Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-01-10

ihInp Mt 10 KNOCK an eye out OF the
prince Of Wales, and, say. when saw
Hennessy that way ! thought it was
like flndin' u mine. There was ready
money all over him"
"An', OF course, he staked you good
aud plenty7" said the faro man.
"DId I say that Henncssy had a
pint2" unused the race follower. We'll
maybe II was two OF them and maybe
1t was three. Anyway, Hennessy had
a little skate on. II wasn't enough "a
excuse him and II was just enough
TO make mean man nasty.
-Hello, Hennessy,' says L
-Uello.' says Hennessy.
"And saw. then and there that my
gold mine was frost. Hennessy was
givin' me the go-by. But was toe
hard up to be naughty. SO | stops him
"'say, Hennessy,' says I, are you
goin' 10 walk past n man like that
Don't you know meT
~'Yes.' says Hennessy, with kind
Of an ugly grin, 7 know you well
enough
"T've been IN hard luck since I saw
you hennessy' says l. I'm on tne
hog Tor fmr-stone oroke' oiu mani
"'That don't surprise me- says Hen
messy, not a little Bit
"Tt dontl' says /, and you can bet
1 was surprised, IL he wasn't.
Not particle, says Hennessy'
you went broke when quit you be
cause | was your mascot. fou stole
my luck, and ! hgure that You owe
me about $1,000. The minute left
you things came my way
We'll, tried TO laugh why, Hen
messy, old man, says l. you're string
In me. Dye take me for hoodooY
"'Thnt's what l do no says, the
worst hoodoo this side OF the Rocky
mountains
"'weil, say, Hennessy,' says l.,
stake me for q hundred and let II
go at thatT
"'Not nickel says Hennessy.
You got my luck once. but you don't
get II again. see'
Then he turned back into the cafe.
and could see him through the win
dow ordering a new quart"
Wouldn't that bump youl" said the
faro man.
Say. isn't luck about the aueerest
thing on eartb?" continued the race
man philosophically. Here was Hen.
messy a tramp only a year before when
l was a high rider Now, I'm on my
uppers, and Hennessy's on the wave,
and yet Mt that very minute my luck
was on the turn. walked around the
corner where / could curse Hennessy
on the quiet and there In little hear
OF wet dirt by the curbstone saw
omething shining. picked II up. II
was fve-dollar gold piece. and ther,
was n hole In Il. Say, do you remember
me coming into your bank with it?"
Sure" said the faro man.
Say. II needed n lot OF nerve 10 Law
the whole ire on one card. and me
hungry. too. but was afrnld II I'd
break the Ave I'd break my luck. see 2"
The faro map naw.
$50 I laid IL In one bet nnd won ten
tImes ruupin0 Then called the
turn and finally ouit A ooo winner
Saw. that Ma, about the dlzzie.t game
sycr nIaveJ and vvben cashed In
went and ,nt tho hest dinner that tho
TsnderloIn afforded.
"Weu | didn't ace ANYTHING more n,
Uennessv u,til January when I wont
40 New Orleans again Win a small In.
terest in string OF good one,
and another intere,t IN com.
bination book that guy nnmed
Shorty Allen was running. was
riding high again, and Hennessy
wasn't. II did seem queer, but II looked
ike we both couldn't DO business NJ
the same time. ran against him sev.
eral timesand made as II I'd forgotten
the throw down he gave me In front OF
Martins, and at last one day he came
sweatin' around to my rooms, lookin
for tip. Ono OF our horses was en-
tered for seven furlongs ON the next
uay' WIN ABOUT one ehHnee IN a mllllon
OF winning Out hehhe"y h"u an idea
IN ms hat tha' the race was TO be hNeu'
lie uluh Know ! was Interested IN the
nag pu' no uiu hno" 'na' n"u au 'n'
s'u, '.aeA W. Wv ,'"o'' "nu e"i', w
h'Iu ou' "i''h why 'i' '"' was gum W
jump
say oiu pal, nc Salo, i've only gov
si'VO lett ana want TO make oiB
p'ay tomorrow SOS TO get even again
ana cant take any ehanceS Oan
you pua '"e "'s'
say aaiu the fhro man. "wouldni
'hat pump your
so | told him to see me nn hour be
io'e 'he race the ra'e toioWer wen
on anu ne went AWAY eey' uye 'h'nN
" "as up 10 usto give Nun any sTnigh'
uP
After the way he turned you down.
Mil returned the faro man.
"Well, next day the mare was 1--WE.
to-one shot. and about an hour before
the race llennessy came sneakng up,
",no I ,,inv ha,p, ha say.