Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-09

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THE MISSING HEIR"
Tow strange are the vaEaries of fortunel
vers Very Le Joe n we're the 6s her
lungs for a hnal shout OF triumph. a CAV lit
the horses were pounding down the stretch
whirled saucily in front OF the favortes
merrilY across the inneid toward the green
hills and the blue sky. For only an in
Joe had SHE'D and checked his speed; but
that space was enough to let dun-colored
stranger by the name of Tippy fash under
The houndl" mumbled a small man at the
moment Of disappointment that It brought r t' a
ehuekle from the adjoining large gentleman
Cheer UP. neiEhbor," he eonsoied the
The small man. thus addressed. cast on tho
norid big J. Rufus wailinRford a sidewise
glance-a slow glance and a cautious one:
io%iai Of eye ana broad Of white waisteoat
and ~ hIs 5sh s5Svat Slowsd tTS-thST
more 70 the riESt and to the left before no
Had = hundred on that rabbit" he com
well. hundreds a hundred" chuekisd
balloon. objectsd the lean and isnk Blsckie
Daw. climbing down from the fence, where
.sk 0'i II. ' ssS on II: S.sd shs aS h%s
whiSH,n, , he had been waving IN ene9nfssehment
@u.sashs, Al than 0G mo%.nt BiacSiss Os sSs
caught the siisten and CLINT OF something
jones 'p Ssa that Uossd hi rsy 81
and Onion was winking and making myster-
seSo o eiSins S Jim the hSS.sisns n Blacks
siiDpsd away and , t0irowtn5 OWEN Wd to the
her sister Fannie. both their pretty faces
nusnsd With excitement. ,. v,.,.,
blue eyes dancing as she caught Blackie's
'Mr. Hutohi You were standing right by
him Percy w. Hutch. We followed him out
"oh. did your and Biackls grinnsd down
At her aDpreciatively before he paralleled
ssnd and Is that the sn shrimp Mn 'S Who GAY SeOsd
clean out ths wArasI estate after the p death
Forty thousand dollars" II was brown
cheeks turned a, shade pinher. as J. Rufus
happened to look up and catch her musing
She oDensd her little note. book and n pointed
20 list Of names Twelve had been
Hutch me is a lawyer but he is never in
hts ONCE. We don't know much more about
Leave that TO us" said Blackie, WEN
. oTS al aSSns hin bss S t fsnS So TSS
on the JUMP ladies. kiss you chasteiy on
His long legs were sprinElng down the
stems second after. and noddinE siEnin-
Sroschsd waiiinefosd' he eamS np to the rail-
on the other side of Mr.. Hutch. and asked;
Lazy sSu Hi Raf ~ 'n Sr oSn spsd
waiting for his cue. II know Lady Lou's
by barber whose cousin was stable boy
mo Chance was the contemptuous answer
t tell You Why. No LADY SS horse Ss has s" won a
IN the rst race today; LADY SANDY fell down
yesterday and broke broke her collar lar So9s: Lady
gsring under too much hop Neyerthelsss
SsSi ss the nei S SunGrsd sS ss On her
Rufus was about to reject this out nut;
he esSsht soms,hins IN Backis's eve" eve '1'
You Door lollopl" he commlserated. Il
issip 'S Sourself" gaiiy retSTned 0Blaekis
and he winked At the small man Better
ANY more az that price3" The stranger
was molst-lipped at the thought OF bet so
once more J. Rufus studied that flicker in
Blaekie's eye. then they both looked az Percy
him; his paliid blue eyes were set too close
nose sna bis eSa too close 500 TO Ss m no
snd bis ears too far from the front Of his
man frowned az him. but the black-mus-
.sPiksrl" he tainted his friend Jim. 1T it's
go pet Why don't you taaks IL. ... a..
IN. Sroad sh.sted JIM for SS tauntinT S %as IA
common diversion between these two. He
turned to the The STRANGER You're on neiEheor'
70: psiIid blue eyes s.G almost sOarkisd
Wouldn't you like TO have my stickpin p
earcastically re1oined the big man. Can't
] donate something 10 your pet charityf"
Cain yourself Jimmy; cam yourself"
soothed the RrinninE Blackie The gent
knows a hick when he sees one. and give him
credit Urge him. stranger. he'll bite"
The stranger hesitated; then. with an un-
certain smile he walked away
ssThe hundred goes. anyhow" he assured
them. over his shoulder. TN be back in time
for the race"
what kind of a party Is Little Stranger
inquired Blackie Daw. tWirlinK his pointed
musfache. and studying ]. Rufus quiEEically.
Cant sort him" returned y Rufus Wal
Tell II By his irreEularities; that walk. the
set OF his eyes, his carr
well didn't tell Il that way" interrupted
Blaekie. Il know he's crook. because ne
d Little stranger is the man we've been
MOI not percy. jim. was stunned for a mo:
rnanf then he chuckled. what a pleasant
meeflng-f0r Little StranRerF@
Little Stranger was not there ~ tpe pc
efnning Of the next race: but a. Lazy Lou
sfreaked Daaf the judges. an easy winner over
fhe 0eld by three good lengths. there VS.
rnnmbIinR Just back OF the biz. pink-faeeo
Jim and the lean fumDing-tack on the renee
the small man imploring % the very las .1 ioi
some hound out o. the pack 70 oVerhaui 'hs
winner