Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-19
A LIVELY RUN.

this morning.
"Tell me all about it, said he. "Wa.
it pleasantp''
II don't remember she answered
"but it was very strange
Every morning, you must know an
walked by my landlady, who puts the
morning paper and other mail in at my
bedroom door. I can just reach them
from the bed, and by leaning over some
what can pick up the letters
"This morning it was just the same. ]
heard the knock and the rustic Of the pa
per on the floor. 1 opened the door and
found the newspaper and letter from
you."
"From mep''
eyes, from you. First I read the pa
per, of course -
"Oh, of course" said he.
Then l tore open the envelope and read
your letter. 1t was long letter and as
illegible as ever"
"What on earth do you mean?" he ex.
claimed. 81 have not written ANY,
''That is just the mystery, if you will
only wait. When l woke, I found the
| newspaper on my bed, but no letter. l
searched everywhere, but could not find
it. Then looked at the paper. 1t had
| evidently not been opened, and when l
| glanced over the headlines I saw that I
had not read a word. Wasn't that odd?"
What was in the letter." he asked.
II don't remember
'Too bad" said he, with mock sigh,
"for who knows how far the spirit may
have prompted my pen. But let me tell
you something that happened to me, even
more odd. Do you ever dream while you
are awaken
Do you mean day dreams, when one is
reading book or sewing9" she asked
Yes, often.''
'No, not day Dreams Do you ever see
things that aren't there?'
"No"
We'll, do. DO you remember the time
ran at the games and broke the record?"
"Yes. I didn't know you very we'll
then, but remember how you came up
to us, after the race was over, when you
had rested, and remember how different
you looked in your ordinary Clothes"
The young man laughed every WE'LL"
he went on. "That is the time had my
vision.
II was the fourth man on the outside,
ILL.,. l.
fellow in black on my right believed to
be champion runner, and I was awfully
afraid of him. Every time that looked
at him my knees felt weak. Suddenly
there came the bang Of the pistol, and off
he went. I took the lead and kept it for
the first three laps. There were nine laps
to go. I could see everything as distinctly
as though it were picture. remember,
for instance, just where you sat- and that
you had bunch of flowers on your lap,
and when l came around the fourth time
it was gone, and wondered to whom you
might have given it. I remember also
how some of my friends shouted my name
and waved their red flags frantically.
Just as was crossing the line on that
same fourth lap heard one of the Judges
or timers say, That little fellow in black
is going to win the race. The words were
spoken low, but ] could hear them dis
tinctly. At the same time there came |
pattering of feet behind me. 1 made |
squirt, but the pattering came nearer and |
nearer, and presently figure in black |
passed me. Pinned on his back was
piece of cotton with his handicap number,
but it fluttered so wildly that / could dis
tinguish only the nought. made another
dash to get the lead again, but he kept
right ahead of me, and saw that would
have to save my strength for the final
squirt on the home stretch.
'We had three more laps to go.
"Just then the band began to play a hid
eous march, with some high piercing notes
in the middle and a loud crash toward the
end. I remember that afterward, when
we were coming home heard nothing
but this march all night long as l lay toss
ing in my berth in the sleeping car.
AS / was saying, we had two more
laps to go, and still the little fellow in
black was right in front of me. Our boys
cheered and shouted to me to run faster
and the heavyweights who were throwing
the hammer in the middle of the field
stopped to watch the finish. Throughout
that lap tried to catch up with him, but
not an inch nearer did 1 get, and now
came the last lap and the final squirt, and
felt played out before the end. When we
turned the last curve, gathered up what
little speed was left in me, clinched my
lists. gritted my teeth and ran down the
home stretch as if it were a 100 yard dash.
There was n big din of voices and hun
dreds of flags seemed to be dancing up
and down necessarily. myself was sur
prised that I should be able to run SO fast
But he, too, was running like 1end, and
when crossed the line he was at least
I've yards ahead Of me.
Somebody caught me and laid me on
ny back. They sprinkled water on my
ace and gave me an orange to suck. My
hum came along and shook my hand.
others came and grasped me by the hand.
As soon as l cared to speak l asked
Who had beaten me.
Nobody beat you, said my chum.
You were way ahead Of the rest
Where was the other man., said l,
the little fellow in blackp
There wasn't any fellow in black.
)h, yes-let me see-he was back, behind
he others; he and another who gave out ,
arly. They must have come in more ,
han half lap behind you
When did he fall backp asked with
rowing wonder.
Oh, quite at the beginning. Hell
7asn't in it from the start.
DO you mean to say, asked l, that =
was first all the wayS'
Why, certainly, old man. You were
'ay ahead. guess your head feels lit
q queer, doesn't itp'
!" No, it doesn't, said I, us I got to my y
,et. Only man can never be sure that
9 sees straight when he is running u
lce.'
!" I always see straight, said my chum,
lille limped off to take a bath and to
,ess.'
Yes, that was very strange" said the
ri, taking long breath. 81 am sure
d not see any one ahead Of you during
at race. Have you ever seen that other
MISUNDERSTANDING
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