Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-24

races nat Deou run he 6au 19sU siIU dHQ enough change with which te get back to tho city. As Kel walked into the betting ring preparatory to the third race he saw on Bookmaker Ike Thonp sons slate:
 Play or s..,.................. Co to Meadows. ...f.......s...... SJ to 6litzen .......t.'..........,... 10 Hoey y...,,,s.....,..-.... ............ to
 sT'ye got q system, me hay, said the king to 0 friend, and it's a peach. I'm going to put q flyer on each O them plugs, and then 1 can't lose, see? got to get some dough back, no matter how they run.
 That's no system, Mike. said Kel's friend
 "It's as good as the average, sport, was the quick ratort, and Mike pushed his way up to Thompaon's book.
 Say, there, Ike. old boyf yelled Mike. Here's four green flyers. Put one on each of them ponies, keep the change, and gimme the tickets quiels. !"
 The bookmaker laughed as he handed Kel four tickets, each calling for Play or Pay 800 to ,, Meadows 150 to Q, Blitzen 6 to 5, Hoey 1 to , respective ly.
 That's quito chance your taking, Mike. said Thompson. with a laugh.
 It is # one O them long guys eames walkin in with the yellow boys in his stoekin, replied the ball player.
 Then the bell rang telling the crowd that the horses were at the post
 They eff yelled Kelly, as Start CT Caldwell dropped his flag. ' What's that guy away out in front, running as if he saw . square meal somewheres
 "It's Play or Pay!e screamed hun dre6s. And so it proved to be. The horse had been the recipient of one of those celebrated Guttenberg injections, and he won in romp.
 Kelly never ran bases faster than he ran up to Ike Thompson's book, brand ishing his ticket calling for s305.
 "Give us the green goods, Iketa he roarad, while tho crowd gathered around breathlessIy
 There $ your money, said Ihomp- son pleasantly, as he teolI big roll of bills from the cashier Kelly didn 'tstop to count if, but made rush fer the bar room, crying out:
 If there's dust in any guy's throat around here, let him come iH with me and wash it out Everybody have 8 dTinkf The bar locked like 2 bargain counter Gs the sports lined up They called for everything from wine to cigarettes, and when all had had enough Kel said t0 the drink mixer:
 How much, sport2'
 "Fifteen dollars, Kelin
 There's twenty Have bot yoar- selfi'
 Say, Mr Kelly, !" whispered a tout, "eould you stake inc to 9 few bucks? I've get 6 eineh.
 s'There's ten of them, me boy Go and break pp the betting ring, was Kelly s response as he farked out &l0 bill Other impeeunious persons sue cessfully touched him for various amounts until Mike decided to plunge again. Going up to . hookmaker Ygho had 100 to 1 against the horse Dake John, Mike cried out, "I'll put hun dred on that one!" and quickly produced a century, fer which he received tick ct calling for $10. GOO 10 S100.
 eff Duke John wins. said Mike, "In buy the track 2 Duke John was last in a field Of 19, but Kelly only laughed. And so he continued to speeu- late until tho races were over. Then he had a $10 bill and some change. He paid the ear and ferry fares Of at least 90 unfortunates, loaned 30 cents here and Q quarter there. and by the time he left the boat at the foot of Forty-second street he had q few pennies over $5. As Kelly crossed Tenth avenue he caught sight of little girl about 3 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 sick ill bed and I'm hun gry, sobbed the little girl Kel gulped down a lump in his throat, put the child on the sidewalk, pressed 80 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. Ne're broke, but let's hunt up some more green goods !" He soon borrowed $50 from his namesake, Honest John Kelly. That was at 2 o'clock in the evening At II o'clock that same night he had won $1. 000 at faro. The next day he caught the noon boat for Guttenberg, and he had but $50. When Mike died, he didn't leave q dollar New York Sun