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Marriage Licenses

Lee Ramsey and Myrtle McCullV;
Jim Dunlap and bona Stinnett;
George Kerr and Miranda McGhee.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-11-06

healthy. frightened young animal
would run. At the second turn Skin
Ter had not passed him. but the thud
IT his feet was close behind.
This unparalleled phenomenon sur
'rised Lawrence Glass perhaps most
II all. Was this a miracle? He
'urned to Covington, to find him dane
ng madly. his crutches waving over
lis head, in his eyes the stare of a
maniac. His mouth was distended,
ind Glass reasoned that he must be
shouting violently, but could not be
'ure. Suddenly Covington dashed to
he turn whence the runners would
,e revealed as they covered the last
lalf lap. for nothing was distinguish
ible through the fence, burdened by
human forms, and Larry numbered aft
or him, ploughing his way through the
crowd and colliding with the box upon
which stood the Echo Photograph, of
New York and Paris. He hurled
Mariedetta out Of his path with brutal
disregard, but even before he could
reach his point of vantage the sprint
srs burst into the homestretch. Larry
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With a knowledge confined mainly to
livestock, the foreman inquired:
"How's your laigs? / like to see
EN- hairy. that-a-way; it's sign of
stren'th. I bet this college boy is az
pink as maiden's palm! He. don't
look to me like he could rum"
"They fool you sometimes" said
Skinner. "By-the-way. what have you
bet?
I'VE laid the photograph agin their
treasures an trappin's-"
But how much money!
1--WE got three hundred pesos down.
but they sent word they was comm
loaded for bar, so we rustled five hum
dred more"
SINNERS eyes cleaned. IT wish /.
had a couple of hundred to bet onI
myself"
Broke, eh?'
"I'm as clean as a hounds tooth. y
Pm sorry y'all tossed off you1|
wages. but"-Gallagher started sus
piciously-"say! reckon thatI
won't affect your runnin' none, will
it?"
Skinner admitted that he could rum
best when he had something to rum
for. you might advance me al
months wages" he reflected.
"I'll do it. Hello! Say. amt thatl
one of them FLYNN Heart city visi-
tors?" From the direction of thel
ranch buildings Berkeley Fresno wasI
approaching.
"Good-afternoon! You are Mr.. Gal.
lagher, believe? l rode over with
our crowd just now" Fresno looked
back. Let's step around to the other
side Of the corral; want to talk to|
you" He led the way: then inquired.
SIS this your runner?"
That's him. His names Skinner,
and that's promisin' title to bet on"
Gallagher slipped a roll of bank-notes
from his pocket. "Unhook! I'll get|
you"
mo. no! I think myself Mr.. Skin.
ner will win. That's why I'm here"
strip your hand. son. don't
savvy."
And Fresno explained.
You see, I'm a guest over there;
but there's no sentiment with me in
Ito be Continued)
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Copyright, 1910, By Harper 4 BrOttoIS
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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-11-06

