Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-01
The Missing Heir

n ~ oW strange Hrc The vngarica 90
~ foriunel AT the very instant
M ~ phen the ardeut believers DOB
Little Joe We're nuiug their
lungs FOR o nnal shout of triumph
gay nffe rcd balloon dnfied out ou
the track. who're The horses were
pounding down the stretch. whirled
a1ucils m front VI the faforlte's nose.
shot straight up in the air and sailed
merrily ncross the inheld toward the
green bills ana the blue sky For culy
an in0uItesimai space ~ time the ncry.
Gus Little Joe had shied aud choekod
hls Hpced. buf Chat space was enough
fo lct dan colofcd stunscr of thr
name of lippy Cash uudvr thu wire 90
rs o. 4
Tho houndT' mumbled a small mnn
nt tho rlii. and hls face wus so hlnng
in the hni mDmeut OF disappointment
thut % brought chgctle from the asa
joining BARS, gentleman With Che round
pima mcc
"Chccr up uoighhor" Dee consoled
'ihc walking g1ud."
The smau man thus addressed cast
ou thn nUrd hlg D. Rufus Wallnefpul
"a siicWitc glance 90 slow glance ana Of
cnuNuus uur Cordial uf muuutr was
ihr norid one aud lovlni 90 eye unl
hronl of white waistcoat aud iu his
rlrh eravat rlpWcd % 5000 diamond
quite rcussurins Hut nevertheless tls
small man glanced onee moro 90 thn
right aud 60 the left before Pc un
sWcrcd
Had % hundred on that rabbltw be-
complained.
We'll % hundreds "a hundred" chuck
lel thc his man.
"lts a thousand when you lose II On
q rcd balloon objected tho lean ami
iank nnckie naw, climbing down from
the fence whore be- had been pcrchcd
IKE O Jumping lnck ou suck lie
see on his bend tlo slik lat which De
bad bccn waving In cucourlgencut 90
llitlo loc nud smoothed hs polluted
black mustachc "A that moment
nncAicR eve caught rho ghstcn aud
CLINT ~ something w,,.ic in the crowd
10 WINS the head oi Onion Jones. SO
bald Chat d looked freshly peeled. and
onion wns wInkius ana making mvs
trrinus sl-us NO che rate of ahnut seycn
90 tho second Giving Jim tho singh
sign. nmckic Slipped away aud fol
lowing onion 10 tho rrnnd stand
found There Violet Wauicn hud hcs
sister Fannie. both tho'r pretty faccs
flushed with excitement
q .H.
lct her blue eyes dnncug AS she
caught Bhcklc's sleeve.
"Mr Hntchi You were standing
right hy him Percy w. fiutchl We
followed him out here"
"lIr got $4,000 from us" said Fan
ME. and her checks turned shndc
pinker as J. Rufus happened 70 look
up and cnich her muslng gnze. Ellie
Is Ma. 10 on the list" She opened her
llitlc notebook aud pointed % list %
names Twelve had boon scratched
out The thirteenth WAS Percy w
Hutch "tle is "a lawyer, but no D.
newer ln bis office We dent know
much more about him."
Leave shat 60 u.s. snd Rlnckie
Won ten you al nhou, him when wc
hand sou that $1,000 Me back 90 the
works on the jump. ladies. Kiss sou
chasiely ON the forohcads."
Ills bong legs were sprng'ng down
the steps SECOND after and, modelling
significantly toward thc small man as
he approached Walilneford De came
up 20 me r,il on Che other side ~ ar
Hutch 0ad asked.
"Wha, DO you think % tho next race.
Jlmg
LADY Nou," J. Rufus promptly ne
plcd waiting for his cue. 81 know
lady Louis sum money. bccauso she
was toutcd 20 mo hy O barbcr whose
cousin was stable boy Zen years
ago"
"No chance was the coutempirous
answer rs Riackie crlnuod ~ the small
man "ifl tell VOW why No 7 ady'
horse has won a race tais meet lady
Swiscoe came Ia Inst IA che frsi race
tc,iay. Lady sandy Zen down gcSier
dsy aud hrose her coilar5one. Lady
~ Dreams was ruled oI the track f0r
sfaseer'ug under too much hop Nev.
crihciess, limsey, my boy, m lct Won
bet on her against the neld-for hun
dnal even"
} Rufus WAS about 20 reject this
ouirascous odcr with proper indigna-
tiun, out be caught something On
Blackic's eve.
You poor lollonr' he commiserated
Il hate 10 rob an imbecilc. hut you're
On
Help yourself gayly returned
Rlackie, and he wlnke,i 40 the small
man Better eet in. stranger"