Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . le in much the same wayand there are known instances where a baby has been car-ried about by a shop-lifter for the sake of picking up goodsunder the screen of the childs long dress. Jewelry stores are among the most dif^cult to protectfrom thieves of this class, because of the comparative minute-ness of the articles offered for sale and the correspondinglygreater chance of concealment. Many thieves can palma ring as expertly as a professional prestidigitateu
Our rival, the rascal : a faithful portrayal of the conflict between the criminals of this age and the defenders of society, the police . le in much the same wayand there are known instances where a baby has been car-ried about by a shop-lifter for the sake of picking up goodsunder the screen of the childs long dress. Jewelry stores are among the most dif^cult to protectfrom thieves of this class, because of the comparative minute-ness of the articles offered for sale and the correspondinglygreater chance of concealment. Many thieves can palma ring as expertly as a professional prestidigitateur and,when a tray is placed before one of them, the sharpest watch-ing is needed to prevent a loss. Usually he will have aconfederate near by, sometimes a man and sometimes awoman, and he will contrive, if he can, to slip a ring or jewelinto the hand of his pal or to open a chance for his companionto steal. One common and dangerous trick of these thieves isthe carrying of false jewels and Brummagem rings to ex-change for the real treasures in the tray. This cheat of sub-stitution was refined bv one artist to the exchange of a small.
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