The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-16

crowd split to right and left and made for the
guard fences along the straightaway> and for the
open course beyond. l found myself back OF
close packed throng against one of the guard
fences just a came roaring down the
stretch. / was almost overturned by the swirl OF
the lateS comers who scurried to the fence and
tried to force place from which to catch
glimpse sof the passing i leaped upon the
wheel of stranded auto and was surlily ordered
OF OF "a sheavy-eyed chauffeur.
;ss WI passes?" begged hoarsey.-
fhis, - he answered, gruffly.
nd go Ha56M placer" asked He turned away sur.
lily Without answering
placer" l repeated, and my fierce earn
estneSSsdrew his sulky answer:
Fifth in the third lap-DRaiel just passed"
moved away and leaned against a tree, thinking,
aAnd trying to determine how best to give my
warming set out to find Letter. chairman of the
racing board After many inquiries learned he
had. gone to the press stand. 1t required a long
detouEsto get by the guard fences so as to cross
to the opposite side of the Having
press badge L stood for long time at the foot
Of the steps before could get message carried
to Letter. / urged "vital Importance and at last
he hurried down the steps, AS he saw me waiting
for him, he stopped half way down and his face
flushed angrily. M~
J. .Ha. Ceder!" he snapped. Get away from
here-get off the I'll have you pulled
But" eXpostulated.
Clear OUT" roared Letter. "DRael told ne
all about you. He was turning to go when l
yelled "There's plot to wreck the cars" He
stared at with cold disgust
Every likely he -sneered. !"You're drunk yet.
Here, officer, take this man up!" SNUG faced,
newly created deputy. staggered toward me- !
turned and plunged into the crowd moment
later I almost ran into hurryng committee man.,
1 caught him by the arm, but he wrenched him
self free, angrily IS
They're going to wreck the cars" stammered
80, you're drunk yet, Ceder" he exclaimed,
temptuously. IF 1 can find an officer and he
hurried away. .G,rs
So they all knew me- had been told, all of them
of diSqraCe-tOld DrObablV TeWa a
and warned that l would possibly try some re-
vengeful mischief. AS l stumbled along lady
shrank close to her escort and murmured:
What a horrible looking mani" For a moment
could not realize that she meant me. 1t brought
/, me to an abrupt pause. l glanced for the first
time at my Clothes My corduroy suit was stained
with the filth of the cutters, with drippings OF
liquor, and it mass of creases from having
been slept in and continuously for forty
eight hours. One strap of my puttee had come loose
and dangling and Tapping as walked. felt for
my collar-it gone. could not see my face, but
could feel the ;stubby beard and my matted hair
still dank with fog In some way l had got hold
of old straw hat. No wonder they believed
me drunk and refused to hear me.
ROAR from the crowd led to the fence in
n time to see D'Raie take third place from the
German car; dared not look at the man in my
seat, this time for rancour; must give
my warning before the leading car on its tenth
lap reached Kay's cross-road, and l knew there
were but five and half rounds left to CO.. kay's
cross-road cut the course nearly eleven miles from
the finish, but by back lanes and cross country
/ knew it to be only about seven miles. set
out | remember little of the trip l was weak
from hunger and from my unaccustomed dissipa-
ton In the lanes ] ran as.often as could ran
until forced into walk by exhaustion. The
cross country short cuts worse, for plunged
through brambles and thickets which dashed back
and tore my face and hands. .Once4I fell in get
ting, fence and when came to 1 found
myself lying in heap against the bottom rail and
had the fear that 1 might have lain there long
while. / struggled on for a. mile then struck the
r course on the Hampstead turnpike just midway
between the twenty mile. checking station and
Kay's crossroad. For moment:I ,hesitated then
4 began to run feeby toward the station. There
were no spectators along this part OF the COURSE
and / saw no one until met patrol motor
cycle The man looked at sharply and ] asked
eagerly who led and what lap it was. He replied
that DRaiel had passed leading with Hemmis,. =