The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-24


every time. a stickpin or brass collar
button or little tin slipper, usually,
but about every third time the Topeka
chap would stop the arrow opposite a
watch, or a razor or a. nunllng knlfe or
Guy would buy it back from him, Civ
ing a dollar or two or three as the
case might be. Then the Topeka chap
would step back ana leI some OF the
yokels try their luck and he would slip
around back of the Smart Guy and put
the money in his pocket. Meanwhile
the yokels were collecting fine as
sortment of stick pins, brass collar bot
tons. and little tin slippers. Another
Topeka man came up and he also play
ed the wheel with success and gave the
money back and the business prosper
ed exceedingly. When the Topeka chaps
went back to their party in the quarter
stretch and told what they had been
doing one of the girls said she thought
that would be a lot OF fun and they
must take her over and let her play the
game So one of the amateur. capperS
went ahead to tell the Smart Guy that
there would be a girl in pink along
presently with a man In blue serge
and to let her win because she was
good Indian What co you want to
do?" asked the Smart Guy, trim the
other fellow p" 80, no." replied the
Amateur Capper, just let her win;
she's on to the game" So the girl in
pink sauntered up with the man in blue
serge and tried her luck and it was
good. When she had won four bones
She wandered away again with the man
in blue serge and she never did go
back, although the Amateur Capper
talked his head off trying to get her to
see that she ought to give the money
.up Nay nay," she replied. Il am
the self-appointed aVenger or the agrl-
culturists you have been assisting the
Smart Guy to fleece. l would divide
my winnings with them only I don't
know where to find them and besides
they have big corn crop and lots OF
hogs and alfalfa and i need the mon
ey.'' AS for the Smart Guy he proba-
bly, thinks that the Amateur Capper
who belongs to one of our Best F'a1nt-
lies is the real thing and the girl in
pink his professional accomplish and he
will likely abandon the Wheel of For
tune and take up the Amateur Capper
business himself.
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Russell Grimes, son of F. E. Grimes,
ex-treasurer, who has been spending
the summer in Mexico was treated and
cured of the 4'get rich quick idea by
one of the numerous confidence men of
that city. 4a 1f
Before he had been in. the city many
weeks some light fingered seeker ''of
the time, please" had deftly relieved
him of his watch, but. not therein lies
this tale. His mother bought him
new watch but watch without a fob
was tn pitifGlly A awkward n+,n thing,
this matter to his mother a few hundred
times, she at last took the hint and
handed him five dollars.
go buy the fob and let US hear no
more about it"
At the fob dispensary, the scene was
after this wise: aea
Russell Grimes, peering at fobs
through the show case.
Along came pleasant stranger with
accent on the pleasant.
To a q
very pleasant one. ett
''Yes,'' replies the owner of the five.
. let me show YOU something" says
Very Pleasant, holding a beautiful dfa-
mond half hidden n9the palm of his
hand. ~ .l-oIJE -s
Gee. that is pretty" exclafms the five
dollar capitalist. I'D
sell it to you for fifty dollars,@ re-
plies Very Pleasantgn.
You could buy a lot of fobs for. what
this is WORTH Come around the corner
and will show it TO you again.
In Mexico. the law provides that when
party they can not be reclaimed by the
original. owner. So people are not so
afraid to purchase things of stranger
around the corner. the diamond
shone more brilliantly than ever, but
how. could the owner of a measly five
make, a fifty dollar purchaser" meditat-
ed the former fob enthusiast.
Better buy it, urged Pleasant.
why can't buy it,, only have five
replied the boy.
Goodness hate to let it go for that
but need the money. My boy it's
yours" says Very Pleasant, and with
sigh which would have put Hamlet to
shame, he exchanged the diamond for
the bill.
Ten minutes later a boy with the air of
a J: Pierpont Morgan, a Rockefeller and
4 turkey gobbler rolled into one, walked
IN upon his family to break the news
Of his wonderful bargain. After telling
now he came into possession of the stone
ne impaired the glorious news that 1t
was worth fifty dollars.
IF it is worth fifty dollars, go sell it,
advised the mother. proud of her son,
who would prove himself so cana BILE of
caring for her in her old age.
On the way to the jewelry store he
Gould not but pity in his secret heart
he slow plodding methods employed by
lis father. Hum, he could step out the
loor and multiply his money by tens
e How much is it worth?'' he inquired |
If the jeweler. and 1t was hard to keep
he pride from showing in his voice and |
mile.
,ert, giving the ''diamond'' a turn or |
wo in his fingers.
Mr.. J. 2. Howe Topeka real estate |
man, who has been with the Benedict |
for several years. Yesterday
his friends by announcing his
to Mrs. -Genia B. Sturgeon,
which took place just a week ago to-
ay. Mrs. Sturgeon is a daughter of |
FRS. Caroline Ten Eyck, 1856 Buchanan
treet, and a sister of Mrs. Avery Tur-
er of Amaryllas, Texas, formerly of To-
eka-
The Y NJ c. A. Juniors will give a
oeial evening for Mr. Harry Hindman
t the A. B. Poole residence Monday
vening. Mr.. Hindman who has been in
hargc of the junior work at the Central
;. NJ. c. A. leaves soon for Iowa to take
he position of Y. NJ. c. A. secretary of
he Iowa State university.
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Marshall's band played at the Country
Tub last night. The concert was at
ended by most of the club members |