Show NEW NEV DODGE OF THIEVES shrewd scheme to mulct bride of wedding presents lecoq the detective waved tho the re bic k madame ho he said bald to mrs mra van As torbitt tor bilt take my advice and dont don t have a list of your daughter B s wedding pr presents printed but regarding the blaze of dla dia moncla mands the pale sheen of pearls and tile the slitter glitter or of massed gold and silver on the long table mrs airs van Astor blit sa said id regretfully rebelliously oh ob why not mr air lecoq madame I 1 1 I toll tell you yon said tho the great detective and he began in thrilling accents while the reporters listened with an air of incredulity and anc displeasure madame thele Is a now dodge out in n the pro feih A crook gets a list of the presents at a fashionable wed ding and then forges a letter ay iy y from mr drown br 0 wn whose m he be gift was waa a rock crystal cryltal ewer and old drown brown dro wn says saye in this here letter that he Is sorry borry to see sea the bride got two other crystal ewers and he be wishes her to I 1 churn his to him by bearer arid lie 11 send lier ber a rope of pearls in its of course alii bride complies she spuds ends awai awa the ewer she waits for the pearls parla and days weeks go by I 1 he pearls don t arrive but for A far ar of 0 hurting hurling brow drowns it a feelings tbt h bride says bays nothing to him abelt lis lils strange and thus thua the thief haa bas plenty of change to apt on oft carefully worked this dodge Is 19 imort bound to succeed and lists of i valuable presenta enta like these here sl on that lount never be mado public |