The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-18
JACKS STRANGE LUCK.
He Went After the Gripsack Of q
Mysterious Friend.
1t Contained Queer" Joney-Whle Tie
* Vas Being Put Under Arrest the Real
~ Forger Succeeded in Escaping
Rewarded witt, Race Tips"
lCoPYRIGET. 1873.

"Windy" Jack, as he stepped away
| from the cashiers window and tucked
| 4 good-sized roll of bills into his waist
coat pocket.
How do you do it?" asked a by
| stander who CHANGED to hear the re-
mark.
''Oh, easy huff" said Jack, as he bit
| Off the end of a cigar the other handed
him and adroitly struck match on his
| boot heel Il look round till find er
| Teller ct knows er COW from er d 'ele-
waited railroad an let him tell me- I've
ben follerin' it up fer der las tree
mont's, n f l ken hold on ter it fer err
'nudder tree I'll have er bank roll dat
wire
We'll, but that kind Of information
is not SO easy to obtain"
Now, OATS jest where yer coppered
der queen fer or sure miss. Not so
easy, is it? Well, guess not, also
Say, Sport, flyer don't mind er little
wet inside, jest come round ter
Sheehan's, an I'll blow der yarn ter
yer fer der fun er der ting
Acting upon this suggestion the two
were soon pleasantly seated at Shee-
hans.
LET er set right dere, Jimmie, til
we gifts tru." said Jack to the waiter.
as he tucked bill partially under
match safe that sat upon the table. Il
don't reckon we'r goin' ter drown er
five Spot at dis school meetin', and when
we gifts tru der change is yourn, SO
keep er eye on der 'clinkers' an let EN-
come fast in der stretch
Yer see, tings want lookin' well wit
me at der time, an when / says dat,
yer knows what it means. 1t means
dat [ was skatin' along on der little
edge CT nothin', an dat er n'air tight
any kind er wedder. an dead sure it
amt in der winter when yer breat' gifts
froze and drops in Jumps on der side
walk, is it? Not much. i faint
''Well, dis was bout der way it was
comm ter me at der time. / didn't git
1rsore'n half er huff ter eat, an was
carrin' der banner four er five nights
in der week, an when I did git err
lodgln', 1t was allus betune or couple
er tramps in er lousy downtown lodgin'
house.
well. one night I was sittin' in err
billiard room up town, Jest waitin' fer
der daylight an hopin' 'dey wouldn't
close der place fer er n'our er two,
cause it was snowin' outside an cold
er dan blue blazes, an l didn't have
nothin' but jest err light summer suit
on ~
didn't have nothin' inside er me, an
me head was dizzy an me hands shook
lik' | was bout fifty wear old, an dat
was der reason l didn't win, when err
Teller come err long an offered ter
stake me in der open game for'two bits
er corner on der wan ball, but I couldn't
make er shot, an quit dergame, as blue
as err half bred Chinaman's dog widout
err photograph.
"Jest den err tout DAT we useter to
can Consumption come up and says:
4 Jest seen yer brodder downstairs
says he.
g Want ter know # yer did says I.
Oats der first time / ever know'd 1
had wan. How's he LOOKING"
Sump'um like yerself. says he; on
ly bit more respectable, fl got on
ter it straight. Take err look yerself;
he's down dere at der bar
81 went an looked over der railin'
an saw err man done up in er great big
overcoat turnin' down er glass er wills
XIV. He didn't look so much like me as
he mint, but dere was srInpn dat kind
er reminded me err mesel' when / was
feelin' good and der dough was comm
easy
9 How does he take YER? says Con
Amt it jest like lookin' in
ter er mirror
60 Not much it amt, says I. lie got
too much feed" under his belt
Oats all right; he haint but jest
left der farm says he. Wonder where
he got dat hat. anyhow? Smells like
cows, be gosh. Say, Jack says he.
I'll lay yer ten ter wan his parents IS
still knittin' socks fer de soldiers. Der
news dat der war is over hain't arrived
UP Fonder yit,'
Yer see, Consumption tout he had
err merry wit, Consumption did. No
help fer cases like dat. He fell dead
wan day but l don't know if. it'was his
wit or his cough dat killed him; any
how, der book is closed an he'stoff on
der long race dat amt got no finish
''Well. didn't pay much 'tentbon ter
der 'bloke' but went over and set down,
wonderin' which would start next.
err freeze ter DEATH an
dere want no limit ter der jag er blues
dat had on ter me, when | felt some
wan touch me on der shoulder an
when l looked up dere stood derchap
we'd ben talkin' er bout. askin' me ter
play him er game er billiards.
=. .Certing,' says |. Only der firm
I'm workin fer amt payin' salarA did
week. an I'm waitin' fer or check'from
me rnudder. an
pats all right, says he, ,smilin.'
III settle fer der ga.aes- AN /
lznow'd by der way he spoke he want f.
so darned green as he looked. I jest
wants ter pass der tine or way says
he.
"'Al right says IlLhave ter go !
yer Jest wan on dem conditions
We'll, we played fer quite or spell. /
an it was err bout 'even up betune the +.
two OF US. Den he put up his stick an !
pulled cut CT ten dollar note. Go up /
an settle fer der game while puts on !
ne coat, says he
't'Ail right. says. an when come /
back wit der change. yer can keep .
what deere is left Of it, cause yer III ut /
need it. says he
Well. / dida't know jest exactly I
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