Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-09-05

DUST. Mrs. harrington looked 1ondly
after It. Then her eye fell on Dono-
van, walking toward her.
Donovan was a product Of the Amer
team track, splendidly loyal to his en-
ployer and devoted to her interests.
On the death of harrington he Ind
taken full control Of the stable forshis
widow. BY lis good Judgment and
economy he accomplished the un-
usual made the stable paying prop
osition. He Judged men by horses. His
success was due as much to his love
for his charges as his knowledge His
one great pride and hope was the Wild
owls three-year-old Wildfire, entered
for the Ocean stakes the next day.
Educated in the college Of experience,
his language at times almost needed
translation for n listener not versed In
slang or the jargon Of the stable.
Mrs. Darlington feared for the be.
trayal OF her secret. Nettled but anx
ious, she dismissed Berthe. Then t.
the trainer:
Why have you come here, anyway
Haven't I warned you against It time
and time again?"
Yes. but this time L, was he be
gan.
Walking to and fro in her nervous
ness she interrupted Donovan with the
question:
DO you realize what would happen
1t became known TINT I am the own
err of the John Duffy stable?"
Donovan replied with emphasis: It'll
never come out through me. ana me
md you are the only ones that know.
Why, you've even kept It. from your
own sister,
do you think that DR.. Woodhurst
would agree to the match II he knewI
owned a racing stable7 He'd break Il
OF in a minute
Il guess that's right. Say, that fussy
old guy just begins to steam up and
boil over every time anybody mentions
the race track. suppose he thinks hid
son feels the same way about II. !"
What do you mean? Do you know
anything against his SOM
Know anything against himr' he DO
gan. Then 1t dawned upon him that
he might be betraying a friend. II
he told what he knew Ralph might be
thrown into deep water. He would see
the boy himself and warn him. So be
added mildly, "Sure / don't. y
Have you ever seen him ct the
track y she asked,
''Mmmml Yes, once OF twice but
there's no harm In that.
This was revelation for the widow
It was not In the least soothing to the
nerves. Furtively she dabbed her nose
with her handkerchief. Who could *
pect a woman to be her real, composed
self just after q proposal Of marriage
from man whom she had known only
two weeks and whose little sister wa
to be married In the morning to q
model young man who was patron Of
the track surreptiu ously?
"He must stop 1t. His father
wouldn't like 1t. And he is engaged e
my sister. Can you see what an add
tional reason for secrecy that ishsl
happiness at stakel Oh. why did my
husband leave the horses to me
"Say, last time l saw you tipped
you OF to the real John DUFFY. didn't
II"
In worried voice she answered:
you told me there is such man q
John Duffy" The widow shuddered
He is doing everything in his power
to make life miserable for me"
"For you-that fourflushing book.
maker?'
n "Yes-John Duffy. He has rented q
cottage over on Jackson avenue, and
now he makes 1t a point to go by here
several times day. Every time he
sees me he leers at me In the most In
sulting manner. oh, I despise him,
loathe him! Donovan, he's bruteg'
She stamped her foot