Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-23
A NEW sWlNDLE.
ZooI Out For tho Well Dressed Man Who
Says You Have His Change.

ZooI Out For tho Well Dressed Man Who
Says You Have His Change.
"You want to look out for your
change in the surface cars, % said the
first feminine trolleyite. 81 had an eG-
perience the other day which might
have cost me 5 cents, and perhaps 1
have discovered new swindle. have
never heard of it before anyway.
81 was going down town, and, as it
happened, I knew that l had only 10
cent pieces in change. One of them I
gave to the conductor, and he gave me
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, replied.
rife went outside again, and I could
sea that he continued his conversation
with the man in an excited manner.
Presently he came inside and said to
mo:
Thank you, madam.
81 had no idea what had done for
him, but such q spirit of thankfulness
it seemed well to encourage, and I an
swered:
"tOh, you are quite welcome.
"Before I reached my destination the
man outside had left, and as the car
was blocked and stopped for few mo-
ments when l came to get of said to
the conductor:
What was the trouble with tho
man.
"'Why, said the conductor. The in
sisted that he had given me that 10
cents and that had given you tho
change which he should have had
CHOW, that was regular attempt at
a swindle, but you see I was sure that
1 had only 10 cent pieces in my purse.
If I hadn't no might have had my
cents 1t is such a mean trick for
cents, and should have thought, from
a casual glance at the man, that he was
a gentleman, for he was well dressed.
My husband said, when I told him, that
it was his dress that made it possible
for him to undertake such u trick. 1t
would have been impossible for poor
" dressed man.
"Do you l1now," said the second fem
mime trolleyite, 81 believe had that
same trick played on me the other day,
and should never have thought of it If
you had lot told me about this.
"I was in one of the cars, and gave
the conductor quarter. He gave me
the right change, 20 cents. I was with
friend, and was not thinking par
ticularly of what was doing and as I
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 1 felt very
sheepish taking change that did not be-
long to me.
"'What did I give him:' I said to my
friend. 4 was sure it was quarter.
But of course handed over tho change,
and the man on the opposite side of the
car pocketed it Immediately.
"Now that you tell me about this I
am sure 1 lost my 20 cents. Why should
the conductor have given me just tho
change expected if I had not given
him quarter? But I usually have a
good deal of change in my purse, and,
as was talking, Twas not SO sure about
what had handed out as 1 would have
| boonsa nndor othar circumStances IT
. makes me so angry to be swindled. "
"Well, the conductor was not at fault
in my case at least" said the first F.
T. ."He stood up for me. don't Won
der they get confused sometimes. 1t is
a mystery to me that they don't always
get things wrong. I wonder if this is
new swindle?" York Times.