Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-17
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r.sy fer 4 few hours Just Tor look At
he llstle horse. though. upon my word:
think he's worth it. Ynu should
ave seen him showing the field the
az the day we found in Ottley
sool and killed close to Greyton
.hur.h. What run that was Tom
.awless. Young MaStermaa and myself
rere the only ones to live To the end
4 ii. Tom offered me then 200 for
Hazard. but I'd have refused treble
he sum. He's as fine a hunter as
yer man straddled--never knew him
Ia make q mistake. | wouldn't part
with him-hut there. old fellow,
enough Of my pet weakness; you are
only taking half an interest to-day.
What's mp, Phil ~
q Nalhing-that is. everything; but
Il will keep. Where did you first lay
lands on Hazard ?"
{. You remember poor Jimmy
Knowles (? Rare good chap. he was. |
was with him just before the end
anne, and among other things he asked
me if I'd keep Hazard. who had then
never had the bit in his mouth. Comes
If the Merry Venture stock SAYS
9oor Jimmy; i was looking forward
30 having the training of the young
uns. I'll be bound he'll never dis
grace his parentage; you'd need to 60
far before You could beat old Jess, and
she's given him all her good looks.
Fhen be made me promise to break
Rim in myself and from that day
Hazard isas neyer known another
ider Poor Jimmy he was about
ight i'm his calculations. Tell you
what, Phil, I've never raced the little
aorse, but / believe he could show
..e out of ten in the whole shire 4
lean pair of heels. Merry Ventures
son is bound to have speed
Have you entered him for any
thing at your races next week ~
s'Only for the cup. I'd like to win
hat. He's in capital training.o
Stopford was chanting his praises
last night remarked Philip, glancing
approvlngly at his brothers favorite,
and Stopfords no mean Judge OF a
horse.n
" BY the way, have you and he been
ticyoting your energies to eeare late
" ?'
Philip frowned, and changed his
position uneasily, without replying.
Oh, that's it. is it? Never mind,
old chap 4 expect we can square mat
ters all right. Come to my quarters !;
we've seen enough of Hazard for this
afternoon
After all, 1t was not till seated over
a blazing fire, with smoke clouds
wreathing a kindly screen between
him and his brothers. searching gaze,
that Philip Stansted found courage
to own the truth.
g Fact is, I'm in the devil OF hole.
It's all up with me this time. and I'll
ave to make clean bolt for it. You've
helped me out often enough before,
and I'm worse than fool to have
come to smash again. Well. I'm past
help now; it's case of chucking the
service, and making tracks for America
on Kamschatka, or some place where
they'll never know anything about
me.v
q Nonsense ~ said Kit. "rIl go bail
YOUR affairs are not past mending.
What's the amount ?''
Near two thousand.'
Kits face fell. He was quite ae-
customed to Phips difficulties, and it
was perfectly true that at some cost
10 himself he had come to the rescue
more than once. A spendthrift
Younger brother, he thought, was on
the whole not an altogether unmixed
blessing. However, they were pretty
well alone in the world and would
hold by each other. Kit scarcely
confessed to himself his almost
womanish affection for the handsome
lad.
It's large order. Tell you what,
Phil. If you go on at this rate we
shall both end in Queer street. Pm
pretty near cleaned out myself, and
can only just keep afioat but il must
be managed somehow. How soon do
you want it ?v
By the 1st." mnttered Phil.
gloomily.
The 1st? Next week? Impos-
siblei In this out-of-the-way hole the
thing can't be done. Surely Stopford
win wait bit ~
oh, yes, he'd wait, if that was all.
But / told you it was hopeless. I've
done all / know; and can't raise the
amount any way. No more can You.
though / know you'd do your best, old
fellow Great heavens if | could
undo this last months mischief! I
mind almost more for your sake than
mine. It's been the devils own
work 20
1.-THE broad-shouldered scapegoat,' -
smiled Kit. Then he continued
gravely: But there's more in this
than you've told me yet. Better have
it all out at once.v
He noticed Philips hand tremble as
he mixed himself q gtiffish brandy and
seltzer, and the usually boyish face
looked strangely drawn. There was
evidently something good deal worse
to confess. The stiffness grew almost
painful. the very dog moved uneasily
ii MS sleep.
Then little by little. in a voice
hoarse with sleansa and misery, ire
story was told.
Kit listened in absolute silence He
~ould not trust himself to speak, and
walked away to the window. It was
q quiet night, suggestive Of rest and
untr0ubled thought. A few stars
shone out here ard there, looking
placidIy down from their eternal calm
on the sleeping earth The solemn
majesty Of the heavens, the soft
songhing Of the wind In the trees
he indefinable charm of such a night
uenetra ing beneath the outer crust
Of the human heart, that crust which
serves as necessary armOr against the
rough usage of daily experience. ap
pealed to the emotional hidden depth
of Kits character. and for a moment
seemed to change illusion to truth,
and the bitter truth to the widest
imagining. He glanced within. Could
shak Ia philfn9 That the daShing.