The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19
I'LL GIVE you SITS FOR HER."

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under a branch of the Northwestern
Elevated road. They were within hall
a block of the structure when faint
scream came from Mrs. Sparks,
"Henry. the only thing this animal is
afraid of is the elevated. II train
comes along we'll be dashed to DEATH"
Henry grew visibly white, but he set
his teeth and said: II guess we can
get under before anything comes"
Then he laid on the whip, which made
the horse increase it's pace at the rate
Of at least one mile in "a hours. They
had reached point directly under the
center of the structure when two
trains going in opposite directions
thundered overhead. The noise made
was a terrifying, hollow roar. Mrs.
| Sparks threw her arms about Henry's
neck. As for the horse, II didn't so
much as prick up its ears. 1t floun-
dered on with painfully hating feet,
as though such thing as an eleva ted
railroad had never entered into its sum
| of life.
Henry Sparks released his wife's
arms. He gave her one look, turned
the horse and buggy sharp around and
drove as fast as the reluctant animal
would admit straight to livery stable,
where the Sparkses had been accus-
toned to hire outfits before they had
started a stable Of their own.
johnson" said Mr.. Sparks to the
livery keeper. "look at this horse and
tell me what it's worth"
Mr.. johnson looked the animal over
carefully. Then he turned to Mr..
Sparks and said: "If you'll take it out
on the Archey road. beyond the limits,
where they slaughter horses to make
sausage, think you can get four dol
lars for this mare"
Henry Sparks looked panied Then
he pulled out the circular which had
led him to purchase the animal. Mr..
Johnson read 1t and grinned. "Old
story" he said. colder than this horse,
and that's saying much. They groomed d
1t and doctored it and made STAG out
of the beast"
Henry Sparks took his wife home
and then went straight to the Lake
View police station. He swore the off.
GER in charge to secrecy. The officer
made the affirmation with decided
grin. and with many mental reserva
tion. He read the circular "Yor
can't do anything, Mr.. Sparks" he
said 81 guess the law won't touch
'em."
When Henry left the station hi
thought he heard some one laugh
in fact. he thought he heard severa
laughs--for Henry was known in the
station as former police reporter
Three days later Henry Sparks was
walking through Washington street
carrying some book reviews to the of
flee of the Breeze. He saw coming to
ward him Sam Lever, with whom HI
had been companion night police re
porter for two years. When he GO
abreast of Sam the latter. who hat
been looking straight ahead. stopped
suddenly and said: "Why. it can't b,
possible that this is my old frient
Henry Sparks? Why, how you'v,
changed"
Sam had seen Henry every other da,
for five years, but he kept his gravity
"I understand, Henry, that you're
contemplating leaving the newspaper
business to become horse trader"
Then as Henry clutched Sans arm
and led him toward the side entranc
of a refreshment shop Sam chucklet
. and said: Say, old man, to think tha
you did North side police nights fo
two years and then went and got stucl
on a game that's been played since tn
! time of Jehu. Henry, it's no wonde,
that you've degenerated from liv,
) night police reporter into a common
, literary editor.-Edward b. Clark, il
Chicago Record-Herald.