The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-05

reached into his trousers pocket He pull
ed out a ''wad big enough TO stuff horse
collar as the racing people say. and he
skinned off three ten-doiIar bills from the
pile.
Il know de owner o. dis 70 Loco flly,"
the tout was meanwhile saying, IAN he
tole me hisself dal she's only good FIR
soap grease desc days
The senator 5 jaws snapped peculiarly
when the man said this, but he handed
the tout the three bis without much of a
show of interest
Put these on your Hickory Jim all
three ways he said, briefly, and the tout.
who, oddly enough really did think that
he had a "go7d thing in Hickory J M
went right up and put the money on The
horse all three ways the betting had just
come in, and the price vas 10 to l to win,
10 TO l place and s to / third The sena-
tors horse, Yo Loco was at to l 10 win
The senator nodded one of the poolroom
attaches over 10 where he sat and gave
him two 5O0-dolar bills TO put on 70 Loco
10 win. Then he pulled his hat over his
eyes again and leaned back to wait for
the race TO be called off by the opera tor
Just before the operator began to des-
cribe the race as it was flashed over the
wire the tout walked over to where the
senator sat and handed him the ticket on
Hickory Jim. The senator brushed 1t
aside
You can have that if your nag wins, -
he said, coolly, and the toufs eyes stuck
out with surprise and wonder.
What, cap, de whole bunch?" he asked.
Yes" said the senator, dryly. Il meant
to give you the money to put on the mare
that's going to win, but"
''Tey're off at San Francisco" called out
the operato just then. "Yo Loco in the
lead" and so on. Yo Loco won in a romp
by fifteen lengths and Hickory Jim never
got a whistle, as the saying goes, for any
part of the money, one, two, three.
Il meant, as I was saying, to let you put
the money on the winner for yourself"
said the Senator, when the operator called
out, 'Yo Loco wins, galloping." But
when you had the cool, chill gan to tell
me that you possessed a confidential ac-
quaintance with the owner of 70 Loco
a fact which 1 have grave reasons 10
Doubt decided to permit you, at my ex-
pense, to land on one that had no earthly
chance to win"
The tout's mouth was wide open as tho
Senator rose, yawned, stretched himself
and walked over to the paying-off desk
where he was handed s., coo in currency of
the realm. The tout was right behind the
Senator when the latter pocketed the big
roll of money.
Hey, Bill,' hoarsely whispered the tout
to a man behind the desk as the Senator
started for the door, who's de wise ole
guy dats COPIED out all dat coin?"
why, that's Senato tor -, the owner Of
Yo Loco" was the reply.
IAN he lands me on a dead one!' NUT
tered the tout, mournfully, following the
figure of the Senator with his staring eyes
as the latter passed out of the door. ME
a-wearin bum shoes an a bum hat, an
widout he price of hair cut, must less a
drink, an dis Millionaire he comes along
an lands me on a crabl wouldn't dat
make yer change yer brand-wouldn't dat
rot yer hair gratitude like dat!'
And when darkness fell and lights had to
be made in the pool room, the tout was
still standing over in the corner of the
ROOM dazed and muttering to himself:
well, if dat wasn't de limit fer graft
tude-puttin' me, dat needed de money, on
lobster, and dat Millionaire hayin' de
winner all de time in his mitt!'