The Holt County sentinel., 1921-03-25
Spud McClone
3, CLARENCE L. CULLEN
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When Spud NcGlOue, the tout
nudged into New York from the win
ter race meeting at New Orieans, he
wore n certain sooty and cindery ap.
pearance that didn't seem to denote
q ride on the vanished cars.
Does q Job at the gasworks. back
In this dump. look good to met" he
observed sioomily. replying to nobody's
question.
"Does ~ Ask Smudse shaugnessy
II be ever had u yen for . becf stew |
southern race tracks. ehf Say, I'd
rather be q m0ldy ear In q Coney Is.
land hot.corn boiler than q red barn
full of feed and hay down there In
the cockroHch Dixie belt. and let that
60 with the main bet.
There's no getting away from the
ring Pinks down there.
'The first day out down there I
slsnted n thing that looked like beam.
porridge'hot 20 nie. took him by the
left I'm as lie niooned around the ring
marking program aud trying to look
wise.
"'Sh.sh'' says rs I tried 10 lead
Him under one ~ the stairways.
'Sh.sh would faIn uncuri one gold.
en word Or iwo unto YOU
Hey What's thRif he bawied III.
a bsh.pe,liler yelling shnd on a side.
street aud trying to saak. on the
clutch hal on hlm
mot ~ ,oi.l. mnjor. said I. hang.
ins on To him.
he shouted, not with any effort. get tue.
but Just taking In ha natural voice.
What d'y" wnuIT
"'sh.Sh Try whispering. general
says ! to him. lninping around 10 zee
" any ~ the rinL i'lnkS we're on the
job. An that ! ioslrr to do IL TO send
you away from here lopsitcd with cur.
rency'
For about half n minute he studied
me with thar harvest moUn wick.
what do YOU want to do that forT
he shouted. What IN II To you whether
win or notT
1.-THE Sofi pedal and low bridge,
please. Judge begged the smudge.
"ls II n horscf' h. yrlled NJ me.
""fhai loud stun Is great In q knock.
about turn. but here us liable to crnb
n perfectly good sketch. Now. will
YOU gamble thsi hundred on ouc that's
n Rocky ford wrapped Ia iissue.pape
aud tlnfoll aud served In N Tiffany
dishf
"ls II som. horse that's going to
run In this firsi race that you want iue
10 plnyf he howied.
Say. general. won't you try To- In.
aglnc thst you're NJ q wake. aud pull
the innltiinr snarcs down on that drum
OF yoursr ~"
Yes. ii's on. In the first race.
ITS u 10 now, and mn street
home like cat that's been chucksd
into a creek with q stone around Its
neck
"well, tie mnrk ysiped then like a
barker with n douhle-horn ineyaphone
on q rubberneck wagon How do you
know thar this horse will win, heyf'
Just then the ring Pink that III
plped the minute before breczed up
behind me With the sfif forrfinger for
TIE middle " my kidneys.
None q that buzz stun here.
Bright Eyes, says he TO me, 'or over
the fence for you ana then I had 10
smear AWAY from there and Join the
elbowcrs IN the main aisle.
Two days later ! snaggcd. coming
down from the grand stand. where he'd
sailed his wife. one that looked TO me
Ike full basket OF quarts
"fiuv',' says |, Ms he got 10 the bot.
tom ~ the steps. dye know the name
W III
1.-THE name of whatr he asked me
In the tone OF the skipper or cnnaI
boat hollerlng AZ n muie.whacker n
hundred yards up the lOWpath. pid
you ask me what time II was? Why,
It's half past three pulling out soup.
er the Size OF a hand.painted porcelain
plaque
~ haven't got an Idea In the world