The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-07

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ko staerer, said tho man in the hotel
lobby 60 . reporter. do yOu Bes that
clean looking old man over there on the
settee? Well, that's Mr.. Walker from
Binghamville. / heard . man call him
by name and inquire about all the folks
down at BinRhamville. don't know
whether Binghamville 10 in this gtAte
or Kentucky or Texas Don't believe !
ever heard Of il before. but / can go
over there and make him think / know
the town like a book. That doesn't
signify that he's green or that I'm par
ticularly clever. but it's n fact never
theless"
"what If he begins to ask You ques
tions?''
I'm get out the best way can
Now, you go and sit in that chair Just
beyond the big settee. and you can hear
tho conversation
"All right. I'll do IL. but you II get
yourself into trouble"
"Do you think so2 I'll simply sit
down beside him, and we II have n nice
chat about old times"
"I beg your pardon, but isn't this
Mr.. walker:''
That's my name. but you've got the
best Of me-. )"
81 thought couldn't be mistaken
Ny name is Sparks I live here in Chi
cago. It's been a good many years since
was at Bingbamville-
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
"You needed one, sure enough What
did they do with the old one?''
Tore it down. IL wasn't any &C
count. You recolleot the hay barn that
stood N little ways east from the old
schoolhouse? Well, that burned this
/ summer.
"You don't say sol Let's see. who
owned that:'
"Old man Martin. He baled lot Of
hay in that place"
That's so. / remember now. The
/ last time / was in Binghamville j stop
ped over q couple Of days with the
Smiths.
Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen
eral store:"
'Yes. He was n nice man"
He's all right if you know him.
/ Kind o queer at times
II noticed that Howev.r, always
got along well enough wit! him"
He had q nice family.
Indeed he had What - the chill
dren doing?"
"You know the oldest girl was mar
ried?''
Yes received m invi 4tion to her
wedding. How about the oshers?"
II guess they're all at home but Jim.
He's away to school most OF the time. :"
by the way, became acquainted
there with a mighty nice rellow. He
runs a drug store. ] guess you know
who mean"
Homer Temple?''
That's the man. He liked to hear n
good story as well as any man ever
met
Eyes, Homer will have his fun.
s'pose you heard Of the scrape he got in?''
81 heard something about it, but new
er got the particulars. -
He got chasing around after n widow
over in Brampton, and his wife left
him for awhile, but she's back now"
That's good Are you going 20 have
a pretty good fair down there this year,
THE fairs over at Millicent"
Eyes, / know. I'll never forget the
time / drove over there with Charlie
We started early"-
"You mean Charlie Henderson,
Yea"
"Oh, he was a great hand TO 20 to
the fairs He stays at home more since
he got married. You know he married
one Of the Jenkins girls"
81 guess she's n 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 he?'i
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 conhdentially ON the others
THAT land all through there is bound
TO increase in value, and we can get q
crop there when they can't get it any
where else"
''I told Sylvester Smith the Gamt
thing. A man that's got n good farm
down in that country is fixed"
You're right You're right ! wish
you could get down in that country AnC
? see it this year"
''I would like to drop down that way
but I'm kept pretty busy mp here. How
ever, want you TO give my regards q
: all my friends down there and tell then
I'm behaving myself"
, That's saying good deal for . nal
that lives in Chicago"
That's . fact Well, will bid you
Q goodby. Mr.. Walker. Glad TO have seel
you again"
Thank you Same to you Drop II
and see me whenever you get 70 Bine
hAmville"
''Same old place?'i