Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-17
CHAPTER XVIII.

CHAPTER XVIII.
IL is Monday afternoon. The usual
crowd Of refuse humanity clusters round
the door Of the great turf exchange. EI-
pugilisrs, low publicans, noblemen's but
lers that were traders on mems weak
nesses or iust-greasy, brSss-chained
shOvel-hstted, brazen-throated, brazen-
browed-with wolfsh greed OF gain stamp
ed more or less on their features-the
hungry. gOld-seeking mob Oscillate round
that low doorway. The turtles temple
never shuts; the fell war between hackers
and layers never ceases. Eager murmurs
are heard midst that vulture-faced crowd
He went very bad in the market this
morning. Tell me they offered threes,
az the clubs What's wrong with
him." What against The Saint?" and
similar hurried interrogatories fall ON the
ear. Now a brougham, now a well-ap-
pointed CAB, whose driver throws the reins
from MS lavsnder-kidded hands to the
next tiger now the hansoms Of ordinary
life drop their respective occupants at
the small doorway.
The Subscription Room is full: round
the big circular desks much paving and
receiving is going on. The sofas round
the room are crowded with loungers the
tessellated pavement is trOd by fuctuat-
ing mass, who ebb and flow to different
points as some one or two large specula-
tors vOciferste the odds, or cease to do So
1t is the settling day after the broken
week al Newmarket, and sinister rumors
are rife about the first favorite for the
Two Thousand. He mas stood at FIVE to
two for a long while, but report saws
that three TO one has been laid and Of
fered, TO any amount of money, at the rae
ing clubs this morning.
Half-past four-fatal hour for many a
favorite at Tattersall's, the adjustment OF
last weeks accounts-is over, and the
ring has time TO turn its attention to
forthcoming events.
Three TO one against Coriander for the
Guineas," is yociferated in more than ono
quarter. Nothing positive seems known
about the horse; but e panic has set In.
and backers stand aloot from a wager
that yesterday they would have jumped
al. Some few adventurous men take the
increased odds to e little, but speediIv
repent as they find the disposition to lsv
that price rapidly increasing.
AT this juncture Pearman. attired IN
deep mourning. entered the Subscrip,ion
Room. II was but few days since his
fathers funeral, and, TO do him iustica
he would not have been there had NOT a
friend telegraphed to him early in the dav
the onslaught that was being made on
Coriander. Business must be attended 20
De argued, whether racing or otherwise
and knowing mis- horse to be narfac,Iy
well, he ran up at once to town 10 ston
this demonstration against il.
Foremost among the opponents Of tho
favorite was big. corpulent north conn.
ryman, who enjoyed the reputat;on =,
6y no means throwing his money aUav
In turf parlsnce, when he persistently bst
against horse, he knew something
Here's 1000 to 300 against Cor;an.
oer vociferated Mr.. Plyart, for the sec-
ond or third time.
quietly. i 'i'''i'
Yes sir. VIII you take It twice,"
Pearman nodded.
Inc oookmaker pencilled il into bis
no1e oook. The crowd, attracted bv the
TACT OF Coriander's owner coming 70 ths
rescue had surged round them: but NO
soonsr had Mr. PIyarr comnle,sd IT.
memorandum, than he reiterated his
noarse war cry Of Here's 1000 To 900
against Coriander :" a shout in wh;ob ~
was immediately Joined by two or ,h-as
oIaer large Spectators.
Put 1t down again, PIyart," said Pear.
as nan srimiy and now. inspired with con.
ldsiice by the way in which hi. 60.
nae supported him. several backers n.
vested on the favorite.
hot a little, It seemed as II Cor;sndo,
would rally In the market; but the lsvsrs
~ Ooas lar exceeded the backers. and
unaiiy came forth Mr.. Plyart's ominons
snout OF 1000 to 1000 against the favo-
lite for The Guineasp y" 'oi-
III take that J" cried Pearmsn ,hon.h
q" astonishment knew no bounds !. snd
as tne bookmaker noted II, he rsm. raaS I
"i'n sneer, You'll find nv horse h.d
% get out Of on the Two Thousand dsS
80, con think you win hedge, except At .