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Show f AKLLUuLKu Denver Pawnshops have an Experience With a Stylish oman Denver. Colo., Jan. 2. Leading diamond blokers -o' Denver celebrated cele-brated the New Year with the discovery dis-covery that they wefo losers to tho extent of several thousand dollars by a new wrinkle in diafiiond swindles. For the last weeka stylishly-gowned woman has visited "the various higher class pawnshops of the city, arriving in a smart dandau behind a pair of blooded horses To the pawnbroker, she exhibited jewelriv of apparently' great value, in every instance theettlng containing contain-ing three or more stones She usually usual-ly accepted a loan ofabout one-half the- apparent value ofthe gems. The swindle was discovered when two pawnbrokers conjparod notes regarding re-garding their biggest Transaction for the year. Each found' it to be with "the lady in the landau" Other pawnbrokers were visited. Their experience ex-perience was the same. More careful examination of the pawned jewels rovealed'.the fact that where there were threestones in the setting; only the 'cejiUal gem was genuine. " - " |