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him, then" said Meekin, promptly.
~ give each Of US a proper little
stake, and there won't be any Gomez
back except on one man, and that
won't be any one Of U.s. The other
gentlemen implored Mr.. Meekin to be
explicit IN his unf 1dings.
All right. said Meekin. Here It
is: We can't get an extra bet on the
sheet after the race Is run. because
Granaday counts the take7in and q
knows to the penny Just where he
stands that way. So we got. to give
up that part OF the program and make
the thing square and above board.
That is, we got to get our bet on the
winner and get 1t on the sheet before
the race Is run and Won That looks
like setting out to pick winner,
don't 1t Well, that's just what 1t Is.
And we can pick winner all right,
and win $40 900 for doing IT,
How" demanded the two others
In chorus. II
Just this way said Meekin- Il we
bet on every horse in the race we're
bound to strike the WHINE r, aren't we?
And we win the amount Of our ticket
on the winner. less the money we
have bet on the other horses. which
cine, said Mr.. slattery. .'But
there are one or two points I'd like
to have you explain. If it isn't too
much trouble In the first place. how
are We going to get bet down on On
every horse In the race? .s5
Have some one on the outside g! %
our betting for US. said M 1t n
what else Is worrying you
Z "How do YOU know the horse that
wins will be at long enough odds to
bring us $4,000 above the money we
lose on the other ntEies? The WIN
ner might be 3-to-5 shot.
# THAT'S just what heAwinner cant
be-, said Meekin That's the whole
thing Ia a nutshell The horse that
wins will be- at long odds.
How do you know he will? asked
Mr.. Morgan. I.
Because we'll give him the odds II
the books at the track don't do it for
! u.s. said Meekin. Now. listen to me.
fellows. think we can work this
Larkin party by declaring him IN on
the cut-up. used to do q lot OF
4 business with printers, and I know
4 the inside Of q print shop fine. Sup
pose We get the Racing Report to
come out with summary on the
chart and print the odds on the vim
ner away up--that's what Granaday
pays of on After he pays OF. he'll
be too late
# You got to tell me some more
complained Slattery. Il ain't exactly
a dope. but you're talking In clusters,
30 far as I can make you,
can show you in a minute.,'' said
Meekin, patiently. Take th3 first
race yesterday at Los Angeles for an
example. There's seven horses In the
race. Here's what we did--I'n talk
\ ing Just like we'd done it and not like
we was going 8 to do tive get George
Hiram to- set In e bank roll $500.
4 That's $500 to: bet. on each one fathe
seven horses In the race. Six Of them
lose and We lose So. Q0Q.s one az them
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dence at the Hyphenated Hotel. Tor i.
as he explained to Mr.. Meekin. With
whom he had no previous acquaint-
ance, til y Will stand for anything at
the Hyphen, from murder up-and.
Of course, there's always Dan 'Reil-
IL. IL we'd a guy like him out in St
Louis, I'd never had to lam
II don't see you around the room
much any more suggested Morgan
Don't you care for US any more? e.
Granaday's too liberal in his
prices, said Mr.. Hiram. gently. II
hate to go over there and, take any
Il the best of him. IT,
oh, a guy has got. chance at
Granaday's if he's got the right
ideas. said Morgan. But he said 1t
just to see what Hiram would say.
Fes, answered Hiram, that's
right. too. "a guy has got chance at
Granaday's. but vou don't want to lay
too much odds on it,
lou don't talk llkesyou was sweet
hearts, suggested Meelin
Who-me and Granaday?,' asked
George Hiram. Oh. you are entirely
mistaken ~ my dear. sir. We're just as
friendly as the United Orangemen and
the Clan Ma Gael. don't wish Gran
aday any hard luck. but I hope he
chokes before morning.
Oh, i wouldn't go as far as to say
that rebuked Slattery, apparently
shocked at this sentence passed on his
boss, but secretly pleased that his
views We're shared By another.
