The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-23


lobby to a reporter. do you see tha.
clean looking old rlan over there on the
scttee? Well, that's Mr. Walker from
Binghamville l heard a man call him
BY name and inquire about all the folks
down at Bin-hamville. i don't know
whether Biughamville is in this state
or Kentucky OF Texas Don't believe /
ever heard of it before. but l can go
over there and mae him think know
the town like u bOoS. That doesn't
signify that he's green or that I'm par
ticularly clever. but it's a fact never
theless.
what if he begins to ask you ques
tions?''
IN get ont the hest way l can.
Now, you go and sit in that chair Just
beyond the bi; settee, and you can hear
the conversation.
"All right. I'll do it. but you'n get
yourself into trouble.
"Do ycu think so? I'll simply sit
down beside him, and We'll have 4 nice
chat about Oil times.
Il beg your pardon, but isn't this
Mr.. Walkcr?''
That's my name, but you've got the
best Of me. "
II thought 1 ooulCn't tc mistaken
My name is Sparks. / live here III Chi
cago. It's been good many years since
/ was at BiEghanvillc.
Il expect you would hardly know the
place We've made a great many
changes in the last two years. We've
Just built a new schoOihoUse.
"You needed one, sure enough. What
did they do with the old onc:"
Tore it down. 1t wasn't any &C
count. You recollect the hay barn that
stood q little ways east from the old
schoolhouse? Wei, that burned this
summer.
"You don't say sol Let's see. who
owned that"
"Old man Martin. BE baled lot Of
hay in that place.
That's so. / rcllCmbCr now. The
last time / was in Binghamville stop
ped over a couple CT days with the
Smiths" "
Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen
eral storc:"
"Yes. He was nice man"
Hes all right if you know him
Kind o. queer at times.
i noticed that. However, l always
got along well enough with him. "
lie had nice family.
Indeed he had. What are tho chill
dren doing:'
You know TIE oldest girl was mar
ried?'
Yes. / received an invitation to her
wedding. How about tine othcrs?"
Il guess they're all at home but Jim.
He's away to school most of the time.
by the way, l became acquainted
there with mighty nice fellow. He
runs drug store. guess You know
vino | mean. "
Homer Temple?"
That's the man. He liked to hear a
good story as well as any man ever
met"
"Yes, Homer viii have lis fun.
/ s'pose you Heard Of the scrape he got in:''
Il heard something about it, 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 10 have
a pretty good fair down th.re this year,
The fairs over at Millicent.
Eyes, l know. I'll never forget the
time | drove over there with Charlie.
+ We started early''-
You mean Charlie Henderson,
"Yes."
"Oh, he was a great hand to go to
the fairs. lie stays at home more since
I he got married. You know he married
one of the jenkins girls.
{ Il guess she's pretty nice girl. "
''She is that. You remember the old
mans place on the Brampton piko:''
Been past it many time Ho owrs
considerable land out there, doesn't hc:''
About 500 acres. He traded some Of
it for town property.
"Hunph! He's foolish to 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,
toe" said Mr.. Walker, placing his
hand conhGentially ON the others.
That land all through there Is bound
f to increase in value, and we can get a
/ crop there when they can't get it any.
where else"
z
thing. a man that's got good farm
down IN that country is fixed. .
You're right. You're right. wish
you could get down in that country and
see it this year. "
II would like to drop down that way
but I'm kept pretty busy up here. How
ever, want You to give my regards 70
all my friends down there and tell then
I'm behaving myself" "
That's saying good deal for a mar
that lives in Chicago
That's a fact. Well, / will bid you
goodhy, Mr. Walker. Glad to have seeI
yOu again. -
Thank you. Same to you Drop il
and see me whenever you set to Bing
hamville "
Same old placer
Same old place.