"TAKEN DOWN."

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1653, 21 January 1913, Page 4

"TAKEN DOWN."

CONFIDENCE TRICK IN WELLINGTON.

A few days, ago a certain steamer. was lying at 'one of the Wellington wharvce almost Teady to sail, for Auckland. ... . , A young man. who had put all Jus baggago aboard was loaning over tlio-rail awaiting tho departure. ' . . Another man, totally strange to tho one f . first referred to, went aboard, and after) a while approached tho.maii who was leaning over tho rail. * , , "Are you going up on this boat? asked tlio more recent arrival on tho vessel. , 'T am," was. tho reply: ; ... ."Well, she doesn't' sail for a wlule. ■ Let's go for a walk." • .. . ■ , Tho pair,walked about tho city, and in- • cidentally 'won't into a' fashionable hotel ' ivhoro tho bfeer tUat ia brown was looked Ul Thov had left tho hotel' and got a few ' ■yards alonfc tlio footway When the man, > who had gone aboard 60C0nd of tho two'- ; ojaculated, "By jovo, I was staying at that hotel, and I nearly forgot to pay my > bill.: Lend mo some money tall, wo get ; back to tho I haven't got enough on me, old chap." • . ■ , ,•,, The other produced a i£lo note, and tho ■ man 'wlio had asked for tlio' temporary accommodation hurried into tho hotel. / Ho has not been scon since. ; ' . . Neither has his, "tennor." •.