The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-04
PLAYING THE BUNKO.
AN EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
THE GAME CAN Be WORKED.

tSru Of Mutual Interest.
''ls isn't a difficult thing to be bun.
10 staerer, " said the man in the hotel
clean looking old man over there on tho
settee? Well, that's Mr.. Walker from
BlDghamville heard q man call him
by name and inquire about AL the folks
down nc Binghamville don't know
whether Binghamville Is in this state
or Kentucky or Texas Don't believe I
ever heard Of it before. but / can 20
over there and make him think I know
the town like . book. That doesn't
signify that he's green or that I'm par
ticularly clever, but it's n fact never
| theless 4"
What If he begiIs to ask you ques
/ tions?"
''I'll get out the best way I 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, but you'n get
/ yourself into trouble"
I do you think sol I'll simply sic
/ down beside him, and Wen have q nice
/ chat about old times
II beg your pardon, but isn't this
Mr.. WalkerI''~S
That's my name. but you've got the
best Of me ="
II thought couldn't be mistaken.
Ny name is Sparks live here in Chi
cago It's been a good many years since
was at Binghamville
Il 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 il down. It wasn't any 90
count You reoolleot the hay barn that
stood . little ways east from the old
schoolhousei 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 90. / remember now. The
last time was in Binghamville ! stop
ped over n couple Of days with the
Smiths. "
Sylvester Smith. that owned the gen.
eral store?"
- AAo " eAn ~ INV Ab1ns
Hes all right IL you know him.
Kind o queer at times"
Il noticed that However. I always
got along we'll 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?''
Yes / received an invitation 70 her
wedding. How about the others?"
81 guess they re all at home but Jim.
Hos away TO school most Of the time. -
by the way. / became acquainted
there with n mighty nice fellow. be
runs drug store 1 guess you know
who mean -
Homer Temples''
That's the man. He liked 10 hear N
good story as we'll as any man ever
met.
''Yes. Homer will have his fun. I I
s'pOse you heard Of the sorape he got in:'' /
Il heard something about it, but neT- T
er got the particulars. " i
He got chasing around after a widow I
over in Brampton. and his wife left .
him for awhile. but she's back now"
That's good Are you going 70 have
q pretty good fair down there this year:'' .
The fairs over at Millicent"
Yes, know. I'll never forget the
time l drove over there with Cbnrlie
We started early"-
YOu mean Charlie Henderson,
Yes"
''Oh, he was n great hand 90 20 90
the fairs He stays at home more since
he got married. You know he married
one of the Jenkins girls"
Il guess she's n pretty nice girl. 4"
''She is that You remember the ola
mans place ON the Brampton pikeg'r
Been past it many n tina He owns
land out there, doesn't he?''
About 500 acres. He traded some Of
it for town property"
'Humph! He's foolish 10 do that
From what know Of that country ia
keep all the good farm land l could
get"
That's where you're level headed.
too said Mr.. Walker, placing his
hand conhdentially ON the other'n
That land all through there Is bound
10 increase in value, and we can get a
crop there when they can't get IL any.
where else. {"
Il told Sylvester Smith the same
thing. A man that's got q good farm
down in that country is fixed. "
You're right You're right I riah
you could get down in that country and
See it this year -
Il would like 70 drop down that way .
but I'm kept pretty busy mp here. How.
sver, want you to give my regards 90
all my friends down there and tell them
I'm behaving myself"
That's saying n good deal for n mar {
hat lives in Chicago" +"
That's fact Well. will bid yoo
soodby, Mr.. Walker. Glad 10 have seen
you again"
Thank you. Same 70 you Drop in
md see me whenever you get 20 Bina
lAmville ="