The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-12

mans face. what r the cleo
trio lights lit for at this time
OF day? Why. man. II is full noon.'
The boys skin looked like wax. and his
eyes wandered restlessly over the coun-
ter. the mirrors. the row on row Of bot
ties. the big Jars in the window filed
with red and blue liquid.
THE lamps are all right. Mottram. -
said the night clerk. in the voice you use
to child when It has awakened sud
denly in the night. Go two blocks east
and then one south-you can get the car
there. Go on. now. It's late; you ought
to be home and in bed"
Thanks. Jimmie" said the boy. How
much?" and he drove a hand into his
pocket
mo charge" replied the night clerk
and the boy walked feebly out.
"A DOPE" commented the night clerk.
"a nifty grain man, should say. know
him well. He was a promising fellow
before he took to dope This sounds like
story from Sunday school book, but
it isn't. There's no use arguing with
him or anybody else when they've been
taking the drug. Once you get dope
talking he'll talk an arm of you"
"a lot Of them drift in here. you say?"
the night clerk was asked.
"slathers. slews. streams of EN-" he
replied. zone was in here about an hour
ago-came in 10 refill his tabIet-Sox-
who thought he was Sir Thomas Upton.
He'd probably been reading in the even
Ing papers of the arrival OF the dead
game Irish sport-knight, and when a
dope gets his mind on an idea he never
let's go OF It till it's macerated by the
cogs in his conk
Sweet boat I've got this tine. SON
he said to me, chipper-like.
Babe said 1. 1 wasn't quite next
and wanted to get a line on his spiel
before made any break
" The blooming old mugs as good as
mine already he went on
It'll be a walk for the Shamrock,
said I. tumbIing then.
Three straight for me- ne said.
Nothing else1l satisfy me-
oh, y'ought not TO rub II in on US
Sir Thomas. said l. Let's get one horse
on you. anyway. Two out Of three's
good enough. isn't it?'
Nope; couldn't think Of It. he re
Mi oh -
drubbed too often. Want all three must
have EN-; will have 'em. Easy. Bet you
$4,000 to 10 that win all three OF EN- by
five miles at least What dye say?'
" Nothing doing Sir Thomas said I.
I'm taking the Shamrock end myself
Good boy. foxy gossoon," said he.
paying me for the dope Like to see the
races with my party on board the Erin7'
Sure thing said I.
All right. III send me man With an
invitation in the morning. I'll give you
a good time, all right and then he slid
out.
Was he just kidding and did he think
he was fooling me? Not at all He had
thirty-grain heat on and actually be-
lieved that he was Sir Thomas.
That's Just the way with all these
'hypo' people. as we call EN-. the people
who take the drug with a needle. They
get 70 thinking of the things they've
read in the papers and after the last
jab' they begin to act out these fancies."
Just as the drug clerk finished his
story big. red-faced rounder with
mussed clothing entered the store hic
coughing.
Gimme something. any old thing II
do. None o your grandmother's schemes
for me, Anythin' II do. I don't care
wether It's prussic blue or asafetida."
Guess can fix you up all right Can
said the night clerk. 4 few moments
later the big man was murmuring his
thanks In natural tone Of voice.
Say, you belong under the main tent
all right, all right. You made a ten
strike with me and I'll put you next.
"A little sawed-off hundred dollar dlIv
named Florham Queen is going to put il
over Thomas sixty thousand mutt Her