The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-27

dra-n-ous bary,eps 'os-hi' then. IN ,hs
sam. key
4 Ensw Lausanne 80. q .hisrsri. snd
co,uhint maks ou, why h. ws- 90 frsky
to-day
-nsk. 20, II do~n ans,' inst auHhlv
frlm the Suuan. -iAu41nn-u Try right
enough this time out
The mar, . q un %. " she'd hA q yup
q tea, ton.- uut,srel h.r CompNnaon. Nst
This eliats-i a dry chuckIs from "a"
woman.
Alli- had pinchs~i hcf father. arm again.
AMI Looked up In HE Ia" inuuiytngly, A.
frpm thu -nai hehind them The Iumhl.,i
conversation cams TO their ear- Porter
nodd~d hts head pd"r,tandinRly and
fruwn-d The siephanutts waz choking
hz u~ustrilz. and an O,va-lunal wuri wa
filling hi- heart with confirmation ~ his
suspicious.
Il don't IN. IT. he mutered 20 Allis
They've had four breaks. and the mare's
b+~n left each time. h chcstIuts the
worst actor l ever saw at the Iost. hut
I'm thinking he'll leav" th" race right
thsrs. tho way he's cutting up
My Godl' he ehclaimei In 'hs next
brraih.
lie had startled th. girl with the herc~
emphasis he threw into tho words. shs
sprans 20 her feet In excitement.
A bell changed nOisily. thsre VAS q shuttle
w VI 49, wv '" q
They're on went rolling frun tier %
tier, from sal To seat. to the topmost row
ui tho huge stand
-lAuzann. Is % with a flying lead 81
thru lenRi hs, and tho MARI - lc0 ahso-
absolutely last The hoy whipped
her about just A. ths flag foil . There ~as
thu dreary monotone II crushed hope in
Pprter's voice a. he spoke.
Yes. we're out ~ Il. little woman he
continued; and there was almost n toto
al relief, ~ resignation.
su-T~ns~ was gone, realization. OF the
disaster seemed 10 have steadicd LIS nerve
again. Allis attempted TO siesk but her
low voice was hushed To a whi-Irr by the
e~1ultsnt cries hat were all about them.
Didn't | tell y~ou-Iauznnne wins in q
walk" the fal-e,to voice was All exultant
squeak 81 hilarious excitement.
You called tho turn Even Ncd's
barvtone had ri-en 10 "a false-keyed tenor;
h. wa standing on he toes. p-ering over
the heads ~ tailor men in front.
Alli- brushed from her ewes tho tears
Of sympathy that had wcllrt into them.
and, raising her voice, spoke hravsly,
Cliuging 20 a vain huip.
-Tucrrtia - gam". father she may win
vet thu rare Is not lust TIL they're past
the past
Then her voice died away. n she kept
pleading over ani over ia heart, 'tone
ON. Lucrctia- Come on, bravo little marcl
Is she gaming. fsther--Can you ss"''
shell never make o. up, Porter rnpliet
a. he watched the iumh'" 81 raj amt VEL
low and hack. patterned INTO a trailing
banner whl'h wavs.t and vih-at"i aud
-'r.an.d IN IA" glittcring mi CHI, a FUR
long down tho course and tho tail 20 y
Wa his own blue. whites aired Jacket
In front, s,ill a good two lengths IN front,
CLEANED scarlet, Ike an "Nh eye. ~" all
red - lau2anue's CnIor..
Where h Iucr''ia. fa'he-'' Tho C'rl
asked again. stretching her slight hgur' M
IN a vain cndravor 80 s~c over ina shoulders
Of those In front.
she had an opening there Porter 70
D,.d. Stealing his thoughts moro han
answering the cir. -hu' %" b1v vullc' N"r
into the bunch On n" raj. Tie doesn't
want ~ e., through on he exclaimed,
A. though soruo one had ,'Trrk him In the
faro.
