The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-19

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Another cry, faint, amazed No. Wick
neriny. made Jewett open hh7 h1,r
~ 10 saw a long brown, moVlns ~
~. = -. rad dol on top Of it, stream
80 ra- tho leaders and shape ltseii
80 ,ooar AGAINST the whitley Drown VI
- SASSY was running at l"at,
.a,no ca swiftly the eye unalded u
80 r,ark stretch or gather. she ran NV
80, . long stealing stride, STOMACH {"
,,oc+ tn earth. neck extended, eyes h
After the first cry, stunned siience -
he crowd. It had known always e"e'
crazy mare could 1t question ""''
could she stay!
cassv answered it in her own way. Like
tho wind but swifter. she swept the .
g stretch. heeling on the turn SO a5 mo- -
lose way. she might have taken .he 80
there. but Extry disdalned II.
aun tho middle he came, his lips WORK
ioe tears rolling down his asny lace,
.sOcn-ee.' De ole CONAN done "dho'
mn" he cried. ''Dut nobody hearu I'M
tbn course had broken suddenly hh.o q
IN bel OF cries. They were III 'he o0'N
stretch now-but half a mile away iiohi
40 cold cup. In less than a minute
hnt what was that. TenderfOot was ou'
If Il for good. but Lustral had come again.
I ike an arrow ne SilO1 ONoio
mare, hugging the rail, and running Wen
in hand.
his tanks were red and r~eeking-foam
Gov from the bit as he ran. Extry had
f,,ne awav his whip. He wore spurs,
INT cacey had never felt their pricking.
If Inv wholly with her to lose or win
tho race. You see dat dar Mister Lus-
ter2, he shouted in her ear. "Oie CONAN.
Won tell him not ter come bOdderln you.
Stride for stride the horse and mare
went through the back stretch, SIDE ny
side they swung for home and the cup.
Lustral's jockey, Penny, sat down 70
ride with all his might. Extry haif siShea
as he caught the swish OF catgut ana
saw the gallant black forge half q length
ahead. Sassy saw it, too. she iald hef
ears fiatter than ever. poked her nose
forward, gathered herself and sprahS
even in two bounds At the furlOnS pole
she was q length to the good and running
strong and free. EXtry gulped q great
eiob Of triumph. He had followed Marse
Jewett's lead, and by the hanG G his
mother riskod SO on his pet. He remen-
bered that only dimly as one faint ingre-
dent in his cup Of bliss. He dared not
look over his shoulder, but shouts and
cries told him Tcndarfoot was creeping
up.
Il don't keer cf US does run fus and
second-des so us two is fus,' he shout
cd to Sassy. Then. for a breath, he grew
blind and sick. Right in front Of him q
little child, q laughing fodder, 4 years
old. he'd. while its mother. q trainers
wife. was absorbed in watching. crept
through the rail and stood crying uncer-
tainly in the middle Of the course. It was
in no danger from Lustral-the other
horses might pass it unscathed. Sassy
must sueryc or check or run over it.
The alternative was murder or defeat.
Extry drew a long breath, then clear
across the babel he heard Jewett shout:
Pull up, Pull up. Save the child, No
matter about the race."
Eztry pulled to the outside, those be-
hind him to the rail. The w%hirlwind
hoofs went past the toddler. and Sassy
had lost her lead. She was a length be-
hind Lustral, even with Tenderfoot-and
clearly disguised with the way she
had been used. The wire was just a hun
dred yards thead. Extry groaned aloud.
Must be de Lawd; he's agin us. ole
CONAN" he said. ''But-but do try, des
er little bit mo-
The wind was blowing down the stretch.
It brought to him a fine and . familiar
fragrance-the scent Of full ripe mellow
apples. As he shifted it he shouted:
GLORY, Glory, Go on, ole 'ooman,' Sassy
answered him by such a burst of speed
as the West Side park had never seen.
Like the whirlwind. the devouring flame.
she tore along. passed Lustral. let in day
light between herself and him. and went
under the wire at a rate that smashed
alike the track record and the racers
sex tradition.
And as she caught the judges eve
three men WHO had crowded to the rail
Just beyond the winning post flung their
mats up wildly, thereby scattering rcd
apples from bullying pockets and sent
them volleying al over the shouting
crowd When the volleying was finished
they joined hands and executed = now,
pattern of war dance, in course of which
they Rugged themselves impartiallv and
shook hands with each other al least
q dozen times.
How did it all happenc" one Of them
sald to impatient inQuirers. ooh. we'cn
had cur eyes open all along. We watch
ed Sassy at work-we knew she'd % bor
oeath Tor appies-and that if she'd run
her best, there was just her one il w.
cup race. We didn't do a thing ia Tho
bookIest Oh. dear. no, They dian,t
Know We We're loaded-with apples. Rnt
we'll let EN- down pretty easv."
th'i ENtry had weighed in and Sassy
was parading with the big horseshoe 81
mowers about her neck. JeWe+t wac oe
white as a dead man. "
lie had accepted defeat which ro.
i"lh-ahd here was victory snafcbed
OH me very Jaws of it. He had nni1oa
OH the hridle before he led nm s,ecv
receive her floral price. "Tll keep nv
~ olo Wonlan-yCu shall never 49,
on another he said, as no toeooa 49, =
plluie iar away. The crowd parted ho-
~ ~ linl as ne came back. and closed
pehlnd him like a refrent wave ~
dap Was anxious to look at tho Won
n nrosnaaa Wa'ked bareheaded, as though
- essence OF a sovereign princess -
~" constance was looking at him u-;th
ne'r' IN her eyes. He had passed
more IMAM once that dav. but boa
Ho' dared to approach her. N
htn, 'ne paddock gate Maj. Eyre mot
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