The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-07

feu cyscse in the ring. ranging from >
- - - 10 against asked Deer
ga what be thought the chances were.
IRA Cor repsy he showed NE memo
raaaurn the scrshbied figures o. which
.,~nssxd .ha. Re stood 70 win about H.
au In the ring 2aone.
II think he can wsn,'' he said quietly.
I whsssled and drew a long breath
~T should hope you did, rspheo.
and iuss fer me sake OF T'enossap ~,
rse<f down into the ring and put couple
az hundred On the colt for my own ac-
CONT
Thsr@ Is go use telling you how Yellow
lack won hor be came through Ike
wh:rsvind and made monkeys of fae res<
Of Them. and how he won all the z-year-
Ola even.s OF the SEASON and was fteSy
Acknowledged by everyone TO b the great
IS, s-year-old Of his year. or, Tor thAs
rnstser OF a dozen years back. and how
Dserfsesd was offered $4,000 for him and
refused e. But perhaps you don't know
what Yellow Jacks Futurity meant 10
Dick Dasrfiel6. for not only did IL save the
cid home TO him, bu. IL put him sqnareiy
on his fees. and he and Dolly Tfevison
were married that autumn
was Dicks best man. The wedding
took place at Dolly Trevison's home.
which was only few miles from Deerfield,
on their Journey I went back to the Old
place 20 pack up my things preparatory TO
going back to New York.
I did not expect to leave until the fol-
lowing morning. and accordingly that az
ternoon went ont 10 the stables. as IRE
auentiy eid. and. accompanied by Uncle
Nat went the rounds OF the various stalls.
Nothing pleased the old fellow 80 much
as admiration for his favorite. Yellow Jack,
= t..s Stx - fe.Js t<~y ina
ton He was and IL indeed a fine piece OF
horse flesh, and / was taking in all his
fine points when something suddenly caught
my eye,
II was merely rather peculiar mark on
the inside of his near fore leg where the
white stocking ceased--a little bit OF white
about the size OF half dollar. Where had
/ seen leg so marked before?
My memory was playing some kind Of
a trick on me. Suddenly it came back to
me- and remembered the day Dick Deer
field. his father and myself looked at the
two colts soon after they were born. Then
slowly the idea dawned upon me. and
taking Uncle Nat a little distance from
the Lad who was holding the horse. ] ask
ed him II he had ever noticed that peculiar
marking. He shock his head In the affirm
alive.
..uncIe Nat" said Slowly and solenlniy.
tho first place was the Dorothy colt"
For de Lawd's sake. Marse Peters
for de- L.awds sake. doan' yo' tell 10 one.
but"--and the cid fellow trembied with ex-
eitemsnt-"dis var am de Dorothy colt. full
brother to Dorchester an Dorrit. an so
an me is de onliest liben souls what knows
II. l changed 'em when dey was jes' few
days old Marse Dick. ne was to New
York. an ole marse, he was sick. an no.
body else eber knowed de difference. For
dc Lawd's sake. Marse Peters, doan' yo
tell Marse Dickr'
And now the question In my mind is.
What am to do? Uncle Nat Is dead. Dick
Deerfseld is prosperous and happy because
of q fraud OF which he was as innocent as
you were: yet somehow. knowing the secret
as I do could hardly look into Yellow
Jacks honest face without feeling OF
guilt Which shall considerable man or
the horse?