The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-07-13
CHANGE WAS THERE
DELINQUENT DEBTOR PINNED
DOWN ON SPOT.
Little, Shabby Old Pop Furnished Sur
prise for "sport" Who Had Moth.
ing but His Thousand.
Dollar Bill.

Dollar Bill.
There Is a story current in those
circles wherein betting on horse racer
is spoken Of freely and admitted with
out blush, that concerns an old sport
young sport and $1,000 bill. says the
New York Sun.
1t seems that some months ago the
horses were not running well, or II
took an ak to get into a poolroom OF
or something of that kind, and Young
Sport was hard up. There was among
his acquaintances little old man,
commonly called Pop, who was always
shabby and insignificant in appear
ance, but who, somehow, usually had
the faculty of having 20 in his
pocket.
He had one on the day when Young
Sport touched him with his hard-lucB
story, and the 20 changed hands. On
several occasions thereafter Pop got
unobtrusively In the way of Young
Sport, but there was nothing doing.
Pop never asked questions, simple
old soul; he just waited. Bennings
opened up, and Pimlico, and Aqueduct
but Young Sport persistently guessed
wrong, and Pop, II all is to be believed
despaired Of ever seeing his 20 again.
Thus ends the prologue, and the
first act opens Of recent evening In
dispensary OF liquid recuperators on
the Great White Way. Enter Young
Sport, who approaches the chief dis
spenser, an acquaintance, with o
sheepish and yet highly contented
SMILE
Say is my face good for BALI
You see. it's this way" he hastens te
add before the chief dispenser can
commit the break Of turning him down
Il hit the races lucky to-day-simply
couldn't lose, and when cashed in
took the bulk of my winnings in, this
form, seer" and he displays a $1,000
bill.
"The rest Of 1t was enough, thought
to carry me over till tomorrow, but
I'll be hanged II I haven't run dry
Here am with $1,000 and can't buy
drink, because it's too late to gel
this thing changed and it's not to be
expected that there'd be an this money
in any till on the Way"
The dispenser ia SO impressed thai
he forgets the all.night bank where
change might be had. asks the victim
Of too much prosperity to indicate hi.
prescription and sets forth tse vial.
accordingly. Young Sport helps him
self with many grateful compliment
to the dispensers discriminating judg
ment, promises to pay tomorrow ant
departs to be discovered shortly after
ward the central figure in group o
horse lovers at the Hoffman house.
Thither hurries shabby Pop afte
happening to overhear the aforemen
toned chief dispenser telling of tn,
man and naming him who flashed ;
$1,000 bill before his dazzling eyes
Pop insinuates himself into the groul
of horse lovers and looks hopefully vi
at the central figure. He doesn't sa.
word, Pop doesn't, but just look
right appealing like.
/ 1T comes right down to this" Younl
want to beat the races you must hav
a good, all-'round knowledged of horse
| flesh"
Just then he catches sight OF shabb,
old Pop and remembers that there is
man he wants to see farther uptown
The horse lovers have lots of ques
lions to ask, but none so much to tn
point as that of shabby Pop, VIII
throws reserve to the winds and says
Say, how about that 20 l lent yo
last November"
That's all right" replies Youn
Sport, trying to mask his embarrass
ment under guise of easy confidence
PAY you tomorrow"
But tomorrow may not come" say
Pop. II don't know; something Nigh
happen. I'd rather have that 20 now
1 hear you hit 1t lucky today"
so did. but I've nothing with m
but $1,000 BILL" Young Sport an
swers, and to relieve the old man
anxiety he displays the bill.
Then, II can change It," pipes u
Pop, and he produces huge wad O
fifties, twenties, tens and fives iron
his trousers pocket and proceeds t
count out $3.50.
They say that Young Sport had tn
grace to invite Pop to the bar as h
ruefully admitted that $3.50 in SINAI
bills was as good as blown In.