The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-09-09
James Pike
OF PikeviD,
BY EVERETT P. CLARKE

Pi"Se elcenf =,
Jim haa put there from soma ~ '. y
mine, Du' It was enough vbs0 We
with a certain red ore there w.. ai
property he had staked out to "a -
Others to convince hungry golS , e
that be had struck it rich
When therefore he gave an,
had several hundred acres and ..a1,
work more than one acre himsel, s
body clamored to buy a sman nv
his surplus. 1t required a lOt ' :,
suadins 70 induce him to ..S F
every time lie sold a lot be sss. s U
be hcarthroken. There eoes . .
tun',' he would say, lust 49,
haven't the funds to get II Out J, =
ground 1|
Nevertheless Jim was slv,v,
suaded, and II the would be nr.., y
hadn't The cash to buy with be Won,
just as a fayor-take anything Ia ~,
get. He sold one man who v.s
on his luck 4 lot fifty feet BY An, y
a revolver. This transaction va. n.y. !. y
ed about and any man who b,s
horse, a watch or an old sdde ~
go to Jim Pike and buy a bit Of rr,,
with It
But none Of these investors On, =,
gold out Of their lots. First thar. :.
grumbling; then there was curS,n, J,
at last there was putting togetS., J
heads, and the opinion was prOusI,.
ed that Pike had swindled thu =
chasers. Those who had bourh, A
best and largest tracts for cash =.
suited as to how they could get M.
money back: those who had hon..
with cats and dogs were MT I,
wrought up, but among the Who'll, ~,
grew up a disposition to prevent pl,
from getting away from the place M
the booty.
Pike had a deep insight into hum
nature. 1t was his opinion that I'm
who have been swindled once nitts
swindled again. Moreover, be beIrs
that It Is easier to swindle , GONNA
nifty than an individual. That, n
PLAN" he said, ION which rouss
work. II Tom Is satisfied that a.
tain scheme is good one Dick b M,
to follow Tom, and the two tosns
bring In Harry. Tom. Dick and Ban
bring In the multitude"
So Mr.. Pike concluded that havt,
by one swindle made q nucleus h
another. he bethought himself VII
that other one should be. The old
Of his second scheme was not 10 uh
any more money out Of the citizeu
Pikeville, for he had got absut al tae
was. What he desired was 70 Get tu,
with his plumber.
He gave out that In the khdnss
bis heart he had taken many odd d
ends for his property for vhii l
had no use. he had decided b IN
them and rattle them. Hs tAOsn
there were $1,000 worth OF tAen. b
he would call 1t $500 - .4-l
Those who had invested nong
Pikeville lots scorned to invest
Pixies lottery. Those whs had d
nothing Of moment, thinking that hs
neighbors had bought with more n
liable articles than himself and y
the collection would be fine thhs'
have, took shares. In this WY J
shares were sold to the most GUM
of the population. Pike not saly u
the remaining 200 shares himself :
pledged himself II be won 10 pus 2
names OF those holding shares his
and let a little child, blindfolded ~
a name. To the person wAsse -
was drawn he would turn ever ~
ticles raffled for.
This seemed so fair. % gendls
that It caused quite revuln@
Pixies favor. Those who had No.
at him did not do so any nos
fear Of exciting hostility asaisa ~
selves. Indeed, there were ~.
fights between scoffers and shais
ers In the lottery.
While the shares were beng :
scribed for the articles to D ~
were exhibited. In Pixies yan =
two horses, both blind, q COW ~
dogs and a goat. In bis hvns =
were fishing rods, musical iDsuu'
several articles Of furniture ssns "
much worn-and small afucn
every description down to fs.
When the collection had oee1
hibited long enough to give e's'
a sight, though too short to ensOx
one to Judge Of its worthless
was announced that tie drawhs y 4.
take place the next evening at Is =
A little girl six years old vn :
folded, a plug hat with SV -
it-2OO being Pike's-was p's', =
fore her, she put In her hane
out the name of James Pike' ~
Mr.. Pike stepped forth and ).
he had understood there W. 4
error in the names in the ~
they would be carefully ei.n ~
the final drawing would tafs ~. :
10 o'clock the next mornne
was a cheer at this, and the 80 ~,
Mr.. Pike bowed and smiled -.
The citizens Of Pikevine -, ~
next morning much e1citea. ~
fed on excitement for month"; - /
feast had now reached a en a,
there was a sudden fall. - 80
TO be ratified for were all ~
the raffler had departed ~
The singular part Of this s1.u ,, !
= while the shareholders nsn a