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Show f-T1' HE QOT BACK. " 8eotland Yard Detective la Buncoed, and That Leads to a Story. Cecil Page, a Scotland Yard detective, detect-ive, was buncood In Now York out of a largo sum of money. Discussing th0 trick that had been played on him, Mr. Pape said the other day: 'Td get back at those chaps If I had the time. A Scotland Yard detectlvo Is a dangerous Individual to bunco. If my engagements at home wero not pressing, I would stay here till I landed those audacious rascals in prison. "You mustn't play tricks on Scotland Scot-land Yard, you know," said Mr. Puce, more complacently. "Scotland Yard, If you try It, gets back at you every time. It Is like the ftory of th watch. "Ihero was a London music hall manager, Sbocsmith 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 an Oxford street Jewel-er'g Jewel-er'g and Fald to tho clerk: '"My man, what are those things there those round, flat things, white on the one side and yellow on the other?' "'Why, sir, they are watches; hunting hunt-ing case watches, sir.' the clerk answered. an-swered. " 'And what are they for?' says Shocsmlth. "'To indicate the tlmo. Bays th clerk. "'Fancy!' says Shoeamlth. 'Do you know, I've heard of them. And how much do they cost?' "'From Ave 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 the morning?' " 'You must wind yours, sir. In the morning, tho clerk answered, gently and patiently. " 'Why In tho morning?' " 'Because in the evening you are drunk, Mr. Shoesmlth, and would break U.,M |