The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-31

transfer Miss Grettan to the orocksfy
department. as he had threatened
He was evidently about to DO 90. whes
sonsthing she said in describing the
customer she suspected made him
hesitate and take on a puzzled look
and after Q time to remark:
After you have taken stool
tonight you may find the missing lace
At any rate, let It 20 for day OF
two"
Why the change In him? Did ns
suspect her, and was he going to have
her watched? Was he going to have
her mothers house searched?
Yes, Miss Grattan was engaged to
MIR. Traver, the head of the furniture
department.; but the fact had not
been publicly announced These en-
gagements seldom appear In the so
ciety journals. It's two or three days
of under protest--a marriage, fiat
and then one hears no more. II may
be spoken of in the store for a day,
but only by employees.
On the evening OF the last theft
mentioned the matter was talked over
between the lovers. Mr.. Traver was
man of action. He had sister
who was not known at the store, and
next day she was customer at the
lace counter. She didn't make pur.
chase, but she kept her eyes open.
The next day she was at the glove
counter. On the next she was back
at the lace counter.
Perhaps one of the store detectives
became suspicious and followed her
about for a time: perhaps ore of the
four girls at the lace counter hored
to find her shoplfting and see her
punished. She was there, undeter-
mined whether to buy or not when
| the young lady of the auto swept
into the store aud up 70 the counter.
She was gracious and ratronzing.
| She wanted expensive lace to send
| to a girl friend in the country Miss
| Grattan waited on her AID watched
her Never had she watched Gus
toner so closely. Miss 1raver sus.
pended her buying to leave the store
and order a public auto to wait In
| front of II.
At the end of half an hour her
quarry came out and entered her own
auto and speeded away. She was fol-
lowed and her residence located
She had snot left the store above a
quarter Of an hour when the white
faced and shaking Miss Grattan was
up in the Office reporting to Mr.
| Nevins:
"The young lady whom l suspected
a few days ago came for more lace
today and bought $50 worth She had
hardly gone when I missed five yards
valued at more than that"
HIN! You will apply Cor your sal
airy this evening. We can no longer
afford to keep you here. The Other
day, when l told you to wait a bit,
thought I had clue to solve the
problem; but It seems that I wa'
mistaken. I shall transfer the othel
girls to the crockery department The
four of you are careless lot, but you
are the worst"
An hour later Mr.. Traver asked 70
word with Mr.. Nevins.
"If It's about Miss Grattan, / don
wish to hear It," was the answer.
"But It isn't. It's about the shop
litter at the lace counter. know
her and know her place Of resi-
dence"
"You-you dol"
And If you get out search wal
rant before she can mail away tn
lace she lifted this afternoon II will
be found in her house. My sister FOL
lowed her today"
Mr.. Nevins bent forward on hi
desk and hid his face In his hands
and 1t was three long minutes befor
he raised It to s.y:
Il Suspected knew, but
didn't want any one else to know
You and Miss Grattan are engaged
Please go, both Of you. Your wee
ding gift from the firm will
enough to set you up in bushes!
+ You see, Miss-Miss Isle is a kleptC
maniac, and can't-can't-"
And his face was in his hand
again when Mr.. Traver softly will
drew, Society wondered and by an
by forgot.