Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1896 — A New Swindle. [ARTICLE]

A New Swindle.

A new swindle is being worked in neighboring towns with great success. A woman book agent appears in town and goes from house to house leaving books for examination. Next day a man calls to see if the books are wanted, and if they are not he takes them away with -him. Usually they are not panted. A few days later the woman agent appears again, and on being told that the man has taken the book, weeps copiously, says the villain has been collecting her books all over town, pleads poverty and so on, and accepts the proffered compensation.