The sun., 1902-07-20
BETTING IN The HANDBOOK.
NtIDiNT> 0t ~ tITFRN OON
tHOtr >tfO0> IUkIR.
the Nsns,sssA Nan se, ,,,iblr as.ir u,.
,uste"sr- >ii-n, AMI NNNrr,sas tue
~lcuth on the rrsii >si.y Ne,irrn Ii.t-
tsrs rr~eaa,isa. NsaIn.t the POI re


~" ,Ir, sign of tb.. tra. ipar.r. pt q
haudt-.nS man o.. fI- Itr .f .ibu,., auI
mystery pf 10. n'r hans Hg t-,4.i f.,,
ti,k-f
II M" -''o.,u frNsr ...,S. away .suuf,si
"Nr,,pi D., u.rt,ipnd ru.pp. H m.p Nh,
Wau.irr over ant p..N y.t tYt rtI., aui
tegin vulunlr conversations a. tu IA,
n"rit- - 'h' ti,i announced Nrun.r- 81
the rar'- then NJ nus'k nf Granny IL thai
Saloon. upstairs ~ tpNu %. hiri-r- 4 hand
iunk man Bui n 20" .lirlu ~ Whi.h tho
tIrk-r l. working l. hil,d during tho racing
huur~ With dctl"h"i grpU... eft -hp.wd.
hooking chap, hduipg agatn~i ~, lar.
~itting around IN chair, aud uFrt"nitug 80
read th" pslrrS. and i"uuK.ug about gen
orally IN al'itu.l"s ut -'rtiu,.t INDIFFERENCE.
all - 'h"n watching 'h' ,iu'N aud ~ ~
them suddenly ria,f rih.i ,h.rr they -tand
or ~ when the ticker ls'gtu- go rlr'A after
a hall Vhru the rrpp-t of . ra,,. b. ,ln.
then 'h"N y" got their money down With
an un-.-'u handbook man lu ur ahuut the
premise
IN" handbook man j. rar''.v or never s.-en
IN ,h. harrvum holding M" tucker around
which hi patrons silently ouUgrrgat"
but u j. nut stretching ~" point 80 Sav
tina, when h" wants drluk from that hir
lis l. Within reach ui a baton coInmuniCat-
INK with y
H. keeps ON II sight fur hi own sake
and for that IT tho proprietor 4 tu. -slpun
Both might get into 'r1ubl" should IN"
hand'spok man MAX" = pric'icr uf lpunging
about the saloon
So the handbook man stick, so hts eyr,"
~ hi~ cave whi" the ra~'> ar" on. H.
PATRONS know wh-r' tu iut him
rh" code nf SILENCE l. not formally i'm.
rn-.i upon the ticker Watchers IN IN"
saloon that gives asylum tu ia" handhpok
man They simply understand and NJ"
silent
When they do talk, II - IN III" undeftone
such a. j. employcd hy men assisting AT
some solemn ceremony. or lrtt"r. ia the
tone used by people who find II n",----ary
To exchange remarks in church
In one ~ N" sixth avenue handbook
saloons the other afternoon. q hig. partly
tip-v man. who had slowed his het with
the unseen handbook man. "Nhi hued his
| claiion v,cifrrously after IN" ticker had
announced tho result ~ on" ~ the Bri ghton
rac'-
Wow -ce'- he -hout"d. jumping mp and
down and waving hI- arms -Aiilla gifts
th plac', an playet hin cross tn lnard
/ at hunnered. eight an two NoW-'e.-
All II the other men around m" ticker
-cuwlcd at him. sni u Was only matter
uf about ten seconds befor" the mead har
k"epsr had him hy IN" collar uf hi- cnat
| m q visr-like clutch
-N,v. said IN. hark-cInr IN a low tone.
