The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
By Octa0us Roy Cohen

Epsdemse shook his bead. .Hs sau1 -
slow vukksr. Brother Haiist sin't-
Hot dam, You sasd n.
They stronsd southward IN sBsnea -
denly Epidende shot . statsment at his ssv-
found friend. "zeu ID ridin . loser st ths
fair groun's tomorrow,'
The Jockey looked up In surprisa -ssys
which?-
Il says the fav'ri4 hawss Grssnbri9.
which you rides t'morrow. d gwins lsss IL
fo'th race,-
How come you 10 think suchr So
Il dom think nothin'. knewa.
Then you known: tha's all But sHys
it's an . dirty shame 10 take the bssesa
hav@ an ths bsstsst 3ecHs1 ~ nahs :.
loss.'
-rha's ths vsy Dsnsv = naAA- rsesr>s1
Epsdsmie eoupaaesntly. Us y sv1.s nahs
. hntH. stu-t vSf'
-Rsckon - But dea' s1sv vts - -
to bet my money To- ma
-Lemme DO It. Il
How know anything bout youfs
Il owes money to Dionyshus HaIlet-
amt that proof Is trus'fulr-
Jockey Spider Hawkins HANGED over sev.
enty y-nve dollars. Bet that on the winner
BE mo- specincker. Brother HAWKINS
50 they won't be no Observation-Disclosures. Which
hawss you means by name7"
Jockey Spider Hawkins lowered his voica.
Christmas Tree to wiE:-
The heart Of Epidemic -aylor gave a Wild.
exultant surge. His strategy was bearing
luscious fruit.
You said II, Brother Hawkins. chris'-
mas Tree is where my money hangs.
One hour later he was closeted wfth Boo
ton Marble. betting agent for those layers
Of money who desired to remain uncef cover
in any transaction Of chance. Boston was
noted for being discreet and tightlipped
He counted over the money handed him by
Epidemic.
"one hunded and nfty doIlarA- hs
checked.
-Hund'ed an fifty ID c.rrec'.'
How you want It bet!"
Epidemic drew a long breath: II wants
you to bet that whole hunted an fifty DOL
lars TO me on Grsenbrier to wini-
Jockey Spider Hawkins was wsrass out
side Bet It anf- he quersed
Il DONE
Il bet you sevumty-nve an sevumty-nvs
Of my own on Christmas Tree!-
Good" exulted the Spider. Its q shu.h
thing
Epidemscs snswer was Defphh you
dom even know how shuah n ~
The fair grounds were 5ammed- Dtonyshus
Hallet, president Of the Northern District
OF Alabama Colored Fair Association. into
whose pockets . 1.-THE Of every dollar az
greeting friends Of prominenoe: Reven' Plato
Tubb, Urias Nesbat, BshhaD@ Enstt
Lawyer Evans Chew. Or. Vivian sRmmsos,
Mr and lIrs. Quintus weefzrls chey
were all there the socially high a1d tbs
socially higher: q tazy riot Of hvsnA~ I'D
yellow, and violet. and brown
very great deal Of brown
Dionyshus radiated glor,susiy. On ne
left lapel Of hk shiny Prince Aisert hs
sported an ENORMOUS insignia which besyoks
the fact that he vas the one and only tudgs
Of the horse races which featrsd ths AAy's
amusement card Dionyshus was no expsrt
racing man, but, he declared when hs
nominated himself for the position of racing
Judge seconded his own nominaf,ou. md
announced that as there vas no opposatann
he was elected-a man doesn't med ny
thing but q pair Of eyes to tan htm vt1eh
horse has won
From the opening the auuuL ~ had
been blessed with success. On thts nnal
day It was outdoins itself The tmprovised
paddock vas crowded with doIlar4tchy hp-
manity trying 10 learn h an hour - mnuA
about the racing game a. professaooals ha~s
fafled to learn in . nfettmal rbs eaIk vls
Of horses horssy. Down tha midway oG1y
hoo men Md rrurously With sns another
concessions vsrs Esat1ng m resords for
quick md eszy money. UufurtuDn win.
ners st ths lottery wheels stasrvs~d sbout
unter armsful Of kewpie eors, tmpsofb,s
candy I've ducks and turfeyl hasksts et
srocerfee huge hams, Indian BLANKET roess.
Three Of the four races on the afternesus
card had been run The fourth was tmpend-
ing. The three bookmakers vsS taking
wasers a. fxst a. their sssistants- could
write. Greenbter was ruling fsvorits q