The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-10

Each one sun. was armed with "A bowie
knife stuck in his belt Wanted 10 get
right AT the enemy and carve their hearts
out sun. But we didn't want 10 be as
socated with such people. We were gen
tIemen. Well. sun. We stood these com
mon fellows as long as we could, and
finally, when we got TO Charlottesville,
We stopped TO water the engine This
was too good an opportunity to let Slip
So Charley BriscOe an 1 slipped out upon
the back platform and took out tn pin
/ that coupled our car To tn one which
/ held these cattle from IN CarOlinas Il
didn't take us long to uncOuple IN two
cars, an when the train pulled out we
/ left them standing behind us on tn
track
"Wcu what happened to them
/ Colonel asked Ryder. somewhat sur
prised at the story. But he could not
+ help smiling AZ the prep0sterous yarn.
what happened 10 them, SUM Why
/ they had "a very coed record I'm IN wah
sub, "a very good record indeed 7 saw
afterward that they We're attached TO
J0hustCnS army and that they fought
very CALAMITY, But we didn't have to be
/ associated with them. We got 10 the
battle OF first Bull Run and did very
good service, but those yellow jackets, or
vampires. or whatever they-callrd them
selves never saw the battle at all. II
was just as wei. sun, that gentlemen
defended the state OF Virginia on that
day, sub
/ Ryder burst into loud laughter. and as
/ the colonel finished his story, Fanshawe
appeared in tie doorway. lie was in his
riding clothes.
Hello, there. friends he said. Path
/ err early for drink. isn't it,"
The Squire filed another glass. Here
one for You. Fan How is il you get
around SO carry. subj
business" said FaushaWe taking the
pT0fercd tumbleT. Don't YOU know that
/ We have formed "a partncrship-Ryd and
I for the perpetuation Of racing and
/ steeplechasiug2"
As he spoke Truscott came into the
room. He. too, was in puttees and rid
ling clothes. having just come in from his
farm. "a mile from town. His horse could
/ De seen through the front window. as it
was being led up and down by "a small
( darby.
J Tuscott looked interested. He nodded
} 10 those iu the room. sat upon one end
/ OF the table. and swung his ridiug-whip.
+ Squire D8ingerdeld started 20 go LAS
/ It's about meeting of the cont time. ]
must leave you. gentlemen; but befO' ]
/ go let me tell you that I've seen about
ten racing partnerships in my time,
started right I'm this heah room. and every
one of them busted wide open before tn
+ end of three years"
/ III bet YOU s. wei be going for five
+ years. FaDsuawe called after him as he
+ disappeared through the doorway.
+ Truscott reached for the decanter.
+ What's this hear about "a racing part
nership2' he asked
/ why FanshaWe and T." answered
Ryder, with that slow Grawl 50 character
/ iStlc Of the English forebears, we re
going in for the Dig steepIechases at Ben
ming, Saratoga Belmont Park. and all
that sort OF thing, don't you know.
/ Trusc0tJ looked still more interested.
/ He slowly filed his glass and slipped the
contents Who's going to put up the
money You or Faushawe2"
/ Neither OF us has much. I admit. but
. I believe that we have enough TO carry us
/ To Eenniug, and our winnings VIII take
us the rest of the distance"
+ And. if You don't VIM"
Then we can't 60"
But if You had IL sound financial
/ backing you could"
Fgnshavc picked up the last copy OF
Outing and looked at the cover
Dash it all. Truscott." he said. don't
/ You know that there's no sound financial
/ backing. as you New Workers call it. in
the whole State Of Virginia."
Truscott nodded. 1t is true that he
vas interested. He had spent some two
years now al Warrington, and with in
/ Creasiug good health had come increas-
ing desire to get once more into the bat
/ DE Of life. He found that ne began 10
read the stock quotations in the daily
/ newspapers with increased zeal. His hand
began To itch again for contact with the
+ tape and the ticker. He was fast firing
iOt she simp!c life, and was anxious TO do
something else than hunting with a pack
! of hounds in order TO kill the mOnotOuy
/ of E.s existence This looked to him
like an opportunity to get once more IN
touch with the gjddy whirl. And as De
wasn't gambling with stocks but with
hor9es, why was this not obeying the
doctors orders
Il have money, you know said Trus-
c0tI, and if You fellows want a silent
partner 10 your concern. who will back
YOU when You fail TO win. so that you
can go ON and complete the circuit, I'd
like 70 join you Only your horses must
be good ones
RyGer studied the polish of his riding
boots. They're good ones all right my
dear fellow; we don't see how they caH
lose"
Truscott laughed. That's what they
an say, RYDER and many friend OF
mine in the old days. has come back
from the grand circuit sadder and
much wiser man. Now, what do you say
TO the combination, gentlemen / am sick
I TO death of this daWdling life in the
( country and want To get in touch with
the whirl Of the town again You know
I've been a stock broker. When yCu
have once been in the life you get used
to having things hum. You get inocu-
lated 10 gambling and 70 seeing things
move fest. That's the reason why
want, now, TO get into some form of life
that has some excitement in it. Stocks
and horse racing. they're about the same
You never have sure thing in either
When You win. you win big money. and
when you boswell you lose, that's all
Come. now, gentlemen. what do you say
to it,
Fanshawe walked over to the window
and looked out at the muddy street. He
knew that they would need money-more
money than he or Ryder possessed. Ever
now they had TO put up all that they
( could muster for entry fees, stable bows
railroad charges. and other expenses that
were Incident 10 q shipment Of their sta
BILE to the Benning race course. They
! were sending SIX 'ChaserS'' in al. and
Ryder was to ride enc himself in tie
Southern Pink Coat Steeplechase. The
outlook FOR them was indeed g5od-btt