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Putting One Past the Post
By JOHN IRVING DAY
Garnering the Gold by a Special Process Originated Within
the Confines of the High Rollers' Club
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OCK FIX)YD, Jack Cleland
and Col. Powley of the
High Rollers' club set out
from lteno, Nev., for San
Francisco. They became ac-
quainted with a George Hop-
kins, Interested in Raw Hide mining
properties.
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Doc Floyd sat In the marble-flnlshed
rotunda of San Francisco's best hotel
the morning after his arrival. He had
finished with hi9 newspaper and
was gazing out upon the little park
across the street filled with palms and
beds of brlght-hued flowers. Neither
Col. Powley nor Jack Cleland had ap-
peared, and he was rather glad when
the young mining man he had met on
the train came upon him. and he was
roused from his setf-absorption by a
cheery greeting. Looking up, he saw
that young Hopkins no longer wore
corduroys and heavy hunting boots,
but was blue-serged, green-hatted and
patent-leathered, and altogether sporty
looking enough to belong to his own
•et
"All alone, I see," remarked Hopkins
M he touched Floyd upon the shoulder.
"If you've not been to breakfast, I'd
like to have you join me."
"I'd be pleased to," assented Floyd,
who had grown hungry watting for his
friends. "Those fellows who came
with me must be taking an extra por-
tion of sleep this morning. I'll not
wait any longer for them."
Down In the grillroom a breakfast
was Berved, the equal of which is not
to be had in any other city in the
United States, excepting, perhaps.
New Orleans. By the time Floyd and
Hopkins had lit their cigarettes they
were conversing as oid friends.
"Oh, look who's arrived!" burst out
Tony the Tout, upon catching sight of
Floyd and his party. "It it isn't the
Big Doctor, and I haven't seen him
slnoe Hamburg was a twcyear-old."
"And say,'.' whispered Tony, in con-
fidential tones, "find out to-night-what
business that young rnau who was
with you this afternoon has with old
Tom Camp. They were off in a cor-
ner for a long time and it your friend
•in't some wise fish he's apt to be bit."
That night after dinner Floyd, in
conversation with young Hopkins, cau-
tiously led the talk up to Tom Camp,
and then asked the flat-footed question
*8 to whether Hopkins had entered or
W&s about to enter into any deal.
"Well, I'm rather ashamed of it, be-
cause It does look like a crooked deal,"
returned Hopkins; "but I'm a lot loser
on the game, first and last, and It looks
like a chance to get even, so I was go-
ing to take It. If you know anything
about Camp, you know he has some of
the best horses on the track. He says
be's been In hard luck this winter and
lost several thousand dollars bucking
the faro bank. His proposition Is for
me to put in $5,000 to help back a
book. He will put In $5,000 of his own
money, making a good strong bank
roll. The books are all making money
now, and besides the even break we
would get in on the regular play;
Camp says he can fix a race or two so
«we can win some sure money. He' is
•certain that we can pull out $25,000
■each in a week."
"That all listens well," broke In
Floyd.
"What's the matter with it?" ques-
tioned Hopkins. "I don't know why
I'm telling yon all this, anyway. You
■night queer my game for all I know."
"No, I'll do nothing of the kind," an-
swered Floyd. "But I'll bet you five
hundred now that If I don't save you.
Camp will trim you for whatever you
put in. If it's such a sure thing, what
does be want with a partner to share
the profits? Any time a man offers
you something for nothing, lock up
your bank roll and keep your hand on
your jewelry. Do you follow me?"
"Yes, it does look that way," as-
sented Hopkins; "but you see he needs
$10,000 to make the book safe, and he
only has about $5,000 in ready money
that he can lay his hands on. That's
why he wants some one to come in
with the other $5,000."
"That's just what they all say, and
now I'm convinced that you are sched-
uled to be the goat," announced Floyd.
"Did he explain to you just how he
was going to pull off one of those al-
leged 'sure things?'"
"Yes, there's a race on the card to-
morrow in which he has a horse en-
tered that can win. He also controls
the only other contender In the race.
He can throw the race to whichever
horse he wants to. You know that's
possible, don't you?"
