The victim, seeing the plight in which he is placed, demands an accounting and threatens legal proceedings. The agency in turn demands he give them an itemized statement of each account, which they have. They agree to check them up, and, if found correct, promise to give him a check for the 20 per cent which they hold. That night the light burns late over the bookkeeper's desk in the manufacturer's office. In the morning the statements go to the office of the loan shark, who says: "I'll have the auditor check them up and send you a check as soon as we find out everything is straight." TRADE STATEMENTS TO CUSTOMER. The manufacturer leaves the office. The loan shark gets busy with the statements, and stamps each of them: "This account has been transferred to Killem's Mercantile Company. You are notified to pay this account to no one else." These statements are mailed to the customers. When the manufacturer returns the loan shark greets him cordially and remarks: "Unfortunately one of my clerks mailed out a lot of your statements last night, but I guess that won't matter. He stamped on them that they had been transferred to us and sent them out as he does everyone else's. He didn't understand. I am sorry." As expected, the manufacturer, when he sees his business and confidence abused in this manner, flies into a rage. Then the suave agent takes the bull by the horns and issues his ultimatum. "Our bank"--always "our bank"--"thinks we are not getting all the money coming to us from your account. They demand that in the future you deposit all your checks with us. I am sorry, for I know everything is straight, but your using us as a bank will last but a few days. Everything will then run smoothly again." And unless some friend comes to the aid of the manufacturer the agency's prophecy comes true, and it does last but a little while. SHREWD BEGGAR GRAFT. Pretend to be Deaf, Dumb and Blind, Playing on Sympathy--How Philanthropy is Humbugged--Begging for Money to Reach Home--An Army of Frauds and Vagabonds--Mastering the Deaf Mute Language for Swindling Purposes--The Public Should be Careful in Disbursing Alms.