Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-03
HIS STRAIGHT TIP.


3hs Hon. Tommy Arden had never
Known . days luck ance ne married she
Gpes>ext snd ~ best grrl in the world
He hnd b<eo . sad rsske IN quiet fash
jpo. snd had lived ia the best possible
way for a. long - any OF the youngsters
opald remenber Nobody quite knew
how hs had done IL, and nobody partic-
uIAF1y cared he was always well
dressed, always well shaved and brushed
10, always rode IN the best hansoms.
always tined &C ths Cafe Royal with
somebody, and went everywhere.
"Everywherer meant the Empire till
closing time, afterward one smart
dance, and then fash club-he made
. point OF never going 10 a respectable
club after dinner.
In the summer he always took q turn
IN the row; was seen IN the lobby Of the
opera during one act, was generally 10
be met At Santown and kempton, and
occasionally az Ranelagh on Sundays;
grolled about the lawn az Cowes during
the regatta week, and in the off season
was never seen, bur said he was s'shoot-
ing In the north till run over TO Ostend
Cor tntter."
Where he lived was known 10 TO one.
On what he lived was known only TO in-
disidnals separately 20 whom he said he
had the devils own luck. This did not
mean he made book. or if il did il was
false. but the general impression was
that he knew the inside of everything,
and that IL ne were not so scrupulous
sbons secrets and would only let his
friends stand in oftener he would make
their fortunes and his own. His own
explanasion was that he never made a
bet unless he ''knew something" and
that was how he always won. The re-
snit was thar his advice was always
asked. and when he gave 1t always fol-
lowed. The real truth was that the
Hon. Tommy had never made bet in
his life.
When he married he gave IL all up.
He was truly attached to his wife and
? abandoned everything for her. He was
no more seen at music halls and fash
elnbs. and he dined at home and never
went out alone afterward. Everybody
thought 1t would all come night. as they
called il. In six months; but it did not.
and to the surprise of everybody Tom
my got shabbier and shabbier in appear
snce, and was seen on omnibuscs and
n the underground railway and other
1nexpensive and bourgeois places. The
sesult was his former friends said he
had married q shrew, and that he would
kick over tho traces some day.
The truth was Tommy was in love with
his wife. and she WIS never so happy as
n his company. and nothing was so re-
psllant to him as bis old associates and
his old ways But virtue Is its own re-
ward, and the reward of virtue which
the Hon. Tommy experienced was per-
pesuaI shower of county court sum-
monses. for his commissions for recon-
mending stock brokers' advertisements,
wine merchants, talors, pictures and
other pecognized forms of livelihood by
which he had tried TO earn what he
called q respectable living had not proved
very rsmuneratfve.
Things had arrived ssf this pass when
che brokers were put In for two quar-
tsrs' rsnt. During the FIVE days allowed
By law Tommy had flown soout to try
and collect the commissions due TO him,
with which 10 pay the fifty pounds that
were 40 expedient To the quietfng OF his
blue eyed ard brown haired little wife,
who. though sadly troubled. had taken
his word for IL that IL would be "all
night" His efforts were almost in vain.
and no went tosee the agent Ito explain
the situstioa- and ask FOR time He was
lucky ia only seeing a sympathetic clerk.
Who kindly pointed ont to him that he
was entitled by law to an extension OF
fifteen days. IN his Joy at learning this
be eonfde al his position 10 Mrs. Tommy,
who IN her own sweet way, believing
ABSOLUTELY ia her own love and the love
OF her husband. said:
But why bother. Tommy, darling,
trying 20 earn the money!
sHow else can get il. my dear girlT
s.Oh. why not bet a. you used 10 dos
They al -ay yon are SO clever and have
such Inck. I am sure you would win 10
oil in next to no time.
'.Oh, have given mp all that sort OF
thing. and hats il more than | can tell
Won. IL Is not to De thought OF in con-
nection with you.
~Oh. nonsense. Tommy, You must
not let me rnE you; and ! am sure all
the very best people bet. Horse racing
II noble sport; and. though You never
confess 10 20 me. Won mist have made a
lct Of money &C II.
~My dear chiid. IL cant be done now. '
II do not know how, or | would 20
anl win you fortune. How do yen
bet"
81 don't betr'
~Don't be Ssllyi How used You TO
brt7 aiwsys wanted 20 know. Doesn't
The bcoknaker lay against al the
hpr>esF
YES
~And do you back ell the horses
Good heavsnsf No. II you did that
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