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Show HE GOT BACK. Scotland Yard Detective Is Buncoed, and That Leads to a Story. Cecil Page, a Scotland Yard .detective, .detect-ive, was buncoed In New York out of a largo sum of money. Discussing tho trick that had been played on him, Mr. Papa said tho other day: "I'd got back at thoso chaps If I had the time. A Scotland Yard detective Is a dangerous Individual to bunco. If my engagements at home wero not pressing, I would stay here till 1 landed those audacious rascals in prison. "You mustn't play tricks on Scotland Scot-land Yard, you know," said Mr. Page, more complacently. "Scotland Yard, if you try It, gets back at you every time. It Is like the atory of the watch. "Tliero was a London music haS manager, Shoesmlth by name, who was very fond of his Joke, especially after dinner, when ho had a bottle of champagne Inside him. "Well, one night after dinner Shoe-smith Shoe-smith entered nn Oxford street Jeweler's Jewel-er's and said to the clerk: "'My man, what are those things there thoso round, flat things, white on the one side and yellow on the other?' "'Why, sir, they are watches; hunting hunt-ing case wotches. sir,' the clerk an-swered. an-swered. "'And what are they for?' says Shoesmlth. "'To Indicate the time,' says the clerk. "'Fancy!' says Shoesmlth. 'Do you know, I've heard of them. And how much do they cost?' " 'From five to fifty pounds, sir.' "'Are there printed directions for making them go?' " 'Oh, no,' said the clerk. 'To make them go Is very simple. You merely wind them once a day with a key.' "'And when do you wind them In the evening or in tho morning?' "'You must wind yours, sir, in tho morning,' the clerk answered, gently and patiently. " 'Why In tho morning?' "'Because In the evening you are drunk, Mr. Shoesmlth, and would break It.'" |