Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-27
is YOUNG, BUT RICH
Some Interesting Views Of
Billy naecilintook, Aged Q,
who Has Fortune.
TWO GUARDIANS CLAIM HIM
Had W7aesesHsEtane rs Estimated az
From sH,oeosooo 90 ss.oeB, 900
Bone .sf Csnteaeion.

WitlH the maturity that comes from
bhaSlBg li7sa for SIX Yeats, Bily No
SGliAtsek OF Ghieage la ain iatarslaw
Eset forth his Views on things as they
are assd Ought to. be.
Billy 10 the bcT worth freln $4,000
s0oO TO S3,o0ntD0 fer the direction OF
whose future I've dlffeFeAt and diFfeF-
G5ng guardians ARE lighting. The eppo-
EtieAts IN the contest are Attorney A. Il.
E1sslphmana and NFa. William shep-
spAfd,
But cont fights do nots4nterest the
Soathfal MA MeGaiAtoek especially,
During the interview Ae sat Ia great
hipllptstesea ,tllean. Into which he sank
SO deeply that u seemed "a lf we
might Not be able to recover hl4a, and
hts legs. Instead Of eStRnain@ down
ward, stuck straight cut like two fat
aiskle pine. Ghe Interview took place
IN the bigs old fashioned house where
he lives With AR. aud Mrs. Sheppard.
Wants to Sc an EnrsAsen
when am older" said BlIy. " ex-
pect to 80 y locomotive engineer" He
ran his dimpted hand through his
brown locks And l shall not have
curly hair" His hair at PRESENT Is
very curly.
''Toa will. Of course. have charge OF
a Twentieth Century trains" the inter
: viewer asked
- shah take nay train over the
mOuntdinS. he answered. the high
iununtains. the mountains covered with
STOW. IE2u- stall go through Texas"
Having delivered himself OF these re-
aExS-N
with confusion and hid his sensitive,
/. delicate lltttr frce tn his fldnIs.
'.I'vr got Il lank made like a dog,
aa.l Li";i pennies in il every week. he
ro:.laSl,cd after recovering from his
Iunu."nt,gy, embarrassment. The re-
fa'-;rr Enl hS!f expecrpd to rcfcr to
ia, nit,q 81 ,t. lnterviev MS his views
cn a.aace hsr suddenly Billy bpcume
au ev'rriuv.y '.;t!e boy, no less In look
II. = in ,ie.scii.
= aavc trs cf money" be said
.us' Il. r'H.ilv. y Buy bat an engine.
= .'.j'.v 3ut ,oa'r tnrdy. [ spend some
'l.u,.s u cen:A Il weak-that Is, with
: whII rgt "a my hans.''
;'ss Ills cYYn Automobile.
&c; farp,@p you Esse an automobile
oF yos:r own
Yes he s.:,d. lis childish features
liclt':'.: v.;h l,lelau:p. This fl!l I'm
roirr go stjrf az schtAIl,' he said. dis
.e:.-,..Y.. raa.iiaiiy Yes. you be; /
want ia, N-hyE Well. don't want
10 grow rl knew nothing"
~fou want Ia gn 10 Il school whore !
there arr al liir!a girls. | suppose"
Suggested the interviewer.
i want to 90 where there are all lit |
tie ciris" vas the prompt answer.
lis there some little girl nicer than |
all the other little giris:' was the nat |
urai question:. After succumbing for
q lc.sef period 20 flushed confusion he |
admitted that there WAS. IFS Marie"
lie said 10 Mrs. sheppard.
''She has beautiful golden curls, has |
shcT' asked the interviewer.
Yes" answered Billy. When Mrs. |
Sheppard said. why, Billy, she has |
dark hair" he answered She hasn't"
nnd he exhibited n juvenile imperiouse |
ness which had all CT the enrmarks OF
being Of frequent recurrence.
Anaount of Eatats Unknown.
Nobody knows how great is the |
wealth of little Billy. The trustee of
the estate Is preparing report which |
will lie made public.
William McCilntock, Sr., who diedrin |
IN automobile accident two years ago, |
lived so economically and his wife |
irtmSed so simply that neighbors who !
l!vad in the vicinity of their residence |
toa!d not even guess whether the ia IN
iiy was poor or wealthy.
Tho little boy himself is in blissful |
ignorance Of It all as he plays about |
the house built thirty years ago and
waniers among galleries OF costly |
paiutiugs and statuary collected by the
founder OF the fortune.
May BE Worth Ssj5oo,ooo.
william Sheppard, husband OF Mrs.
Shannsrd. said that he believed the