| Show t f A THIEF Men who Tho are arc more than Ihan six foot feet 1 tall tail Anti who urho cat at apples nr n are with distrust In n every eser er Jewelry store More fore In Chi Chicago ChiNO cago cego NO The Time reason for or this Is Iii a n theft that occurred recently In one on of ot the themo themo mo most t prominent stores Tire Tha Th work ork was neatly neat done and the combination ot of a I Ic Ij I c j I tall man eating nn In apple makes every over clerk and floor detective suspicious A stranger with white hair bride and arid white beard strolled Into n a State street store and arid asked to see sonic some diamond rings The clerk cerk reached for them thom leaving ono one tray try filled with wih expensive rings on top toll of o othe the showcase Here they lw tile are he 10 said sall placing time the second tray tra beside the tine first 0 AH As ho did so the tall tail man who had 1111 been munching at nit lt n a fine russet apple threw the core Into the lie street He lie and the time clerk went sent over oer tie the rings In In the tine trays but he could find stone none ti that he Ire wanted to buy bu As he ire turned to go gothe 10 the time clerk discovered red that n a 1 ring worth 1250 swine wat Tire The clerk disliked to accuse the time stranger of or having stolen the tire ring There was sas WI prospect of ot a suit sit for dam damn damages ages aKes against his employer and his iris own oln discharge If It the accusation should be he found groundless Still If It he let the theman theman man go so away with wih the Ire ring It I would mean he ire would woul inure have to pay lY pa for tor It I Torn Tor between these throne positions the tine clerk finally final Insisted that the Iho customer must hove have seen tho the ring Of Ot course I saw sass It I had mad It In my nn hand only a moment ago IgO Ah Au I catch your our meaning Yau want to Infer Inter that 1 I Ik lIe B careful eart sir your you ou do not know who I am nm I wont vont put up any airy Iny such nonsense The Tine stranger strang I despite hU iris was nl searched s arche but hint tine the rIng was waH not found Tho rho Jeweler was scan apprehensive of ot n a big suit sull for or damages until the tire de do detectives c found that tine the tl tall tal man U is II an urn ul it motel hotel thief who ho wins out often ofen on al the tire strength of ot iris his Impressive Imp esle ap appearance The way wa he ire got away 1 with wih the time ring rinG was as to slip It Into the tire half eaten apple he ire held meld In Iris his hil hand ham and then throw It Into the tine street where a confederate te picked It up UI and got gol goland away and the tall man mal could stand a n stroh search with |
