Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-27

ar, How ssoss Taany Hope. - o.
ar two oxh>r, e4ssid menfionF Gfienca
aAnd hpx sf,,uf bis Aebesf' filsneaL ''Asd
hs zamtlinx--and thas actresA- sndr--
Ir4la ,ursnx % her feet Il won't iiseen
sav ur~rr - ersei "fAo cassfos him. -
I - Nal Arburtou. and ! wont marry
MIN sad ~iu not 60 to tbs racss tf<tay-r
Nh. Ansrufhes grew pals. She fftt heS
s..r chs1cs ~.s gosng. "Then ! sh1n have
% rssnirsf you she said ARMY, -'that en-
80 ssprr,rt all my hroeters and sisfeSy all
sb,ir l.ys.t did ~ bsst for Nell, and am
doing my h~ss for yoa- You ~sern TO forgsS
that I have children u my o~n 10 b. brought
gp. counted GA your marrying soon -
pu~uibIs did cot count On your throwing
90 . r.asDabIe chance"
II Va cruel, but h hsd IL sfYect. Leila
snrnui very white. then ste moved To the
dDr Il will 90 with you,r she aid, scarcely
above q ~i4~per.
The iadies pixie RAGS was the next on the
programme. Considerable excitensent pre-
ysilesi among the fair SCI ~ 70 WIS would
win 10. f>tia alone <at calm and unDioved
among the sp@etAtorx Shs did not ssen 70
hear OF ss anything siii saddenIy there was
. iittle STIR AMI hustle, and n1rmurs of
'Of course hs'ii win.r ''ife's sure q tbs
race Il feel Inclined u congratulate you
already. Mr. wDIoughby; you Iook 80 hks
winning etc
The hero d the race took little notice of
such like remarks lie made his way 10
I4silA and bent low over her.
Which Is 10 to b~rr be- asked
For an Instant earth ard sky rceied round
her tben her brain cIsarsi, and abe saw his
face, rs~,ints. hand~,fne. Desperate. She
hs-itAtesi tor one instant. then she spokes
Ride To win
Tbs word. were - iow he could scarcely
hsar thera, but when 10 tarnsi away there
wac q smile In his eyes.
Tbs horses sa.i their riders we're drawn up
in line. f-iia strained her eyes n watch
syer7 movement u black and white, Mr..
wiiloushLy eoiors Maxsppa 6dsetsd and
caught at the bit. There some little de-
lay. then tho Gag was dropped; they we're
off. At first brsathiss- silence, then growing
excitement. The course WAS email one and
thS&ste was to iso run twice round.
Maj Arburton, who had not taken part In
IT, uttered a Thank Col" Mazeppa
| passed. tho dangerous corner Ia saf-fy for the
first tins Blues To the front. no, yellow's
pa.hing up, no, that. Meldou. Stick 70 IL,
MelsioD willoucbby's passed him. BY Jovei
| hes got his work cut out for him with that
| hor.e Now they're neck and neck. Good
race. No. Wiiloughby's gaining, no. Meidon;
no-~by heavenT
A scream from one OF the ladies', a general
CONSERVATION la tho graad stand, . sudden
cessation 81 interest In the rSce Charlie
| Wiiloughby rode 10 win. tut the providence
he bad dared revenged itself on him. Ma
eppa had forced the bit between his teeth,
shied away from the course and, leaping the
| frail protection Of q hsige which separated IL
| from the side Of the hill. had disappeared
| with his rider.
1T was u narrow shave. and no mistake"
said Charlie WiIloughby, going over the story
for the bundredth time with his wife the SC
ond month Of their marriage.
| But the best part 81 1t all was when l
knelt down beside you and would not leave
you" laughed Leila II shall never forget
Maj Arburton's face nor his words next day
when he told me all over between w. and
that the hest thing could do, after having
made such an exhibition Of myself was to
marry that young puppy
NO" said her husband tenderly, the best
part Of It all was that rode to win, and that
| did win-what | most wanted-my wife. :"
London World