The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-02-12

The case OF William Murdoch 10 In
point. MI. Murdoch was = pillar Of the
O. man whose business
sense had helped make Pittsburgh
what It was. On . certain Saturday
Afternoon he emerged from throng.
ed barber shop ana was accented by.
. pleasant looking fellow outsids.
Why. Mr.. Murdock, how DO you
dol" cried the pedestrian, holding out
his hand.
The benevolent nnancier paused, nd.
justed his .spectacles and tried to place
the young mans 7facs. H~esfatled, but
being arm believer In socishil
ity, as Welt 10 the other institutions Of
Pittsburgh life. no fell into the
strangers pAos. yentursd = rsmark on
the weather and pursued both that
topic and his companion's foot.
steps until they rsaehsd Grant street,
Q part Of the town fairiy unfamiliar
to him.
Upstairs I've got the ansst history
Of Pittsburgh and it, prominent citi.
Gems that has been written" said the
tenapter ct that point Your name
and your picture come Arsts In the,
book. I've bssn looking for you for
. week. Don't want to sell you the
book, you know-it 10 not . CONNER
cial venture. Only Ne nssd another.
detail or two about your life. Won't
you step up and see the proofs!"
The old gentleman ascsndsA with
alacrity. They learned from 3 youth
In the once that the proofs had been
sent to the New York printer one
short hour bsfors. The conversation.
extended now to three. wa genial.
however. and continuous. Nj. MUIR
dock had risen TO leave twice before
the talk drtfted to lotteries, spscular
ition and the Ike Fascinating sub
ject Of which Mr.. Murdoch prtded him
self that he know no mean amount.
The two mon produced new apparat-
US. 9 contraption Of the ohuck.arluck
order. which the business man pres
emily found himsslf whirlinS with
something nearer the gamblers pas
sion than he had known IN MI his eau
tious career.
In ten minutes Mr.. Murdoch had
won $1,000. The winnings, In large
yellow bills. were taken from .
safe and spread before him on the
table.
"But Of course we can't pay that
over to you." said one Of the men.
until you have assured us that We
would not have lost our money Il the.
game had gone the other way. Ten
thousand dollarr-not o check, you.
know. but the kind Of bills that lie.
there on the table-you'd do a. q
guaranty Of good faith"
One OF Pittsbursh's safest business
mon considered Q moment, then pa,
tiently started out TO assure the gsu.
tlemen Of his sincerity. At his bank
hei5succssded IN. obtaining four $500
gold certificates, one packaSs o.
1880 IN bills o. 80 and 800 demon
nations and another $1,000 package
of gresnbacks OF the same siss from
u gasping cashier, causing . hurried
replsnishmsnt Of the banks CASH. from
nsighboring institution. Mr. Nur.
dock found his new friend waiting for
him at the banks entrances. and To-
gsthsr they made thslr way back 70
the Grant street once and the Gam.
Hing wheel.
The fascinated old gentleman played
again and again. Ten thousand dollars
Of his money andshalfsth that amount Of
the strangers money were the stakes
on the table. In half N hour Mr..
MURDOCH was informed that the, %,
prices of the schuok,atluok wheel shad
deprived him Of the :r1Shtfui oWnsrsAip
Of not only his 1900 winning but o.
his S1oD00 guaranty Of good tsith.