The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-23

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Special Dispatch 10 the standsrd.
LIvINGsToS, Mont. May 2.-Ths eulii'
biiity OF mankind In general and ths
power Of ono man, possessed OF immacu'
late gall and slick tongue, over his fei-
low creatures was never botter illustrated
than by the career Of William Lester In
this city. A mentioned In Sundays
STANDARD, Lester came In ON No. Sat-
urslay evening, and NJ once went over 10
the r~sidencs OF G. s. Heferlin, on fel'
lowstone street, to try and arrange to So
cure the latter'a bill boards on which 10
advertise Sells Brothers' big shows Mr..
He6eriin was just starting down town
and Lester came along, explaining the
maRniicencc of tho circus which he
represented. Mr.. Heferlin informed
him that he did not have any bill
boards, except those used for his opera
house, and Lester then asked to bs intro
duccd To one Of the butchers. He was
taken down to Harvey 4 Co.'S and intro
duced to MIR. Harvey, the senior member
Of the firm. Lester At once opened nego'
tiations on large scale and finally en-.
tered into o contract for 5000 pounds OF
meat 10 he delivered circus day. He was
without the necessary blanks which ad-
vance agents always carry. but explained
this by saying that he had left his car In
Helena and that all his blanks and money
were with II. After signing the contract,
Lester asked tho favor for small loan,
placing the amount that would he neces-
sary to meet his demands until the arrival
of his car ut SO. lie was given this
amount and mt once proceeded to tho Hef.
ferlin block, where he met Mr.. Hefferlin,
who Was importuned 10 loan him the
same amount. Mr.. Hefcrlin had be-
como suspicious Of him by this
timc and began questioning him
al,ou, his show and the whereabouts Of
his ear. Lester said that tho show ap.
peared at Ogden that night and that he
had been compelled 10 leave his car in
He lena, while he came dow nsand made ar.
rangements at Boxeman and Livingston.
His story was hardly strong enough to
catch Mr.. HefYerlin. and he was sent away
minus tue so he had figured on getting.
In the meantime Mr.. Harvey had become
scared and informed the officers and they
soon rounded up tho advance agent with
proposition to return the money or 20 ia
Jail. Lester turned over SIS Of the amount,
saying that he would pay the balance
when his car came. He then took the
officials In and treated them and gave
them o cordial invitation to come over
and take dinner ia his private car Mon.
day.
But the fact that Mr.. Harvey had made
him return the loan prayed on Testers
mind, and the more he thought OF Il the
hotter u made him. Finally he became
Al. A. H.
cancel the contract with Harvey d Co.
and make new one with some one else,
So he made Q hurried trip To the loweI
end of town. hunted up new butcher
made new contract with him. and. IL i
reported. negotiated the customary Loaf
and rstulhcd ID the business portion ol
the town. At any rate, Lester had silver
when hs reached the city again. and he
vas not like boy who couldn't spend II,
Cigars sud drinks were coming to any one
who desired them. and several acqusint
ances that the 'advance agent" had
formed since his arrival in town were In
vited 70 = Sunday dinner Mt the best hote
in the town. During the day he also vie
tied the leading livery barns and At.
tempted to make contracts for hay and
grain, but was unsuccessful.
When No. 4 pulled in sunday evening
Lester Was at the depot and so were thu
officers. Lester greeted zach OF them will
n handshake and when asked II he In
tended to leave tho city informed then
that he had come over to soc about his col
and also expressed some concern over IL
failure to arrive. While the officers wer'
meditating over the subject Of his arrcs
he boarded the car aud locked himself IL
q closet. One person who went on TIN
train In search Of him was unable TO find
anything but locked door ON a close
and few seconds later the train pullct
out, carrying tho smooth advance aeen