The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-23

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 Anp<' a~y ola-..ma con mn. and -.sfH aur sao Is QH The retired H= Nil tr,3 ynu the ,rrn eha have succeeded him in the field ra k in i'iative and inaenutt; that tHrg ags merely mechanical operators nlas- ing every "jo.r." hv he sa,ao roe aad rarely clr~ 4h,e tl atat ". game to the circumstances and the character of the customer" Mr o.serya'loHS leaj ne re believe that ,hr pioneer srasteas of this eounrr, ..1'ly di1 ,2eet the pr,sea. lot in asea dness and the inventive quality.
 NaHa3aeE 'he ~aee sraftcr is satisfied a.h simply Geeein. the 'fs,owgr or-y he money IS n his jeans. It. aaeaHt seem to care how saau the sufl ds'.ets the cheat H. deaenis 'Hen uaon his paid-sor pro toetiou" or his heels to carry him or of The danger gore. This ts a fatal error in more ways than one. ''r raf aH', 3o such careless meth ois land thr operator himself in 'roa' of ros0es' gallery camera. but ,hoy lead sooner or later 10 a romr'e.e exposure of his particular .sf'. au1 V newspaper rotor5ety o&1,h mata it extremely difficult to '. 'usEa,ss al,h thc same apparatus .neryaftr.
 Tie oid--zmer worked on different sss,,m. Win him. the chief par of the work was not merely 10 find 're vuv Ina would 20" anl work rim;' the red task was 10 round him up afterward." Rounding IT. meant 10 close the "cus ,omer's lips si.Agr !" fri2l' ming him. or hy pro l-a-ins the deception until the ope- razo: ami his eonfeaerates were safe l. ont of inc vicinity.
 Some Of the old fellows were as fif1 os rNpgljtr,s as double yolk rts is fur of yellow. h oae notable iHs @Hee. II !eas'. fHr. 1r;Hallg look the uatoriety which had been give f certain gam and urnel i. around To their aAu alyaaf2ee aad coutin- uci 10 use |. a- vehicle, with the rarerse English ou i' so to sneak. Ie, me Illustrate:
 Old Canada Bill. Hho wasn't Garz ian and wasn't name! Bill was the real father of three ard mou,e He was one of rhe detest m1airula- tors of the painted pa~tehoards that eyer lived Thrce., ard monte was his pet eratt for wears. Evcntnall} repeated exposures puf him almost out of business Al this june'ure q erafrrr who vas almost as def with the eards as Canadian Bill and who had more brains in his head stepped in and added few modern Improvements 10 tine exploded graft which made II aa even better device than il had been before.
 This grafter was natural born actor. which few Of his tribe were. CT are. and man who knew the impor'ancr of q correct makeup and the right local color. As prelim- mary he went down into Southwest crn Texas and spent six months on a ranch. When he came aWav he ,aas the pictnso of raw Texas stockman, voice, accent, mannerism ee1 dress. n the parlance of the s.a"p. thc lart was perie 'tly dressed.
 Thus disguised, he and his partner. a wel-bred kentuallian. who made up as a business man. would board q train, fix" the eonlu-tor and pro. ceed to work the day coachcs. + is the day coaches where the railroad. ing graftrrs find their quarry. They rarely or never invade the Pulimans A man who looked promising would be located and then the kentuckian would loaf forward, drop into the seat next to him and engage him in conversation
 I have been told by @rafters that this Kentuckian was the wonder and the envy of the srafters for his ability to win the good will of the stranger. There was something al mos uncannv about it. He made a perfect foil or the other half Of the sketch.
 In five minutes the kentuckian rirn tines 3ut of tea. would have gained all the foothold he needed i".9 the confidence of the choo scn victim. Then he would give the office" to the chief performer A fhe pratendcd Texan would slouch a'ore the aisle toward them . sioral with the fingers upon the thcek conveyed the Kentuckian's es- innate of the size of the customers pile,
 In his linen duster. soiled white hat and blue flannel shirt, with a two days beard oa his face and the smell of liquor on his breath the bogus stockman would lurch III alongside the pair and ask the loan of "a bite O eatin' terbacker Everything about him promised a