The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-03-04
THE TICKET
III HIS BOOT.

Jimmie Skaters father died when he
was bat six years old, and Jimmie had
to so to work selling papers to help
out his mother and the other children.
From that he Griftcd into the position
CT telegraph messenger boy and when
he was fifteen helped ut a livery sta
bic. This job suited him better than
tile others, for he was very fond Of
horses. Making the acquaintance of
a raiser of blocdcd stock who took a
fancy to him, he left the livery busi-
| ness for stock farm Jimmie. Ike
the horses. must have had some very
coed blood in him. for he seat every
dollarof his small wages that he didn't
need to keep body and soul together to
his mother, who was getting old and
feeble, and lie worried because he
couldnt send her more.
Jimmie begged Mr. WheelOck, his
employer to let him ride in race, but
was only permitted to ride in practice
trials of speed Indeed. the stockman
seemed perfectly willing that Jimmie
should get all the practice he wanted.
Finally he told Jimmie that he might
mast tiia' u iii' ""Ni.S III c''i
race, but on a horse that had no
chance to win. Jimmie was delighted,
and when, rugged out in tight breechcs
anu Sc"ric' J"VNeH ne inoui'ou ne
morse ne iei. lhil ne mo ie''eiie'i ''io
summit Of hisambltion
A man came up TO him, making signs
tiat ne ni'u soiii'. t'iliis ply a1e - 80
iluil'c'',c' ''linii1 polit uo"N' anu '''e
man "hl9PcLeL 70 nm
o'e nele' Soii'iS' want ~ iii''i-o 'ol-ie
uloIey
Jlilliiile Thought u ms o'u iiio'iie'
anu lhe Mus; o,oo =
A'ceiuSe II you w 'e so - 10
you We hAeu I'VE VI siA JoeEoSo -
let my morse VIII iou' nurse ii',S no
clahce any way 50 tneie no' Inns
"Iohs III 1t lol gou
II oH'i "hi, WY uo 90u
10 pay me u l'7e ~,
10 lLiaNe =" ',ciu CIi '',''ilS "a i, = ne
way 20 1t 70 liii'' NY .iOi,'e - q''y''I
at ~ 10 J. give lle JocheSS &c c''eI -, a
TICKET Ii't Cdn' lol ~ - = ~
sup your tleket III your nool,
JIuilliie e'luC"tioh i'u io' -
Tue moran iiie' pu' ne was iiist iii, ~ =
~ honest Anu ne was aS Siiit'it 40
NC was h'iie''' lii' e'i
rose any money on tiie l"oe ',iiiiliie
wanted MN 70 kno" mat ne ii"u Oeeii
sWli'oleu'
ne i4l'ln ~, nm " sap oii '"e ies''
hahaglhg NJ the same tiile 10 shoNe
TICKET III ms ooot' ana 'lLlliiie ioIe
OH. soon alier tnal tne norSes sol
INTO position, ana the Den SOUNDED
Now, Mr.. WheelocK' VINO owned lhe
horse jimmie rode-he had haiheu nun
Marx 1apiey-niu MS eye On po'n
Jimmie ana Marx. NOBODY knew
anything about tue morse except MI
Wheelock, who knew all about als
pedigree and believed MN TO De OF
great promise. lie had watched Jln-
ME ride In the trial races ana had
noticed that be was natural Jockey,
but, fearing that II Jimmie knew ne
was riding horse that might WIN
and was backed. by bis master Inc
boy might get RULED, he dld not zen
him what was expected OF him. Be
sides, he didn't care to trust his secret
with any one, not even Jimmie.
The start had no sooner been MADE
than the favorite began to pun ahead.
Mark Tnpiey was one of the last across
the line and after passing one or two
of the last runners Kept his position
for. the first quarter. When half the
course had been run the faYorlte was
first, Mark Tapley three lengths be-
hind and the rest scattered
THE little jewel"' muttered Whee-
lock to himself. Hes ready to give
his horse a squirt, and l believe hell
do it,
Jimmie gained but slowly. by the
time three-quarters had been gone over
he had gained only length. But the
favorite had from the first been doing
his best, and Mark Tapley was getting
neryed to his work. When but an
eighth remained Jimmie began to push
him. In few seconds II was neck
and neck, and at the goal ne passed.
the wire half length ahead.
There was the usual excitement
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