The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26


rouletts wheel and bank place Oponing
Fight "a tho hotel once. He's al right
az draw or any old card game. w
he's great In that old Tune play We,
PhDuiH' When be gsts % the line, The
game n not ended until the oards are
al played.
sf1It he ponies is his failing WA
thsre's q pOolroOm or q track anywhere
around Trampors 10 there. Well. this
town has q poOlrOom, and he remembers
a tip horse trainer friend dives him.
My horse h out 10 win any Tina -
staTts-play him n he's 1000 TO 4, this
hOFseman tells him. and Trampers Knows
his tips have proved good before.
1T Just happened he drops into tbs
poOlroom. accidental like, looks on the
board where the entries 10 chAlked- 40.
and he can scarce believe his eyes Whem
he sees the name Of the pony his friend
has told him about He sees the Staus
10 hf.y 10 one
For a second no thinks he's droAmiR'.
gets down 30 cases. hurries over 10 the
theatre. gets fifty from tho treasurer on
the strength of the night performance.
and rlshes hack. getting the money down
just a. the operator, Gala out the ponies
are az the post The post odds are aixty
20 one in place Of fifty, 20 he stands 10
win 1900 Il his nag comes in first.
His horse gets % we'll. he notices.
and he had near heart disease when he's
leading by a length az the three-quarters
and going easy. TmmpsrB says he's
thinking what hen do with all that money
II his horse wins; that he'll shake the
repertoire business. get a partner % &C.
in with him In a musical comedy that VII
be SURE fire on the Western circuit. and
climb on up till he reaches Broadway with
big hit.
sHis horse wins. and just as the winner
Il called and hswakes up he sees the pool
room proprietor talking 10 some chap
and looking over az him. In a minute
the man the proprietor u blabbinR with
makes a quick exit. and Trampcrs starts
Nd % the cashier 10 get his dough. wonder
ing n Il isn't really all a dream.
IA he stands there something backs
up 70 the entrance and the first thing
Hampers knows the room Is full Of blue
coats and big husky guy with Chief
Of Police marked on his cap bellows out
that the place Ia pulled. Two or three are
held as witnesses, and the rOlice fan the
rest Of them. the manager included. out
Of the pOOlrOoms.
was vet 20 come.
III ssems that an old pal Of Trampars
with whom he'd started IN business had
built a good sized theatre In a town 81
twelve Or fifteen thousand. by giving
good shows generally and by paying
strict attention q the comfort Of his
patrons the house proprietor had worked
up attendance ~ that from the town e.
self and the surrounding country he drew
a big business Il was practically the
only theatre In the town. Ordinarily
a r9nertoire company might make
friend ~ Trampers, the owner Of the
theatre cancelled other shows and booked
him for two sDlid weeks.
1t was piece u sentiment that iant
often seen in this business. and Tramp
ers appr ,ciatsd H. The local manager
had Interested himself In billing the show
50 Close that Trampers geta a letter say
ing that the house Ia all sold out for the
first week and that prospects for bust
ness for the second Is q X.
The troupe reached the town and the
bunch puts up nc the classiest hotel.
Trlmpers meets his friend the opera
HOUSE owner. who shows him what a
swell house be owns. and the two have
lunch together
-Aftarward the resident manager hires
rig and starts Tmmpers out tor a ride
over town, in which he takee great pride.
Then they strike up the river end up on
the hills back Of d. from whi,h = good
view can be had u the town itself in tho
distance
III kind Of late when they head home
ward They're on top the hill Rway
hack from the town. overlooking lt. and
the resident manager IL talking.
That's one ~ the prettiest views |
ever saw broke in Trampers suddenly.
7 don't think | ever saw more vivid
sunset effect than that It's az red az
fire
The resident manager takes one long
look ard whips NJ the horses.
-'Sunset. b Il ~ he yells Not by a
long shot That's my theatre burning
uD!' 80 Il was. II was cleaned up clear
o. tho ground.
Well. there wasn't anything 10 be
done after that but disband. and Tramp
ers didn't loss time IN doing II.
He thinks that the hoOdOo Is on ac-
count ~ his hiring a fellow IN an Orchea-
ira a seasnn OF ~ aRO that played a
yellow clarinet. though he didn't dis
cover Il for some time, That's SURE
hard luck in the theatrical BIZ. ended
che booking agent. shaking his hend