News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-12-03

as a cricket" he said, "but she lettin'
herself git sorter fat. Wet YOU make
outen dat, Marse Jewet.? Seem like
ter me she sorter got de notion ter
quit"
1--WE won't let her quit-not just yet,
Jewett said. you tell Sassy for me,
EXtry, that if she really does want to
qu1t she must win the Gold Challenge.
If she will only do that, and am GER
tain she can, she shall never look
through a bride again"
Maybe she mought do it eff she
thunk dat cup wuz full er apples" EX-
try said. "She do mos anything fer a
good big bait. But, L-a-w-d-ee, please,
sub, don't you tell NIisser HeatOn an
old man jim bout my sayin' dat! Eff
Sassy wuz ter die, no matter what
aided her. dem two would clare it wuz
kase / gin her des dem little tastes er
fruit"
'TH never tell never in the world, "
Jewett said promptly. Then he wills
tied and added: "EXtry, you're special
providence. You have given me an
idea"
He walked away chewing hard upon
it. Apples! Sarsaparilla! Dared he
try it? HeatOn would snort, maybe re-
sign, if he knew. 1t was against all
stable tradition. If he did try it and
the mare lost, the world would certain
ly say she had been trained on purpose
to lose. Heretofore he had not cared
a great deal what the foolish world
said of the things it but half under
stood. Now he had to take account of
its verdict. He was deep in love with
Constance Eyre, sole daughter of Major
Eyre of the Bluffs, the greatest stickler
for nice points of turf honor anywhere
south of Mason and DiXOn's line. The
major held that a turfmans reputation
was like a WOman's - irretrievably
stained by even unjust suspicion. He
had raced himself in his younger days.
Now he bred only runners, but that
kept him fully in touch with all mat
tiers of the turf
Its the stiffest old risk going. Be
hanged, though, if l don't take it,
Jewett said next morning as he walked
stared as though he thought his en-
ployer stark mad when Jewett said to
him:
"Old man, We're going to try an eX-
periment-yes, we. You have got to be
in it the same as myself. Send out
Sassy this morning to work with the
slOwest thing in the stable and make
her come in first, even if the other fell
lows head has to be pulled half Off
When she does come first, give her an
apple, a ripe red apple, sweet and
juicy-one apple and no more, under
stand. Tomorrow do the same thing,
only make it two apples. You must
never get beyond that. Keep it up all
week, then let her run true. If she
comes first, well and good; she gets
the apples. If she sulks, she doesn't
Stick to that programme until further
orders, meantime giving her every
chance to beat the best we've got in
stall"
81 understand. sir" Heaton said with
grim yet elaborate Difference, but you
understand III do it only because I'm
under contract, an furder, that I'll
tell everybody whit l done an how |
done it, at your own special order.
They'll see straight that as the cussed
critter won't win you're a-trainin' of
her to lose Maybe, though, she'll up
an die Of wind collie. Eff only she does,
shan't she have a fust class fun'ral
rosewood coffin, silver handles, plate
glass an all that-with the rest of the
bosses strung out behind in mourntn'T
"All that can be settled later" jew
EFT said airily. Then he galloped five
miles to breakfast to the Bluffs and to
sun himself in the light of Constance's
merry brown eyes. 1t was early Feb
ruary. but the stir of new life was in
all things. Hard as he rode, he could
glimpse the faint greening of the new
grass, pushing up through last years
brown mat, and hear, soft and faint,
the dove calls from the wood. 1t was
two months to the cup day. 1t fell al
WAYS early in April. That was little
enough time for his experiment, but a
great deal too much for his suspense
He wanted the cup, he wanted Con-
stance, as he had never wanted any
thing before, and he had somehow a
sense that he was to win or lose both
upon that fateful, swift coming April
day.
Three hours later he sat opposite Ma
ior Eyre in the library at the Bluffs
| smoking a particularly soothing cigar
| and tOasting his feet at a swapping
| open FIRE. Constance stood beside the
south window pottering over her
! plants. Ali morning she had shown
herself so particularly enchanting that
Jewett had been tempted to propose at
| once. The major himself had been I'M
usually approachable. He had indeed
| INDUCED in one or two bursts of con-
| fidence which made Jewett certain he
| himself was coming to be regarded as
one of the family. So he took his cour-
age at last in both hands and told of
| the orders he had given his trainer.
The major heard him in silence, then
turned and said: Constance, lit
seems to me you had better go and
and write to your aunt Maria. Say you
will come and stay month with her
and that-that l myself may run up
for a week at the last"
Eyes, father" Constance said sweet
ly, her eyes telegraphing to Jewett