Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26

stand. His face drawn and white, and spite of
him his voice trembled bit as he saluted
Gentlemen he said Il hope, sincerely hope,
that the unfawtunate incident has not seriously
embarrassed any of you We assured him that it
had affected only slightly Because he went
of you who lost much. l was certain! 1t did
not to that he could lose. l can't explain
it yet The boy is honest my Abe is honest the boss
is honest 1t may be that he not himself to-day
That is the only way can satisfy myself. Of cose
he will have opportunity to redeem himself in
the near futuah, and he'll do it, gentlemen, he IL
do it'll"
Next day in the papers left Hero out of men,
ton mentioned him kindly. In my story OBJ
served that the Alabama horse Hero might have
shown a better performance had he received better
racing luck. The MaJo came early to thank me
for it. Il have mailed copy of yo' papah to my
daughtah," he said. She will see how it happened
bettah than l can write her from that He had
recovered his cheerfulness, and belief still un-
shaken in him.
There isn't any going into the detail of the
next three starts which Hero made at Morris Park
Each time the Major announced his intention of
backing the animal. Each time Hero repeated his
performance OF the first day.. II anything he got
a shade Somewhere in his blood there was
cold strain and he simply could not last out
mile at mules pace. But if Hero lacked in thor
oughbred, his master did not Each defeat showed
on him. He developed some new facial lines, and
some of his buoyancy went from him. He'd always
haps the fourth day after Hero's last that the
Major came into the press stand to shake hands all
round and announce that he had concluded to
return to Huntsville, Alabama. my daughtah and
myself agree that it is best faw me to come If
any of you, gentlemen evan get down my way,
I'll be at the railroad train My house is always
open, gentlemen"
That night several of us were having two
o'clock supper in Hanleys. One of the boys sprung
thought Let's go to Jersey City and see the
Major off He'd never forget that
We waited after the manner of kind and
caught early boat 1t didn't take long to find the
freight in which Hero would make the homeward
journey. Old Abe and Cal potterng about it
with some feed for the horse. Yes, and there was
the Major in the freight attending to Hero When
he us, he came to the door ashamed for just an
instant His welcome was cordial, and when he
realized that we had come to give him good Journey
his old beam returned. He sat in the car door and
swung his long legs. An old hound came from some
where in the interior and lay beside him. He
fondled the animals ears.
:" Is that of your own breeding, too, Major"
asked the irrepressible Bronson. He simply couldn't
Eyes, sub, OH yes. He's of the Old Rather
stock. He the best foxhound in Alabama in
his day. Hot trail cold trail, he nevah made
mistake. He was Selim among dogs" And then
an idea seemed to strike Major Meriwether for his
face lighted into sly smile and he looked at
musing. Gentlemen, speaking of mistakes, I've
got something to tell you all I've made one, big
When I up heah to yo' New Yawk
town brought along boss two hostlahs, six
thousand dollahs in cash, and the old hound, also
some ambitions faw my daughtah. Well, in the TO
times that Hero heah my six thousand dolahS
Observation-Disclosures the word, absorbed I'm
going back home to practise law and study mo-
carefully the past records of the Selins My faith
is almost broken.
The train began to move out of the yards, and
walked alongside.
Your mistake Major, was?" cried Bronson
WAS stupendous,' cried back the Major In
stead of the scion of Seim, ought to have started
this dog" And he barred his splendid head, and
the train faded him from view.