J. wallingford Speed stepped out OF
his clothes and into his silken rum
ning-suit. He was numb and cold.
His hands performed their duties to
be sure, but his brain was idle. All
he knew was that he had been be-
trayed and all was lost. He heard
Glass painting instructions into his
ear, but they made no impression upon
him. In dull trance he followed his
trainer back to the track, his eyes
staring, his bones like water. Not un.
til he heard the welcoming shout Of
the Flying Heart henchmen did he
realize that the worst was yet to
come. He heard Larry still coaching
earnestly: IF you can't bite him. trip
him up" and some one said:
Are we readyT
Glass held out his hand. "Good-by.
Mr.. Speed"
Chaplin came forward and spoke
with artificial heartiness, Good luck,
Wally; beat him at the start" and
Covington followed.
Remember" he cautioned, sadly,
what l told you about the start-it's
your only chance"
why don't you fellows think about
the finish Of this race?" faltered the
runner.
Then, in a voice broken with excite
ment, Helen Blake spoke, holding out
her hand for good-by clasp. Dear
Mr.. Speed" she said. twill you try
to remember this to run
before he does. and don't let him
catch up to you. II you do that, I just
know you'll win"
This magnificent display Of conf
dence nerved the athlete, and he
smiled at her. He wished to speak,
but dared not trust himself.
Gallagher was calling; so he went
to the starting-poin whence be sur
veyed the course. There it lay, no
more than a lane leading down be-
tween ranks Of brown-faced men whose
eyes were turned upon him. On the
top rail of the corral perched Willie.
revolver in hand. The babble of
voices ceased, the strident laughter
stilled, Speed heard the nervous rus
tie of feminine skirts. Skinner was
standing like statue, his toe to the
mark, his eyes averted.
You'll start here and run D hun.
dred yards out yonder to the tape
Gallagher announced.
Il refused" said Speed firmly.
For one breathless instant there
was a hush of amazement. then cry
OF rage. Still Bill Slower hurled the
nearest man out Of his patch, and
strobe forward, his lean face ablaze
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hammock, and much of the time her
hand was in his. From the bunk
house across the courtyard hoated
the voice OF the beloved Echo Phono
graph. now sad, now gay; now shril-
ling the peaceful air with Nine. Mel.
ba's holy City," now waking the
echoes with the rasping reflections of
"Silas on Fifth Avenue" To the
spellbound audience gathered close
beside it. 1t was divine; but deep as
was their satisfaction, 1t could not
compare with that Of the tired young
son @; Eli. Ineffable peace and con-
tentment were his; the whole wide
world was full of melody. .
"And now that I've told you what
. miserable fraud am, you won't
stop loving me?" he questioned.
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"How can I when You won't listen
to me? Hear ye! Hear ye! Culver
was engaged to marry Mrs. Keap, but
she discovered what q reprobate he
is"
There was indistinguishable dissent
Of some sort from Mr.. Covington.
and she learned to detest him!"
Mrs. Keap likewise dissented in &C.
cents muffled.
We'll, she would have learned to
detest him in a short time, because
she's in love with Jack Chaplin; SO
she came to old Doctor Speed in her
troubles, and he promised to fix 1t all
up. Now guess you four can do the
rest of the explaining. II you ever
get in trouble, come to the match.
making kid. I'll square it,
They we're four happy young people,
and they lost no time in escaping
elsewhere. When they had gone
their benefactor said to Miss Blake:
Wouldn't you like to make that al
triple wedding? We might get club
rates."
For answer Miss Blake hurried til
the door and was gone.
=
Over at the Centipede there was al
great activity and yet a certain idle.
ness also, as II it had been a holiday
The men hung about in groups listen.
ing to the peripatetic photograph. AL
dozen or more outsiders had ridden
over from the post-off1ce to witness
the contest. Out by the corral, which
stood close to the first break of the
foothills, Skinner was experimenting
the laying out of course, selecting
stretch of level ground worn smooth
and hard by the tread of countless
hoofs.
Makes pretty good track, eh?'
he said to Gallagher. Il wonder how
fast this TELLER is; Ever heard?"
"They seem to think he's whirlin
ball of fire, but that don't worry you
none, does it," Gallagher bent his
lead-blue eyes upon the cook. who
shrugged carelessly, and Gallagher
smiled; he was forced to admit that
his man did not appear to be one cas-
lily frightened. SINNERS face was
hard. his lips thin. his jaw was not
that of weakling. He had dressed
early, then wrapped a horse-blanket
about his shoulders. and now. casting
this aside, sprinted down the dirt
track for few yards to test the foot
ing, while Gallagher watched him with
satisfaction-a thing of steel and
wire. as tough, as agile, and as spir-
tied as range-raised cow-pony. He
was unshaven, his running-trunks
were cut from a pair of overalls, held
up at the waist by a section of win
dow-cord, and his chest was scantily
covered by an undershirt from which
the sleeves had been pulled. But
when he returned to pick up his blan-
yet Gallagher noted approvingly that
he was not even breathing heavily.
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uuWSS
Glass saw It all at q glance-Speed
was weakening, while Skinner was
running easily. Nature had done her
utmost; she could not work the i'm
possible. As they tore past, Skinner
was ahead
The air above the corral became
blackened with hats as II a flock OF
vultures had wheeled suddenly; the
shrek Of triumph that rose from the
Centipede ranks warned the trainer
that he had tarried too long. Heavily
he set OF across the prairie for New
York.
The memory Of that race awakened
Speed from his slumbers many times
in later years. When he found the
brown shoulder of his rival drawing
past he realized that for him the end
of all things was at hand. And yet,
be It said to his credit, he held dog
gedly to his task, and began to fight
his waning strength with renewed de-
termination. Down through the noisy
crowd he pounded at the heels Of his
antagonist, then out upon the second
lap. But now his fatigue increased
rapidly, and as it increased, so did
SINNERS lead. At the second turn
Wally was hopelessly outdistanced,
and began to sob with fury, in an
ticipation of the last, long, terrible
stretch. Back toward the final turn
they came, the college man desper-
ately laboring. the cook striding on
like machine. Wally saw the rows
Of forms standing upon the fence, but
Of the shouting he heard nothing.
Skinner was twenty yards ahead now,
and flung a look back over his shout
der. As he turned into the last
straightaway he looked back again
and grinned triumphantly.
Them. Wallingford Speed gasped,
and calling upon his uttermost atom of
strength. Quickened the strides of his
leaden legs. Skinner had fallen!
A shrek Of exultation came from
the Flying Heart followers: it died as
the unfortunate man struggled to his
feet, and was OF again before his op.
ponent had overtaken him. Down the
alley Of human forms the two came
then as their man drew ahead for an
instant or two, such a bedlam broke
forth from Gallagher's crew that Law.
renee Glass, weh started on his over
land trip, judged that the end had
come.
But Skinner wavered. His ankle
turned for a second time; he seemed
about to fall once more. Then he
righted himself, but he came on hob.
bling.
The last thirty yards contained the
tortures of lifetime to Wally Speed
His lungs we're bursting, his head was
rolling, every step required separate
and concentrated effort of will. He
knew he was webbing, and felt his
knees ready to buckle beneath him.
but he saw the blue tight-stretched
1 ribbon just ahead. and continued to
lessen the gap between himself and
Skinner until he felt he must reach
out wildly and grasp at the other
mans clothing. Helen's face stood out
from the blur. and her lips cried to
him. He plunged forward, his out
flung arm tore the ribbon from iti
fastening. and he fell. But Skinner
was behind him.
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Holman Hunt's Failure q,

