New Ulm review., 1913-07-02

VIII sing his way back 10 C2lIOrnla.
He turned with his thanks to Helen
'"The talkin' machine!" interrupted
Still Bill suddenly. 4 group Of men
was approaching, who bore the pho
nograph upon dry-goods box, and dc
posted 1t In state beside the race
course. "Say. Gabby. s'pose you give
M q tune. just to show she's In good
order"
Suspicious, eh?" ,.r
you bet! There's q monologue Td
admire to hear. It's called" .
'We1l have The Holy City," said
Willie, positively. ITS more appro
pirate" ....s..
So, with clumsy fingers, Gallagher
atted a record, then wound up the ma
chine under the jealous eyes OF the
Flying Heart cowboys.
Drawn by the sound, Skinner
wrapped to the chin In his blanket
idled toward the crowd, aftordine
Glass sight Of his face for the frs,
time. The latter started as II stung
and crying under his breath, ~Safted
oar~horse." drew his employer aside
Say" he said, pointing . singer
who's that?" ~. --..-.. =
Skinner, the man I run"
Glass groaned. ~His name 3fn't
Skinner: that's 'WhtE' Long. St1
years ago saw him win the ShedfelI
Handicap from scratch In nfnelthree.:
Then, as Speed did not seem to be
particularly impressed, Don't you un
desstand, Wally! He's a pro: this II
his camel"
To which the younger man replied
serenely and happily. Its fzed:"
whats axed."
The race. Hs all snranged-
framed"
''Who framed It? How? When.?'
''Sh-h! l did! Yesterday; by stealth;
4 fixed IT.
~You win from 'Whiz' Long, ant
you can't run under fifteen?"
Wally nodded. II told him that
its all right"
"You told him!" Glass staggered
Its all right? Say! Don't you
know he's the fastest, crookedest
icheatingest, double-crossingest- why
he Just came to feel you OUTS
And Speed turned dizzy.
~And you fell for that old stuff
Larry's voice was trembling with an
ger and disgust. "Why, that's part Of
his work He's double-crossed ev
cry runnin' mate he ever had. He'd
vo1}hor woi{3O
Skinner had left the crowd, and was
seated now in the shade Of the corral
fence. He glanced upward from be-
meath his black brows as Larry
reached and greeted him. Hello
iWhiz! just made you-" Then he
shook his head.
'1 haven't got you. My name is
Skinner"
"Nix on that monaker," Glass
smiled, indulgently. "I had man in
that Sheffield Handicap six years
ago"
you're in bad" asserted the cook
steadily, but assuming that my name
is Long"
II didn't say your name was Long.
i called you 'Whiz.' Glass chuckled
at the point as he scored it. Nov
come in; be good"
Skinner darted look toward Gal
lagher and the Centipede men gath
: cred about the shrilling phonograph,
stopped and tied his shoes, and
breathed softly:
Spiel"
"This little feller I'm trafnin'-does
he VIM"
''Without an upward glance, Skin.
ner inquired:
did the man you trained for the
Sheffield Handicap VIM"
Never mind that. Does this frame
up 60 through" It happened that
Speed, drawn jrresistibly, had come
forward to hang upon every word,
and now chose this moment to inter-
rupt.
Its all right, Mr.. Skinner" But
Skinner leaped to his feet.
Don't try anything like that" he
cried in terrible voice that brought
Eabby Gallagher striding toward
hem. ~~.
whats goin' on here? Are they
tryin' to fix you, Simmer"
mot bit like it," Glass protested
stoutly. 81 only asked him which side
he'd rather run on, and now he calls
Tor police protection"
Don't try it again, that's ALL" the
cook warned, sullenly.
81 reckon I'll take hand in this!"
Gallagher was in a fine rage, and
would have fallen upon the offender
had not Stover stepped in his path.
Il reckon you don't!" he said easily.
The two glared at each other, and
we're standing thus when Speed and
his trainer moved gently off. They
made their way to the house in COM
parative silence. IL made a mis-
take," said Wally.
You've been jobbed like you was
baby" said Glass. There amt but
One thing tn Go n0u IN into tho