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That. US, ~ crt~d Disou Gran,
conss- - Nv. thai ,isy WI kno~ 'iFsni.
hs vosk. tho commission tot tHrk lang
don and tells IN. 20 l~sve 'hs hor-r slrns'
and to-day h. cotn~- and hs h'-ns'sn'
tnd whaff-
-Trli. mo ,o g. light on our mar~
'I-nf Grant bruk.f- sss~d Porter Nth
----mlrg ,rtel.vsnc~
H. clo-- n@u u. an-wrr~d The trsrn~t.
-tr~nt his fr,-nd- tha, follow hum all
bruk.'-
=. good many ~ ,h~m have their sddr"--
tn Ou.%r - r~t
-Looh h.rr, Andy, said his owner, "thsr
,~nt a man With hor-- IN this -iak" that
d,--nt think he's going to win. and when
IT. all over w~ n sre Lurr~tia's numt~r 81
up Grants a fuol.- h- added viciously
Didn't h. brrak FISHER didn't b. break
every other man that stuck to HIM
Its not Grant ~ all, rrpli"d Dixon
rnhhins III" paln,S of hi- hands 'os"ther
wished TO c"ncent rate In Concr'te form the
result of -ome d.-p cos,,stion -t- Lang
don, an he's several blocks away from
an asylum
'Iangdon makes mistakes, too
He cAshes In often whom he : credited
with a mistake rrtorted ,he other
We'll. I've plsy,-i ,h" lit'l" mare, as
sert.Sl Porter
Much. .ir'- asked Dixon snlicitously
An I can stand and hit more. he
1iVsFllkNs Us'~i Nhs =" 49,
vim he orer~d in an explanatory voice
\ want 10 clear RinEwood-hut newer
mind about that, Andy The mares we'll
amt sh.' There can't be anything doing
with Mckay we've only put him up fe~
times. but he r-ecms all right
4 think we'll win. answered. the trainer.
u didn't get anything straight just that
there seemed a deuced strong tip on lAuz.
anne, con-iderin' that he'd never showed
any form Ia warran, u Yonder he -. sir
in number five 60 and have look AZ him
A. John Porter walked across the pad.
dock. a horSeman touched III. fingers 81
his right hand To- his cap. There was a
half f-Conceal--i look - interest IN the mans
eve that Porter knew Nv cxIrrienc" meant
sonnet hing
C~r-les-ly. only half halting in his stride.
-Nottin'. sir. hut dere's somebody IN
de know dis trip Your mares a good
little Ally. wen she's right, but you're up
against IL
Porter -topJsi and looked a. the horse
man He Was Mike Gaynor, a trainer.
and NOR. than once Porter had stood his
friend Mike always had on hand thr.~' or
four horses ~ inconceivahl- -lown"--. and
uncertainty ~ wind and limb, consequently
th.rr ~as an recurring inability To
pay feed hils ~ he had every chance To
know jus, who wa- his friend and who was
not, for he tried them most sorely
Porter knew all this quite well. also that
IN -pite u Mikes chrome lmperunlo-lty
h. wa> hou.-i and true a. steel to y bene-
factor He waited. feeling sur" that Gavnor
had --,'rr,hlng to toll
-Th-re'- a strong piay on lauzsnn~,
ant there. sir
Porter nodded
Sun" ing that fsngdons crook
7 kupw.d hlm when h. vas rldin on freight
car. nov h"'- \ swell. though he's long
sprint from t'in = gentleman. got the
,ip ia, i"rr was KILN on, an ! aN"d
Dick laugion II der" Wa- any' dotn'.
