Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14

tive, al her destination. She selects her victim
generally son'- klnd-hear1e ed old gentleman With
good-sized pockethook- she tells HIN who she u.
ana whom She expects HOw delighted she II 90
think that she II 90 meet the long lost relative.
but SIN she tears that she may tall into bad hands
because she T. a stranger in town. and suggests 20
the Old ciizen that she has IA hire vehicle he
may as well do her the Kindness 10 escort her 70
the - hotel He. Naturally. sympainiz with
her. and Is willing % accompany her 30
the hotel that she NAV not fan into bad
q, hands and Sc, robbed lie Interests himself
the driver OF hack and orders him % drive her
10 me hotel She OF course enters the hack ms,
aud SEATS herself 80 that his pncGetboOk VIII De
on her side. ou the way 60 the hotel they engage
IA pie SAINT chat, ana " hen the hotel l. reached
sae lhanks the gentleman Tor hts Kindness She
enters the hotel, while the hack Is driven on In
another direction With Its gentleman occupant
Snddenly he MISSES something from his pocket
liis hand Is PLACED acrUss his breast and, 20 his
sorrow, he finds his po,ketboOk gone. lie hasIens
back TO the hotel WHERE he lett the fair one only
ten OF fifteen minutes before. ana learns that she
J. not stopping there. that female answering her
description had made sume Inquiries M the once
about some Individual who never IN the hotel
no one knowS lie cam anord 20
have his name appear IN the news
papers for he thinks TIA, his side u the story win
hot be believed. 80 he never complains 60 the
police. or II H. does. he REFUSES 10 give ms name
and nothing can be done. Other females make a
living by meeting gentlemen In the regular way,
receiving an introduction A supper az some rrSt-
class dining saloon follows ani the gentleman ac-
companies her home. u T. eariy IN the evening
and he accepts Invitation 20 spend IA. ,.1eninS
with party 81 what ne suppo-ss 10 b. ladies and
gentlemen. He soon nnds himself IN a poker game
which he can never beat. This class OF women
are simply Cappers' FOR gamblers. ana many q
man II robbed In friendly game under such clr.
cuustanceS
OLD noDGE
"Many an old man Is seen on he str,et flirting
with some nicely -dressed female" aid the de-
tective. "After walking several squares. when he
thinks no one sees him, he speaks 20 her f.w
minutes later they walk along chatting, aud after
while they turn into some side street The con-
Nersation becomes Interesting, and suddenly the
couple are confronted by man Nho has caught
his wife lie threatens divorce proceedings: SaN,
he knows the mans name, and VIII have han a. A
witness He II not angry al the old man. but il
rather glad he met them. The latter think, uf tie
disgrace of being connected with a divorce ca-..
and begins 20 apologize. She tells the old man THAI
apologies are not necessary, ana calls him aside
Give me a hundred dollars she SayS and III uN
things all right He Is willing, and cons iaer,
himself lucky To get out 81 the scrape ~ chean.
TIE hands over the money aud takes his departure,
leaving the husband ami wife quarrenug. A. soon
he is out OF sight the qu tTrellng couple come
suddenly 10 terms and divide the money fright
ened out OF the old man. such women as THIS are
plentiful, and many prominent persons are rs
lieyed Of their money 10y THIS game