Arizona republican., 1899-12-21
PHGNICIAN ABROAD
He Participated in a Three Card
 Monte Game.

A we'll known and wealthy Phoe- ! nician attracted the attention of the populace yesterday by walking down a Phoenix street with Arctic overshoes on and an ulster extending from the top of his ears to his heels. Nobody had ever been arrayed like that in the Salt River valley. The Phoenicfan had been abroad and had come back So hUrriedly he had forgotten about hI4 northern clothing. He had something else on his mind.
 He had had an exciting time while abroad. The following story of it is absolutely true, only the name of the Phoenician will be disguised, and for purposes of his identification in the maze of adventures he will be called Mir. Jones. The names of Brown and Smith will be given to the other dra- matis personae, because their real names are unknown.
 1 MT. Jones left Phoenix about two i weeks ago on an extended eastern trip, or what he thought was going to be an extended eastern trip, which he l figured would cost him about $1.O00. He could easily afford it, for he is worth s1OO,OOO.
 He had hardly landed in Chicago and | got his bearings before a young man grasped him warmly by the hand and asked him about Phoenix. He said l his name was Brown and it was ] strange Mir. Jones did not recognize f him. He had an uncle in Phoenix, ar l intimate friend of MT. Jones. He knew so much about the Salt River valley and knew so many people here that MT. 1 Jones had no doubt he was who he said he was.
 ] MT. Brown was a travelling represen- tative for big eastern woolen factory and he wanted MT. Jones to go down town with him where he had his sam pies. He had some business to attend to there and after that he would show 1 Mir. Jones the town. The sample room was in a large. handsome and well ap- pointed office in a respectable neigh borhood. While Mir. Brown was show ing MT. Jones the samples a cOarsely dressed, but honest looking old man, called to complete negotiations for a 1 large stock of woolens. He was intro duced to MT. Jones as MT. Smith, a Montana stockman and also a mer- chant.
 After MT. Smiths order was finally ! taken. the old man told how he had been swindled out of $500 the night be- fore by a couple of bunco artists, by means of three cards, of which he was to draw one. They let him win several times. until the thing looked so easy that he bet $500 he could do it again | and lost. The old man had a pack of cards with him and undertook to i!- l lustrate how he had been worked. He md MT. Brown eXperimented with the cards. MT Brown drawing just for fun. He and MT. Smith talked about the game until they grew excited and angry and Brown got to betting in earnest and winning. At last the old man in a transport of excitement offer ad to bet Brown S200O that he cOuldn' t pick the card. Brown went through his pockets and found S700 and a check for $500. He called MT. Jones aside | and asked him if he could help him out on the bet. They had sure thing on the old ''geezer," and beside if they lost, MT. Brown had a fat bank ac- count Mir Jones was inclined to as sist the nephew of his Phoenix friend, but had very little money. However, he had a draft for S1,OOO, drawn by a Phoenix bank on the Hanover National of New York. Mir. Brown suggested that he endorse it. MT. Jones did SO, and MT. Brown drew and lost.
 At this juncture the owner of the l office came in. He saw the lay out and flew into passion. 'I'n have nothing of this kind in my office." cried he. "l let you have these rooms to display 1 your samples, but not to work suckers l in"
 Continuing. he said. addressing ,i Brown and including Jones: If you don't pack up and move immediately I'll call in the police" Turning to the old man he said: You may be thank full old man, I came in in time; these bunco artists would have had you skinned in a minute. You better gc and don't get acquainted with any more strangers while you're in Chi cago."
 The old man acted on the advice in stantly, and shot out of the door. By his time Brown recovered from his as
 enlistment and said: "The old mans
 he sharper. he's robbed me and my
 friend of every cent We had
 The devil!" exclaimed the stranger
 Firing him back! Here you run this
 way, You run that way. Head th'
 old scounGrel off" MT. Jones ran ou
 of the front door in the direction the olC
 man had taken, and Brown shot out o
 the back door. MT. Jones chased him ! ;elf around the block and seeing noth
 ng of the old man gave up the pU-Sui
 md returned to the office to ascertain
 what success Brown had met with
 He could hardly find the place, thu front had been so changed in his ab sence, and when he did find what h.