Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-05-29

cidal maniac named Willie guarding
me daytimes, and pair Of renegades
who keep watch at my window all
night. The cowboys bathe me in ice
water to tougher me, and feed me raw
meat to make me wild. In every cor
ner there turks an assassin with or
ders to shoot me IL | break training,
everywhere / go some low-browed
criminal feels my biceps, pinches my
legs, and asks how my wind Is. tell
you, I'm going mad"
And the worst part Of 1t Is" spoke
Glass, sympathetically, they'll bump
me of first. It's pipe"
But, Wally, you can't run"
Don't know it,"
Don't II" seconded the trainer.
Then why attempt the impossiblei
Call the race off,"
"It's too late. Don't you understand?
The bets are made, and it's pay or
play The cowboys have mortgaged
their souls on me-"
He was maxim play for that little
doll"
Don't you call Miss Blake q doll.
Larry! / won't stand for it,"
We'll, Skirt then"
why don't you cut 1t? There's q
train East at midnight"
And leave Helen-like that! Her
faith in me has weakened already;
she'd hate me II did that Mol I've
got to face 1t out!"
They'll be singin' hymns for both
OF u.s." predicted the fat man.
81 don't care. They can boil me In
OIL won't let her think I'm q cow.
ard"
Larry doesn't have to stay"
"of course not. He can escape"
Not a chance" said the trainer.
"They watch me closer n they do
him"
Covington considered for a moment.
ut certainly looks bad, but perhaps
the other fellow can't run either. Who
is her"
"A cook named Skinner"
Happy name! Well. two.thirds of
a sprint is In the start How docs
Wally get in motion, Lawrence?"
Like q sacred o." Glass could not
conceal his contempt.
"Ill give him some pointers; It will
all help" But Speed was nervous
and awkward-so awkward, In fact,
that the coach finally gave It up as q
bad Job. saying:
IT'S no use. Wally. you've got fool
feet"
"I have. ehI Well. I didn't break
them getting out OF jail"
THE less said about that fall the
better. I'm In trouble myself"
Speed might have explained that his
chum's dilemma was by no means so
serious as he imagined, had not
watchman Willie thrust his head
through the open window at that mo-
ment with the remark:
Time to get busy!"
We'll be right with you!" Glass
seized his protege by the arm and bore
him away, muttering: stick II out,
brother. we're nearin' the end!"
Again Speed donned his running suit
and took to the road for his farewell
practice. Again Willie followed at 4
distance on horseback, watching the
hills warily. But all hope had fed
from the Yale man now, and he re.
turned to his training. quarters dis.
heartened. resigned.
He was not resigned, however, TO
the visit he received later from Miss
Helen Blake. That young lady rushed
In upon him like u miniature cyclone,
sweeping him of his feet by the fury
OF her denunclatlon, allowing him no
opportunity to speak, until, with a
half.sob, sha demanded:
"Why-why did you deceive met"
81 love youl" wally said, as II no
further explanation were necessary.
THAT explains nothing. You made
sport OF me! You couldn't love ma
and do that!"
."Heleni"
II thought you wero 30 fne, 10
strong. but you lled-yes. that is what
you did, You fibbed TO me the first
day met you, and you've been nbblns
ever since. I could never. never care
for man who would do that"
who has told you these things r.
Roberta, for one. She opened my
eyes to your-baseness."
We'll. Roberta has a grudge agains,
my sex. She's engaged to all the men
she hasn't already married. Marriage
is habit with her. It has made her
suspicious"
But you did deceive me. didn't you
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