Arizona republican., 1901-07-19

each horse furtively. ana then e'aneing searchingiy at the score card.
 ''Ths brown horse will probably win" said the fat man with an ar that defied contradiction. "She looks less like it than any of the bunch"
 "I shaE bet on the brown, said the other girl in reckless confidence us name,' hurriediy searching the score card. 'is-well, I can't find it and u doesn't matter. I'm surs 1t will win.
 Yes let's bet. It wi be fun. What will it be? A dinner Oh, they re off at last. and mines ahead.
 (Which is yours demanded the Other Girl. her confidence weakening utt,e as the brown fell into comfort able lope in the rear. You .Gidn | say" susplciousy, that you had p:ck- cd one out"
 Why. I decided to wait retorted the Young Person in paronizlng whisper until heard what people thought about them. That black hor- ses' owntr is directly in front of us and he says 1t will win. See. he's ahead a,ready."
 | JHSt then lIla uul NiAu AAit artc''' | sive bonnet turned and gave the Young | Person look: judging from that look 1 alone even the d-nsSst person could have no possible doubt of the Young | Persons ultimate destination. But her 1 eyes were fixed happily on the horses i that were punched pr5ttily as they raced down the home stretch. "Betchew the brown comes in head i first" said the fat man jovialy to the crowd in general.
 ''J'hen I'll win, after all" said the Othsr Girl hopefully. but shs looked dubiousy at the brown in the rear. "If they'a only poke him up Httie'
 she sighed.
 Mines ahead. mines ahead! There
 he Is now, under the wire" exclaimsa the Young Person. jubilanty. smiling
 at the aggressive lady who was again
 surveying her. You can make thai
 supper as soon as you please."
 "1 don't mind so much my horse no
 winning. but what I can't forgive i'
 that he started to run as soon as th'
 race Mas over. No doubt he's sar
 casGc horse' and the Other Cir gag ., | r prcachful!y at the fat man:
 Didn't tell you that the browi
 would come in heaa first said the fl man with little chuckle.
 He was intending q joke all tn tlme." said the Young Person. wither
 ingly.
 "Thyrr starting for the secon P heat suddenly announced the Ia , man. appropos of nothing in paIticula
 and to no one in particular Heat? What's that?" qceried tn | Other Girl of the Young Person. 1 'I'm sure, l don't know" retorted th s Young Person. Goodness knows, IL . hot enough her5. I suppos5i they sa { heat for race when it's very warn
 What funny little props the men sit Q
 when they ride. l thought everybod | in races rode horseback. That's th ' way Tod Sloan has his picture takei a Are you going to bet again, dear
 sweetly.
 e '.No. thank you" said the oth' t Girl.
 k Half an hour later the Young Ptrgc | and the other Girl wended their wa '- in the rear of a cheerful crowd out
 th9 grand stand.
 y 'Who won tha Derby?" shouted
 small news merchant after them eyiI !t the horseshoe shaped score card Whit II, the Other Girl carried.
 You mean the Darby she cor ly ected. minafuG of hsE English ance: !" ors. Why. we can't tell all of thsi it she answered in a superior mann' E. There was any number of winners. Is "Huny gee" shrieked the small ne' iy merchant de'risiyely.