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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-29
CHAPTER Nv,
Tres Halle

Tres JOAhe.
The hot inky odors of a news
paper plant took me by the throat
during my progress in the whiny
elevator to the third floor.
Before attacking the days edi-
torial tried to decide whether Il
was the nerve flicking clash of the
linotypes, the pecking chatter of
the typewriters, or the Earring
rumble of the big cylinder presses
that was taking the life out of
my work. was impartial in this,
but gave II up.
And then a letter was dropped
on the desk before me, and !
recognized in the penciled adj
| dress upon the envelope the I'M
formed hand of Blister Jones.
Dear Friend, | guess you are
thinking me dead by this time on
account of not hearing from me
sooner in answer to yours. Well,
this is to show you 1 am alive and
kicking. / guess you have read
how good the mare is doing.
had some mean luck with her al
Nashville by her going lame for
me. so she could not start in the
big stake, but she is o. X. now.
note what you said about being
sick. That is tougnt. Why don 4
you come to Louisville and see
the mare run in the derby? IL you
would only bet. l can give you a
steer that would put you right and
pay all your expenses. Well, this
is all for the present. Resp.
BLISTER Jones.
"P. S. Now, be sure to come
as want you to see the mare. She
is sure a good mare
Il laid the letter down with a
sigh. The mare referred to was
the now mighty Tres Jolie, favor
tie for the Kentucky Derby.
had seen her once, when a two
year-old, and remembered
Blister's pride as he told me she
was to be placed in his hands by
Judge Dillon.
Yes, l would be glad to see
"the mare" and | longed for the
free sunlit world of which she
was a part, as for a tonic. But
this was, of course, impossible.
So long as hard undiscerning ma
terialism demanded editorials
editorials | must furnish.
Darn such peni l said
aloud, at it's first scratch.
quite right" doomed a deep
voice. A big gentle hand fell
on my shoulder and spun me
away from the desk. See here"
the voice went on gruffly, you're
back too soon. We can't afford
to take chances with you. Get
out of this. Don't let me see you
around here again till-we have
better pens" and he was gone
before thanks were possible.
We'll. well, WE'LL" was Bills
ter's greeting. Look who's here.
seen your ole specs shinin' in
the sun clear down the line!"
shifted luxuriOusly. cit
smells just the same" l said
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"I've been paid what's comm
to me- i says. 'Nothin' like this
goes
L have Investigated since you told
me that story. Trainers do not
pay expenses on other people q
horses. Now, put that back in
your pocket or | will be mortally
offended
81 don't need it." / says.
+" Neither do L. she says. I
haven't told you-guess what I've
been offered for Salvation?
81 give il up I says.
Fifty thousand dollars she
says. What do you think OF
that?'
Are you goin' to sell?' I asks
her.
Certainly not she says.
He'll earn twice that in the
stud ! says. Who makes you
the offer-Mr. Dillon2'
No, a New York man. she
says. L guess Mr.. Dillon has lost
interest in him.
1 guess he hasn't, I says. 4
seen him at Pimlico, n he was
worse m ever
'Did-did he still feed him
sugar." she says, but she don't
lock at me while she's gettin' il
out.
You bet he did, / says.
" Shall you see him again
she asks me.
'Yes'm, I'll see him at New
Awlins,' | says.
You may tell him, she SAYS
her face gettin' pink. that as far
as my horse is concerned ]
haven't changed my mind
On the way back to the house
| gets to thinkin'.
I'm goin' round to the kitch-
en- m say hello to Aunt Liza |
says to Miss Goodloe.
''Liza's glad to see me this
time-mighty glad.
" 'Hyah's a nice hot fried cake
fo' you, honey she says.
This amt no fried cake l
says. This is a doughnut.'
You ain tryin' to tell me
what fried cake is, is your she
says.
Aunt Liza I says to her
while I'm eatin' the doughnut, 4
sees Mr.. Jack Dillon after he's
been here. n he acts like he'd
had a bad time. Did you take
a poker to him. too?
No, sah,' she says. Miss
Sally tended to his case
It's too bad she don't like
him. / says.
Who says she doan' like
him.? says Liza. He come a
sto'min' round hyah like he gwine
to pull de whole place up by de
roots an transport hit ovah Lex
ington way. Fust he's boun' TO-
to take date boss what's done win
all dem good dollahs. Den his
min fit f'om dat to Miss Sally.
an he's amin to cyar her off
like she was q 'lasses barl or q
yahd OBJ calico. Who il dem
billions. anyway? De Goodies
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awful dream!
