The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-03

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slightly disguise my face. Then !
made It my business 70 Visit rsgu-
lar circle Of the big down soWn jew
elry stores.
I struck my quarry the third day.
At a street corner occupied oy one OF
the. leading diamond houses, my at
tention was attracted to man and 9
woman conversing. The mans eyes
first gave me hint Of som efhing "a
miliar. The woman had opened her
handbag and given him an apnle. AS
he took it, / noticed the same fore
shortened movement Of the arm that
so we'll remembered. He slipped the
apple into his pocket. Then both en-
tered the diamond shop. Inc woman
was chewing gum.
I followed them as far as the win
dow. and noted their every move
ment. The fashionably dressed WON.
an was shown a tray of unset stones.
The man proceeded to eat the apple.
She asked to be shown some other
gems. Her companion DIRE" nearer to
the tray. There was rapid move
ment 1 could not follow. saw the
woman take her gum from ner mouth.
Then the man strolled carelessly to
the door, tossed the core OF the apple
into the street, and came Daek to the
side of his companion.
/ was after that apple core double
quick. Then as returned to the win
dow, / witnessed an exciting tableau
inside, and stole thither myself.
Apparently the couple had found
nothing to suit them and started to
leave the store. Suddenly the sales
man called to the f7oorwalker and ran
out from behind the cotaEst er.
1.-TWO diamonds ere missing from
the tray, he declared.
"Do you dare to insinuate that We
took them?" clustered my man.
s.The ideal" shifted the woman, roy.
ally magnificent In her queenly. scorn.
"You must submit to search" said
the clerk firmly.
"You shall suffer for this indigni-
ty!" cried the man.
They accompanied the salesman.
who was joined by lady clerk. to re-
firing rooms. glided up to the spot
where they had stood at the counter.
l slipped my fingers along the under
edge of the show case.
The two suspects came out Of the
retiring rooms threatening but trium'
plant. The missing gems had not been
found.
81 shall start suit through my
lawyer at once" said my man, and
moved towards the counter against
which his umbrella rested.
wait" I said, and blocked his way.
"Eramine that" / added, extending
tEs apple core to the astonished clerk.
'sAnd that" and ! handed wad OF
gum to the floorwa1ker.
"What does this mean?. inquired
the salesman vaguely, and then his
eye rested on sparkling eye Of light
imbedded in the fruits At the same
moment the foorwa1ker discovered
Il the second gem in the gum, which the
def woman swindler had stuck on the
under rim OF the counter where ] had
found 1t.
The man turned red, then white
The woman tainted. I telephoned the
jewelers. Board Of Trade. It's secre-
tary appeared in person, then the POI
lice. The short-arm man willingly con,
fessed to the trife Of the antique
ring.
Goldstein & Co. offered handsome
apologies and an increased salary.
However, with the one thousand dol
lars followed my natural bent, be-
came a secret service man, as have
already told, and married that pretty,
sympsthizing stenographer. Of course,
Copyright, 1913. by w. @. chapmanJ
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