Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-20

Say, you're a. stiff. What'd the old man want you to do-pull Lauzanne?"
 Allis nodded.
 T knowed 1t. What was the use of stoppin' the mare, an let the chest- nut spoil the job?"
 "Is that what you get the five hun- dred for?" asked Allis, sudden sus- picion forcing itself upon her.
 Say, what d'you take me fer, flat car? But she's sick, ain't she?. An you jes' take care of the chestnut now, an I'll give you a hundred out of my five, God bli me if don't AS he spoke Shandy looked hastily about to see that no one was listening, then he continued: If you give me the double cross an peach, I'll split yer head open" His small eyes blazed with venomous fury. But I'll give you the hundred, s'help me God! I will, if you don't ride the chestnut out. Mum's the word," he added, bolting sudden ly, for Dixon hed entered the r adock with his horses.
 With the horses also came Mike Gay- nor. While their blankets were being taken off and saddles adjusted he came over to Allis There was suppressed twinkle ir his weather-beaten eyes.
 Good mornin', AL he said, and putting strong, accent on the name. Mike had determined to keep from the girl the fact that be had penetrated her disguise. With Irish gallantry, he 1 reasoned that his knowledge might make her uncomfortable.
 'I see that fiy-by- night divil Shandy $011 ixaS $r l. mischief is he up to now?" He wants me to pull Lauzanne." "He ain't got no gall. has he? That come from headquarters; it's Langdon ! put him up to that"
 I "He was talkin' to me, too.' l T fought he would be. But he ! didn't know ye, Miss Allis--" Heavens! It was out. Mikes sun- tanned face turned brick-red: he could have bitten off his unruly Irish tongue. The girl stared at him helplessly, her cheeks, that were scarlet, tingling un- l der the hot rush of blood . sss..f ] There ye are, an believe me, didn't mean it. was goin' to keep that
 You knew then, yesterday" sIndade didn't, an that's a good sign to ye nobody'n know. But whin I fought wit meself knowed that Alan couldn't ride Lauzanne the way ye did 1: an ye didn't deny ye was him, an if ye wasn't him ye must be yerself, see? I think we're doin' just right, Miss-Al, mean; s'help me, I believe yell win on the chestnut--that gallop I was good enough"
 "Do you think I can do it, Mike, among all those jockeys?" +s'1 Sure thing, ye can. A--AI me by; he won't need no ridin' in yer hands; all yell have to do is sit still an keep him straight. He'll win the race in the stretch. I'll just kape close to ye an kape any wan that's likely to spot ye away, if I have to knock him down.
 l Then the girl told Mike all that Shandy and Langdon had said It only confirmed Mikes opinion that between them they had poisoned Lucretia. He felt that with a little more evidence he would be able to prove both crimes --the one with Diablo and the one with Luoretia.
 The Brooklyn derby was to be run the next day. Allis was glad that 1t was so near; she dreaded discovery. l xxx.
 | After Crane left the money for Por- l ter'so note with Mortimer the latter 1 took the three one-thousand=dellaI bills. pinned them to the note. placed them carefully in cigar box and put the box away carefully in the bank safe, to remain there until the 14th oi June, when it became due. Incident- ally Mortimer mentioned this matter to Alan Porter
 Crane in writing to the cashier stated that he had left the money with MT. Mortimer to meet the note when it matured
 The day before the derby. the 18th of the month, Alan asked his days leave and got 1t, Crane had intimated in his letter that it would please him If the lad were to have holiday. N
 Alan went up to New York that ev. ening. Earlier in the day he some what hesitatingly confded to Mortimer that be had backed Lucretia when she wa: we'll: now she was scratched. and hi: money was lost. Rearing in mint what Crane had said about The Dutch. mans chances of winning, even witt Lucretia in the race, he felt now tha 1t appeared almost like & certainty fol Cranes horse. If he could have be- on The Dutchman he could surely re coup his losses. Alan explained al theGe racing matters very minutely ane with great earnestness to Mortimer for the latter was quite familiar witt the science of gambling. Having stated his predicament he wound up by ask ing his companion for loan of tws hundred dollars. t
 Mortimer had little less horror o betting and it's evil influence thar
 Mrs. Porter, but under the circumstances
 he would perhaps have compiled witl
 the boys request had he been provided with sufficient funds As it was, h
 said: T don't like the idea of leudin, you money to bet with, Alan; if yo, lost 1t you'd feel uncomfortable owin,
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