Show gambling 9 M in in 40 green G goods od S 1 by JOHN IRVING DAY Ga lamering the gold by a unique method originated and practiced by doc doe floyd aa ERES hoping that you get even alderman doc doe floyd raised a goblet of sparkling burgundy across the brim of which he glanced and smiled at the member of the high rollers club who was boat host at a dinner he was vas giving sn a part payment of a bet that there was not a man in the country with wh could Si Staten out of that amount on the indent chent gold brick game thol din end of the bet was merely a paltry tide side issue tor for the big ex allerman ali erman ud also wagered and lost that too doc doe floyd had asserted that even a 11 the tent twentieth leth century tho the time v orn green gooda goods game could be worked have you got the nerve to tell me hat ut you can put over the old green bodi thing was tho the amazed demand af alderman Me hanty ill bet just eta aa more bundle of and again dinner for the crowd that it cant t be done why the biggest sucker in the do country would take your flash tank bank roll away from you it you tried to work that well maybe he would returned noyd but III just bet you it can be aone aoe and 2nd will let cleland do the rough tort york and I 1 II 11 just go along to oversee 11 may hare have to find the man but III let jack do the trimming 11 and take half halt of floyds end of the bet that they put it over broke ta col powley fowler once more ie is it a bear tet it Is im game for another try replied the alderman how about it jack can we do it quiren floyd of a tall cold eyed d dy v peptic looking person who bad had eat sat silent sipping his wine and puffing a big tl cigar throughout the bantering conversation jack ack cleland merely grunted bla his assent he ile was the one pessimist of tho the party but always dependable and a landy handy man to have in any deal A bell clanged a gate slammed and the conductor and a belated passenger climbed aboard the twentieth century limited train which was leaving the la salle street station chicago for its 18 hour spin to new now york the big engine throbbed and tho the long train of rolling palaces slid out of the shed vieb without t a jerk or tremor as easily as a trim sail ball boat propelled by bt a gentle breeze at the forward end of the train the buffet car a comfortable nail club on wheels already waa was more than half filled with passengers vas seated on one side of the car doo doc floyd was contentedly pulling a cigar tte otte while on the opposite side of the lie aisle jack cleland pulled at a strong clur and neither man maz glanced at or seemed to know of the this presence of the otter other all was quiet save tor for Is be conversation of t to bowmen showmen the vestibule door tod and into the car came solomon rosen berg wise man of the west in which ecklon he had Imbi imbibed bc the air of free ann in speech and manner acquaintances are almost as easily rdo de in the smoking car of r train as 19 20 IM shipboard and here was aloyd loyd not miles out of chicago drO croaking aking with 4 person whose natural propensities tor or butting in with brangers Bf st angers could not be overcome wit in ten minutes after ter they bad met mete It rosen barg erg was narrating tha tt story of the noat most recent happening of bis his life and ad riding to a swift at d certain fall oh yea yes solomon was one lie ile knew ew it and was proud of wf it floyd had listened to his talk an wondered the e while whether there was chance to take soma of solomons easia got ten n wealth and also lower his of w conceit he lie concluded that it elgh 61 ell worth while to cultivate his acquaintance it was at least worth trying ng 20 30 he ordered another bottle wen further mellowed the talkative one whose tonea tones by this time had die dis bed a commercial traveler who eat ear him running over column columns of fig wa Ps la in hia his bales sales book the traveling man appeared slightly aloyed as tie he glanced toward the ane wine drinkers drin kera suddenly he seemed to think of something and placing bla his memoranda in his pocket be he turned to oyd and his companion and asked it if they cared to kill the time with a small game until the call came for dinner in the dining car sure was the reply of solomon aA bewering ne for floyd aa as well as him self e my sty friend and I 1 gift play it if you 11 d dig 19 up some one else A telepathic thought seemed to tr mel eye iron from ployd floyd to jack cleland who iris w looking at the party from the op alte aide side of tho the car the others 0 so o zeroed to notice his presence at the e tamo same time and it appeared a mere 0 nance hance that he was invited to make the a fourth man la the ge the pla was not resumed after din ter cleland Cle lanil saying that be he had lost about font all hg be could stuck abord but the party together and when it came timo to 10 retire for the night