The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-09-25


Sounds like 1t, don't it?"
What odds'n you give?"
Boland turned to Tension to laugh.
Heres man with the best fancy
rider on earth and askin' odds on
him."
Askin' odds on him today only" ex-
planned SAVOY defensively. Hes Just
off color today"
Boland sneered again. "An' there
amt goin' to be no trick ridin' tomor.
row. That's fine proposition of yours.
Henry"
I'LL have my boy In the saddle to-
morrow for any kind of ridin' YOU
name against any rider you name" re.
torted SAVOY.
what odds you askin', Sawdyr
asked Boland, dangerously near to q
sheer as he questioned.
"On the shown the boys made" re-
sponded SAVOY impressively, land only
on the chance he can pull himself to-
gether by tomorrow, I'm askin' two to
one"
How much do you cover at that?"
"All you can raise"
SANDY" snapped Boland, "In 90
you thousand, two to one" The
judges bell changed for the trick rid
ing. Sawdy in CONSERVATION rushed to-
ward the stand. Hold on" he cried
throwing up his hands. .Five minutes,
gentlemen-just five minutes" he
shouted. "A1y man is changln' his boots.
Five minutes. please!"
Does 1t take him five minutes to
take off his boots?" beloved Bill Pard-
aloe. Il en- kick mine Off in five Sec
onds. Start the ridin'!" ordered Bill,
Changing the bell impatiently.
"For Gods sake, Bill Pardaloe!"
shouted SAVOY, hold on, hold on
give me at least three minutes" II a
wink from the foot Of a two-stOry bal
cony might be described as stentorian,
such was the slow, agonizing wink that
Sawdy cast up at the impatient judge
Pardaloe looked at his watch. I'll
give you two minutes" he said sternly.
BE ready or DEFAULT" But both men
quite understood that this remark was
for public consumption rather than lit
eral enforcement.
SAVOY raced hastily back to Boland.
who. In fact. had followed him part
way to the stand. you said a thou
sand at two to one," painted Sawdy.
He drew hastily from his pocket a roll
of bills and laid the money In Tensions
hands. Count that-they're mostly fif-
ties. Now, Boland, put up or shut ND. ;"
"Just minute!" Boland conferred
with his cronies-a group Of them were
already about him. There was a turn
ing sldewise, digging into pockets, an
assembling Of wads; the thousand was
hurriedly put into Tensions hands.
Boland was excited, Sawdy particu-
larly calm. "Boland," he said casually.
I'm hungry"
"What do you mean, Sawdy?"
'I'm hungry for another thousand.
same Odds"
Like hell, 1 guess"
Sawdy pulled from another pocket q
second roll Of bills.
"Put up, Boland, or shut up, just's
you like"
"Sawdy. I'll bet you five hundred
more, even money" 1t was purely n
bluff, but 1t brought an unpleasant sur.
prise.
Il want to be fair, Harry Boland.n
retorted SAVOY, "justs you was. yes
terday. Put up your FIVE hundred. bud-
dy. I'll cover It,"
The words were a blow to Boland.
Sawdy's not even pausing to Insist on
odds as the money went up told him
that somebody, somewhere, had loaded
something. SAVOY hustled back to the
stand and winked anew at Pardaloe.
The bell changed. The contestants rode
up. The wrangler now, as Jane Van
Tambel saucily whispered to DIR. Carpy
sitting next to her, was q symphony
In brown, from head to foot-a skei-
eton brown jockey cap, close-fittine
brown jersey, brown Jersey riding
trousers, and low, soft, brown boots
made up his rig.
McCrossen chung to his scarlet sash
and SILK shirt-nor had the Indian or
the local boy changed.
AS the riding went swiftly forward
ana the feats grew more difficult, the
boy and the Indian were eliminated.
NooSh tOOh lutbt TcdQlIY.
the wrangler riding fourth, and easily.
In all the tests after him. These two
riders seemed Indifferent In all the
earlier feats. They rode standing. feet
first or head first; twirlIng rifles, turn
Ing lightning-like in the saddle to face
forward or backward at full speed.
The crowd sat bewildered.
With the struggle narrowed to the
two seemingly even-matched riders.
spectators began to wonder how the
contest could be decided. The Judges.
after conference, asked for q further
trial OF the familiar feat of picking OBJ
jects from the ground.
Already these feats had been made
feature and credItably performed.
But some word had reached the Judges
that there might be further possibiIL
ties In this field. The two contestants
were asked to propose their own
stunts, tossing for FIRST choice. Nc
Crossen won. A lady's white handker-
chief was dropped, and, riding at speed.
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