The Washington herald., 1921-10-02

Dionyshus rose and jsrked his thumb to
ward the door. Good mawnin. Mistuh Tay
lor."
But Brother Hailet-
-I sinr hanksrin' on t.Iktn' with no sr.v
man. Good mavninr rse busy."
IL needs that hund'sd douarA. "a
So do Z"
but you IL got a-pienty."
AN I'm I loands you them hund'sd dol
lars Ise gwine have that much les. I re-
quests you to leave me to myself"
Epidemic rose sadly to his feet ~Aint
you got no heartf"
-Yeh, but also IL got ssnsa.'
Use gwine pay you back"
.Nossuh you amt Thsy atnt swine Be
nothin' to pay back .,
I'm they v,s sumthinr b pay back. I'd
siso' % it-
sYes ayI"
Il kuows. I'm w1s 70 Sws yva that
much money an df'nt pay back you might
could put me In jail An does you reckon
wants to 90 to 3ail?"
~Aint no tellin' what . man ike'n TO you
wants"
I'D leave town fust- :"
thought struck Dionyshus. 1t slammed
him right between the eyes. Epidemic was
telling the truth: should he become hope
lessy entangled In a web Of debt with d.
onyshus in the role Of spider, chances were
- he'd leave town II the meshes proved too
much for him. And with Epidemic removed
Srop, Diopvshus faced
clear road to the hand Of Miss Minervy Post.
Dionyshus rose and strolled TO the window
where he stood gazing thoughtfully down
upon the traffic seethe Of Eighteenth street:
the changing street cars. Gathering trucks.
clanc Us taxicabs. Finally he turned
-Irn 1 loands you hund'ed dollars. Epi-
demic. when does you aim TO repay same7"
Epidemic looked UP with hope-fiiied eyes.
ten days." he biurted optimistically.
~Hmm! Tha's a mighty shot time
-Tainr as shot no time a tan"
"Ifn I gives you ninety dollars cash
money does you give me yo' note TO- one
hund'ed payable in ten daysr-
~Fo' ninety dollars gives you that an
also my las pair Of pants.-
Keep y0 pduIS. kSfOluef 1ayiOf. 10 nOtc
u bad enough.
Epidemic laid q pleading hand on the arm
Of his tobe saviour. is you gwine do it7-
An men ID foolish sometimes" replied
Dionyshus.
you is a ginroushearted man. Brother
Hallet-
Dionyshus scrfbbled . check and filled out
note. Both were signed I'm you dom
pay that back gives you hones' warnin'.
Epidemic. that Gits you in the lookup"
-Irn you does, Brother HaIlet you Is sho'
swine be traveIin'-
Epidemic rose to 20. At the door he
turned. Brother Hallets
"Yehr-
How en- a feller which has q cash CAPT
tai of ninety dollars make . heap OF money
quick?"
1T depen's on i'm he's got good sense
-Bettin'?" queried Epidemic.
"P'raps."
You Is president Of the cullud fair an
you knows a heap" wheedlcd the little
Negro. How bout bettin' this on Green
brier in the fo'th race sat'dy7"
How you mean: what bout itr-
lis Greenbrier gwine win7-
"She suttinly is
is you gwine bet on herr
Dionyshus did some quick thinking. BY
inducing Epidemic to wager his money on
Greenbrier he would be making assurance Of
default doubly sure. He had just arranged
that Greenbrier was to lose. And now, should
Epidemic bet on that horse and lose, the
gck. kS-,l &v,%n
cts Of Dionyshus Hallet, who was planning
to play the certain winner OF the race Fur
thermore. II would result IN EpIdemic's sud
den and complete departure from Birming-
ham for a permanent residence elsewhere
Said Dionyshus:
Il is bettin' on Greenbrier to win.
Epidemic srinned as he opened the door.
$50 ID l." he ffung over his shoulder. I" An
thanks to you. Brother Hallet-
Left alone, Dionyshus srnfled Q crafty
srnile. THE po' simp." said he, . I is gotten
him booked TO fair now. I gfts me that
money back by bettin' on Onrismns Tree an
also gifts nd Of Epidemic. Ise . clever
man. Is
To himself, as the elevator plumbed it's
shaft. Epidemic murmured: -Dionyshus
Hallet mus think Is as big fool a. I looks.
He tells me Greenbrier Is gw1ne win that
race Which means that Greenbrier eint
gwine win it! Epidemic Taylor, it's up to
YOU to fin out which hawss q gwine win IT.
In the smoke laden atmosphere Of Bud
Peagier's Barbecue Lunch Room and Billiard
Parlor, Epidemic Taylor insinuated his COM
pany upon Jockey Spider Hawkins. By dint
of excessive labor he managed to lose i've