Show CASE OF THE BITER BITTEN amusing transaction in counterfeit bills and smuggled opium takes take place in manila the city secret service Is still zealously investigating the operations ol of the gang of counterfeiters counterfeit ers recently ga gathered therel in and each day brings a new discovery of some activity of the gang and the uncovering of more of their paraphernalia behind the story etory of the arrest is a tale told by one of the alleged coun which contradicts the old saying about there being honor even among thieves the counterfeit money was not a B good luit imitation tation of the 20 peso bills turned out by the government and realizing its deficiencies its makers hit upon the plan of buying opium with it instead of distributing it around promiscuously when asked the other day by the detectives how the scheme was worked one of the counterfeiters counterfeit ers told the detectives I 1 opium you yott know he began Is cone generally rilly sold gold at night neither we nor the ones who sell it to us are arc taking any chances so when we buy it the transfer of course is completed as quickly as possible chave I 1 have bought lots 0 of f the drug with phony money and I 1 never yet saw the chinese count it and you can be sure I 1 never take time to analyze the dope when I 1 get it the main idea Is to get away with the goods without being caught just before you got us I 1 went out aboard a steamer and bought a can I 1 had the money wadded ur pesos apesos it was in phony money I 1 pushed the wad to the chinee and he be as quickly handed me the can here the man smiled at the acol lecolon 1 I suppose he be examined the money afterward I 1 know I 1 examined what was in the can cam here he paused and one ot of the sleuths asked what was in the can did you get stung too seguro the can was filled with manila times |