davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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EucI Ewing drew 5000. "a fabulous
sum I" those days, loan VI. Ward stood
next wi;l $500. TIE salaries - som'
~ the otucrs We're Hams OlIay, 5000 .
Art Nu.tucy. S..Jru; blr,v D'Iiri"n.
1850; Eli Brown. $500; Danny Rich-
ardsuH s2.boo George Gore. $500 Jim
O'Rourkc. S3,5uc; Roger couuur. S5,5oo.
Incidentally. Il Nigh, - roicd taat john
kinney ren"r. n"W prosider. oi the Ma
;iourl League. rec 'iycd 5000 rcmuDcr-
ation a. stur rt'l"r f'r ia" thi i.1gu
tuD. IN lNN,, tunparr somr Of these
salaries with those q! somc a. the
stars OF to-day. Ny .n the Rasrha !
Guide OF l>eo tin editor asserts "th-
fabulous sums received ar some Of t.r
players arc out of proportion to the SER
wees rendered"
A. previously mentioned. tho gate re-
ceipts for the nine worlds series game
u l>N9 Amounted tn ,2tG2> touptl,
that ius!gni.,vuui SUM VII 'INt N,.I'H
world series receipts oi >d.".Jrl. .'u Tor
my ,iNv gaWrs tuW'uf, .|" gate r'-
ce!p's Of the wurlds series @! i>>P with
tho worlds series oi ,?ia:
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1915 series. wpi'e an 10 other Fed Sox.
Nlth N" Inception Of Walkcr. went:
'arrlgan stable. The Fhillrs have only
three pitchers upon which Moran places
any dependence. Alexander. E!Xcy and
Demarco. Mayer. Chalmers. bender.
Ocschg.r and Mcouilicn just round out
the stan.
~ the Thi,lics sc: in:o tho series IL
again will lie a case of "u' star AGAINST
a stan "f STAR. II tl'r is done. vino Wi!
Moran pitch. Last f:ll ;sWgrrc did not
pitch ~ all. arI ltiN'N dii ratio" soogly
III the las game wh'n s"ut to Mayer $
rcsra'. II" Vas ulastoroI for lat" in
uiug h".u" r'iu~ o., Low. AM Hooper,
which wo1 tor Ir..uu. b,uii'" ~,dr'"'l
Q, game for Va, 'Iiu'- against H.. t'n-
i"tiys n l"l". but MACK h,aNN .,r;llery
sunk tn, steamer ,u a " innings. am!
h. raS, Wy 60 Marquard,
Brn"h!Sn has 10 star ..ko Alexander.
hi; Hobby Nts "A stronger collective
pitching sisi than Moran. In ririfcr.
Cheney. Coumhs, iarQuard and Sn.t,I
Eobby can p.t some rre';y nifty pitching
agI..>' 'I' Boston huys. But as p"NIico
out before. Brooklyn doc>:.t seem tu
have 'lo pitchers that can rise 10 the
occasion. ! exempt jack 'oonbs from
thls statement, and II the Superhas
should win Coomhs II sht hc the boy
that viii give the Sox the most trouble
though jack 20 longer has the stun tina,
ONCE made him one OF the premier stars
Of the American League.
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t.onal League ~ 1890 aid We. ,.u..
serted 10y prac'intl'v tn. y.r. T.
thn, won til" Amcgictl As..es.'.. -.
championship tho year Pre-, .outy =
DAILY strengthened the BruoLiyu
tiunals behind tho bat
Brooklyn repeated ~ success N t.
National League and captured the chan.
pionslip IL the fan of i'9u t.e BroI
!yu Nationals clashcd WITH IL, Lou.
vile Americans for the worlI' ,',c T,
series resulted IA Il draw, each w,rni.s
three game. Ono was q '.,. Tho "A,
suits of the scvcn games follow.
iS'o.
tNai'ona. LeIsua y. American A,so.,
.!oub
october i7--At Louisville n.Ht
Brcoklyn......,. . 800 "a il ;.
Louiyvllic. % v . 0 q o. L
Bat;er!es--Terry. C'art. ud.., Stru..o,
october is--A. iouisvir.- RE
Brookiyn... 20 0 - o.
