Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-09

GLOW was II done?" remarked AIr.
C0mstuck. Thefcupon Mr.. Clark took
three cards from his pocket, face
card aud two plsln ones and explained
that the trick vas 10 follow the wander.
ingH ~ the face cart, "a VI was shuiilcd,
aud 10 be able TO pick II out from the
Uthcu.
While lac was shunliug the three
cafds he turned hi head 10 look In an.
other direction NJ some object Ia
which he appeared 10 he Interested.
Aud while lie was thus looking away
COmsiock quickly, aud very plainly
creased the taos card with his thumb
nail, wholly un0bsefvcd by Mr.. CLARK,
aud WHO, when the cards were suf.
hciUntly miNcd mp saidi 81 VIII lay
5000 that none Of you Tan pick out the
iace card.r
The farmer aud the two stmngcfs
who had watched the proceedings with
Interest were silent for moment.
Finally, Nit. ComstOck said 90 Mr..
hlthsicl; "Iou know which card it
10, pick u uut.n lie did ~ at once,
aud with sono cxultailon showed the
face card. with much establishment
the dealer Of the Carls exclaimed
"You have now my 5000, but you
didn't pat up anything, ~ II l. not
fair that you should take my money
without any risk on your pau.'
MrClark then expressed the opinion
that none Of the three men present
could PRODUCE 5000. Comsiock took
the old farmer aside and said 10 him!
~ have a sister In Ballst0n from whom
! eau get 5000, aud n you tau g,t
5000 more, We will scoop this fellow =
money aud divide"
Now, Sir. Bathsicl, "a a deacon In the
Baptist Church, aud knew the com.
mani against covstOu-ness but this
chance 10 pick up fllln from n Zoe was
too much Tor his religious rcuiplc-. He
Immediately hltchcd ny his pair Of
blacks and, accompanied 10y Mt. Com.
stock, drove 10 Ballston, wherc lac read.
ily found friend 10 endorse his n tr
for 5000, and which wis promptly
discounted nj Biliston Spa National
bank. The money was partly In bills
aud partly Ia gold aud silver aud the
cashier loaned him cuiu hag Ia carry
the money home In. Meantime Com.
stock hal rccn his sister" from whom
he had secured $1,000.
On their way back to Bithslck =
h0usy they met CLARK walking toward
the village. lie said he had become
weary " waiting for their return.
"But," srid Comstock, "ws have the
money, and now We want your Sj0N
according TO your promiss." Clark
began 10 beg Oh, aud sald he would
come again the next day.
Comst0cly declared that was hardly
fair, anu suggested that CLARK put HI.
money In box with their 5000 ani
leave II nil with Mt. Bathsick until IN,
next morning, whom they would all
meet there again. CLARK reluctantly
agreed, aud they Nil went over u
Bathslck's house, where Comslocli pro
ducrd a b1x, In which all the money
was placed aud securely nailed up aud
the l'ox given 10 Sir. Bathsiuk Ia keel
securely.
II was n restless night for Farmcl
Balhsick. lie could not sleep, Tor III,
possession Of sin,O0l was u most bur
deu-omc secret. Morning came nfts
n watchful night, but the thrvc Inoi
dli not return. A. the day advanced
he opened the box.
II contained lot u sawdust, SOM
pennies, aud n quaniy ~ brown papcr
lie hurried To ilillstou, executed
mortgage ~ s., 900 10 secure the fricni
who lad cndouri his note, aud lni
the facts 81 his folly nilly before th
head " the police. who have 40 IA
looked In valn for the swindlerH.