Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20
Cop7fishk 1910, b Harper 5 Brothers
Continued from last week

Nrylu 10 Tx you,
Not a bit like It," Glass protested
etoutly. II only asked him which side
he'd rather run on. and now he calls
for police protection"
Don't try 1t again, that's all!" the
cook warned ~sullenly.
Il reckon I'll take a hand in thisi"
Gallagher was In a fine g and
would have fallen upon the offender
had not Slower stepped In his path.
Il reckon you don'tl" he said easily.
The two glared at each other, and
were standing thus when Speed and
his trainer moved gently of They
made their way to the house In com
parative silence. I'll made a mis-
take" said Walfy.
you've been jobbed like you was a
baby" said Glass. "There amt but
one thing to do now. Go into the
house and change your clothes. and
when you get ready to run, get ready
to run for your life-and mine-s
Over on the ~acecours Gallagher
was inquiring:
Who's goin' to send these we're
athaletes away?"
II ami" announced Willie without
hesitation "Bein' perhaps the handi-
est man present with a weepon, I'm
goin' 10 start this Journey" He
looked his foes squarely in the eyes
elias anybody got objections to me7"
The silence was fattering. and more
loudly now. SO that Skinner might
hear, he added: ~If your man tries to
beat the gun, I'll have him wingin'
his way to lands celestial before he
makes his second jump"
Gallagher acknowledged the fair
mess of this proposition. ''This race
is goin' to be sQuar'," said he. We're
ready when y'all are"
]. Wallingford Speed stepped out OF
his clothes and into his silken rum
-An4saiEfQHNnun1 and cold.
His hands performed their duties to
lbe sure, but his brain was idle- All
he knew was hat 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 a dull trance he followed his
trainer back to the track, his eyes
LIZ III AAh0 WdICEs 1NOS ulf
til he heard the welcoming shout OF
the Flying Heart henchmen did he
~Qrealize 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;
care we ready7"
Glass held out his hand AGood-by,
Mr.. Speed
Chaplin came forward and spoke
with artificial heartiness, "Good-luck,
Walfy; 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 racer" faltered the
runner.
Then. In a voice broken with excite.
ment, Helen Blake spoke, holding out
her hand for a good-by clasp. Dear
Mr.. Speed" she said, will o try
to remember hi s?-remember to run
before he does, and don't let him
catch up to you If 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-point, whence he sur
weyed 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 a statue, hts toe TO the
mark, his eyes averted.
You'll start here and run O hun
dred yards out yonder to the tape"
Gallagher announced.
II refuse!" said Speed firmly.
For. one breathless instant there
Twas a hush Of Amusement, then a cry
of rage. Still Bill Slower hurled the
nearest man out of his patch, and
strobe forward. his lean face abIaxe,
me wheeled and flung up bis hand as
az to check some hidden movement Of
Wfllie's.
NO voylence yet. WIFI What d'you
mean. MI. Speed?"
Speed uttered what he knew was
mis- final joke on earth Il mean that
I refuse to run s~traightaway. I'm an
allaround 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 ,