Louisville .....i 90 90 Q v "a
fovet, and Daily: Daily and Ryaa
october :o-At Loui.vllle-- Il II :
brooklyn........ 0. 40 Q - >
stratton and Ryan. Terry snI Day
october :i--As Louisviie- RUE
h9siiy,iI.. h9satiYh. &c &c $50 90 $50 d,
october :5--A; Bro,&lyn-- HHr
Brooklyu..... 0 0 0 t-i
Louisville. o 90 o o--g
Lovctt and Daly; Daily and Eyaa
october :7--At Brooklyn nHr
I.ouisvi.is.. o. % : o---J g.
Brooklyn..... OVC Q 0--s /.
s,ratton. Ehre,. Ryan. Terr,. na.h.as
Day.
october :s--A; Broot'yr- II. a. .
Louls,i,ie.... I v3 D Q-3
brook . y U o y 0 0 O--3
l.hret and B.igh; Lovott sr1 Day,
tmpires--Messrs. Curry uui NrQuAts
N!ctories-Lou!syi..s, :, rrcyk.. q, !
drawn. =.
PLAYERS
observation-disclosures, ioun. co.,is
p'nckncy; shorts:op. Smith re,tr
, O'Brieu. Corkhill. Burns, Djno ~ NA.i
ger. ". McSunniylc.
Louisville Bas.men. Taylor. kh'Gr!.N
RAYMOND. shortstcp. T5.nrev, 10. 80
Hamburg. Weaver. Wols. M-laS.-. ,os
Chapman.
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Both Pfeffcr and Cheney. two " tho
Brooklyn neauties. hav. shown "A ten
dency 10 fater in important games.
Philadelphia is considered stronger
hope than Brooklyn by most has, ball
men, for tho reason tha: the ouak"rs
have Alexander. Big Alech il a remark
able pitcher. one Of the greatest the
game Las Yet produced. though ii,
not consider him "a Math,wson, nor as
good as Walter Johnson wa IN 1919.
Grover cleveland established a renIarka-
bic record this season Icy p.,chin: nf-
teen siutou:s. a record which may ''-
durc as long a. the new Giant winning
stresk, but after watching .N,ck ~
various crucial series Snprtstop must
confess that he doesn'; show ~ his best
when the most depends ou lin.
do not question this great pitchers
gsmeress. la, he scoms TO hc conscious
of the fact tha, he IL carrying q rather
mediocre team along with h'm Wh.!.
| do no. think Alex fell down as nuch
as some pee pie choose to bellsNt iu the
series IA; fal. stii, lie was a disap-
pon.ment TO his friends. lie allowed
three runs Ia two games, which =
mighty fine pitching. but in h, Victory
rs well as his defeat hc was outpitched
, by his Boston opponent.
When the Philies recently were "a. the
roo t'fou!IuS Rlt' WIS sent III Tor the
irs; game to protect lead the rhlllics
had won in Bo%ton. But the Dig Ne
oraskau did not look like world heater
;hat day. The Giants iipcged his wares
1 AL around tho Polo Ground and won, 8
: to 8. Shorts:op rext saw him tackle
| Brooklyn In the first game Of the Dig
| r'latbush series last week, wien Grover
vas hit hard enough 10 lose, but chtnoy's
'ariy ineffec:.veness gave the Quakers
the game. : to 4.
Many fans are Inclined To heleye
that with one years worlds series cX-
| )erience behind him. Alexander VIII ne
| greater pitcher should he g"t !1 tnis
! worlds series than lie wa las pcto-
| ,er. Tho write. however, Will l." sur
,rsed IL he Is not h!t harder. would
| ook for him to win at least one game.
! ,ut believe Boston WILL score more than
hree runs on him IN eighteen innings
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cIcs. For outright gameness the club
Carrigan now commands has had few
equals. Many OF tie pla!ers
present Boston champions are veterans
Of the G.aut-Rod SoX war Of 1912. the
series which los on won in eight games.
/. VIII he recalled the Sux had h >
series, three games IN oHc, When they
Ilew. They los; the sixth and s"v ~
games by one-slded scores. and nothing
but Snodgrass's nun and the failure of
Merkle TO clasp Speakers '!y saved Bos-
ton from defeat in the eighth and de-
Gliding game. There was more cash than
glory Tor the Red Sox IN that scrics.
They each drew checks for over $4,000.
but We're known as cutters, and lost
much of their prestige In Boston.
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4 Coincidence.

