The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-03
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high Rollers club set gu
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$50 Francisco. They became &C
LA qualnted with a George Hop
hino, interested IN Raw Hide -,linins
properties.
Doc Floyd sat in the marblefnishec
rotunda OF San Francisco's best hote
the morning after his arrival lie had
finished with his newspaper and
was gazing out upon the little park
across the street filled with palms and
beds of brighthued flowers. Neither
COL Po"Iey nor Jack Cleiand had ap'
peaTed, and he was rather glad when
the young mining man he had met on
the train came upon him, and he was
reused from his selfabsOTptiOn by a
CHEEKY greeting. Looking up, he saw
that young Hopkins no longer wore
corduroys and heavy hunting boots,
but was blue-serged, green-hatted and
patent-Ieaihered, and altogether sporty
looking enough to belong to his own
set.
All alone, | see, remarked Hopkins
as ne touched Floyd upon the shoulder.
IF you've not been 10 breakfast, Id
IKE 10 nave you join me.
be pleased to, aSSented Floyd,
VINO mad grown hungry waiting for his
friends. Those fellows who came
with me must be taking an extra por-
ton OF sleep this morning, III not
wait any longer for them"
Down in the grillroom a breakfast
was served, the equal of which is not
TO be had in any other city in the
United States, excepting, perhaps,
New Orleans. by the time Floyd and
Hopkins had lit their cigarettes they
were conVersIng as old friends.
Oh, look VINO arrlVed.F burst out
Tony the Tout upon catching sight of
FIoyd ana his party. If it isn't the
Big Doctor, and | haven't seen him
since Hamburg was two-year-old."
AND say, whispered Tony, in con-
hdential tones, find out tonight what
business that young man who was
with you this afternoon has with old
Tom Camp. They were off in a cor
ner for long time and if your friend
amt some wise fish he's apt to be bit"
mat night after dinner Floyd, in
conversation with young Hopkins, eau
tiously led the talk up to Tom Camp,
and then asked the fiat-footed question
as to whether Hopkins had entered or
was about to enter into any deal.
We'll, I'm rather ashamed of it, be-
cause it does look like crooked deal"
returned Hopkins, but I'm lot loser
on the game, first and last, and it looks
ike chance to get even, so | was 60
Ing to take it. If you know anything
about Camp, you know he has some of
the best horses on the track. He says
he's been in hard luck this winter and
lost several thousand dollars bucking
the faro bank. His proposition is for
me TO put in $4,000 to help back a
BOOK. He will put in $4,000 Of his own
money, making a good strong bank
FOIL. Inc books are all making money
now, ana besides the even break we
would get IN on the regular play;
camp says he can fix a race or two so
we can win some sure money. He is
certain that we can pull out $4,000
each In week.
mat all listens well, broke in
Floyd'
"hats the matter with it," ques-
toned Hopkins. Il don't know why
I'm telling you all this, anyway. You
might queer my game for all | know"
NO, III do nothing of the kind" an
s"ered Floyd. But I'll bet you five
hundred now that If | don't save you,
lamp VIII trim you for whatever you
put IN. II It's such sure thing, what
aoes he want with partner to share
'he pronts! Any time a man offers
you something for nothing. lock up
your oahK roll and keep your hand on
your Je"elFy' 10 you follow me?"
les II does look that way" as
senteu t1ophlhS' out you see he needs
$lo'ooo 10 make the book safe, and he
uniy naS ABOUT $o,OoO in ready money
'na' nc cah lay his hands on. That's
why ne wants some one to come in