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merit TO him in the stand. and l ask. him which

S'p'u " INV raw lu"F u 'Nfh $3.50 ~"
talk In II, and the chap who played tho forge
master seemed TO know about whnro ha stood
ut every stage of tbs journey. We'll, THAT'S
about enough 70 say with reference to this
raco, is1't 49,
YES said ]. nmusedly. the show has
hunched YOU along 40 that yours Is The IRON
master In this race. eh?'
Fright guess snid he.
well, you've got II az near right AZ any
bodv's going 60 until the number ara dis
PLAYED, ! told him. The Ironmester's NINE
too, and his people are going 10 stand to take
down real money on him
-Hathaway's black valet was standing around
rubherinR when we we're talking. and he looked
gloomy over tho conversation, He gave mo
nothing hut the whites OF his ewes In reproach
when he heard me tell his master that ! thought
The lronmaster was going to be the Shetland.
and | smiled over the thought that he prohahly
had some 1000 to I shot slowed away in tho
sleeves NJ his tunic.
Hathaway sent him into the ring to get
the betting. The darkey returned with The
fNires. which he Rloomily rsssed along 10
his blind employer. II was nothing but he
Ironmqster all over the market, he said, and
the roorle with the big coin were hsmmetns
the pice so that Il didn't sesm likely that
there'd 10 any even money on tar much Longer
Hathaway carried his own money He
pulled ont his roll ard handed II to the man.
Strtp a century IN that no sajd, and
get II on Tho Ironmaster a. quick as You oaD.
Don't take worse than even money. Get a
move on
The colored man peelsd OF two nfties, and
returned tho rest Of the amount IN his mater,
Then he went down To the ring He was gone
for quite = while, much longer than usual.
and Hathaway was a bit nervous over his
absence. for he wanted 10 end out what the
va'ot had got In the wav Of a Price for the SIM.
Did yon get evens'' he asksd the darky
when the tnrrv man, looking a BIT nervous and
excited. ranged Alongside him again after bis
unusrsllv long absence.
"'Ah did. sub replied the rag-timer. serul-
ohrailv.
AN right. Zeb. hang on "a the ticket, its
~ good as casNed. said the blind young fellow.
who had detected tho ncts Of misery IN his
attendants voice. 4 s'pose you're playing
your dollar against me on one Of the long ones,
but y the Ironrnaster comes In I'll make II
good
All isn't uh-rl,yin' 70 mahsef. sub. ~
piled the d-rkv, but ef All was An dun knows
wheah de dolluh'd go. All saw he all wuk
on'y ~ystiddy mo'nin'. an he ais dc babe,
sub
-rhotso,'. sid oath.vav diverted Which
m. I. ,h,. zah,'
An Amt got nurn' tuh say. sub. TIL sftu
It's all dun ov7ih, an den Ah1l tell 20 all. sub.
rerllnd the darby.
Then he led Hathaway over close 10 the
press stand where the revsrarer mon who
called of FOR the charts could be heard. Thsts
the way the blind man enjoyed his racing.
FROM, the calling m ~ the new.pan.r man.
-Tho 49,. GO, on 70 nra,tv fair atari altar
..ror,l ,,,,s hraaks
THE ,,vorlte get. A little the worst OF IT,
conn.,tad the turf rero-ter. putting down
nj. sIasssa FOR O .soond sft.r calling Of the order
n,.,o-r,g .Ea u.s rInched on There goes
tho, pa,T An To 1 in the bettlns
isn.t baq-o,t f, front IooLs No that on. ha,
90, tho marry ut,ls cocsirs under his belt. ~
"a v, "a TIM. va he orrst tn set hone With
the a-,t tires and then he called OH the POSI-
lions NJ tho horses at the half
Ran Tomond the N 70 shot, was actually
r., le,uths in the Lad At that point and going
I'VE an engine. Inyountarilv looked at
UotI,uav's valet. Ilspectlng that this Ben
Tomond s'tate might rsrhars be the long shot
that he'd had In mine 10 annex the race. Put
ths bra,; man looksd the picture Of gloom.
| te't that Ben Lomond wasn't his love after all.
-.raat Iorond horse IA stopring.' con-
meptAi the dswsnaper man who was calling
OF IN. rae when the fed was arrroachinr
the three-qrarters; II was a mile race. Sos
we,ota that one next b him There comes
The Ironmaster through. He's got all Of 'en
dzz,. and he ought TO walk In from there
Wi, nv bunch was pretty near right
chi? said Hathawav TO ma. and I told him Il
looked that wa. The Ironmaster look ed TO
be lat "a oplns and waiting for his head as
the fA'd swert into the stretch.
-'Hev. look out. there, all hands!' exclaimed
the turf reporter with the glasses. as the hNr.es
made the stretch Turn. That San Bias horse
for heavens sake. what's the horse. price IN
the betting and how did ! happen to overlook
him? 100 TO 1. isn't he-by George. that San
Bias Is running up from dead last. and n he can
keep that clip he'll be there or thcreabouts!
Look at the mutt. Will your Hes strding best
In the bunch, and
We'll. none Of us around the press stand
could hear any moro Of what he said. for that
black valet OF Hathaway's let one voodoo
whoop out Of him that would ha' soured milk.
and leaped clean from the stand onto the gravel
below, a distance Of over fifteen feet, landing
square on his Shoes. and then picking himself
up and beginning 70 make war medicine with
his voice that brought every on Ger on the