Strangely enough there have been only
three teams which lost the first game
did stu won the series. and two of them
we're the Boston teams Of 1903 am 1914
Tho other one was the Athletics in 1911
Matty beat Bender In tho first game Of
MS set. 10 I. but the Athletics won tho
serles, four games out OF sin
II also IS a strange coincidence that
HostOn never has been forced 20 greve
over worlds series loser. The Hub
mas been represented In four series and
has won them all. the Red Sox winning
n 1903. 1912 and 1915 and the Braves
n 1914.
To some that seems a hunch that the
Red SoX are a good bet and that his
iury will repeat itself. Others believe
mat the law Of averages Is all against
lioston. y Boston team Is due 10 lose.
IS the breaks of tho game Will sooner
81 later sully such a perfect mark. But
Soo.tstop cannot figure how the SoX Will
.csc this fall.
Dverconndence may beat ;noni. as
they already are being made n topheav,
rsyorlte. and few experts, either news
paper spond,nts or baseball men.
are giving either Brooklyn or fh!ladel-
phia mucd OF a look!n. Brooklyn cspe-
rially IL regarded as soft prey for the
Boston bols should they set in The big
scrios This I, 10 knock at tho team
across the bridge. but "A truthful state
!nent of how baseball men regard their
chances. II might hc added, However.
that 40 one gave the Braves a tumble
I'm 1871 aud thc odds were 10 | OF
Macks team, hu, the Braves dazz'cI
the husohall world hy cg'at!lg new
record by winning the series In fol.
games,
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However, the BrooNlyNS have SHOWN
nothing during the National League
season for thc,r followers to expect any
thing remarkable from thc.n should they
get Ia the b.g series, For quite a
ttYe:ch they have done little bet
ter than break even ON Their National
League games. Then the brooklyn club
ulso has never been known as fighting
team. The Superbas have no live wires
IA their lineup. such as Johnny Evera
and Rabbit Maranv!llc, the great SEQ
oud base pair. which was such power
w the Eia>o victory Of 1914. While
BruutlNn has n fine star %! pitchers
the team has no three such consistent
worl.rs as Stalliugs had IN his h!s three
of l9li--pudo.ph. James aud Tyler,
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B,ron Bancroft Johnson work"h nara
dur.,g tn" winter Of 1905 and summer ot
1905. and when October rolled around
that year the National League was ready
TO tackle the champions OF the younger
organization. The most convincing areu-
mert used 10y President Johnson was the
money question. And that argument set
tie AL disputes.
ron States have noated I'll, champion
sh.p banner. once Il crossed the Missis-
s!ppi. the 81. Louis Browns having dis
posed II all opposition in 1885. That was
the last chance OF any -. Louis entry.
Eleven cities have been decorated by the
p, ,nnaut--Providence Chicago. It. Louis,
Detroit. New York. Louisville. Boston.
Cleveland. baltimore, P!ttshurS and PAIL
adelphia. The following table traces tho
fiignt o! the Nag from season 70 seas
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However. Il Is reasonable 10 suppose
that Boston will go into the series under
less OF a tension than either Er"oklyn or
Philadelphia carrlgalL Cndy, Lewis,
IIooper, Gardner, Thomas and lienr!kstn
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Dodgers May blow Under Pressure

The Rrooklyus would enter the series
without any experience In this branch OF
'ghtlng. From my observation of the
Ic,ig r.,. Il r "A team likely 10 be nighty
when the crucial moment comes. II -
team that ildy blow up und"r pressure.
Tu!. Is ro' only Sh7:t-i OPS pr.Na," olih.
iou. lu; the opinion "t tn" majority "'
baseball 'ooa whom hay" heard discuss
,Ac BroohlHu chances.
owing - t., uncertainty o' the Na-
iiouai League race. tic Individual par;'c-
ipauis Of IN, series viii hot DC compared
and discussed u; this time.
ton wc..ll as u:rc ;o challenge Tor '.c
worlds baseball title. Boston ignored 'ns
Giants and claimed the championship DE
Forfeit. asserting that a victory over '.e
Pittsburg club the year before st'I! heli
cnnN.
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The old stars.

B.o3k,yC. American As alton en-
try in .hc worlds series ~ 1883 vdS q
good team. 1u, not u cc,a' one. -
pitching stan consisted ul Adp'lS T"rrN
Bobby Carruthe.s, Tom lovett and Mike
Hughes. On the receiving end were
Doc Bushong. Nisner and Bob Clark
Tac .nie,d was made NJ OF Dave fout2.
