Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-08-13 | Page 2 | Sure Thing Men Get a Victim

stranger, Mallard then offered his $30 bill to help out his afflicted employer, who pocketed the money forthwith and stepped down the alley for a moment mo-ment to negotiate tho "purchase of feed for his horses." He did not return and the nccond "hired one" went in search of him, leaving Mallard to hold down the pavement. The latter finally "tumbled" "tum-bled" to the trick that had been played play-ed on him and reported the matter to the police. He later secured work In Idaho. SORE IK MEN GETA VICTIM A pair of clever "sure thing" men worked an unsuspecting youth yesterday, yester-day, to the amount of $3. John Mallard Mal-lard from the western part of the state Is the mourning one and the strangers have disappeared leaving only a good description of their appearance ap-pearance for the police to work on Mallard arrived In town yesterday looking for work. He was approached on Twenty-fourth street by a stranger, strang-er, who said that he was looking for men to work In his hay field. Mallard Mal-lard rcented a job and asked for It, The ftranger appeared satisfied with Mallard's appearance, but stated that he was unfortunately fchort of money owing to his having nothing but some checks at the time which he was uu- j ablo to get cashed at the time. j At this moment a third man ap- ! peared and after asking for work, was ' accepted as Mallard bad been. The , farmer" was Etlll troubled by his , shortage of moimy with which to buy feed for a bunch of horses which he claimed to have In a stable nearby. The second stranger offered him $15, saying that he could repay the sum when they reached the ranch Net to bo outdone in generosity by a