"Yes, I've seen such things done, and
then again I've seen them fall most
awfully hard. I can see now how
easy it will be for him to break the
book and get your $5,000 on one race.
Come on up to my rooms and I'll In-
itiate you Into the art of beating the
double cross, if there's any chance to
do iti and If there isn't then you'd bet-
ter keep your $5,000 in the bank, or
have a trustee appointed to look after
It for you. You may be all right on a
mining proposition, but there are a lot
of other things you've got to learn."
Within 16 minutes Floyd, with the
lid of the telephone, had located Tony
the Tout, and in another half hour
that wise bug of the turf had arrived
at Floyd's rooms, wondering for what
he was wanted, and pleased all over to
be summoned into the presence of bo
awgust a personage.
To Tony Floyd told the proposition
of Camp as Hopkins had told it to
him, and upon hearing the proposition
Tony let out a long laugh.
"Why, It's just a plain game of
double cross," asserted Tony. "He'll
break the book and get your $5,000
In one race and then tell you It was all
a mistake and make you believe it,
and then he'll ask you to dig up anoth-
er $5,000 to get even with. Why, my
kid brother wouldn't bite on that old
hook."
"Yes, do you suppose I didn't know
all that?" broke in Floyd with a mo-
tion for the talkative Tony to shut up.
"What I want you for is to see if we
can turn the tables and get Camp's
end of the bank roll."
"I'm afraid not," answered Tony.
"He's worked that game four or five
times this season and always gets
away with it. He's got a regular crew
to go on and make the book and they
apart during the afternoon, having
agreed to meet in a secluded spot on
the grounds Just before the race in
which Camp had announced that a trick
was to be turned.
"Are you sure of that tout?" was the
anxious inquiry of Hopkius when he
and Floyd finally met in consultation.
"Yea. he'd lose both legs sooner than
throw me down," was the reply. "Now,
what does Camp say?"
"Ho says ho has Instructed the book
to take in all the bets they can get on
Applejack. He has arranged with the
owner of that one to lose and he will
win with his own horse. Lemon
Squeezer. He explains that it might
be suspicious to the judges if he didn't
win this race."
"That means," explained Floyd,
"that he intends that Applejack la to
win and his horse will be beaten out.
How much money have you got in
your pocket?"
"Oh, about $500."
"Well, go in the ring and make five
$100 bets on Lemon Squeezer, but
don't bet it in our book. Camp has
given instructions to his bookmakers
to give a shade the best price on the
other fellow's horse. He will have
commissioners there to get his own
money down quick aud bet enough to
win out the bank roll on that one race.
That's the way he's got it fixed to win
our $5,000."
The two separated and entered the
betting ring from different ends of that
inclosure. Floyd noticed that, true to
front, while next In order and close
behind camo Lemon Squeezer, both
horses running easily. Before they
had gone a quarter of the distance it
could be seen that the race was be-
tween the first two horses, and the
others were strung out In single fil«*
In the stretch camo Applejack, run-
ning without effort, with Lemon
Squeezer within safe call A smile of
contentment rested upon the face of
Tom Camp, down at the end of the
grandstand, while Floyd's counten-
ance wore a worried look and young
Hopkins was shivering la the excite-
ment of lost hope.
"There, and I listened to you and
your tout," he said to Floyd as he saw
Applejack winning easily.
"Why, it's nothing more than a pro-
cession," muttered Floyd. "And I
would have staked my right eye on
Tony. Why, that boy on Applejack is
racing him to death to win and the
other fellow don't seem to bo trying."
"Applejack wins!" shouted the
crowd as the blue and white stripes
passed under tho wire a good length
in front of Lemon Squeezer.
"That's one time that I'm the goat,"
muttered Doc Floyd to Hopkins. "I'm
sorry 1 steered you wrong, and will get
you even. Although 1 guess I'm in a
few thousand deeper than you are, I
know I gave you the wrong steer and
am sorrier for that than losing my
own money. We are whipsawed for
fair. Camp wins out the bank roll in
the book and we lose our outside bets
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"AIN'T YOU WISE TO WHAT'S HAPPENED?"
all stand in with the play. I suppose
he's told Mr. Hopkins that he can put
a man in the box to look out for his
interests?"
