Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-03
WE Re NRlVING A
HANDSOME TURNOUT


and once you've won a race" Jer-
ry binked from sheer excess of emo
tion.
Did you ever VIM" asked John.
well, you'd better believe! 1t amt
the way of the world, John, to be ra-
kim up failures. Why, l rode Daisy
Bell when she broke the record. l can
feel the quiver of her lean, brown body
now. That was race! When we
reached goal folks went wild. It's d
wonder the din didn't scare Daisy Bell
into a fit, and as for mel was treated
till l couldn't stand straight. That
was my last ride | sobered up Won
derful afterward and went to prayer
meetin' regular. Them was salad days,
Johnny; you amt never had 'em, be-
cause I took you in hand early and
brought you up better. You were nat
urally worse than me, though 1 do say
it," said Jerry complacently. you'll
do me proud" he added, "when you
get your picture in the paper and the
blue ribbons on Romeo and Juliet"
Again John grunted: he could not re-
spond with proper enthusiasm; he felt
somehow like a fish out of water. He
was eminently conservative in his no
tions and Jerry had not preached his
principles of caste to dull ears.
got closer to sthe great humring city,
that Sims'll drive the bays in all right
tomorrow. The master was willing to
trust him. but, between You and me,
Johnny, Sims is better at waitin' on ta-
BILE and polishin' door knobs"
That's what I say" said John, in
dignantly. The idea OF putin him up
beside me! Why, little Jerry'd cut a
better figure!'
"Oh. I'm not talkin' about settin' m
straight and foldin' his arms. There
amt no brains to that" said Jerry,
with one of his characteristic nudges.
Nov perk up, Johnny; we're comm
to town, and I'm goin through back
streets to get these horses to stable on
the quiet. Wen give 'em a good
grooming. and We'll find our own shake
down at the club, lad. That'll hearten
you up bit"
The last days of the horse show
dawned brilliantly. Jerry and John
were early astir, for Jerry was deter
mined to leave nothing undone. Romeo
and Juliet were visited a dozen times
and the carriage and accoutrement
We're overhauled under Jerry's micro
scopic eye. He then turned his atten-
ton to John. whose spirits ebbed with
the ileeting hours; he curried him and
barbered him and polished him and
brushed him and scolded him, and
finally, after an eXhausting day. towed
him triumphantly to the Garden en-
trance, an immaculate image of de-
spair.
"WeIl. good luck to you, lad" and
Jerry pushed his charge over the
threshold. with a parting slap on the
shoulder and an encouraging smile.
"Ill go to the Carpenters now for my
people and send Sims along to keep YOU
company; he'll be all right and proper
when / let him go, don't fear" and
Jerry went away with the feeling of
having led an innocent lamb to the sac
rihce.
AT o'clock the carriage of the Ar
nolds with Jerry on the box, stood in
front of the great meeting place of
fashion. Sims, after due inspection,
was hurried round to the side; there
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold and young Win
ston got out of the carriage and paused
for final instructions to jerry MIR. Ar
mold looked at his watch
"Our entry is booked for $3.50; Wen
drive straight out home, Jerry, in this
old carriage, with you and John. and