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Show American Gypsies Don't Steal. I The American gypsy does not steal, for ho has no need to steal. A thief and pilferer was he when, starving and per-: per-: st-cuted, he was hunted over the face of j Europe. But tho well to do Rom of the I Lnited States Bcorns to lay his hands on j what does not belong to nim. Always ! in tho wake of a gypsy band follow i those who find the Romany reputation a convenient shield for their own robber-I robber-I Ics. Their presence in a community is I tho -horse thief's and the chicken stealer's j opportunity. The Rye buys nil of his , horses openlv, honestly. IIo is a clever i bargainer, lie watches for chances to make cheap purchases in horse flesh in mid winter, when feed is high. IIo gathers in and treats horses that need notliing: hut rest and grain to make them available for market. However close I and elirewdJy he may bargain, steal a: horse he never docs. Chicago Herald, j |