Show I HOW HE WAS TOUCHED I I I Little Game That Cutely Told His I last Victim I Gately the confidence man who frisked a stranger out of 75 was I released yesterday en patting up a bond of 250 which he did and in cash I at that His victim Thomas Kerner tells a very funny talc connected with i i I the manner in which he lost his cash I seems that he was pestered into giving giv-ing up After all the preliminaries had been arranged and the victim had unlocked un-locked the ha padlock was very slow in biting Gately said That is always al-ways the way with you eastern men You come out here and say that you are millionaires and mako granl lays that you have cash and want to do I ca co I business but when it comes to the time I when you want to make a deal then j you show the white feather i Now look here friend sail the sucker you are getting too persona I am a man of business ana I have money I do not care to be told that I have not not by you or any one else elseWell uYel then show up said lately I will when the proper time comes said the unwary one Well right now is the time if you are the man of business you say you are areBut But you are no business snan continued con-tinued Gately you are Just like all the balance You make star plays and that is all I will bet you 1003 to 75 that you cannot open the lock This was more than the tourist could stand He flashed his roll I took the usual course After he had been touched the victim remarked Weir I like your nerve What is your name any way Drawing himself to his full height the confidence man remarked wth nl l the dignity that he could muster My name is I Brown and I am from Call Cal forrta I Tat is why Kern will appear against Gatejy today |