Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

a ~virtuous pose.
Has the Dutchman a look int" con-
tinued Crane.
ION his runnin' he has; he wasn't half
At. an got as bad a ride as. ever I see in
my life. The race ought TO be between
emil amt seen no 2Dyear-olds out to
beat that pair"
III / thought the Dutchman would win
I'd buy him. like game horses, and men.
too-that'l take the gan and try
II don't know as the owner'd sell him. "
D you remember the buying Of silver
Foot. Langdon?"
yes"
He was a good horse"
The best handicap horse in the coun-
try an he was sold for a sOng-seven thou
sand"
Less than that. the nrst time" cor
rected Crane.
yes; they stole him from old walters;
made him believe the horse was no good"
Just So" commented Crane; "Ive heard
that story and his smooth putty-like face
remained blank n devoid OF all meaning.
as his eyes peered v~acantly over their
lower IDS at the trainer.
Langdon waited for the other to con-
tinue, but the banker seemed wrapped up
in a retrospect OF the Silver Foot deal.
: At know Billy Smith. that trains the
Dutchman," kazarded LAngdon.
I'm glad Of that-I mean. that you
know Smith" declared Crane. Il happen to
know the owper--his name is Baker. His
racing is what might be called indiscrimi-
nate. and like men Of that class he some
times lunde upon a good horse without
knowing II and / doubt very much but that
II he knew all about the other nce-how
bad Lausanne really Is. nov the mare. Luz
cretia-weIl-Eot hut on and couldn't get
through her horses-say-of course his own
trainer, Smith. would have to tell him these
things. you understand. In fact. II he
knew the exact truth. he might take a
reasonable offer for the Dptchman."
. Langdon nodded approvingly. He loved
this subtle matter; cards up his sleeves
tlngled his nerves and loaded dice were 4
Joy forevermore.
Crane proceeded 10 unwind the siiken
cord. Naturally Smith would hate to lose
a fair horse out Of his stable and would.
perhaps. attempt to thwart any deal; 20. I
think you might remunerate him for his
loss"
when silver Foot was sold they gave
him a bad trial before the sale"
4 N nut AutclcntNQ 0hNN4 EVOer ~
terrupted Crane ''and I shouldn't like to
have ~aAythiue-weI, I don't want my name
associated with anything shady, you
understand. Langdon3 You are to buy the
Dutehman as cheap as you can and run him
as your own horse In the Eclipse. think
Porter's mare win win Il. 50 we needn't loss
anything over the Dutchman."
Langdon started. With all his racing
nnesse he was a babe. The smooth. com
placent-faced man in front Of him made him
realize this.
But he gasped, there was a row over
Lauzanne's race. II the Dutchman runs In
my name. an a lot O. mugs play limits
dollars TO d~oughnuts they william he gets
beat, theresl be a kick. / can't take no
chances OF bein' had up By the stewards +"
wait a Bit" replied Crane. calmly. Sup
posing Porter's mare worked ave and a
half furlongs In l;oT. how would she 20 In
the EcliDsof"
shed win In a walk. unless the Dutch
man was at his best, when he might give
her an araimont.'
well. II thought the Datohman could
beat the mare ia make him win. if be
never carried the saddle again." declared
Crane almost Hereby Then he interrupted
himself. breaking on abruptly. Very sell
dom indeed Il was that Crane save expreR-
sion 70 sentiment his words we're simply
. motor for carrying the impact Of his we'll
~thought-out plans 20 the executive agents
1T will he doing John Porter = good turn
to-to-ghat Il. n Lueretla wins. fancy
he noeds a win. Bad racing luck will
hardly stop the mare this tine-nos twice
IN succession. you know, Langdon," and n
looked meaningiY at his iackalI "You buy
the Dutchman, and be good to him"
He laid marked emphasis on the words
'be good 70 him" The trainer understood
Il meant that he waa 70 send the DutehmAI