The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-05-22
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full in the 9TH eyes.
why not?' Ths res no sentiment
! in financial affairs"
| Speed shrugged. "Our tenor friend
will sing his way back to California"
| He turned with his thanks to Helen
1.-The talkin' macbine!" interrupted
Still Bill suddenly. A group of men
was approaching who bore the pho
! Dograph upon dry-goods box, and de-
posted it in state beside the race
course. Say, Gabby, s'pose you give
us a tune, just to show she's in good
order"
suspicious. eh?"
You bet! There's a monologue I'd
admire to hear. It's called
We'll have The Holy City," said
Willie, positively. Its more appro.
priate.'
So. with clumsy fingers, Gallagher
fitted 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 affording
Glass sight of his face for the first
time. The latter started as if stung,
and crying under his breath, "Salted
car-horse!" drew his employer aside.
Say" he said, pointing a finger,
who's that"
Skinner, the man I run"
Glass groaned. His name amt
Skinner; that's 'Whiz' Long. Six
years ago l saw him win the Sheffield
Handicap from scratch in nine-three"
Then, as Speed did not seem to be
particularly impressed, Don't you un-
derstand Wally? He's a pro; this is
his game"
To which the younger man replied.
serenely and happily, TITS fixed"
What's fixed?"
"The race. It's all arranged
framed"
who framed it? How? When?"
"Sh-h! l did! Yesterday; by stealth;
fixed it,
You win from 'Whiz' Long, and
you can't run under fifteen?"
Wally nodded. 81 told him that
it's all right"
you told him. Glass staggered.
Its all right? Say! Don't you
know he's the fastest, crookedest,
cheatingest, double-crossingest-
he just came to feel you Quit"
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
cheat his mother. Waltz"
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,
Whiz! I just made you" Then he
shook his head.
II haven't got you. My name is
Skinner"
mix on that monaker," Glass
smiled, indulgently. II had a 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 a look toward Gal
lagher and the Centipede men gath
cred about the shrilling photograph,
stopped and tied his shoes, and
breathed softly:
Spiel"
This little Teller I'm trainin'-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" 1t happened that
Speed, drawn irresistibly, had come
forward to hang upon every word,
and now chose this moment to inter-
| rupt.
Its all right, Mr. Skinner" But
Skinner LEANED tn his fact