HAb Collins. Geocgc ii'ck.ey and Ger
many Smith. parh% oBricn. Tom
Burns and John Corh.li vcrc three great
out'ielders.
Tn, Victorious New York Nationals
had - 'rulv vreat team hrc lt.!I.nG
star. Tlm keefc. NJ! key Weloh. Cannon
.all Ei trano aud IT'tuN ol'aN. was a
rork,r The great EIcN Ewing did most
oc t.c clte"iny. N.'n Iiul R'oWH iu re-
,crye Inr ,Nhrd consisted of Roger
ConNor. Douny Richardson, ART Whitney
AMI JoUI VI. Wagd, Nike T.rruan Gcorsr
Gore ard Jlm o'Rourie were -. the
out'i.ld
fhr rlt.ge rv'r.Its ir TIC 'iro games
OF the 1859 worlds -cr.c, were S"".t:s,
o-. -. e. .tuou; uU,-,h'rd of tn, ''.,ip'-
t"v sol'c ot -. IL -d.ntt NHr"I 10
the lag, worlUo .'.. l;"'". pts and
s;dar.rs wc'o ia i"npu.,oa. H. .isn,
interest some @; IL" ta.s 10 know what
sonc oc the stJ" pla. ors o. 'nr ~"
teams received As su.ar,,a IN l>>9
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Shortstop Expects Red SOX
to Repeat in Tilt With
National League Winner.
BOSTON OUTCLASSES
PIIILLlES AND ROBINS
Giants Alone Would Have Il
Chance to Bring Cham
pion>llip Back to y. l..
By sIuORTsTOP.

With the opening Of the 1916 worlds
series only six days away there stlll is
quite q little uncertainty as to which
National League team will havo the
honor Of collecting second money. In
other words. whether Philadelphia or
Irooklyn WINS out. Shorts,op can't see
low either National League contender
will mako much OF an impression on the
Red Sox.
a year ago tho writer predicted tina;
Alexander would beat the Red Sox In
the first game. after which the Carrigans
would clean up In tho next four. With.
out trying to pat Shortstop on the back.
That Is exactly what did happen.
will try another prediction on the
came lines this season. Without any res.
ervation. pick the Red Sox TO win again
~ five games. ] do not look FOR the Sox
TO Kick away the first one this year. bu;
expect 10 see a National League victory
IN about the second or third game.
There Is a curious situation In the Ma.
tiOnal League this season. obviously
the beet team will not win. No one. not
even rat Moran or Wilbert Robinson.
WI ea!nsay ;hat the Giants jus: now
constitute the best team In their league
After Moran lost four straight on the
POLO Grounds. he said: ut sure Is lucky
for us the Giants are as far back as
they are. We do no. re,r urool,,, Inn,
1, >.,,. vi. -,
"'' ''''e' "ou'u 'hinN
We had something TO worry about.
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have been through both the 1911: and
through the series last year. Worlds
serlcs excitement, therefore. Is nothing
new 10 them.
The Phillics are veterans OF tho 1914
series. but sh uid they win, they will he
conscious OF their rather one sided de-
feat last year. \ fellow who has been
licked easily once doesn; come back with
the feeling OF confidence he felt before
the first meeting. Wherever team
scored an easy worlds series victory. and
me; the vlnquishcd team nga.n. they
won just ~ easy.
That WAS truc OF tho Cub victories
over Detroit IN l907 and 1905. and the
Athletic Victories over the Giants In l"ll
AID 1918.
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FLAG WINNERS IN NATIONAL
AND AMERICAN LEAGUE RACES
IEAl.IE.

Tie following table shows the sc
lean League champions Of the past:
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you would be comm back on the road
with your ole pal again? You would
give up the job and the chance OF a
smile from that little rose lady girl
and dew the coop with me again II
said the word?'
Sure / would. You come first and
the job comes second, but-but ] want
10 keep the job
Brand Williams watched the man
and the boy ms they walked along the
line fence trail together. Collie leading
the pony, the man talking and gestic-
ulating earnestly. Finally they shook
hands. The tramp crawled under the
fence. The boy mounted Badly and
rode away.
Williams, catching up his own horse,
spurred quickly across the ridge above
the spring that the boy might not see
him.
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workin' for movin' picture outfit and
he won't borrow your watch. Mebby
he has little business deal TO put up
to you and mebby not. Take my word
for 1t, he's straight"
I'm William Winthrop back east.
