Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
and somehow I finds myself in. one

fnn e'neho" mus mSseh n one,
What's. the idea?' asks the man
behind me. Are they passing out
something good?''
They will later on If you buy the
right ticket" says he. and I notices
oh. WELL" thinks I. here's where
I the Corrugated Trust gets nicked for
about twenty from the expense fund"
SO when 1t comes my turn at the
window shoves that much at the guy.
"Why-er-Red Feather. ruea. y
"Red Feather straight! Twentyr.
ne sings out. and hands me- a little
I , shows Sit it to &c Wee when I gets back
fitting twenty straight on Red Feather"
why. Torchy!' says she, 1ooktn'
shocked. That's gambling. isn't it?
IL don't think ought to. do you?
anything. A horse race. Of alithihgs!
i Really. don't know what Auntie would
say II she knew
But she don't" says I. Anyway,
ITS done. ! kissed II goodbye for you.
; ought to do something to root for
the colonefs horse. Nobody else was
+. backing him that could hear, They
were all for some other horse. And
mere come the two-year Odds. This
Is the race, you know. THERE'S Red
Feather being led out now. Say, she
does look like some horse. don't she -
Why. she's perfect darlinEr' says
Wee. See the way she Frances and
arches her neck. What pretty coiors
, the Jockey wears-scarlet and black
win, the colonel would be 30 pleased.
There he is now. talking to the Jockey.
Now they're going out to start, arSn't
they. Why don't they do 1t rtkIlt mere.
where we eaasee better? There's a
ready yet? Goodness, how Wild those
horses act. backing around and gHinr
sideways in that fashion. But they're
| all together at last" -.
.Uh:huh!" says L ,'.rhey're on.
Tse Ell % sS It h { Ms,ss
Torchy." says wee. ''oh. L with I Ssd
pair OF field glasses. They're 80 Tar
Here they como down tho back
f FsstSer a sayt th,rar isn't that Red
| Yes. yes!" says vee. "And now
she's second! There's only, that uEly
| black horse ahead Of her and the big
bay close behind. Oh. why doesn't
that Jockey do something? Tho silly!
neck. But now she's gaining. Yes,
she's on the inside. next the ran.
AND look at her run. ,Torchy. Just
look at that horse run! Oh. IL she
could only go little faster! Come
come on!'
expect was shoutin'. too. amt
sure. All know is that Wee is grip
PIN me tight by the arm and hoppin'
up ana down about forty hops to the
'Wee-ough" sings out. she must
! have heard you. Wee. Lookw
| Why. what's happened?" asks Wee.
, .., sheIs leading by nose." says I.
NO by a neck! They're almost to
tne wire. Whoopee! Red Feather
Does she?" says Wee. "oh, does
she: And Torchy. how much do 1
"Eh7" says T. "oh. but you ysouldn.t
wan. TO WIN anything gambling. would
and I'll go down and see. MAYBE a
couple of dollars
But say. when locates this, window
where they cashes in the tickets and
Inc inc man ian begins shown twenties at
Isis this right?" sas
| you had twenty on Red. Feather
straight, didn't your" says i1e' ssvUeIi
that's correct; hundred and eighty
Say: Mister" says I: eaxnin.. (,
goin' onr "As Sis oeen
was Just pushin. thrsurh tn.
crowd, with both hands fun. Of nav
s R"a%n kale' when I meets Col.
Whats this. son." says he .sr.rt.
ed Red Feather. did your"
II sure did," says I. "Just been
Good boy." says he, andr tbo,,.,,
Tor minute was goin' to be I'm sSed
He takes 1t out, though. ine naftin;
me on the back. "Torchy." he gnas
on, you're a thoroughbred. and srv.
thinE can do for you = -''
you're on" says I. How .ho,,t
sellin' mo that s. T.. c. stock7 60
the transfer agreement and q certt.
fed check right in my pocket Yan
will? Say. here's a fountain mem anS
il this gent in front viii hoid III
back still for a second-Thanks M,,nt'
obliged. colonel. And you csrteynIn
have got some horse there"
Maybe we didn't have a cAiAh,.+;.r
banquet in Lexington that nfsht III
say we did. believe made speech
tellin' the world how foolish II -.
to work when you could follow the
races. But I was a little excited. ri
that. And when heard what oid
Hickory had to say after I'd handed
him that paper with Col Roddy's siE.
nature on it-Well. rather think ian
keep on being a private sec de Iuxe
for a while yet. Eth? 49,
Copyright. 1920. by ->.wel, rorG.1 4,