Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-11
PAYSLIP'S KILLING


yHs gO.f g 90 Elll EN- out AT Dthhiug' ie
wasn't going to hosa.augnter EN-, Or ut
the whole ari lyc,, or cut bunch Of We
terne.on,. o. Dive EN- all of the bloek-
he was jis; gong to xii EN-. lie had 50
announced to lAicc Of lie particular friends,
with crafty liglt in his eye. on the nig.t
before, and ce mtaat it. Aigie Payslip al
ways means everything he lays.
Il don't know" he muscd, as he leaned
closer still to the hotair reg ;er, Whether
I'd better re- t1n this miserable little sl,-Oy
lob tomorrow morning, or Iarg on Until
the end OF the month, SOS 10 give EN-
chance to get another s.Ort.and man. !,
be hard TO hang on, though, wlen ! u lave
about $4,000 In col yellow tash IN my
homespuns when | get back from Bennng
is evening" and Algie leaned back anc
closed his eyes dTeamily and thought OF
the pleasant, patronizing manner he'd as
sume toward the caief Of the bureau OF
adumbration on the morrow.
lies a good enough old codger in his
way" reflected Algie, but he thinks the
measley little old 5000 a year he's getting
is big money, even for the support OF his
large family.
And then, Algie, freed from his steno-
graphic cares, was out at tie track, wltn
the little roll of $40 in his YES, that he had
screwded with great diff lty from
brusque gentleman who had not only re-
quired an ndorser, but the somewhat usu-
rious interest Of l2O rer cent. per anuum.
AlQie also had carefully tucked away IN
his waistcoat pocket the slip gwen to him
on the afternoon before by a snarp-iea-
tured young person from New York. Tee
slip contained the names Of tne winners Of
each OF tie Fix races on the card, cacl guar
anteed to he at a price OF 81 to / or bet
ter, and tine ten.dollar remnant of is last
pay day which Alge lad c! &C .clli gwen rp
for this potential piece Of paper bad seemed
a mere bagatelle to the talented y0urg ste
nosrapner when compared with its posi-.
bilities.
"Caninus to win the first race, unused
Algie as he made his way into tie betting
ring before the states went up. Ind 81 a.
anteed to be at least 90 to |. I'll put ten
dollars on Caninus- 500 ought to be enough
for starter
Forcing his way up to bookie's stool
when the betting began, Algie Payslip wa'
delig tcd to lind thai taninus Wds t.e Ian.
outsider al l0D to in the le.Wg. And 20
he got 81 900 for his ten dollars, tie book
maker I'm ling at him sardoui,a.,y a. ne tool
the money Then Agie mounted the stanG
to wa CT the race.
No description of that remarkable race is
necessary-the news report Of the days
races gave it in full Caninus got of last,
gradually worked his way to tie front ana
won on the wire by nose FROM tie odds
on tavorite Algie repfessed IL iiwo.d ex-
citemeut in a dead game manner, and wl en-
be collected the 81 40 from the bo1kn ak
ers cashier he favored that C agrined in
dividual with a satirical smile that was
meant to be, and probably was, exceedingly
cutting.
Una fair start, that" said Algie to
himself langudly, as he stroled over to the
bar and refreshed himself with a quart OF
the restless amber product OF Gaul. Steam
Roller to win the second guaranteed to be
at 20 to / +" my information reads. IL shall
invest a little matter OF $500, then, on Steam
Roller to win"
Which Agie did He had, however, to
take odds which were cut before his ad-
vance along the line-the rumor Of a new
punger having spread with is customary
rapldity in the ring Algie felt an inward
sense OF triumph when he pe c-ived that
the bookmikers were not only gain < at
him with respect, but that they were rub
bng out the prices on their slates'when he
made his appearance. Algie got some Of
his $500 down ON Steam Roller at 20 to |,
but when the scared bookies saw him com
ing they quickly began to siave. 20 that he
had finally, at post time, to accept four to
one. When he had placed all of the $500
he stood to win about $4,000 ii Steam Roller
romped home, as Algie had every reason to
expect.
And. as will be recalled by readers of the
race reports, of course Algie's expectation
was realized. II was Steam Rollers race
from start to finish, and he won pulled up
by five lergths.
"Oh well, not SO bad, said Algie to him
self, as he invested in handful Of cigars
at one dollar each and coolly inlu' cd of t e
bar caterer if he didn't have in ,lsc few
bottles Of Johannisherger of the vintgg g Il
80 BY this time news Of the immense sue
cess of the stranger in the rirg sad spread
all over tie Grand stand, so tHat when Al
gle. after betting 81 900 on his informant 5
selection for the third race at Ten to cue,
was positively embarrassed over the Wpy
the pretty girls in the boxes pointed him
out coyly with their programmes. How
ever he coairivcd to hold on o a bearing
that was h5tn debonair and indif c'ent. He
was particularly delighted to Cd eve that
a number oi his fellow clerks, ,eated in tae
stand with their wives. were regarding him
with green-eyed envy that, however r,,tr-
theless had in il also a CLEAN of admia-
ton. He was generous euoug1 30 Garisl
/ the resentfulncss he felt over the Tr,dic-
tions OF some OF them, made day cIo'c,
that he wouldn't win bet, aud O give 3 EN-
the name Of the horse he had played 10 " n
the third -whereupon, needless to say,
they rushed down to the ring and tapped
themselves upon Algic's word.
The melancholy yellow sun drew close to
the horizon as Algie, SIS. 900 to the good at
the finish OF the fifth rar', reached TIE
stand to watch the sivth and lV event He
had bet enough to make HE aitoI soon = VIM
nings an even 100000. As he st'ci ON e
grand stand steps, with his gases placed
| nuaty at his eyes, men and women raid
more attention to Algie paysllp, tie r. ar
velously successful ,tenoglapNer OF the hui
reau Of adumhratiou, than they tii TO tie
| horses paradrg TO tie post, lie ad, 10 WAS
known. c,mr elled at least Il OF the loDk.
makers To take down thei" states End .lose
their satchels and it was whi,Uoci around
the ring that il he won the Jas, Ia,e, too,
one Of the most famous OF the bookmak-
rrs, after years OF unnying success, would
have to put up the shutters.
! The horses frctted at the post for a mo-
mcnt, and then Mars Cassidy gave the cry
aud Alge stepped down TO see which of the
bunch had secured the roll. and in doing
81 he
Fell Of his chair in the bureau Of adum.
bration and woke up with a start Two mo.
ments later he was taking i- ELS die
tAtion, the chief having already p, ".,d 'o
le, him of for the afternoon 'n c.' 4
the pressure OF work, Aisle lN a- the
A0 and the slip. None Of tie .or.t. ram'
on the slip. by the way, ran orc 'uo. thee.
But Alge is goirg to take the o. ut to the
track the first afternoon he stc,eeds in set.
ting on. when he expects to realize that
franc, he had before the hot air register
Washington Star,
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