Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-05
By VI. A. FRASER


| ming the Derby. Should she fail. they
would be almost forced to turn to him in
their difficulties. That was what he wanted.
He knew that the money won over Diablo,
II accepted, must always be considered as
coming from him. The gradual persistent
dropping Of water would wear away the
hardest stone; he would attain to his wishes
yet.
He was no bungler to attempt other than
the most gently delicate methods.
Encouraged by Jockey Redpath's ex-
PLANTATION OF his ride on Lucretia, Allis
was anxious that Dixon should take the
money her father had set aside for that
purpose and back their mare for the
Brooklyn Derby.
I'VE had better wait a day or two"
Dixon had advised, until we see the effect
the hard gallop in the handicap has had
on the little mare. She amt cleanin' up
her oats as well as she might, she's a bit
off her feed, but it's only natural, though;
a gallop like that takes it out of them a
Bit
1t was the day after Cranes visit to
Ringwood that Dixon advised Allis that
Lucretia seemed none the worse for her
e~xertion.
Perhaps we'd better put the money on
right away" he said; she's sure to keep
well and We'll be forced to take a much
shorter price race day.
Back the stable" advised Aiiis. then
II anything happens Lucretis we can start
Lausanne"
The trainer laughed in good natured
derision. THAT wouldn't do much good;
we'd be out Of the frying pan into the FIRE;
we'd be Just that much more money out
for jockey an startin' fees
III Lausanne would only try, something
tells me he'd win commended the girl.
And somethin' tells me he wouldn't
try a yard" answered Dixon. in good
humored opposition. but ] don't think
It'll make no difference In the odds we
get whether we back the stable or Lu-
cretia alone; they won't take no stock
in the chestuut's prospects"
So Dixon made a little pilgrimage
amongst the pencilers. He found Faust
and asked IL him a quotation against Por-
ter's stable.
lively is the best I can do answered
the Cherub.
"Tll take fifteen to one" declared Dixon.
Cant lay it; some Of the talent-men
twelve to one in my book fast as / open
my mouth"
81 want ffteens,' replied Dixon dog
gedly. Surely the owner is entitled to a
shade the best Of it."
well, I'll stretch a point for you,
Dixon. Your boss is up agin' a frost, good
and hard. I'll lay you fifteen thousand to
one agin the stable an II Lausanne wins
you'll buy me a nice tie pin"
The trainer told Allis Of what he had
done. He even spoke of his distrust at
finding Faust laying longer odds against
their mare than the other bookmakers.
But l don't see what they can do" he
said rehectively, studying the grass at his
feet, his brow quite wrinkled in deep
thought. The mares we'll and we can
trust the boy this time, 1 think"
Yes, you can trust Redpath," affirmed
Allis decisively. III Faust Is in with
Langdon, as you say. 1t just means that
they're going on their luck and think their
colt. the Dutchman, can't lose"
Allis gave Jockey Redpath the benefit
Of her knowledge of Lauzanne's peculiari-
ties. The chestnut was a slow beginner;
that was a trait which even Allis' seductive
handling had failed to eradicate.
When the starter sent Lausanne off,
trailing behind the other seven runners in
the race that afternoon Redpath made a
faint essay, experimentally. to hold to
Allis' orders, by patiently nesting over
the chestnut's strong withers in a vain
hope that his mount would speedily seek
to overtake the leaders. But evidently
Lausanne had no such intention; he seemed
quite satisfied with things as they were.
That the horses galloping so frantically
in front interested him slightly was evil
denced by his cooked ears, but beyond that
he might as we'll have been the starters
] honE hrgH1tAn NkaN a,ANI-,a-
idly in the rear.
Just as thought muttered the boy;
this skates kiddin' me Just as he does
the gal. He's a lazy brute-it's the bud he
wants"
Convinced that he was tight and that
his orders were ali wrong the jockey as
serted himself. He proceeded to ride
Lausanne most energetically. In the
horses mind this sort Of thing was as
ISOLATED with unlimited punishment. Red
path felt the unmistakable sign Of his
horse sulking and he promptly had recourse
to the Jockeys usual argument.
Sitting in the stand. Allis saw. with a
cry OF dismay. Redpath's whip hand go up.
rhat Lausanne had been trailing six
lengths behind the others had not
bothered her in the slightest-it was his
true method; his work would be done In
the StTetch' "hen the otheIs were tflng, II
at all.
IF the boy will only sit still-only have
patience" she had been saying to herself
Just before she saw the fash OF the whip
in the sunlight; and then she just
moaned: ITS all over; we are beaten
again. Everything is against us-every-
body is against u.s." she cried, bitterly.
will good fortune never come fathers
way?'
BY the time the horse had swung into
the stretch and Lausanne had not in the
slightest improved his position Il dawned
upon Redpath that his efforts were pro-
ductive Of no good, so he desisted. But
hts move had cost the Porters whatever
chance they might have had. Left to him
self Lausanne undertook an investigating
gallop on his own account. Too much
ground had been lost to be made up at
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