Show A a chory ata Ph ho ory ri y tip J things aren t much like they used to be grumbled the dyspeptic looker g individual as he made a vicious stab with a toothpick at the stuffed olive in bis his cocktail I 1 had a beautiful tip this afternoon and couldn coulden t find a poolroom open in all the downtown district when I 1 finally made up my mind to leave my bet with a hand book man I 1 was too late the race had been in on the ticker ten minutes what in the mischief Is new york coming to and did your horse wine asked the tall man nono no no admitted fhe other can t say it did but it s the principle of the thing you know I 1 blow the principle of the thing said the tall man many a day I 1 d have thanked my stars it if I 1 couldn coulden t have got into a poolroom but ot of course there were other days want to hear a little story just about three years ago he continued billy brand had his pool room in church street brand was a gambler of class suave polished and game he did a land office business so brisk in fact that he inaugurated a system of morning betting both tor for the benefit of those of his customers who might desire to place their bets during the noon hour and also in order to lighten the crush in the room while the races were being run I 1 got into the habit of dropping into brand s about 12 0 clock to see if I 1 couldn coulden t catch him out of line one day as I 1 was waiting for the cards to be hong up a stranger sauntered up t to me and whispered you re on hand early I 1 suppose you got that message of minea this is the day for the killing I 1 was about to tell him that he had evidently mistaken me tor for some one else but he gave me nj na time to say a word I 1 recognized you the moment you came into the room he went on still in a whisper you can plunge for the limit he s ripe who s ripe I 1 could not help ask ing why bill bickman of course he said reproachfully see you in the afternoon with that he departed leaving me wondering who in the mischief he was and for whom he had bad taken me bill jackman was among the entries in the second race at new orleans I 1 glanced over the form chart hurriedly but the figures did not give him a chance just then brand put up the card bill jackman was quoted at 6 to I 1 any thing but a decent price in my ton ion at that moment a friend nudged me violently oh look at the snap he said get aboard right away the owner wired me to put a good bet down for him at morning odds and with 8 to I 1 chalked you will notice your uncle dallying with a few yellow boys for himself what s the horse I 1 asked bequeath of course bequeath was in the same race as bill jackman at once I 1 told douglas I 1 I 1 suppose you got that V message of mine as my friend was named what I 1 had been informed ra garding jackman jie tie smiled pityingly A stout man who had jus just entered asked brand it if hed he d take each way bequeath you re on responded brand this stirred ap douglas and he rushed to the wicket B five hundred aci s the board billy he exclaimed correct aid caid brand b t added turning to h s cash ei ru I 1 q aleath beath A to 6 2 and even what s upa an other wildcat tip from that texas bunche douglas dirt did not hear him but urged me to get in on the killing hilling I 1 was undecided it so happened that I 1 was in special need of money just at that time and could not afford to lose much finally I 1 declined to bet on the ground that as I 1 had had two tips I 1 would be certain to choose the dicing one so I 1 left douglas growl ing at me and returned to the office I 1 had not been there five minutes V I 1 gave you the cnance chance ana you wouldn t take it before I 1 received a telephone call the man at the other end of the wire had rung me up to let me know the big gest coup of the season was to be pulled off with bequeath half an hour later I 1 got a telegram from a jockey friend at the track shake hake the plum tree bequeath that decided me I 1 was too busy to run over to the poolroom just then but was on hand in plenty of time for the track betting so was douglas and when the card came out ou with be a 6 to 5 favorite he scored me unmercifully and I 1 got as good as 8 to 5 third was one of the shots he k sent why man the race is won before they go to the post aren arent t you sorry you take my advice As a matter of fact I 1 was but his tone nettled me and I 1 angrily re plied bequeath wont won t be in the money you can bet on that it s only a book boo maker s string my boy and I 1 would t touch it with tongs here goes a cen tur straight on bill jackman I 1 passed the bill to brand jack man now nom was quoted at al 20 to I 1 doug las sneered but said nothing I 1 felt I 1 was making a fool of myself and real iced this more strongly when my in formant of the morning sud suddenly lenly ap feared in the doorway hurried to me and asked eagerly what did ou get geta twenty to one said I 1 that s funny he s only 5 to 1 he remarked who s only 5 to 19 1 I demanded why little reggie of course little reggie I 1 echoed what the devil has little reggie to do with if 10 why said he smiling at me I 1 gave you the tip on him this morning you know douglas began to laugh and I 1 got mad A little crowd had gathered around us I 1 1001 ed at the fellow in rage and amazement suddenly two men one pale and excited and the other big and burly elbowed their way forward and seized the stranger who struggled violently for a moment and then tainted what does this mean meana I 1 asked why said the pale man this poor fellow is my brother I 1 had everything ready to take him to an asylum this afternoon but he gave me the slip I 1 thought I 1 could find him in bome poolroom and I 1 was not mistaken he went insane playing the races there was silence in the room as they carried him down stairs and to the carriage they had at the dr but nut a moment later the crow crowd d forg about hm for brand s operator called ou out t they re off at new orleans be in front I 1 ittle reggie second tyran third douglas whispered to me im orry tor for jou ou old boy but this may teach ou cu a lesson bequeath at the by three lengths Sid tella second avran third never take tips from strangers FIR continued douglas and especially P at the hall bequeath by nv five lengths sintilla Sid llla tilla second reggie third a length away has iles got cm em tiptoed yelled a gray beaded enthusiast lets let s all tall fall in line boys I 1 noticed brand twisting his mustaches viciously in the stretch bequeath sintilla Sid llla tilla second six lengths back reggie third a head away I 1 said he m vas as the goods admon dished douglas some day you 11 wake up to the fact that bill jackman wins by a head little reggie second a nose in front of first past and all that I 1 said to douglas was I 1 gave sou ou the chance and you t take it 11 in grunted the dyspeptic look ing individual as he rang for the wait er so the phony tip made good after all it surely did responded the tall man odd 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