Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19

'and he's got good boy up, too, Mckay
he added, slowly focusing his field glasses
on the jockey board opposite the stand
Crooked as a dogs hind leg snarled
Lewis, biting viciously at his cigar.
Bob, it's d--n hard to find a straight
legged dog" laughed Dandy. And when
John Porter starts a horse there's never
anything doing. Here $500. Put 1t on the
mare-Stra ight.'
AS Lewis pushed his way into the shov
ing seething, Glowing crowd in the betting
ring he was suddenly struck in the chest
by something which apparently had the
momentum of eight-iuch shell; but it
was only John Porter, who, in breaking
through the outer crust of the living mass
had been elected with more speed than was
of his own VOlitiOn.
Bob smothered the expletive that had
risen to his lips when he saw who the
whiting assai!ant was, and asked, What
are they dom to the mare in the ring?'
Not much" answered his @ssailant,
catching his breath; there's strong play
on Langdons horse, and if I didn't know
| my boy pretty well and Lucret;a better I'd
have weakened bit. But she can't lose;
she can't iose!' he repeated in the tone of a
man who is reassuring himself.
Lewis battled himself along till he stood
in front of a bookmaker with face cast
very much the lines of Rubens'
cherub but the cherub type ended abruptly
with the plump frontispiece OF 'Jakey''
Faust the bookmaker Lewis knew that.
IF there's anythin' dom L N UP against it
here" he muttered to himself. "What's
Lauzanne's price," he asked in indif-
ferent tone of voice, for the bookmaker's
| assistant was busy changing the figures on
the list.
Faust pretended not to hear him.
Sure thing" whispered Lewis to him
self Then aloud he repeated his question,
touching the bookmaker on the elbow
The cherub smiled blandly Not takin'
any he answered noddng his head in
the pleasant manner of a man who knows
when he's got good thing.
whats Lucretia?' persisted Lewis
ooh! that's tits 1t? I'll lay you to l."
The questioner edged away, shaking his
head solemniy.
Here! 5 to 2-how much" but Lewis
was gone.
He burrowed like a mole most indus
| triously, regardless of peoples toes, their
ribs, their dark looks and even angry ex-
| prcssions of strong disapproval, and when
he had gained the green sward of the lawn
hurried to his friends box.
Did YOU get 1t on?' queried the latter.
No: dom. like the look Of it. Faust is
holding out Lausanne, and stretched me
half point about the mare. He and Lang-
don are in the same boat
But that won't win the race" remon-
strated Dandy. ''Lauzanne is mailen,
about any of his own stock"
II thought I'd come back and tell you,"
| said Bob Lewis apologetically.
And you did right; but If the mare wins
and I'm not on, after getting it straight
from Porter, I'd want to go out and kick
| myself good and hard. But put it on
| straight and place; then if Lauzanne's the
| goods We'll save"
Lewis was gone about four minutes
You're on he said, when he returned;
I've 800 on the chestnut for myself"
"LauZanne?"
Its booked that way; but I'm backIn'
| the trainer, Langdon. I went on nv
| uppers two years ago backing horses; I'm
| following men. now
BAD business" objected his stout friend.
| its bad business to back anything that
| talks"
When John Porter reached the saddline
| paddock his brown mare Lucretia was
| being led around In circle In the lower
| corner. AS he walked down toward her
| his trainer, Andy Dixon, came forward a
| few PAGES to meet him.
Are they hammerin' Cranes horse in
| the ring. sir?" he asked, smoothing down
| the grass with the toe of one foot. watch
| ing this physical process with extreme in
| terest.
Just what you'd notice." replied Porter.
"Why?"
We'll, don't like the look of It a little
| bit. Here's this Lausanne runs like a dog
| the last time out-last by the length of a
strickland now I've got 1t pretty straight
they're out for the stuff"
They'd stable boy up on him that
| time"
That's just It," cried Dixon. "Grant
comes to me that day-you know Grant
| he works the commission for Dick Lanrdon,
and tells me to leave the horse alone: and
today he comes and he hesitated.
And what?"
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