pushing hi face within twu inches of that
pf IN. -at.d individual. you for a stroll
An quick An don't come hack no more,
ur it, you to look like w'te wings ~
watch. sae2 Mhat dye think this Is. a
arh.cur? You're a-hinr. that's what vou
are. an IT,. YOU fr up IN COW path from
now on Don't YOU coin" hack her"'' and
the herkrop-r. maintaining his clutch on
IN. tip-y on"'s collar, raced hm '" IN"
swinging doors and out
The handbook man. = small man with "A
pale. smooth Cac- and a rat-lke eve. n"t
hn uu 'hr corner. Slipped him his winnings
.r At,llt. and told hifn M a low tone that h"
hiui u,,.d hs trad" any longer. Of
rpur-r. the chance" was taken Iu this case
that m" thrIS'-oul uu" would M hi- anger
reach On IN" handbook man. hu' such
changes hay" go IT, taken 1ll the time
n, lnc,d-n'- e m" afternoon ~ 'hi-
fttNitI Illdf'f'F~ hI 'lls' Nt'tlilul lllF
rarely ,l-ihl,, handbook man were many
The tlckrr-wa'chcrs comprised about tho
-am" class - men A. hand their money
over 20 'hc hludhpokmakrr~ IN all such
plac,.- -uou'h-fdosI. harp--yed we'll
dr,,--,i men Tor th" most part, hu' all
uf them t"IIiuy MAT ind"tnabl" vet in
dehhi. stamp worn hy men VII" haV" no
regular uccrIps'Ipu which naturally
arn,I-.,- tha speculation uf N" rank oui
.,dnr- A. "a Wh"r" 'ho-.' chaps get hold
Of he money to fork over 'o tho handbook
maker day after dav during the racing
-ea-Dn
In their oorssiuual luN buzz ings with
one Anoth.r. they u-'i "a" patols OF the
track like men who have long h'en tied
up with the hangtsil game. They had
aSstrcily all found their way Z" that hand
hook h.aduuartars hy another method
than that Il inuuiring Of the bark "eper-
Il thorc wls anything doing
Fly,. or -iV times during 'he afternoon
men uf the same general type A. those
already within the approved circl" dropped
IN and leaning over Nhi~p"ringly asked
the har,cudcr- n there was any chance
To- got A h.,t down. In each case the bar
tender. thus addressed shook their head
and -'ar,si a. their pue-'i ion"r~ yacautlN
N,u'yr Got 'p be in'rpdu'"d 80 hand
book man. and introduced rlgh'. # YOU
want 20 b.sumc ono e hi- h"aduuart"r-
h,-k
one ~ the hovcr"r~ about ia" shrine
nf the ticker probably rev man ~ thai
handbook headquarters CONN iti'~I IA"
,pdt-cr.tion h"fnrc th" racr- b"gan. of
pulling uu, q hig hatch Of deg" -h'T's
The head hsrk",p"r vas on top "f hm
| mt tu'N
say. Young f"ier.- n" Said to the man
u.i,b ne, torn charts i,'s' do them III 'HTv
| stunt. AZ hoInc Will vou' What dive
| thiuk thi- j. Pete dr lary'- eight year agu'
Don't YOU know thai them nIht-ring nv
cul,- can -u..ll hunch - doT" min" miles
| aNav t'ruu 4 snow ~'prmf7
Th. Young man hastily thrust hi pack
a,o of form Quarts into hi- pOCkct. fearing
.,nuI,inn from charmed cirvlc ~ wh'ch hr
might IT, I-.rmirtnd To- lose hi~ money II
N. remained good
Tn. ticker Watchers began to filter m
N li,tl, after o'clp'k. Thc-' w,r" no"
play.r- 81 the fr>i raCr, due NJ ? 81. Who
, had -.-.u tho handhook man and made their
l..- ON thai event Most uf them entered
In pair,s uu-tly treated each other ~ the
lar and then turned 20 watch The Clock
A. the minute hand got around tn half
nssi :? they leean to edge over IN th" dir~-
iion nf the hI-y iiCker. which Was spout ing
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