Show A clever sr ind ter if superintendent byrnes bymes would only r run in down aver a very plausible swindler who has just begun operations in in tile the old ninth ward tho the janitors of the many apartment houses in that part of t the 11 Is city would sleep better these hot nights nigh tsi 4 the mat man is a genius rn fa hla flis way and owes his success to tho the perfect manner in which he has worked out the details detail 4 df at ins his scheme yesterday morning when the janitress of a flat bit house answered hia ring 0 sho she was was completely beguiled by his Cheater fieldian manners which wore were f urther further enhanced by a stylish suit of clothes and a glossy silk hat As he be looked tit at the apartments the man rattled off a plausible story that was well calculated to deceive ile he 1 i flat for or his old mother who was an invalid at present residing in the country ile ho was wealthy being bisbe in business usi in broadway and as ai he wished 11 to make his mothers last days as comfortable as possible only the best rooms in the house would suit him the janitress showed her sunniest funniest sun niest apartments apartment apart menta li and the man appeared delighted ha ordered the rooms thoroughly clea cleaned nedi and was about i taking hw his departure when the janitress suggested that ie il was customary to leave a deposit the man put his hand in his hii pocket docket and with an exclamation of impatience remarked that ho he left his office in a a hurry burry and forgot to bring any money with him then he remembered that he had bad a check which of course was just the same it was for ten dollars and he requested the janitress to take three dollars deposit on tho the rent refit one dollar on the keys and give the woman two dollars for the cleaning ile he would leave the whole amount only he would have to pay tor for the moving he bo got back ta to his office the Tho lj janitress anitress was so impressed with his offhand manner that she regretted she four dollars in the house and felt rather small when she came back and told tho the man she had only three dollars he seemed a little disappointed athirst at first but took ook the money and said he ha would would trust ler her for the balance until he be returned in the even evenitz evenin inz tc the janitress congratulated herself upon having secured a good tenant and it until the rooms were all as clean as the proverbial new pin ilia that she took the check to a store to have it cashed As soon as the grocer saw the check he said itkis it was no good as it was not drawn an on a baneat bank at all now new york evenin evening 0 sun |