The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-09-19

'!i' btAll''lll 10 tue ltiltf ) quarters.
Tears were streaming down his dirt
Smudgcd face rs he cried:
Its II frame up, It's Il fr:meup.'
What's wrong. Bud: What is the
mailrr:" asked Mrs. Darlington. who
entered the room ~ ihat moment. hay
iug got rid of the doctor
Matter. Why, its II couple of crooks
Dats what's de matter. They've got
II all framed up for Wildiire to lose"
For Wildfire 10 lose, What do you
iuean:' asked the stunned widow.
John DuiTy-that's what | mean.
lie come In here and lie gets next to
de smoke jockey and tells him he'll be
i'll on de play" explained Bud, talking
in his own vernacular.
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 been going on
and you must tell me all about 1t
quickly < quickly - for everything
have in the world depends on this
race
Duffy comes on de main deck here"
cried the excited boy, while I'm 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"
Il don't believe It." she cried In
dismay.
"Wcll. 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 youso comm TO turn into
der stretch. If dcres n white handkcr-
chief waving dcre You wins if der
| amt no handkerchief you loses and
to it
"A white handkerchief and Wild6re
wins" she repeated in her distress.
| Mrs. Darlington understood. Duffy
| and Garrison.-a queer combination
she thought. Eut they had met years
ago. We're Garrisons prctensions all
| fraudulent. just to win her confidence
Were all her hopes to he shattered in
one blow and Garrison. he Of III men.
to deliver it? She thought quickly: al-
ready a plan was forming in her mind.
"If ! only could find Donovan.
walled Bud.
Try. Bud, try. I'll stay here till you
come back" she begged, pushing him
to the door.
Helpless. almost hopeless. she paced
to and fro. awaiting Donovan's return.
From the cheers and handclapping she
knew the field was parading. 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 matter:" she demanded.
"It's-it's"- The boy could not con-
fess to her.
you've been betting" she cried.
Ralpn nOuueu uuHlDly.
"And have lost
His chin sank on his breast. 1.-TWO
thousand dollars" he fa1tered.
ITO whom"
DUFFY" he whispered.
Duffy? I'll pay him"
Ralph shook his head in agony.
Its paid already" was his reply in
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 or
other I'll get 1t for YOU she assured
him contidentially.
Mrs. Barrington's determination TO
pay the money might he of little help
to him. for he had 10 tell her:
That isn't all"
isn't all:" Her heart sank at the
thought of the boy sinking deeper into
the mire of the track
No. HopinG 10 win il back, I've
plunged on Wildfirc with the rest" he
confessed.
What" she cried i'll amaZement at
the further revelations.
Yes. And there's u change in the
betting That's what | came to see
donovan about DO you Sc" what this
means 10 me: If Wiidhrc loses father
will cast me off like the thief am and
| shall lose everything everything
even Myrtle. What a fool I've been"
hc walled. covering his face with his
hands.
Gently Mrs. Darlington lI'G her
hands on his shoulders i'hr fault was
not all lis. one OF the owls of the
business in which >h" made. her iiycli-
hood WAS coming Io her own door. She
had never realized it fully before.
Vaguely she had heard of such eases
but here it had come 10 her. The boy