The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-27
PLAYING THE BUNK0.
AN EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
THE CANE CAN BE WORKED.

to 9fr. walker oT BInghan1vilIe, aud They
Have q Friendly Chat-PersOas and Nat
ter of SIutuaI Interest.
'lf isn't a difficult ,hirg to be bun.
ko st,,arer," said the man in the hotel
lobby to a reporter. DO you see that
clean looking old man over there on the
settec? Well, that's Mr.. Walker frolu
BInchamville l heard a man call him
by name and inquire about all the folks
down at Binghamville. / don't know
whether Biughamville is i'll this state
or Kentucky or Texas Don't believe l
ever heard of it before. but can 20
over there aud 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 fact never
theless. -
"What if he begins to ask you ques
tions:'
"I'n get ont the best way / can.
Now, you go and sit in that chair Just
beyond the big settee, and you can hear
/ the conversation.
"All right I'll do it, hut you'll get
/ yourself into trouble.
do you think so? III simply sit
+ down beside him, aud we II have nice
chat about old times. -
Il beg your pardon, but isn't this
Mr. Walker?''
That's my name, but you've got the
best of me. "
y Thought 1 eoul6n't lie mietakcn
7 My name is Sparks. live here in CHI
/ cago. It's been a good many years since
1 | waS at BinGlamviilc.
Il expect you would hardly know the
place. We've made 4 great many
changes in the last two years. We've
Just built a new schooihoUse. p"
"You needed one, sure enough What
did they DO with the old oRc:'
''--cro it down. II wasn't any &c
count You recollect the hay barn that
stood little ways east from the old
schoolhouse: Well, that burned this
summer
"You don't say so! Let's see, who
owned that?'
"Old man Martin. He baled lot Of
hay in that place.
That's 50. I remember now. The
last time was in Binshamville ! stop
ped over a couple CT days with the
Smiths. "
Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen
oral store?'
Eyes. He was a nice man."
Hes all right if you know him
Kind O. queer at times"
Il noticed that. However. l always
got along well enough with him. "
He had a nice family"
Indeed he had. What are the chill
dren doing:'
''You know the oldest girl was mar
ried:''
''Ycs. 1 received an invitation TO her
wedding. How about the otheTs:''
Il guess they're all at home but Jim.
lies away to school most OF the time. .
by the way, became acquainted
there with mighty nice fellow. lie
runs a drug store. l guess You know
who mean"
Homer Temple:'
That's the man. lie liked to hear q
, good story as well IS any man 1 evei
: met. "
eyes, Homer will have his fun.
s'posc you heard of the scrape he got i'm
4 heard something about it, but "
er got the particulars. "
He got chasing around after a widow
over in Brampton, and his wife lcf
him for awhile, but she's back now. "
That's good. Are you going TO have
a pretty good fair down there this year,
, The fairs over at Millicent.
eyes, l know. I'll never forget tn,
time l drove over there with Charlie
We started CARLY
lyon mean Charlie Henderson,
Yes -
''Oh, he was great hand 10 20 t,
the fairs He stays at nome more sine
he got married. You know he marie,
one OF the jenkins girls. -
Il guess she's a pretty nice girl"
''She is that. You remember the oil
mans place on the Brampton pike
Been past il many time. He own
considerable land out there, doesn't het'
About 800 acres. He traded some q
it for town property"
"Humph. He's foolish tp do that
From what know of that c, utry l.
keep all the good farm land / coul
get.
That's where yGu re level headed
c too" said Mr.. Walker, placing hi
hand conaGentially ON the other,
Is That land all through there Is boun
to increase in value, and we can get
crop there when they can't get it any
where else. >"
Il told Sylvester Smith the sam
thing. \ man that's got "a good far
down in that country Is fixed. -
''You'r re right You're right. wis
you could get down in that country an
$ see it tins year. ="
Il would like to drop down that wa,
but I'm kept pretty busy up here. How
ever, want you 80 give my regards
= all my friends down there and tell the
I'm behaving myself.
That's saying a good deal for a ms
that lives in Chicago.
That's a fact. Well, Will bid "
ts goodby, Mr. Walker. Glad to have Sc,