The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-15


track was fourishing, and after two
races had been run he had just $40 and
enough change with which to get back
to the city. AS Kel walked into the
betting ring preparatory to the third
race he saw on Bookmaker Ike Thomp-
sons slate:
Play or Pay. 60 to
MEADOWS ..''.'..,......'.. ~ TO
bntzen OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6to
doey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO
1--WE got a system, me boy" said
tn" king" to a friend, "and it's peach
I'm going to put flyer on each O. them
plugs, and then can't lose, see? got
to get some dough back, no matter how
they run. p"
"That's no system, Mike, " said Kel's
friend.
cts as good as the average, sport"
was the quick retort, and Mike pushed
his way up to Thompson's book.
Say, there, Ike, old boy!' yelled
Mike. "Here's four green flyers. Put
one on each Of them ponies, keep the
change, and gimme the tickets quick"
The bookmaker laughed as he handed
Kel four tickets, each calling for Play
or Pay 800 to 5, Meadows 100 to 5,
Bitten to 5, Hoey to 8 respective
ly.
That's quite chance you're taking,
Mike" said Thompson, with a laugh.
1t is, if one O. them long guys comes
walkin in with the yellow boys III his
stockin, replied the ball player.
bo1 Aol
that the horses were at the post.
They're OFF, yelled Kelly, as Start
er Caldwell dropped his flag. Whats
that guy away out in front, running as
if he saw a square meal somewhere?"
Its Play or Pay!" screamed hun
dreds. And so it proved to be. The
horse had been the recipient of one of
those celebrated Gutenberg injections,
and he won in a romp.
Kelly never ran bases faster than he
ran up to Ike Thompson's book, brand
fishing his ticket calling for $305.
Give us the green goods, Iker' he
roared, while the crowd gathered
around breathlessly.
There's your money!" said Thomp-
son pleasantly, as he took big roll Of
bills from the cashier. Kelly didn t stop
to count it, but made rush for the bar
room, crying out:
eff there's dust in any guys throat
around here, let him come in with me
and wash it out. Everybody have
drinkP' The bar looked like bargain
counter as the sports lined up. They
called for everything from wine to
cigarettes, and when all had had enough
Kel said to the drink mixer:
How much, sport?"
"Fiftoen dollars, Kell"
''There's twenty. Have bot your
selfl'
"Say, Mr. Kelly" whispered tout,
could you stake me to a few bucks?
I've got a cinch.
There's ten of them, me boy. Go
and break up the betting ring" was
Kelly's response rs he forked out $40
bill, Other impecunious persons sue
cessfully touched" him for various
amounts until Mike decided to plunge
again. Going up to a bookmaker who
had 100 to l against the horse Duke
John, Mike cried out, ''I'll put hun
dred ON that one!" and quickly produced
a century, for which he received a tick
ct calling for $40, 600 to 500.
"If Duke John wins" said Mike,
"I'll buy tho track" Duke John was
last in field of 10, but Kelly only
laughed. And so he continued to specu-
late until the races were over. Then he
had q $40 bill and some change. He
paid the car and ferry fares of at least
so unfortunates, loaned so cents here
and quarter there and by the time he
left the boat at the foot of Forty second
street he had few pennies over So. AS
Kelly crossed Tenth avenue he caught
sight of little girl about years old
who was crying as if her heart would
break. He picked her up in his arms
and said gently;
whats the matter, little one?"
Mammals s. sick in bed and I'm hun
gry," sobbed the little girl Kel gulped
down lump in his throat, put the
child on the sidewalk, pressed SO into
her hand and said soothingly:
"There, give that TO your mother, lit
tie one, and may God bless you.
Come ON, sport" Kel said to his
friend then. Were broke, but let's
hunt up some more green goods" He
soon borrowed $50 from his namesake,
Honest John Kelly. That was at
O'Clock in the evening At II o'clock
that same night he had won 81, 600 at
faro. The next day he caught the noon
boat for Gutenberg, and he had but
500 When Mike died, he didn't leave a
dollar New York Sun.