Vel. what say goes IL Erana-
dayShears 1t. said Hiram, belligerant-
IL. la Ell Z ~
s., Well y you got him nailed on prices
suppose. YOU saw that thebprices don 4
come In from California any more.
and that the pay-off is according to
Il the figures In the next days report. 4.
It don't interest me whatsoever.
said Hiram. stubborn1y. " Good night, !.
The gentlemen separated, seeking
4 out their respective homes, all but
4 Mr.. 1eekin. who perforated solitary
stroll through the side streets and did
quite an extensive thinking number.
But when he turned IN he had what
he wanted. and he saw a way to hurt
8Granaday in his yitalest spot. Il can't
put an extra bet down on the sheet
after the race is in,'' he figured. The
cause that careful old catamarans Is
sure to count up the cash and put the
blocks to me: If he's cheap enough
to make yell when I slip myself q
8ten-spnt. what'd he do II. i was to try
to collect egular money? No. i can't
y fatten upsthe pot that way But ls can
do it 5anotheri way" In the morning
he got hold OF Messrs. Morgan and
Slattery and told them a few things
they were delighted to hear. i
WHATS the biggest money this
Granaday would stand to lose r. he
asked OF Morgan. I'm bit new
around the room, and don't know
Just how far he'd go"
81 guess Grannday,d part with ten
Thousand, eaid Slattery. .tI got 20
give It to him for tn he never re-
fuses a bet because It's btg He'll
take In the money, as al general rule.
as long as youawant to bet him. e
Vel. vel take ten Thousand from
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two-t three shack from Batter Dams
district to Percy NaSle's neighbor-
hood he pointed out.
4 When I calls to Whitley to go
fetch a pitcher OF lager and imported
ale. this Gran aday gives me the CALI
said Mr.. Morgan, bitterly. He says
nix on that sort of stuff. and I ask
Won't stand for nothing Of the sort.
Y Why II says, we been doing this
every day az far back as I can re-
member. Every afternoon two or
three times an afternoon, says.
d Fingers used Ito send out for a tub
of this kind OF provisions Well
4 he says, If Fingers done 1t, 1t went.
for there's a valuable little party. he
Eays-though tile Lord knows he
self that he thought that way about.
him Fingers was the bell COW with
I me. he says. and IL he wanted to.
drag In a can OF vets. all right. But.
e 81 be doggoned II you can do it, he
says. and there you are
Fingers IS In right with the boss
I'll light, said a1eekin. II can see
this Fingers.'' e.
That would bring Fingers a heap
much, do not suppose. said Stat
. terry. s. IL you'll take notice, Fingers
never had a dollar while he was writ
Ing sheet here, for all Granaday
thought the sun rose and set In him.
Y Hngers's old uncle out in Frisco had
tp finish before Fingers got call In
the prosperity race. I don't know but
what that's what makes Granadays say
he's SO sweet on Fingers. Probably
thinks Fingers'll blow back from the.
Y coast, loaded with kala and he can
win 1t away from him.
Somebody ought to win something
aWay from him some time, said Fat
to Morgan. viciously. raising his stein
to his thick lips. He's been skin
ling guys long enough. and he's got
something coming to him. Tho way
he manicured the prices today was q
shame"
He's cheap" said Meekin. decisive
4 1y. There was $40 out of the way,
!. today on the last race, and he comes
over and looks at the sheet like he
was suspicious OF somebody What's
the idea? says. And he says the
4 sheet calls for $40 more than he
figures from tho result OF the race.
and he gives me a sort Of q hard
look Well. I says. there it is. Look
It over. and see What you thin K about
1t. I'm a sanitary little fellow, but d
81 don't change the sheet betweenr races.
g guess you, must Of made thesInis-
i talse Sotlrsei q hen he sayssno. he
ain't ia The business 81 making ten
~ IN n
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#soothing1y @vn,,,,, pat u ali -hac,-s tI,ia
afternoon I.et,a 90 ~, has In
then sleep few lines a.
