Evening star., 1898-09-10

and who would most likely come a smash
if the thing wasn't met was enjoying him
SELF with his brother Off ers as though he
hadn't minute to spare FROM the arduoIs
DUTY OF spending his income.
It's a devil Of hole that were in -
mused Layton, as he fiicked at the dry
grass with his stick. "Gaiety can't raise
the wind not piece of il. to pay that
blood-SUckinS Marwarie, and hsn be down
on me for his pound OF flesh like an Afghan
Ghazt- | wouldn't care, only poor old Nell
viii have 10 wait till God Aaows when
wait till never-day. l fancy, for the in
fernal thing will break me TOO
He threw up his mead and listened. Some
thing was pounding the turf behind him on
the course II was nOt tne mixed. excited
shuttle Of ckka ponies; il was the clean,
powerful stroke Of thOroug Inbred hoOfs,
strong horses hammering tn sd in eager
gali7p-hIs racing ear anew that.
BY love, it 5 trial. he nuttered.
He could see a blurred mass gliding along
in the moonlight on the far side of the
course. He qUickened his pace and drew
Up IN the shadow Of The iime-plastered
grand stand.
Two men were standing AT the finish
post. Jwenty yards pas; the stand. In the
uncertain light ne could not distinguish
VINO they were.
The Marwarie and Gaiety slipped from
his mind for an instant. and his sporting
blood bounded hot through his veins III the
excitement Of watching III. horses race
neck and neck up the stretc'r
1t was glorious tussIe. They're riding
for blood" he rnuttered. MS no blind
this trial"
TWO horses We're hugging eacn other Ike
twins; behind, d dozen lengths. beaten pff,
Sal"ped something that had pccn put in to
make the running.
As they smashed past I.ayton one hig
bay, shot out as though the Jockey had
JuSt let his head 60, and s~Jue between
the finish post and the Judges stand q
clean length in front of his mat
IL thar I-a
50 much interest in The ddsn up to that
time The bay could have gallopcd over
the other fellow at any tinIr," he thought.
wonder who he belongs to-
just tier u high-pitched drawing voice
came up 10 him from one of the Two men.
mere could be no Inistaking il. That voice
vas known trgm cne md % the other of the
TntIlaTE racing world of Iudsa-it beIOnged q
20 Capt Frank Johnson. He was saving;
BY S,i. Dick he'll do for the big hahdi-
cap II they don't smother him with weight.
Two stun and beating 70 the OIherI"
Layton hurried away, his brain in a Whirl.
lie was like man who had picked up a
oiamond OF great value and was afraid of
fading the owner
II was all clear enough. The bay was
Frank Johnson Zizzag, with the caotain's
Jockey. Dick Richmond. in the saddle
lie remembered the horse perfectly now
l. rank Johnson vas one OF the cIeveres.
RACING men in India. His knowledge had
cost hin something for 10 have a FREE
hand at the game he had resigned his com
mission IN the 3th HuSsars. If the trial
haH satisfied him that Zigzag was good
enough for tue open handicap,' there
c"LId be very little doubt about it what
ever. ~
Layton realized what IT meant. 1t WAS
the very softest kind OF Il snap
lth this knowledge ne could back the
n"ISe Tor more than enough to pay OF
|ale'y debts with the Aarwarie
But IL would hardly be honorable tova rd
Johnson He had bluudered ir,on tha ca,,
tam secret. almost stolen il; he conId
scarcely DO it, u'u
Ana then. on the other hand, the ereas1,
coFttous face of the money lender neerpd
az nm from the thick folds of the neenuI
Tree ana sneeTtngly asked why the sahib's .
siSneu notes they could not pay
II meant ruin and shame and all the rest
OF II; and even the face OF his friend ~
IaIety-ail the happy bOyishness gone-was
ihtFe IN thc evening dusk, drawn and whtte
and pleading. N " ''1'e
IL was a bitter struggle. for LAYTON had
hoLor-pienty of 1t; but the odds were too
sfedt' ne could not fight against IL. and
besides. johnson had not confiCed In him
had not trusted him. had not put him on
ms honor X was his luck that he had
seen tie trial. Fate had drawn him there
70 snow MIN way out of his difficulty.
Also. II he bought Zigzag in the IotterIes
JchhSon could claim half every time They
eouId both win quite enough for the lot
terles would be very heavy.
This was the day before the opening of
the LUCKNOW spring meeting.
II was the next morning Frank Johnson
SaS walking home from the course after