Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08
nov EAsY Ir Mont BB.
One Way to Get Rich II only We Could
DO 1t That Way.

DO 1t That Way.
His face was lious. He looked like a
churchman. He had wart on his fore
head, aud he continually pressed 1t with
his foretinger, giving him the air OF one
deep in thought, says the Buffalo Express.
The few members OF the nobility loung- |
Ing In the corriderof the 1roquois gazed
lanauidly at him as he walked slowly by,
pressing the wart, Meeting no acquaint- |
ancee, he moved on to the lobby and after
leisurely survey Of the statesmen on the
settees approached the arbiter OF all things
and nodded pleasantly. The arbiter was
listening to q tale of the track told by TWO
gents, who, In the dim and hazy, II not
distant, past had been touts. They had be.
come respectable IN their reformation and
are bookies now. te
"It's oil in system said Bookie II.
"Right, to q degree said Bookie |.
At the word system the wart was
promptly pressed, and tho new arrival
smiled gently.
system he repeated. Eyes. system
wins, after all-wins for the booknlaking
gent" 5
| The arbiter of.all things raised his eye
brows slightly, scratched his nose hapght-
| lily. and studied the wart
"However, | won yesterday on itp
continued he Of the wart "A nero paga-
telle. Only $3l ,5l0,5SS
The bookies suorled. The aroiter
coughed politely.
aid it with ST. continued he of the
wart. Very simple. Risked 81, and
won $31.s10,5S5."
"Out Mt Elmwood and Forest avenues,
did you says' mnrmured the arbitor. Il
have several friends there. II is quite n
game they run out there. Principally
wheels" {
mo, 1t was at Fort Erie" !.
"Half way station TO the other game
said the arhiter.
| The bookies tapped their foreheads as
If they had warts and winked TO the
arbiter, who drew out the man with the
wart.
SECRET system, suppose p ventured
the arbiter "Ah, me! What fortunes We
mortals makelp
II only had 81 when went over
said he of the wart.
II only had 81 when | came back,
said the arhiler.
: ~ played it on Storm King in the frs
race to win q. eight to one and 60. 50,
SAID the warty stranger. u took the "
! in the second race and played on KIM
Carnival always play kings the first tw.
= times around) to win at ten to one, and
! got 800 back. | took the 500 in the thirt
race aud played ID on jim Megibben--"
"Dear old Crusader" murmured th
arbiter, as he thought Of the race, III
got in today
8 "And won $40 at six to one, and go
1858 back, continued the warty stranger
y II took that 1888 in the fourth race AM
NJ | 81 "A NJ atfrh IN, nm
q and won $5,584, getting back $6,257.
!. was tempted to play the duchess in tn
D fifth race"
If $50 vas l, and / yielded to temptt
l. tion," ruefully remarked tho arbiter
IS "I,ut resisted, and played komuri
u saki at three TO one, and won $1S,77
d getting $2502S. Out Of respect to th
,t navy l laid II all on The Tar in the six;
!, race"
y. "Arrezzo, La Coiina, Del Coronado
" muttered the arblter. "Cnrse the Spal
" ish. One, two, three. Still running as
2, it was Santiago"
ID Sat thirty to one and won $750,84
N getting 1886"
Or sin silver, suppose" ventured Il
arbter. sarcastically, for he was plain
p, jealous.
vt Il took the s775,s 1858 and laid it on !
n Bride at forty to one in the last race
pc "Oh, Brandywinei Sweet Brandywir
OF Any creek eau outrun your gurgled t
arbiter, as lie looked over his tickets.
"And won $31, 034 ,720, getting So
S1O,5sS, all made by parleying ST." 50
q, the wearer Of the wart,
w w Silence followed. The bockies hurried
~ felt their pockets. The arbiter tented
the same way.