The Winslow mail., 1914-02-21
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER 1-Cowboys of the F1ylng
Heart ranch are heartbroken over the
loss of their much-prized phonograph by
the defeat of their champion in foot
/. race with the cook of the Centipede
ranch. A house party is on at the Flying
Heart j. Wallingford Speed, cheer lead,
er at Yale. and Culver Covington, inter,
collegiate champion runner, are expect
ed.
CHAPTER II-Helen Blake. Speeds
sweetheart suggests to Jean Chaptn. sis.
induce Covington, her lover, to win back
the phonograph Helen declares that II
Covington won't run, Speed will. She
tells Stoyer, the foreman, that the phone
|. graph will be won back.
/, CHAPTER III-Stover's announcement
that they have new foot-runner causes
|. great joy among the cowboys Speed and
his valet. Larry Glass. trainer at Yale.
arrive.
CHAPTER Iv-Helen Blake asks Speed
who has posed to her as an athlete, t6
race against the Centipede man. This
cowboys join in the appeal to Wally, and
fearing that Helen will find him out, he
consents. He insists. however, that he
shall be entered as an unknown, figuring
/ that Covington will arrive in time to take
his place.
CHAPTER v-speed begins training ur-
der Glass direction.
CHAPTER VI-The ladies fix up train
ing quarters for Speed.
CHAPTER vII-Fresno glee club ain
/: ger from Stanford university and in love
with Helen, tries to discredit Speed with
the ladies and the cowboys.
CHAPTER VIII-Speed and Glass put
in the time they are supposed to be
training playing cards in a secluded spot
The cowboys explain to Speed how much
the race means to them, that they have
wagered all their possessions and thei,
pay for a month in advance. Speed as
sures them he will do his best.
CHAPTER Ix-The cowboys tell Glass
I It is up to him to see that Speed wins
the race. Willie, the gunms n, declares
the trainer will go back east packed in
ice if Speed fails.
CHAPTER X-A telegram comes from
Covington saying he is in Jail at Omaha
:. for. ten days Glass in a panic forces
Speed to begin training in earnest.
CHAPTER xI-speed declares to Larry
that the best way out is for him (Speed)
to iniure himself. Glass objects strenu,
ously saying that his own life will be
forfeit if anything happens to his prin-
cipal.
CHAPTER XII-Glass forces Speed out
at sunrise to practice, running. At the
instigation of Fresno the cowboys put ice
in Speeds shower bath.
CHAPTER XTLI-The cowboys force
Speed to eat in the training quarters and
prepare him diet of very rare meat.
CHAPTER XIV-Miss Blake bakes a
cake for Speed and is offended when Lar
ry refuses to allow him to eat 1T. Gov
ington arrives on crutcheS.
CHAPTER KYLE says he broke his toe
in Omaha. Mrs. Keap, engaged to Gov
ington and in love with Jack Chaplin, ex
poses Speed to Helen, because Speed had
failed to prevent Covington from joining
the party. Speed decides to cripple him
self, but Skinner, the Centipede runner,
appears with a proposition to throw the
race.
CHAPTER XVI-Fresno gives Gala
CHER the Centipede foreman, $500 to bet
against Speed for him. Helen Blake
hears of it and bets $500 on Speed.
CHAPTER XVII-Skinner twists his
ankle near the finish Of the race and
Speed wins.
CHAPTER XVIII-The bridesmaids
wore white organdie and carried violets