The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-06

everything arranged for your arrival
II Is set for you and for you alone, but
you do not know it. You thank that
business is being transacted today as
every other day. About now the tele-
graph operator walks up to Affluent
One and gives 8aother tip. one that
he assures you will make you rich
advantage OF the latest tip -if You
could only get the money you have
coming to you, you would bet it-but
the internal racing sheets have not
yet arrived. Finally Il happy thought
strikes Affluent One; he goes up to
the cashier and asks if you can not
bet on your credit this $4,000, the
three Of YOU have coming to you He
says '.yesf TIE tip OF the operator is
to 'piaces Your money on such and
such horse. Affluent One and your
Friend give you their racing credit
slip and a bundle OF colored paper
with i few bills on top-you add to il
your $40 000--take it all in your arm
and so up to the cashiers cage and
| say: 'sIwansato bet $4,000 cash and
our credit OF 100000 on Such and
Such. ITO win asks the cashier "Of
course, y 6awin.' you reply He gives
you youE Mcket. You walk back to
Affluent One and your Friend They
ask. We're YOU able to place the bet2'
Sure" YOU answer "You bet for
place did you?" Il bet the horse
will win, is your proud response. "Oh
sou poor boob. you are told, I'VE
told you to place the money Go
back quick and change the bet" You
rush breathlessly back 20 the cashier
and tell him you made a mistake
YOU wanted To bet the horse would get
place and not win. TOO late, he SAYS
the race is on You stand dumb
founded for a moment or two, and the
announcement is made that your horse
was second. You had bet il would win
SO sour money is lost your $4,000
real money is gone glimmering
fon stand as in a trance The hopes
of fabulous wealth of whica yot
draemed for a couple of weeks Of
more are in an instant dashed t,
earth,
This article has thus far been adj
dressed TO the prospective victim II,
has now become i victim in reality
and ii perhaps will interest the read
CT, to know the system that is uset
20 that the sucker often until tn,
day h reaches his grave does no
know that be has been skinned "
After the climax fight ensues be
tween the Anluent One and tn
Friend The Anluent One accuses til
Friend Of causing the transaction L
become bungled because he Above
: the sucker to bet instead Of bettini
=, himself ON information which ha
!. been obtained through his influenc
with the alleged telegraph operator
He leads the sucker TO believe thai hi
: blundef has caused him ia lose NOR
: than it has caused the sucker and hi
{ Friend to lose ! realistic Eight take
place Perhaps chairs are thrown
E blood may flow. and in the middle q
iha tussle the manager come and eat
ions than that they have pfobabl
E badly injured the Ahuent one, tha
: the officers VII soon be Oh their ira
: fand the best thing they can do is t
: get away as Rapidly as possible.
z The sucker feels sympathy towar
: the "steerer and the Anluent One
6 that the sucker believes that h
: blunder caused not him alone b.
: them also to lose a vas; fortune III
z sucker is willing to make amend
Z He asks what can be done The F'rier
: sticks to the sucker aud they
8 AWAY together The Friend tells Il
: sucker that he can arrange to 4
: cover the money by like operation
z ton some other racing office, IN SON