Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
WHEN CO. WON


all OF them employed In the same DEPART
ment. ana all Of them domiciied at the
same boarding hose. fell to talking. on
ThanksgfvinH eve, bout the chances Of the
various candidates. br the Washington Cup.
70 % run at the BSnning track on the fol-
lowing day. They had already made In
quirles as 70 the dinner hour on Thanks
giving. and found that they couldn't visit
the track without missing the turkey din
ner. which none Of them wanted to do.
So they decided TO make pool among
themselves the outcome.
Oddly enough, most of the young chaps
liked differentthorse to win the event.
and they burned d lot of tobacco while they
told each other why.
Wen. was thermal suggestion of one Of
them. there's only one way to get action
On on the M. !. thing, seeing that we can't make
that the landlady is going to spread around
mere tomorrow. That's to fix up the pool
Wen each chip lin one PUNK, draw the
norses by their names from hat. and the
one tnat draws the name Of the winner
elopes with the entire wad, what2
The proposition went with rush. In
looking over the names of the horses posi-
lively carded to start, however. they found
thaI seven OF them would go to the post.
We'll have to dig up one more to come
in with u.s." said the man who had sug-
gested the pool Who'll we get?"
just then the young landlady OF the
boarding housewife Is fortunate to be ad-
mired oy' all of her dodgers as "a nice wo-
down the hall. The man who was making
up the pool called her into the sitting room.
Mrs Youildo," he said to her, there's
chance for you tosbecome suddenly wealthy
planned to her i1Bw that result could be
achieved. All that she had to do was to
heave one paltry piece of silver into the
washington Cup pool, win the pool. draw
down 81 and go and buy an automobile.
The young lady smiled disdainfully.
Ineres not enough in 1t to make 1t q
genuine sporting proposition" she said. "If
you boys are just possessed to gamble.
why don't you be gamblers right7 Make 1t
everybody put in s. and I'm with you''
The six youths didn't purpose to be
chased out Of their own jackpot by any
sklrted person whatsoever, and they were
all on their feet in second or less. de-
handing recognition from the chair.
will we stay7" they all remarked in
chorus. Are we going to be blufred out OF
pool on race by lady from Michigan
Wen, just look us over, that's ALL" and
each Of them flashed his fve-spot. The
young landlady produced her five, the man
In charge OF the pool punched the notes.
and then he wrote the names of the seven
starters In the race on slips Of paper.
The slips were shuffied about in q hat.
w.
agreed that the names Of the horses drawn
shouldn't be looked at by any Of the draw
ers. but placed in envelopes and sealed, to
be opened only when the result of the race
was announced: The landlady was. of
course, permitted. to put her hand into the
hat first, and then they all drew as the
pool manager called out their names. The
slips were duly placed in the envelopes and
the envelopes settled. Thus none of the
seven in the pool knew which horse he had
to root for
And jolly good thing. too" remar ked
one of the young men. IF we all knew
which horse we had to root for. we'd be in
tolerable nu.sances up to the hour Of the
decision. and maybe we'd get into punch
fest all around before we heard the name
of the winner"
Thursday afternoon, Thanksgiving day
all of them were assembled in the sitting
when the race fwas'<aue for decision at the
Benning tracksg sThey waited until they fig
ured The Ey$tinSs Star would get the re:
m sn fsa" s and up then sg the pSs
phone in theGsioafang house sitting room
Hanging angina up 3 receiver he announced, with
"Go-BetweeS Swinsdn canterw
Then all six sefstheA young departmental
men frenzie4fy ohened their envelopes
while the yoAng landlady held hers, un-
opened. IN her lap and waited to see the
saR which
Six ejaeula 3pns followed With the rapid
fly Of muskeiV fire as the six young men
frantically released their slips from the en-
short Hosex always was jonah
"Ostricha- Afsdshe couldn't beat goatr
"Grasiallor *tfAss,bet that skate fell
"Persistsncet He was leftat the post, III
"Queen Belle! What dead oRer'
Establish! There's the land crab fol
Then. all together, addressing the blush
ing landlady, they howied:
'Why, she's itr'
The landlady Smiled. and slowly and tan
talizingiy broke open her envelope. pulling
out and modestly displaying the "Go-Be-
tween" slip.
And she's from Michigan moaned the
six young departmental men. most Of whom
are from the south. the land of race horses
and race horse piakers. Michigan! The
idea of a native of Observation-Disclosures
coming along here and chiseling US out OF
our annual race jackpot-and we invited
her into it-and she raised the ante, at that,
Observation-Disclosures think of thatr'
There was an expression of high. noble
resolve on the face of the man who had
suggested the pool.
.Tll tell you what we'll do. fellers." he
said. well hand her hard-luck stories
and renege on paying her our board for a
couple o. months. How's thatr'
"Well, we might have her arrested for
permitting a gaming table to be set up in
her house." another Of them suggested.
but we'd have to appear as witnesses
against her and lose a days leave" ven
tured another.
"Just cash her chips and firmly inform
her that we don't desire her play any
more" said another. with the ponderous
air of the proprietor of faro bank layout
addressing his dealer.
Then the blushing landlady gathered up
the seven five-case notes and departed,
amid a shower of cozy corner pillows, hum
ming 'They Were Happy TIL They Met
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