The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-12

have my bet set aside. Watching favor.
able chance, sidled up TO tho window and
commenced TO explain TO the cashier, show
ing my ticket. He cut me short.
Now that1l be about all from you,
he said, You made the bet. The betting
sheets have got IL recorded. It's out OF
my hands, anyhow. What sort OF piker
ARE you, TO come around holleringp You
know If the horse won we'd have to pay
you
Who ever heard of a so to / shot win
ningT | answered. Il played II only az
joke-just for dollar. l thought I've
got an important business deal on in Chicago
and | haven't even carfare.'
All, I've heard those yarns before,
retorted the cashier. But II you suckers
will come out here, and go broke, you can't
expect us 10 lend you money. Anyhow
the bet stands. | wish we had lot more
on Gentle Harry and such plugs.
There was n whistle outside. bell rang,
the doors we're thrown open and the crowd
rushed out to take the first special train to
Chicago | started with the rest, then re-
Elected that | didn't have the fare back to
town.
-I'll wait until the next train. anyhow
said /. Perhaps Gentle Harry Will be
scratched and | will get dra~baok,
But Gentle Harry wasn't scratched
and / waited in vain until O'CLOCK, when
the second special train pulled out. :.
"'I'll wait until the race Is run, said
and then I'll beat my way back somehow
If have TO give the conductor nothing but
good cigars
s'When the post bet ting came in. II pleased
me 10 see that Gentle Harry's price, which
in the early betting had been 30 TO i, was
first cut to 40. then TO 30
Evidently some one "a playing Gentle
Harry said l.
"The poolroom. now nearly half empty
was beginning to look dreary and dismal
as 1t was dark outside and the only light
came from the gas lamps. noticed some
one talking to tho cashier where / bad
placed my bet, and then some one calleo
TO me.
Il strolled over.
you're the fellow with that Gentle Harry
! ticket. aren't your Do you want TO get
| drawback he asked. -,
why. is the horse scratched?' / an
swered.
~No, but the chances are the last trair
| will leave before we get report on ina
| race
Il looked at the/ blackboard. and saw
! Gentle Harry was now 20 10 /. Even as
| looked the price was changed to - 20 /
! A few Of the pikers, noticing the play OF
the horse, were already getting In line VIII
! dollar bets
Guess I'll stand pat said l. ,Yot
darned fellows made me wait here three
| hours for nothing I've probably missed
the appointment | wanted to keep. by
your cussed meanness in taking advantage
of my mistake, you've made me go withou
dinner and suffer no end of inconvenience
/ Now darn you, when you see some one
! playing the horse at the track YOU wan
TO welch But guess III hold on to my
meal ticket. and maybe Gentle Harry vii
run first after all
What's the use OF drawing the storI
out? Gentle Harry won. without any dli
ficulty. In fact. his jockey. Clark, had al
he could do to hold on for dear life cominl
down the stretch, The horse ran like
mad horse. l don't presume TO say he wa
doped. but the horse certainly made sprin
and finished away up in front.
hid give that cashier the merry ha-ha
No, | didn't have the time. l waited unit
the race was confirmed. | was the first maj
to cash in. and then ! sprnted for tina
train II had missed 1t was quite ready Z
hire a special train of my own, for ! ma
81 o2O 10 supplement the lonely dime tina
had been in my pocket.
Hereafter, whenever a bookmaker make
n mistake. let il stand 1t is Providenc
trying to give you the right tip.