Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-11

VI SUIT VI IoW-iyHg field
which gave them good Glance II
s' upon the game. Toward day1
ilsht' under the guidance Of Rnidao
place. ~ 1uis
s,oa Now ", we'll ell have to >rswl up this
siope on our stomachs, Ne indians
S,ealins upon foe" sal lsbert 10
Doyne; and suiting the acdy ~
WORD, he got down and began
sic along like a snake in the
followed by the Cherub."
The Cherub thought the GRAVY
would never come to an end; it seem
ca as though he had really gone aboutN
Jour miles, put he could stand it il the
others could, he thought. so he said
nothing, but kept crawling.
After a time they got to the ton OF
the incline up which they had been
wriggling. Herbert put out his hand
and slapped him. Then he pointed
down in the hollow straight ahead of
him.
There was just grey enough coming
up the eastern sky for him to see the
tiger.
Don't miss him." whispered Her.
bert, as Doyne leveled his express"
He took long, careful Amt was
wonderful how long il took him TO get
bead on the undulating form OF the
huge beast as ii tore at the yearling
heifer that had been placed there as a
bait. 1t was nerves; he had thought
that he would be wonderous steady,
but he was nearly going to pieces.
For the thousandth part of a second
the sights lined up against the darku
body of the animal, With a spasmod-v
lie clutch he pulled the trigger
Above the noise of his rifle he could
hear the roar of the wounded tiger,
for he had bowled him over.
Damn you, Herbert" was all the
Cherub" said when they stood at the
side of the slain animal--it was a jack
ass, just common little jackass. tied
TO a stake in the ground
Then. sorrowfully, as men returning
from funeral. they wended their way
back over that ten kos, and Doyne
knew that for many days there would
be food for Cheerful banter in Hockey
poorey.
1t was felt that a great thing had
been done; it would be sacrilege to per-
petrate any commonplace JOKE upon
DOyne for some time 10 come, He was,
as 1t were, made free of the city.
BY one Of those peculiar chances OF
fortune which give into the hands of
the innocent that for which the wise
struggle, the Cherub" had become
possessed of really fast pony. Ii
was not his fault; it was not judgment
OF pace, or make, or any other qualif-
cation under DDS heaven-nothing
but simply cooley headed luck.
He had bought an Arab polo pony for
500 rupees from Abdul Rahman in Bonn
bay, and 10! it had turned out a crack
ing good gee-gee.
He had tried to give him a classical
name, but from the first the pony was
known as Vaseline. That was because
Doyne slipped from his back so easily
at first.
Then came the two-day "sky races"
with Vaseline barred from all but the
two open events"
These were considered a gift for
Doyne's speedy little horse. But all
the same he would have to have some
thing to run for, to pay his own bill;
besides. the fellows would all get their
money back when VasellIe was sent
up to LuckRo aanG1sal ~ W
among the "goddON -
It was Herbert's pony, CHry Boy,
that was dead lame the day before the
races commenced.
THE Cherub" saw him limping as
he came back from his morning gallop,
and in consequence laid tidy few OF
the deprecated rupees against his
winning the race he was favored for.
But DCyae himself would have gone
a bit lame if he'd had as tight yellow
bandage around his foreleg as Curry
Boy was wearing. But he didn't know
that All he knew was that II was
good thing TO lay two TO one against
his chances of winning.
OF course ne won. When a man takes
the trouble to put a tight bandage
around horses leg he has a rosy
chance of winning sure. Syces are so
careless about those things.
To the establishment Of everybody,
Vaselne did not stert In the Hickey
pocrey 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 Mahcne said
Don't know what the youngsters
up TO-" said Herbert. HE threw
away a clean thousand rupees over
not starting Vaselne."
Boiling him up for the second
day" was the general verdict, and
each one individually made a solemn
VOW 10 have piece OF him In the lot
teries. If they could only keep his
quality from Archer, the little BOOK
maker, who had run up for the meet.
they might do a bit Of Christian work
with him. too, by relieving him cf
much Of the root Of evil.
The night before the second day's
racing the Cherub was late in getting
down to the lotteries. The first lot
terry on the pagdad Piate-that was
Vaselines race-was Just being seia
Vaselne was selling fayoTite. From
J0-rupee down to 1C-rupee bids Vase
line had travelled until he was bid mp
to $50 rupees In ! 800 rupee lottery.
WHAT nonsense,' said "the Cher
ub" angrily. Why the horse isn't
worth wore than that and I'd sell him
Just as he is for that much"
I'll take him. shouted Herbert.
rushing across eagerly to where the
Cherub" stood Here! You fellows
heard Doyae offer to sell the horse at
500 rupees. and take up the offer"
Il don't wan. to sell him." said the
CLerf "A" dogyodTy flushing red al be-