The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23

aD1e. AS tney nnally SEPARATED l,
handed the bride a package md a.,,a
her IL she would not be good enou.,. ~
deliver 1t at a designated addrcs, IN
tie American side Of Niagara r..
she willingly and innocently ur.
took the commission. The cu,f
oihcer who happened to be on e.
mist hive been i7ckirg N gala
~ an events he insisted upon op.,
tue it' e package that had been p.t.,
the Young woman by Lazar. II ,
tanned a large number Of valuable .
monds. ''-
Where did you get these 2p -
asked. ~ "e
That Is none of your business. .D,
retorted with spirit.
iho newly welded husband
course sustained his bride and
consequence they We're both takc, ~,
u"io ~EApianat.o's were attemr. 4
80, out .hev were so conflicting ,...
itm Vi ihhocents were placed ,g
ihey mad the uni Tue, If dis.
e.eeapie' experience of spending ,ho,
,iooh IN prison. In the cour.. -
time they were released.
The joke" explained tho
onicer, lis on the Government"
Mr.. and Mrs. Newly wed waro
iacking in a sense of humor tha, -
oecIined to laugh at this a,ip.
Lazar in the course of for,,.
hours was taken into custodv
ano sent to the penitentiary.
rms is the story Of six women y,,
uaNeiieu from Europe together a.
oo'oih TRENDS, but who now do No.,
SPEAK as they pass by. II occurred
Just ABOUT the tim Collector I.ab
was putting the screws on malelac.
tors or great wealth. During the has.
sage from Havre to New York ,ta
SIX feminine friends talked a pr.at
zeal about the customs regulate.
n they agreed that the law which
placed a tariff on importations was
preposterous and should not be en-.
couraged by free born Americans
On their arrival they severally ana
Jointly assured the inspector that ,hay
possessed nothing dutiable. Then the
poor man proceeded to show five OF
them that they had been trining VIII
the truth. Two had resortet TO N.
time worn device Of hiding valuab.e-
in the sleeves of the dresses IN their
trunks. Two others had been guilty
of the age honored scheme of secret.
ing gloves and silks in the midils ~
soiled linen. The ffth-an ADVENT.
Gus soul-actualiy had a secret ho,.
tom in her trunk. But alas. Such
things are found nowadays by even
the b~oneheads Of the inspectors force
The sixth woman, a willowy blond.
stood apart from the others, hands IN
mum. contemplating the morning mis-.
she had escaped ~unscathed. The mos,
rigid search failed to show anything
contraband incidentally she showed
a desire TO keep away from her friends
They were in trouble and IL was not
good policy for her to f~raternize with
them.
Five pairs Of flashing eyes were
ievelled at her and Ave hearts fairly
burst with honest-or dishonest
dignation. Suddenly, filled with 81
inspiration. they called for an insi,c-
tor AMI the quintet whispered many
words in his willing ears. A few min.
utes later he tapped the willowy blond
OF the arm.
"Ill have those pearls, please
You can have anything you hal
she retorted.
Politely he took her mum, and rI-
S - 'sA ~ q .h-
of pearls. nesting in the interios 90:
the furry thing. The case was hna.,
compromised by the payment OF ,fe
duty. but the fiaxen haired lady lu
longer on speaking terms witt The
1--WE others and a rather agreed
bridge party has ceased 10 exist.
Diamond smuggling on a big seal"
is not confined to the gems conc, d
in cha NAroANal " L. .
passengers. Indeed. most of
brought about by systems OF fals,
voices. Two brothers in New Ns
proved to be specially adept In
sort OF business. They had ,ui'..-
crates on the other side and {
series Of years succeeded in hoodW
ing the principal customs otncia- ;
this port.
The Jewellers Protective Assoc
has been of incalculable value p,
United States Government in run
down diamond smugglers. Mos e.
members Of his association
Maiden lane business men, and
naturally TO their interest To pro-.
diamond smuggling into the L.
States.
one morning less than SIX n
ago three men, snapplly drcSStH
tered the store of one of the d.;
dealers in New York and Offer.
sell a number of stones at a
much lower than the current NJ.
rate. The fact that they omerul
diamonds at a low price did nut al.
the jewellers suspicious So ma
the apparent of IN,
who kept constantly looking ou'
show window. The jewellcr ask.
be excused a minute and, gu.ns
back room, called up the scrr'
or the protective ASSOCIATION, Vs.
turn. called up the customs Of.
1t was determined by the latte.
the men should be shadowcd
when they left the store a sE
inspector Of customs was on
heels.
Before many hours he l~carN,i
the three men had come over As
age passengers on the MaU.,
and after taking lodgings they
started out to sell the diamond
inspector followed them t. their p
and as a result discovered a elsa!
almost filled with valuable diam
The box was in a shabby sitch,
this in turn was hidden within
folds of a feather he'd