Show thieves two gentlemen neighbors happening to sit next to each other on the street car on the morning trip to their offices one remarked to the other that ho should be bothered all day because ho had left his watch under his pillow then they naturally fell into a conversation as to how they disposed of their valuables at night at the next street corner a man got off went back to the house of the owner of the watch whom he know by sight and reputation and represented himself to the lady of the house as a messenger from her husband sent for his watch left under liis pillow she finding the valuable in that place 1 unsuspectingly handed it to the thief who ran no risk whatever of detect oin and deliberately walked away with his booty another case was that of a lady some years ago who while ascending on the elevator of one of our largest dry goods stores suddenly discovered that she had left her silver aio at some counter A cash boy was in the elevator going up to the top floor with them send this boy to the desk for it said the ladys friends thereupon the lady described the purse its contents and its inscription the boy left the goods he was carrying at their destination received his return instructions and then went to the desk he was just a moment too late 1 have just iven that purse to a woman who described bed it accurately said the clerk at the desk and she went immediately out of the door the owner of tho purse should have be thought herself how many auditors she had in tho elevator |