Evening star., 1925-04-26

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| to win
The pair threaded their way In
and out through trees. pausing q
white at the different saddling sta
tions. They made the longest halt
! before the spot where River Shan
non was being cooled out.
Reminds me of a hunter l had
| when l was a youngster down on
/ the old Virginia plantation" said
the Colonel. The ColonePs plantation
| was a movable estate. Sometimes
| it was in the Blue Grass region OF
Kentucky, sometimes in the heart OF
| Maryland. Then again it would be
transformed into the original farm
| owned by Gen. George Washington
I'VE will bet 500 on River Shan
non," continued the Colonel. 1T will
be largely sentimental with me. The
| horse is the living picture of my old
| hunter"
Wait a minute" objected the SEN
ator. We're ahead of the game on
nothing. Why take chance and
shoot it all back?"
MY dear Senator" said the Col
onel. -"can it be that you are weak
| ening after all your years of the
sporting life? For shame. Senator
| Today l believe in my destiny"
Yes, but I've been doubled cross
ed by destiny so often that 1 don't
want to make 1t work overtime, "
grumbled the Senator.
six hundred will get US 1900
Senator" persisted the Colonel soft
ly. Don't weaken. Don't be a quar-
ter horse"
"Oh, we'll, it's bologna sausage
money" said the Senator. Shoot the
piece"
THE Colonel was blandly familiar
l. when he approached Mr.. Schultz
with the send slip. II am pressing
the luck a little" he announced. 81
have some very excellent information
on this one. I would advise you
purely out of friendship not to lay
too much against him. He Is the
same strain as my old hunter / rode
in Maryland. I am sure of that
breeding
AS the Colonel and the Senator
tried to slip through down the lawn
the Colonel was buttonholed rather
firmly by a runner for one of the
established books. Cook wants to
know how about it," demanded the
interloper.
You may assure Mr.. Cook" said
the Colonel, that the Senator and
myself will be on hand early at pay
account. 1t merely escaped our at
tention."
Cook says that you had better
not let it escape tomorrow" said
the runner. "If you do, somebody is
likely to tip off the sucker. Remem-
ber"
"A most impertinent fellow" said
the Colonel. I'VE must pay that fell
low off tomorrow"
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"And he said it. We'd better square
ourselves with all of the mad dogs
in the morning If the luck holds out" >"
In the parlance of the New York
betting rings a mad dog is a book
maker who has not been settled with.
He is, of course, to be avoided by
the debtors as they would avoid a
mad dog,
There was a nasty spill in the
steeplechase that afternoon. but 1t
did not involve River Shannon. On
the contrary, 1t made his victory a
certainty The Colonel watched the
race with quiet dignity, but the Sena-
tor could not restrain himself from
indulging in little Jig on the lawn.
The dance stopped very suddenly.
Dynamite Smith tapped the Senator
on the shoulder. II see that you win
a little" said Mr.. Smith. do not
forget that hundred. l will be able
to use. it tomorrow"
Just because we have little luck
the duns have to collect like lot of
buzzards," complained the Senator.
You are right, Senator" agreed
the Colonel. I'VE shall pay every one
of the scoundrels tomorrow and we
shall in future give every cent of
our commission to Mr.. Schultz. Let
oil 20 he
from these vermin and bloodsuckers. -
AS they walked beneath the trees
the Senator hailed a negro with a
pink and green sweater. Because of
his political title the Senator was
quite democratic.
Hello, Mushmouth," he cried. do
you know of anything in this one?"
IL just been talking to Craps Dice
White in the Lone Pine stable" said
Mushmouth. He tell me they got
Pregnancy all hoped up for this one
and he sure will be in the money.
got my rent money down on him to
show, and If he doesn't I'm just 60
ing to carve Craps Dice White all up,
that's ALL
The Colonel looked at his program.
"Vagrancy is 4 to / for show" he
said. These black scoundrels are
luck. l had a boy like that on my
farm in Virginia, but he knew his
place better. Senator, let us wager
a thousand on Vagrancy to show"
The Senator gasped. "A whole
grand?" he demurred. Aren't we
pressing this delicatessen man too
strong?"
Senator" said the Colonel. "in this
sporting life one must be ever bold.
What is a thousand? l have lost that
in single hand at draw"
"All right, all right" said the Sena-
tor. Lets go. We're clearing the
hurdles pretty well. Well press the
luck, If you say So
Vagrancy led to the turn, then be-
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