Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-12-04
PLAYING THE BUNKO.
AN EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
THE GAME CAN eE WORKED.


Hayo Friendly chas-rersona and MAJ.
ters Of Mutual Interest.
"It isn't a difficult thing to be bum
ko steerer, said tho man la the hotel
lobby to a reporter DO you see that
clean looking old man over thoro on the
settce7 Wei, that's Mr. Walker from
Binghamvillo. heard q man call him
By namo aud inquire about all the folks
down at Binghamville. / don't know
whether Binghamville is in this state
OF Kentucky or Texas. Don't believe
ever heard Of it before but l can go
over thero and make him think ! know
the town like book. That doesn't
signify that he's green OK that I'm par
ticularly clever, but it's fact never
theless. "
"What if he begiIs to ask you ques
tions?''
"I'n got out the best way I can.
Now, you 60 and sit in that chair Just
beyond the big settee, and you can hear
the conversation.
"All right. I'll do it, but you'll get
yourself into trouble.
"Do you think soi I'll simply sit
down beside him, and won have nice
chat about old times"
'I beg your pardon, but isn't this
Mr.. Walkerg''
That's my name, but you've got the
best Of me.
81 thought couldn't be mistaken.
My name is Sparks. / live here IN Chi
cago. It's been a good many years since
was at Binghamville.
II expect you would hardly know the
place We've made a great many
changes in the last two years. We've
Just built new schoolhouse.
lyon needed one, sure enough. What
did they do with the old one2'
''T0re it down. It wasn't any ac-
count You recolleot tho hay barn that
stood little ways cast from the old
schoolhouso? Well, that burned this
summer. "
"You don't say sol Let's see, who
owned that?'
"Old man Martin. Ho baled lot Of
hay in that place.
That's so. / remember now. The
last time 1 was in Binghamville stop
ped over couple Of days with the
Smiths "
"Sylvester Smith. that owned the gen.
eral store7''
Yes be was a nice man. "
"Ho's all right If you know him.
Kind o. queer at times.
II noticed that However, always
got along we'll enough with him. "
''He had nice family"
Indeed ho had. What are the chill
dren doing?''
"You know the oldest girl was mar
riedg''
''Yos received an invitation to her
wedding. How about the others?"
II guess they're all at home but Jim.
He's away to school most Of the time.
by tho way, became acquainted
there with mighty nice fellow. He
runs a drug store. guess you know
who mean. T"
Homer Temple?"
''That's the man. He liked to hear a
good story as well as ony man I ever
met "
eyes, Homer will have his fun.
s'pose you heard Of tho sorape he got IMP"
II heard something about it, but new
er got tho particulars.
"He got chasing around after widow
over in Brampton, aud his wife left
him for awhile, but she's back now"
That's good. Arc you going to have
q pretty good fair down there this yearS"
1.-THE fairs over at Millicent.
"Yes, / know. I'll never forget the
time / drove over there with Charlie.
We started early'---
lyon moan Charlie Henderson,"
eyes.
"Ob, he was q great hand to 60 to
tho fairs. He stays at home more since
he got married. You know no married
one Of the Jenkins girls
''I guess she's a pretty nico gin.
"She Is that You renember do al
mans place on the Brampton 1i' q
'Been past it many time he Jwn
considerable land out there, doesn't he.
about 800 acres. He traded some Of
10 for town property" "
f'Humphl He's foolish 10 do that.
From what know Of that country I'd
keep all the good farm land I could
get.
That's where you're level headed,
too, said Mr.. Walker, placing his
hand conndentially on tho other 8.
i'That land all through there Is bound
10 increase iu value. and wo can get Z
crop there when they can't set @ any
where else.
II told Sylvester Smith tho same
thing. A man that's got a good farm
down ia that country Is flxsd
HYou'ro right You're right I wish
you could get down ia that country and
SEQ It this year. "
81 would like to drop down that way,
but Pm kept pretty busy up here. How
over. / want you to give my regards e
an my friends down there and tell then
I'm behaving myself
''That's saying a good deal for q mal
that lives ia Chicago
That's q fact We'll. I viii bid yos
you again
Thank you. Same to you. Drop II
and SEQ me WHENEVER ypu got 70 bing
J hamville
| 'samo old placer
''samo old place.
"GoOd day
Good day.
, Mr.. Sparks rojoinod his iriond AZ Oh
cigar counter. Don't you soo?' sail
he. ~ didn't take amy risks. and ye
he'd make an afidayit chat knew %
p about the town. Think / could 50 owe
aud borrow money Of nim. si-