The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-02-21

woman comes 10 the girls re-cue, and
before either Of them can quite Tralize
how Il has come about they are sumter
ing acrOss the lawn in amicable converse,
and Miss Harding l. inquiring after his
mothers health and the particulars Of
that lady's late illness In quite her own
natural. clear. low voice. though secretly
her heart l-eats nigh 60 sufncafion.
They stand apart from the crowd for a
minute or two talking quietly, then a
sudden impulse comes over ErauriS Fri
don horn NAV he of the constant shouts:
IS TO 4 CullD1en." which still continue
like unto the roaring of the s"a.
Miss Harding" he says. quietly.
though Involuntary ha draws himself
up and looks a shade taller ~ be- sJEeaks,
"when last we mot ! siOOI brlHe Won
under the disadvantage 0f l"ing thor
Oughly disappointed man, and, " hat was
worse, n Thoroughly misunderstood one.
only told you the truth when ] said
that before We met YOUR great fortune
alone was INV attraction. d"u't regret
having said ~, Janet, for somehow ]
couldn't tell you a lie, deal though
fOresaw what speaking the truth would
cost me! But in one thing lt least Won
were utterly wrong"
Janet Harding saws no word Col
knows how bitterly she. too, regrets mot
having given him chance "f Fighting
that wrong ere il was too latr'
NOW things have altered for me, -
goes ON Lord Francis steadily. the wild
shouts Of his own horses name ring
ing in his ears triumphanily as be
speaks. To-day will sce mo rich man
once more. with all INV difficulties snlvetI
and my debts paid. through the truest
friend n man Can have, ami that j. good
horse" Janet winres invOlunilTilvl. for
only n miracle could prevent INV winning
this rare, and that means INV salvation
Therefore, dare Co tell yII now. what
] swUre once 90 NV self YOU should never
know: that ! love You ns man loves
but uns woman IN a lifetime: PERHAPS
you will believe me now. when you
know that YOUR fortune ran I've alIsO-
lutely nothing 90 me an hnuT honCe,'
The pale, quiet girl beside him stands
mOtiOnless. IL is his hour nf triumph
now. and she has nu word tu say. Only
all the loval love ia lcr heart breaks
forth la the fcrvcnily uttered words:
MAY YOU have all YOU l"I-. for. nov
and always. and she turns av nv q small.
sad, rpsplute face, that he NAV not sre
how suddenly white il las grown.
But Lord Francis Erl,lun j. standing
there like one transiiNsd. and a strange,
numb feeling Is creeping over him as II
an unexpected blow had iss'n dealt him
straight botwepn the eyes with siCkPn-
ing fOrJr., and vet that blow lies in words
alone, for a great shout has gone mp frum
the ring: 'FuuF Ia unc against CullO-
denr'
What Is az" asks Janet. anNiuusly, rs
she notes the st, gray lu"k nn his fare.
Something wrong with the horse.
suppose" lao answers. quietly, and no
one could have told frnm his manner
that that something WHng" meant
utter ruin To him.
With a COurrns lift 81 the hat he
turns and walks away towards the
"BirdCagp."
What's mp with INV hur~e. FaTleyY-
he asks Of the first friend d" s,-cs. I've
been in the stand for the list few min
utes and until ! heard the rhange in
the betting never knew ANYTHING was
wrong"
1t will lie all right get. my dear fel- !
low said Young Farley, resissIIringly. |
The fact l. the horse has bcpn showing |
such awful temper that he's n perfect |
mass Of foam anl lathcr now. and about |
as fit To run race rs if he'd been |
dragged through n horsc prnd. He's u
perfect devil!' wound up his aGgrieved
hacker in disgust.
lis that ALI" cXclaims Lord Francis.
In 9 tone uf relief. Why, the hrute's |
got such lot in hand IL wouldn't matter |
n he had run the whole race Hlreadyr |
and he laughs gaily.
II dat know" replies Ned Farley. |
aabtously. ''COne and sce for yourself |
Barnes has taken him out q the Bird |
csgs, and Is going 10 saddle him out |
there beyond the roI,cs. where it's |
quieter."
Together the two friends cross the |
course and approach the spot where the |
favorite Is to I've seen standing, sur
rounded still hy an anxious crowd.
Truly, CullOlen booked to I've reside |
himself with fear and rage. lie was |
trying TO break away every instant from |
the two strong lads who were hanging |
on TO him nj each side. while il was all |
Barnes could do with a constant, anN-
iOus entreaty Of: Take care. gentlemen, |
mind his heels!' 10 save n had accident, |
as the crowd pressed on the horse. and |
the latter laslIed out viciously on every |
side. His reeking neck and fanks /
showed only too plainly how much the |
colt had ALREADY taken Ca, Of himself bv |
his fractions irritahility. and IL was no /
wonder that even his strongest paTtisans |
muttered: Any good selling platter |
might beat him now
But suddenly a change came over af- |
fairs For some reason known only to
himself, CullOden VeSsed all at once 10 |
knock about and fret, and beCame the |
quiet, sensible horse he could he when |
the devil had gone out If him. No |
longer did the crowd seem To affect him.
no more did ms acTIve nceIs make all
spectators fly for their lives; the colt
seemed suddenly TO have heCome trans
formed.
Hes all right now. INV lordy- ex-
claims old Barnes eCstatiCally. The
race Is As good as won
But how is il: Docs he often change
about like thatY' asks Lord Francis in
surprise. He had only arrived from
France the night before. and knew little
OF the strange freaks of temper which
his horse had lately developed.
YES. NV lord. When onCe his 1T Of
temper l. over. a kinder horse doesn't
live. And he'll run rs honest as the dav,
too. that he will, I'll warrant him"
We'll hope 80. answers Francis Fri
don, who. in spite of his critical position.
feels rather like man In y dream as he
sees his horse move quietly away 20
where. a mile below. the far of simmer
OF silk and satin jackets await the late
conner.
And more than one man there. n ne
watches the fayorite's magnificent action
whilst canteTing down leiSurelv 10 tle
post, rles mOuTnfully the hot haste he
has been in 10 veer round and Law against
CulloSlen; but Francis ErldUn IL con-
scious Of one thought alone-a logged
satisfaction that lie has had his say out
whilst yet there was time, though he
never once glanCcs towards tie CORNER
where Janet l. sitting.
The usual two or three false starts take
place, then the white flag sWeeTs the
ground, and they are of Knowing
how nluch the fayorite has already
taken cut 81 himself, naturally more
than one ~ his antagonists have received
orders % come along" and the race Is
run at a tremendous pace from end TO
end
Then history repeats itself. rs u will
ever do till the world comes 20 an end.
Because CullOlen had beaten all compet-
ttcrS as a 2-year-old, no une credited that
some Of those disgTaced rivals might inn
prove sufficiently cen 10 sofply vex him
smother year, hat 30 Il IA The colt does
his besf. for in justice 10 him u must be
owned that, when once started no horse
can run kinder or trner than Culloden-
but the merits % two st least Of his op-
ponents have been soFely underrated.
Creeping inch BY inch nearer On his right
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