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Show HUNGRY STABLE BOY ' i ll ATE THE CHICKEN Jl Story of a New Orleans T-urfmnra-'g t IllilPI Hard Imclc and'WlLata Cosrt to ilwl Keop tho Urchin SUent. l Framk J. Br'an, who was ono of "tho ilPilll slewordH at tho Crescent City Jookey Itin il olub moctlng, cornea homo from Now ifiiil ll OrloUna moetLns' with a good Etory Ij I about "Doc" Strcott, tho -woll-known Itltiljll ownor and trainer. Strcott is widely ill lllllil known 'among horaamen, and la soma- ? if il thing of a turf oharactor. Up to date I N nil tho yarn has been a aocrot, and it ft I lil worth repeating. 'liill I'l "I was busy about tho club ofiTcea ! fliijlilt ono morning during the reacnt meotinc I Ililllll! at Now Orleans," Bald Mi-. Bryan, li'rillll "whon I noticed a particularly bright- (ll' iwl faced, . well-dressed youngstor hanging II Hi I around as though ho wantod to epoak iipHllllll to somebody. He had paused up and ItILiIIIiI douTi tlie street two or threo times bo- 01 ml rl foro he got up courage enough to oome Ij ll in. Finally, whon I had a moment's If Ij lelBuro, I neked tho youngutar If ho I j j HI wanted to eea me. ! 11 lllllll "'Bo you Mr. Brj'an?' ho asked. I j "l assured him that that was my name, 111 fl , and asked him what I could do for him. I II lliillH 11 "'I want 5G.SG,' replied the boy. 1 1 H was eomowhat surprlsod, and assured v ij j f tho youngster that I did not owe him fill '1 any money that I know of, and there- l&'j'lllll 11 foro could not glyo It to him, Sjfjl ' "'But "Doo" Streett does,' promptly ilili rl replied the boy, 'and I want the money.' n cllfjlllli "The boy was eo straightforward and li El HI I lilt put up such a good talk that I became ) Rl interested in 111 in, and began question- I llllllllll 11 Lug him. Ho told me that he had !l Hlllill worked for tho 'Doo' but hod quit. ill ! "'By tho month were you engaged ?' K I B I askud, iWllilllllH u Tea, fir,' replied tho bay. J j U "TDM ha flro you?' Illill'llll " Nope; Just quit' ' j p y (JH "Trell, if you qult'bcroT ymir month ''1111 was up, I don't see how you can com- j lll lillil pel Mr. Streett to settle,' I said. The lljjl: I boy looked stumped for a minute, and li'l I ll'l then said: Sfljlpl h) " 'You soe, it was this way: I live In '1 H lil town with Hr. and lr. Streett, Tho tJBjf Qfl othor ovenlnir I went homo to supper. ifii Pi -l Mrs. Strcott had cooked a chicken and 1 1! iM III! put it on the tablo. My, but It wns 1 lllt'llllll good, I was awful hungry, nnd wall. I fj I jt I ato tho whole chicken. It wasn't very . IjjrH bLj, Mr. Brj'an, but, my, It was bully. fit li t rl " 'W'ell, Just about tho time the boneu Kl fH wero disappearing, tho boss walked ln. sffjil jJ fl He rubbed his hands, looldng around ! u'ill'l'll'l the table, and then at me. Mr. Bryan. 2 Bi l l III ll honest. I didn't know that chicken had !l lt Hl'l been eapecially cooked for tho old man I IPrlllil honest, cross my heart, I didn't. The tA llll'l boss, ha Just glared at he, then at the jlf p ll bones, and then he said eomethlng tor- Sffijf Htl rlble. "Where's my chicken?" he 8wi!h'hPI choutad. "You little blankety, blank, fljf j m f blank; blank; you have eaten my chick- jt :j')' en," The other things ho sold I-can't lf il j iil repeat, but he called me names that no ) lil man can call me without proving it, III i ll first. No, sir.' I quit him right on the M Rl spot, and I wants my money, and I m '!i lljilH proposes to get it or I'll tell the story.' mill1 Pl "I at once uaw what would happen to n !j, LH Streett if the story got out," continued sSrrtJH 1I Mr. BryUn, "so I told the boy I- would I fflljil see Streett and ttry to straighten out W :.'"h)H matters. I saw tho 'Doc' at the track f l!j Ili'H during tho afternoon nnd told liim that my. jJf) a boy had been to the office to collect llUllllil J6.S5. 'Doo' looked at me hard for a In i 1 lil minute and then nlc faco oloudtd. Still ill tjl "'Now, look hero, I said, ' "Doc," I . Ilf llli'l know that thore io no way tho kid can Sljii, (kl legally compel you to pay mat money, mlH 111 ' flH but you'd better compromise. Givo him Ih'H e. $5 noto and call it square' il'lTjJ '1 "Thero Is whero tha explosion came. jl li LH Fivo dollarsl Givo that littlo rascal. jl 1 f iH 'that little t fC. Not on I i I1 your grandmother'o darj-aerrcorj'po. Ho njcjl jjjjH stolo my chicken. It was a, fine ' 111 ll'H chicken, too; young and tender. i l.h !H and mine. Tho kid stole it; my ' m 'jilljllliH chicken my c-h-l-c-k-c-n mine, do fl'lljlliilil you hoar mo? And mo pay him 55 for iBlil'ltll stealing: it? I iruoss not." ; jwj I !H "The Doc was made and sputtering wl'l.ii'H wildly by this time, despite my efforts fi ll nil I'H to calm him down. I pointed out to T'H him that If the story becamo known w ! !' IfH among his friends on tho track, Ufo to 'wliil l P'H him would be a burden. 'Rather glvc StI'I'H the boy 3500 than havo the story out, lllH and the kid will tell If you don't settle,' l :i'''H I said, i 'lJl 'H "I left Streett cogitating over the ad- it.- ' llli'l vice, but swearing ho would see the iff illl ' boy a long way off boforo he'd settle :''''t iH for a nickel. Later, however, Doc came Jjf, jH to me and eoid: 'Frank, tell you what ii&l 1 1 PH I'll do. I'll givo you the So and you cani SlfPu'li iH do with it as you so fit. But that ras-v Wj TKj'iH cally kid stole my chicken; I won't fjtl 'Jl H give It to him.' E , ' Hl "I took, tho money and subsequently llf'v t gave It to the boy. The youngster is mL now riding race horses, and gives. !ffi' i 'IH promico of becoming a star Jockey be- jit ' j H fore many months havo passed." is ' |