The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-20
PLAYING THE BUNKO.
IAN EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
THE GAME CAN BE WORKED.
0r. Sparks of Chicago Introduces himself
20 Mr. walker of BinghamvilIe, and They
Have a Friendly Chat-PArsons and Mat
ters of Mutual Interest.

ters of Mutual Interest.
1T isn't difficult thing to be bun
10 steerer," said the man III tlc hotel
lobby to a reporter. do you see that
clean loolAing ol1 nan cTer there on the
settee? Well, that's Mr.. Walker from
Binghamvilie 1 heard a man call him
6y name and inquire about all the folks
down at Pirgharaville. l don't know
whether Binghamville is i'll this state
or Kentucky or Texas Don't believe
ever heard of it before. but ! can so
over there and MAKE him think / know
the town like book. That doesn't
Ggnify that he's green or that I'm par
ticularly clever, but it's a fact never
theless.
"What if he begins to ask you ques
Gtpns?''
"I'll get out the best way / can.
Now. you go and sit in that chair just
beyond the big settee, and you can hear
She conversation.
"All right I'll do it, but you II get
yourself into trouble. 4"
"Do You think so? I'll simply sit
down beside him, and we'll have a nice
chat about old times.
81 beg your pardon, but isn't this
Mr.. Walker
That's my namo, but you've got the
best of me"
81 thought / couldn't be mistaken.
Ny name is Sparks. live here in Chi
oago. It's been a good many years since
Twas at Binghamville.
''I expect you would hardly know the
yxT-
changes in the last two years. We've
inst built new schoolhcnse.
"You needed one, sure enough. What
did they do with the ole one?"
Tore it down. II wasn't any &C.
count You recollect tae hay barn that
ssood little ways est from the CID
snhoolhouse? Well, hat burned this
sammer.
"You dos't say 30! Let's sec, who
owned that?'
"Old man Martii,. He baled a lot of
AAy in that place.
That's SO. / remember now. The
last time / was in Binghamville stop
ped ovor coulI.e of days with the
0miths.
A+'Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen.
9al store?''
'Yes. He was a nice man."
Hes all right if you know him.
Kind o. queer at times"
II noticed that However, / always
gos along well enough with him..
He had nice family"
Indeed he had. What are the chill
dsen doing?"
lyon know the oldest girl was mar
r1,d?"
..Yes. i received an invitation to her
wedding. How about the others?'
81 guess they're all at home but Jim.
He's away TO school most of the time.
BY the way, ] became acquainted
ehere with a mighty nice fellow. He
runs drug store. l guess you know
who mean.
Homer Temple:"
That's the man. lie liked to hear a
good story as well as any man / ever
met.
Eyes, Homer will have his fun. l
s'pose you heard of the scrape he got in:"
II heard something about it, but new
q got the particulars. "
"He got chasing around after a widow
Over in Brampton, and his wife left
him for awhile, but she's back now. "
That's good. Are you going to have
Q pretty good fair down there this year,
1.-THE fairs over at Millicent.
"Yes, / know. I'll never forget the
time ] drove over there with Charlie
We started early
lyon mean Charlie Henderson,"
Yes
"Oh, he was great hand to go to
tie fairs. He stays at home more since
10 got married. You know he married
one of the jenkins girls.
81 guess she's a pretty nice girl"
''She is that. You remember the old
mans place on the Brampton pike?"
Been past it many a time. He owns
considerable land out there, doesn't hep
about 300 acres. He traded some Of
it for town property. "
''Humphl He's foolish to do that
From what know Of that country I'd
ksep all the good faraa land / could
ODt"
That's whore you're level headed,
eoo," said Mr. Walker, placing his
hand conhdentially on the others
'"That land all through there is bound
- increase III value, and we can get
crop there when they can't get it any
where else -
II told Sylvester Smith the same
ching. A man that's got good farm
down in that country is fixed. "
You're right. You're right. / wish
you could get down in that country and
rec it this year.
II would like to drop down that way,
but I'm kept pretty busy up here. How
sver, l want you to give my regards to
al my friends down there and tell them
I'm behaving myself p"
''That's saying good deal for q man
1hat lives in Chicago.
That's fact Well, will bid you
goodby. Mr.. Walker. Glad to have seen
you again.