Gambart, the art dealer, sent Hol-
man Hunt to the holy land to paint
q picture similar to the Light of the
World" Hunt returned with 1.-The
Scapegoat." which SO disappointed
Gambart that he refused to accept 1t.
Seeing Linnell. the painter, shortly
afterward. he plaintively said: Il
wanted nice religious picture, and he
painted me great goat"
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Supert1uous Labor Counts.

The men who have achieved suo.
cess are the men who have worked.
read. thought more than was abso-
lutely necessary, who have not been
content with knowledge sufficient for
the present need, but who have sought
additional knowledge and stored II
away for the emergency reserve. II
Is the snperfuous labor that eQuips q
man for everything that counts In
life.
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one Unconsolahle GrIeY.

Many housekeepers can sympathize
with the old Virginia lady who said
to her friend. on finding treasured
old cup cracked by careless maid:
II know Of nothing to compare with
the af1liction Of losing a handsome
piece of old china" Surely" said
the friend, 1T is not so bad as losing
ones children" Eyes it is, for when
your children die you do have the con
ISOLATION of religion, you know"
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He wheeled aDd flung up his hand az
II to check some hidden movement of
Willie's.
mo voylence yet. VIII! What d'you
mean, Mr.. Speed?"
Speed uttered what he kn ew was
his final joke on earth. y mean that
refuse to run straightakay. I'm an
all-around athlete, and must run all
around something"
Amid shouts Of confusion, those who
had taken position along the course
came crowding back to the starting.
point. Willie wrapped his legs about
the top rail Of the fence and drew a
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-11-06

grating about the Echo Photograph
In the midst of wardance. He
Kicked violently with his spiked shoes.
whereat the foreman bucked like q
Wild horse under the spur and dropped
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-11-06
: To Get Rid Of Mice.