Everything seemed vast and
gray and dreary. / knew all the
time that actually I wasn't there,
but it seemed as though l were,
Just the same-alone, far out in
the fog.
There were damp blankets of
mist drifting all around and there
was an icy. Pungent bite i'm the
air, and the lazy, big rollers were
seefhing heavily.
81 watched them heavily to-
wards me, and as one of them fell
away slowly there suddenly rose
out of the gray flank of the one
following a great, red wing, awssh
with water. and then part of a
motiOniess propeller blade!
1T made my heart stop, and I
was trembling all over.
And then that oily, green wa
ter closed heavily over IL all again.
And that's all.
But remember 90 repeat" she
said, "that I know the America
WON'T be lost I'm the Atlantic.
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to see Miss Goodloe at Goodloe,
Kentucky, If you want this colt
"'Oh. General Goodloe's daugh-
ter he says. Does she own him?
When l go back next week I'll
drop over and see her.
well, Salvation starts in the
Crescent City Derby, m when he
comes under the wire Miss Good
loe's five thousand bucks better
off. He wins another stake, N
then / ship him with the rest of
my string to Nashville. The sec
ond night we're there, here comes
Jack Dillon to the stall with a
paper bag in his hand.
You didn't get the eolt?' /
says to him.
" No. he says, L didn't get
anything lost some
thing
'What?' l says.
Never mind what he says
Here, put this bag of sugar where
/ can get at it. She told me to
feed him two Jumps a day
THE colt wins the Nashville
Derby, N then ! ships him to
Loueyville for the Kentucky. We
want him to win that more'n all
the rest, but as luck goes, he
ketehes cold shippin', n he cam
start.
Miss Goodloe comes over tt
Loueyville one mawnin' to SEE
him. She gets through huggin
him after while, N sets down il
a chair by the stall door.
& Now, start at the beginning
and tell me everything she says
so | tells her every move the
colt makes since | has him.
How did he happen to catch
cold?' she asks.
Constitution undermined"
says.
"'Oh! How dreadful she
says. What caused it?'
Sugar l says, never erackin
smile.
"She flushes up, N / see she
knows what | mean, but she don't
ask no more questions. Before
she leaves, Miss Goodloe tells me
she'll come to Cincinnati il the
colts we'll enough to start in the
Latonia Derby.
| Il ships to Cincinnati. About
noon derby day I'm watehin' the
swipes workin' on the colt. He's
Iavorite fur the Latonia n
| there's mebby a hundred boobs
| In front of the stall rubberin' al
him.
Please let dis lady pass
I hears someone say, m here
comes Liza helpin' Miss Goodloe
through the crowd. When Liza
seems me | ducks m holds mp my
arm like I'm lodging somethin'
She grins till her mouth looks
| like a tombstone factory.
Il clean fohgot to bring dai
pokah wild me-" she says. 'HyaI
you is, Miss Sally
81 don't hardly know Miss
Goodloe. There's nothin' like
race day to get a dame goin'
Her eyes are shinin' m heI
cheeks are pink, m she dom
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We'll. well, WELT" was Bills
ter's greeting. Look who's here!
I seen your ole specs shinin' in
the sun clear down the line!"
shifted luxuri0usly. cit
smells lust the same. said
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BY PHIL ID. RAIDER.

BN PHIL ID. RAIDER.
(Aviator Reporter for the Times
HAMMoNDsPoRT, N. Y. July
29.-"Oh, dear-that terrible,
terrible dream again."
The beautiful fairy godmother
of the great msn-made bird of
destiny, the America" shud-
dered.
"HOw silly of met" she ex-
claimed. 'Why, I know just
KNOW-the America Is going to
reach the other side safely"
The emphasis and CHEEKY con-
viction in her tone made me feel
surely that Catherine Mason,
fairy godmother of the America, "
was a surer, safer prophet OF
happy success for the epoch-mak-
ing. over-Atlantic journey. even
than the great scientists who have
also predicted such success.
81 feel IL all the time when I'm
awake. l KNOW the America
will succeed in her trip.
sBut then-oh, there's that
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

Blister Jones, horse trainer, at
tends "a sale at the late General
GOodlOe's stock farm. He sees
nothing to interest him i'm the reg
uIar line of horses put up for sale.
but while scouting around the
farm runs across a fine colt that
looks like a winner TO him.
