The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-05

Of Pamela. After the show NIL.
dred refuses 10 80 10 night club
party. And Pamela persuaAes
her brother, HAROLD, 10 70. He
admlres Huck and confesses that
he loves % gamble but has mot
been lucky. Hack suggests that
he play the ponies and offers to
give him tips.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
| CHAPTER x
Huck entered an unpretentious doo
in dark building and passed dowl
q long, narrow. unexpected hall II
q small elevator In the rear.
Up four flights Of stairs he got Of
and made his way down another hal
to q short flight that brought him Il
q swinging door which he pushed
open with his Malacca cane and
strode beyond until he came to the
third door on the right hand side
He was now In the building twice re-
moved from the one he had entered
from the street.
But not yet had he arrived at his
destination. There was one more
passageway to be negotiated. But
this was different. It was not silent
or darkened.
The buzz OF excited voices held to
la low tenor came to Huck's ears Is
soon as he had opened the door.
Along one side of the passageway
were other swinging doors that oh.
structed but did not completely con-
ceal the view to the long room behind
them. But Huck did not pause to
glance within. His stride was hur-
ried as he headed toward q door
marked private. On It he raped
sharply-the prearranged signal-and
was admitted after q hidden eye had
Scrutinized his features.
Hello, Huck," he was greeted by 4
man at q gray steel desk. "EIow,s
the racket"
II need your help, Duke" Huck
answered frankly. There's q young
chap I know that's got to be allowed
to win few BETS"
well. steer him in. On the make,
huh?"
Huck frowned. Keep it quiet, will
you, Duke7 I'll bring the kid to you.
He's your chump, see? I don't want
1t spilled that I'm in on It," Huck
was reverting to the jargon OF his
people to appease Duke. who never
liked to have = crook pull any high
hat stuff with him.
"All right. What's the lay?" Duke
grunted.
-. i + =
Huck told him. And the next day
when he introduced Harold to. the
place and turned him over to Duke
because he himself had an impor-
tant engagement with Mr.. Rawlins."
the boy was impressed with the at
tention he received Is q friend Of
Huck,s.
The latter took him aside for a con-
fidence before he left. Harold had
been told beforehand that Duke was
merely patron Of the place. the man
who gave Huck his hot tips.
Il think this man Duke is on the
level" Huck said to him, but he
may be only waiting until the time is
ripe for = big killing. Don't 60 In too
deep. You can't trust these touts."
Harold nodded. He couldn't get In
very deep: his allowance was perpetu.
ally overdraw1. But it was q clever
stroke on Huck's part to question
Dukes honesty. It drew suspicion
away from himself.
When Duke took him in where the
crowd motled before the proeram
charts on the wall, rushed from the
bulletin boards to telephone booths.
crowded around the announcer to ret |
,he telegraphed dope on the entries. |
cverishly consulted their dope sheets |
Ind finally made their bets, Harold
1ad shifted what slight distrust 81 |
auck he'd been entertaining to Duke
lnd the people who ran the place.
Duke let him play the first race On |
tope sheet information. Harold lost |
few dollars; not enough to disco,lr. |
lge him. On the second Yaoe his
loree came in second. ON the thir1 |
e lost again. Then Duke took !
l6nd. 81
40 tOC ka1tol0 into room with 4
'Ftvate wire where he put In . mys- !
eT1ous call ana pretended to Wait |
lervously Tor return cali. When q |
ame Il vas the returns on the fourth |
ece. but to Harold, jQdeing fYen
3ukeis end II the convispation. it
TO b : hot To.
Duke declared he'd have 70 aet tl,6 /
.et down quickly, but Harold NJ
keptical. IAN right" plhe cyied.
I'm betting" and hurried 6ut q ~
com.
Harold followed, but at ~ door . |
pan cutting across his path bumped
harply Into him and knbc}Ied him
'ack into thu room. Nlook where
pu're going" ttQ ctler t1arled. an6
Iarold told him augrily q. watch hia
M step. The fellow wanted %
ieht and 70 Tar - Harold knot.
here might have been trosablo g
luke had rot rsturnsd and put j stop
o II.
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