The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-19
VIEWS Of LITTLE
MILLIONAIRE.
Billy MeCIintock, Aged Six, VINO
Has Big Fortune.
BY TWO GUARDIANS.

Lad Whose Fortune Is Estimated at
100000 to $3,o00,0o0 Bone of Con-
tention-He Wants to Be an Engi-
neer.
With the maturity that comes from
having lived for six years, Billy Nc
Clintock of Chicago in an interview
set forth lis views on things as they
are aud ought to be.
Billy is the boy worth from $4,000
| 600 to $3.OO0OO0 for the direction OF
| whose future two different and differ
| ing guardians are lighting. The oppo-
nents in the contest are Attorney A. f.
| Reichmann and Mrs. William Shep-
| pard.
But court fights do not interest the
| youthful Mr. McClintock especially.
| During the interview he sat in great
upholstered divan. into which he sank
so deeply that it seemed as il we
might not be able to recover him, and
his legs, instead of extending down
| ward, stuck straight out like two fat
little pins. The interview took place
in the big. old fashioned house where
he lives with Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard
/ Wants to Be an Engineer.
when am Older said Billy, L ex-
pect to he locomotive engineer" He
ran his dimpIed hand through his
brown locks. And | shall not have
curly hair His hair at present is
very curly.
"You will. of course, have charge of
Twentieth Century train?" the inter
viewer asked.
II shall take my train over the
mountains. he answered. 1.-THE high
mountains. the mountains covered with
snow Then shall go through Texas"
Having delivered himself of these re-
marks, he suddenly became covered
with confusion and hid his sensitive,
delicate little face in his hands.
1--WE got bank made like d dog,
and put pennies in it every week" he
remarked after recovering from his
momentary embarrassment. The re-
porter had half expected to refer to
this part of the interview as his views
on finance. but suddenly Billy became
an extremely little boy, no less in look
than in speech.
Il have lots of money he said
quite happily. Il buy bat. an engine,
a dolly and some candy. | spend some
times % cents week-that is. with
what | putin my bank"
Has His Own Automobile.
Il suppose yeu have an automobile
of your own
Yes be said. his childish features
lighting with pleasure. This fall I'm
going to start to school, he said. dis
] regarding continuity. Yes. you bet
want to. Why? Well, don't want
to grow up know nothing"
: "You want to go to school where
there are all little girls, |, suppose, .
suggested the interviewer,
Il want togo where there are all lit
tie girls" was the prompt answer
lis there some little girl nicer than
all the other little girls?" was the nat
ural question. After suecumbing for
a brief period to flushed confusion he
admitted that there was. Its Marie, "
he said to Mrs. Sheppard.
''She has beautiful golden curls, has
she?" asked the intery lever.
Yes" answered Billy. When Mrs
Sheppard said. why. Billy, she has
dark hair he answered "She hasn't
l and he exhibited a Juvenile impefious
ness which had all of the earmarks OF
!. being of frequent recurrence.
Amount of Estate Unknown.
Nobody knows how great is the
wealth of little Billy. The trustee OF
: the estate is preparing report which
! will be made public.
, William McClintock. ST., who died il
an automobile accident two years ago
lived so economically and his wife
dressed so simply that neighbors who
= lived in the vicinity of their residence
could not even guess whether the fam
fly was poor or wealthy.
The little boy himself is in blissfu
: ignorance of it ali as he plays abau
the house built thirty years ago ane
wanders among galleries OF. costly
2 paintings and statuary collected by thu
founder of the fortune.
:. May Be Worth $3,5o0,0o0.
William Sheppard, husband of Mrs
Sheppard. said that he believed thu
fortune of Mr.. McClintock's forme
wife was 81. 100000 before she diet
and left 1t to her husband. Sheppard
expressed the belief that the real es
:. tate belonging to the boy was wortl
Sc. 500, 600
"But my wife and have no interes
whatever in the estate he said. Mrs
sheppard's guardianship is merely o
the child, and she has nothing what
ever to do with the fortune
Just before Mrs. McClintock die
t she took both of my hands in hers.
J said Mrs. Sheppard. land told me sh
wanted me to care for little Billy.
had known her all my life. aud love-
z the boy. That is the reason am fight
I ing in the courts to keep him. hay
no interest in the fortune. | have bee
allowed $500 month for the expense
of the boy and have kept within tina
allowance"