St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

raiment. who, although gawky "a
shy, seemed rather glad to have som,
one to talk to. Then Barrett intro
duced his pal, and soon the thre,
were in an alcove, touching the but
ton, and engaged in much discourse.
1.-THE man in the store clothes, 4
seemed, was the proprietor of a gen
eral store in some uncharted low,
township and he was on for his frs
visit to New York. He warmed u,
pretty well under the influence O
three or four drinks.
In paying for one of the rounds h
hauled out that roll again, and Bar
rett and his pal, experts as they wer.
in assaying any mans wad by on,
flash at it, saw that it was all right
There were fifties and hundred.
enough, and nice new ones, at that, t.
cause any sure thing man to imagine
himself in the land Of dreams.
Having much fun?' inquired Bar
rett, around sixth drink time. Beer
down to see the horse-fesh prance"
No, the general store proprietor
hadn't. He was willing to, though
Only races he'd ever seen had been
trotting races out in Ioway, and he'd
had q lot Of luck betting on them, too
b'gosh.
SWELL, that opening made It easy
enough for . CRATER of Barrett's ca
pacity. He worked It up gradually,
and was at length rewarded by see
ing the general store keepers pale
gray eyes light up with avarice. Then
Barrett sprung the game in detail,
watching his man like a rat.
"If you don't get their coin, they'll
get yours, won't they?" said he, elo-
quently. They put up plants to trap
your dough, don't they? You don't get
a square run for it once in ten times, do
you? All right-it's case of dog
eat dog, is this pony game. It's do
them or they'll do you. It's perfectly
on the level to 60 after their gilt any
old way and as sensible man I think
you'll gibe with me on that
"Doggoned il he wouldn't, re
always thought those hoseracing fell
lers were thieves. But was Mr.. Bar
rett sure that there couldn't be no
slip in the scheme?
''Nas Mr.. Barrett? Well, it was
like collecting on a money order, that
was all.
"'The only reason / haven't put it
over long ago. said Barrett, SIS be-
cause I've been without sufficient
funds, and there's no use piking at
thing like that. OF course, I've got
enough to haul down a few hundred,
but my instruments and plant have
cost me more than o thousand and it's
q case of the big dough or nothing
with me-
'The Iowa man reflected. II he
could only see beforehand how it
worked he might
"That's just exactly what I want
you to do said Barrett, convincingly.
Come right around now and we'll be
able to get action this very afternoon.
My friend and will prove to you how
it works.
swell, of course, there's no use in
going over how Barrett and his pal
took the good thing around to the lit
tie back room in Sixth avenue,
showed him the telegraphing layout
and the wire leading out of the win
dow, explained how they could get the
results of the wire and hold them I'M
til one Of them went to neighbor-
ing poolroom and got the money
down, and all the rest. The thing
made hit with the Iowa man all
tight, and Barrett and his pal had
the satisfaction of seeing his pale
gray eyes glow some more with de-
ire.
"'Well, I'll go in pardners with you,'
aid the Iowa man, and Lamplighter
Barrett kicked Fellows under the
able in sheer ightness of spirit-for
t had been some time since they'd
,ailed one who looked SO promising.
Now, about how much would you |
are to invest?' inquired Barrett.
As I told you. it's a case of putting
Town the right kind of money, for |
# course there's q certain risk and /
We want to soak 'em for a good roll |
'efore we close up this plant and open
Up somewhere else. Got q couple
thousand to put in, say?'
swell, the store clothes man had
omething like $500 with him, he re-
marked, pulling out the roll and riff
ing over the new fifties and hun
reds, but he wouldn't like to put in
o much as $4,000 without he had a
nance to see beyond a doubt how the
hing was going to work.
"'Well,' said Barrett, there's moth
ng mean about me, and I'll sure give
GU chance to see what a cinch
'e've got. Wen each-you and I, for
~ friend is not in funds just now
ut in hundred on the first race,
nd if we don't get the money I'll just
and you another hundred and send
on on your way. How's that?
"That suited the store clothes man
II right. It suited him SO we'll that
e pulled off hundred from his roll
n the spot and handed it over to
arrett, who added his hundred in an
finland wayne always held out a