The sun., 1902-06-15
hAR. MALONEY'S LUCK
lV COMES OUT AHEAD.
Adventures Of . Roll Of Money
Brought to Town to Be BIT
on . Sure Tip.

! very warm. He hal unhuttoissSi hs bh's
coat and ehpo-~d to view . bro.t. rcd
strip-d -hirt bo-om. .tiffiy starched and
ornam.htsd With thr.v lsIg- diAnuad
studs which sparkl-d saily IN the says of
hight frUsn the sr-vn lamps ~ the station
hou-c door
| The sers~ant sas sitting ~ the bead u
IA. steps in fron, ~ the door with his chair
tilted back and his feet. incsssd In shiny
aud uncomforaby small hooking patent
I@s,h-r -ho~s resting gracsfully on the
railing before him
The wide doors VI the station bo,is~ were
thrown oi-n to let ia. night ~ind. dry up
the noor. which had Just Len scrubbed
and from which arOs. = not unp.-asant
odof family suggestive % COL, psne ~oosis
The only sound inside the station hou--
Was the ticking oi the clock Dehind the
sergrant'- ds~k. and the hour~s scros-
ia. street we're dark si.d silen, save for
the faint tinkle of a banjo in the handr u
some uh.s-,n negro
"lawsoh.- said the s~rgeait. extract
ing a black cigar from bebssth his blond
mu-'arhe. you're "a tomorrow You'rs
going down to the Suburban. VI course
Yep. said lawson. the detective. arising
from hus seat ON the stsp- and stretching
his tightly ,rou-er-i legs I'm going down
to the Suburban. but I don't know which
horse I'm going TO play. IL looks 10 me
like Fleet Foot. but I haven't any tips.
| thought that maybe ths old man would
&c, tip and lv, me IN GA IL the ~ay he did
on DARK Night las, wear ], WAS an TO
shot. and won ssoO on IL
I wasn't lettin' anything get past me
lat ..tfh hsf nj l.llt 4
don't know thing now never get near .
race track. and the old man don't seem to
take no inter-~, 10 racin' thee days I wish
had a tip for the rso- tomorrow. % I
could le, you place bet for me when you
~as down a, Sh~spsb-sd Thinss is AWFUL
slow tonight. amt they'-
Well. here comes something for rlrv.
said Lawson pointing toward the avenus.
The sergeant turned his eyes lanly In
the direction Indicated. The light from
. ianppost showed group Of nearly twenty
p%-ppIe passing under 1.-THE aelmSt and
brass buttons Of . pa,rolunAr. . brosd-
shoulier-d man walking beside him with
hat very much on one aide Of he head. and
an excited group OF m@n. women and
children following the two.
souHo phUis sAiu Nuc Aisulk
YEARLY. sMulligan's always pickin up
drInks. That means more writin' for me
and a trip to court for Mullissn on his day
on Tomorrow He ought to know better
than To pinch every drunken man he ses-
He'll never b- in plaio clothes He's too
conscientious To be a detective
THAT looks like . swell guy he's got
He amt under arrest. neither, said law
NN..l.. "A L. l..
door with his companion and turned to
disper-- the crowd which followed him.
.G'~an.' shouted Muliigan. waving his
club, -s'wan. OF all lock y-s ell up
The crowd scattered and Mulligan fol-
lowed his companion into the station houss.
where tho sereean, was already seated st
his desk. pen la hand. Under the brilliant
lights inside the stranger showed that Law
inds--d q swell guy
A large golden hors~shop set With dis-
monds that far outshone the s~reeant's
nestled in q tie Of many colos. and his
coat. padded manfiliy by his tailor. was
thrown open to show . dou BILE breasted
plaid wais'coat of large and brilliant de-
sign
His trousers were tighter and moro care
fully creased than LAwson's. his paten
| Gather shoes SIMMER and mor~ uncom-
Portable looking than the sergsan's and
his mustache a more brilliant black than
the one which ornAmented Mulhgan's
face. OF which he was 20 justly proud As
he stepped before the desk his ha, struck
the gas bracket on II and ruled o n the
ground.
Lawson picked IL up and handed Il back |
20 it, owner. slancins adroitly inside !,
~ he did ~ to ascertain the name OF its
maker.
Its . hve-dolAr hat he muttered
. He's the real thing. SURF
There's me card said the stranger,
taking one from a walle, and handing II |
10 tho sergeant Me name il Maloney
William Nicholas Msloney ard some gent |
has liftei me roll Of bills 80 had u TO
let on q sure thing to-morrvw. ssto shot.
II means that lose q .ono. for u was sure |
thing and the money was ~ gocd ss IN me |
pocket
I'm a contractor in Bridgeport, Conn, |
and Bill Masinnis. the rscin man. who has
a stable mp there, II like brother 20 me
her~ 10 make u .5oo ALWAYS have good
luck
-Maloneys luck 10 famous in Bridge.
port. lsr this time IL turned az IN mr ] |
wac gOin around r~in 'hr riGi's H~Ie anu
somebody must have pickei me pocket IN |
a barroom where was -r'tin' up the drinks.
Tn" loud voice and splendid rairp-n, II !
William Nichols Malon-y had a decidsd I
oTec, In the station hou-r The doorman
whn had b.-en absorbed ia sporting edition
- an evening paper in the ha"k room. left
/, 20 gszr on THE splendid individual
Connors and S,attery, station house de
iec,ivss who had bsen firing with the
dark haired Irish girl ia the little grUcery
~tore next door. ungallantly desrrt- her
20 Join the group IN The polic- station.
IN" sergeant drupp~d his stern. uffsriai
manner with hts pen, and. leaving hi- -ra'
tshind the desk l-anesi afably over the
railing in front ~ II MuiliGan. swinging
his club and curling his mustsche IN w.
-pcCtful silence. KEEP, his eyes fixed IN a
hvpno,ic stare on Mr. Msioney's horsrshor
Mn, while lawson politely dr~~ forward a
chair for the Bridgeport contractor and
offered him a cigar
MIR Maioney. however. waved this aside
with one pudgy hand. while with tn. other
he drew forth a leather cigar case decorated
with a large and complicated monogram
IN silver.
Have ono on me, he said it, up To
me I've b-en trimmed William Nicholas
has been trimmed His luck
has left him