Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-29

thl'A'r IN" ol",k followed after a moment
II n-r' J.~. WIS -iitiu- III large arm chair
Nh'H ~" tail man From London came into
~" ainrtm' tat The New Yorker merely be
slowed a passing eian - on Mr. Ashley and
l'h"i away The Encli,hman however.
sang II" on" "l-c cx~Itin; the clerk al
vancrl c"urt"ou>y AMI sad:
h.i You wash 1, So, n. am Mr. 4 III
Eh" qurriri ,iunsry Joe, with a startled
lah 'u'r" not Mr. B"njlmln \ illey!'
" rr~l-l,"
" Nrtof Kansas"
" N's Of Nhil"nc Kan How ran serve
y"l
tn" tina lips If TIE confidence man were
iHih'r whit" 10y th.> time. AMI they we're
more firmly compressed tnan ever. He re-
eni'i"'i "a" TAN Eu.'l-huian n 4 daz,,i fashion
f"r a i''w moments. Tr"n h. asked:
% d. Nrd own a iar-r cattle ranch thirty
hv" mile >outh f Ahlrn"."
l"lry" H. Why lo vnu ask
Been :" Europa T. have your eyes doc
trrsl'
"N">, have now been abroad four
months l'i'. nv Young friend, these q les
t"n- AZ rather III Pleas. explain Your
slf
"oli" echoed the Broa iway man. well,
should think they We're If you are Ben
Jnnln A>hl'-N. AMI YOU 30 own that ranch,
tie 'l"Vc"'st Lam IN the country has given
IN" heal. that's AL Why, l. amt two
"'r'A> ago that inr and two friends bought
half interest IA that ran, .. and, ny George.
the man Sho sold Us st.,plr in this same ho-
~. "
Nr Ashley seemed rather astoni,hel by
this information AMI bockonel III. clerk,
who hal is"n listening u their conversation
quit" intcntly That individual gave a Gaze
ful description Of the previous Mr. Ashley,
ami the New YORK sharper told how had he
Won some 81, 10 from the man, who WAS on
his way to Europe for the benefit of his eyes,
lie had represented himself as the owner
Of the Ashley ranch, and at his request
IN" speaker had telegraphei the abb
lcnc postmaster, who had replied givin, de
ia.~ as t. the property, which is valued a,
about s'0,ou, and had added that Mr. Ashley
himself had gone abroad for medical treat
ment. The man had represented that be
wanted to make certain expenditures ir Eu
rope, and that his card losses would proven,
ranch. He produced deeds To establish hi.
ownership, and they seemed satisfactory even
to the lawyers. Thinking he had a chance tc
get S5,om worth of material for $4,000, the
victim had taken two friends in with him
and by clubbing together they had RAISED
the necessary amount.
Really" observed the Englishman wher
the recital was finished. IL am very sorr,
for you. but you have un9uestionably beer
swindled. For my part shall not have tn,
slightest difficulty in establishing my linden
titv. As to your friend, the bogus Mr.
Ashley, he is probably one of nv cow
BOYS, Henry Barnes 10y name The de
scnption certainly fits that person
II. came 10 the rnnch-let me See
about II months ago and asked for place
Now ] remember he wasn't much like tn
other boys, but | ne .lel more help. and
took him on. He may have been in hidin:
for some crime, for all ! know. But on tn,
plains we can scarcely go into such matters
lie did his work all right, and seemed ruthc
more refined than his companions, though h
tried 20 conceal it. heard once or twice
! from my men that he PLAYED very cole
hand at poker
He does, said Hungry Joe mournfully
lie was an expert penman, now come t.
think Of 1t, and he did some work of that sor
for me. lie was still there when l cam.
away
And that's the Gus, who got off to Eurolr
with my money. hang him. burst in tn
defraudcd conf icnce operator, angrily
whats worse, he went away full Of IN,
champagne, and smelling of my basket o.
flowers. That mans ID swindler. that,
what he is"