The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11

pull old FlIrt. who went to the post heavily backed
by the public. and won by half n length downing
two of the richest bookmskcIs that ever tried to x
n That settled with Taylor, but wasn't
sorry. for If had stuck 10 him l would have gone
under sooner later. But Burns and I between US
managed TO rake In neat little sum and bank It.
Mine would never have the safe joint II it
hadn't been for him, but he had me / fnst
becoming miser when the break came and-I be-
gan to 90 10 the devil.
OF course it girl. Did you ever see a couple
Of pals break harness thnt pcttcoat didn't do it
Rivals?-naw! You saw stake horse running
with selling platter, did you? Then don't ask fool
questions
wasn't in his class when 1t came to women. Tho
only kind I could ever jolly make any kind of
bit with generally had paint on their cheeks and
wet appetite.
But she was beaut of your real blucbloods
with educated ways and big brown eyes that made
you kind Of homesck for summer dny In the
country l couldn't blame him a bit for falling for
her: she all to the mustard and had the rest of
her class under the whip to keep her In sight That
was the worst or it-I knew losing him. and
yet / couldn't pick n flaw In her
He began to fight shy of the track and 1t got so
that only saw him about once week. when he'd
run out Of a Saturday, but then he wouldn't make
bet once In dogs age
was wise to the girls trying to reform him ,ag
though fellow like hm needed reformlnc) bur some
people have funny Ideas gambling and you and |
look pretty wicked TO 'em, guess
The Inside Tip.
One Saturday morning he pulled me out of bed
about eight o'clock, and could by the look
hfl faca tbo
quiet as mouse (be was anything clse) but
there was couple of lines about his mouth thar
bad never seen before, and they gave me start He
told me the whole story while | was dressing II
seems the girl had said she would marry him. but he
had promised her never 10 lay bet as long rs
he hVed AFTER the next day. l didn't open my yap
though you bet your sweet life did some fam
thinking, but after all he good sort TO spend
his life with the horses and had known it all along.
the Idea hadn't tcked me. but / bad II all right
let him go on to the end without "A worl-to foil
the truth, tried say something once but my throot
got Kind of dry all OF a sudden aud only chokad T
hear him now
AS it stands Charley. have about five thousand
dollars In The bank. thanks your tips and friend
ship. for can't say that my literary work has panned
out very well 6nancally-and whut's that To marry
onF why nothing when you're going TO get the dear
est little girl that God ever brenthed the breath of life
into,'
Them was his very words. remembered them for
thought might fall in love myself some day and
they might come in handy
She's had everything she wanted from the time OF
her BIRTH says he "and It ain't right for me to marry
her ana pun her down into any vale OF economy" He
was bit OF a poet. Burns! 1T amt right Char
ley! and amt going TO do It. That's why I've come
TO tax things with you" He settled back In the
chair and looked at me with touch of the old steely
CLINT In his eyes