The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20

the bedroom To the trainers quarters.
Tears were streaming down his dirt
Snud-"d face as he cried:
ITS 4 frame mp, It's = ~frameup.'
"NhAt'S wrong Bud: What is the
mHttcr:' asked Mrs. harrington, who
entered the room 1t that moment, hay
iug GOT rid Of the dn@tor.
"Natt"r, Why. it n couple or crooks.
OATS what's dc matter, They've got
it AL framed up for Wildfre to lose
For Wildtire t. lose. What do you
mean?' asked the stunned widow.
John Duffy that's what mean
He come In here and he gets next to
dc smoke jockey and tells him he'll he
in on de play explained Bud, talking
in his own yernacular.
Bud sank into the rocker and cover
ed his face with his hands. Mrs. Bar
rington knelt beside him.
Listen, Bud she said I'm begin
ming to realize what's beer going on
and YOU must tell me all about it
quickly quickly for everything |
have in the world depends on this
race"
Duffy comes on de main deck here"
cried the excited boy, while Im up
aloft. He don't know dat-so he
frames it all up with de dinge. and the
dinge hikes. Duffy and Garrison are
working together, and
"Garrison|'
"Sure-Garrison."
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dismay.
Well. Duffy comes in an he sees de
COON" He ran to the window, beCkon-
ing her to follow him. When she had
joined him he continued. He sees der
coon, an he says to him: See dat win
dow? When you'se comm to turn into
der stretch. if dere's a white handker-
chief waving dere you wins-if der
amt no handkerchief you loses and
Jackdaw wins and OATS all dere is
to it."
a white handkerchief and Wildfre
wins,'she repeated in her distress.
Mrs. Darlington understood Duffy
and Garrison.-a queer combination,
She thought. But they had met years
ago. Were GarriSon's p~retensions all
fraudulent, just to win her confidence:
Were all her hopes to be shattered In
one blow and Garrison, he of al men.
to deliver it: She thought quickly; al
ready Il plan was forming in her mind.
IF | only could find D%onoyan!'
walled Bud.
Try, Bud, try. I'll stay here till you
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10 the door.
Helpless. almost hopeless. she paced
to and fro. awaiting D%onovan'S return.
From the cheers and ha%ndclapping she
knew the field was p%arading. She
started for the window. when the door
burst open and Ralph rushed In.
'Donovan.' he called, his voice trem-
bling with excitement.
Ralph, What are you doing here?'
Nothing nothing" Ralph was al
most breathless.
And why are YOU so pale? Ralph.
what's the natter she demanded.
"It's-its"- The boy could not con
fess to her.
you've been betting" she cried.
kdlnQ llDuuod utHlblS.
And have lost
His chin sank on his breast. 1.-TWO
thousand dollars he faltered.
ITO whom"
Duffy he whispered.
Duffy? I'll pay him"
Ralph shook his head in agony.
Its paid already was his reply in q
weak voice.
How" she questioned.
with the money-with the money
Ralph began, with a sob.
with the money your father gave
you this morning." she asked.
The dropping Of his head confirmed
her surmise.
He must never know. Some way OF
other I'll get it for YOU she assured
him con%fidentially.
Mrs. Barrington's determination to
pay the money might he of little help
to him. for he had TO tel, her:
THAT isn't all
isn't ALP Her heart sank AZ the
the mire of the track.
no. Hoping 10 win II back. I've
plunged on Wildfre with the rest" hs
confessed,
WHAT she cried in amazement al
the further 70, Citations,
Yes. Ana there's u change in thu
betting. That's What I came to So,
Donovan about. lu Won soc what this
means to me? If Niidhre loses fathe'
viii east me of like the thief | am ant
shall lose everything everything
even Myrtle, What u uol I've been,
he walled. covering his face With hi
hands
Gently Mrs harrington lltd he
hands ON his shoulders The fault MA
no, III hie. one If the evils II lh,
business in " hich she made hor livoli
hood Was coming 10 her uMn door, Nh,
had never realized II full, before
Vaguely size had heard ot suol, eases
!, but here II had come ~ her. The DO!