Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-09
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tells the story charges Classon; a wsal-
thy horse owner with crooked collusion
bis charges he is himself barred from
further racing. He decides to go to
Iuarez, Mexico. and takes a steamer
from ON New York to New Orleans
land, an vii Wins s1 her f mssss @' BY h his
klndness to a horse, enormously suppos-
Cd TO- have a vicious temper. which she
The ship ia wrecked on the Florida.
coast: The other passengers escape in
the boats u Herman stays behind to
Herman and the horse reach shore
agrees to work for Miss Leland as .
! When Herman has been busy with his
goes for a ride and fails to return on
time, and it is feared that she has been
attacked by an escaped convict. She is
found safe, however.
She confesses to Herman however that
q has helped the runaway to escape.
north for q short time. Herman is by this
time hopelessly in love with her, but the
girls chaperone, Mrs. Clarke, is losing
no opportunity to make things unpleas-
Miss Leland aud her party. including
Garteret Dane: an admtrer, return to
G Geiand. Re1 anS q. snt the rsgTsst ct Miss IS
q race, which the horse loses. VIVIAN
dere is entered in the second race, and
herman places SOCIAL that he has-on
vivandere is leading the race. when
the jockey uses the whip on her, against
Kernan's instructions. and she loses the
Kernan's request that the announce
mont of the final results Of the race be
Withheld for a short time was refused.
He believes there was ,crookedness at
the Grantham track, n that the race
officials know it.
herman decides to leave for Juarez.
U before leaving goes to a conferences
judges at the track
After the conference with Buckmaster,
Herman decides to remain at Grantham.
smiier Smith, NTH. 4 raceatra aIs crook sssa va" ada
vises Herman to leave Grantham, but the
ratter remains. and enters Vivandiere in
Ia forthcoming race.
Herman goes to see the negro fortune
teller whom he suspects of having infu-
ence over Pete, the negro jockey, who
rides vivandiere. The interview is with
CHAPTER xv.-Oontinued.
What's dat yoh say?" he stam-
mered. LELAND? what Leland dat?
Yoh say she? Who dat "
1.-The lady who owns vivandiere," I
answered.
what heb name? wheah she
come from? She dat Miss Robe'ta
Leland what come from down Ste
phanie :"
Eyes. why?"
"Yoh lynn to me, white man,? Yoh
lie to me anS'foh Gawd I bust yoh
right now"
ward me and I could see, where the
SIC PES of his dirty bath-robe had
fallen back, the muscles Of his black
arms tighten.
"Yoh lynn to me, white man?" he
repeated.
"Look here. Yancey," I said, "nnuch
more Of that talk and I may take a
chance with that club Of yours. Miss
Roberta Leland owns vivandiere.
And now. you black scoundrel, Tn
back with policemen: we'll see then
whether youth talk 20 big"
Huh dem coppers ain got nufdn
on me" he jeered. "Dey don know
me: neber been in Grantham in my
life befoh dis month. Dom yoh
botheh bout dem police. Yoh bring
Bring her here7 What do you
mean"
Il mean what I say" he said. II
III yoh ain lynn to me, yoh jes'
bring Miss Leland heah. I'll talk to
heh."
do you know herr"
Il know heb; and she'll know me-"
he said. "And IL she does own yoah
hawss Vivandiere. IL ain, goin' talk
wild yoh! Yoh bring heh heah." He
looked toward the door leading Into
the hall. But / had closed it. His
voice lowered. "Yoh bring heh heah
befoh Sat'day," he said. "Yoh bring
heh heah. And now-yoh gtt!!'
I could see that there was nothing
toxbe gained by staying: whatevSr his
reason, for seeing Miss Leland / knew
that NJ would not tell IT to me-. Nor
could i hope, in the face Of that
menactnE club, 70 drag the truth
from him myself. Wondering,
puzzled. - gracefully q / could, I
got" ~ ] rode into town on the
trolley ! kept repeating TO myself the
negro ministers smphasizsd words.
before Saturday. strange, incom-
N ~ daring ra~n,thcations
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