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Show SMOOTH SWIILER -FINOS WEW VICTIM Repeals Game of Making Small Purchase and Grabbing Grab-bing Change From Boy. In the same manner in which the Irvine Drug company was swindled out or 10 last Saturday night, R. L. Rhodes, proprietor of the California Market. 200 West Second South street, was mulcted out of a llko sum Monday night. At about 1 o'clock Monday afternoon a young man of natty appearance entered the California Market and ordered $1.10 worth of merchandise. He asked Mr. Rhode.? to have the purchase delivered to a near by address and also that as he had only a 510 bill at home, to send change for that amount bv ihe dellvcrv boy. When the delivery boy reached the address ad-dress designated, the stranger who had orderod the goods was waiting for hlin at the gate. ".Now give me (he change." said he, "and T will go Into the house and got the bill:" The boy gave him the change and ll- stranger went around the house. He Is still around the house. After walling for a few minutes the delivery boy Inquired of the woman of the house concerning the stranger. She. snM that no man of that description lived there, but thai Monday morning a young man had called and looked at a room wllh the Intention of renting It. The swindler Is described as beinc about i feet and 10 Inches In height, dressed In o dark suit, -wearing an overcoat and of prepossessing appearance. A young man of this description operated op-erated exactly the same swindling game upon the Irvine Drug'eompam' last Saturday Sat-urday night. |