St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-09


poured upon me warmed ny heart to
the core. The bully looked at me dis
dainfully moment, and sneeringly
said: - -. :,
Boys. git onto the white-chokered
tenderfoot. Git onto the silk-harnessed
ladies' man. Eft you think the gal kin
eput it onto me in another race, mebbe
you've got some SPAR dust thatll prop
up your opinion"
aPlenty of it, if the young woman will
run again.
"'About how much do you hold yer
/ opinion at?' he asked.
"'All yourself and your friends want
to throw in sight, replied. Il
s.At this a large, red-faced man ap-
/ parently under the influence of liquor,
who | afterwards learned was the
| uwner of the great herd of cattle over
which the braggart presided as fore
imam. stepped up and said:
off you want to cinch the tenderfoot
for bet. Dick, Pll let you have thou
sand
II was mad, boys, and wouldn't have
weakened then if my life was to be the
| forfeit of my obstipacy. Addressing
! the young woman, l asked:
"'Will you ride another mile against
| him at O'Clock this afternOonT
AFTER moments hesitation she re-
Piled:
Indeed, l will, and 1 know 1 will
defeat him. / felt before that every one
| in the crowd vas against me, and was
nervous and very much frightened, but
YOUR words have encouraged me and L
| feel that can now ride much better
"'Meet me at the Pacific hotel in an
hour. and / will cover your 81 ,O00.'
| said to the cattle owner and his fore
man.
II hastened to the town, and. boys,
did something that L would have
scorned to do had not my anger and
stubbornness' been aroused to desperate
point. i had jewelry samples with me
valued at several thousand dollars, and
calling a wagon l went to the hotel,
hauled them to the leading jew
eler of the town, who was
a good Gus toner of mine. l explained
to him that needed loan of $1,000 for
few hours only, and offered to pledge
my samples for that sum. He we'll knew
| the valne of the stuff | carried, and
after but moments hesitation wrote
me check for the desired amount. Sc
curing the money at the bank. it was
soon in chosen Shareholders hands
with the $1,000 from the other side.
|
| the heavy stakes ventured on it spread
| like wildfire, and the jam on the fair
| grounds at the appointed hour was ter
| rible. I secured brief interview with
the young woman and found her eyes
| alight with hope. and after warmly
| thanking me for the interest l mani
tested in her success. she strongly re-
iterared the belief that she would win
the race. There is a little cUss
| called Cupid who goes about dressed
In pair of wings ana bow and ar
row, and tell you, boys, he was getting
| in his delicate work OH me in great
| shape as | stood looking into the ami
m ated face of that handsome girl and
listened to her musical voice as she
thanked me modeStly but earnestly for
nv services in assisting her to lower the
pride of that haunting brute and Wlplng
from her own eScutcheOn the stigma OF
| deseat.
IF papa were here he would back
me with all he possesses under the cir
| cumstances,' she said, but he was de-
| tanned at the ranch five miles out
| Should be the cause of you losing your
| money he Will certainly make it up to
| you, and with an arch smile) the knowl-
| edge of that fact alone permitted me to
consent to you risking it,
"'There is no risk L replied. You
will win, and no one will shout louder
| than | when you lead your Insulting all
| tagonist under the WIRE
'tBy queer freak of human nature
| the sympathy which had been bestowed
upon the cowboy at the former race was
! now lavished on the girl, and when she
wheeled her safety onto the track the
vast crowd cheered her to the echo, and
| shouted foLth torrent of words OF EN-
/ co uragement To all this she responded
! with modest bows and smiles of graft
| tude, and when the gong sounded she
| rode to the scratch with look OF conf
dence on her face that BODIED no good to
| her rival.
"'GO.'
"Boys, did you ever see lark dart
| away from sWOOping hawk? That
| girl began to whlrl those pedals with
| her nimble feet i'll manner that set
the crowd wild, and she took the lead
| right at the start and darted away from
| him. Yell? Great Scott! how that
| crowd did yell as she finished the half
| mile fifty feet ahead of her rival and
| whIrled away on the second stretch
with defiant smile on her handsome
| face. The cowboy flew after her, strain
| ing every muscle in his great effort to
overtake and pass her, but he might as
well have chased streak OF excited
| lightning as that flying fairy ahead.
| She passed under the wire fully fifty
yards in the lead, and, as she sprung
from her wheel, her face beaming with
the light of triumph, that great crowd
arose to its feet and almost shook. the
heavens with ringing cheers. When
| the defeated cowboy came up to the
| crowd which surrounded the happy
| victor his face was atlame with chagrin
and passion, and with wicked leer he
said to the girl:
81 reckon yer stranger tenderfoot
lover III git kiss fur every dollar he
| won on this
before | could reach him powerful
blow from a fist laid him on the gIOund.
and large, fine-looking old man stood
| over him ready to repeat the blow II he
made an attempt to rise.
"'Take that, you ruffian," he cried.
This is my daughter, and she's lady,
a Southern lady, sab, and is entitled to
| resDect. You are ruffian, an unmiti-
gated ruffian, sab, and will kill you as
/ would kill a wolf if you evan again
offer her an insult. Get up now, and go
away, and nevah cross my path again.
or | will not answer for the conse-
| quences.'
gentleman quickly drew his daughter
| from the large crowd which had gath
cred.
"That evening he drove to the hotel
in his carriage, and, approaching me,
said:
"'You are the gentleman who be-
friended my daughter at the fair this
afternoon, and | am glad to know you.
sah | believe you are a gentleman,
! and / owe you my most sincere thanks
for your action. She has told me all
about it. and l fully appreciate the
motive which led you to espouse the
cause of woman who was not being
accorded fair play, for that Ignorant
fellow and his friends caused her to
lose the first race by intimidating. and
embarrassing her. l cannot say that
approve of such contests: but she is
my only child, sab, the pride OF
/ my old heart add home, and she loves
her wheel--loves that wheel next to me
do believe, sah-and when that big