The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-28
PLAYING THE BUNKO.
AN EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
THE GAME CAN sE WORKED.

''ls isn't difficult thing TO ba bun.
ko stcercr, " said t;le man ia 1he hotel
lobby to reporter. DO you see tina:
clean looking old man over there ON the
sottee? Well, that's Mr.. Walker froIa
Binglamville heard man call him
by name and inquire about oil the folks
down at Binghamville / don't know
whether Binghamville is in this state
or Kentucky or Texas Don't believe l
ever heard of it before. but l can go
over there and make him think know
the town like book. That d0esn't
signify that he's green or that I'm par
ticularly clever. but it's a fact never
theless.
What if he begiLs to ask you ques
tions?"
III get ont the best way cnn-
Now, you go and sit IN that chair Just
beyond the big settee, and you can hear
the conversation.
"All right. III do il, but you'll get
yourself into trouble.
"Do You think 50? I'll simply sit
down beside him, and we II have nice
chat about old times. =
Il Reg your pardon, but isn't this
: Mr.. W alker:
That's my name. but you've got the
best Of me.
Il thought coulCn't be mistaken
My nam is Sparks. live here in Chi
cago. It's been a good many years since
was at BiEghamvillo.
i expect you would hardly know tho
place. We've made q great many
changes III the last two years. We've
just built a new schoolhouse.
"You needed one, sure enough. What
did they do with the old onc:''
Tore il down. Ii wasn't any ac-
count. You recollect the hay barn that
stood a 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 il that place
That's so. / remember now. The
last time 1 was il Binghamville l stop
ped over q couple CT days with the
Smiths.
Sylvester Sm.th. that owned the gen
er;l store?"
CS. he was u ulcb man.
Hes all right if you know him
Kind o. queer at times.
Il noticed that However. always
got along well enough with him. "
He had nico family"
Indeed he had. What are the chill
dren doing:"
"You know the oldest girl was mar
ried?''
Yes / received an invitation to her
wedding. How about the otbeIs?''
Il guess thc.-'re all at home but jim
( He's away to school most Of the time -
BY the way, became acquainted
there with mighty nice fellow. lie
runs drug store. guess you know
who mean
Homer Temple?'
( That's tho man. He liked to hear 4
good story Us well as any man / ever
met. -
"Yes, Homer will have his fun. ]
+ s'pose you heard of tho scrape he got in:''
Il heard something about II, but new
er 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
a pretty good fair down there his year.
The fairs over at Millicert
"Yes, ] know. I'll never forge. the
time l drove over there with Charlie.
We started carly
"You mean Charlie Henderson,"
Eyes"
"Oh, he was great hand 70 go tc
the fairs He stays at homo more since
he got married. You know he married
ono of the jenkins girls"
Il guess she's n pretty nice girl. -
''She Is that. You remember the old
mans place on the Brampton pikes''
''Been past it many time He own:
considerable land ont there, doesn't hes'
About SEQ acres. He traded some O,
it for town property"
"Humphl He's foolish 10 do that
From what / know Of that country ID
keep all the good farm land / could
GET
That's where you're level headed
tOo," said Mr.. Walker, placing hi.
hand conhdentially ON the others
THAT land all through there is bonn,
TO increase III value, and we can get
crop there when they can't get it any
where else.
IL told Sylvester Smith the sam,
thing a man that's got a good farm
down in that country is fixed "
You're right. You're right. / wisl
you could get down in that country an,
see it this year.
~ would like to drop down that way
but I'm kept pretty busy up here. How
ever, want You to give my regards q
all my fricnus down there and tell then
I'm behaving myself.
That's saying good deal for mai
that lives in Chicago.
That's fact Well, will bid yol
goodhy, Mr.. Walker. Glad TO have seel
you again.
Thank you. Same to you Drop il
and see me whenever you get 20 Bing