Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-06-07
CHAPTER VIl.-continued
6lAckLocK GOES INTO TRAIN.
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detall OF that dinner-it was a purely
Iamlly affair, only the Ellerslys and
l. can feel now the oppressive at
mosphere, the look as Of impending
Sacrilege upon the faces of the old
servants; can see Mrs Ellersly try
ing to condescend to be gracious.
and treating me as if | were some sort /
of museum freak or menagerie exhibit. /
can see Anita. She was like statue
of snow she spoke not word; if she |
lifted her eyes, failed to note it. And |
when | was leaving with my collar |
Wilted from the fierce, nervous stxain |
had been enduring-Mrs Ellersly, in |
that voice OF hers into which | don't |
believe any shade of a real human
emotion ever penetrated, said: You
must come to see us. Mr. Blackjack. !
We are always at home after five"
looked at Miss Ellersly She was
white to the lips now, and the span
giles on her white dress seemed bits
of ice glittering there She said moth
ing; but l knew she felt my look, and
that 1t froze the ice the more closely
in around her heart Thank you"
muttered.
stumbled in the hall; almost fell
down the broad steps. | stopped at
the first bar and took three drinks in
quick succession | went on down
the avenue breathing like an exhaust.
ed swimmer. I'll give her up"
cried aloud SO upset was l.
| am a man of impulse; but have
trained myself not to be a creature of
impulse at least not in matters of i'm.
portance. Without that patient and
painful schooling, shouldn't have got
where | now am; probably I'd still be
backing boots, or sheetwriting for
some bookmaker, or clerking it for
some broker Before | got my rooms
the night air and my habit Of the
sober second thought" had cooled ME
back to nationality
Il want her, need her." | was say
ing to myself. Il am worthier of her
than are those mincing manikins she
has been bred to regard as men. she
is for me-she belongs to me. III
abandon her to no Sinking puppet
who'd wear her as a donkey would
and her an injury simply because she
has been too badly brought up to
know her own INTEREST,""
When this was clear to me sent
for my trainer. He was one of those
spare, wiry Englishmen, with skin Ike
tanned and painted hide-broWn eN'
cept where the bones seem about TO
push their sharp angles through. and
there a frosty, winter apple red He
dressed like a Deadwood gambler, he
talked like stable boy, but for all
that, you couldn't fail to see he was
a gentleman born and bred Yes, he
was a gentleman, though he mixed
profanity into his ordinary flow OF
conversation more literally than did
| when in rage.
stood up before him, threw my
coat back, thrust my thumbs into my
trousers pockets and slowly turned
about like a ready-made tailors dun
my. "Monson,' said |, what do Eot
think of me?'
He looked me over as IL We're
horse he was about to buy. Sound
I'd saw" was his verdict. Coco
wind-uncommon good wind. A goer
and a stayer Not lump. Not hal
ont of place" He laughed. Actor
a bit high perhaps-for the track. Blu
a grand reach "
Il know all that" said |. You mis-
NV point Suppose You wanted I
enter me for-say, the Society Sweep
stakes-what them
"um-um." he muttered reaeetively
That's different
Don't look-sorf of-new-as
the varnish was still sticky and Nigh
come off on the ladies dresses and %
the fine furnitnre2'
"Ob-that," said he obviously. 7Bu
all those kinds of things are matter
of taste.
ont with IL" | commanded Don
he afraid I'm nor one of those dam
FOOLS that ask for criticism when the
want only flattefy, as you ought I
l,pow nv this time LIN aware OF m
GOOD points. know how good they ar
hetter than anybody else in the wor!e
Ana suspect my weak points-a
wavs did I've got on chiefly beeads
I made people leit me 70 ny a.
tbev,d rather have grinned over bt
hind M back
whats your game?" asked MonsoT
I'm in the dark
..Ftl ell yua, Monscn. hired 20
10 train horses. Nov | want 70 hir
YOU to train me. too. As it's donoi
work, its double pay
say Oh. said he and say
slow.
u want to marry | explained
vont 70 inspect all the offerings befor
decide. You are 10 train me SO ths
can 90 among The herds that'd 81
an rom RE Il / wasn't on % their Il
tie WAYS. -
He looked suspiciousiy a. me. doue
toss thinking this some new eefeIoI
ment OF American humor
y mean il. assured him II
woins 10 train, and train hard Il