solomon lloyd boyd and cl cleland eland bad had all to acko their headquarters headquarter a at the hotel astor tor daring during their stay in new york iad nd see more of each other the drummer anier nn ier had told them that his home a in the city but but be lie hoped to K them theal up darlne during their tay stay the game jack floyd inquired cleland claland who had visited his friend a room la in the hotel ten ter minutes after they had bad way hotel reached the big broad 13 road well old top you know what are on oil here for we was the reply re I 1 youve got to sell an order of agrecy goods to green it some one you because be calise ive are art I 1 lucky already for found f your yc r man mau you it mut must be some one so to why not act our friend solomon he a already delivered himself the trio net met in the lobby of the hotel h otel a few moments liter and solo mon moll insisted on having baying just one drink before they parted company cc albany for the day and then also insisted that they dine din together tog ethe that evening the only dissipation cleland would indulge in that evening after dinner was the theater to which he consented to accompany floyd and solomon Solo moIL after the theater however to floyd was indeed the gay man mau of law away from home for a good time and he put solomon through such paces as to endear him to the heart of that boisterous person this journey through the tenderloin was followed by another solomon liked the gay life but was beginning lo 10 have a pain in his pocketbook book so that when the third evening after bis his arrival in gotham cleland proposed another game of cards saying that he wanted revenge for his loss on the train there was ready consent on the part of tl iba we erner ner who proposed to make some one else pay par his expenses if he could cleland already bad had found the drummer a telephone number and invited him to dine and join them tn in another little friendly game again solomon won but his win ivin uldis were small the salesman also was allowed to carry iway away a few dol dot lara lars for his evening evenings a work floyd however made a heavy winning and cleland lost 2000 wilh the feverish recklessness that comes to j the average loser at cards the game the salesman a an U broke up when bounced that he would have to quit and get a few hours sleep before appearing at hia his place of business cleland went oft off to his room with a grouch refusing even to take a nightcap night cap drink solomon however to readily accepted floyds invitation all night restaurants take in some of the friend has left town 1 I wonder it our without baying saying good goodby by remarked solomon to doc doe floyd two daye days after the poker game la in which cleland had bad he lie bad had not to flod lost bla his money appeared since that time 1 I wonder erT replied floyd lets let inquire of the clerk at the deak desk and gee if be he A gone acting upon this suggestion they learned that mr bir mccleland which cleland the name under waa was knowin to the them m was suli bull in town and tn to fact waa was in bis big room at that moment n ml I 1 what alls him hint 1 I ave ts go up end and see proposed fload maybe hes not well I 1 la hia his room the two caller callers found cleland pacing the floor with a wor ried fled look on hie his face ace it was anything but a IL cordial welcome which be he gave them not IIII hope said floyd wed missed you for or a couple of 0 day days and thought wed look you up cut ua us out have you to tell you the truth follows el lowa I 1 haven t eit felt very cheerful ince since I 1 made that losing im ira only a salaried man you know and cant really afford allord t to play that kind 0 of a game even it my alary salary la is a big one it that 1 im M worrying about just now though tor for I 1 ive ya got chance to get more than even my BIT conscience will hardly let me do it though and besides 1 ive ve got to have more money than ive iye got to put the deal through buck up and tell us Ls about it if broke in solomon and say kid don t let your conscience put too much weight on you throw it away and get rid of 0 the bandi handicap cap but don t do anything to set get into jail jall I 1 don t mind telling you that there are two or three places in this country right now dow where I 1 don t want to go for fear the jail jill doors would open quick to get me our friend here Is in a lawyer let him advise you 1 I wonder it I 1 should tell you replied cleland brightening perceptibly polished actor that he be ax as yes go ahead and out with it returned floyd you know we lawyer lawyers hear some strange stories now and then and cant afford to be too particular as to our clients well ill tell y you ou on one condition agreed cleland that condition la Is that you come in oa on the deal with me I 1 got enough capital to put it through anyway there theres no danger in ira it and its it a sure