The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
.om the New York Press.

From the New York Press
 They were coming in electrlcs for Gran aday, and still the pooroom person wasn't satisfied He had strong play against his strong percentage book, and he held most of the money that came over the counter to Fingers, but 1t wasn't enough The eoncessionaires were get ting their bit, too and this disheartehed the proprietor sorely.
 "Geels ha told himself again and again. sTm A bad business man. Here go To The expense of taking a lease on house and fitting It up With furniture goou enough for King Ed or even Geotse Wheelock, and take all the chances or having my wires cut and my doors pat tered In, and soon's I get everything set proper I go and let in lot of insects 10 lick up the preserves l have been Aecu- mulating. l guess must De AooiisN .A the head"
 Mr Granady made no mental mention of the actual circumstances under which he had assumed the management or tas nanse after the demolition of the resort in the plebeian avenue, where the gang had f1ocked openly around the eraehef bowl on the bar counter and made lheii bets without let or hindrance. AS mat fer of fact. the present classy estaeHsa-
  Granaday had assured himself that the expenses of running the same would pc more than met by the payments he would exact from such lesser saIiipieis as cared to submit from him aceommoaa tions for the setting up Of thef Mhee,9, faro layouts and Klondyke boaros. AS the things stood, the boss wasn't uhaeI
 nanp,g,s worth of expense for the swell quarters and every cent the pook niaoe was so much net profit
 But he mad a distressing ieeilhg that the concessionaries were making more than their expenses, and if this were so he was getting the short end or IL. might better have taken those games myself and hired men to run 'em ne figured Look at that bunch atound Tozenzos table. Geel but I'm the SOFT mark. I guess my brain makes tomato look like cannon ball.
 He swore savegely. and determined 10 shade the odds another point Got to get even somehow" he figured.
 When the races were over eromu still fingered around Lorenzo5 lafo eapie, "Ain't YOU guys got no homesY gro"leo Granaday. as he swept the days sheets into his pockets and paused for d no ment on his way out
 I.orenzo looked up snarlngly. This Was a bad crack for even the boss to nlaAs, "Cut that stuff out, you condemned lool, he muttered in swift undertone. he looked hard at Granaday, and Grahaaay turned it off as d joke Under thelf a1raaroont his eoncessionaries had the right to turn for customers so lohs as there were customers in the place to turn for. s4
 But Graraday caught Lorenzo next art ernoon before the crowd had arrived. Have a short drink" suggested the Boss, and Lorenzo, watching nm c!oseiy and making no comment, poured hlfhsell : cut dram and they drank together "You afn't looking we'll Lorenzo, sald Granaday. after the glasses were set down. You look all to the bad rms | here hot weather has got into your bones, and if you don watoh>>oul sou II he on your back with a spell Of sickness. Now, if I was you I'd go right doWn u the seashore and just do nothing put lesl for the next two months. Let that o!d salt air thing filter through your lungs, lie around on the beach ard forget about business and when you come back In the fall you'll be a new man.
 "I don't see how I could work it. said Lorenzo. Any decent place along liie shore is too far to get into and away from twice a day. The places near tue city are too crowded, and nate to se1
 
 "Oh. go down and stay right through the season." said Granaday, laying pa ternal hand on Lorenzo I'll take the game off your hands and allow you 'i
 Lorenzo tilted back his broad brlmmed Lorenzo tilted back his broard brlmmed fat/so that his view of Granaday might he unobstrueted He stared at the Boss for a full minute Then he learned his head back and laughed till the tears streamed down his cheeks. He started with a little bit of a giggle and grad ually worked up to roar that you might have head at the Battery When he had quite finished he rose, with some dltfleui- ty from the easy chair by the sideboaTd and walked over to his own corner, where he produced a steel box and began pull ing out the cards for practice, punctuat- ing the performance by occasional chuclxles which now and then broke into the class of the loud guffaw. He made 10 other answer to Granaday's kindly of- fer
 The Boss looked after him maleVolent- ly. Then he poured out another drink and sank back on the chair, an empty list spread out before him, T miscued that time" he admitted frankly, "but I'll get to that wop yet"
 Lorenzo's thoughts. on the other hand. were not at all in keeping with his out ward mirth. "Oh, the swne!' he mused Frying to hog the whole works. Well,