Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-03-06 | Page 4 | Playing other Fellow's Game

00 oo PLAYING OTHER FELLOWS FELLOW'S GAME Tao T T o Danish noblemen who oho are ar In this country have been Intro Intro- Introduced to the old racetrack game At Havant they met net a I ho eho said he was a cattleman from Great Falls Mont The American in- in introduced In them to a billing commis- commis commissioner who gave them tips lips on the races by which they won von two to toone one on a bet After Atter winning they v sere Bere ere required to show sho good faith In their ability to put up 50 and they sent home homo to Den marl mark tor for cash They were In Chi Chi- Chicago cago when the money arrived and and were persuaded to allow their new new- newly ly Iy formed friends to take the money to a hotel to guard against being robbed Now the friends and an money ha have hae e disappeared and the th Danes have ba ve asked the police to help hell them regain their money A number of o years ago go an an Ogden man was as fleeced in much the same Bame way Instead of ot giving over the money to the crooks the v was nas as Induced to place the money In Ina ina Ir a safety deposit box to which he h and his companion had keys keB ke s When the race was waa over he be had wot he be looked for tor his erstwhile friend and being unable to find them tried the safety deposit box and found to tobis his surprise that his bis key alone would open it The box was empty and the swindlers bad had gone It Is 18 the story of overconfidence In strangers and a willingness to play a sure thing game The scheme has been worked so often that it Indicates a widespread weakness on the part of to desire to get something for Cor nothing The Danish noblemen are less noble by and much less gullible than they were when they left Denmark