war to make a big haul baul both floyd and solomon agreed to come in on any deal where they could see a sure and quick profit and asked I 1 for particulars ile its perfectly simple cleland I 1 once did a young felloe fello i good turn and kept him out ol 01 a lot of trouble iles the trusted messenger in the nineteenth national bank here now this bank Is the clearing house for a L lot of smaller banks and also gete gets le biggest part of the deposits they get thousands of dollars in old and dirty money every week which they turn in to the on wall street getting new bills in return this young friend of mine bac bat been the messenger and made the exchanges he ile says they never even eren open the seated packages of bills that he takes to them and which have been certified to by the officers of the banc bank the simply 0 Ks 1 0 amount on the back of the package and forwards it with a lot of similar r bundles to washington where the old and dirty money Is never counted but just ground up and destroyed he lie has thought the whole plan out tut and ays says he can substitute a phony package for the one with the old bills a it he ile has to have some one in the dc de 1 with him for be he would never dare to try to get rid of the old money I 1 saw him this afternoon and tomorrow to morrow he will have to make his regular weekly tri trip PI and the package already Is 13 made up with n good money in it all he w wants ants is s half for tits hi share and I 1 can give him la in and ano 1500 clean bills and take ali the package pai kige I 1 only have locut to my name to s 1 I win will havo have to get some one to go in the deal with me you two can coo COIL la in for or each are you on and wait a minute you agree right now but maat me at tea ten 0 clock in the moraine morning and go with me to the nineteenth national and see my friend tor for yourself the two agreed to meet cleland on oft the morrow and eald said good night and what do you think of inquired floyd as they rent went down on the elevator 1 1 I in a little afraid of it IV well lete lets look into 4 t anyway re turner solomon if it there a chance to pick up some easy money I 1 want ita it on the following morning they were convinced that the deal was vie a good one when they went to the nineteenth national with cleland Cl oland and visiting the safety vault section of the bank met ruet danny roberta roberts as that young man cama came out of at a adall compartment in his shirt sleeves with a package of papers in his bands hands d a pencil behind his ear car danny looked the part of a busy clerk and they beard heard him whisper nervously to cleland that it was all right he ile added that he would be at the appointed place at precisely 12 the appointed place was ismall a small dingy office of a dilapidated build bull d ing oil new now street cleland explained that it was the domce of a friend who he dealt in curb stocks and was seldom in but allowed him tree free use of the place the trio were wait wal t ing when dar danny roberts carrying a suit case came entered he lie immediately took from the case two packages er exactly alike in appearance and as an to outer signs and seals quickly cutting one of them open he disclosed dl closed large bundles of money it took a halt half hour to count this out and ascertain that there was in the lot fifteen dollars in im large bills were placed in the hands ot of danny who hurried awa swa in five minutes the old bills of perfectly good mo money nor f v 4 v Z ON 1 44 AP ILI J HALF AN HOUR TO COUNT THIS were divided into throe package S ot of equal amounts and tied up into neat eat piper paper bound parcels on the roll rol I 1 top desk just at that moment there was a knock oft the locked door of the of flee fice and cleland slammed down the top of the desk and kicked the was waste te paper underneath b before he went wen t to answer the summons it was only a customer looking tor for my friend he be remarked as be he returned and raised the top of the desk disclosing the three neatly tied par eels cels yoa you fallows follows tad bad better take your bundles and separate parate ce we will all meet at the hotel for dinner solomon and floyd acting like two conspirators agreed to take separate conveyances uptown to their hotel and to meet there later and drink to their gool good luck two hours later when floyd had not put la in appearance solomon began to feel nervous lie ile was afraid some thing had happened to floyd and cleland but for another halt half hour be he did not suspicion anything further and then ho be suddenly decided to go to his room and investigate bis his newly acquired wealth Stun gl yelled solomon when he undid the parcel and found a tightly bound pac package kas ot of tissue paper with a dollar bill on cd eg cufr sido side and I 1 never once thought of the cm gleen goods camel co by W 0 eb apman copyright copyright right la in great britain |