and pick -av- io me. saw he. putin tpt'
uti' h.ri5uutaliv with th" thumbs ~tif and
vertical To- illustrate this form ~ oath
Tn.rr'- upt'iu' dniu'. Mike, ~,v- be
Nha' d'v. link ~ tha,, ~ir, az ~" KNOWN
Jh.r.. wa-.- asked Mike. tragically
~ 'h" msg"-' up thai al"aN~ 'ail-
down. Gav'ur. anu they y" go' 10 l." pretty
~Nif, tp '-na' Lucr"tia
That ally all rtgh', ~h"'- worked vut
we'll enough y" do up that field u' Sif~
| ain. q rn -.i bird b,I, w. had me eve. on
nor But amt dolu' no stunt at'ui hp--.-~
Mister Porter I'm 'alilrg ahput men
IN illV~ h"u"-l ana v"u'r" honest ~Ir
hut ,ou duui ruidr IA mar" vou'--if du
vuut
lu--'iouugly Bu' Gavuur interrupted him
4 dom rh,nk nnt,iu'. -ir. ar amt
~,Vin' noitIn ! alu.t never l-'eu mp H''-
fore The stewards vet for crooked work ur
crooked tAlk hut there's hpN rIdiu' ~
'ra, bunch to-day v'at got sh hundred
for irpNing me down unC'. ~s"' Sip ~"
cod hr pulled Blu. Smok" iu . standStul
on me-. KNOWN hat u would break IN"
That Wa a, t"n"y Island "" years ago
And Vou dom r"fn"iil's'' hi- nafn".
-iipt1S., Mike"
.l dom r.mamiar nottin' but hat
go, IL m lie ne'k But YOU ke-p your
ev,. or"n. sir You ink that non" q the
Nv Vouid ''tov Nou down causs' you've
l.-.u good 20 them. hut some II EN- are
hat mean ,hevd steal IA sugar from "a
~ know '.m hear ON talk Gauss
hoy don't mind m" ink I'm one II III
gang
Thank YOU vcry much. Gaynor ! ap-
rrS,iat- your kindly warning hut | hope
You're mistaken, all IN" -am" -aid Porter
Then h. proceeded 81 hi- vav toward
stall fiy. "a which Ws- l.auzanre.
How do. Mr Porter
l. was Philp Crane. standing Ju-i out
-i,i. Of th. stall. Who thus addressed hum
Got Snm"'hrg running to-day he
continued with Vagu" innoE"nce
Langdon Iu-l inside of the box, chuckled
softly SURELY Gran" "ss past master
In duphcry
I'm starting Lucrc,,a in thu rao-, re-
plb-d Hon, =, John.
oh Then Gran. took Porter gently
bv ,h. sleeve and drew him half within the
stall MIR I.ansdnn. who trains a hors-n
or two Tor me, ~av- THIS On" u win and he
Indicated The his chestnut colt that the
trAine- wa. hinding tight 20 light racing
saddle You'd t-iter have bit on. Mr.
Porter. Crane added
-Lucr-tia CARRIES INV money answered
Porter m LOYALTY
langdon hooked mp. having cinched
the girh ;ight and took step toward
The NO men
We'll ". 10th cant win, he said. half
in-ol"ntlv. an 7 don't think there's any-
thing out to-day'll ts.si IAuzann-
-Th. mar"'ll l.'a, ham, etor,ed Porter
CURLY. nc'tl.'d hy IN" ~ hers ockSurrneSs.
I'm het You on" hor-- asainst tn. olh her.
the winner to take both.- cried Langdun.
IN a sn'-,rng, defiant tone
-IN" made INV b"i, -sid Lucrctia's
owner. quietly
4 hear you had an offer uf nv. thousand
for your hlly Mr. Porter, half asked Crane
Il did and | refused n
And here's the one that II heat her to-
day, an III -.,ll HIM for half that asseri ,.d
IA" trainer, putting his hand un lauzannc's
ns,k
ENasperai.d by the persistent boast
fllne-s ~ IAngdon. Porter was ang-r~d
into saying III he heats NV mare III give
YOU that for him myself
-Don-'- snspr~d l~ngdon 'lv. said
a.NL So