They breakfasted slaeni1v ana t1,ens
took suite il a hotel MT +, Far from
8Grana1ay's 7f Mars of as. Tea
Boss ven nm
George Hiram tr,olr s,,rl, IN
He sat in +ha ronm : sra,sa
davis drank hlan1s 30, :,
~ ~ {.
kent i1nsa1f ra "a g
for Granadav =,
business He an1, j., 5
aetor and 90.
a aer, l,s e1y ~ ana
he
like The devil nj Tor, Wa iIra-
- IL Az q.
he could fancy. I Ia 1as
Gran ION an, - oss
iinrs and arran Sed h ~ 80
the nav.nfr 49, ramr 9
=, - ~, =
Ranort a, pass'
Mos ,In S.
n ti1e s..
heinz Ii tIe 1,.
awinnar az lie = -
~ ~. sasal,.
through tt<, - aSaa
kin spoke Of the
III had crimned : sro,i
terv4 ana! 90 ala Sal
ment nr twn ~ ~ e n.l a1so
that rr1 an IA
er1v ~ sf- - NJ .as
I'm tina 80.
none. Ia Swa tos sed
s15.o0o sbortlv a. ~! e;
and T5iraT = 49,
day. ~ ! s - - III
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dollar mistakes, anyway it amt his
speciality. That made me sort of peey-a
1sh, and I$ give him his answer. told
him to send his bill for SO to the in.
spector. The Inspector was a sort
of a partner iii the Granaday game.
which accounted in large measure
Tor the unusual degree of protection
enjoyed by the genius in question.
And, as Mr.. Nfeekin had been prompt
" showed into the place Of sheet
writer when the demise OF F1ngers's
uncle demanded the presence ofi the
regular sheet writer IN San Fran
cisco. 1t was rather well understood
that Meekin's position was privilege
one.
Yes. sir. he's cheaper'n postal.
card, !" said Mr.. Meekin again. Some
body ought to throw the hooks into
time
- guess you'd get fat trying that"
said Morgan derisive1y Hes cum
ninger than 81 varieties bf foxes
"If he makes heller about q meas
" ten spot" said AR. NIeeker, ut
sfy If you was to try to get him lvf
proper money"
oh. that can't be done" said Fat
ty Morgan. guess you can take II
from me that guy can't be had by
any the old stuff. =
1t looks like three clever little fell
lows ought to be able to pull some.
thing that would get his number"
said Slattery thoughtfully
We'll. II you can wise up 8 s .'lI5
thing that'll get Granaday I'll call you
"a little kiss any time you see me- ms
said Fatty Morgan I'm elievinEl
II amt got 1t right on tap. OF
course admitted S1attery, but I can
go get4ft. don't you forget that Gran
aday amt any smarter than we are.
y Gee, look at Jack Larkin. all dressed
up like Astor's horse! And him Just
d bum printer, eh !? What do you
know aboht that? Come hitheT. Master
Larlin, and Will buy you pretty.
Mr.. Larkin, the boss OF the me-
chanical department. OF the Daily Rae
ing Report. bald -headed as an egg on!
the day OF laying. but important In
the matter OF blackthorn cane and
yellow gloves, hove over to tha table
occupied by Granadayss bright young
men, and permitted one OF the same
to buy for him a large chunk OF
square-cut Ice entirely surrounded by
whisky and setter. In response to
INQUIRIES, he explained that. for the
VI third time In succession he had. hit
the printers pool, and In consequence
was at the time Of going to press just
naturally laden with money. In the
Y midst OF Mr.. Larkin's account OF how
he came to. pick the numbers that
won three pools. George Hiram, the
slamnister from St Louis. flung In
through the swinging doors and sided
up to the bar for a necessary toddy.
