The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-10-24
~ A. Rosr. oRoH.

Bobby Burke was the picture OF
despair as be rode HIS roam mare
slowly from the track 90 the stable
lie could hear the cheers Of the
crowd IA the Krnndatand but lbey
we're not cheers for him
II was not The loss nf the $500
purse that made him look defect
"a He had lost much more than
that when he failed 70 come uadeF
tho wire first
A week before the race Helen
Prvstor had suddenly yielded % hts
entfeatics and promised 10 marry
him on condition that his horse
won this nee. Bobby had been her
faithful sutton for more than a
year Ito had rivals. and Miss
Prcaier had that womanly quality
of keeping her various admirers Ia
leash. as u were. by an impartial
distribution 81 smiles aud faFora
And 20 All Bnhhy'a pluadlnes che
had only returned a very dazzling
but very mhddeninE smile Thea
60 Bobhy had come the idea ot get
ting her % promise o. marry him
Ga condition that his horse won the
race.
but whon she had agreed he was
Immediately thrown into an agony
% apprehension that be might lose
The race lie even had wild ideas
Of hribiug the riders % the other
horses or doing aomo other black
deed 10 make sure Of winning But
IN the end he discarded those
thoughts as diahonufabio
Now he had loat the race and the
girl
As he lcf, the stable he patted
bis horses npck
You ga the beat you could. ol8
fellow. bat you don't know shat
you have lo8t mo today. De said.
lie dld not So 90 sro Mias Pres
Ter that evening bat seat "a big box
81 ru8cs Nor did be 70 there tho
following day. nor the day after
I've bothered her enough Nuw
til let her rvst Tor a shile. be- said
.Ainleaily.
rhen came a note ore daf ga the
light blue paper be knaw - sob.
W"f aAA YOU 1FH
lectlng me ii raid.
hohbYs heart gave a ltap u iov
ard be lost no time 10 hurrfine Is
The side ~ che glri b. loved She
received him a iittic coldly. thus
salvlHn the wound her pride had
suffered when she sent the note
after she wasted tn vain FOR him e.
come 10 her
Neither said anything about the
race. Miss Prcsiar wnitinE for hiu
20 speak. and he fearing co mantion
g. hut when he was sadly saying
goodnight az the door she suddenly
asked
What ig The matter with you 10.
night Bobby
oh. I'm all right" ho said brave.
No you're not Robby. said Mas
Proater very decidedly. Some
thing g wrong with sou
Bobby was allont a moment
think you ought % know
Helen what q Is. nc said slowly
az last.
Helen was a woman decidedly
feminine. and 40, OF course. she ~.
pressed the utmost nmasament
though in her pretty Httio head she
knew we'll what allied Rohhv Burke
But he was a man and. therefore
% this point he had 20 biurt out
bitterly:
"It's you. I've Lost you because I
lost that race, and now I suppose
Youtl 40 and marry Reggie Mac.
Donald or some OF those fellows"
lt was a moment Of supreme soy
Tor the girl and she would have
liked 10 prnlong a. But nhe wan a
woman. and Womanly love ard ton.
derucas showed In her voice when
she answered
"Oh. Bobby. do you think { would
marry anyone but"
Bobby caught hla breath. and
then gasped
Who Helon7"
You, Bobby" she whispered soft
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