The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-17

that house wonder with the red barn owned him going on nine years-keep still, l tell you, Sam-you thick-hided--" 'l'll be d-di' was what Dewey said.
 He patrolled q beat outside the shop.
 Maybe proud little sorrel head, star crowned, with arching neck and flashing eye appeared to him in every cloud that sailed the skies! Little ears that listened and understood. little feet that flew, voice
 that whinnied 10 his coming-Nancy Lee! Well-she was well fixed at any rate. roll
 ing in pasture. feeding off the fat of the land!
 He mounted Emperor" and logged up along the pike.
 All at once. in hurricane of dust and wind, a little furnished sorrel, swift as
 gunfre came shooting down from River Road.
 "B'G-d, the little marei' The Commodore stopped short in the
 middle of the pike.
 The police sergeant pulled Nancy Lee to rearing halt. saluted and stood to attention.
 "Where'd you get her, Law" said the
 Commodore.
 Prom wallach. sir" replied the ser.
 geant.
 "I'n be d-d"
 q see you've got Sam, sir" remarked
 the sergeant. and he stroked Nancy Lees
 arched neck. "Ah, there ain't no flies on
 IleIf tOlninOuoTe-Sn6 S gold all through!
 How do you think she's looking sir?"
 First rate, sergeant, first rate" Dewey
 replied. How'd 1t happen Law?" Ut was this way, sir. Wallach came
 to me about six months ago and he said, Law, I'll give you $7' for Sam if I can make trade. 'Spose you let me have him a couple of days or so? All right I said, | and welcome not that Sam wasn't good bargain. but he was pretty hard
 riding as I guess. sir you've found out then ] had two more in stable anyhow. We'll sir, Wallach took Sam up Co the Chevy Chase stable and the grooms work ed over him all night and the next day | they took him down to you and Walach | brought out the little mare here. I've | made the sale. Law he said to me- and ] here's a little mare I'll let you have for | $40 and Sam thrown in. and we'll call 1t | square, Minute l looked at the little | mare Commodore I saw what stock she | was-but l kept quiet for a minute or 1 two and Wallach said Law, I don't be- | lieve in cheating a man and I'll tell you l why l ain't got any use for her. She's | first rate little mare as you can see, but | she's got a quarter crack'-shows what Wallach knows about horses himself! No | more quarter crack than I've got Com | modorel Some thief of a blacksmith told | you that-saw extra money in bar shoe. 1 Well, the long and short of it is Com | IlpuOIe tlldl q udNt pitld Il couple or | hundred on the spot for the little mare | and shed have been dirt cheap at that | As 1t was I got her for Sam and $40. and | sir I wouldn't sell her for five hundred!" | '"These horsemen are all d-d ras- | cals." muttered Dewey why, sergeant l that d-d scoundrel told me he'd take | the little mare right out to his farm"
 Farm? Walach got farm, Com
 modore? In the skies maybe, or maybe
 out to sea, but he ain't got none on land. | We all know Wallach around here, sir, I thought l smelt a rat when Wallach
 said to me, Sergeant, if anyone happens | to ride by here on Sam. don't you let on 1 he once belonged to you or that you | know beans about him-see?' I saw, sir. | and I've seen for good many months 1 how Sam remembers his old home But" | the sergeant pushed back hls helmet, 1 "Commodore." continued he. "I wouldn' t | be surprised if Wallach wrote you out | a pedigree for Sam Made him a thor | oughbred, But, sir sam is no more thor | oughbred than that horse ploughing yon-
 der. Why Commodore. I got sam nine | years ago down at the bazaar on Louis
 jana avenue. He was four years old then
 came in with lot of Virginia farm horses ] best looking of the bunch-sold for $30. | Commodore-he ws a bargain, good eye, l good wind and worlzer.'