The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-08-15

that These are the only instructions for
You to remember Let her 90 for the
TN, quarter, then if you are we'll up
among the leaders hold her in a BIT until
You round into the stretch, and then push
her to win DO you understand;
.le>, sir
And now they are away. At the frst
turn it j. Rainbow Max . Rel, David
aud Settler. with the field punched close
behind Billy drew a poor position for
the start. but he has pushed Seltzer for
the pole at the turn in an almost miraculous
way. He J., lying close over the mare $
ue,k. and Is talking 90 her eagerly -
Run. iarliu run We ye got To win
We SO lest .ot &c. Dad watchin rs,
you know Go Ili' Iii, Go"
The MARI seems to understand, for she
almost fies Past David past Max . Rel.
past Rainbow, a leuzth ahead As the quar-
ter pnlr hasbes By Now. little by little
she mare drops back again Billy is fol
l5sIug instructions Ii takiu. big chan
grs. he think IN his scgret soul to do t.
II wuuldn be BIZ way but Il what MIR
Barnett said
The terrible Vacc IS beginning TO affect
the temporary headers Max q Rell and
Rainbow ary beiu- oat ioolei by the rush
inE David Now be- Is ahead, and Rain
b1w and Max . Rel and Sel,Eer are
sbreas, close behind But Billy has taken
advantage II che momrutary lead to snatch
the polc and Is gil7s, behind the leader.
Naw thsY are near the last tarn Rain
box and Max - Kcll arr beginning to
pound heavily aud are dropping farther
and farther back But what black nose
!, ,hs, which has come up close 10 Settler :
fank Billy sanccz around Wonder
pt wonders lt j. Mortality rank out
.iIcr 1t lo.,ks A. ibogGh there was Ia be
= surprise rarty Inch by inch the new.
goucr (, gaining How Blly lou.s TO get
,nsa the boue stretch. 81 that he caa push
the mare a bit Martalty Is cvmius on
Ike whlrlw,uI David Il close ahead
Seltrrr sill be 10 a pocket 10 another dozen
wards. wifh lna >byr, distance ir9 20 70
ToaEd an lhr outside, Aerp up the pace.
aoi have au even ,haw at the finish Il
must he uow er never, Instructions or No
instruction.. lie loosen, up oa the mare
call, "a her taps her h1h,ly and feel, her
respond a. she Sfraishsc0ed nu, under him.
They -ain a fsaj ~ twp. but -ttil Nor
nllty hang. close al Billy saddle anI pa
yiJ ,aI brrlshr- ScltEeg nu-r Il s>u (;
enough Something mu>t he done quick
Forgive me % sirl CALCULATES Billy
a. be raises his whip aud, with almo>, a
~ob that be /, obliged to do it bring, the
lash dowu sharply on the mare aaoks
With i maidenei bound she >pranS ahead
her ear, laid back aud her nose stretched
uat almost en a line With her neck Billy
swing, brr au, and they came >,raInin4
down the stretch, with the mare gaining
inch by inch On the leader, Now she i on
hi, aaarrcr. the saddle few bounds,
aud il Is ucck and meek.
Mortality has swung our, aud is follow
ins close behind, third from the pu.e The
wirr i, terribly near Whoever Wins viii
win by 4 short head
Suddenly something happens. \ nurse
glrl with her escort close down by
thrfcnyc has become Joo deeply inter
rs,ed. and her httle charge has toddled
out upon the tack and stands piteousl.s
helpless right in the path Of the flying
racers. Bills SEES it all IN an instant, -
the Mortified expression on the nurse gIrl :
face. aud the dazed hook Of the little tod,
dler on the track ahead He ear guide
Seltzer around her, he thinks, but nothing
can save the baby from the rushing field
behind
What can be DO ?. \ single false move,
aud the race Is lost. 1t won be his fault
| If the child Is crushed, anyway, and to
! win the race means 50 much But, some
way, something in the appealing face OF
the baby makes him think Of the little sis
ter asleep in the tiny Eoslith ehurchyard
50 far away over the water, and-he can
| help il. he must DO something. But what
Like flash he remembers u picture he
once saw Of a brave huS,ar who snatched
a little child from in front OF flying regl.
meUt of horses. After the Wild West show
was on the other side, all the lads about
the stables had practiced for weeks picking
up articles from the ground by dropping
/ over the horses sides, and he had been
/ the hest OF them all, but this was so diff
1 ferent, He knew he would fail, but he
must try. With one hard pull on the
reins he drops them, and with a cry tC
| Seltzer he slips his left foot through the
stirrup and draws the slender iron up tC
his knee, kicks his other foot clear, and
throws himself wildly to the right straight
down over the horses side. There he
hangs, by one knee, head down, his arms
outstretched. and his little body swinging
wildly against the racers side at every
bound.
Seltzer falters in her pace and drops
back. With wild sweep Of his arms
Billy clasps the little form close and lifts
the baby clear of the ground as the horses
kurl by The strain is a terrible one, and
he can only drag himself up hs,le way.
His leg is almost broken by the sharp stir
rup. He can only bend himself up
as far as possible, close his eyes, and hold
tight He hears the wild shouts from the
crowds as David sweeps by, winner. On
they 90 for it seems a mile, but in reality
only dozen rods. Seltzer slackens and
stops. A dozen stable-boys are springing
at her head. Some one snatches the baby
from his arms, and Billy drops down and