The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-05


1ef India ard monarch of the Unite /
Kingdom, looking at my phsteboard.
= am pleased to meet you an.
swerea irst as friendly; That goes
10th ways, your Majesty and thon
he introduced me to his whole party.
There were seveu men and soycn M.
dos beside King Edward ana war
number 10
The names OF those present do nor
come back TO me now. but ! know
that several OF them were Dukes and
Halls The next thing the King did
vas 70 llyise mp to stay as his guest
until the racing was concluded !
lhankod him but said hi come with
q Young lady from ny own lara VINO
would not relish the lng absence ..
her escpit BY All means spoke AZ
the king. 20 and bring Tho Noung
/ indy; she Is very welcome 60 ON
party , tod the gorgeous gaar1F
whore she was and 1t waN proud
and smiling American Erl whom they
presently brought in The Rine gare
her his hand as he lad mc anu intro.
ducca her al around too
Made A Eet With Edward.
~ was getting lHtc by this time
and the Lext 70 he last Pace gamn
on. Are YOU going to wag e nn'
thing on this race, Mr. CrosN?' liis
Majesty asked 4 rarcW bet, your Ma
iesty, bus think I'll risk lust one
little S. note on horse here nanel
Getaway, that I see Is owned by Nh
lIagan Of liqntucky am domg u
purely from patriotism, for know
nothing OF the animal,
!" That horse, said the King, has
no sort OF show DO not throw awdf
your money on Il hopeless beast. lie
Is 8 to /, in the betting, 20 while
appreciate your good Americanisnh
don't let sentiment destroy prudence.
some Of the aristrocrats seconde l
King EDWARDS suggestion, but ! was
obstinate. and bought . ticket when
entitled ape TO $40 for IS, II my ehoise
wen. The King kept chaning me, ana
hnallv offered to bet him $25 even
that Getaway would be winner III"
was nightly ticlled at this and 90
cepted II in a ilify Now your Ma
lesty. sold IN make YOU Gnothe'
s25 bet that win the wager we haY''
made. Done again, be exglalmep'
lust one more small bet, your Nlit
iesty. not meaning to be tlrcgome'
Name it, and am your taker no
matter what II Isl answered we fnon'
arch, who was in splendid spirits.
ITS lust this. II lose it VIII D
nm 10 mo to treat all hands 10 chan'
naene. but your Majesty will pay lpr
,he wine II he is the loser. Thi9 was
nrobabIy q most extraordinary sp'eoh
ia make to such a parsonage, pat ~,
Mort edward was SO Jolly and irlenoi'
tnal bv this time I'd lost al my lea,
of ROYALTY He accepted TINS p'op9sa' ,'.,,
az craciously as the others ahd en.,n
the word was passed that 'he morse"
we're off.
Getaway Did The Trick .t
"Tye seen many an exciting coi'len'
az the turf but never one 'hat .,ninb a1h,
ed nv sou, as did that race III VIZ, -
/ haa nut up money against ne co,n y
IN cmuerar. You know how tho ~
i.sh race on = straightaway tfaeN
With the spectators setting al o,,, oat
finish. Ny horse had been lo'l,'eno oor, ~ y
10 me. and. when saw i,''n sn',nd o1n
laundering down the coufsr ~ ,,o, .,,.
r,,rst of ypeed that landed MN W.T.
ner by three lengths, J lofeo. Wy n,,inh IN (.
ners and gave vent 81 r'"' """''
ma yell u a.o,,.
ieThe King laughed as did ever, 3,
hodv else. and then tho grand orr
snortsman went down into his poche'
and gave me the money He thea ~
arJered I ed up the wipo aud we dranf' !" V
hls haaltl and 10 ihc success po,n bot,
ol Great britain aud America anq.
4, parting. he sail my visit llaa Il. oefG ,r
rcal plcasurc and q treat 'seh =
had carried away his money