To rid house Of these troublesome
pests lay a block Of camphor near
their baunts. They dislike the smell
OF camphor and will quickly disappear.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-11-06
CHAPTER XVIII.

HE only thing in the world
that the victorious Speed
wanted was to lie down and
stretch out and allow those
glowing Goals In hfs chest
to cool OF. But rough
hands seized him, and
he found himself astride
of Stover's shoulders and
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-11-06

Get your Butter Wrappers at the
Optimist office.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-11-06

Cash paid for soft, clean cotton rag
at the Optimist office a0v.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-11-06

You'd probably feel sorry before you
reached the ground. But you'd have
lene satisfaction-you'd know you were
not going to an ordinary end
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Cheer Up!

Tumble to this instead Be original
N your business printing. The bstt0
kind doesn't cost any more We fur.
lnish ideas 40 well - execute youR
work speedily and right up 70 IL uanr
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voice of Willie as Wally murmured to
Skinner:
Remember, trust you"
Skinner ground his teeth; the tendons
in his calves stood out rigidly.
"Get set!"
Once more the silence of death
wrapped the beholders, and Willie
raised his arm.
Speed cast one lingering farewell
glance to the skies, and said. devout-
ly: What beautiful. beautiful
day!"
Now the starter was shaking In an
ague Of fury.
Listen, you!" he chartered. shrilly.
I'm goin' to shoot twice this time
once in the air, and the next time at
the nearest foot.runner. Now. get
set!" and the speaker pulled the trig-
ger, whereupon Speed leaped as II the
bullet had been aimed at him.
Instantly a fulllunged roar went up
that rolled away to the foothills, and
the runners sped out Of the pandemon.
ium. their legs twinkling against the
dust-colored prairie. Down to the
turn they raced. Speed was leading.
Fright had acted upon him as an cleo.
trio charge; his terror lent him wings;
he was obsessed by a propelling force
outside of himself. Naturally strong,
1.-the. and active, he likewise pos
sessed within him the white-hot flame
Of youth. and now. with q nameless
fear to spur him on. he ran a. any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31

Nothing worries Nick Altrock, who en-
jOyed the rather unique honor of being
signed as a big Lacquer last year purely
for his coaching ability. If Nick was
a fellow prone to worry, he could spend
many a sleepless night over various
things connected with the great national
pastime. Nick's arm is gone. and his
bank roll is bent. simply because he was
too good a fellow. Nick makes himself
feel better by arguing along these lines:
You see, when l was born i didn' t
have a cent: so when I'm broke, I'm just
where I started. even with the world and
it is always possible to make another
start Which is pretty fair logic, by
the way
American League fans who saw Altrock
put on his phantom boxing act before
President Johnson legiSlated against the
stunt thought it screamingly funny, and
it was. There is many a pitcher in the
game today who would be a star II they
but had Altrock's heart and head. Late
in his career. when he was slipping. a
young chap was sent to get an interview
from Nick On pitching.
What have you got that enables you
to VIM" The young man hoped Nick
would explain the workings of his differ
ent curves.
We'll" answered Altrooll. after little
thought. II will admit that l have pref
ty fair move to first. | certainly can
vouch for Nick on this point. 1t once
seemed to me that Nick used to pass the
batters. expecting to catch them mapping
off first, rather than let them break the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
DERrINENT @hNENT
~ Happenings SPortdom

