Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-09-21

They went out The ringing of a
bell drove all thoughts of the doctor
from Donovan's mind
THE post CALL" he cried ~Budr'
Here's I'm Bud from upstairs.
Keep your eye on things now If
anybody comes in here for me tell 'em
I'll see 'em later, and don't you leave
here for anything or anybody Don't
ever leave this place with nobody TO
look after it
81 went, Mr.. Donovan" Bud sol
EMMY promised.
Bud started for the stairs to make
the trainers bed Chappy entered to
get his saddle and catch one more
glimpse of himself in a mirror
The beat of horses hoofs as they
swept into the stretch and the cries
of the crowd attracted the jockeys at
tention and he walked over to the win
dow, carrying the saddle on his arm
After one glance he started for the sta
BILE Just then John Duffy entered and
who 1 am, don't you?" he asked.
speaking in a loud tone, glancing eau
tiously about the room.
Yes. sir, you is Mr.. Duffy" ans
wered Chappy.
The bookmaker laid his hand on the
Jockeys shoulder, drawing him closer
to his side
Now, then, fs Mt. Donovan about?"
NO, sir. he is just gone out
What orders have you about Wild
fre?''
Use to wait till we comes into the
stretch, den rs to send her out to win"
Whose orders are those?'
Mr.. Donovan's"
.'well, I'm going to change EN-" said
Duffy.
Change Mr.. Donovan's orders?' the
boy gasped.
Yes. Now you listen to what John
Duffy has to say. I can make kill
ing today If you do as 1 tell you
Now listen to me! Come here" or
dered Duffy, almost dragging the boy
to the window. "See this window.
This window is in full view as you
come into the turn of the stretch. Now
what 1 want you to do is to ride along
the outside of the bunch until you
come in view of this window-you'll
see me standing there. Now, then, if
you see q white handkerchief waving
you cut loose and win; if you don't
see a white handkerchief waving you
lose. That's all there is to it,
IT couldn't lose den, Mr.. Duffy"
cried Chappy, in fear and trembling
DE judges and everybody'd be watch
in me den; besides. 1 wouldn't know
how to do it; amt never pulled no
horse in my life
You don't need to know"
Den what does yer want me to do?"
asked Chappy in his perturbation.
There's lots of ways of losing
oynlainod DIffv "xyithOI1f mill
ing a horse. and with Wildire, it's
easier than sliding down a toboggan.
Listen. When you go past that win
dow if there's no white handkerchief,
then give her one dig with the spurs,
just one, and it'll be all over
use the spurs?'' asked the bewtl-
dered boy.
"JuSt once" assured Du1y.
IL don't think that
Duffy interrupted him with the ques-
ton. "Can anybody see you do it?"
mo, SIR" assented Chappy.
eff there is a white handkerchief
Chappy did not let him finish. 81
wins l understand all about dat, but
where do you come in? If Wildfire
don't win Jackdaw will, and dem
THAT'S it exactly" answered Duffy
Either Wildfire or Jackdaw wins, and
it's for me to say which one The odds
when l go from here to the betting
ring will decide that
But isn't Wildfire the favorite?''
Yes Wildfire's place is shorter than
Jackdaw's now, but 1 hear that there's
some big commissions to go in on Jack
daw which will send his price down
and Wildfire's up. If that's right L
bet on Wildfre and Wildfre wins. If