The Washington times., 1922-01-15
He Robbed Humans,
But JUDGED Horses HonesAy

The time for my real coup when dropped in OF
day upon them and casually mentioned that the paragrs
in the paper before stated that Alfred Vanderbilt al
Count Gregory take string of horses to the fort
coming Rochester Horse Show.
"But unfortunately. am not going to take my stab
to Rochester this time. said. 1.-THE truth is, my ban
ers are behind in their remttances. and am going
cancel my entries at the show 1t just as well-Vande
b is getting little peeved at my winning many BIZ
ribbons will probably 60 up and attend the meet b,
Just won't compete this time.
"Oh what perfect shame!' said the girl i
You do not mean TO say that little matter of none
ester Horse Show with Mr. Vanderbilt and all those fas
ionable peoplei' said Mrs. Walton in increduity AMI
almost pity.
"Oh, it does not matter replied. Except that dill
rather have idea before decided not to compete thai
might have Miss Lucy ride one of my horses in one,
the events That would have given opportunity
get her into the fashionable Vanderbilt and
of the rest Of them. But we can do that some othe
time.
"But why not nowf" Mrs. Walton pursued "Woul
you consider it ndeicate for to make the advant
which your bankers have been delayed in forwarding
If you would pardon such question: may ask how muc
it would cost to carry your original plans of takin
your horses to the Rochester show!'
"Oh, perhaps $4,000 to $4,000 would tn
cost u said after little pretended calculation.
eff you will only consent to let us advance TIN
amount you will make Lucy and myself so happy, an
will place under debt of gratitude which we sha
never forget"
Well. when strolled out OF the hotel that evenin
and called my cab take to my club the reader ha
already suspected that had check in my pocket 70
$4,000. Yes and banked it bright and early the
morning and felt like successful millionaire realizes
that had bank balance of fifty thousand perfectly goo
American dollars !
And the reader will quite naturally to know wha
dear old Mrs Walton and her charming daughter Luc.
got for their money.
All, we'll being parvenu and climber myself, hav
no respect for parvenus and climbers These golde,
Western monaires came to New York to buy their wa
into station in life where they did belong. The
were really partners in what amounted to an imposition
upon the so-caled arstocracy Of New York. Frankly
felt moral obligation give them anything whateve
for their money-and did not
We went to the Rochester Horse Show and took m,
horses and grooms as have already described and
a handsome pocketfu of ribbons And did arrange TO
Miss Lucy enter of the riding events She decide,
to ride of her own animals and it happened that wa
appointed judge of this very event. since had entr
Of my in it. Miss Walton rode very well and hat
great confidence in herself and believed that she SHOULD
have been awarded the blue ribbon But she really wa
a little outcassed by of her competitors and :
awarded the first prize not to Lucy, but to competitor
have confessed to the readers Of these pages grea
many moral denquences and scoundrelly episodes in
career but there Is thing have never done-I hav