Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-09-05
A NEAT BUNK0 GAME
HOW THE MAN WHO THOUGHT Ne
KNEW IT ALL WAS FOOLED.
a sehem. Tha, Worked the Way the
Betting weEt aud Gave \" tiew
a. TO How the Tip Was Passed Go
nr..L or Net 90 nrsak the Jas.

prsak or Net 40 nrsak the Jas.
"Irs good thing for Us, suppose.
that whenever we get Il all settled ana
arranged in our minds that were too
bright aud crafty to be
done by anybody we usually get fall
that takes the perkiness out OF u.s. SAID
n Washington department store buyer
who makes frequent trips To New YORK
I'm 10 a certain day last week, Tor ef'
ample. | had a pretty thorough under
standing with myself that there was no
old kind Of New York bunso game
that I'd bite ON. I'd been going to New
York too often and for too long time
for anything like that. Well, listen.
~ week ago Monday morning last
was standing after breakfast on the
Thirty sixth street side OF the MARI
borough hotel, In New York. taking
sun bath for myself and mapping out
my programme for the day. Two or
three other men were standing near me
doing the same.
"our attention was lazily enlisted as
we stood there by the spectacle OF a
boy wearing a chefs cap and apron
recklessly swinging an empty crockery
pitcher above his head. The boy was
rigged up like hotel kitchen appren'
tice.
"'What Internal whelps most boys
arc. anyhow remarked a sporty look
Ing man standing near me to u plain
looking individual who was standing
alongside OF him. Now, just look AT
that cub foolIng with that pitcher. It's
a clnch that he'll drop II and smash II
10 smithereens before he gets to Sew.
enth avenue
"'oh. dunno. was the reply OF the
plain looking man. 4 guess the Kid
knows what he's about Hes got
pretty good clutch ON the handle OF the
pitcher. Hell hang on TO IL all right
"'Ret you five he drops II before he
reaches Seventh avenue was the quick
response OF the man with the sporty
look.
al guess I'll take that bet answered
the plain looking man. and he produced
his wad The sporty looking citizen
peeled a from his roll and both men
put up their money with the uniformed
carriage opener stationed outside the
Marlborough Then they took up the
jog together toward Seventh avenue to
keep an eye on the boy, who was still
swinging the pitcher wildly. held
my ground aud watched the proceed
ing II looked like a pretty good bet
for the plain looking man until, when
the boy was only about ten feet from
the corner OF seventh avenue. the
pitcher flew ont OF his hand rs he was
trying some singularly difficult piece
OF Juggling with Il and was dashed
into hundred fragments ON n door
step. The sporty looking man and the
plain looking individual returned to
where was standing and the former
took the two VS. from the stakeholder
with a grin. saying
- thought sure was going TO lose
out on that when the Kid got 30 near
Seventh avenue without anything hap
pening TO the pitcher.
Two days later | was standing
alongside a hotel at the corner OF
Eighth avenue and one Hundred and
Twenty nth street, In Harlem, waiting
for downtown electric car. when
saw that selfsamc youngster, with the
Identical kitchen apprentices forgery,
going along Eighth avenue, again Wild
ly swinging a pitcher. Then cast
my eyes about me. and there, only
three feet to the left ~ me and leaning
against an u stanchion. was the sporty
looking man. He bllnkcd lazily nj me
when he saw that I had observed the
boy with the pitcher
what Internal whelps most boys
are, anyway" he said To me In precisely
the same words aud the same tone he
had used in making the remark cou'
pie Of days before TO the plain looking
man who had lost his V. Now, just
look nc that cub foollng with that
pitcher It's a cinch that hell drop II
aud smash II to smitherccns before he
reaches the next corner
what a foxy way this fellow has
OF making a living. | unused But III
just give him little run for his money
80 | Will
That's the betting end Of IT, | said
aloud TO the sporty looking man, that
Ia be- willing 10 take myself
"'Oh, WE'LL he replied laughlngly
any old thing to pass the time away
It's about an even thing one way or ID,
other, | suppose
"Just about said l.
"'Wcll,' he said good naturally, thcr
I'll bet you V that ho doesn't smasl
70 before be reaches the next corner
/ You're on said /, and we put ~
our Ave spots with the news dealer OF
I the corner.
"This.' said | 10 myself as fell int,
step with the sporty looking man, ~
. like whocdllng grun'ma ont OF a nlckc
FOR cookies. There's no way that thi
crafty con man can pass tho tip TO tina
kid not to drop that pitcher, according
TO the usual frame up. without my get
ting next 10 the dodge and calling hin
down on a. think see new Nv
dollar hat for myself this afternoon.
"Aly reflections along this ptc1san