One of the most contemptible of creatures is the storekeeper who has
caught some one (who has the appearance of having money), stealing
some trifling article, and will exclaim, "Here, here! I have had
stolen three hundred dollars' worth of goods by some one, and if you
will settle for all I have had stolen, I will let up on you, and not
prosecute."
These cowardly methods are simply mentioned to show to what depths
of meanness some men will descend, and are not to be classed with
the professional thief, with whom stealing is a trade. As to how the
female blackmailer can be foiled, the remedy is obvious, and no man
who possesses proper self-respect will ever become a victim.