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Show BEATS A CONFIDENCE MAN. Cook on Atlantic Liner Neatly Foils Alleged American Millionaire. Tho classical confidence trick has I boon neatly played on a would-bo I swindler in Paris by his Intended vie- I tlm. Tho latter, a cook on a trans- I Atlantic liner, had been dono himself before and was too old a bird to bo caught again. Ho struck up an nc- - qualntanco with an engaging but ob- viously sham American millionaire In- tho train to Paris, confiding to him that ho had 40,000 francs in his bag; and meant to amuso himself on tho boulevards. "Well met, Indeed," said tho millionaire; "I havo also mado my pile and Intend seeing tho merry m sldo of life in gay Pareo." E They started tho evening with an. Ji expensive dinner, paid for by the j American millionaire. At coffee tho B latter exclaimed: "Hullo, I havo not '1 any cigars; supposo you go and buy 18 somo. You can leavo your bag here where It will be quite safe. But, as l you might be suspicious hero's my 3 Ipocketbook. Keep It till you Join mo- fl ngaln." i;l As soon as tho cook's back was jj turned tho American millionaire, pf j jj course, bolted with the bag, but tlic ""1 latter only contained old nowspapors jg and tho cook's card, with tho words: B' "I havo been had before; you havo- H met your match this tlmo." In tho H" would-bo swindler's pockotbook was a H sum of 24 In French notes, which jBj tho cook took to tho police station. Bi asking tho officer to whom ho told Bl his tnle with understandable relish to Hj glvo tho monoy to the poor. Bjjj |