Billy VIII do here. I'm tenderfoot,
but I'm not exactly fool observed
the delicacy with which you engineer
ed the recent exodus OF the policeman.
I'm Interested"
sounds like plush 10 me- said
Overland. 81 got n little time, not
much You're correct about the cop.
/ got a pretty good thing out I'm the
Moiave--gold."
Winthrop laughed. you aren't los
ing any time, are your
you wouldn't neither If you was I'm
my boots" said Overland, grinning
cheerfully
ooh, Reds all right" said Orcutt
"What'l you gents haveY
"Seein' I'm all right, Sweeney, I'll
take 50 in small change. ! need the
coin for entertainln' purposes. III pay
you I'm the mornin'"
you got me that time" said circuit.
Here's the COIN
"Shall we sit down hereY asked
winthrop indicating one of the tables.
"Sure. Now, this amt no frame
up. No; III set where | can watch
Sweeney. He's like to steal his own
cash register IL you don't watch him. "
And Winthdop noticed that his com
panion faced the door lie also no.
ticed, as the mans coat brushed
against chair as he sat down, that
that same coat covered n shiny black
shoulder holster In which cleaned the
worn butt OF an automatic pistol.
"My real name is Jack Summers,
began Overland Red. "Some folks took
TO calm me Overland Red. seein' as
been some towerist In my time
Great" murmured the easterner.
Overland Red! That name has me
hypnotlzed."
"You was sayin'?' querled Overland.
BEG your pardon. Nothing worth
while / haven't been so happy for a
year. Let me explain. i have a little
money pretty well invested. 1 also
have lungs, believe. The doctors
don't quite agree about that, however.
The last one gave me six months to
live. That was year ago. i owe
him an apology and six months. I'm
not afraid exactly, and I'm certainly
not glad. But / want to forget Il.
That's all. Go ahead about that desert
and the gold I'm listening"
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"Him7 oh, that's Billy Sample, the
General Film company. The kid is
his pardner who acts the tenderfoot
They're waitin' for the machine now
10 take 'em out 10 Glendale. Got some
stunt to phil of this afternoon. so Billy
was tellin' me. They're abont half
stewed now. They make me sick"
Thought saw the big guy out on
the street a minute ago" said the off,
Ger, hesitating. There's a card out
for fella that looks like him.
guess
He thought IL was his machine com.
in" said circuit. ''He run out TO see.
It's wonder how them movie actors
can make up TO look like most any
body. Why. ! been In your line OF
business, as you know. and I been
fooled lots OF times. Makes a fella
feel like he don't know where he's at
with the town full OF them movln' pic
ture actors"
"Well, 80 long, Sweeney" And the
traffic officer. little afraid OF being
laughed at by the fnmous ex-officer.
Sweeney circuit, departed Just thou
sand dollars poorer than he might have
been had he had the courage or his
convictions.
Overland and circuit exchanged
glances. CIRCUITS glance rested mean
ingly for an instant on the fastener
at the table. Overland grinned. Or
cult spoke to the young easterner, who
Immediately rose to his feet and bowed.
You was lookin' for somebody that's
the real thing, you said. This here's
my friend Jack Summers. He used
to be sheriff OF Abilene once. He amt
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-16

nleadingly. RED" he said hesitating-
ly, 'Red. | got to tell you TO camp the
other side OF that line fence till come
tomorrow"
Overland understood instantly that
the lad was but following general In
structions. He loved the boy and so
perversely worked upon his feelings.
"Oh. the other side? Excuse me.
chile ri lin on this here resava-
tioi crowdin' you So
att
"W.. q. for you to insult your
ole pal again by tellin' him he might
drink all the water In this here spring,
mebby, or inhooence the morals Of the
cattle. or steal the wire of the fence?
Huh! / thought was your pal?'
"oh, Red. quit kiddin'. Don't you
see got orders? got orders"
You're gettin' civilized fast, all
right. The first thing civilization does
Is TO projooce hoboes and buns. Then
she turns up her nose because hoboes
and buns amt civilized. Did you ever
see a ma cat get mad because one of
her kittens was born with sore eyes?
guess not Cats has got sense. Now,
what IL don't indlgnlfy myself to the
extent of crawlin' under that line
fenceT
Course I'll bring you the coin in
the mornin'. But IL you don't go now.
why, / got TO quit this Job. / got 10
play square TO him"
$50 it's orders or me, eh?"
