The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-04
BY w a. FRAZER.

I Trials, run at the Calcutta first meet
ing if December. All the good horses
would be there, and the ruby would
Dripg out a large field The Paualla
cup would be run for at the second
Calcutta meeting, the 10Th Of January:
50 If he got a good horse by means of
TINS plan he could certainly win the
coveted cup.
When Captain Frank heard Of il he
Wmstied softly TO himself and went and
i Winked at Diablo. The horse laid his
ears back on his neck and Dut both
hlnd feet through the side Of his stall
IN an Intellectual effort 10 brush the
captain to one side. You're feeling
good enough 10 run nile and three
quarters, my buck" said Johnson, look
ing admiringly at the great glossy
quarters Of the horse. Then ne went
IN beside Diablo and twisted his ear
good and hard. That's for kicking. my
beauty. he said; now behave"
me horse curied his lip and turned
ms head away in disdain, but he didn't
KICK any more. That was why Frank
could ride hime. The horse knew
Johnson wasn't afraid Of him, and
When horse knows that you can do
anything with him.
other owners went and looked at
thelr horses too, when they heard Of
Darwaza's good thing. They looked.
and their souls watered in sweetened
anticipation of the big ruby and the
ZO,OOO that might be won in the matter
/ or about three minutes, ten seconds Of
hard galloping, Darwaza was after a
/ good horse, while the owners were after
that ruby and purse
LORD Dick really had a great chance
! IN his string was an English horse.
badger strong of limb and good of
VIVA. Lord Dick was man 10 whom
/ people told things, also peoples train
ers; so he knew about as wen as the
! many owners themselves what they
! could turn out. In this he had a slight
percentage the best Of it. So he round
ca up all the knowledge and said to
/ hlmSelf IN pakarOa Catch that ruby
and get 10000 for Badger
captain Frank looked at Diablo med
ltauvely. Il must hurry UP and get
Your name changed, old man; not that
II makes any great difference, for it's a
| free-for-all." So Diablo went through
ms ilttIe rechr1stening race, and hence
forth was known as THE Dove"
From October to Dec. 20 were months
| OF peace. Darwaza solicited aid from
| all the jivinities, Christian and Hin
doc, to enable him 10 do up Pattialla.
Dumpy put on ten pounds of fat
through the sOul-cheering thought of
the immediate protest of getting the
| pest horse in India in his hands. Cap
! tain Frank went the length Of securing
a passage home in a P. &, q. sailing for
england in January. IF pull off that
$4,000. he thought, IN go home and
see what they're doing on the turf
tnere. Lord Dick wrote to England
arranging for a horse to replace Bad
ger at $500. So, you see. everybody
| tn 10 Of
Waza Ruby 1t was really a good
thing.
one day Dump brakes share Of the
peace carnival was destroyed; he lost
seven pounds weight that day. 1t was
Captain Franks entrance of The Dove
Tor the DarwaZa Ruby that caused this
disaster With Johnson hup Ell win.
an Hi shall be ruined" whispered
Dumpy to himself Is 'Ighness'U fire
me sure" And indeed for DAYS he was
very unhappy. Then something came
MS way. By the purest huke in the
world he learned that Captain Frank
had backed note for friend. An
avariciOus Hindoo money-lender held
the note, and Cashmere held the friend
he was there shooting Dumpy was
not exactly a quick thinker. but as
Johnson had remarked in banter. he
was deep. SO he went to the money!
lender and toasted him on his tender
side, his fear of losing the amount of
the note forever and ever
Tell me-" begged the money-lender,
you who are my friend, tell me what
shall do"
'PuckerOW johnson sahib afore e
gets hOff ONE" said Drake. decisive
ly; IAN keep i'm in jail till e pays hup.
You can do that heasy. Hall you've
got TO do is swear 'e's leavin' the coun-
try"
''ThatIl stop i'm" thought the train
CT to himself, as he left the Hindoo.
IF they coop Captain Frank hup. no
body else can ride The Dove. Hi ate
to do il, for it's clear dirty. but HI
can't ave i'm ruinin' me- There's no
body down Calcutta way knows i'm
well enough TO pay 5000 10 keep i'm
hOut the thanna."
This is why Captain Frank got a
pleasant surprise the day before the
race for the Darwaza Ruby He had
been riding The Dove in all his work,
and felt sure that the same gem was
ali but in his pocket. He was having
his bath at his hotel when his bearer
came and said: "Sahib wanting TO see
master"
Give him my salaams and drink
answered the captain: "and tell him to
sit down for a minute
When Frank came back 10 his room
he was greeted by gentleman VINO
was most effusively polite. He was
awfully sOTry--painful duty. sir No
doubt the captain WOULD arrange it
satisfactorily
What are you driving att" asked |
Captain Frank, blandly
Well-well. the truth. the unpleasant !
truth, was that he had a warrant for /
the gallant captains arrest. On account !
of that note he had backed in Luck I
now.
The captains argument was some /
what cratic. The Hindo0 was a blood /
sucking Jew. His friend was an officer
and gentleman, and would pay the 4
note as soon as he returned from his 4
hunting expedition in Cashmere. II
was an outrage and the Hindoo money |
lender WAS the unTegeIeratc offspring
Of low caste animals.
Everything was so Simple-With the |
bailiT. Together they went to Bang
CoX's; in fact, from that moment forth /
until the moncy-lender was paiG off
Frank and the bailiff would be together.
the latter explained politely.
I'm afraid you'll have TO accompany
our friend here to the Queens hotel
GaiD, captain" answered Mr. Bang.
DuI Why ilOb So SOlliCbouy 10 20 Sc
curity for the amount" continued the
lawyer, inquiringly. That's simple"
Yes. everythings' Internally simple.
according to YOU fellows" drawled
Captain Frank; but il seems to me I'm |
the only simple thing in it. You see.
ne continued thoughtfully. Il hardly
know a soul here that's good enough
unless it's Lord Dick"
The very mani" CALCULATED Bang.
up. Just step over to
house with your friend
here and get him to endorse your check