Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03

the track, without takin' any risks"
They were still at their coffee when
the door bell rang. Mrs. Dilldock an
swered it.
"It's that Cy Magnus," she said scorn.
fully to Margaret. when she returned.
Cy waited for Margaret on the porch
"How's your pap" he asked solicit
tously.
Hes got headache" said Margaret
I've had q headache, too" Cy said
lugubriously. Listen, Margaret-ht
hasn't bet the money yet, has hep"
Course not" said Margaret. "He'c
tell us, II he had. wouldn't he? Maybe
he's goin' to bet it tomorrow. There's 9
horse goin' to win then. I found Out
about him tonight. Mr.. Tyler told us al
about it. I'm goin' out with ma, an
we're goin' to bet on it. Be funny Il
that was the same horse pa was goin
to bet on, too. wouldn't it?"
Il guess So" Cy said. without enthus-
iasm. ut don't sound very funny to me
got kind Of headache myself"
Again Margaret raped at her IA.
theirs door.
PA, I found out horse that's goin
to win tomorrow" she whispered
eagerly.
What do you mean?"
Big Cannon. In the fourth race
Mr.. Tyler told US"
Big Cannon!" Leander said scorn.
fully. Hell be a favorite at ever
money or less. Can't make any money
bettin' on that kind"
Mas goin' to-" Margaret told him.
"What?" Leander exclaimed. "You,
mas goin' to bet? You're crazyl"
Shes goin' to-" Margaret insisted
Honest. She says It amt really beStin'
because she knows beforehand this
horse Is goin' to win.
Leander groaned.
When are you go;n' to bet the money
Tor Cy?" Margaret asked.
I dunno" Leander mumbled. "Wher
tne ume's ripe. How much Is your me
,," Il dunno" said Margaret. "sh,
her. viii you be there tomorrow"
i dunno" said Leander. II CUES:
not. Go on now. got to thinklS
He shut the door. For the hundredtt
time he en1ptied his pockets and counted
his money. Eleven dollars and eighty.
six centsl With that, and what Ia
could pinch from his salary, week by
week, he must manage to win back CIV;
money and stab again for the two
thousand.
Tense and perspiring. Leander got Out
MS entries and his dope sheets. Ht
ran through the first race without find.
ing anything he liked So with the sec.
ond; so also with the third. In the
fourth. mile-and-an-eighth affair fol
3-year-olds and up, he found a horse
called Mexican Dandy.
Mexican Dandy was an 8-year-ol6
niack geiding that had been away from
the races for more than year. He hac
Deen good performer In his time. This
was ms nrSt out since he had pulled UT
lame at Jefferson Park, the previous
Winter. The handicappers gave him nc
chance in the following DAYS race and
the probable odds quoted on him were
| 80 to /.
Leander dug through the dope sheets
and became enthusiastic.
II he's sound, he can win it." That
was his decision, Eyes, sir, If he's In
good shape, he can beat all those. Has
got class. an he's In there with nothin'
but feather on him. Thirty to IL II
I just had some money! Well. III have
to bet my IL bucks on him an then
pyramid my winnings. I've got to make
good for Cy an Margaret"
" y y \
T EANDER was absent from both
breakfast and lunch the following
day. His head was worse. He was still
In his room when Margaret and her
mother left for the track. He called to
them through the door that he might
get up later and make himself q cup of
coffee.
How much you goin' to bet. map"
Margaret asked, Is they started for the
you wait an see."
They We're seated in the grandstand
before the running of the first race.
When the odds went up for the fourth
event, MRS. bullock rose and babe Mar
garet follow her.
I'm goin' to show you now how to
make o real business out o. maxim
money on races" she explained as she
led the way toward the sellers window
In the mutuel ring. you know what
I'm going to do? I'm goin' to bet two
hundred dollars"
MAJ" Margaret gasped.
why not?" Mrs. Dilldock asked, aT
thought 1t all over. thought frst I'd
just bet two dollars, an then I got to
thinkin' that, If did that, I'd only win
TWO dollars. Then thought I'd bet ten,
but then got to thinkin' that, If did
that, I'd only win ten. Then it come to
me all OF q sudden that If I bet two
hundred dollars, I'd win two hundred
dollars. Amt that sense7"
But, ma" Margaret gasped, "so'pose
you 1oae?"
That's just it," Mrs. Dilldock said.
II this horse wins, can't lose, can II
Well! It's goin' to win, isn't It? Didn't
Mr.. Tyler say 1t was all fixed? Well,
thenl I'm goin' to make two hundred
dollars, just for the fun o. comm out
here an settin' in the sun. Amt that
real business?" &
They made their way to one Of the
ten-dollar windows, and Mrs. Dilldock
opened her handbag. Then she
screamed.
..Margareti MY moneys eonel"
/. NAL" Margaret gasped. did some
body steal tip
"ohl" MRS. Dilldock exclaimed, START
ing to run. II left 1t on my dressin'
table. Margaret was so Mustered
thinkin' about comm an all. Two hum
dred dollars. Somebody'll bust In an
steal It, surel'' ~ IS ~
"Pa's Home" Margaret reminded her.
"Oh," Mrs. Dilldock exclaimed, in 4
yet more startled voice. She ran the
faster. Hurry, Margaret Two hum
dred dollarsl',. 81