Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-23

Eyes, but-you say you won't
apologize. So, If you want to De re-
instated-you do. of course"
Naturally"
.'Then you'll have to prove your
charges. How. you going to do ina
way down in Juarez?'
1 : shrugged my shoulders. i
haven't crossed that bridge yet" l
answered. 1.-The only thing I've de-
cided on is that I want to get away
from this place as quick as the Lord
will let me. Out Of New York; away
from the neighborhood Of the tracks
they've barred me from. Good God,
Benton, can't you understand how l
feel? Barred from the tracks, from
the game my folks helped make
great? Barred from-,I want to get
away-now." +
I slammed the suitcase shut saw
agely and locked it. About that 9TH
er-making my charges stick: muir
der will out! I know Classon, Con-
nors and O'Toole have been rigging
things up. That's four people alto
| sOLllCI I1ldL hIO" ~ 1AN oAA VI
other three will make a break some
day
"And you won't be here to take adj
vantage Of it," he said.
Some one else WILL" 1 said. And
meanwhile-1've got to live, Mr.. Ben
ton. I've had a good salary, but
we'll, when a Kernan-trained horse
loses a race Sale Herman Is apt to be
light in pocket
eve said that L" he began.
"And I've said that I won't bor-
row-when I see no way to pay
back" / interrupted. THANK you
again. but-theress a liner for New
Orleans sails at four. 1 shall be
aboard her"
The old man sighed; he was my
Igood friend: had been a friend of
my father before me; and many a
time I'd rejoiced with him when a
Benton entry went under the wire a
length in the lead.
Il know there's no way of stopping
you when your minds made up,
Sale" he said. Buff you won't &C
cept a loan, still you can't help me
spending my own money. can you?".
What do o. mean" I asked.
been good on everything except the
,stock-market." he said. ION horses
and men-almost infallible. If you
say that Classon is a crook, in spite
of his being a steward and all that
sort of thing, why-Sale, I'm inclined
to believe you. So much inclined
that when l leave here I'm going to
a private detective agency. Ill risk
a few thousand Of my wi to help q
boy I like, and"- and here his
mouth hardened-"to drive a crook
from the track. Write to me, Sale,
and-if you should change your mind
about--a loan. you know, a wire'll al
ways get an answer from me. Good
by. my boy"
And the dear old fellow wrune my
hand and left. And his departure
meant the severing of the last tie that
bound me to New York. Disgraced-
Tor being ruled off the turf means
nothing less than disgrace--deprived
OF my means Of nvernood--for the
track and the stud were all I knew,
and nowhere in the country, save pos:
slDly In Florida or at some outlaw
track on the coast can a ruled-ofl
man get employment, and to these
places l would not go-I was blue
and miserable. And yet, as I'd told
old Sam. I'd have done it all Owe
again. So there was nothing to weer
about; we Kernans do not cry ovel
split milk. I ate luncheon in my
room and then ordered a taxi. 1 went
aboard the boat two hours before
sailing-time and locked myself in m,
cabin. Not until the Christians en-,
gines had been throbbing twenty min.
utes Inc h was we'll below Liberty
did I leave my cabin and 20 upor
deck. And there. as 1 stood by the
rail-, taking my last look at New
fork.s l felt a hand touch my arm
I turned, to stare amazedly into thu
,apoiogetic eyes Of Jerry Kenny, my
stable. ~
We'll. what the devil are you do.
ing here?" 1 gasped.
ON my way to Juarez, via New
Orleans" said Jerry with a grin.
Now look here, jerry" said ]
angrily, I'm darn glad to see YOU
and all that, but-why in blazes have
you left New York? Sam Benton
might have put o in charge Of the
thry to step into the shoes OF The
kernans?" demanded Jerry. sham
on ye for sayin' it, Misther Sale. Sur
ye'er father'd nivir have talked tina,
way to me. Didn't he, whin ye was .
olt or a lad, make me promise tha1
"a kape We GU Of mischief? is Il
ilettln, We go to Mexico. with rev'lloo,
tionists all around and We wild ye.e,
not blood likin' to Join thin, I'd be
Jerry" I said shamefacedly, 20,
course I appreciate your feelings an9
your Kindness and all that, but
you'd have had a good thing with old
sam Benton: You shouldn't have
Il worked for the Kernans before
ever I worked for the Bentons," said
Jerry. please God, III not FORGE
the kernans for the Bentons-nor 70,
the Kenneys. either. What's a. tol
whin Major Jacks son is-bad scran
to thim, Mtsther Sale, but we'll come
crooks the proofs they're afthe,
wantin'. Me nevvy Mike is bach
there and he'll kape his eyes opel
and he'll watch Connors and the risi
OF them. .Nivir fret, Misther Sale
thin that laves a come back"
tried to smile. IT hope So" ]
said. ANYWAY, you can go back
I'm not going to mix you UP in my
at Charleston, and"
And Charleston is two days ofr /.
murmured Jerry. We'll talk some
more before we get there. Mean.
while. I'm not 80 young as l was. blu
I'm Irish. Misther Sale. Be afthe,
Itellin' me; is it true what thew saw
about thin Mexican. girls bein. so
grand to look at? And will we eee
many of thin in Juarez? Are ANN
OF thin az g~ood-lookin', say, al the
young lady beyant there?"
followed the direction OF his eve,
and saw the girl he meant. She had
just stepped from an outside cabin
and stood looking back toward the