The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29

and with trouser stripes an inch and a
half wide approached him and exclaimed.
Bully boy" Then the man, one of the
st, Louis horse-buyers, who had been APP
pointed purse-hOlder. put into Wess hand
something that jingled and was yellow
whats that?r asked wess
That's your $50 for winning the race.
Just then Raft, on the roam, rode along,
with a big frown and a whisper redolent
Of whisky and chewing tobacco, said:
That moneys mine. l only asked you
Here, herel What's going on?" asked
the purse-holder, who, being confirmed
sport, was suspicious Of almost every thlng
he saw. You won the money buO, Iair
ana square; you stick to 1t; don't let that
big fellow rob you"
Il don't want it," demonstrated Wess;
Il didn't come into the race 20 win; 1
came for nothing but to make the pace
That's ali right" replied the sport,
but winnings is keepngs. That money
is yours.
Just then the town clock struck p; it
was sunday morning and Wess con-
science swelled within him as if IT were
a handful of dried apples eaten in too
much haste, so the boy trembingly re-
piled:
You're very kind, sir, but really, my
father wouldn't forgive me if ! were to
take it, because he-he doesn't believe
Don't, Ell? Then, maybe. he'd sell
the horse 10 somebody who does. It's n.y.
ing in the face of Providence, that what
it is. to keep. a horse like that on the
yes, SIR said the boy. quickly,
while his conscience makes haste TO
take a short rest Wess knew his father
needed money; if, through the accidents Of
the night, the bay could be sold at a
good price perhaps good might come out
of evil, and then-oh, then, he could eX-
plain to his father before any rumors
of the race might reach the house.
What's the figure on him"
70 all q
tricks of the vicinity; he knew that his
father had offered the bay for SIPS, and
so he boldly replied:
1.-TWO hundred dollars, sir"
IN give you hundred and seventy
five right now" said the sport, who knew
something about horse trading talk him
self
See my father about 1t Monday morn
ing, please, sir Vess replied, "and per-
haps-perhaps he'll split the difference"
You can have my roam for hundred
and fifty" spoke up Raft, and you needn't
pay il unless the mare can cover the course
again with the bay and beat him.
Within five minutes there was another
race, and Wess, in spite OF earnest efforts
TO get away, was in it. This time he was
determined to lose, for he had heard and
seen $40 subscribed for the winner and
he was not going-not for anything, to
win money by Sunday racing; that would
be very different he argued from having
winnings paid to him on Sunday. which
was bad enough in itself; besides he was
sorry for Raft, and he did long for help
through the coming awful school season
of arithmetic.
So, when the pistol cracked he began at
once to pull" the bay; the animal SEEM
ed bewitched. For a year he had respond
ed TO the gentlest touch OF Wess's hand,
but now he took the bit between his teeth
and dashed along the creek so rapidly
that when he reached the finish RAN and
the road were enshrouded in darkness
and profanity. This time the stake-hold-
/ er thrust the money into Wess pocket
struck the boy a light blow with a walk
ing stick and exclaimed: Git for home. ="
Wess got" but il did seem to him that
Satan was perched upon the saddle with
him, and was also prowling inside of the
bay horse, and that the moonlight was
populous with malign spirits.
the kilbuck breakfast table, for while
Wess had been asleep in the early even
ing the Methodist circuit rider had stopp-
I ed at the house. and been persuaded to re-
main until morning and take the place
/ OF the regular pastor, who was i'll. After
4 breakfast Mr.. Kilbuck and the minister
/ went to the stable, the boy following them
and there a great light dawned upon Wess
for. in the single box stan was the circuit
/ riders horse Mr.. kilbuck being one of
i the hospitable souls who thing nothing
/ too good for a preacher The horse, like
! Mr. kilbuck 5 own, was deep pay, with
/ no white marks
To think of having rode a preachers
/ horse in a race-for money and on
! sunday, too Wess felt so bad about
it that he was almost afraid 10 go to