| Show RACE TRACK HUNCHES Are All Hoodoos and CrooKcd Says This Old Gambler This business of putting faith In what the betting men call a hunch may be all right said a member of tho fjrecn cloth fraterrJ but as far an I am concerned Ill not put anymore any-more confidence In the hunch Ill not bet again on these mysterious whisperings that so and so Is a good whiserings that this card will win and that horse IH a cinch and all that sort of tomfoolery I had a good strong hunch one that brought my pulse up above the normaJ and my hope simply run riot for a while In the middle of the night I was suddenly awakened by a violent distinct voice which said Keno I opened my eyes and listened again for tho voice and really began to wonder where It was I thought probably I was sleeping the was near some place where game going on But then I remembered where I was and recalled the fact that I was several miles from any such place 1 thought It was Just a dream I a fitful play of the brain and so 1 went 19 sleep again I had not been asleep long AVhen suddenly tho same sound fell on my earKeno I was more violent than before I caused me to straighten up It was so distinct that I felt that some man with strong lungs had pressed his mouth against my ear and had shrieked with all the wind at hiscommand Kenol I was a hunch Theo was nothing to It When I arose the next morning every sound I heard seemed to blend into tho word Keno The rattle of the breakfast break-fast dishes spelled Keno the dingdong ding-dong of tho bells rang out keno and the motormcn clanged It as they rushed the cars up and down the streets tho city There was nothing I for me to do but to play the hunch I and to play It with all the cash I had In due time I met a friend of mine and told him about It and suggested that he meet me next day after my winnings and I would buy hlm a fine dinner I was worked up over It I went forth and backed the hunch according ac-cording to my resolve Tbe balanco of the story Is unimportant Tales oC loss are dull and unromantic I met my friend I Keno he said laughing He took dinner with me on condition that he would not sc keno again In my presence This In my latest experience ex-perience with the hunch Other men I may believe In hunches but hereafter when I want to bet I will do It without I paying any sort of atcntlon to whls I per and mysterious premonitions The hunch is a hoodoo and of the evil spirItNaw Orleans TimesDemocrat |
