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Show SWINDLERS OPERATE IN PARJS SOCIETY Grand Dames Lose Their Diamonds Dia-monds by Trusting Newly-Made Newly-Made Friends. Special Cable to The Tribune. PARIS. April 27. "Society people sal that theie iievei v. r-ic so m.-.iiy fWlinJJera and thieves In tJielr midst as at the- present pres-ent day," Hie Qll Bias cheerfully announces, an-nounces, and tHhi two 5torleH of What happened to great ladles who were not quite exclusive enough it; drawing up their Invitation llst.s It seems that tho Duchess do G- had e. bosom friend whom she had known at last a month and who hardly ever left hr sight. A valuable diamond pin disappeared from the duchess s drawing room. The bosom friend shortly afterwards went to Ion-don Ion-don When she camo back she called joyfully on the duchess. While In London Lon-don she had won ?r,000 or SO at brldKv Private detectives found out for ihe duchess that the thousands In question were the proi seds of the pale of tho pin. The duchess will henceforth malm Friends less easily Another "Kiuri.h- d:iiu ' Ix filendd a yourifcr man 1.' v.:is. ..r v.ne supposed to be. "quits in ber set " Bhe had a diamond dia-mond neeklaeo kIvii her by her husband which she wanted valued. The young man knew an expert who was perfectly conscientious and honest and was com-nilssloned com-nilssloned to take hltn the necklace. A week inter he returned crestfallen. The expert had pronounced the jewels a wonderful won-derful Imitation The ijdy said nothing to her biish;ind. but was not pleased. fcomo time after the husband wanted $400 at once and took the necklace round to hts Jeweler. The latter looked at It, and was surprised. The husband was surprised sur-prised also to learn (hut the necklace of ral Htonen which he had bought from that tame Jeweler had been mysteriously transmuted trans-muted Into paste. His wife, like the duchess, will bo more, excluslvo In fu-t fu-t 'ire. |