The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-08
PLAYING THE BUNKO.
An EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
THE GAME Gan g WORKED.

70 gtaerer, said the man IN the motel
lobby toa repmeer. do you go thMa
olean looking old man Over thers ON ths
settee7 Well, that's DIR. Walksr from
BinghauagiIIa. heard man call him
by name md inquire about all The folkn
down nc BinghamVill& I don't know
whether Binghamville 10 in this state
or Kentucky or TexAA Don't believe
ever heard Of it before. but can 80
over there and make him think know
the town like . book. That docm't
signify that he's green or that I'm par
ticularly clever. bat it's n fact never
thelesS."
What IL he begIIs to Ask you quea
tions?''
"IIl get out the best way / can
Now, you 70 and sit in that chair lnst
beyond tho big settee. and Jon can hear
the conversation-
''AlI right IN do il hut yOa'll gst
yourself into fro1bleL"
do you think So7 III simply ait
down beside him. and well have . aioe
chat about old time"
ST beg your pardon. but isn't this
Mr.. WAlker?''
"ThAt's my name but you've goa che
I best Of me"
IT thought oouIdp't Be mistaken
Ny name is Sparks. live here in Chi
, cHgo. las Leen n good many yearn aimee
, was At binRhGmville.
II expect yOu would hardly know the
plaoa We've made . great many
changes in the last two years We've
Just built q new schOOlhouse.
mAaAr
did they do with the old onel"
''Tore it down It wasn't amy Ao-
count You recolleot the hay barn that
stood A little ways east from the old
schoolhouse? Well, that burned this
1 summer.
lyon don't say sol Let's see who
owned thatGs &
"Old man Martin he baled lot Of
hay in that place."
That's so. / remember now. The
last time was in Binghamville stop
ped over q couple of days with the
Smiths"
Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen.
eraI store?"
YEA He was n nice man"
Hes all right il you know him.
A1Qu y QuCGE MI bA11%A~
II noticed that However. 1 always
got along we'll enough with him. "
HE had q nice family"
Indeed he had What are the chill
dren doing?"
"You know the oldest girl was mar
ried7''
Yes received an invitation 10 her
| wedding. How about the others?'
81 guess they're all at home but jim
He's away 70 school most of the time. %
"By the way. became acquainted
there with n mighty nice fellow. he
runs . drug store. I guess you know
who mean"
Homer Temple!''
That's the man He liked TO hear n
good story ~ well Is any man I even
met"
"Yes, Homer will have his fun.
s'pose you heard Of the sorApe he got in?''
II heard something about it, but new
er got the particulars.
HE got chasing around after a widow
over in Brampton, and his wife lefi
him for awhile, but she's back now"
That's good Are you going to have
q pretty good fair down there this year?''
THE fairs over at Millicent"
"Yes, i know. I'll never forget the
! time 7 d-a-e nvar thara with Charlfa
We started early
"You mean Charlie Henderson,
Yes"
"Oh, he was q great hand TO 20 e
the fairs. He stays at home more EinoS
he got married You know he married
one Of the Jenkins girlR''
''I guess she's n pretty nice girl"
''She is that. You remember the old
mans place ON the Brampton pike?''
Been past il many q time. He owns
considerable land out there, doean't hep
About 800 acreA he traded some oi
10 for town property"
"Humphl Hes foolish 70 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 hii
hand conAdentially ON the other'G
That land all through there In bounl
70 increase in value. and we can get I
crop there when they can't get it any
where else
II told Sylvester Smith the sans
thing. A man that's got n good farm
down in that country is fixed"
You're right You're right / vial
you could get down in that country anS
nee &c this year"
81 would like TO drop down that way
but I'm kept pretty busy mp here. How
ever, want you TO give my regards .,
all my friends down there and tell then
I'm behaving myself"
That's saying . good deal for q ma
that lives in Chicago"
That's fact Well, viii bid yoS
goOdby. Mr.. Walker. Glad 10 have seel
you again"
Thank you Same 10 you Drop II
and See me whenever you get 70 Bina
hAmyille"
''sans old plAOsI'' l
Same old place"