Mr.. Hiram had conducted get-rich-
/ quick industry III the Missouri me-
tropolis,5 and for a goodly period had
sfourished even as the green bay tree
of glorious memory. but had finally
to fee from the wrath OF an offended
district attorney. and stake3upsh his resi-.
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$500 on Niblicl IN the fifth at the
Angel track
Nibll be favorite, i guess, r said
aGranaday. Sorry q can't give you q
price. but We have to wait for the
next day and pay OF On the Racing
Report's sf1gures..'.'i 5=8Ss
That's good enough for me.r said
George Hiram, 81 easily. When you
open UP for business. I II start the
fifth with &.$5O 0.'s 5
Which he did. though a little later
he announced that he had also a
bunch on GVesme. andswould take $500
worth Of th.t one. Fatty Morgan re-
5eeiyed the money with a knowing
aA1eck Short. acting for the combine
ton, had bet $500 on Monvina and
sGrackshot; the fellow they called
Toodles had put up like amounts on
knight Of Ivanfoe and Arragon, and
French Phil had got on the sheet with
$500 bets on Rubinon and Diamond
Nose. Monvina got off III the lead,
was never headed, and won by a.
couple OF len gths:
And then started IN George Hiram.s
busiest session. He invited Grans-
day to dine with him. and the Boss
accepted. Then George Hiram sug-
5Eested the theater, and again Grana-
day was agreeable. After the eater
which they drove n George Hiram's
automobile Pretty soon..''' said Gran
.a,iay, looking at the clock. well be
able to get q copy OF the Rel With y
the results OF the races according 70
prices. Might as we'll wait Tor y It,
mightn't we ia sis ~
Sure. said George Hiram. Let's
take q spin in the car Will We.re
killing time. The. old car hash e had
exercise enough the last few days
4 ought to use her more or shell take
on too much weig ht. jump In Ehe
gent1emen bowled up and down
George Hiram had n an Inspiration.
s.Say Granaday... he suggested,
there's q swell ball going on down:
at Stauch'ef on the Bowery at Coney.
Island tonight, right at this minute,
to be exact. What do you say5we take
it in? The run down Will be ane. and
we Gan fill ourselves up with sea air
and things. q @
sl.''Fine, Il said Gran day. amt
been there since summer time"
It was 8 o'clock when they came
out Of the dance hall and standing on
the corner was q tpartic u1arly wise
looking newsboyS supplied with a
bundl Of copies tof the Racing Re-
port George Hiram recognized him.
with delight as the boy Larkin had:
agreed to have wall ting with the al
tered charts NJ !. n
i've us e couple papers, 81 he ord
cred carelesaly and each gentleman.
read first the racing news from Los
Angeles.
rs. GEanadey save 5 sudden angrs
marked. the price on Monyina was;
Otto 4. and u took In Il $500 bet from
aAleck Short. The remaindeEo az HIS;
1nonologue was uni at for the dnei
morning air. ssss
never nlinisll q SAT- I4iram.
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.Elks-Marcato Clubs famous musical
comedy, will be presented at Grafton
some night this week. The date has
not yet been definitely announced. BB
Representatives OF the Grafton,
lodge Of Elks and the. Grafton Wo-s
mans Club came to the city Sunday
for the purpose of securing the show
for their city, resulting from which
.Dabney Lee Smith and Fleming =. II
Holden went to Grafton Monday to-
complete arrangements for the com
pany's appearance there.
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them that diligently seek Hin. Ii
you want to see great stirring and!
awakening. you must believe that HI
will come Blessings shall come ac-
cording 70 the measure on your faith.
There Is nothing more disheartening
than to hear people. say: we have
tried to have a revival and never sue
[ceeded. there has never been a sue
cessfm work OF grace done here. / do
not believe 1t can come. Other places
can be shaken and moved, but not
this. Why not this? 1t is because
you have dishonored God by unbeief.
because you have doubted Him and
His promises. because you do not be-
licve His interest In this place Be
lore Ldzarus was brought forth
from the dead, Christ said Take We
away the stone When the stone
WAS removed, Lazarus came forth at
the call OF the Christ. Befoee the
dead lead II sin are brought forth. the
stone Of doubt and unbelief must be
rolled back. II you believe God and
that things are possible with God, VIC
tory will come. God has not lost his
power The God Of Elisha, Daniel.
