Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-15
CHAPTER XIII.


.ardad The carriages stand four or five
sasD next the ropes. In a carriage very
Slo.e To the cords are Harold Denison,
u,ude and Grenville Rose-or rather,
,bould say. were, insomuch as they had
.-rIvsd there together; but though Deni-
an had for some years eschewed the
s,a.rsvard and its fatal seductions, of
sorrse there were numerous old friends
.,bom he had known well In the days that
tho sky blue and silver braid was proml
Irsnt at most large race meetings. He
had naturally drawn off to chat over old
times with some of them, and left Maude
IN charge of her cousin.
The girl was in state of the greatest
s,citement. She had never before seen a
,oce Of any kind 1t was bright day
hut not warm, except In the July meeting,
II never Is on Newmarket Heath. Thanks
n her fathers experience, Maude was
heavily shawled and therefore comfort
able In the last few minutes Rose had
confded to her what big stake he stood
to win on Coriander, Though, Maude,
recollect, shan't be a penny the worse
II he loses"
"Oh, Gren, how can you stand still?
can hardly, as 1t is, though 1t Is you
who are to win, and not me-"
"My darling, you are as much interest
cd as | am. / never did bet before; l
ne er shall again. Can't you guess why
have this time"
81 think So" she replied, MS her face
flushed. ITS for me, Is 1t notf"
a.
claim you from your father at once; II
he don't--well, you will walt while l
work, won't you3'
"You know l will. I'm yours whenever
you come for me-" whispered the girl /;
and as long as we may write, l shall
never" and she paused.
"What" inquired her cousin.
"Don't ask me well, never be as un-
happy as ! have BEEN"
Grenvile pressed the little hand that
rested in his, but said nothing; in which
he showed great discretion. In love-mak-
Ing silence Is often more effective than
conversation.
But the noise of the bursting cork Is
hushed In Jarvis'-the ring Is deserted.
Flys and horsemen tear across to where
the cords, placed in funnel shape, indicate
the finest Of the Rowley miles. Every
one Is anxious to see the result OF the
first great three-year-old race Of the sea-
son. Carefully have the horses been scru-
tlnlred In the Birdcage and elsewhere,
and the scattered ring, from the foot of
the Jockey Club stand and from amidst
the carriages, still shrek forth spasmodic
offers against outsiders. Grenville has
never left his cousins side. AS he has
already said the turf was a great mys-
terry to him. All he knows-and this Is
derived from Dallison-is, that Coriander
is first favorite, and that -Fauxpas and
The Saint are each backed for great
deal Of money, and that the Lightning
Colt Is a dangerous outsider.
Now, Maude stand up on the seat.
Are the glasses right? Try"
"Quite; can see beautifully"
"Very we'll now repeat what / have
taught you. What are the colorsT
"Coriander, black and white hoops ;
Fauxpas, green and white braid; The
Saint cherry and black cap; and-and,
Oh dear, forget that Lightning thing"
"Mazarins blue; don't forget again.
Do you see those two bushes? As soon
as We hear they are off, bring your glasses
to bear on those. Wait till you catch
the horses in their field, and then follow
them till you don't want glasses"
"Yes, Gren; but my hand shakes 30
l wish you hadn't told me about all that
money II Coriander wins. Oh, dear, why
don't they starti What are they wait.
Ing forf"
All, me- Faces are study, the 6v'
minutes before the flag falls for great
race. The teeth will 60 through the lip
or the mouth will twitch, and the hand
that holds the race glass will shake little
on these occasions when the pOssessors
are involved In high stakes on the result
Once over, and as rule 1t would be diff
cult to tell whether man had lost much
or little. Winners look jubilant losers
bland at the hoisting numbers. To study
faces, use your eyes while the horses still
cluster at the starting post.