Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-22
THE HILTON HANDICAP
London Truth

m slreet ar1p, ne had attracted the attention O
young nobleman, who had made himsel
: the talk OF the town by his eccentric freak
and reckless extravaganza.
% 1t is needless to say John was no fool. In
% deed, he was very much the reverse, and q
= his London street training had developed
n naturally shrewd intelligence, and had give
him perfect insight into human nature, b
proceeded-once installed as buttons, O
q page, to his grace-to profit by his experience
o and to make money. Even at the early ag
of Is, he had learned to select winner witt
some accuracy and to bet his half CROWDS a
a gayly as his master did his thousands H,
also learned to keep his eyes open and hi
Z tongue silent
The duke, after q few years Of wastefu
{ dissipation, got into difficulties, gave I'D rae
ing and married an heiress. Two years late,
John married the duchess maid, and bloomet
suddenly into the snug owner Of The Joll,
Turfmen public-houae and sporting club
How John got the money to set up his estab
r lishment he never told anyone. Some said
. the duke bought his secrecy; others said thu
duchess bought her maids. However, lie,
the uncharitable tongues wag as they willed
John Browns fortune was made, and, before
another five years had passed over his head
he had developed into one of the heaviest and
best known book-makers in London.
!. Life had but one great trouble for him
namely, the existence Of one Bill Smile, who
was also book-maker, and who seemed &c
perpetually cross his path. Tho fact of the
matter was, John Brown was Of a spiteful.
jealous, envious disposition, and Bill Smile
was his bette noire. Smile was, perhaps,
more clever and shrewd book
maker than Brown, and he was, if possible, a
greater rogue. He hated John as cordially
as John hated him, and he would give the
best book he ever made to 'leg him up," a.
he expressed it, in some way.
Maj. Frank Lundie had been very uplucky
OF late, and had lost a lot of money backing a
mare that only ran second, so he was not in
the best of humors as he sat down to break
fast in the Plslnger club. The two letters the
servant handed him with his morning papers
did not tend TO soothe his temper. He looked
ut them susIDiciously, and placed them adj
dress downward, by the side OF his plate He
fels instinctively that their contents would
10. be agreeable, but he screwed up his cour.
age at Inst, opened them nervously, and after
| reading them, arose from the table, leaving
| his breakfast untasted.
The first letter was short and to the point
DEAR FRANK: The bill will be due on the
! 2ist. For Heavens sake meet it, Moses
swears he Will not renew.
| Yours as ever, c. GLANyILL
The second ran:
! DEAREST FRANK: l am SO Hurried and
fretted, can scsrce hold my pen to write to
| YOU Fancy, that nasty Mime. Dubosq saws
that II do not pay her Immediately she will
take legal proceedings against me, or do some
horrible thing like that. She charges, too,
such trightful prices for everything. never
ssrfrt.l hon.
! roands sterling Is il not shockinga Would
! any one believe she could be SO wicked and
nasty! Do, like dear, good brother, lend
me 200 pounds sterling. am really fright
cned. Imagine the scaEdal-and now that !
am almost sure Jones will propose. Youra f.
fectioDate sister, LILLE.
"What ON earth shall / dor muttered
Frank Lundie, in disgust; "and Lille. too,
the little fool, to get into mess like this lust
when that rich cad is coming up to time"
The major turned the situation over in his
mind MS he walked up and down the room, but
from any point Of view it was not pleasant
one. After good quarter of an hour had
elapsed, he sat down again TO his breakfast
with a set, hard look on his face
Il will do it!' he muttered savagely, break
ing AN eeg-sholl. 1T is dirty work, but I'll
do it all the same"
Fautlessly got up, two hours after, he
strol.ed up Regent street in the direction of
John Browns residence. John was in, and
was, Of e0irSe, very glad to sec him, for
they bad had many betting transactions in
. the past, and Maj Lundie had always paid
mp honorably.
Il was telling my wife, major, as you
walked in, what grand race we had yester-
day" said john Brown
1T was doubtless a good thing for you,
though it was not for all of us, muttered the |
major, gloomily. Il have lost more than |
can afford TO lose, and / have come to speak |
10 you about money"
AT the word money Brown WIS all atten- |
ton, and his little gray eyes We're fixed cum
ninSly on the major who continued: Il want |
a thousand Tomorrow, and am going to ask
you to give it to me.r
lis pile OF money, major. There is
great counting in ten centuries.
Il know that, but don't wish you to give /
it TO me for nothing" replied the major,
snappishly
We'll, major, talk out plain like; Tn a
straight man, l am"
"Can any one hear u.s." said the major go
ing across 10 the door, which he opened sud
denly. Then, having closed it, he returned
in tho f,ca so;J. az ,,o, H.. mo ho,,o III.
money / will ,un Maroouita in tho Hilton
hondic,n eyoctIy nc Won, liz she l. s,,r, N
lao n hat fayor;,., v
did She run her true form in the Sillsbirry,
asked John Brown. eagerly
.She WIS not half trained. nor was She
meant 10 win. She did NOT RIM within ten
pounds of her form
"Apd the Fold bandcapyn
johnnie bod STAYED too long. he did not
call ON her soon cnonpb y said Mai Jundie.
looking krowinglv at Brown al wanted 10
get her into fine Hilton nj n fair weight So.
Won see y he continued .sit's n safe thing
either wav. She can win in a canter and
the u,,,l;c know IL Won can't got ton Ia ono
against her to-davr
sWhat do Won Won nronos, ma ior,, nskod
John Brown
aTbat Won lend me n tbousand to-morrow
I train and RIM tho marc nc Won vigil and
Won ARRANGE the iocl,cy We 30 halves in the
,y;n,;,,,s ard yo,, ,ef h,ck your ,nopay 10
fore we divide nrofitsr
@Wbat will her ladysbip saw asked Brown
az cav, ,,,at 10 Tho mo. sh. ,,,s+ 10 sc
,ss;rc renlied the mn ior calmly
.Wep ma ior RI trust Won Hlu!nor AMONGST
nails saw Won come rouna to-morroyv
and m lot Won have tho money
The interview over Frank Inndv stro,,ea
DOWN Recent street and ms no aid 81 be felt
very mncb ike N man Who had had , t.,tb