.
Look here know that stun as
well as you do, so you just keep II and
give me something else."
They stood aud looked each other
in the face There was a mutual
sympathy--two souls with but single
thought
MY name is David Kirkbride,"
naming a woll.known counterfeiter.
Good gracious" exclaimed the
woman" why didn't you say SO?
have never met you before. but 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 a good
/ chance to shove twenty"
why" said she, u buy these bon
nets at Johnsons 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 five dollar bill
We'll, we'll" said the old fellow
| ut would have been all right with me
| But | am keeping pretty shady at this
time. carry my stun concealed in
my tobacco pouch and only keep a
| little on hand at a time"
"Oh" said she. you men think yov
are smart at doing things. but you're
I slow | was arrested in Cincinnati
| by the city detective because offered
"A counterfeit bill in payment for
| pair OF gloves. but they searched me
| nj the police station and couldn't flnQ
any Of the queer about me L.put up
! a nice spiel and was very indignant,
! and Jim Ruflin, the the chief Of po-
! lice. got scared and turned me loose"
What do you think! | had more
! than 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 n 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 II and,
| SCC---"
| 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.
u have carried 'phoney' with mo for
years." she said, but no one has ever
J discovered or even suspected It,"
At this moment the Jersey farmer
reached out and grabbed the widows
hustle. Unbuckling the belt that held
il, he pulled it from her person. She
was greatly surprised when she real
lied that she was at last fairly caught
red-handed
This charming little widow was now
escorted to my branch office on
Bleecker street. After long and te-
dious questioning and convincing ar.
gument on my part, she 50 far yielded
as to turn "sQuealer" and assist the
| government.
This little woman with the spark
ling brown eyes was fair sample OF
exquisite female shrewdness. The IL
tie dodge she played upon the de
tective who in parlance was gun