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She, meanwhile, became very ridly with another Shanghai lady. This latter hoped very short-to be leaving Shanghat for good, fand consequently wished to sell her Fhouse. She suggested that Mrs Me-'Kiney might buy it. Mrs. MeKiney iwas enraptured and agreed. The deal was put through and a cheque twas paid down as deposit. The: said cheque subsequently proved to be worthless. Whilst' up. at. the! house the " bogus millionairess. noticed two fur coats belonging to her victim. She expressed her admiration for them and begged to allowed to borrow them that she might take them to her tailor to have them copied. Permission wax willingly given, and the owner has. never seen the coats since. On the: day the couple left Shanghai the owner of the coats did ask her what had become of the articles, jand was told that the tailor had been given instructions to send them to her house that mornin and they would be waiting, there: fore, when she got back.. Needless to say they were not, and have not been seen in Shanghai since,
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