The evening world., 1915-02-10

Tno snake startco. CeVh' vvt@
How much DO you weigh. sinr -
About 100" n
,os... sT.eS 1,m%,,. to riding race horses =
Il have done u and wonr - =
Snake said simply.
40, ~ tsrs as, .u,s re. ,hs. GSrS s0s srcs
James Evans came nearer -
faced him squareiy. t'
Captain" said he. you can tIyu9
me as you'd trust your own eont A.
man that would try to throw snoehoP
1oSv. wsS: been ssen PC As sSoS 70 s
good for him! That's the wav
Yeci!"
That's Just how I feel too. yimaVys
the Captain agreed, and one could -
that he was deeply affected. o44
was nobly spoken, boy. and I'm 0uon8
TO trust you absolutei And I bIlevo
you'n win that race for me, Jimi~ =
, '"I believe Il will. captainr ~
James Evans. Just let me take 49,
beast out and try him . little 49,
why. well mop up the Landscape wso
those two!" ,'- III
He reached for the bride. but c.
tain Velvet shook his head.
"rm going TO walk him around -:
self. Jimmy, and look him ovee.
know lot about hosses, nrst -
last. and most likely I'll be able -
give you n pointer or two on how -
ride him best. Rotby!"
'sYes?"
4 sharpY" s
"on the tick, II you like"
well. I do llke!" The cap>aln
seemed rather frstful. .Whsn J -
out to do a thing like 70 have n .
now. amt. itf All right"
Tho doddering Adventurcr took ~
bride OF his sorry steed and led hlm
forth--and with diflculty. Aboue
Henry y. there was . total 01aoD.
clination to any sort OF motion 5uDt
now. He scuffcd drcarily and ~
luctantiy aeross the turf 20 the tEUGk
itself. and there he paused and LOOKED
at Captain Velvet In silent protege
they could hear him h the stnboA
and dragged Henry r. on over ~
long-untended, rutty surface.
breath. Is' ~ D. ~ ~
Bill" he breathed. 7f.
About him being chiidishf I vooes
said tho Brute. 'An1 .if''.--- /.
,'"Oh. Il doesn't aeIect mattses - -
snapped the guiding mind, EV
the thinGs over now, ! suppooa, ~
we've. got II clnohsd tight hs1n01S
this time we've simply wiped ou4 ~
element Of chance ana Killed eho -
|. risk OF anything unfortunate hap100s
well. you'd better stop tajA1ur
. and get into your saddle aSd 81
thers." the Snake lntsrruptsd. sI5S
|. look: - if hs wss changing =
He Jerksd Lisstss nsarsc ana -
the surrup' while Mr.. Pollard. 60
more or less eracs and AGILITY, svun1
: into the miidewed saddle. He poiD0oG
. too: and the gsntlsman Jockey &c.,
. ana smiled toward the captain.
That unfortunate gentIoman -
his steed were out By the fenco asHiS'
leaning against one anothsr-tottoe.
! Ing relics OF . former day Tho -.
: tain stroked Henry Pc mussle ~
talked to him. and oas could fAsGI
: tears In his eyes. f-la ---'-'
: And then. Saving glanced q -
. watch. Capt. Velvet returned = a.
m.s,arrsd .vaI present suddenly al
: ~ don't believe there's anyth,ne !
I can tel you about this hoss, JimG0yS
i no said. Just keep q rood haaI -
. MIN, nim and get all the speed out q NJ
Tho Snake saiutsd and swu.s -
M. rr1, Hwn saddle %s s,,, With simple. hSessys
Vt y DO trust you. Jimmy" sa,d ca
" "And now, a 10 the start % .-.n-~
d ~. Pollard. The usual Kind. -.
/. Tho captain shook his Ssad. ~
. NO, just start from stan1Ge1n
: TIC other kind takes 10 Ions. -
RoesS. sSo NJ n: .n u? , II n; ,I.; :sdssi s 4
r srand:tsnd and you two 1ins u1f
1. "xnS star. whom 7 ar, a, -.
r Capt. Velvet said rather vsariiv "a
& u ne turned ned, away. Lets get Sp 8 =
!; HIS consciencs notwsthsta,1,ns
= William Ryan's broad smlIs -
) not down as he followed Cart ~
n vet and Philip and Blister u e.
n stand. He was taking u Al oo15
ously--and surely tho thing. ~
ever pathetic. was comicAl 49,
}. Mr.. Ryan. In his artless and ele1o6I7 =
way. wondered Just what CapG ~
"A wv Woeiu w Wuuu Suo t0C0 WI 0VUI1
j. whether he would pay up like Z ~
- or seek TO fnd q way out OF voy7IGl
y, whether he would 90 mad wtSn r =
\, or. in his obviously wsaksniu9 49,
sit still and shed the heart-eO01011
tears of senility.
70 Privately. Mr: Ryan was ine,nneI
Q. TO think that Il would be the ~
> as he settled comfortably in ooo =
T. the .weathsr-beatsn chairs ef q
stand.
sr Out there In the gorssous aftss,oeu
y sunshine Robby and the Snake 60
d tainly were playing their parts VA
ie They came to position before ~
I- stand. and James Evans. ostsnG1EE
.r enraged. cursed Robert Pollard oaou1
70 for irving to hug the inside trask q
N the fence.
;. "They look even TO me. B,n. u
;" thev look even to your"
"Just about" said the opanAG1
ID Brute.
"I guess TIL start 'em. thsn.s nue
/ tered the captain. snd drew out -
y Of hi. mighty pistols. II guagD-
Is there!" u
81 He had raised the thing abovo 81
g head and fired, A storm of spll&oon
"a came down on them from the ~
n' In the roof ana the an Of trop0oa
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