The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-12-13

good. When he was running a gam.
bling house I'm Chicago he stepped out
one night and played the game ut am
other establishment. losing the $4,000
which he carried. He borrowed $40 900
from the house, on tho agreement that
he would return II by noon tho next
day. lie lost every cent. Before the
next noon, however, no had raised the
$4,000 and returned It.
on ono occasion in Boston Sheedy
tried faro when the gods and tho odds
were against him. He was left with
out money enough TO buy ticket 20
New York, to which city he desired TO
go. Next morning when tho banks
opened he entered the private ofiico OF
n prominent bank president whom he
never had seen,
"I want to borrow $1,000" he said.
ION what security"
"Simply my word OF honor"
81 don't know you, and besides this
bank doesn't lend money that way; no
bank does What is your nameY
81 am Pat Sheedy the gambler"
The banker looked at him, recalled
his reputation for squareness and drew
the money from his personal account,
Two days later Sheedy repaid the loan.
Robert Pinkerton once said OF
Sheedy: 81 have known him for twenty
wears. never met a man with Keen
or sense Of honor. II he owes n man 4
dollar or q hundred thousand he'll pay
Il the first chance he gets. IL he is in
Cairo or South America no will go to
n cable oflce and cable tho money TO
his creditors. He reminds me Of Bret
Hartos hero John oakhurst gentle
man and gambler Bret Hart drew
Shcedy when he portrayed that char
acter.'
Pat sheedy's own opinion Of gam
blors Is not very high. Not long ago
he said: "I've counted the real gam
blcrs in New York. and there are just
three OF them. The SO called gamblers
who have been caught In these raids
OF late are all pikers politicians second
story.men or doormat thieves
Sheody Is fond OF carrying around In
his vest pocket newspaper clippings In
which good things are said Of him
once q reporter went TO interview him
and found him with copy Of "The
a we'll worn clipping sticking from o
vest pocket The clipping contained
Bat Mastorson's estimate OF Pa
Shcody. IN part as follows:
"Of course Sheedy doesn't associate
with gamblers. why should he? He's
a man of brains, a man of some refine
ment. If | had money | wouldn't lei
"a gambler walk on the same side Of the
street with me. / never knew gam
bier who had the brains OF a grasshop-
per except Sheedy Don't speak to me
of gamblers; l know the breed, and J
know Sheedy And II you ask me, the
co,abined brains of the gambling fra
ternity wouldn't make u rattle in that
big head of Sheedy's."
such IS the man who is now going Ia
teach art appreciation to the new rich
In his New York establishment he has
several furnished rooms with pictures
hung to show the parvenu how to har-
monte pictures with the interior finish
ana furnishings.
MT Sheedy, however. has pretty
fair knowledge as 20 the contents Of the
picture frames, which Is TO be credited
TO his many years OF observation IN
art and his long cherished desire &c
rise above the appellotion Of "honest
gambler and become Patrick II
Shccdy, A. c., which means art con.
noisscur.
Shocdy received several canvasei
from abroad without frames.
"Arc you going TO frame these be-
fore YOU put them ON exhibition" in.
quired ~ friend.
"Ol course replied Shccdy, '"Worlu
OF art, like gentlemen, SHOULD never ap.
pear in public without their collars
ON" BOBERTUS LOVE.