The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
Epidemic Taylor Takes a
Long Chance on Tm1gled
HuacEes for Loves Sake

III R EPIDEAQC TAYLOR gA1eu pieAn'
NH tngiy into the eyes Of his most dearly
lVl beloved
-Av. please, Minsrvy.- hs begssd "Jss
two doTars,-
Mis Minervy Post shook her bad sksp-
ucaliy. Two dollars ID two dorlars-
But it's gwine make you four hund'sd
epuarA wouldnt Joa ruther have that
.Ruther have ainr i got..
sh4 ~ the sans-as. Amt dene tef yUu
re.Aa- dream boussn ths ioery Which ~
u>B.hy-ols s.dns whr
.Ruhv0ax,. runnAnafsd 10nRv. ~Thses
"a asWsfvs -sn tvUkSs.A Dsu' 0sr M
0-Vfnah' - ma..
IT'S . hunch, sweetness.
.H1nches don git you no eSdsnk"
.No,m, but they gifts you money ifE y0u
piays en-"
NmGvy went into executive session with
herself.
.Hunches amt no good nohow. I went
m got my ownsef lottery hunch
y.ssuh my ve'y own hunch-'
-s.Ss which, Honeyr-
.ony 1t was the Blood Gig: numbers fve,
tn. an fo'ty. not ary one Of which Is in yo
h9nch- So one. Of rs is wrong
Tassum- you sho' Is
AN I'm one Of u - wrong. how Is 10
tan vs amt both wrong? needs them two
doaara. Is buyin me . coat suit an those
moneys was put away to pay my Sat'dy
Asht 'staIlment"
-Loant me this hsah two dollars an you
b gwins git yo'sef a bran new coat suit -
vsn - the one what you = payin' On. an .
shArt waast - we'll"
nm you was to cash - oonwsrsation.
Ap10snn3c. Mlstuh Rockyfeiler's income
veofnt b nothtn' ony the intruS on 20
moaey."
Hsa . toottn, Honeybunch- prospecs
tsSs . gittin' man when It comes 10 money
Heh. but you amt got mona"
.Atnt got you neither" cowtered Epi
o9nAe efruatiy. an cr.vss you plentiful"
.oehsr men does thst-naeu which dom
hsvs to berry meneysfum the al they =
osun--
HsantH wh3chr
.Dssoy.h1s Hallet. 4 fA4nt hyendax
tssh sufnsed the raeiaIfy mahogany cheekA
Dptdsmso sxhalsd his disgust THAT
bsostsd immytat3ou q Q thrssosnx scresch
s.nooai Himf Why. hsnss. Mtnsrvy. nm
LeOusd buy that feIler At vh.k Knows he's
w1fh an sen him At his own valus wuulnt
nsver even talk to no man which drnr own
at least fo' nmmysfnes"
.He's . pow'fm fgger In . srowG q for<s..
>BU'p . skunk
Afro-Nerican savin's Bank, Pas' Grand Mas>
nthcent High Potentate of Ths Sons and
Daughters Of WIN Ariss-
.Rus Grand In right"
-Chief Mourner of Ths Over the River
Burytn' sas.isty. President Of the Northern
D1str3c' q Alabama Curiud Fair Association,
tnk. an-
Never min what elss he H.. snapped
Eptdsmic peevishfy. -An I knows boutsn
him - what he atntr
He aAn't never broka.
-Wea Il. Ise broke now, an h cot q
chance to win 70 hu.d'ed deI,ars down to th,
Poof an Ganuwfne Lottry. What asks you
straight ar piatn: In you gw.ne loant me
sAem two doiiarR or amt your"
II atur said atn't-
You aint said you is--
II amt s.sd nothin'.
.wen. askE Ii ysa Is or - you sin,t1-
-Hmrnl I dom hahd1y knov~
ITS . suah thing. swestnssa-
80 10 dym."
.Eo' hunfed dollars -
Nin>vy went o6 On = new tack: Seems
AOs nhe you would have mo- ssrr>spse
anD boerym money o1en the gal yes van,s
t0sE-
.Hah I'm oaint berry ol1sn The m Iss
e.ns may. what al can I borry II onur-
-Mmni Thas trus nun. Lsmms
- Ios- - gotten . hunca On the Baby Gig
aT - gotten one On the Blood Gig. They
aaurt no mo- resson why should loant You
shs money 10 play 10 bunch than thsy i
wy sbournt play my own
-nns,s svine WIN f
.Yos says
II kDows" Suddenly Epidemic's fsce
hroke into q beatihc grin Hot dami I
Ot r.
sGot vhichr-
An idee-
Tell it 70 me. cuilud boy' tsr It b me-"
you h got q hunch an - got q hunch.
Ysu len's me tho two dolaara 1 goes down
- he iott.ry an plays one dollar On the
Baood Gig an one dollar on the Baby Gig.
Bsth win an - b got TO- hund'ed dollars.
Come oa'y one wins. We gifts two hunded.
~ no matter how comes the lottry out-~
1pats even How that strikes you, Minervy7.