The Carlisle independent., 1909-04-22

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 But, old man, I've just to sell the professor package. and there's noth- ing that would be so easy. He's bugs on the races. I've met him and got his confidence, and he doesn't know that I've got it in for him so hard that I'm going to make him take the high jump"
 But why have you got to resort to the old wire game to land him?" ques- toned Floyd. And you haven't told me what gave you your grouch against him. Tell me about it.
 Well, if you only knew him, you wouldn't need to ask why anyone wouldn't want to hand him a package" replied Danny.
 Could Herr Oberman, teacher of vocal music, by any occult power have overheard and comprehended the con- versation that was going on between Danny Roberts and Doc Floyd he would have locked his questionably acquired fortune in the strong box of some safe deposit company and thrown the key away. Herr Oberman, graduate from the ranks of rathskeller musicians. had opened what he was pleased to term conservatory of music in a Michigan avenue building habited by others of his kind. There, in a period of a few short years, he had waxed fat in purse and person, turing into his net, by at tractiye advertisements, young women with ambitions to outshine the Melbas and Mary Gardens of grand opera. To all Of these he promised great things, but no prima donna ever had gradu- ated from the school of Oberman. He was only one of many who preyed on the vanity of women who believed themselves possessed of divine voices.
 It was smiling, cheerful Danny Roberts that greeted the professor in the dingy pool room the day after his conversation with Doc Floyd
 So another good dip We have" was the gleeful remark of Herr Professor when he had read the message which advised a good bet on Cheese Cake. We'll make dose bedroom fellers sick, eh?"
 That's it." replied Danny i've al- ready got my bet down. You'd better hurry up before they cut the price. I'll see you later. I've got to get down the street to meet party"
 Danny did not wait to see the frantic look and hear the swear words in Ger man which were emitted by the pro- lessor when Cheese Cake failed to be heard from in the race He hadn't lost a cent of his own money, but had faked telegram for the express purpose of having Oberman lose.
 The next day Oberman was waiting anxiously in the pool room when Dan- ny appeared. Before the excited Ger man could start to tell of his hard luck and how he had lost a whole hundred dollars, Danny produced another tele- gram explaining that Cheese Cake had been kicked and crippled at the post, which accounted for his poor race. The second message also advised that Danny get down good on Rarebit This time Danny waited with Oberman to hear the running of the race called off as its description was ticked out over the telegraph instrument.
 They're off, Rarebit in the lead, Handy Bill second; the others punched" and Danny shivered at the announcer's words, for he had not ex- pected Rarebit to be heard from any more than Cheese Cake had on the pre-. yious day.
 "Cashbox wins!" and Danny gave s-t, -l,.a n1. be one of pain accompanying his own moan of anguish. Dandy Boy sec ond," continued the announcer. Mar cissus is third"
 Now what do you think of that for hard luck?" was the mock moan of Danny to the professor. There we were leading all the way and then our horse drops out of sight. I'm going to. quit this game. It's impossible to beat even with what is supposed to be the very best of information"
 Professor was too grieved to listen 10 Danny. He had troubles of his own = was a cheaper drink than wine the two took when they adjourned to the bar room under the pool room. As they took their drink Danny once more said that he was going to quit trying to beat the pool room until he found a surer way of beating it. He hinted mysteri- ous1y that he had some such way in mind and told Herr Oberman inas- much as he had caused him to lose by allowing him to bet on his tips he might be able to let him in on good thing where they could do better than get even in day or two. As he said good-by Danny told the professor not to do any more betting until he had heard from him, which might be on the morrow.
 Herr Oberman was just lowing his last pupil of the day out of the Ober- man school of vocal culture. It was