-Wha,'. wrong. Has She
H. the Minstrel -, tov threw him
fair across lucgc'ia AMI knocked h"r 20 her
kua-e- w.. low or'd MS sa--a- i-',"--ly
-lr. Iauraur" all Il" Nfs.f 20" .le'- pu'
He's diving ia. though. ana Wesley =
gone tu tho Walp
again Though beaten, hl- racing blood
II ! au,snno wins {, will 10 wn~4@v'.
riding that Hanover cuI'. n" Du'chi-an,
- IT III quarter HcN heat him out, for
the Hanov"r- Ar" oil gam"
Come uu. YOU, lAuGlnn"'' Even 'fo
evu'ic S~'cphano'i, failed go ohltnrl'e -"
harsh. mrrccnarv intensity uf IA" fcm'uin"
CRY ~ IN" back ~ Ais.
Hes heat n deep. descendant vo'C~
~gr,arrl 4 knew he wa a Iui''cr m"
wpnan'- companion VA I--,-inistiC
Like trc-- - "a forest. -Wav'si by strong
compelling winds, "a" l-arIr r"ck,-i m
excitement. tiptoed and cran"i eager u--rks
a. they watched the magnificent strugK!"
that Was drawing "a a cltuHN la the ~'r''oh.
Inch bv inch the brRv" son Of Hanover
wa- creaping w On lau1aru".
How loosely the hIS chestnut RalloT-st-
n,ling lik~ a drunken man IN The hour 20
his di-'rs-s Ilu-" pr"~~'ad - his neck,
fat over his vith"r. .ay 'hr in'cu-e form
of his rider a Camsis hunp-a part pt
tho racing m~crsrisn, unimYeding the
weary horse IN tho mastery rigiii'N -
his body aIi legs, hut ~" arms, oven tho
shoulder, 81 Do" great 'gckov, thrust hi-
mount forward. alwHv~ forward forward
A. each -trid-fnirlV lifting him, tll tho
very lurches II lauzlnne carried hun Z"
toward ~" goal
And A. his girth raced the compact hay
son u Hanover gHlloItng, gallupi1g. with
a stout heart ami lager reaching head,
stretching every -in"N AMI muscle anu
nerve In his eve the light that would not
he denied.
Al. gallant little bay on his back was
tho oSsprng Of un'hinkiIg parents a
pinh.ad Perhaps tho evil one had or
dalned him 20 the 'piuplctinh oi l~hisinh
villainy with IluZann".
At the pinch his Judgment hal nown-
he was bNCutn. an Instrument ~ torture.
with whip and spur he vas throwing away
tho race Each time he ru-'d his arm
and dashed. his poor foolish body swavcd
in "a" saddle. and the Dutchman was
rheck~d
-Oh, II he would hut 1T s,il'' Porter
cried. ~ he watched tho equine battle.
The stand mob clanurcd as though Nero
sat there, and lons had hern luo-et in the
arena Tho Strango medley 20 cries -mote
on ths ears ~ Alli- How like Wild hsa-ts
they were. how like wolves Sh" closed
her ey~-. for she was weary % IA" struggle.
aud listened Wee. they w"t" wolves.
~lcAplng a. tho throat 81 her father, and
loving In tho defeat 81 Lucr",a
De"p-thruated bowls from full-chested
wolves Com" on you, lauyaNne' ON
Westley. on, The RAY wins, The Dutch
man IN. Dutchman FOR a thouSand''
III lake
But the new voic' was stillei into nothing
ness by the shnll rnawak-u"d fal-cttn
Go on, Wesley T%au1auuo wins ~ins
win II seemed To- repeat II fingered
in the girls ears like "A d~indling moan
through pine bough=. and with Il came
waited tho .ickening st-rhanutIs breath.
Allis raIlk back into her -rat Shc knew
Il was all over The shuttle II many feet
Fastening madly, the crash Of eager heels
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