Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-06-24
A NEW SWlNDLE.
look Out OF the Well Dressed Man Who
Says You Have His Change.

Says You Have His Change.
"You want to look ont for your
change in the surface cars, )" said the
first feminine trolleyite. 81 hal an ex-
perience the other day which might
have cost me 8 cents, and perhaps l
have discovered new swindle. l have
never heard OF it before anyway.
81 was going down town, and, as 1t
happened, knew that had only 10
cent pieces in change. One Of them l
gave to the conductor, and he gave me
8 cents in return. He went out on the
platform, where a we'll dressed man
was standing then, and they began an
animated conversation. Then the con-
ductor came back to me.
"What did you give me, madam
he asked.
"'Why, 10 cents, l replied.
"He went outside again, and l could
sea that he continued his conversation
with the man in an excited manner.
Presently he came inside and said to
me:
"'Thank you, madam.
II had no idea what had done for
him, but such spirit Of thankfulness
IL seemed we'll to encourage, and l an
swered:
"'Oh, you are quite welcome.
Before | reached my destination the
man outside had left, and as the car
was blocked and stopped for a few mo-
ments when | came to get off l said to
the conductor:
"'What was the trouble with the
MANI
"'Why, said the conductor, 'he in
sisted that he had given me that 10
cents and that 1 had given You the
change which he should have had. >
"Now, that was regular attempt at
a swindle, but you see l was sure that
/ had only 10 cent pieces in my purse
II l hadn't, be might have had my b
cents. 1t is such mean trick for D
cents, and l should have thought, from
casual glance at the man, that he was
gentleman, for he was well dressed.
Ny husband said, when l told him, that
it was his dress that made it possible
for him to undertake such trick. 1t
would have been impossible for poor
ly dressed man"
do you know" said the second fem
mime trolleyite, Il believe | had that
same trick played on me the other day,
and l should never have thought Of it if
you had not told me about this.
II was in one of the cars, and gave
the conductor quarter. He gave me
the right change 20 cents. was with
a friend and l was not thinking par
ticularly Of what was doing, and as |
put the money into my purse the con-
ductor came back to me and said:
"'You only gave me cents. That
change that gave you belonged to this
man over here.
"You can imagine that felt very
sheepish taking change that did not be-
long to me.
n'What did give him; l said to my
friend. Il was sure it was a quarter.
But Of course l handed over the change,
and the man on the opposite side of the
car pocketed it Immediately.
Now that you tell me about this l
am sure lost my 30 cents. Why should
the conductor have given me just the
change | expected if l bad not given
him quarter But l usually have a
good deal Of change in my purse, and,
as was talking, | Twas not SO sure about
what had handed out as | would have
been under other circumstances. Ii
makes me so angry to be swindled. "
"Well, the conductor was not at fault
in my case at least, said the first +.
7. "He stood up for me. don't won
der they get confused sometimes. 1t is
mystery to me that they don't always
get things wrong. wonder if this is a
new swindle?i-New York Times.