The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-13

transfer Miss Grattan to the crockery
department, as he had threatened.
He was evidently about to do SO, when
something she said in describing the
hesitate and take on puzzled look,
and after time to remark:
after you have taken stock
tonight you may find the missing lace.
AT any rate, let it go for a day or
two"
Why the change In him? Did he
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
Mr.. 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
| off under protest--a marriage, fiat
and then one hears no more. 1t may
be spoken Of in the store for 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 a customer at @e
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 one of the |
four girls at the lace counter hoped
to find her shoplifting 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 and up to the counter.
She was gracious and patronizing.
She wanted expensive lace to send
o a girl friend In the country. Miss
rattan waited on her and watched
Ter. Never had she watched Gus
omer so closely. Miss Trayer sus-
ended her buying to leave the store
nd order a public auto to wait in
-ont of it.
At the end of half an hour her
uarry came out AM entered her own
ITO and speeded Gty She was fol-
wed and her residence located.
be had not left the store above a
Iarter OF an hour when the white
ced and shaking Miss Grattan was
) In the Office reporting to Mr..
evins:
THE young lady whom I suspected
few days ago came for more lace
day and bought $50 worth She had
ardly gone when I missed Ave yards
alued at more than that"
HIM! You will apply for your sal
ry this evening, We can no longer
ford to keep you here. The other
ay, when told you to wait bit, l
bought l had clue to solve the
but it seems that l was
mistaken. shall transfer the other
girls to the crockery department. The
four of you are careless lot, but you
are the worst"
An hour later Mr., Traver asked for
a word with Mr. Nevins
IF it's about Miss Grattan, / don't
wish to hear it." was the answer.
"But 1t isn't. It's about the shop /
litter at the lace counter. I know |
her and know her place of resi-
fence"
"Rou-you dol"
And If you get out a search war
ant before she can mail away the
ace she lifted this afternoon 1t will I
e found in her house. My sister fol-
owed her today"
Mr. Nevins bent forward on his
esk and hid his face in his hands,
nd 1t was three long minutes before
e raised It to say; h
I'll suspected-I knew. but :
idn't want any one else to know, :,
'ou and Miss Grattan are engaged. ,
lease go, both Of you. Your wed
ing gift from the firm will be
nough to set you up in hlsiness
'ou see, Miss-Miss Lisle is a klepto-
laniac, and ! can't-can't-"
And his face was in his hands
gain when MT Trayer softly with +.
rev. Society wondered and by and