much money in Minnea polls as he re-
ceived in the major leagues. but that he
has tired of the game. But the chances'
are that there will be a change or front
on the part of Delehanty just as soon as
the daisies begin to pop UP their heads.
There have been very few instances where
ball players have quit the game WIN II
was possible for them TO draw sal
airy.
Here at least is some yarn: Joseph
Shoulder. director of athletics at Sher-
man Institute. New York. believes tnat
the Marathon runners who represented
America at the Olympic games We're far
!, from the best long distance runners in
the United States. Last summer 1eWahl-
ma and Zeyouma went home to Arizona
to spend their vacations, and race was
arranged between the Carlisle runner ana
the Sherman champion. The distance was
twelve miles. Tewanima appeared In his
Carlisle track suit, and Zeyouma wore
the Sherman colOrs. AS the race was
the tribe said the boys did not look like
able runners. The insult was keenly 1elt
by the young bucks, and Tewanima said
IF you don't like our looks. get in and
show what you can do
The challenge promptly accepted
and a number of the older 'red men"
started. They wore no running shoes
nor track suits, merely discarding coats
and removing their shoes. Both Zeyouma
and Tewanima were hopelessly beaten
The pace was too much for them, and at
the sX-mile post both the trained ath-
1etes fell out. leaving the race to the
barefooted runners in the lead. Shoulder
did not remember the name of the Win
ner. but said he was a man about fifty
wears of age, who looked as if he We're
dying of consumption.
Now. doesn't it look to you as if there
are some great runners out there on the
desert. who would make a good showing
against the distance runners of other ma
tons? l believe / will get busy and de-
velop some real Marathoners for the
Olympic team of 1876
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31
BY J. ED GRILLO.

There have never been two great ball
players in one family. Though there were
four or five Delehanty brothers, Ed Dele
hanty was the only one of the lot VINO
stood out. There were three Donohues.
yet Jiggs was the only one who ever
starred Paul Cobb has never broken
out of the minor leagues, though his
brother jumped into prominence the very
first year he donned the spangles.
Whether this holds good SO far as man.
ayers are concerned Will to an extent AT
least be proven this year.
Connie Mack has a son named Earl
and he is to manage the Raleigh. n. C..
team the coming season. Young Mack
has been playing semi-pro ball for sew
eral years and had charge of the team at
Atlantic City last season. He is now to
branch out as full-fedged manager and
his regime will be watched with much
interest. If he has inherited any Of his
fathers ability the time may not be far
off when he will be in the majors. but
this is rather doubtful, for breeding in
base ball does not appear to mean much.
If Luther McCarty and Bombardier
Wells. the English champion. meet in a
ten-round bout, as IS reported, there Will
be chance for the Englishman to get
on match with Jack johnson. provid.
ing of course, that Wells is the winner OF
his bout with McCarty. match be-
tween Wells and Johnson could be pulled
off in England or France Just how good
a man Wells is has not been established.
He was beaten by PalZer, but claims to
have been i'll at the time What is true
of Wells is also true of McCarty.
Following certain labyrinths of the
dope" on McCarty, the now accepted
white heavyweight champion fighter OF
the world. arouses one to anything nut
an enthusiastic frame of mind about Nc
Carney's marvel. The best thing that
can be shown in regard to McCarty is his
coast record of victories over Palzer and
Flynn.
Outside of that, forget it!
For example, take the line on McCarty
through Jess Willard. the six feet six
inches of humanity, who beat McCarty
in the opinion of newspaper critics and
who at least must have been entitled to
draw Willard fought a novice forty
pounds lighter than himself. vastly shy
in reach. strength and height. and OF
even less pugilistc education than him.
self Yet Willard foundered around for
five rounds. smashing his own knuckles
and stepping on his own feet before the
contest was finally stopped.
Indications are that the operation which
John Henry underwent will prove entirely
successful Henry is about and is not
forced to use a crutch or cane. There Is
daily Improvement in his condition. and
he feels confident that by the time the
team goes into training he Will be able
to do his share of the work To have
Henry physically fit again will mean
| mucn to the Nationals. for he is un-
doubtedy one of the best catchers in
the league.
Jim Delehanty, erstwhile National and
Tiger, says that lie may quit base ball.
Del, who lives in Cleveland, has chance
| to get on the police force of that city.
| and he says that he believes he would
| like that better than playing base ball.
He says that he is not a hold-out. for
Cantillon is willing to pay him just as