The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-03-04

and / leave it to your woman's wits
to uncover ii, Wemkeep our own coun-
sci, but you fathom the plot while I'm
getting acquainted with Flash.
what beauty She's fit to run
for Kingdom were the comments
with which Fielder captivated all thg
stable boys, and when they saw ths
gallant mare taking hedges, fences and
bitches Ike greyhound, never break
ing her pace or checking her terrifl
speed, they were dancing, singing al,
making quaint speeches in their &c.
stasies, a
-I've solved it, Frank, whispered Jc
eSeitedEy, on the morning OF the race,
r'Wimple is an English Jockey and is IA
have $1,000 ii he wins for the major
But that is not the meanest part oi
the conspiracy. Sam Gum, who owns
and rides the big gray, has small farm
ON which the major holds mortgage
1t is arranged for Sam to make sure
of beating Flash by crossing her al
the fifth fence, no thought being taken
of your precious life in this arrange
ment, They met down at the creel,
late last night to make sure that each
man understood his part, and was 4
listener. All may not be fair in horse
racing. Frank, but it is in love, you
know. Wimple made the major pay
Sl,5O0 on the spot Sam tried to beg
off, but wns threatened and cajoled
into keeping his agreement When they
separated / followed Sam, and before
left him he was so ashamed he wanted
10 shoot the major. pitied him SC
that I-well. l assumed that mortgage. Z
''Then the majors sole advantage is
in his imported jockey"
81 am sure OF it,"
The familiar scenes at the track need
not be described. All the people of thc
ounty were here for halliday ami
ANY guests from other sections er
yened the scene. Before the satftlli1
u had rung to call on the race for I'll
nearly everyone had risked SON
ing on the outcome, Flash and Watc
rrying the money, for it was accepted
ut one of them must win. Tt.
neral CHANGED some more on th
Fength Of those dreams and the mai joF
lunged because of his "sure thing, =
or Sam Gum had mentioned no change
the programme.
After the preliminary canter it was
not the generals words; ''You will
win z or the exaggerated assurances Of
The stable boys, but the flaming eyes Of
Jo that caused Fielder to set his teeth
like man fighting for his life.
They're OF, went up the shout, and
then followed the hreathless silence of
suspence. For three fields the horses
ran bunched, Flash and Witch back.
with their riders watching each other
Ike hawks, butas they neared the fourth
Jump, an ugly ditch and hedge, sam i'm
iereeptibly pulled Ills gray till hardly
a length ahead Of the favorites. the
Witch coming to his left and flash to
his right Over went the leaders, but
saIn's horse apparently refused. and
swerved TO the left. There was no time
for Wimple to stop. Following the
crash, fhe crowd saw the two horses and
man in confused mass, Sam having
zone from his saddle to the other side
i the hedge with the agility Of cir
ltsrideF. Ill Fielder now had to do was
10 guide Flash over the course, winninr
ne race. the cup and one of the Ioselies.
Of all the icFeEy women of kentucky.
Ever since the general has been al
IMPLICIT believer in dreams, though be
scouts at everything else which has
lcvor Of the supernatural. He did
'ream Of Flash and Fielder because
licy were the chief objects sf his
bought, but he never knew that %
Ieard him contitling the vision To his ol
riend Col. Bu0ller. that the dream
he reported were all evoiged from her
imagination in bToati daylight ard tina.
she had teen instrumental in having
Tom, the rubber, make the speech to
Flash which was meant solely for the
ears of her owner.-Detroit Free Press.