Directed by a negro stable man
to the house, Blister finds the
mansion deserted-stripped of
its furniture and contents. The
only surviving relative of the old
general is one daughter, Miss Sal
Iy, and Blister finds her living I'm
am Overseer's house. He is ward
ed off by big Aunt Liza, Miss Sal
ly's negro nanny. Aunt Liza has
no intention of having her "chilef
bothered but finally Blister has
his way and at once succumbs to
Miss Sally's charm. The colt As
one her father gave her and she
trained him herself. She knows
he is fast but has no money to
have him trained for the track.
Blister persuades her to let him
take the horse ON the proposition
that she shall pay for his training
IL the horse wins-if he loses IL Is
to cost her nothing. Knowing
nothing of business Miss Sally ac-
cepts, little realizing the gener-
Osity OF such an offer ON Blister's
part.
When IL comes to racing
name for the colt Miss Sally says
she has never called him anything
but Boy-baby. Blister says he
can't race under that name. Miss
Sally responds that a name Will
be easy enough to find IL the colt
only proves himself on the track.
"He will be my salvation II he
WINS" she says, and Blister jumps
at the name salvation" 6
NOW GO-ON WITH THE STORY
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look more'n sixteen.
Why, Boy-baby,' she says to
the colt, you've grown to be such
wonderful person 1 can't be-
lieye it's you!' The colt knows
it's race day m don't pay
much attention to her. oh, Boy
BABY says Miss Goodloe. I'm
afraid you've had your head
turned you don't even
notice your own nanny
His head amt turned, it's
full o. race / says to her. He'll
come down to earth after he gets
that mile-'n'-a-quarter under his
belt
when the bugle blows, Miss
Goodloe asks me to stay in her
box with her while the derby's
run. There's twenty thousand
people there N / guess the whole
bunch has bet on the colt, from
the way il sounds when the
bosses parade past. You CAM
hear nothin' but Salvation! oh,
you Salva-a-tionl'
They get a nice break all in
line, but when they come by
the stand the first time, the colts
layin' at the rail a ZENITH in front
fightin' fur his head.
"They never get near the colt
He comes home alone
with that big. easy, swingin' gal
lop of his, m goes under the
wire still fightin' fur his head.
Then that crowd goes plumb
crazy! Men throws their hats
away, m dances around, yellin
till they can't whisper! Miss
Goodloe is shakin' SO has 10
hold her up.
Isn't he grand? How would
you like to own him?' a woman
in the next box says to her.
I'd love it, says Miss Good
loe, N busts out cryin'. You'll
think I'm an awful baby!' she
says to me.
"T don't mind them kind of
teams l says.
+" Neither do T. she says,
laughin', n dabbin' at her face
with a dinky little hankerchiff.
There's no use to tell you
what Salvation done to them East
ern bosses; everybody knows
about that. He begins to stale
off at Pimlico, so / ships him to
Miss Goodloe, N writes her to
turn him out fur three or four
months.
sIt amt a year from the time
we leaves Miss Goodloe standfn'
in the road till then. Salvation
wins his every start. He's
COPIED off forty thousand bucks.
guess that's goin' somel
when the season closes | goes
through Kentucky on my way
South, m I takes a jump over
from Loueyville to see the colt.
Miss Goodies bought a hundred
acres around her little house, n
the colts turned out in a nice
bluegrass field. We're standing
watchin' him, when she puts
somethin' in my pocket. l fishes
1t out m it's a check fur five
thousand bucks
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CONTINUED From Yesterday
CHAPTER III.
A Great HOss

II sends the colt down with a
swipe, n he's been at the track
q week when / gets to New Aw-
Inns. The boys have begun to
talk bout him already, he's such
a grand locker. He don't give
me no trouble at all. When he's
had two months prep. l has my
exercise boy let him down for a
full mile. Man! he just gallops
in forty flat! Then l know I've
got somsthini
His first race I'm as nervous
as a dame. l don't bet a dollar
on him fur fear I'll queer it.
Anyway, he amt a good price -
you cant keep him under cover,
he's too flashy-lookin'.
We'll, he comes home alone,
just playin' along, the jock look
in back at the bunch.
Il starts him the next week, n
he repeats, but 1t amt till his
third race that l know fur sure
he's a great boss, with racin'
heart.
Sweeney has the mount, n
he don't get him away good-the
colts layin' a bad seventh at the
quarter. Banjo's out in front.
away off-'n' she's a real good
mare. That pin-head Sweeney
don't make move till the
stretch, then he tries to come
from seventh all at once =.
m by cash, he does 1t! That colt
comes from nowhere to the Banjo
mare while they're goin' an
eighth! The boy on Banjo goes
to the bat, but the colt just gal
lops on by m breezes in home.
