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prepared 70 :triis heavily: i the ns.st,@.
nethtng es1epss his neeies. Ths amount Of chips
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subsequenfiy written d hsok ksps for the pul.
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same manner .rseksd % ne ha.nts q HesntieuS-
nsst with . prseision d which they little dream,
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pooSs. The names Of hundreds q ouf best bod
ness men ere on these records, and they are ocea-
informed Of certain svents IN their past history.
It pays we'll TO shadow this eiass, because they
arc ready TO quiet matters with . handsome dos
cesr. Blaekmail b the vsFy fils ef the detective.
he must ct It from either the burglar, the adui-
tersr, OF tho gambler, and between thsss CLASSES
he generally picks up good living.
some nsn employ shadowerS 20 watch those
whom they wish TO expose to pablo shame, and
ct the ssms time they invent some scheme to en-
trap their victim.s Men have been invited to
come to certain house on business, induced per-
haps By . very pressing letter. .Supposs for in
stance . man receives . note from an old 40
quaintanes reading like this. "Dear friend: WIZ
you do me the favor to cali on me this evening
am under peculiar circumstances, and wish TO
soc you alone, for have some important state
ments to make. No time % explain now," etc,
etc The recipient Of saeh . letter, which Of
course % forged, may ind himself inveiglsd iato
some abode Of infamy and danger, and may not
get away In N easy manner. In the meantime
The detective has marked his motions, and b
ready 10 appear against him whsAevsr this may
be required. There 10 . class Of eocalled dstec-
tives who have no counectton with tAo regular
force, who make many hits q ths blaokmail line;
they watch esftain places Of bad repatA and fol-
low those who lsavs these places unttl they learn
their names, which are used for subsequent OK
tortion. A severe levy d thls made upoa down.
town clerks. This city u fall d mystery. Every
body Of any importance u Watched, aadn msZ %
added that there are fsw who do not need II. The
facilities Of vicious indulgenoe afforded IN great
city are such that there should b something to
work In coanter dtreesaon.