Arizona silver belt., 1899-12-28
BUNCO SHARES THUMPED,
A Globe Man In Gotham The Arl-
 zOnian Victorious.

article, in which Mir. John Kasser, of Globe, Is central figure and two bunco men are made to bear the brunt. The article reads:
 "Mr. Kasser is superintendent oi the Live Oak Copper Mining and Smelling Company, with mines at Globe, Ariz., and he is here with his wife on business. They are at the Broadway Central. Mir. Kasser is of foreign extraction. He is possessed oi slight accent, a blandly quiet man ner, a contiding smile and a general aspect of material but not metropoli' tan prosperity. When he comes to New York he doest't follow the eX. ample of some of his western friends and cast himself madly into the cm. braces of a ready made frock coat. . silk hat and new pair of tan shoes with white laces; he wears the same clothes that he wears at home and goes about his business, and 1T people infer therefrom that he is from the West, he makes no moan over that. Globe he considers to be a pretty good sort of place to come from, and he isn't ashamed of it.
 For some time past there has been hanging around the corridor of the Broadway Central a gentleman pos sessed of acertain appearance of slick ness which has not commended him to the favorable notice of the clerks. So far as they were able to discover his sole occupation seemed to be to chew toothpickS, derived from the hotels cigar stand, and watch the people in the lobby from the depths of an easy chair. He was middle.aged, plump and well dressed. The hotel would have been glad to get rid of him had opportunity offered. However, he only came occasionally and his be- havior was not such as would warrant bis ejecuOn. On Tuesday morning thIs person accosted Mir. kasser, who was standing looking disconSolately out into the rain.
 Bad weather we're having" said the man. Have mucn rain in your part of the country?''
 "Yes, l get used to pretty much all kinds of weather" |" replied MT. Kasser.
 "Going out, l see," continued the stranger, glancing at the others um- brella. "Going up town?h
 Mr. Kasser turned upon him beam ing look, but made no answer.
 What's your line of business any way" continued the other, persuas- lively.
 My business, responded the Vest ener, with a gentle smile, lis not yours"
 "Oh, well, you needn't be offended just because m stranger, persisted the other, looking somewhat hurt. What have you got againststrangers anyway"
 "Nothing in particular" answered the visitor, but l came from the west, you know, and I've heard that New York was full of bnnco men and swindlers."
 "Oh, hO-hu Ha-ha-ha. That's richl" cried the other, skipping MT. Kasser on the back. "You took me for a bunco man. Why l live right here in the hotel. They all know me. Ha- ha-ha. That's pretty good!"
 Pretty good, " assented Mr. kasser, smiling at the other as If he were his bosom friend.
 Well, if you're going uptown "-
 'I ain't," said MT. kasser, and he walked out chuckling,
 Upon his return he saw nothing of the efTusiye stranger, but when he came down into the lobby yesterday morning, there stood the man, we'll groomed and smiling.
 An" said the stranger, as Mr. Kasser approached, Just down, I'm just through breakfast myself. Nice day"
 To this proposition the Westerner agreed. Then his friend invited him into the cafe to show there was no ill feeling, and after some conyersa- tion they went in together. the stranger saying.
 After what you said about the bunco business you can't do less than have drink with me. Ha-ha-ha, That was good one."
 "Yes. wasn't it." responded Mir. Kasser. But l don't drink" "Well come sit down and have cigar. said the other, and led the way to table where sat young man with protruding under jaw, a striped shirt, glass diamond, long drink and certain other evidences that he wasn't a minister of the gospel. The friendly stranger gave no open intima- tion that he knew this man, but kicked him as he sat down. As the man didn't rise up and wipe the floor with the kicker, MT. Kasser decided | that the pair knew more about each [ other than they seemed to know. 1 Presently all three were engaged in