The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
HAD TO GO. AND HE WE'VE
A Man Who Rode 90 Denver on n wonaA's
Ticket and Struck Luck.
From IA, Kansas ci,y journal.

A Man Who Rode TO Denver on n wonsa's
Ticket and Struck Luck.
From TIE Kansas city journal.
There is to-day In Kansas City a man OF
middle age who has amassed q competency.
and figured In some Of the cty's most gigantic
real estate deals. His word Is as good as his
bond and he stands high in business circles.
His paper presented at any bank goes without
word ami Mi hs IL valuable citizen in eyer,
broker. In the halcyon days OF that fraternity.
whom he male many a! honest dollar. and
cslved a,nuory as to what ticket from Kansas
DAYS Ho reptile that such q ticket se was worth
30 an In two days he received 1t BY mail.
msbodcs basIaess habs he s'f immednse
sent SD to the seller. In rounding w the days
business however, and taxing account OF
Issued 70 a woman-Mrs;, Allie. Blaokwooi.
possible to md q woman VINO would con sent TO
use scalpeIs ticket Be nR a philo -ophical
@ but Gs thai ni he ~ Gsyaf
u he isy on which The ticket xpirsa lean.
HI sss ss4 f. esyi
termined that he could not palm OH the Alice
Blackwood ticket upon him. as he could not by
fRs on ys1 es ssssdb u. yss
ssmy uss IL s e, rhs
The ticket broker was encouraged BY the
S saH ss & .9s and ie ss
might yet save that SIS. He re99ested the
70 10 WITH tse
e one aide ana stick out his tongue in ~ 81.
written thereon. The eharaeters. as they. ap.
eStan bundls from any Chinese aundr rsu ana
the hope OF getting SO for tho Denver ticket
s.ranser; said 10, you won't do; you can
~ Friend. | can use ANYTHING: must go to
Now the sca'psr hal young man In his
office who was an expert, penman. and, en-:
KIM hG h9ps
~ 9" 'S' sEss
stamped at the general office 1T the denot, be-
discreetIy or detection would follow. The sex ex.
pert enman wrote the name. AI.o Blackwood.
a Ss on e tai % s w
wastold to go to the depot watch the arrival Of
an Eastern train. and. when the crowd should
ticket stamr eli: to crowd In. prao pen. a K
for a blot ter. and pretend TO write, and then
that they had tramSsd on his tos so'e At ths
same lime he was INSTRUCTED to demand that
es . na 81 Ill., ws tod h.
SCRUTINY Of the changed ticket,
to Denver. took the ticket and departed Tor
the ,ictet as chsns.d wou pass music m astsr . YET
no slipped across the street and had half q
dozen bn -insss cards written, ,realing. Alco
Of two hours the man returned from the depot.
having suesess,u!y Obtained the general oti,es
TRs liz 'TSss given tn. business
the conductor Offered to put him on the train
to take two or three Of the pGssengers names.
hand the c9nductor one Of the cards. with the
and to make the conductor force him or the
oars. Do this; said The scalpsr. ani YOU
I would not give you cents for your chtnce.
!. probability is that you will be put on
ehass cent for 9S.
but II You get to Denver all right / want you to
Friend. all right: you have done me a big
favor. can go anywhere" Is ali the stranger
said as he pocke' cd his business cards and
lit sorry Tor the man He had no xoG ides that
he W W. get 6syond tn: shadow Of tue depot
tha he had gwen il to him Mosshs passed
No news came from the ticket. and the incl
dent dent had 1nS almost slipped IF IN the scalner's
ses So; So SSE S s
FRIEND: You did me big favor and got
to Denver O. h. on that ticket Things are
count JONI SMITH"
other letter came to the broker F Is fe Ss So
"FRIENp; Things are coming my way, and
sas extra s. is for your trouble and fer inter
nn,Attorney.at.Law. Collections a specalty"
To say that the scnlper was surprised by the
second letter In finding out thar his stranger
was attorney. at law. at Tin Cup Col, but
[aIntiy expressed his fee ings.
n Time rolled on. and again the incident OF the
ness mon In Kansas City visited hi. office and
wanted ticket tor Tin Cup. Col. He and the
bewalled mis- fate In having to make tho
trip. Hs said that he had largo property In
to, est. at TIN Cup. AMI that he was havin:
rsm Or VIE hm eG
home. and did no, have tho time to make the
trip Colorado and expressed desire to have
there.
!, A. this 3uncture the scalper happened to
h ons o. ;od selee
of the Mrs. Alice Blackwood ticket. While not
rec mmendlng tho now made lawyer. he said
ne had no Doubt he WIS Just the man wanted
AND so tho trip was postponed. correspond. !
enre Was opaned between the Kansas City man |
and John smith. attorney at-law. which re:
manager Tor tho Kansas City man and he to- |
lay Ills this position, hayiag q punted with |
despatch for all funds intrusted 10 his caro-.