The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05
Our Daily Short Story

moneyT' asked the farmer, in an un-
certain voice. Frank shook his head.
Mot unless you iose." he said.
Il amt a-goin' to lose,"S exclaimed
the farmer. Frank didn't intend that
the farmer should--not for awhile. So
he started up a game, and the farmer
won q dollar; another. and he wen two
dciiars; another. ana he won FIVE. At
ter the farmer had won perhaps half q
dozen small games Frank concluded 1t
was Just as well 10 let the next game
be losing one for the victim and q
winning one for him.
Now for another" he said. But the
farmer. who had won every game.
shook his head. NO" he answered,
I've won whole lot of your money;
blamed 10 want to clean you out. I'll
quit, and let you UP. So long"
After that he struck the shell game
that Schley had going In a tent. 'YIi
pick out that there ball every time.
he announced. Schiey bet that he
wouldn't. But he did. because schley
let him. Schley in all gave up SIS TO
this green-horn millionaire. Finally
Schiey waved his hand.
Bet you $780," exclaimed schley.
that you can't place the little ball this
time" The farmer dropped his hands.
Bet can't either" he responded, $50
\ u AGAbS. ana ne QlQ.
But Ebbsmith, the envelope man, had
an experience that was absolutely hu-
initiating. Ebbsmith had not been so
well heeled as the others. and when the
farmer put up a quarter and Ehb-
smith let him pick out an envelope
with $50 bill in 1T, Ebbsmith was
tossing big bait over the side-big bait
for him. The farmer poeketed IL with
out word, and went away Ebbsmith
followed him about all the afternoon,
trying to get that $50 back by fair
means or foul but he couldn't make II.
The farmer refused to bulge an inch.
Then the New Workers put their
heads together. Day after day went
by without the farmers induIging fur
Their in the games which were to have
proved his reason. They watched him
for while. and found that he patron
ICED all the other crooks upon the
eround. So they concluded that 1t was
time to act.
Mickey Walters was detailed to wav-
lay and rob him. Mickey started out
to do It, He came back
Il can't find him." walled Mickey;
he's disappeared. I can't find him
anywheres-that's what. Though If
found him" Mickey swung a vicious
fist into the unoffending air Say
what"
The farmer, 1t is true, had disap-
peared. But he was not far away. For
/ one day he bought short lease on a
| little side-show tent in the middle OF
the grounds Then he closed the far
and stepped inside. Then he disrobed
In 1--WE minutes Vredenburgh, the farm.
er man. had disappeared And anothe,
man stood in the farmers place. In
i've minutes the flap was open once
more and the lessee of the tent was
ready for business. Two of the New
York crowd who passed that way stop
ped and held their breath.
| Good Lord" they exclaimed. 'df old
Sol Shandy didn't get out here. afte,
all. Shandy. hello! Who staked YOU
shandy? What's the graft with your
Shandy mysteriously smiled. "I came
out here to st. Louis shorn," he an.
swered; but, say, I've gathered in con.
siderable wool"
When the rest of the New Yorl
crowd heard about it. they groaned
Gee" they said "if shandy's here, he'll
get all the good that's going" Their
an idea occurred to them Mickey
they yelled, get that farmer man ant
sick him onto shandy That chapT
have old shandy cleaned out in jus
about three ticks"