"Yes, he said I could do that," as-
sented the young mining man.
"Let's look over that race he said he
could fix for to-morrow," was the sud-
den suggestion of Tony as he produced
a paper in which was a list of the en-
tries for the next day's races. "Oh,
I've got the old badger!" was tho sud-
den, gleeful outburst. "He was right
about there being just two horses in
the race with a chance to win. Go on
and put in the $5,000 with him and I'll
attend to the rest when I eoe you at
the track to-morrow. Just put a wise
one in the box to see that no one runs
away with the bank roll, and after that
race we'll have old Camp ready to take
the high dive from the top of the ferry
boat."
"What is it you're going to do?" was
the suspicious inquiry of Hopkins.
"Never mind what I'm going to do;
tho Big Doctor will Btand for wh^t I
say, won't you, Doc?"
"Yes. I don't know what It Is, but
if you are sure you can put it through
I'll take all, or half, of Hopkins' end
of tho $5,000. I'll give Hopkins $2,500
in the morning for a half of his Inter-
est and he needn't let Camp know
there la any one else In on the deal.
Jack Cleland can be the man in the
box as lookout."
When Floyd arrived at the race
track on the day following his talk
with Hopkins and Tony he saw a new
bookmaker's stand in the line under
tho shed of the betting ring. In this
stand was Boated Jack* Cleland, who
was supposed to be there as an as-
sistant to the cashier, but no glance
of recognition passed between the
two, Floyd and Hopklna also kept
his prediction, the new partnership
book had put up 2 to 1 on Applejack
while the other books were laying a
shade less than that price. A moment
afterwards he noticed that the part-
nership bookmaker rubbed out the
price against Applejack, announcing
that he had all he wanted of It. Floyd
knew by this sign that Camp had bet
enough of his own money to win out
the money that was in the book. Walk-
ing quietly through the ring, he
stopped long enough before a number
of books to make several good-sized
wagers on Lemon Squeezer. He al-
ready had given Tony $1,000 to wager
on the same horse.
Thomas Camp, besides getting all
the money to be had in his own book,
also had wagered hundreds on Apple-
jack In other books about the ring, and
was surprised to note when he re-
turned from the paddock, where he had
just saddled his horse and given final
Instructions to the Jockey, that the
price against Lemon Squeezer, his own
horse, had not gone up in tho betting.
He was unaware that a large amount
of money bet by Floyd had forced the
price down. He had no time to inves-
tigate, however, as the horses already
were at the post, and he hurried to a
point of vantage from which he could
view the race.
Across the track in tho infield Tony
the Tout and Hank Harlln, owner of
Applejack, stood talking together. Doc
Floyd, watching the pair through his
fieldglasaes from tho grandstand, Baw
Tony pass a small package of book-
makers' tickets to Harlln.
"They're off!" came the buzzing cry
of the crowd In chorus as tho barrier
over at the three-quarter pole whlzzod
up and a field of eight horBes leaped
forward. The blue and white fltriped
Jacket and cap of Applejack ahowed in
Come on and let's got a bottle of wine
No use crying over spilt milk now/'
The two men, drinking large glasses
of wine at the bar, paid slight atten-
tion to a sudden cheering and cotramo-
tion on tie outside.
"I guess we put over a good one
that time, didn't we?"
Floyd looked around upon the
smiling face of Tony.
"Why, you young hound, I ought to
break your head with this bottle," he
said In low but dangerously threaten-
ing tones.
"What's the matter, pal? Ain't you
wise to what's happened?"
"No, what is it?" broke In young
Hopkins, anxiously.
"Why, Applejack was disqualified
for not having up enough weight
Somehow or other Hank Harlin was
careless in putting his lead pads to
make the extra weight along with the
saddle, and the jockey lost ten pounds
of lead while he was at the post Care-
less of Hank, wasn't It? He's been
looking for a chance to double cross
Camp and fell for my little scheme
when I told him how much money we
would bet for him on the other horse."
"And then we've won In the book be-
sides tho outBldo beta?" exclaimed
young Hopkins, suddenly realizing that
Tony the Tout had made good.
"You should have told us how you
wero going to pull it off," drawled
Floyd. "Wo nearly had heart failure,
and you can't blame ua for doubting
you, can you?"