Peter, Paul, Luther and Moody still
lives. His power is the same as on
theEday OF Pentecost when He shook
Jerusalem. lie has the power today
to stir cold back-slidden worldly
compromised church or community as
He had in the days OF Finney. You
VIII see as many souls saved within
the next few weeks as you want to see.
saved. No more; no less.
The success Of this movement de-
Ponds upon your faith in God. If
great things are accom- lished, it will
be SO because you wanted It. If God
does not come down in power, ii will
be because you did lot want Him to
come. The. clouds OF Gods blessing,
are sagslng over your heads BY
your unbelief you can lock the doors
OF blessing, or by your faith you can
bring down foods OF grace upon this
place.
Second. Self righteousness There
are soI '1It seem to feel they arc
doing the Lord a great favor. if they
lcondescend to bow their heads in the
temple of5God When they come into
the temple Of God they have no
thought they have made any mistakes
Or nave come short Of the glory OF
God There is no smitesn the breast
there is no consciousness of having
grieyed God, nothing to confess.
SSAAA 81 LtSllS VI NV y HII1H1l WHO went up
70 the temple to pray. One was q
hated publican. the other was proud
Pharasee. The Pharasee scorned the
publican. he recited his own merits.
how much better he was than other
men. But there stood the publican
shifting himself on the breast. and
crying, God be nerciful to me a sin
ner. Christ said: i tell you that
publican went down justified before
| God, rather than that proud Phara-
see who went under the curse or
blindness to his own sim
Third. Many OF our prayers are
not answered because we are not
my heart, the Lord will not hear
! in my heart, the Lord will not hear
me. If am indulginG in any sin.
God will not hear me. He said to
| his ancient people. what is Just as
true today: The Lords hand is not
shortened thatit cannot save, neither
is His ear heavy, thatit cannot hear,
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sheet writer who
had succeeded the
gentee1 Fingers
during the tempo
.Tary absence OF
that gentleman, al
lowed most posi-
lively that such re-.
strictior as Grana-.
.day had inaugural
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For Your Child's Cough

use Schiffmann's Concentrated Expec-i
&tnrant. Positively contains no mar
|cotics and perfectly harmless. Eases
the most stubborn Cough promptlv.
and druggists refund money Ii not
found the very pest dverti
The Adair County news., 1915-06-23
Married in Mexico.

The young people of Columbia and vi
cinity very pleasantly remember Mr..
Ed Robertson SOD of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
K. Robertson, who was jovial young
man about Columbia for several years,
and who was popular with every body.
Possessing good Judgment, Ed decided
that it was best to take the admoni-
tion laid down in the Bible-''It is not
good for man to live alone" Accord.
ingly, on May lst, at Elida, N. NJ, he
led to the altar Miss Lillian Gillian,
whose home was at Potales, same
state.
Here is hoping that Mexico and Ken
lucky will do we'll, and that should
any little troubles come to the sur.
face, they will be settled without re-
sorting to arms-fire arms.
The Adair County news., 1915-06-23
STATE AID ROAD
Law IS VALID.

Frankfort, KY, June 1S.-The Court
of Appeals this morning held the
State aid law valid. and said county
issuing bonds may appropriate the
money received from the State for its
proportion of the road expense to any
county purpose.
This was decided in an opinion by
Chief Justice Miller reversing the
Knox Circuit Court in the case of f.
] Mitchell against the Fiscal Court.
Mitchell was refused an Injunction re.
straining the Fiscal Court from sell
ing the road bonds and making spe.
cial levy of thirty cents for sinking
fund purposes.
