The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27

- cup To-day. There is nothing
IN the field TO beat him. and
ne is IN the very pink Of condition
ready to race for the proverbial
KINGS ransom. He carries hleN
hopes with him: his victory or defea
VIII decide the destiny of myself
ahd' that OF the girl hope 10 make
my wife"
half aloud stealing IA glance at the
sirl on the granGstand. lie might
win her If his horse won. but II he
lost. he would never dare to sprnl.
to her words that only honor had
kept back so long. For how could
ruined man dare ask her TO share
his bankrupt life?
lie had been n fool. not realizing
his follics until he met sylvia Wnrs-
iold. something IN the grave. sweet.
questioning look IN her deep eyes
had seemed to rouse him as from
some ugly dream. in which cards and
me turf ana the fast. idle set with
whom he had associated all Inquired.
sudden ioathing tor tn.m all
swept over him. DICK had resolved
that THIS present race should witness
his separation from his old. Wasted
life
The favorite. Nigh,star. was his
own horse. beautiful chestnut.
whose career had hitherto been UNI
fortunate. owing 10 Ylinor accidents.
bad start, strained fctlock. AZ
mat he had been able 10 back his
horse at Il good price. although uat
price had shortened day by day. untii
now Ni:htstar had been made favor
itc. Indeed IT would gain iot lis
owner Il small fortune should II carry
his colors nrst past tho Winning post
Ana OF it's triumph itichard held no
doubt.
Yet his hand shook a little as.
drawing his eyes away from TIA,
girIs FACE. lie lif;cd his glasses and
swept the course It was crowded
with q huge mass OF human beings.
suddenly Dick Warren Ughtened
his fingers on The Giasses ana he
focused them moro steadily. Upon
the outskirts % the crowd. close TO
where the horses were stabbed. two
figures were Sinking away With
something almost guilty 81 their
movements. The powerful Tense re-
veeled their faces distinctly to Rich
ard, and he recognized IN the Younger
of them a lad employed by Fred
olton. his trainer. ana Marmaduke
MaltraNcrs. This last was a man
only too well known 10 Richard. for
through his fingers much OF his FOR
tune mad PASSED lie was an un-
scrupulous money lender. in whose
clutches Warren was sim held
HE GROWS SUSPICIOUS
The race for the cup was about to
start The course WIS cleared ana
III moment. II SEEMED. the horses
We're of
Nlshtsiar was well to the fore. ana
."e crowd began TO shout. Nishtstar
was GOING TO rouIp home an easy
winner. Dicks face was clear OF
shadow once moro rs he ic; his ,ay.
wander toward sylvia. but his atteu-
ton MAS brought back 10 tne race
oN tho sudden. sinister hush
L
PACK. leaving others to sweep pns:
iim pit!able object. trembling IN
every limb. beaten before tho courss
was half run.
us face white. DICK found him
SCI. llttie later. by his trainers
hearted
IN al my career no morse OF mine
has ever been 4ot a,w he excialmed.
'Doped 2 Yes. without doubt
know tho man who has led
Marmadu"e Mal;rsvers, Leave BIN
TO me-"
Richard glanced across the ,ah.,
AZ his cousin. Edsar Warren. at
whose Hat he was dining.
surely IL was the wine that vas
playing strange tricks with his Wa
ION. els" the sHtu,nlne face Of mis-
cousin VAS lighted by sarionic
smile.
wnAr OF SYLVIA.
NHht OF sylvia Worstold7" That
;alErnipaly' but without! betrayine par.
ac.99!Ss with suddenly Gamins eyes.
,h.it,'"' Ne We e., Sivcn np Az thought. OF
for that con:ounded sCoundrei
must not think OF that"
IN, door was suddenly opened to
u , Ma!tTaNers Richard !eaped
'Release me, MIR warren. sasped
blood is up ~"
silence YOU cur"
cIouded brow there was no iucstion
t q p DICKS ,phygsicai snperiorlty over
aged to reach TO II hi POCKET and
draw small revolver.
toF heavens sake release me-"
Maltravers sasped. as Dick caugh,
FOR the doping OF your horse and
the lad who actually administered Il
We we're forced to IL by a v!iluin In
the background. His name"-
But DICK saw rcd.
j VIII hear no word from YOU" he
Kissed. Then ali seemed n1,s, IN
which ne saw the name Of The ra'
yolrer as 1t spurtcd fire, followed by
the sound that was like thumbs. ia
his ears. and the figure fell from hi.
slAckened hold on to the Garnet n
crump'ed heap He knew the man
was dead
He's dead You've kil1.d bir,r
IT WAS an accident"
Yes. yes but who would believe IL?
your threats against this man. the
injury he had done YOU"