"Well, I've showed you that I could
put one over, anyway," returned Tony.
"And now, bo far as I'm concerned,
they ca^ turn aW the race tracks In the
country Into golf links. I'm going into
a decent respectable saloon business
back homo."
(Copyright, 1901, by W. O. ChAcruajv)
1,200 LIVES ARE LOST
IN MONTEREY FLOOD
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES ON
PROPERTY LOSSES PLACE
TOTAL AT $20,000,000.
RAINFALL SEVENTEEN INCHES
Survivors Are Being Fed By Author!-
ties—Hundreds of Bodies Have
Been Recovered.
Monterey, Mexico, Aug. 30.—At noon
Suuday it stopped raining for tho first
timo Bince last Thursday afternoon,
aud some idea of the horrors of tho
flood Friday night and Saturday could
be obtained.
It was at first reported that 800 lives
were lost in tho disaster, but Sunday
shows the the number of dead will
reach 1,200, aud perhaps more.
Monterey, Mexico, Aug. 30.—Eight
hundred drowned, 15,000 homeless and
property damage to the extent of $12,-
000,000 is the result of a Ilood which
struck this city between 1 and 2
o'clock Saturday morning. For seven-
ty-two hours it has rained in this sec-
tion of the country and tho Santa
Catarina River rose gradually all day
Friday, the crest of the flood reach-
ing here early Saturday mornining.
It was at first thought that there
would be no lives lost in this flood, but
the water rose to a height never be-
fore reached in this city. All during
the early morning the water remained
stationary and did not commence to
fall until about noon Saturday, when
a drop of four feet began. By four
o'clock this afternoon the river was
back in its banks, only to go out of
them again at six o'clock on accouut
of the continued downpour of rain.
The scene is one of the utmost hor
ror, four whole city blocks on tho south
side having completely disappeared
and the place looks as though nothing
had ever been built there. The water
reached the electric light plant Friday
night and the complete darkness which
reigned added to the terror of the
scene.
Cries of the drowning people were
heard and the onlookers were power-
less to aid. When daylight came the
scene was indiscribablc. All through
the flooded district groups of from ten
to eighty people could be seen hud-
dled on the tops of two-stcry build-
ings, entirely surrounded by tumbling,
seething masses of water. One by one
these houses disappeared with their
human freight. Nothing could live in
the wild current of Santa Catarina
River, which was rushing downat the
rate of twenty miles an hour.
The great steel plant suffered a loss
of nearly a million dollars in the flood
and the smelter of the Mexican Lead
Company is cut off from the city and
submurged. It is estimated that the
loss at this plant will be over three
million dollars.
Laredo, Tex., Aug. 30.—From a re
liable source, but which can not be
quoted, the information is gleaned that
in Monterey the loss of life as a result
of the overflow of the Santa Catarina
River is paced at 100 to 200 persons.
The flood, one of the most disastrous
ever known in Northern Mexico, was
caused by the overflow of the Santa
Catarina River. The damage is esti-
mated to be $12,000,000.
In the city of Monterey telephone
communication is prostrated, the elec-
tric light plant is half under water and
out of commission, the entire street
car service of the city, which depends
upon the electric plant for its power,
la paralyzed, and the waterworks has
been damaged to such an extent that
the water supply of the city is crip-
pled.
For the past forty-eight hours a ver-
itable deluge of rain has been falling
vhich, together with the flow of water
from the adjacent mountains into the
Santa Catarina River, so swelled that
Btream that It reached a width of a
mile and a half and completely over-
flowed certain portions of the city of
Monterey, wrecking houses and caus-
ing loss of life as it rampaged on its
mad course. Reports state that the
current in the river was so swift that
It appeared to the stricken families
who lived in the vicinity to bo a min-
iature Niagara.
Not a train has reached this city
thus far and telegraphic communica-
tion is prostrated to such an extent
that the exact location of some of tho
trains is unknown.
Storm Warnings Issued.
New Orleans: Two storm warnings
were issued by tho local United States
vVeather Bureau Thursday, the first
shortly before 9 a. m. and tho second
late Friday afternoon. These warn-
ings follow the announcement Thurs-
day night that a West Indian hurri-
cane was sweeping northwestward
through the Yucatan channel.
