Re: [DL] Smith & Robards

["Nick Zachariasen" <zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu>]

> > Robards is the English one,but I can't find any mention of where
> > smith is
> > from, just that he was approached to work at fort roswell. That was
> > only in
> > the smith and robards book though, it might be mentioned elsewhere.
>
> Hmm...after a quick web search I've turned up absolutely nothing
> realting to these two historical characters.  THe only sites relevant
> are DL related.  Interesting.
>
> Bryce "well, I thought it was" Perry

Uhh, Bryce?  They're not historical.  Think about the name parallel: Sears &
Roebuck/Smith & Robards.  Both have famous catalogs.  Both are suppliers of
goods.  Sears & Roebuck is copyrighted.  Smith & Robards is made up in the
grand tradition of The Agency (which was created to avoid copyright hassle
with the real Pinkertons).

Nick "please tell me you were trying to be humorous" Zachariasen