The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-02

In Baltimore at present and an inter
est In one In New York. besides 'aving
a string o. race horses.
well. Tom Braddock comes from
Baltimore. His father was boss
trainer and trader there for q god
many years afore be died-wtch was
about two years ago. I've card 10
said by them as knows. that he some
times traded bosses In the dead OF
night and forgot to cave q In ex-
change for the one he took away.
However that may be. he got
caught at II and 30 died an honest
man. II seems that he borrowed n
Of Colonel Grand's riding hossss b
years ago. aud didn't return Il for
nearly eighteen months. lie wouldnt
ave returned II then II the colonel
admit seer I'm riding II In Van SYKES
street parade ont In q little indiana
town during county fair week ! was
with the show nj the time. With was
afore old Van Slye sold out 70 Tom
Braddock Well. Tom and Mira. Brad
dock begged 40 ard for the old scamp
that the colonel not only let I'm Oh,
but took i'm back Ia Baltimore to
train hosses for I'm. That was about
Ave seasons ago. and II was b nrst
time any Of Us ever laid eyes on the
colonel.
tom Braddock and Is wife lived
In Baltimore In the winter time. where
she kept little Christine In school from
November to March. The rest OF the
year she tenches 'er 'erseif. I might
say that Christine IL 9 specially well
edlcated child and well brought up.
You can see that for yourself. Tom
wanted 'er to learn 'ow to sing and
dance SOS she could be earning money
all winter. but 'er mother said nix to
that. very proper like. In course o
time. Toms father worked II SOS
Tom could practice is bareback acts
Mt Colonel Crand's stables. He was
the best rider in the country at THAT
time. The colonel got Inn to drinking
and gambling. That was the begin
ming. The poor cuss admit been such
n bad lot up TO that time. Him and
Mary had always got on fairly wen
until he got to drinking. 1t wasn't
long afore the colonel took a notion
TO Toms wife. He as a wife OF Is
own. but that didn't stop I'm. He
Just went plumb crazy about Mary
Paddock. who was the purtiest. love
lest woman he'd ever seen or any OF
us. for that matter. I'll never forget
how nice she's allus been to my gal
ere and to every gal In the show. FOR
that matter. She's an angel II there
ever was one. Don't interrupt. Casey.
I've said 1t. You keep still. too. Ruby
and don't snif1e like that. either.
II won't go into the istory OF 'ow
the colonel tried to get 'er away from
Tom. I dare say that's the very thing
that makes 'er stick TO Tom so loyal
like in spite Of wot he Is now. Just
principle. that's all. Well. for more'n
two year the colonel as been Fostering
'er almost to death and she as to
stand 1t because he's got such a ter
ribIe old on 'er husband. You see. the
| colonel lent Tom a good hit Of money
when he bought old Van Slye ont sea
son afore last. | will say this FOR
Tom. he paid I'm back dollar for dol
lar. We 'ad a good season and he
got the show cheap. Tom give up rid
ing because he was tight all the time.
nearly killing Christine once or twice.
Every once In awhile. come 30 the
colonel would turn MP and travel with
the show for a week or so. inducing
Tom to play poker and drink. Tom
allus lost and then the colonel'd stake
i'm for a month or so to run the show
on. This AS gon on for two years,
Tom getting wuss all the time and the
colonel more persistent. Tom as lost
all sense OF honor and decency. He
knows the colonel Is trying tn get is
wife away from I'm and he amt got
spunk enough left to object to It, He
don't ever try to protect 'er from the old
villain. They say Grand as promised
'er a fine 'ome In Washington and will
edicate Christine abroad. besides Of
fering enough diamonds to Oil q at
But she Just despises i'm more and
more every week. He'll never get 'er-
no Stree. Why. she just couldn't do
it, faint In 'er!
EARLY this season he lent Tom five
or six thousand and Tom can't pay 1t
back, know. business as been so bad.
He's come on this time. ! dare say. to
bulldoze EN- Into Is way of thinking.
He's wonderful persistent. Like as not
he'll help Tom out some more afore he
leaves. just to draw the web closer.
He'll stay a few days. Angling around
'er like a vulture. paving no attention
to 'er rebukes. and then he'll go off to
return another day. He's wrecked
Tom Braddock. just as a stepping
stone. Some day he'll be through with
Tom for good and all and you'll see
what 'appens to Thomas"
''What beasts!" cried David.
BRAD as got TO this point in is love
for drink and cards." said Joey. Hell