White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-11-04

1T was" Malet said. "He was a
troken-down steeplechaser which had
been brought out to Mexico City by
an English mining magnate." +,
"What happened to him?'
"He ran until he dropped dead"
Malet returned. I'm not horseman
had no idea how far or fast horse
could run"
THAT'S the thoroughbred strain"
Barnes said. He passed into dis
QUESTION on feats of thoroughbred
horses and dogs. 1t was hobby with
him.
rs there a thoroughbred strain In
men, too?" Malet asked.
"You bet there is" Barnes said
promptly. "Put the thoroughbred to
the test, and, whether he be man,
horse, or hound, he'll respond
Barnes" Malet began, when the
subject was exhausted, haven't you
yet found out that Mia Is in love with
young McKimber?"
"Imper inent puppy" Barnes
stormed. "If I'd been in your place
instead of being cast for a id
turnkey, this would never have hap
pened. I'm not sure but you couldn't
have stopped 1t If you'd tried.'
stopped it7" Malet returned. "You
talk like fool. could just as easily
have stretched out hand and
damned the Colorado river in flood.
Robin McKimber's been q better man
than you have. What have you done
all your days but loaf until you were
30 scared of the sight of Lippsky you
took those long hikes which put you
in condition? Don't scowl at me. 1
know you could lick me easily, but
that won't make you worthy Of your
daughter, will it?"
Barnes listened to the story that
had been told Milman and Bradney
whats the good of telling me
thisT" Barnes said. "Do you suppose
want to go back to Peekskill?"
you won't have to. You are six
hundred dollars to the good, your
wardrobe Is enlarged, and you've Nita.
Milman admits that what we have
done leaves us less clean than we
were"
1T won't hurt me-, said Barnes
You wouldn't notice it on my hide"
I'm not approaching you from that
ANGLE" Malet said craftily. "I'm re-
minding you that you are winning
success at Nita's expense. I'm not in
the least doubt about you. With
Bradney and Mllman there was a
much greater chance of defeat"
What the devil are you counting
on?" Barnes demanded.
Malet put his arm on the bigger
mans shoulder.
ION the thoroughbred strain in you.
I'm relying on the fact that when the
test comes the thoroughbreds re-
spond."
He watched Barnes, who sat silent
for almost five minutes. Barnes did
not break the silence until he had
torn up the copious notes he had made
concerning the ranch in California,
over which he knew now he would
never ride.
"I'll do what the others want me
to-" he said.
Malet knocked again at Bradney's
door.
Barnes has come through" he said,
smiling. Il know you despise men
given over to sport and athletics, but
when 1t comes to a showdown they
have the right kind Of heart. God
protect me from world governed by
intellect Good night"
Next morning Malet went into Mil
mans room before breakfast.
Before you say anything he be-
gan, II may as well tell you that
Barnes Is on my side, and Bradney
ready to do what you say
II thought they would be-" said Mil
man. II have not slept, and l tried
in vain to convince myself you were
wrong. give in. have had great
deal Of figuring to do to meet the
changed conditions. Tell me, how
would you like to live just outside
Florence?"
You ask me, sculptor, how l
should like to live there, near the Bar
CELLO and the Uffizi?
II did not tell you, l think, of my
villa there 1t lies on the hills to the
west of the city and overlooks the
gardens of the Villa Palmieri 1t has
about twenty rooms, and was well fur
nished. The gardens are productive
and charming. Years ago gave 1t to
distant cousin. She died recently,
and 1t comes to me again. / find,
after settling my affairs there will be
enough for us all to live comfortably
in Italy, where the exchange rate ia
vors us very much"
II don't understand you,' STAN
mered Malet. Was this indication
that Peter Milman had deliberately
thrown away this New York home?
Il sent Sneed to Nitas room with
q request that she would give me five
minutes after you left last night. You
were quite right. l shall always re-
member you were the first one of us
to do the right thing. / could never
live in this house happily knowing
that to do SO was the price of her
unhappiness. / am growing older, but
do not think | am growing bitterers
II Is sometimes better not to succeed
Perhaps our reward may be that we
have got out of our ruts. We were
all Flooding along deep burrows, see
ing nothing ahead. l had almost for
gotten the villa outside Florence until
saw 1t mentioned In Loddon's bill
We shall live very comfortably in a