Evening star., 1928-06-03

! Who won the ffth?" he inquired Of
/ an occupant
Great King a man informed him
Twenty to l."
The world whirled before the Kids
eyes
which," he croaked. Don't KID
me- had a piece o. that goat"
You're sitting sweet" said the man
Great King copped. He paid 20 to L.
The traffic thinned, and the bus
| picked up speed with a jerk. The
/ Whining Kid. dizzy with astonishment
| lost his grip and dropped to the road
| The fresh oil daubed him from head
/ to toe A following car swerved and
/ missed him, but ran over his hat. The
sharp coral shredded his coat and the
Whining Kid scrambled to his feet
physically unhurt, but sartorially
/ ruined.
My 'front.'" he walled. surveying
/ himself. Would va look at my 'front.'
I At the risk Of his neck, he retrieved
I his oil-smeared hat from the roadway
and started once more for Miami.
TEN dollars at 20 to l." he NUT
/ tered. Two hundred dollars for MI
| end on Great King That dame bets
/ FIVE yards an takes ten thousan' fish!
| Two hundred dollars worth o pikel
| dough for me an it'll take every dime
| Of 1t to build me q new front! she Q
| "a bet a hundred for my end, If 10
/ played her right. It amt Squarel Why
didn't she tell me she had dough?"
| Passing motorists laughed and called
| insults as they swept by the trudging
| oil-smeared tramp.
/ Ten thousand clams!" he muttered
/ Ten thousan' for dame that don't
/ know the difference between the pad
| dock an the infield!"
| Hope sweetened his bitterness as he
/ neered town.
sured himself THAT doughs as good
as mine! Shed believe me now. If
I told her the sun was g0in TO rise In
/ the West tomorrow morning. What am
| kickin' about? I'll string her along
an clean her right. Ten thousan' ber-
/ ries. an I'll be ridin' out O. here ir
| "a hours with every dime Of it in ms
kick
/ A few minutes before 7 O'Clock tbs
! doorman at the Bay Shore Drive en-
/ trance Of the McAlliSter Hotel barred
| the way to a limping, ragged, oil.
smeared little bum
Il got date inside. I gotta meet &
dame In the lobby--honest I have,
the Whining Kid pleaded.
your dame amt in this hotel
! sonny" the man corrected him. Move
on. now"
The Whining Kid 1imped away. Star,
| ing through the windows at the crowd
he saw a head he knew 1t was tht
/ head Of the girl he had touted or
Great King. She was there, waiting
/ for him, and he knew that she hac
$4,000. Ten thousand dollars in cash
and there she sat. waiting-waiting fol
him. Involuntarily the Kid called out
"Hey!" he shrilled. gesticulating
Hey, you!"
PAssERs-BY stopped. The door.
man heard. saw, and started to-
ward him. The Whining Kid became
aware OF his danger, and fed as fast
as his feet would carry him He ran
around the corner and tried the Flag
Ter street entrance The doorInan there
was no less watchful than his fellow
on Bay Shore drive The Whining Kid
fed, whimpering franticalIy. He cir
cled about to Bay Shore drive once
more and entered the park across from
the hotel. Standing on a bench there,
he could see the girl in the lobby. He
could see the purse that she held. He
knew that purse contained $4,000.
Two hundred of ii was rightfully his,
and he was painfully certain that he
could gain possession of the rest Of the
roll If he could only reach her,
My 'front.'" he moaned. looking at
his soiled and torn habiliments. IF ]
just had my front back for 10 min
utes!"
Money awaiting him just across the
street. Handfuls of 1t in sight, and
there he stood. penniless bum. with
naught but hunger and hardship in
prospect.
Flesh and blood could not stand the
strain, The Kid yelled at the top Of
his lungs.
"Heyl" he called waving both arms.
"Yo.hoo! LADY, over here! Yo-hool"
He saw the girl rise and look about
her. Again he yelled wildly and waved
his arms. She turned and looked
through the open window. She had
seen him. he was sure of that. She
started toward the entrance.
Just then strong hands gripped the
Kid and lifted him to the ground. He
twisted about alarmed, and looked into
the face OF stranger who had the
bearing Of cop.
What sort OF a ballyhoo is this
you're putting over?" the stranger
asked. You holding real-estate
auction or preaching sermon?"
II was Just speakin TO friend O
mine" the Kid said desperately,
That's all, Cap. honest. Just Speaktn
To a friend o. mine"
This friend O. yours must have
pretty tough trouble with his ears the
way you was yelling" the man said.
lie peered at the Kid closely and
smiled.
"Sharkey Tylerr he exclaimed
That's the moniker, isn't 1t? You're
the one they call the Whining Kid"
mix, Cap" the Kid insisted, you
got me wrong. / don't know what
you're talkin' about"
He could see the girl coming out Of
the hotel. lie made frantic break To
reach her. The stranger held him.
Easy, nowl" he cautioned. walking
him along the street, IF you're not
Sharkey Tyler, IL isn't going to hurt
you TO come along and meet a couple
o. friends O mine, and II you are
Sharkey Tyler. you've 0yeFstayed your
leave in this mans town, and you're
goin' TO be identified and given the
opportunity To do daily good deed for
the next six months making life more
pleasant for the motorists who travel
on Florida roads"
"Oh. Cap, pleasei pleaSel Wait just
a minute, will ya9" the Kid pleaded
'Ladyl Lady, Yo-hool Hurry up. viii
Ma