The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20


forward when l appeared his ill
luck dogs him closely. If the horse
loses he is absolutely ruined. His con-
cealed enemy becomes more active as
the crucial hour approaches All, here
he comes to speak for himself"
The door was thrown open, and Cal
thorpe was announced. Dufrayer in
troduced him to me, and the next mo-
ment we went into the dining room.
watched him with interest. He was a
fair man, somewhat slight in build.
With long, thin face and a heavy
m0uStache. He wore a worried and
anxious look painful to witness; his
age must have been about 2S years.
During dinner he looked across at me
several times with an expression of
the most intense curiosity, and as soo@
as the meal had come to an end,
turned the conversation to the topic
that was UDDermOst in all our minds
"DUfrayer hes told me all about you
Mr. Head: you are i'm his confidence
and therefore i'm mine.
BE assured of my keen interest" l
answered Il know how much you
have staked on the favorite I saw
the colt on SATURDAY. He is a magnifi-
cent creature. and / should say IS safe
to win. that is 1 paused and looked
full into the young mans face. Would
it not be possible for you to hedge or
the most advantageous terms?'' ] sUg-
gested. Il see the price tonight is five
to four"
Yes. and 1 could win thirty thou
sand either way if / could negotiate
the transaction. but that would not
effect my purpose. You have heard, |
know. from Dufrayer. all about my en-
gagement and the strange conditions
Of OLD Cars viii. There is no doubt
that l possess a concealed enemy.
whose object is TO ruin me- but if
Ajax wins I could obtain sufficient
credit to right myself, and also to fui-
fill the conditions of Cars will. Yes.
] will stand TO it now. every penny.
The horse can win, and by God he
shall.
As he spoke Calthorpe brought down
his fist with a blow on the table that
set the glasses dancing. A glance was
sufficient to show that his nerves were
strung up 10 the highest pitch. and
that little more excitement would
make him scarcely answerable for his
actions.
Il have already given you nv adj
vice on this matter" said Dnfraver
IN grave tone. He turned and faced
the young man as he spoke. 4 would
say emphatically. choose the thirty
thousand now, and get out of il. You
nave plunged far too heavily i'm This
nlatter- AS To your present run of
ill-luck, II will turn. and is ONLY a oues-
ton OF time. If you hedge now. YOU
VIII nave TO put off your marriage:
! mat IS all In the long run YOU will
be able to fulfill the strange conditions
/ winch carr has cnjoined on his daugh-
ters future husband. and if | know Ali
! son Alright. she will be willing To wait
Tor you If, on the other hand. Won
/ lose all is lost. il is the ancient adage
"A bird in the hand
1t would be a dead crow he in
| terrupted. eXcitedly. and [ want a
golden eagle. Two hectic spots burned
/ on his pale cheeks and the glitter i'm
/ his eyes showed how keen was the ex-
cltement which consumed him.
saw my uncle this morning" he
went on. "Of course. Sir John knows
! my position well, and there is no ex-
pense spared to guard and watch the
morse. He is never left day or night
oy Old and trusted grooms i'm the train
ing stables. Whoever my enemy NAV
De- defy him to tamper with the
! horse BY the way. You n1ust come
down and see the race. Dufraver. !
insist upon it. and you, too. Mr.. Head
Yes. l should like you both 10 he
there IN the hour of my great success
l saw Rushton, the trainer, today. and
he says the race is all over, bar shout
! ing"
rms was Monday night. and the fol-
lowing Wednesday was Derby day. ON
the next evening, impelled by an un-
controilable desire to see Claiborne
calied hanson and carve the driver
the name of his club. I felt certain
lhat should find him there. When |
arrived the porter told me that he wa
/ house
/ went across to the tape machine
which was ticking away in its glass
case in the hall. Two or three men
were standing beside it. chatting. The
/ DERBY prices had Just come throuoh
ana a page-boy was tearing the tape
into lengths and pinning them on To
a green haize board in the hall.
glanced hufriedly through them. Evens
AJAX four to one Bright Star. eleven
TO two The Nudge. eight to one nav
Dawn. / felt a hand on nv shoulder
and Calthorpe stood beside me. / was
startled at his appearance. There was
a haggard. wild look in his eyes.
1t seems to be all right" I said
cheerfully- Il see Ajax has gone of
a point since this morning. but 1 sup
pose that means nothing"
Oh, nothing he replied: there has
been pot of money going on Rright
] NN~S' bdb tic ldNOI1lG can nOlC
the field from start TO finish. I saw
nm this morning, and he is as fit as
possible. Rushton, the trainer. says he
absolutely can't lose
A small dark man in evening dress
| approached us and overheard Cal.
thorpe's last remark.
III have level monkey about that
II you like. Mr.. Calthorpe," he said in
a low nasal voice.
It's a wager" retorted Claiborne
drawing out his pocketbook with sill
ver-bound edges, and entering the bet
III make 1t a thousand, If you like p
he added. looking up.
With pleasure" cried the little man
Does your friend fancy anything"
I. No. thank you / replied
The man turned away and went bacl
to his companions.
Who is that fellow" I asked so
CalthorDe.
oh, very decent little chap. He'
on the stock exchange. and makes {
pretty big book on his own account.
$50 / should think" I replied. "Wh,
do you suppose he wants to lay agains
Ajax"
Hedging. I should imagine" an
swered Calthorpe carelessly. Zone thou
sand one way or the other canno
make any differences