Il know then the colts good
enough fur the stakes, m l writes
Miss Goodloe to see If l can use
the fourteen hundred he's won to
make the first payments. She's
game as a pebble, m says to take
him the limit. So / enters him
from New Awlins to Pimlica.
I've had all kinds of offers
fur the colt, but I always tell 'em
nothin' doin'. One day a lawyer
named Jack Dillon, who owns a
big stock farm near Lexington,
comes to me n says he wants to
buy him.
He amt fur sale,' tells him.
'Everythin's for sale at q
price, he says. Now I want that
colt worse than / do five thou
sand. What do you say?'
I amt sayin' nothin',' I says.
How does eight thousand
look to your he says.
Big l says. But you'll have
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owned big Ian right hyar in
Franklin County when de billions
ain nothin' but Yankee trash
back i'm Maine or some other out
Ian 'ish placei Co'se we sends
him bout his bisniss-him an his
money! Ef he comes roun' hyar,
now ives rich again, an sings
small TO a while. Miss Sally
mighty likely to listen to what he
got to say-she so kindly dat a
way
AT the depot in Goodloe that
night | writes a wire to Jack Dill
Ion. If you still want Salvation
better come to Goodloe, is what
the wire says. l signs 1t m sends
It n takes the train fur New
Awlins.
The colt ruptures a tendon
not long after that, so he never
races no more, m / amt never
been TO Goodloe since"
Blister yawned. lay back on
the grass and pulled his hat over
his face.
rs Salvation alive now?' l
asked.
Sure he's alivei" The words
come muffled from beneath the
hat. He's at the head of Judge
billions stock farm over near Lex
ington."
I'm surprised Miss Godloe
sold him." l said.
She didn't sell him,
Blister muttered drowsily. Mrs.
Dillon still .
owns him."
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It's a thrilling mystery
story and one of the sum-
mer's most successful
books.
The scene is laid in a
wealthy home and despite
the loss of her jewels the
pretty girl heroine has a
ripping good time.
It's a Vacation Story
in which the characters
play tennis, canoe, motor
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and make love with all
the humanity of real
flesh and blood.
Although it is the au-
thor's first book it is
more than well written.
1t not only holds the in
terest, but each of the
characters assume a dis
|tinct personality and the
reader feels that he is GO
ing through their expert
.ences with them.
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gress for individual deeds of daring
in the field The intrinsic value OF any
OF these badges is about one cent. and
yet for the privilege OF wearing them
soldiers seem always ready to tread
Gray's paths OF glory
The French decoration was first
granted under Napoleon in the early
part of the present century; the Vic
toria Cross was instituted during the
Crimean war and the American medal
of honor was first struck of to reward
acts of herosm performed during the
Civil war The French cross may be
won by civilians the English and
American crosses are pinned only upon
the breasts OF soldiers and sailors. In
the armies OF all three nations officer
and private, peasant and prince, have
equal chances of wearing that which
nothing but attested bravery can buy.
The first Victoria Cross granted for
bravery in the South African war was
given to Col Ian Hamilton of the Car
don Highlanders for conspicuous gal
lantry at the battle of Elandslaagte.
A perusal of the Gazette list which
tells something of the deeds for which
the Victoria Cross has been awarded
shows that fully onc-half of the most
striking exhibitions OF heroism have
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YOUNG MAN WELCOMED SIGN
Showed That Fiery southerner Might
Almost 30 Considered Back
In tho Union"

Senator A. O. Bacon Of Georgia tells
this story of Colonel Clayton, a fiery
sou.herner who went out of the Union
wien his state did, and fought bravely
through the war. He refused to be
reconstructed" after the war was
over
"Once a Confederate always a Con
fedelate, lie was wont to say. and
although he recovered from the bit
terness engendered in the four years
OF strife he regarded himself as an
alien in the restored Union. and re-
fused to vote or to exercise any of the
duties OF citizen.
When the war with Spain broke
out. however, the old fire burned in
his eye, and he offered no objection
when his son, stalwart specimen of
young manhood. joined the national
army and went to Cuba to fight.
.'One day, after the battle Of San
Juan, the young man received letter
from him.
Well. he said thoughtfully, after
reading it, father is back in the Union
at last
Does he say so?' he was asked.
Not exactly but he might as well.
He writes United States now with
out putting the word United" in quo
tation marks.
