Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17
WINNING AND LOSING


Employed in7one osithe branch bureaus
of the Treasury Department there is q
young man Who has always reprobated
evil in all ofSfts f5rms and manifesto
lions. -
He Is real good aIoung man from In
diana
He wears high watt trousers that have
usually faded TO an 6lfve-green hue. and
his somewhat sheepfske countenance Is
always twisted, into ah angelic expression
denoting his rspfobaeion of evil in all OF
its forms and manifestations.
He has alwais abhsrred the bowl. an,
he has alwaak beesfs an active bucker
or manner of using the same, ever since
he broke out of his little township in
mid-Indiana and landed in his govern
ment berth here
And he has particularly grieved that
there be any such a horror in the world
as gambling on the horses.
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding. this
good young man has been dabbling right
along, ever since he first struck the capt.
tai, ana became overwhelmed with the
amount of reel money Uncle Sam dished
out to him semi monthly, with the merry
little bucket-shop game.
He was never able to see ANYTHING
wrong or partaking of the nature of
gambling in the bucket-shop game.
He was able to scientifically differenti-
ate between the bucket-shop game an6
race track gambling
In fact, he used to often argue that
point with BLUM, brusque young chap at
MS boarding house. who owned a littlt
merchandising business of his own.
Ihe young northumberland l-way
was in the habit of occasionally getting
bet down on the horses, nor did he
make any bones about it. He liked to be
on EN-. he said. with engaging, if I'M
necessary, frankness. He often lost lot
OF money at it. and, then, again, he quite
occasionally won lot of money at it
But he liked the horse-racing game,
whenever way the luck went. nor did h
have the slightest hesitation in saying 81,
in the presence of the good young man
from Indiana
But, the good young man from Indi-
ana would say. deprecatingly, that is
gambling, you Know. and you know what
gambling always leads to, don't you?'
sure thing. replied the young man
who was conducting a small business of
ms own. But | often hear. on the side.
about your fiddling around with the
bucket-shop gag. What dye call thate
why, that's specializing the good
young man from Indiana would reply.
Specuiating, hey?' the other would re-
mark. dryly 1T isn't even little bit on
the gamble, eh?''
Not bit of it, the singularly queer
visioned good young man from Indiana
Which somewhat stubborn view, awhile
ago, got bit on the young merchants
nerves.
couple of weeks ago the good young
man began to wear very superior air
around the boarding house and to throw
out vague hints as 10 the likelihood of his
resigning his government job and going in
Tor d career as financier.
Inc market was going right for him in his
bucket-shop dabbling. and it appeared that
ne was good $500 on the correct side of
the ledger
Wherefore the good young man from In
diana was very, very swollen in SO far as
sheep,faced and good young man who
wears oliye-green high-water trousers and
qrlZZical snirk may exhibit swollenness
On the evening of that celebrated Lawson
of-Boston day last week, however, the good
young man from Indiana tottered to the
dining room table of the boarding house
with his pale hair exceedingly tousled and
his aulzzical smirk quite effaced.
he Gidn need to be asked WHY
He had been worse than wiped out
1t Is grievouSs to be compelled to record
the fact that all of the rest of the boarders
at that table were tickled almost foolish
over his obliteratlon.
They were. it's sorrowful to relate, only
chagrined that he, hadn't mortgaged his
whole pay two years ahead.
While the good young man from Indiana
sat disconsoIately 'mumbling his food.
couple of sporty young departmental stem
ographers were talking about the young
merchant. who had called the, good young
tween speculatiqg and gambling, ..-.--
He went over to New York last night to
get some poolroom bets down on a horse
that he said would be as good as so to l.
and that he'd been tipped fsfrom the right
folks would win in STROLL one of them
was saying to the, sother--when the young
merchant himself walked into the dining
room.
He had cubit-wide grin on his face. and
each and every one of his pockets bulged so
that his clothes looked shapeless.
The pair of sporty young departmental
stenOgraphers looked him over inquirngIy.
Did that thing go through" they asked
him in one voice.
What thing?' inquired the young mer-
chant, innocently, taking his seat at the
table.
THAT mutt you got the tip on and went
over to New York to play" they said in
chorus
''Oh. you mean that little speculation of
mine, said the young merchant. Yep. the
old skate won in walk and l got 60 to |
for my 500, and he pulled out a wad of
yellow money big enough to choke a sea-
water valve of battle Ship at the same
time casting glance out of the tail of his
eye at the good young man from Indiana
The latter gurgled and then grinned fab
billy.
Say he whispered hoarsely, leaning
over the table to the young merchant,
why didn't you put me next? If you had,
wouldn't have been cleaned out today"
But, said the young merchant in a tone
of surprise. Il was gambling"
so was l. so was l." moaned the good
wait till they walloped me to find it out"