The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-12
PLAYING THE BUNKO.
AN EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
THE GAME CAN be WORKED.

"ls isn't difficult thing to bo bun.
ko staeror, said the man in the hotel
lobby to reporter "Do you see tha.
clean looking old man over there on the
settee? Well, that's Mr.. Walker from
BinRhamville l heard a man call him
by name and inquire about all the folks
down at Binghamville / don't know
whether Binghamville is IN this state
or Kentucky or Texas. Don't believe
ever heard of il before, but l can go
over there and make him think l know
the town like a book. That doesn't
signify 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
tions?'
"I'll get out the best way can.
Now, you go and sit in that chair just
beyond the big settoe, and you can hear
tho conversation.
"All right. I'll do it, but you'll get
yourself into trouble"
"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.. Walker2'
"That's my name, but you've got the
best of me. p"
IL thought / couldn't be mistaken.
My name is Sparks. live here in Chi
cago. It's been good many years since
was at Dinghamvillo
II expect you would hardly know tho
place. We've made great many
changes in the last two years. We've
lust built now schoolhouse."
"You needed one, sure enough What
did they do with the old one?"
"Toro il down. 1t wasn't any nc
count You recollcct the hay barn that
stood little ways east from the old
schoolhouse? Well, that burned this
summer. "
"You don't say sol Lots sec, who
owned thst?"
"Old man Martin. He balcd a lot of
hay in that place.
"That's so. | remember now. The
last time was in Binghamville i stop
ped over couple Of days with the
/ Smiths" "
Sylvester Smith. that owned tho gen
eral store?"
Eyes. He was nice man."
''IIos all right il you know him.
| Kind o. queer ut times"
IL noticed that. However, always
got along well enough with him. "
HE had n nice family"
Indeed no had What are tie chill
dren doing?'
"You know the oldest girl was mar
riedg"
Eyes. | received an invitation to her
wedding. How about tho otbcrs?"
81 guess they're all at home but Jim.
Hos away 10 school most Of the time.
"By tho way, became acquainted
there with mighty nice fellow. He
runs drng stOro. l guess you know
who mean "
Homer Tenplc?"
1 That's tho man. Io liked to hear u
good story as well as any man ever
met"
eyes, Homer will havo his fun.
s'pose you heard Of the scrape he got in:"
II heard something about it, but nov-
er got the particulars. "
"He got chasing around after widow
over in BraHpton, and his wife loft
him for awhile. but she's back now. "
That's good. Arc you going to have
pretty good fair down there this year,"
"Tho fairs over at MillictOt.
ayes, know. I'll never forget the
timo | drove over there with Charlie.
We started early
"You moan Charlie Henderson,"
eyes"
"Oh, he was great hand to 90 TO
the fairs. He stays nt home moro since
he got married. You know no married
one of the jenkins girls"
81 guess she's pretty nice girl" {"
"She is that Yon remember the old
mans place on the Brampton pike!"
Been past it many time. He OWLS
considerable land out there, doesn't ho?"
about 800 acres. He traded some Of
it for town property"
"Humph He's foolish to do that.
From what know Of that country I'd
keep all the good farm land / could
get. "
THAT'S where you're level headed,
too" said Mr.. Walker, placing his
hand conldentially ON the others.
THAT land all through there IL bound
to increase in value, and we can get
crop there when they can't get it any
where else "
II told Sylvester Smith the same
thing. 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
see it this year. ="
81 would like to drop down that way,
but I'm kept pretty busy up here. How
ever | want Won to giye nv regnrds IN
all my friends down there and tell them
I'm behaving myself.
"That's saying u good deal for a man
that lives in Chicago"
That's fact. Well, 7 will bid you
goodby, Mr. Walker, Glad TO have seen
you again "
THANK you. Same to You Drop in
and SEQ me Whenever you get 70 Bing-
hamville F"
"Same old placo2"