The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-05
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ko staerer, said the man in the hotel
lobby TO . reporter. DO you see 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 &C Binghamville. don't know
whether Binghamville is in this state
or Kentucky or Texas Don't believe
ever heard of it 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, bat it's fact never
theless.
What if he begins to ask you ques
tions?''
"I'n get out the best way / can.
Now, you 90 and sit in that chair just
beyond the big settee, and you can hear
the conversation
"All right I'll do it but youn get
yourself into trouble"
''Do yon think %? I'll simply sic
down beside him, and Wen have . nice
chat about old times.
81 beg your pardon, but isn't this
Mr.. Walker?'
THAT'S my name, but you've got the
best Of me-
"I thought couldn't be mistaken.
My name is Sparks live here in Chi
cago. It's been a good many years since
was at BinRhamville
II expect you would hardly know the
place. We've made n great many
changes in the last two years We've
just built a new schoolhouse- %
"You needed one. sure enough What
did they do with the old one?''
Tore it down. 1t wasn't any ac-
count Yor recollect the hay barr that
stood . little ways east from the old
schoolhouse? Well that burned this
summer"
lyon don't say sol Let's see, who
owned that?"
'.Old man Martin He baled y lot Of
hay in that place"
That's so. ! remember now. The
last time 1 was in Binghamvilie stop
ped over 9 couple Of days with the
Smiths"
Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen.
eral store?"
Yes. He was q nice man"
AAO al AAkne ~ yOa AnOf @AAAAA-
Kind o. queer at times"
"I noticed that However. 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?''
Yes received an invitation to her
wedding. How about the others7'
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 fellow. He
runs a drug store. / guess you know
who / mean"
Homer Templel"
That's the man. He liked 10 hear .
good story as well as any man / ever
met"
''Yes, Homer will have his fun. ]
s'pose you heard Of the scrape he got in?''
~ heard something about it. but new
er got the particulars
HE got chasing around after q widow
over in Braupton, 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 this yearF"
1.-THE fairs over at Millicent"
"Yes, i know. I'll never forget the
time i drove over there with Charlie
We started early"-
"You mean Charlie Henderson,
Yes"
"Oh, he was . great hand to 90 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 a pretty nice girl. +"
''She is that You remember the old
mans place on the Brampson pike?''
Been past it many time. He owns
considerable land out there, doesn't he?''
About 800 acres He traded some Of
it for town property"
''Humphi Hes foolish TO do that
From what know Of that country ia
keep all the good farm land / could
get"
That's where you're level headed,
too, said Mr.. Walker, placing his
hand conhdentially en- the other'R
That land all through there Is bound
70 increase In value, and we can get n
crop there when they can't get it any
where else"
II told Sylvester Smith the same
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 and
see 1t this year"
II would like to drop down that way
but I'm kept pretty busy mp here. How.
ever, want you 70 give my regards 20
all my friends down there and tell them
I'm behaving myself"
That's saying . good deal for q man
that lives in Chicago"
That's fact Well. will bid yon
goodby. Mr.. Walker. Glad TO have seer
you again"
Thank you Same 10 you Drop in 1
and see me whenever you get 10 BinR
hAmville.
Same old placer
Same old place"