Thompson Denies Report.
City of Mexico: Ambassador David
B. Thompson emphatically denies the
report that he had purchased the Pan-
American Railroad for $10,000,000, act-
ing as the agent for E. H. Ilarriman.
THE
BEST
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Erostration, and
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"Lydia E. l ink-
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successful remedy for all kinds of
female troubles, and I feel that I can
never praise it enough." —Mits. Lizzie
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TheChangeof Life is the most critical
period of a woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywhereshouldremember
that there is no other remedy known to
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For 80 years it has been enrinj
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If you would like special advice
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Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
AGENTS WANTED
To handle the
best Kt'llln
iloff a;
urardlt
liberal credit Hun to responsible people. We pay
line of Wood* In America. Bli? new rata I off antl
samples sent )>+* with full Information rekrardlnif
the largest oommtssloo* and (cuaruntfo the good*.
Thousand* of AKeots have irlven up all other lines
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tlcoats.Kha* 1m.Scarfs. Infants' and Children'm Wear,
and are handling our croodM exclusively. Our bis
leaders. Embroidered alut and Press patterns, Pet-
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Hcbwarti Importing to., ISldg. SC. Loalt, Ho.
IWRIGLEY'S
All in Fight Against Tuberculosis.
Prevention of tuberculosis versus
dividends is the proposition which
some of our largest Insurance com
panfes are now trying to establish
The Metropolitan Life recently ap-
plied for permission to erect a sana-
torium for its policy holders and em-
ployes afflicted with tuberculosis, but
the application waa refused on grounds
of illegality by New York State Super-
intendent of Insurance Hotchkiss. The
company is, however, conducting an
active educational campaign by dis-
tributing 3,500,000 pamphlets among
its policy holders. The Provident
Savings Life Assurance society has
also established a health bureau,
where its policy holders may receive
free medical advice. Several fraternal
orders, notably the Modern Woodmen,
Knights of Pythias, Royal League,
Royal Arcanum and Workmen's Cir-
cle, have already established or are
contemplating the erection of sana-
toria for their tuberculous members.
Marriage and Meanness.
Some years ago there lived in Atch-
ison a young woman noted for her
good works and gentleness. She was
always helping the poor and was pa
tient and kind and universally ad-
mired. She married a fairly good man
and abused him within three months.
She had been good and patient for
years, but a husband was too much
for her; she had never been cross to
any one until she was cross to her
husband. There is something about
marriage that stirs up hidden depths
of meanness on both sides.—Atchison
(Kan.) Globe.
IT WORKS
The Laborer Eats Food That Would
Wreck an Office Man.
Canton Justice of Peace Dead.
Canton: Justice of the Peace W. D.
Hutcherson Is dead and his wife is
probably fatally injured as the result
of a shooting in the Day Hotel, which
they owned, Monday Bight.
Men who are actively engaged at
hard work can sometimes eat food
that would wreck a man who is more
closely confined.
This is illustrated in the following
story:
"I was for 12 years clerk in a store
working actively and drank coffee all
the time without much trouble until
after I entered the telegraph service.
"There I got very little exercise and
drinking strong coffee, my nerves
were unsteady and my stomach got
weak and I was soon a very sick man.
I quit meat arid tobacco and in fact I
stopped eating everything which I
thought might affect me except coffee,
but still my condition grew worse, and
I was all but a wreck.
"I finally quit coffee and com-
menced to use Postum a few years
ago, and I am speaking the truth
when I say, my condition commenced
to improve immediately and today I
am well and can eat anything I want
without any bad effects, all due to
shifting fram coffee to Postum.
"I told my wife today I believed I
could digest a brick if I had a cup of
postum to go with it
"We imko it according to directions
boiling It full 20 minutes and use good
rich cr«am and It is certainly deli-
cious."
Loot in plcgs. Tor a copy of the fa-
mous little book, "The Road to Well-
ville.'
"Tiere's a Reason."
K>er rend (lie nb*rre letter? A new
one nppem* from time to time. They
are senulne, true, and (nil of humu
lnt<rest.
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