El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-10

As to the particular kind Of mvestneh
the $1,000 had no choice. No more choic'
than its owner
She was a woman about the age Of
well. never mind the age She was JUS
when they are the most dangerous II
man is a poor hand at withstanding
fascinating eve flash and a smile thai
conveys just the very faintest suggestion
Of I'D Ike you, know, if I could only
know you to like" She was very hand
some blonde-Wells always thought
brunettes had no right on earth-and she
was richly CARRIED, so that natural grace
and fine apparel made her blend of at
tractiveness far out of the ordinary
Wellsworth caught just one corner of
the eye CLEAN and the faint-very faint
formation and radiation of a dimDle.
Within half an hour after he first saw
her Mr.. Wellsworth and this very fasci-
Mating blonde sat tete-a-tete in a private
dining room. The more the gentleman
who owned the $1,000 saw of the lady
the more he was sensible Of an Unwonted
palpitation. She was a thoroughbred,
and no mistake, he kept saying to him
self. and the $1,000 in his inner pocket
seemed to rustic approval with every such
thought
Gracious, but it is indeed hard to shake
off IonesOmeness in a strange city said
Mrs. Alma Marvin that was the name
engraved on the dainty card she handed
Wellsworth when lie had pretended TO
recognize in her an old acquaintance. 1
cant seem to accustom myself to it,
Here am waiting for my husband, who
will reach here from London next Tues
day. I've all the time wish and-yOu'H
pardon me for saying it so parvenu like
all the money, too. And yet I'm lone
some
YES" drawled Mrs. Marvin, as they
slipped another specially eoneocted cock
tail, 81 can't even seem to be pointed right
. to make a good little side flyer in a specu-
lative way. You see, Chris-I mean Mr..
Marvin, my husbands quite a man in
wheat in Chicago. He has got me much
in his ways. He often says that he has
made the most Of his big deals while he
was only bent on having a good time.
The chance seemed to intrude itself right
on him.
''Now somehow or other it seems to-
have become known in my hotel that I am
alone and that-well, that have a little
money to spend" went on Mrs. Marvin.
why, only this morning the proprietor
telephoned up to ask if he might call
1 said certainly, but wondered what It'll
was he wished to see me so confidentiaIy
about Would you believe it, he apollo
gized profusely, but nevertheless gave me
the address Of a place where there is what
you call horse race betting going on. II
could not feel offended, he was so nice
when he said that he had always found
Chicago women so much more spnghtIy
and full of verVe and nerve than the
more sedate Eastern women 1 have been
thinking 1t Over-althOUgh, you may be
sure, 1 didn't let him see I was over
eager to get the information. It's so vul-I
gar to be oyereager to gain money
don't you think so?"
The $1,000 in Mr.. Wellsworth's pocket
kept pensively still Mr.. WellsWorth
himself, however, felt the anticipativei
thump Of heart that goes along with the
assurance of a nearing legacy-the itch
of the hand when you are supposed, &C (
cording to tradition, to rub the hand on
wood so as to bring the good luck to
pass.
Where did the hotel proprietor say this
betting place was?' he asked as he men
tally appraised the larger diamond on the
third finger Of her left hand at $1,000 at
the least.
''Why, it's somewhere next door to a
cafe on Lexington avenue. I have the
number here. I took it carelessly because
I did not wish to have him think 1 was
anxious to make money by betting You
pass from the rear of the cafe to a real
estate office next door-only it isn't a real
real estate office. You rap four times,
first one rap, then q pause, then three
raps all together. A man opens the door "a
on a crack and you just say Sponge
funny thing to say, isn't it?-and he let's
you in. When you are inside you can bet
on all kinds of racing that is against the
law. Isn't it delicious to think of break
ing the law and making money while you
are doing it2''
But wouldn't it look strange for a lady
like you to rap for admission and say
'SpOngeY asked Wellsworth, his eyes
cleaning with the possibility Of a secret
tilt with the bookmakers.
ooh, apparently not strange at all,
gushed Mrs Marvin, gripping Wells
worth's fingers just by way of uncon-
scious emphasis no doubt THE pro-
prietor told me that if I decided to go
there for a little excitement 1 would find
a ladies' room there-specialy prepared
for ladies who find themselves lonesome
and, like me, inclined to bet just like their
Chicago husbands"
'sThis looks pretty soft to me- muir
INJURED Wellsworth-to himself, of course.
what do you say if we try this place and
make a bet or two just for diversionY heI