The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26

young matron and quarreis WITH ths
"mud hens" She plants her fancy
booted feetson the benches ahead OF her
ana does not mind if q BIT OF mud
rubs on on the occupant OF the,se
Holidays Are Sucker Days
On the holiday when the crowd Il
thickest she Is IN her glory. but has to
vie at times with the shopgirls ana
stenographers and book keepers who
have gone over for days outing with
their young men Tho holidays ara
sucker days" so named By the book
makers. for tho ash bite well and the
fish are plentiful on such days.
During this last season knew Of
two young women IN the once OF q ro-
tail firm who played the races as long
as the traces remained here. Both had
responsible positions. onswas the book
keeper, the other the cashier, and both
had arrived at an age when they should
have known better. but IL was 50
handy to play that they could not over
look the opportunity. They studied the
entries IN tho mornins-hiding ths
dope sheets" between the pages OF tho
ledger and day book when the boss
was around. -
At noon, having then reached q sat-
isfactory opinion OF the winners, they
went over the way to the poolroory In
the afternoon they spent their mo-
ments. spare and otherwise. hanging
to the telephone. on pins and needles.
to see how they stood as to finances.
ringing up the poolroom after each
race to see whether the winners they
had picked were winners" or not.
Things are so simplined IN these up
to date days that the results OF each
race are kaown in tho poolrooms 10
minutes after the race Is run. even
though a bay divides.
II the pooIroon. quiet. orderly. hon
est and respectable. had not been In the
heart of the business portion OF the
city and within such easy reach or
these two young women they would
probably not have given the ponies"
q second thought They would have at
tended to business and not attempted n
mornings work In 10 minutes on a rush
They would have drawn the social line
also and not gossiped at lunch. time
with the porter and the errand boy over
the great question OF their day: Who
Is going to win the handicap7" ana
DO you think that Lone Wolf can beat
Belle OF Iroquois in the secondr' and
The papers take Rose Cherry TO win
in the sixth-do you like her?"
Out OF eight people connected with
the firm there was but one who aid nor
play the races-the poor, unfortunata
employer himself.
Why they played I don't know. khev
were. without one exception, all behind
on the game and always drawing o Us
before payday.
Some people say that Gamblers ara
born. not made" and that you cannot
stop them.
II man wanted to hang himself.
would you give him a rope? OF course
not Why. then. allow the cigar stands
and poolrooms to flourish as they 40 In
the heart OF the city. where women an
wellsas men can gamble to their hearts
content? Is 1t not giving them ropes
with which to hang themselvese
Every woman at some time or other
has some loose change. and It Is a pitv
that this should help the book ma<er
pay for his automobile and his dfa-
mondS None OF as miss SO cents ~ /.
dollar now and then. but drop Il into a.
box instead and see how soon the bo~
will be heavy. Play the races -r,eS
yourself. dear madam and see how soon
the book maker half OF you win ~
the prosperous half and wearing tb~
buckled tans on that foot and a .5ahn~
half soled shoe on tho sthar fuok