The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-17

at his mug, anu NC wa"
silker an long coat and a DIAMOND
lamp fit to knock an eye out OF the
prince of Wales, and. say, when saw
Hennessy that way l thought u was
like findin' mine. There was ready
money all over him."
AN, Of course, he staked you gooo
and plenty?" said the faro man.
did / say that Hennessy had a
pipt?" unused the race follower well
maybe it was two of them and maybe
it was three. Anyway, Hennessy had
a little skate on. 1t wasn't enough 10
excuse him and it was just enough
to make a mean man nasty.
"Hello, Hennessy,' says I. =
"'Hello,' says Hennessy.
sand I saw then and there that my
gold mine was Il frost. Hennessy was
givin' me the go-by. But | was TOO
hard up to be naughty, SO stops him.
"'Say, Hennessy.' says /, are you
goin' to walk past man like thatf
Don't you know me"
ayes says Hennessy, with a kind
of an ugly grin. I know you well
enough
"'l've been in hard luck since I saw
you, Hennessy,' says l. I'm on the
hog for fair-stone broke. old mani
"'That don't surprise me- says Hen
messy, not little Bit
"'It don't!' says |, and you can bet
l was surprised, if he wasn't.
"'Not a particle says Hennessy.
you went broke when quit you. be-
cause l was your mascot. You stole
my luck, and l figure that you owe
me about $1,000. The minute l left
you things came my way
"Well, tried to laugh. why, Hen
messy, old man. says l. you're string
an me. Dye take me for hoodoo?'
"'That's what I do he says. the
worst hoodoo this side of the Rocky
mountains
"'Well, say, Hennessy,' says I,
stake me for q hundred and let it
60 at that?'
"'Not a Nickel says Hennessy.
1Ou BOb NY iuNN OhCC, DuU YOU OOu Y
get it again, see!'
Then he turned back into the cafe,
and could see him through the win
dow ordering new quart"
wouldn't that bump you." said the
faro man.
Say, isn't luck about the queerest
thing on earth?" continued the race
man philosophically. Here was Hem
messy tramp only ii year before, when
! was high rider. Now. I'm on my
uppers, and Hennessy's on the wave,
and yet at that very minute my luck
was on the turn. walked around the
corner where | could curse Hennessy
on the quiet and there in little heap
of wet dirt by the curbstone saw
something shining. picked it up. 1t
was a five-dollar gold piece. and there
was hole in it. Say. do you remem Der
me coming into your bank with it?"
Sure" said the faro man.
Say, it needed lot of nerve to lay
the whole five on one card. and me
hungry, too, but was afraid if I'd
break the five I'd break my luck, see p
The faro man saw.
$50 | laid it in one bet. and won ten
times running. Then | called the
turn, and finally quit $4,000 winner.
Say that was about the dizziest game
! ever played, and when cashed in |
went and eat the best dinner that the
Tenderloin afforded.
We'll, l didn't see anything more of
Hennessy until January, when went
to New Orleans again with a small in
terest in string of good ones
and another interest in com
bination book that guy named
Shorty Allen was running. | was
riding high again. and Hennessy
wasn't. 1t did seem queer, but it looked
like we both couldn't do business at
the same time. ran against him sew
eral times and made as if I'd forgotten
the throw down he gave me in front of
Martins, and at last one day he came
sweatin' around to my rooms. lookin
Tor tip. One of our horses was en-
tered for seven furlongs on the next
day. with about one chance in million
OF winning, but Hennessy had an idea
in his hat that the race was to be fixed.
lie didn't know ] was interested in the
nag. but he did know that had an in
side track with the stable and came To
find out which way the cat was goin' to
jump.
Say. old PAL he said, I've only got
$1,000 left and ! want to make biz
play tomorrow SOS to get even again
and l can't take any chances. Cant
you put me wise?'"
Say" said the faro man, "wouldn't
that bump your"
$50 told him to see me an hour no.
fore the race" the race follower went
on, land he went away. Say. dye think
twas up to me to give him any straigh,
tip?"
After the way he turned you down 4?
MIL! returned the faro man.
well. next day the mare was n five.
to-one shot. and about an hour before
the race Hennessy came sneaking up.
DO play herY' he says.
For all you're worth saws 7.
'SureY he says.
Sure says l.
well, the book I was interested in
was offering a shade better than the
others. and Hennessy went. ooa;ps@ !,