The Wilmington morning star., 1943-02-21
NO THROAT CUTTING
CHAPTER XIV

the Tai Mahal, a series of pic,
lures. At the end of them, Hid,
Charming gasped.
: JONAH" she said, awed, "I'm
on my knees. Who would have
thought it? But. > She stopped
suddenly. "Just why did yo,
:; v show me this, Jonah?'
Because" Jonah said, II knew
it would put you in control of the
situation. With what you know now
you can write your own ticket
: And I well, 1 just want vol
to have the-the things you want
that's ALL"
you're a sweet guy, Jonah
Hildy said softly. "And I'm eve1
so grateful to you. It does make
j, everything just ducky."
"Everything," said Jonah, in a
voice like Charon mumbling to
himself on the journey across the
Styx, for everyone except =
He bit it off.
Eyes, Jonah?"
| VII, iI-AioIll1ilS, Sd1u JOldn, re-
membering that he was Sidney
Carton anG-or composite of ali
the martyrs of history.
The small private race course
on Mr.. Channings property
was doing business. The crowd
c was small, but select. 1t consisted
j of members of the Claiming fam
5 lily, the house servants, a squac
of gardeners, grooms, hostlers anc
c exercise boys. The only inhabitant
of the estate not present was the
S gatekeeper.
e In addition to this distinguished
S company. there were two Other
c spectators who were not con
> spicuous. Jonah Logan and Ma
j honey were viewing proceedings
$ from the leafy seclusion Of 6
: nearby elm.
i Of all the laughing, gesticulat
9 ing crowd at the track there wa:
c but one individual who did no
: appear to be enjoying himself
c This was & little man, pacing tur.
u distractedly and hewing the enc
c of his mustache Mr. Calvin Meggs
u still hoped for an 18th hour mir
It acle.
i An imposing figure in heather
c colored tweeds detached itsel
u from the crowd and bore dowr
$ upon Mr.. Meggs.
c "Well, Calvin" doomed H. L
u Charming. I've been looking fol
. you, disquieting rumor ha
IS reached me. Is there any truth
II in the story that, for unknown
IS IS reasons, your horse may b'
&C scratched?''
u Calvin Meggs did the Never
- Say-Die school proud. Mot ;
IS word of truth" he said stoutly
&c though hollowly.
IS IS I'm glad to hear it," MIR
IS Claiming said jovially. "Becaus'
IS Calvin, this race is to be run a
u 3 o'clock sharp or not at all. II
IS grant no postponements, no rain
is checks. And I call your attention
&c to the fact that the time is nov
u 2:40."
's 's Mr.. Meggs WINGED.
&c At that point a cry went up
u A black horse, led by smal
IS IS grinning Negro, was approachin
u the track Upon this beast MI
&c Claiming gazed like father upol
,s son.
ic "Look Calvin" He exclaime
IS rapturously. Look at Blac
'c Moonlight! What hooks! Wha
IS withers! Do you honestly believ
IS in your soul, Calvin, that tha
&c &c caricature of yours could bea
u him?"
IS ANY day in the week." sal,
- Mr.. Meggs steadfastly. '1nclud
u ing Sunday
IS "Then bring him on" Mr.. Chan
''s ming cried. ''What are you wait
S. ing for?"
IS Mr.. Meggs, Mr.. Meggs!
# # shourted an excited voice from
st behind.
&C Mr.. Meggs wheeled, in unisol
IS IS with MIR. Claiming. They behel'
IS the gatekeeper hurrying towar'
IS them. The gatekeeper was lead
ing a large bay horse. The hors'
u had ben newly clipped.
Il Found him wanderin' just thu
+ other side of the road, sir" pant
ed the gatekeeper, '"an' :
But Mr.. Meggs uttered a CT.
II , and fell upon the horse, like al
5, end upon a loose ball. "Buceph
II alus, my pet!" And then, sud
S denly, he recoiled. A bewilderet
e look crossed his face. THAT i
/ not my horse" he stated posi-
y lively.
q "Come, come, Calvin" said Mr.
e Charming, as the crowd collected
: eff it isn't yours, whose is 1t
q Someone found him, felt sorry TO
him and clipped him, that's all
Heaven knows he needed il"
"I still insist Mr.. Meggs said
| "that this is not Bucephalus.'
"What makes you say that?
| sI-1 don't rightly know sal
MIR. Meggs vaguely. s1ts his ger
| eral attitude. His-er-stance."
Mr.. Claiming made a palm
| sound. Don't be silly, Calvin
You can't prove such statement
| Your horse had no distinguishin
| marks, had he, except that n