Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-12

fricnd-did you happen to notice ny
wrestling with the constable when H..
brought mc here"
We put up = pretty good night. parG
but it didn't do you no good" grunt-
cd Sam.
Didn't IT." Grinned Jimmy airily
4 think II did"
And he reached into his pocket anG
hrouEh, out Il jint;lius key ring. II
extracted THIS hunch Of keys from
friend cons;abic's pocket painl.Ssly aua
quietly during the fight"
II WAS not MIR. Haysced.'' but Jimmy
who spoke. sam listened ia open
mouthcd establishment which grew to
toothlcss ana caycrnous Oh a.
Jimmy went to the door. reached
through the bars and unlocked IL ana
thcn. waving :. sood-by To the aston
ished prisoner. made his exit withou
me courtesy OF Offering 10 release the
I fcilow-suftcrcr.
4 We'll. IN he jagged gasped thu
astonish.d Sam.
I He was risht--hc would
As Jimmy hurried away, ~ string Of
explosive expictives followed him. H.
stayed not I" argue. but hurried up the
country road looking for jitneg
which would carry him to the fair
! grounds.
Ten minutes later Mr. Barton hurried
( int" the gate. The grand stand was
/ iiilinE and all the tense excitement Of
/ 4 race about 10 run was in the air.
/ Under the grand stand surginc
crowds of men were cdlyiug about thu,
\ booths Of tn. bookmahcrS. Near tn.
entrance stood Ben Wiidcrs. his fingers
I spread out 10 &cparat. rolls of bills
i mt" s.parat" units. Right and lef;
/ bets were being shouted. Bands were
j hlarinE wildly.
Peanut vendors aud puryeyors nj
sandwiches and iced drinks were shout
j ing their wares Justify. Bright-eyed
/ girls were jumping up and down and
begging their escorts TO place a bet
/ for them.
All the insidious grip which betting
mas on humanity was coilng itself like
! a bright python about the crowd soon
/ to b. crushed in it's folds
ON blackboard to the right of
/ Wild.r's booth the names Of the horses
ana thetr mounts were posted, together
with the odds
Betty was the favorite, and down a.,
! the end of the list was BLACK joe
4 rank outsider with all the odds
/ against him.
I Down, down went the odds against
STACK joe. AZ last they stood twenty
+ 10 one and then Wilder descended from,
! MS stand with roll OF money in his
hand and smile of utter complacenrv
on his face
smooth and white lay the track
Eiinting softly in the Autumn sunshine
4 :
/ toner In the air, though the calendar
I registered that the month was SEN
/ TENDER.
| TENSE excitement surged through tho
STANDS. and as the horses were IeJ M,
.ne same ripple and thrill which were
I moving Inc humans caused the animals
/ TO curret and prancc
Hhatefer thrill there Is from IN,
I JOY OF seeing perfect machines wbiri
a.ouha the track to the accompanying
,hud OF motors. II can never reach the
hcart M the sight OF smontb co,taa
thoroughbreds. prancinc and dancinc -,
lheir eaEernesS to he Off, Lust do
AS jimmy Barton approached IN +
! STandstand he felt himself f,irI,.
.'nSiinE with the electrical :luid M
'hh't'ehce to he OF. which animal al
the horses and caused the stands 10
NOV WIN an ebb and How like that q
the sur. = sea.
MI the tair had gone to w,trb ,hc
ir+e -ior-all Hut in the Freaks IL 4 h.
t''uha tue disconsulate members ar tb:, E;
sid" show" still YEARLY IN oar.d,.
Cutie Irown was sitting III state on
her p'a. Germ. And rs Jimmy rccre, !,
into the tent she called him, and r-ie,l
TREMENDOUSLY: Charlie is going to elan,
WIN her. Hes got her I'm Hlac:x Joe's
/ stall"
Jimmy didnt stop to liu.h at the
absurlity Of cutie and me :,er:i,:.. .,
rivals fc' The Midget's argus. atten
i tons. but he dashed out to snv., nv.
from the Humiliation OF lying bounG
/ In Slali---though Il be that of Il
Thoroughbred.
I rs | lay prisoned and fairly sti.iin.
! with imnatienee and the heavy ndor
OF the stable, welcome sound sud :
denly on my ears. IL was OF splitting
timbcrs and hcavinE wood as the sta :
/ bic door gave way before IA furious on
tx-lk ~,
shouts from the outside. which told
me that the attacking party was II
\ rescue party for me.
Suddenly Jimmy Barton burst in. fol
! lowed by the constable. from whom he
I had escaped. and who was earnestly
pursuing his erstwhile prisoner.
! Quickly Jimmy explained why he had
! gone to Jail and gave his commands
to the constable and the crowd which
always follows curiosity -rouslng Incl
dents
| stop the free for-nll. Black Joe is
ringer" cried Jimmy.
| And the crowd right about faced
and Ned on the trail Of the next excite.
ment which was promised. but Jimmy
| gave pause long enough to free me.
| and after had brushed off the straw
| and oats with which l was plentifuily
hestrewn. he seized me by the hand
| and dragged me I'm the wake of I'll.
| stampeding throng.
As we came out of the stable we
could hear family and vaguely u cheer
from the far-oT grand-stand. Closer
| and closer approached. Humanity
was or It's feet watching the race
of the magnificent thoroughbreds ont
| on the track.
Jimmy pointe,h to booth where
! Ben Wilder stood watching the race
through field glasses. y moment later
that surprised individual and his AS
| sistant found themselves under ar
| rest;
| Hut Of their own volitiou, my eyes
| focused elsewhere.
The horses were gnllopinE over the
| ground with lightness and speed
| which seemed fairly to push the track
back from under their feet Suddenly
from out OF the group of the three
leaders. II black thunderbuit projected
itself. Lightly. gracefully. that coat
| of shining black sealskiu dartcd ahead
bearing the mechanism of life which
| animated Black Joes beautiful body.
| Three lengths ahead OF all the other
| horses the black thoroughbred crossed