The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-08-06
Gambling in Green Goods
By JOHN IRVING DAY
Garnerng the Gold by Unique Method, Originated
and Practiced by DOC" Floyd
By JOHN IRVING DAY

O----FaERE'S hoping that you get |
tk<- even. alderman" Doc Floyd |
raised goblet Of sparkling |
burgundy. across the brim |
1900 Of which he glanced and |
hRgS8 smiled at the member Of
I'm NH the High Rollers club who
uHH{n was host at dinner he
Nllpf53Il was giving In part pay
eAVGO ment Of a bet that there
N& f9u was not a man In the coun.
HS try with $4,000 who could
be beaten out OF that amount on the
ancient gold brick" game. The din.
ner end of the bet was merely a pal.
try side issue for the big eX.alderman
had also wagered 5000 and lost that,
too.
Doc Floyd had asserted that even
In the twentieth century the time
worn green goods game could be
worked.
Have you got the nerve TO tell me
that you can put over the old green
goods thing" was the amazed demand
OF Alderman Mehanty "I'll bet just
one more bundle OF $1,000 and ngain
dinner for the crowd that II can't
be done. Why the biggest sucker In
tho country would take your flash
bank roll away from you II you tried
to work that"
We'll. maybe he would" returned
/ Floyd. but III Just bet you II can be
done and will let Clcland do the rough
work and I'll Just go along to oversee
IT, may have to lind the man. but
| Ill let Jack do the trimming"
And III take half Of Floyd's end
OF the bet that they put It over" broke
In Col Powley once more. Is II a
bct?"
1T Is. I'm game for another try"
replied the alderman
How about II, Jack? Can we do it?"
quircd Floyd Of tail. cold eyed dy.
spoptic looking person who had sat
silent, slipping his wine aud pulling Il
big cigar throughout the bantering con.
yersntion
Jack Clcland merely gruntcd his as.
sent. lie was the one possimist " the
party, but always dependable and a
handy man to have In any deal.
/ Is bell changed. gate slammed and
,thc conductor and a bolated passenger
climbed aboard the Twentieth Century
Limited train which was leaving the
La Sale street station. Chicago for H.
iS.hour spin to New York The bis
engine throbbed and the long train o.
rolling palaces slid out OF the shoe
without Jerk or tromor, as easily as
trim sail boat propelled By gcntl
brsaza. At the forward end OF III
train. the buliot car. comfortahl
small club on wheels. already wa
more than half filled with passengers
Seated on one side Of the car DO
Floyd was contentodly puflng a cigar
cite while on the opposite side OF IN
aisle. Jack Cleland pulled at stron
cigar, and neither man glanced at o
seemed TO know Of the presence OF IN
other. All was quiet save for tn
businessllke conversation OF tw
showmen The ycstibulo door openeI
and into the car came Solomon Roser
] berg, wise man OF the west I'm whlcl
! section he had imbibod the air OF free
! dom In speech and manner
Acquaintance are almost as casll
made In the smoking car Of a train a
on BhipbOard and here was Floyd no
20 miles out Of Chicago drinking witt
person whose natural propcnsitie
for "buttlng in with strangers coul
not be overcome Within ton minute
after they had met. Solomon Ruser
berg was narrating the story OF IN
most recent happenings Of his llf
: and riding TO swift aud certain fal
oh yes. Solomon was a wise one. IA
, knew II and was proud OF IT, Floy
4 had listened TO his talk and wondere
the while. whether there was a chanc
10 take some OF Solomons easily goI
4 ten wealth and also lower his stoc
a Of concoit lie concluded that II nigh
q be well worth while TO cultivate nj
new acquaintance, II was At least wort
trying, so he ordered another bottl
which further mcllowod the talkatiy
one. whose tones by this time had dis
y turbed commercial traveller who "a
o near him running over columns OF fil
d urcs In his sales book.
, The travelling man appeared slight
u annoyed as he glanced toward IN
e wine drinkers Suddenly he SCENE
L TO think OF something and placing hi
a memoranda In his pocket he turned I
u Floyd and his companion and asked
they cared to kill the time with
: small game until the call came f.
dinner In the dining car.
Sure" was the reply Of Solomon
answering for Floyd as well as hin
self MY friend and ! will play
youll dig up some one else"
4 telepathlc thought seemed
travel from Floyd TO Jack Cleland VII
was looking at the party from the o
posito side OF the car. The Other
also seemed to notice his presence
the same time and II appeared mel
chance that he was Invited to mai
, the fourth man In the game.
The play was not resumed after al
ner Cleland saying that he had lo
about all he could afford, but the par
stuck together and when II came tin