Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-20

M. believe it's the gurl; that's why the chestnut galloped as if he had her on 1 his back. Jasus! he had" xxx. The news that Lucretia was slck had got about. The Porters' stable travel ed out in the betting for the Brooklyn derby until a bacAer-it there mad been | one-could have written his own price and got it.
 | Langdon had informed Crane of this | change in their favor. "I'm sorry that Porter's mare has gone wrong" Crane said. T think we would have won anyway, but it'll just | about ruin them"
 Figuratively, Langdon closed one eye and winked to himself.
 l Jist as they thought they had de- stroyed the chances of their strongest 1 opponent came 8 new disturbing fea- 1 ttre Other eyes than Dixon's had seen Lauzannes strong gallop; other watches than his had ticked off the ex- traordinary good time, 2:11 for the I mile and a quarter, with the horse seemingly running we'll within himself, never urged foot of the journey. and l finishing strong, was almost good l enough to warrant his winning. l Langdon also had observed the gall lop. And the same boy was to ride Lauzanne in the race, he understood, for Redpath had been released and was looking for another mount. Langdon admitted that he had never seen such improvement in a horse as had been made in Lauzanne Shandy had told him that 1t was Miss Porter's doing. that she had cured him of his sulky I moods; the gallop Langdon had witt messed seemed to bear out the truth l of this. What was he to do? They I couldn't repeat the trick they had play ed on Lucretia. The Dutchman might win; he had worked the full derby dis tance-a mile and a half-in 2:45, nearly all out at the finish. Lauzanne's l gallop was only mile and quarter: he might not be able to stay the addi- slonal quarter, but there was ten thousand dollars at stake for Langdon. He sought to discover the identity of Lauzanne's rider; but nobody knew him. Perhaps he could be got at; that would simplify matters greatly.
 The morning after her fast work on Lauzanne, Allis arrived at the course before the horses. As she was leaning I over the paddock rail waiting for Lau- zanne to come, Langdon sauntered up carelessly to the girl and commenced to talk. After free preliminary ob- servation, he said: You're the boy that's ridin' for Andy Dixon. ain't you?"
 The small figure nodded it's head.
 "I seen you gallop that chestnut yes terday Where you been ridin' you're a stranger here, reckon?"
 "Out west" answered Allis, at haz- ard.
 "oh, San Francisco. eh? Are you engaged to Dixon?"
 I'm just on trial"
 Coin to ride the chestnut in the racer"
 Again the boy nodded.
 ~."He ain't no good--he's a bad horse. ! I guess I've got the winner of that race /, in my stable. If he wins. I'd like to sign you for year like the way you ride I might give you thousand for a contract, an losin' and winnin
 mounts when you had a leg up. How do you like ridin' for Dixons"
 T ain't goin to ride for him nc mere after this race answered the other, ' ,..,.z, .,.s .. sa,, s,
 'I don't blame you. He's no good
 he dons never give his boys a chance
 They ain't got no money, that's why
 The owner of my candidate, The
 Dutchman he's rich man, an wont
 think nothin of givin' retainer of a
 thousand if we won the race. Thatll
 mean The Dutchman's good horse
 and we'll want good light boy tc
 ride him. see?"
 NAllis did see. Langdon was diplo'
 matically giving her to understand that
 if she threw the race on Lauzanne, she
 would geL place in their stable at a retainer of thousand dollars.
 We can afford it if we win the
 race" he continued, flor we stand g
 big stake. Come and see me any time
 you like to talk this over" , After he had gone, just as Allis was
 leaving the rail, she was again accost- ed, this time by Shandy.
 Good mornin', boy" he said, cheer. ily. ''I used to be in Dixon's stable It's hell; and he's swipe. I see my
 S~SS
 put you next good thing?" Allis nodded her head, knowingly. He's all right Sos the other one , the guy as has got the nun; he's got bank full of it. I'm on to him; his . names Crane"
 Allis started. I You don't know him." continued the imp, Ines too slick to go messin .. about. But If the old man has prom ised you anything, God blast me, you'll
 git 1t. Not like that other skin-fiin
 hole where you don't git nothin'.
 stand in five hundred if our horse win. the derby" "Do you ride him:" asked Al Mayne Ride nothin'. don't have to. I'vt
 did my job already"
 { 'T don't believe they'll give you fivs hundred for nothin'," said Allis