Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-22
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il in the pool room and in the bar.
room personally and he had agents
securing the town for bets Of any
size whatsoever.
He ran a good book. His odds
were right and his limit on a bet
was 30-te-2 on long shot,
One of his agents. man named
Sammy, dug up Grandma. She
was in The railroad station When
no train was due in either direc-
tion and she was asking the ticket
agent if he knew where she could
place "A small bet on a horse.
+ Sam sided up TO her and asked
her how much she wanted 10 bet.
She said she'd risk half dollar
on horse named SnoOkemS. Sam
took the bet. SnookemS paid SIS
for So Grandma won 81.
That was her nut and she built
it up by iudiciouS betting over a
period of three weeks 10 $50. She
met Joe GOody during the build
ing.
Joe conceived a great admira-
Ition for her. He encouraged her
when she told him she'd like to
60 sec them run at Belmont.
Grandma was gone two weeks.
She came back with S2.154.62,
after paying her fare both ways
and all expenses. Joe was so i'm
pressed that he whispered the
story around with plenty of awe
in his whispers.
II got TO the cars of a reporter
named Hangar who cOrreSponded
for a New York paper He sent
the story in after interviewing
Grandma. The New York paper
run it with Grandma'S picture.
The pension board hit the cell
ing when il read the story. 1t
told itself il was encouraging vice
and riotous living in an old person
who could not shift for herself.
II sent for Grandma. 1t asked
her, How come?
Its simple" Grandma eX-
planned. II ran my first pension
check into a big enough roll to
take me TO the track. There, 1
got better odds for my money
because I played the mutuels,
and even with the track tax, my
winnings were bigger. Then
one day I laid deuce on the
Daily Double. II paid $1,000"
HE DIDN'T KNOW DEUCE
a deuce ." repeated the head
OF the pension bureau. "The
Daily Double? I don't under
stand"
~ deuce" said Grandma, ais
n two-spot. Two one-dollar bills.
The Daily Double gives YOU
chance 10 pick two horses.
When you win with your first
horse. the money YOU won goes
on the second horse only II does
things somewhere and you get
n lot of money"
81 think" said tho head, "that
you're n wicked old woman.
sion. I am ousting you from
the rolls"
80. X Grandma accepted,
81 won't say what l think Of
YOU because I'm an old lady.
But I'll say this much. Any
body that has lived as long as
You have and don't know what
n deuce Is ought 10 get n pen
sion for bone headedneSs."
Grandma was in the midst Of
winning streak What did she
care for SIS dollars when she had
thousands in her handbag?
But six weeks later. she ran
into bad luck. Every horse she
picked fell down. In another two
weeks. she was clean. Joe Goody
found her in the fiat she had
rented IN the midst of her pros
.perity.
lie came around 10 investigate
because she hadn't been laying
any bets He found her pretty
hungry but game.
II amt got cent. Joe" she
said. but I'll put this salt
shaker up for n fOur-bit bet on
RamShacLIe In the fourth at
Saratoga"
It's bet" Joe told her with
dead pan. land n the horse
wins, YOU go on my pay roll as
tipstet. Fifteen n week"
The horse won. Grandma
doesn't believe in pensions for the
aged She. herself. is doing all
right and she's nudging 80.
TIE END.
TomorTows short story:
shack Among the JOshuas,"
by Sanford FARRELL.