The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-08-14
CONTINUED from Last Week. J
Copyright. 1908. by G. w. Dilline-
ham Company.


families" observed Coote without look
ing up from her work.
II don't know about that" said Mil
~, "but Simpson made her money in
Wall street."
A boisterous outburst Of hilarity
greeted this information.
"Milly, when it comes to a stall
you're a tapioca," declared Lou pity
eingly.
"She did," insisted Milly, IAN she's
goin' to give me tip on stocks as soon
as make lot Of money on the ponies.
Girls, don't you wish we knew who'd
win tomorrow"
II wouldn't mind KNOWN the name
an address of horse that's goin' to
win." admitted Inez. "Say, Nora" she
added, "you don't happen to know Of
100 to shot that's due to be uncork-
ed tomorrow"
mo, wish did," replieC Nora.
"Say, you look all to the bad tonight.
kinder worried. Can't you figure out
the dope?"
I'm all right-just tired, that's ALL"
'Well, brace up! What's the best
bet for tomorrow"
First race. Sis Lee. straight. Fourth
race, Little Wally, to show; the Yelled
Lady, straight" read Nora from the
paper.
II don't like none Of them Names"
affirmed Mai.
Milly suggested that Yelled Lady
was rather cunning one. She was
going to make further comment, but
Inez headed her of by asking for the
entry.
"Inez, what d'you mean by entry?"
demanded the simple Milly.
1--WE told you million tines" said
Inez testify. "Go on, Nora"
Isis Lee, Sailor Boy, Miladi Love.
King Leopold, Bensonhurst, Immor-
telle.'" read Nora.
"1mmortelle! That's a dead un,"
laughed Lou. whats the dope on the
race"
Nora went on reading:
1.-THE opening two-year-old scurry at
half mile shows well set field of a
fair class, with Sis Lee the probable
winner, though scarcely the best horse
in the race"
Glow can it win il it amt the best
horse?" inquired Milly.
Somebody gag her." said Lou saw
agely.
Nora concluded:
"'Miladi Love beat King Leopold last
summer and raced as well as Benson
hurst. It is hard thing to get any
thing Of consequence in this division so
early in the year."
ITO hear him tell about it there amt
dog in the race" grumbled Lou.
THAT'S true" Nora agreed. "The
more you read the less you know about
it."
"For my part, I'm goin' to take Ben
sonhurst," announced Milly. II was
there once and had grand time. I
wonder If it's pretty horse?"
Mai reached for the newspaper.
"I'm going to pick them out the old
way" she said. where's the pro-
gramme?"
Nora nodded afirmatively. and Mai,
closing her eyes, dabbed her finger at
hazard on the list of entries.
'1mmortelle." read Nora.
"Oh, Mai. don't take that one. Don't
take creepy horse" advised Milly.
"No," urged Lou. HE wouldn't run
one, two, six in goat race"
Mai closed her eyes again, and this
time her cropping digit stopped at King
Leopold.
Evelyn waxed greatly excited.
"Ain't that the Kink that likes chorus
girls?" she demanded.
Eyes, me for the Kink," said Lou.
'Me too," chorused Rita and Evelyn
The girls all gathered about the ia
BILE, greatly interested. Coote Joined
them.
"Ain't any one goin' to make pool?'
she wanted to know. I'm a little
short. I'll 60 in with some one Nora.
couldn't you trust me for seventy five
cents7 I'd like to split it three ways
on Sailor Boy. s'pose it's foolish to
be superstitious, but IFS sure bunch.
ulster be real cute sailor boy"
I'VE know, all trimmed with an
chors," said Evelyn. "You may find
some on Sailor Boy, at that"
There was laugh at this sally, and
1t made Coote furious.
mora, put me down for the usual
Sis Lee across the board" instructed
I1ez.
whats across the board'?' interro
gated Milly. "Say. Inez. what's the
meaning Of across the board?"
Haven't time to tell you. The race
is called for 3 tomorrow" came the
answer.
Lou had been accommodating at the
door.
mix with the racin' news! Here
comes Patsy" she warned.
The girls gathered around the table
Immediately scattered to their places,
and Nora hastily put the paper away
But it was false alarm. The new
arrival was Sylvia Simpson. The
show girl was tall. handsome. haugh-
ty person, most elegantly attired. She
walked with an affected stateliness
that brought out all the chic of her
costume. Simpson certainly knew how
to wear clothes. Also she dressed with
taste.
"Oh, Simpson, did you have a good
timer" demanded Mai eagerly, while
all the other girls inspected the brides
maid with a critical interest that they
sought not to make too evident.