The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-02

est in one In New York, besides 'avlng
n string o. race horses.
well. Tom Braddock comes from
Baltimore. His father was a boss
trainer and trader there for a good
many years aforc he dled-w'ich was
| about two years ago. I've card II
! said by them MS knows, that he some
! times traded bosses In the dead OF
night aud forgot TO leave one In ex-
change for the one he took away.
However that may be. he never got
/ caught at II and so died an honest
man. II seems that he borrowed one
of Colonel Grand's riding bosses TO
go after doctor one night. some
years ago. and didn't return II for
nearly eighteen months. He wouldn't
ave returned II then II the colonel
'adn't seen i'm riding 1t in Van Styles
street parade out In a little Indiana
town during county fair week. ] was
with the show at the time. w'ich was
afore old Van Slye sold out to Tom
Braddock. Well. Tom and Mrs. Brad.
dock begged so ard for the old scamp
that the colonel not only let I'm or.
but took i'm back to Baltimore to
train bosses for i'm. That was about
five seasons ago, and It was the first
time any of us ever laid eyes on the
colonel
"Tom Braddock and rs wife lived
in Baltimore in the winter time, where
she kept little Christine in school from
November TO March. The rest OF the
I iph
say that Christine Is q specially we'll
cdicatcd child and we'll brought up
You can see that for yourself. Tom
wanted or to learn 'ow to sing and
dance SOS she could be earning money
III winter, but or mother said nix to
that, very proper like. In course n
time. Toms father worked II sos
Tom could practice is bareback acts
at Colonel Grand's stables He was
the best rider in the country at that
time Tho colonel got i'm 90 drinking
and gambling That was the begin
ming The poor russ admit been such
y bad lot up to that time. Him aud
Mary had always got on fairly well
until he got 10 drinking. II wasn't
louc aforc the colonel took notion
10 Toms wife. He 'as n wife OF is
own hut that didn't stop I'm. He
lust wont plumb crazy about Mary
Rraddock. who was tho purtcst. love
liost woman he'd ever seen or any or
MS. for that matter I'll never forget
how nice she's alus been to my gal
ere aud 10 every gal in the show Tor
that matter She's an angel IL there
ever was one. Don't interrupt, Casey
I've said It. You keep still, too, Ruby
and don't sniGle like that, either.
IL won't go into the 'istory OF ow
the colonel tried to get or away from
Tom. dare say that's the very thing
that makes 'cr stick to Tom so loyal
like i'm spite Of wot he Is now. just
principle. that's all. Well, for morc'n
two year the colonel as been Fostering
'er almost to- death and she as To
stand 1t because he's got such ter
rible old on 'er usband. You see. the
colonel lent Tom good bit Of money
when he bought old Van Slye out sea
son afore last. | will say this for
Tom. he paid i'm back dollar for dol
lar. We al 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 so the
colonel would turn up and travel with
the show for q week or so, Inducing
Tom to play poker and drink. Tom
allus lost and then the colonel'd stnke
i'm for n month or SO to run the show
on. THIS ms gone on for two years.
Tom getting wuss all the time and the
colonel more persistent ~Fam as lost
all sense Of honor and decnncy. He
knows the colonel is tying to get is
wife away from i'm and he amt got
spunk enough left 10 object to II. He
don't even try tn protect 'er from the old
villain They say Grand as promised
'er Il fine ONE in Washington and will
edcatc Christine abroad, besides Of
fcrinc enough diamonds TO I'll at.
But she just despises i'm more and
more every week. He'll never get 'cr--
no Stree! Why. she just conduit Il"
il, faint in or.
Early this season he lent Tom FIVE
or six thousand and Tom can't pay il
back, know. business as been so bad
Hes come on this time, | dare say, "a
bulldoze 'cm into is way Of thinking.
Hos wonderful persistent. Like as moi
he'll help Tom out some more afore he
leaves. just to draw the web closer
He'll stay a few days. angling around
'cr like vuIture paying no attention
tn or rebukes. and then he'll so off to
return another day. He's wrecked
Tom Rraddock. Just as a stepping
stone Some day he'll be through with
Tom for good and all and you'll see
what 'appcns to Thomas"
What BEASTS cried David
Brad as got to this point in is love
for drink and cards" said Joey. Hell
sacrifice anything for whisky. He's got
to have It, We've all talked to i'm. No
good I don't like TO say II, Dav-
Jncky. but he's slapped lis wife more'n
once when she's tried to plead with
David sprang to his feet, his face
,,,i,.nri,,y u.itb ra ga. nd horror