Yes, Red, and / want to use you
right and be square too"
Overland Reds beard hid the culver
OF his lips as he asked huskily: "And
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-16
CHAPTER VIII.
A Celestial Enterprise.

~ ROAD avenues OF feathery pep
* per trees, long driveways be-
~ tween shadowy rows OF the sol
dierly eucalyptus, wide lawns
and gigantic palms OF the southern
isles, weaving pampas grass, gay as
the plumes OF romance; jasmine, orange
bloom and roses everywhere. Over all
are the eternal sunshine and noon
breeze OF the sea, graciously cooling.
Roundabout Is girdle OF far hills.
Some old Spanish padre named It
"Nuestra Sonora Relna de Los An
geles," making melody that still lures
with its ancient charm. A city for
angels, verify. A city OF angels? Yer
lily, some fallen. indeed. for there Is
much nefarious trafflcking In real es-
tate. but all In all the majority OF
souls In Los Angeles are celestial
bound. treading upon sunbeams I'm their
pilgrimage.
Overland Red, harsh note I'm the
somDolence OF the place, stepped buoy
antly across the square. And here, II
ever. Overland was at home.
bWaTtny, 1ht mexican shaved MIN
while hean old rurale OF 0verland's
earlier acquaintance obligingly accept
ed some pesos with which 10 drink the
senor's health and other pesos with
which TO purchase certain clothing for
the senior.
The retired rurule drove a relentless
bargain with n countryman, returning
with certain picturesque garments that
Overland donned in the back room OF
the little circus blue barber shop.
The tramp had worthily determined
10 hold wise and remunerative con-
verse with the first easterner that
looked good To him" He would make
half truths do double duty. He need
ed money TO purchase burro, packs,
canteen. pick. shovel, dynamite and
provisions. He intended to repay the
investor by money order from some
desert town as soon as he found the
hidden gold. This unusual and worthy
intention lent Overland added assur-
ance. and ho e=-=.--scd It. Fortune. God.
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to. Collie climbed into the saddle ana
started for the corral gate. He arrived
there far ahead OF the horse He got
to his feet and brushed his knees. The
pony was humping round the corral
with marvellous agility for so old
horse.
He never did like left handed
man." said Williams gravely. Next
time get on him from the other side
and see IL he don't behave. Hold on;
don't be In n hurry. Let him throw
few more jumps. then he'll quit for to-
day most likely. And, say, son, II he
does take to buckin' with you again,
don't Choke that saddle to death hang
In on 70 the horn. Set up straight,
lean a little back and clinch your
knees. You'll get piled anyhow. but
you might as well start right"
The boy approached the horse again,
secured the dangling reins and again
mounted Badly was as demure as a
spinster In church. He actually looked
pious.
Collie urged the pony toward the
gate~ Badly reared.
"a spade bit amt made to pull teeth
with, although you can" said VIII
liams. "Baldy's old. but his teeth are
all good yet Just easy now. Ride In
your saddle, not on your relns. That's
1t! And say, kid, would "a got them
staples and that ak before crawlin'
the boss, ehT'
Collie flushed. He dlsmounted and
walked TO the foreman's Office. When
he returned to the corral the horse was
gone. Williams still sat on the corral
bars smoking and gazing earnestly at
nothing.
Round the corner of the stable Col
lie saw the pony, his nose peacefully
submerged In the water trough, but
his eye wide and vigilant The boy
ran toward him. Badly snorted ana,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-16
CHAPTER X.
"Perfeetly Harmless Tenderfoot.r

XXIrL IaA1p STA sTAN na1t mo WIN,
w with a vague impression OF
having lost something. He
gazed indolently at the sunlight filter
ing through the curtains OF his sleep
ing room. Beyond the archway TO the
adjoining room OF his suit ray of sun
shine lay like living gold upon the soft.
rich hued fabric OF the carpet
"Goldr' he murmured. "Mojave des-
ert! Overland Redi Lost goldl No, II
isn't the 500 invested in the rnscal's
story, for It was worth the money. /
never spent four happier hours In my
life at $50 an hour. The best OF II Il
he actually made me believe him. |
think he believed himself"
Winthrop sat up In bed, yawning. Il
think black coffee will be about all
this morning." he murmured as he
dressed lelsurely.
He was tying fastidiously correct
hsw 90 his tan oxford. when he hap