Show BETTING ON A SURE THING How Ho Tried to Take an Unfair Advantage Advan-tage and Got Left Jloxie Narlosky is a young man who has a great passion for making small bets No matter what the subject under discussion Moxie invariably offers to lay a wager that his view is the correct one One day he was latent the dining room where ho took his meals stranger was the only other person in the room The stranger pounded a plate vigorously with his knife and when the dining room girl entered she at once picked out Moxie as the offender and read lrim a lecture on table etiquette dwelling with particular emphasis on plate pounding But I didnt pound said Moxie You did said the girl Here was a sure thing and Moxie hastened to say Ill bet you 2 I didnt pound and leave it to this gentleman referring to the stranger who was the real culprit The girls pocketbook was out in an instant and Moxies two dollar bill was covered and passed over to the stranger as stakeholder referee Now sir who pounded asked Moxie Mox-ie triumphantly It was Moxie who pounded said the stranger with judicial calmness as ho handed the 51 over to the girl Im willing to take big chances said Moxie in relating the incident later but so help mo heaven Ill never again bet on a sure thinglNew York World |