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ECZEMA SPREAD OVER HANDS

lol S. Boots ST, Marion, lnd.-"F'irst
the eczema started on my fingers. then
spread all over my hands 1t broke
out in tiny blisters, then would get
dry and crack and swell SO | could not
have my hands in warm water they
hurt me so badly. could not do all
my work Tho itching and burning
were terrible. The more ! scratched
my hands the worse it made them.
They were so bad l could not help
scratching then and would walk the
floor they annoyed me so. | could not
sleep. lost many nights of rest on ac-
count of the eczema. My hands were
not tit to be seen and | kept them
wrapped up and Wore mittens that l
made out of old linen.
Il was about one year using rene
dies, then saw an advertisement in
the paper saying that Cuticura Soap
and Ointment We're good. | wrote at
once for q sample Then bought one
cake of Cuticura Soap and one box
of Cuticura Ointment Before the sec
ond box of Cuticura Ointment was
gone my hands were we'll and have
remained well ever since" (Signed)
Mrs G. ". Sharp, Mar. 81, 1914
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free with SIP. Skin Book Address post
card Cnticura, Dept. l.. Boston ADV.
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PROVED HIMSELF A DIPLOMAT
Wise Mr.. Young Husband Escaped
Pains Of Indigestion Without Hurt
Ing the Wife's Feelings.

The conversation having turned to
culinary spasms, Congressman Otis
Wingo of Arkansas was reminded of
Mrs. Smiths struggle with the cook
book
Mrs Smith was young and inexperi-
enced, the congressman said, but she
was ambitious. So one afternoon she
waded deep into the cook book and
dug out All angel cake which she
placed before the old man at the eve
ming meal
What's the matter with the angel
cake. Harry" asked WHEY, disappoint-
eddy, on noticing that he studiously
avoided 1t. Isn't 1t good enough?"
1T isn't that, DEAR gently re-
sponded the old man. I'm afraid that
! am not good enough
Good enough for what?" queried
little wiley. with puzzled expression.
Good enough to become an angel,
sweetheart softly answered hubby
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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been shown by men whose shoulders
bore no insignia of rank. One English
publication states that with perhaps
one exception the brayest thing ever
done by a British soldier was the act
of drummer boy.
That drummer boy, il living, is now
a man seyentytwo years old, and for
50 years OF that time he has been wear
ing the Victoria Cross. and has had
the right to write " G. after his name.
This boy in the year 1857, amid a
shower Of shot and shells, fastened
bags of gunpowder OH the gates of
Delhi. He carried death in his arms
that day and met 1t in other forms all
along his way Others helped him and
we're Killed; he lived and wore the
cross.
II was another British drumSler boy
who, while acting as a field bugler for
Lord Napier OF Magdala in the Abys-
sinian war, left the generals side and
dashed first into the stronghold Of
Theodore the Tyrant.
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cones"
SISTERS TRICK
But 1t All Came Out Right.

How a sister played a trick that
brought rosy health to a coffee fiend
is an interesting tale:
II was a coffee flenda trembling,
nervous, physical wreck. yet clinging
to the poison that stole away my
strength. Knocked at Postum and
would have none Of It,
"One day my sister substituted a
cup of piping hot Postum for my morn
ing cup of coffee but did not tell me
what it was. l noticed the richness
Of 1t and remarked that the 'coffee'
tasted fine but my sister did not ts!l
nue. | was drinking Postum for fear l
might not take any more.
"She kept the secret and kept CIV
ing me Postum instead Of coffee until
l grew stronger, more tireless, got a
better color in my sallow checks and
a clearness to my eyes, then she told
me of the health-giving, nerve
Strengthening life-saver she had given
me in place OF my morning coffee.
From that time became disciple
Of Postum and no words can do jus
tice in telling the good this cereal
drink did me. will not try to tell 1t
for only after having used 1t can one
be convinced of it's merits"
Ten days trial shows Postum's pow
er to rebuild what coffee has destroy
ed.
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road t.
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum must be we'll boil
ed 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der A teaspoonful dissolves quickl
in cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beyerag
instantly. 3Oc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds J
about the same.
There's Reason. s0r Postum.
] 80. sold By Grocer
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To the Oriental mind dancing is
something that should be done pro-
fessionally, to amuse the host and
guests looking on. They cannot com
prehend men and women dancing to-
gether as partners. except as a scheme
for flirting.
The Japanese artist Yoshio Markino
recounts that he was frankly amazed
when his host, who was AN old man
of about sixty" told him that he was
going TO a ball, and that he was go
ing because he loved dancing.
And with whom do you dance" the