The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-23
S3bslO,5sS WON on 81
"A PrOgresslUo Betting system that SOln.
ded well on Paper.

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Buffalo Express: His face was pious,
He looked like a chprchman, He had a
wart on his forehead and he continually
pressed It with his forehnger, giving
him the air OF one deep In thought. The
few members OF the nobility lounging In
the corridor OF the IrOQuoiB gazed lam
guldly at him as he walked slowly by,
pressing the wart. Meeting no ac-
quaintances, he moved on TO the lobby
and after leisurely survey OF the
statesmen on the settees approached the
arbiter Of all things and nodded pleas
antly. The arbiter was listening TO a
tale Of the track told by two gents who,
! IN the dim and hazy, IL not distant, past
had been touts. They had become re-
spectacle in their reformation and are
bookies now,
"It's all in SYSTEM said BooNie II.
Fright, to q degree" said Bookie !.
At the word system the wart was
promptly pressed and the new arrival
smiled gently.
wins, after at-wins for the bookmak-
ing gent"
The arblter Of all things raised his
eyebrows slightly, scratched his nose
haughtily and studied the wart.
However, won yesterday on III"
continued he OF the wart. "a mere bag
atelle. Only $3l, sl0,5SS."
The booltles snOrteds The arblter
coughed politely.
wart. Every simple. Risked 81, won
SS1, SIC. $751;"
"out at Elmwood and Forest avenues
did YOU say?" murmured the arblter.
81 have several friends there. It Is
quite game they run out there. Prin-
cipally wheels"
i'No; It was at Fort Erie"
'Half way station to the other game"
said the arbiter.
The bookies tapped their foreheads as
II they had warts and winked to the ar
bitter, who drew out the man with the
wart.
Secret system. suppose?" ventured
the arbIter. ''Ah me! What fortunes
we mortals make!"
II only had 81 when went over" said
he OF the wart
II only had 81 when came back,
said the arbiter.
II played It on Storm King in the first
race to win at tod and got 80. said,
the warty stranger. II took the 50 In
the second race and played on King
Carnival always play kings the first
two times around) to win at 10 to !, and
got S99 back. / took the $99 in the
third race and played 1t on Jim Megib-
ben"
Dear Old Crusader" murmured the
Rrbiter, as he thought OF the race. "He
got in to-day"
"And 1 won 1884 at 6 to !. and got 1898
back" continued the warty stranger
II took that $6S3 in the fourth race and
laid It oil on Miss Gussle at s to and
won 1854, getting S6,281 back. was
tempted to play The Duchess in the
NTH race"
80 was !, and yielded to the temp
tation," ruefilly remarked the arbiter.
"But resisted and played Komur-
asakl at 3 to ! and won 1871, getting
$25,02s. Out of respect to the navy laid
II all on The Tar In the sixth race"
"ArrezZo. La Collna. Del Coronado.
muttercd the nrbIter Course the Span
lsh. One, two. three. sim running rs
II 1t was Santiago"
at 30 to and won S75O,s4O, getting
back 1855"
"In silver, suppose" ventured the
arbitcr. sarcastIcally, for he was plain-
~ jealous,
II look the SIIJ,S6S ana laid II on Dc
Bride at 40 to in the Inst race"
"Oh, Brandywine! Sweet Brandywine!
Any creek can outrun you!" gurgled the
arbiter, as he looked over his tickets.
And won s3i, 05i. 40. getting &3l ,SiO.-
5Ss, all made by pnrleying 81" said the
wenrcr OF the wart
Silence followed. The boOkIes hurried
~ felt their pockets. The arblter feint-
ed In the same way.
81 should have thought such cleri-
cal gentleman would have played the
Parson In the sixth race eaid the ar
bitter at last
But, sad TO say, II left my money
at Fort Erie"
"oh, we all do that" said the nrblter,
rcassurlugly.
$50 thought might secure an I'D.
vance Of so cents from you"