The evening times., 1898-06-04
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and in consequence laid a tidy few of
the deprecated rupees against his VIM
ming the race he was favored for.
But Doyne himself would have gone
bit lame II he'd had as tight a yell
low bandage around his foreleg as
Curry Boy was wearing. But he didn't
know that. All he knew was that it
was a good thing to lay to against
his chances Of winning.
OF course he won. When a man
takes the trouble to put a tight band
age around a horses leg he has rosy
chance Of winning sure. Syces are so
careless about those things.
Herbert might have told him about
it; but then the Cherub' was always
jumping at conclusions, like a true
born Irisnman. and padding about in
the Mulligatawny in consequence.
To the establishment Of everybody
Vaseline did not start in the Hockey
poorey Cup" that was the open event
for the first day.
1t rather spoiled the fun. for the pony
from Bildad galloped away from all
the home ponies-'made common hacks
of them," as Malone said.
Don't know what the youngsters
UP to-" said Herbert. He threw away
a clean thousand rupees over not start
ing Vaseline."
.Bottling him up for the second day."
was the general verdict, and each one
individually medesha Solemn vow to
have a piece Of him In the lotteries. II
they could only keep his quality from
Archer, the little bookmaker, who had
run up for the meet, they might do
bit OF Christian work with him, too, by
relieving him Of .much of the root of
evil i sd
That night before the second days
racing the Cherub.' was late getting
down to the lotteries
The first lottery on the Bagdad
Plate-that was Vaselines race-was
just being solda
Vaseline wass selling favorite. From
so rupee down ,,to 10 rupee bids Vase
line had Travelled, until he was bid up
to cover 500 rupees in a thousand ru-
pee lottery.
What nonsense!" said "the Cherub"
angrily, for the horse had been knock
ed down to some one just as he enter
ed the room. What nonsense! Why,
the horse isn't worth more than that,
I'd sell him just as he is for that
much.''
'Tn take him." shouted Herbert,
rushing across eagerly to where 1.-The
Cherub'' stood. Here! You fellows
heard Doype offer to sell the horse at
500 rupees, and take up the offer"
II don't want to sell him." said "the
Cherub" doggedly, flushing red at be-
ing taken up SO quickly.
"Oh, come, that won't do" said Her.
bert. "Ar the chaps here heard you
offer him for that much, and now I'll
give you my o y for the eight hun
dred and claim the horse
I'll tell you what it is, captain, the
horse isn't worth it; all the same, l
don't want to sell him to you. but If
you stick me to it you can take him
just as he is. Mind, I don't give any
guarantee about him in any shape or
form"
1t was a glorious opportunity. "The
Cherub" was always doing stupid
things, but this was the climax. Capt.
Herbert gave him the I o U, and the
horse was his.
Mind" said 1.-The Cherub," you'll
have to send up for him, for you've
taken delivery of him now. I'm not go
ing to send him down to you, unless
you want to back out of your bargain,
and leave him where he is"
What queer griffin it. Isl" said
Herbert. "A bargains bargain. and
I'll send up for him in the morning."
You'd better send up tonight" said
1.-The Cherub." in a quiet, drawing
sort of way.
why can't he stop there till morn
ing" asked the captain.
Because he's dead" gently remark
ed .'the Cherub." And I don't like to
have a dead horse in my stable SO
long,
An ominous silence fell over the lot
terry room.
'.The cherub," feeling that perhaps
a little explanation was necessary,
said:
He put his foot in a hole when 1
was giving him a final gallop this
evening, and snapped his leg like a
pipestem didn't mean to sell him.
thought, he added, with that same
tantalizing drawl. until Capt. Her
bert rushed me into 1t. I was Just go
ing to tell you fellows to withdraw him
from the lotteries when I came In. but
I was too late to stop him being put
up"
Then they remembered the tiger hunt
and various matters, and fell to won
dering just what 1t would cost Herbert
to get out of it
1t was too bad. though. about Vase
line, for he was dead right enough
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