The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-06-10
HAZARD.


"I.ooiS here. dear boy, something's
oTe wrong. and you'd better make
iean llreast of Il. don't suppose for
n Instant that YOU have come all this
.ay for 4 few hours Just for look at
10 little horse, though, upon my word.
think he's worth it. You should
ave see.i him showing the field the
vay the day we found in ottiey
voot and killed close to Greyton
'hu1ch. What a run that was. Tom
,aw,ess. Young Masterman and myself
vcre the only ones to live to the end
II. Tom offered me then 200 for
Iazard, bus I'd have refused treble
he sum. He's as fine a hunter as
,vcr man straddled-never knew him
"a make q mistake. wouldn't part
With him-but there. old fellow,
.nou9h of my pct weakness; You are
MY taking half an interest to-day.
syh. Us up, Phil ?''
. NotLing-that is, everything; but
{ will kee Where did you first lay
ands ON Hazard ~
lou remember poor Jimmy
.<nowles? {? Rare good chap, he was. l
was with him just before the end
amc, and among other things he asked
ne if I'd keep Hazard, who had then
never had the bit in his mouth. Comes
9oor Jimmy i was looking forward
o having the training of the young
urs. I'll be bound he'll never dis
race his pafentage; you'd need to go
FAR before yOu could beat old jess. and
she's given him all her good looks.
Then he made me promise to break
aim in myself, and from that day
Hazard has never known another
rider. Poor Jin my he was about
tight in his calculations. Tell YOU
what, Phil, I've never raced the little
horse, but ! believe he could show
80 out of ten in tho whole shire a
lean pair Of heels. Merry Ventures
son is bound TO have speed"
Have YOU entered him for any
thing at your races next week ?o
g Only for the cup. I'd like to win
.il;ig- ffes ia capital training.'
StDpford was chanting his praises
last night,' remarked Philip, glancing
approyingly at his brothers favorite,
!. aud Stopford's no mean Judge of a
.0rse.r
By the way. have you and he been
,tcyotilig your energies to ecarte late
Pliilp frowned, and changed his
position uneasily, without replying.
g OIL, that's it, is il ? Never mind,
bid chap; expect we can square mat
els all right. Come to my quarters !;
we've seen enough of Hazard for this
lfternoon.''
After all, it was not till seated over
a blazing fire, with smoke clouds
wreatling kindly screen between
him and his brothers. searching gaze,
that Philip Stansted found courage
to own the truth.
Fact is, I'm in the devil OF hole
-. IN 4. |. L.
ave "a make clean bolt for it. You've
helped me out often enough before,
and I'm worse than n fool to have
como 90 smash again. Well, Pm past
help now; it's case of chucl1ing the
service, and making tracks for AmericS
or Kanlschatka, or some place Whe'
they'll never know anything all -
mes III
+" Nonsense ~ said Kit, "P1l rg. :.
your affairs are not past m ~
What's the amount ?" ~
NCar two thousands" .te ac- TO
Kits face fell. He wa ana lt
customed to Phirs diff slonie-c2st fe
was perfectly true tina s.fhe rescue n
10 himself he had come espcndthIlft W
moro than once. .ght, was on sa
younger brother, he ther unmixed
the whole not an 2segT were Pretty isl
blessing. HOwey. .'r'ui ana would W;
well well alone III. in .nself his almost 9te ae
non9 nonfossod Ds Zion for the handsome nm NJ,
womanis e order. Tell Won what srs .ls
'aU 1.r1,sl go on at this rate we IN,
p,..,i end in Queer street. Pm
I'M I'M Ear cleaned out myself. and st,
snai lust keep afloat: but it must 90, .oS
.lssSAged somehow. How soon do n :
sE t.;,r the 1st'" muttcred Phil, ard