The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-12
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oi ell tbs Cssrstsss, . rsss pcisd TOT hsss
ssss Of Too, % 4 sirsas,h Of limb slssi, The
ssa sf . vli.s nee. HE father bed 1sr
ri.d . fall blood Isdisp usnsa
Toe isss Of ibs tell. liits bspdsens
yosss fsilos hsS sprssd fsH sod eide. ssd
oss ssy syo-ns ynsisisn sho isifl, rival
% bin 10 ptysissl susssna nsuiy bsss,y
sppssrsd st biz cabin door, snd sstsd II
The, ss tbs hons OF Niece Morsss. ths
Gsst Of foot
Yes sr3 su the mss. Morssn replied.
have cone 10 shsllssss yes 10 . rscs,
ssid tee visitor; yeu have never been Dc
tested, / EN- told. and | va, TO ssos yoo
that the spi,n OF speed es1 dssll 10 the
sti,s Dsn % veil % siib the Iodisp.
10 me II dsslls 10 both rssss. replied
korssn: but Tor vhst s,sks do yos sish 10
rnai
The qaaiios vss . natural oss Tor the
lpdisb iss born gsmbler.
! sili tscs yoa for nss hsndred dollars.
answered Philip F.irbatn.
l,ss pity thst yoa bsvs come st this
time. ssid Mioso iof | sm is,t rseovsiios
irem . fever shish hes made me ~ heavy
OF loot ~ soundsd bpn,lo. Bu, II yoa
sill come tomorrow ! will srrsnGs .
match With you for ave hasdrsd dollars
and . woman shall pat your prstsnsions to
shsns.
Do you mean th,l' esssrly inquired
Philip,
ussn II. moot assursdly. said M3rssB.
With some impstisnes. We Chsfoksss
ere not greatly given TO The folly OF uL
There vss one person vho could on,
strip Micso Msrssn 10 The race. bat This
Vas knovn 10 none save him spd bis sic
ter. Oynibisns, . eirl Of eighteen. Who CON
binsd The sr,cD o, the wood nyuph with
tbs sinssy activity Of the tiger.
Cyalhisss sad her brother we're we'll si
ucstsd. She vn dsvou,ly religious. snd
1, was with dinsal,y that Aiioso psrasd
I'd her 10 eater the rsos. and pot without
some misrsprsssnis,ions concerning the
terms ssd conditions,
Youss Fsirburn wM pupo,usl 10 meet
ing HE engagement the next day, bat
greatly to his dissppoiptmsbt be vU CIV
en- no opportunity to see tbs woman Who
Vas to be matched ssainst him.
All OF The details we're arranged. sad
the nslt S,iu day wss 6xsd ~ the day Of
The contest. Tbs grosnd selected vas .
narrow stnp Of cleared. level land near tho
Morgan cabin, which stood on The bsnks
OF the Wstsuss. 10 ono OF the i.irsst snd
most fertile valleys OF East Tennessee.
Tbs dis,spos to be covered by The races
Vas hall mils
Ths news Of the coming event spread
rapidly through the Chsrokss settlements.
sud When Saturday came .hsrs we're sever
d hundred sport loving people. including
. iss pale faces. to witness the novel
nstsh,
No. until the very minute appointed Tor
.hs slsrt did Fsifburn cot syW apos bis
Then chs emerged from the
cabs, suitably dressed for the OCCASION.
with many little suggestion Of feminine
wsskssss 10 her attire; COY. tawny, slisht
and bssusiiul, the very sisht OF her gave
P.irburn's susceptible heart . aa.tsr that
did not augnr we'll for bis coming effort.
The girl wore rioh scarlet cloak, wbish
shs dsitly threw aside when the signal for
starting vas given. and away vsst The COZ
tsstants.
TAs onlooksu we're % tense With excite
nsa. - vsrs The ohsm pions Of isvoriMs st
horse rses or rssslts, bat there we're no
aoisy dsmonstrstieRs.
The slart vss made from the end Of the
,ourss fsrthsst from the cabin. Tbs goal
1ss snly four feet from the pole isses,
I've feet 10 Insight. which enclosed ths ssb
10 and the little patch Of msiz, which sisv
lreand It.
II vss u 6rsi no very uneven match,
nd from The start ssch racer knew that
he other vss . master OF the srt - we'll -
.hs possssssr OF The nstursl advantages
.hish make winners in oil Of the eontssts
II life.
Fsirburn rsn - II oil that be had Or
hoped for vas d stake. Five hundred
iollsn vas not 90 muoh 10 hin, bu. hs
I'D somehow conceived tbs fancy that hs
sss runnins Tor . better stake than mon
y, Tbs, the girl herself. her heart, her IA
Iurs - vsrs eide stakes.
Ba, he soon discovered that the train
ns OF 90 stblste iast on, Of oollsgs vas no
,sis relisncs 10 . contest with this wood
,pira Of motion -seis sspy Camilla Of
he isrsst.
Alter the au, d ty ysrds the Girl gained
'tssdily. s,ssdiiy drs~ farther away from
hin. speedily. =, light. ~ true. - direct.
Iovard The goal % The srrovs sf her faith