The court held the last named &C.
ton was unconstitutional, but said
the Fiscal Court could make levy Of
20 cents and appropriate 10cents more
out of the general levy.
The Adair County news., 1915-06-23

Twelve years ago young man left
this community for the inviting fields
of the West. Soon thereafter his
father and estimable family did like
wise, locating in Kansas, where their
efforts and energies are being spent
in the development of that resource
full State. Last Sunday it was the
pleasure of many to listen to logical
sermon from that young man who re-
Gently graduated in the Theological
School in Louisville. 1t is discour-
aging to have so many of our best and
most enterprising people stake their
efforts in other sections but it is graf
flying to know that their living is in
the best direction: that the young
man, educated in the west, is now en-
tering the ministry with commenda-
BILE zeal and talent to make most
useful man in his chosen field of work.
That young man is the Rev. AID Hol.
laday, son of Mr.. Anderson Holiday.
The Adair County news., 1915-06-23

The road proposition is up and up
in earnest in this county. We have
been long time in realizing the i'm
portance of good roads, have spent
considerable money on patching bad
roads only to find our money gone and
no better roads. Such conditions,
such course do not appeal to those
who really desire good roads and an
effort to leave the old system and to
adopt a better one is now being con-
sidered. If we ever have good roads
we must build them. If we build we
must secure the money. So far as we
can see there is no better way to Sc
cure the money than to borrow it and
then return certain portion of it
each year from the road levy until the
amount has been paid. By taking
this course, with State aid applied,
we can build all of the main thorough
fares in two or three years and pay
for them without burdening any one.
The proposition to bond for s125, 200
ought to appeal to all who really want
good roads. With that amount Of
money we ought to build IS miles of
fine roads and put our county on the
map of fine roads and development.
Certainly no one desires to made con-
ditions worse than they are in this
county. No one can profit by such a
course. Individual borrow money for
their financial advancement, corpora
tions do it, the National government,
States, cities and towns do it and by
so doing build and grow. If good for
all these, if necessary for their devel-
opTent why not for a county? Most
of men do what is necessary for their
best interests and not what they real.
ly desire to do in the battles of life.
So it is in this we should do what is
best for the public good whether it be
pleasant or otherwise. No one de.
sires to borrow money and pay it back
with interest, still # is done and done
because it is best to do it. So with
our county, it's interest will be best
promoted by borrowing and building
roads and we ought to do it.
The Adair County news., 1915-06-23

Internal improvements not only
helps the towns in county, but they
enhance the value of all farm lands.
Look at Taylor county, She voted
railroad tax some years ago, but on
account of a misunderstanding the
tax has not been paid, but the county
secured the railroad. How TaylCr has
improved in the way of population,
and how land has enhanced everybody
in this locality knows. Before the
road reached Campbellsville, a great
deal of the land between Columbia
and that place could have been bought
for a mere song-it was turned out
and known as "old fields" To-day
you can not buy that land for less than
seventy-five dollars per acre. Penn
sylvanians came in-good farmers,
bought che land and in a few years
valuable farms were known instead
of ''old fields"
The Adair County news., 1915-06-23
Timber for Sale.

As agent for the heirs Of w. R. San
ders deceased, J. f. Montgomery will
on Tuesday, August II, 1915, sell at
public auction at the court house door
in Columbia, KY, all merchantable
timber on 2O7t acres of land near the
town of Roley on Casey's creek in
Adair county. Persons who want
timber are invited to inspectit. New
er been cut over. Fine grade Of tim
Der.
Stills
The Adair County news., 1915-06-23

Circuit Court opened at jamestown
Monday morning. Judge Carter came
in on time and before the noon hour
he had effected an organization, the
grand jury going to work Immediately
after dinner. The afternoon was ia
ken up by candidates who presented
their claims to the voters. 1t is like
ly that one of the first things that
will engage the attention of the grand
jury will be the raid made on Squire
Antle, at which time several marau-
derS got shot.