The Helena independent., 1892-01-13

dawn tha iine.n Every body rubbad anu
the new boards announced 3--2 haQnee.
ii Warrior Chief. An army of sma..s.
bsttors followed ths ~. eMnsf a,', aha Wy noA's
"Isll bet 1000 to 22b Warrior Ghiei,
sang out tho silver. tongued kciily. beFele
tried to catch his eve, but his afternoon Was w
attracted by the messenger appeaflh ~ l' eAe
end of the ahoas. = W..
rior Chief"
This created sensation. Wheeler Was !s
but little known. his distinguishing marx
being his color, which was one 81 the piAok-
eat hue. The crack Jockey 9Noraman, rumor
said, refused to ride the horse. i, Whas Mss
up? Was triekery mssnst -. han;sha ans ap ths
thonpht, He had seen the horse Wofk, no
knew bowman would give him the ilnlshlhg M,
Eto,,ches and there was not mora caPaoaS
trainer. No, it was u false price and he Was s
going to take advantage Of y. AZ ns lsagneH hi
~ s,and ob;si hsiIy aaslksa hs otnsfs fo
loved % .uit. There was yet ten minutes
before the race. huge crowd poured "
from the trains. At sight OF the black,
boards they fairly gaaped. Tho prico scarce rec.
them. Something must be wrong, Z lew
of the boldest took the s;oe oaas; hvsrsboav prs %
wanted TO hedge. Raquet was a. even
money. Heavy bettors would have nothing
- do with the race. Old man Bowman
came into the rine. He looked tronblea.
"Five to one Warrior Chief, snou!ea
Reilly. He shook his head; ne ;aaa ;aaaos.pa tba
Chief. b Rumora we're flying thick and fast.
Il the far end of the stands q vsnturssnme
hookmaker offered 6--1. Bertle mace
rush II, ,oro
suddenly, during momentary lnll among
the bettors, q low murmur came from ,ss sne
direction Of the grand stang ~ n,as s"erle rnsa
above the din, "Look at Warrior Cnle1.
Bertie had almost reached the stand; he
hesitated. then made for the lawn. A
stranger sight never greeted MS eyes.
Something was coming down the Track.
moving shadow it looked like. Horse ana
rider. cap and Jacket, saddle and saddle
cloth, even the breeches of the jockey, were
black. Only the eyes Of a man and beast
and that queer emblem on the Jacket shown
from the durkness-a skull and cross-pones
of purest white. -
A vague dread seized the crowd. The ef-
feet was overwhelming.
He,e a sure thing BERTHE accosted well.
known tout. Oats dc debil, sur, sar, :
and sickly grin spread over his features 8;
.I,Il hunt up Frank" thought BERTHE, and
he made his way to the paddock. Ihe ~ NJ
tie darkey WAS just dismounting from WAT
Bsrtie looked at the horse. The silver star
| shone brightly on his forehead. he peered
closer For an instant he grew faint. was
| n the image Of Deaths head, or was IT his
excited imagination? He grew nervous.
He met Frank looking cool and eonhdent.
'Have you backed MIN yer ber'le'
mo, not yet"
..They're offering 81. It's good
chance. Lets go down to the sheds.
| AZ they went along arm in arm, the crowd
watched them. Frank paused before the
board Of Reilly.
rose" ~, J,
SHOUTED Frank in loud voice. wen, J
| do. Give me 40 to Chief"
The crowd fell back. The ruse suoceeGed
| Reilly smiled.
/ "Pll bet you 1000 to 1907
1 Bertie glanced at Frank. Their eyes met
He had lost. g.:
"Done," was the prompt response. 'ane
here's 500 more at the same odds"
Down the line went Frank, taking eight
then six. then four. The crowd followed
madly. They swept BERTHE aside. They
nearly overturned Reilly. Down went th'
odds, The starting bell rang. One BOOK
maker fingered an instant.
Give me Warrior Chief" yelled Bertle
hinping him a handful of bills.
: ''No more bets, gentlemen, the horses are
at the post :,
BERTHE glanced at his ticket; it was eve1
money. =,
All superstitious dread had fed from hin
and the crowd now. Those startling color
were only the whim of a young man. Ber
! tie groaned. The chance of lifetime de
liberately thrown away.
''They're off, came from the crowd
Berthe listened mechanically. "Warrio
9 Chief at the quarter. Two lengths at th
!. half. Five lengths at the three-quarters
! Same into the stretch, the others whip
ping.'' ,..-,
He made his way to the lawn in time
see Wheeler take double wrap on the line
: and pull the Chief to a canter as he wer
under the wire.
!, Two men met in the evening in the hot.
lobby, One looked very glum, the othe
. calmly triump phant.
"Do you believe in superstition, BERTHE:
. "Well. yes; / confess | do-to certa1
q extent; but you must acknowledge that ci
j. cumstances favored you immensely. Hc
did YOU come out.
l. "rhe Chief clear and a thousand ahea
d And you?'
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70 man.
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