Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . SlIARPEliS AND DUPES. 209. They wont sell him to me, because I am a professional dealer; but you can get him easy enough and, if you can buy him at the price named, Ill take him off your hands in a minute, and give you fifty dollars to boot for your trouble. Ill wait here for you, for I mustnt be seen hanging about the stable or theyll suspect theres some deal between us. You get that horse as soon as you can and bring him here, and you find man and money re
Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . SlIARPEliS AND DUPES. 209. They wont sell him to me, because I am a professional dealer; but you can get him easy enough and, if you can buy him at the price named, Ill take him off your hands in a minute, and give you fifty dollars to boot for your trouble. Ill wait here for you, for I mustnt be seen hanging about the stable or theyll suspect theres some deal between us. You get that horse as soon as you can and bring him here, and you find man and money ready. If the dupe bites at this bait and buys the horse in order to make fifty dollars,—he will spend the rest of the day hunting for the eager purchaser and finally go home with his dear horse and experience. Another favorite trick to effect a sale is the assurance that the horse sharp willsend to the purchaserseveral additional horsesto board on liberal termsfor the winter, as thecustomerexpects that hisprofit will largely offsetthe cost of the singlehorse which he hasagreed to buy. After hehas paid for the horse, there will be some pretence for delay in
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