The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-21
linn plenty of rope until he hung him


Whats this?" exclaimed Farmer
Vredenburgh, siding up to Franks
faro outfit. 1--WE lived in st. Louis all
my life, but don't just know this thing"
Frank solemnly cracked up the game.
"Do-do have to put up any money!"
asked the farmer, in an uncertain voice.
Frank shook his head. "Not unless you
lose," he said.
Il amt a-goin' to lose," exclaimed the
farmer. Frank didn't intend that the
farmer should-not for awhile. So he
started up game, and the farmer won
dollar; another, and he won two dollars;
another, and he won five. After the
farmer had won perhaps half dozen
small games, Frank concluded it was
just as we'll to let the next game be
losing one for the victim and winning
one for him.
Now for another" he said. But the
farmer, who had won every. game. shook
his head. "No," he answered, 1--we won
whole lot of your money; blamed if
want to clean you out. I'll quit, and let
you up. So long"
After that he struck the shell game
that Schley had going in tent. "Ill
pick out that there ball every time" he
announced. Schley bet that he wouldn't.
But he did, because Schley let him.
Schley in all gave up SIS to this green
horn millionaire. Finally Schley waved
his hand.
''Bet you $780," exclaimed Schley, "that
you can't place the little ball this time"
The farmer dropped his hands. "Bet
can't either" he responded, 80 I'll
leave" And he did.
But Ebbsmith, the envelope man, had
an experience that was absolutely hui
initiating. Ebbsmith had not been so
we'll heeled as the others, and when the
farmer put up a quarter and Ebbsmith
let him pick out an envelope with $50
bill in it, Ebbsmith was tossing big bait
over the side-big bait for him. The
farmer pocketed it without a word, and
went away. Ebbsmith followed him
about all the afternoon, trying to get
that $50 back by fair means or foul, but
he couldn't make it. The farmer refused
to bulge an inch.
Then the New Workers put their heads
together. Day after day went by without
the farmers indulging further in the
games which were to have proved his
reason. They watched him for awhile,
and found that he patronized all the 9TH
er crooks upon the ground. So they
concluded that it was time to act.
Mickey Walters was detailed to way
lay and rob him. Mickey started out to
do it. He came back.
= 81 can't find him." walled Mickey;
he's disappeared. can't find him any
wheres-that's what. Though if found
him" Mickey swung a vicious fist
into the unoffending air. Say what"
The farmer, it is true, had disappeared.
But he was not far away. For one day
he bought short lease on little side
show tent in the middle of the grounds.
Then he closed the flap and stepped in
side. Then he disrobed. In five minutes
Vredenburgh, the farmer man, had dis
appeared. And another man stood in the
farmers place. In five minutes the flap
was open once more and the lessee of
the tent was ready for business. Two of
the New York crowd who passed that
way stopped and held their breath.
Good Lord" they exclaimed, eff old
Sol Shandy didn't get out here, after all.
Shandy, hello! Who staked you,
Shandy. What's the graft with you"
Shandy mysteriously smiled. 81 came
out here to St. Louis shorn," he an
swered; "but, say, I've gathered in con-
siderable wool"
When the rest Of the New York crowd
heard about it, they groaned. "Gee,"
they said, eff Shandy's here, he'll get
all the good that's going" Then an idea
occurred to them. Mickey" they
yelled, "get that farmer man and sick
him onto Shandy. That chap'H have
old Shandy cleaned out in just about
three ticks"