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Cowboy of jthe Flying Heart ranch are
heartbroken over the loss of their nuch
prlsed phonograph by the defeat of their
champion In a foot-race with the cook of
' the Centipede ranch. A house party la
on at the Flying Heart. J. Walllngford
Speed, cheer leader at Yale, and Culver
Covington, Inter-collejlale champion run
ner, are expected. Helen Blake,' Speed's
sweetheart, becomes Interested In the loss
of the phonograpp. She suggests to Jean
Chapln, sister of the owner of the ranch,
that she induce Covington, her lover, to
win back the phonograph. Helen declares
that If Covington won't run, Speed will.
The Cowboys are hilarious over the pros
pect Speed and his valet. Larry Glass,
trainer at. Yale, arrive. Helen Blake asks
Speed, who has posed to her a an ath
lete, to race against the Centipede man.
The cowboys loin In the appeal to Wally.
and fearing that Helen will And him out,
be consents. He insists, however, that he
hall be entered as an unknown, figuring
that Covington will arrive wlime to take
Ms place. Fresno, glee club singer from
Stanford university and - In love with
' Helen, tries to discredit. Speed with the
ladles and the cowboys.
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CHAPTER VIII.
AWRENCE GLASS was be
' ginning to like New Mexico.
Not only did It afford a
tinge of romance,, discern
ible In the deep, haunting
eyes" of Marledetta, the
maid, but It offered an op
portunity tor financial ad
vancementas, for Instance,
the purchase of Willie's watch. This
. timepiece cost the trainer twenty-one
dollars, and he sold It to 8 peed for
double the amount, believing In -the
- luck of even numbers... Nor did young
8peed allow his trainer's efforts to
cease here, or 1 every portable time
piece on the ranch he recognized - a
menace, and not until Lawrence had
cornered the market and the whole
collection was safely locked In his
: trunk did be breathe easily. ; This re
quired two days, during which the
young people at the ranch enjoyed
themselves thoroughly. They were
halycou days for the Yale man, for
Fresno was universally agreeable, and
seemed resigned to the fact that
Helen should prefer his rival's com
pany to his own. .
As for Glass, he recounted tales of
Martedetta's capitulation to his em
ployer, and wheezed merrily over the
discomfiture of the Mexican girl's for
mer admirers. ' -"She's
a swell little dame," he con
tided to Speed' one afternoon, as they
lounged luxuriously in - the shade at
their customary resting .place. "Yes
and I'm aces with her, too."; They had
et out for- their daily run, and. were
now contesting for the seven-up su
premacy of the Catskill Mountains. Al
ready Glass had been declared the un
disputed champion of the Atlantic
coast, while Speed on the day previous
had wrested from him the champion
ship of the' Mississippi valley. ;
-"Bur Marledetta is dark!" said the
college man, ts he put the cards. "She
Is almost a mulatto."
"waw! isne s no dinge. She s an
Aztec, an' them Aztec's is swell peo-
pie. Say, she can play a guitar like a
barber!" r . .
" Miss Blake told me she-was In love
- with Carara." ,r-
Glass grunted contemptuously. "I've
got It pn that Jnsuf recto four ways.
, Why, I'm learning to talk Spanish my
. self. Jf he gets lossy, I'll cross one
over his .bow." The trainer made a
vicious jab at an Imaginary Mexican.
"He ain't-got a good wallop In him.
"I thought cowboys was tough guys,"
continued Glass, "but It's a mistake.
That little Willie- 'for Instance, Is a
. lamb. , He packs that Mauser for pro
tection. . He's .afraid some farmer will
walk up and poke his eye out with i
corn-cob, ' One copper with a night
stick could stampede the whole out
fit But they're all right, at that,"
he acknowledged, magnanimously.
"They're a nice bunch of fellers when
you know how to take 'em."
' "The files are awful today," Speed
complained. "They bite my legs."
. "I'll bring out a bath robe tomor
row, and we'll hide it In the bushes. I
wish, there was some place to keep
this beer cool." - Glass shifted some
bottles to a point where the sunlight
did not strike them.'
"I'm getting tired of training, Lar
ry," acknowledged the young man,
with a yawn.' "It takes so much time."
Glass shook his head in sympathy.
"Seems like we'd ought to hear from
Covington,", said he,
"He's on his way, no doubt Isn't It
time to go back to the ranch T"
. . Glass consulted his watch. "No, we
alnt done but three miles. Hers goes
: for the rubber." . ,
T
It was Berkeley Fresno who retreat
ed cautiously from the shelter of a
thicket a hundred yards up the arroyo
and started briskly homeward, 'con
gratulating himself upon the, Impulse
that had decided him to follow the
training partners upon their dally rou
tine. He made directly for the corral.
"Which I don't, consider there's no
consideration comln' to ' him what
ever," said Willie that evening.' "He
ain't acted on the level." :
"Now, see here," , objected Stover,
"he may be just what he claims he Is.
Simply because he don't go skally
hootln' around In the hot sun ain't no
sign he can't run." . '
"What about them empty beer
bottles?" demanded Willie. "No fel
ler can train on that stuff. I went out
there myself and seen 'em. There was
a dozen."
"Mebbe Glass drank It . What I
claim is this: We ain't got no proof.
Fresno Is stuck on Miss Blake, and
be s a knocker."
"Then let's git somu proof, , and
aara" quick."
"SI, Senores," agreed Carara, who
had been an Interested listener.'
"I agree with you, but we got to be
careful "
Willie grunted with disgust
" we can't go at It like we was VII
lln' snakes. Mr. Speed Is a guest here."
Again the little gun man expressed
his opinion, this time In violet-tinted
profanity, and the other cowboys
joined in,
"All the same he is a guest, and no
rough work goes. I'm In charge while
Retreated Cautiously From the Shel
ter of a Thicket : '
Mr. Chapln Is away, and I'm responsl
ble." '
"Senor Bill," Carara ventured, "the
rai vaquero, he is-no guest; He is one
Ol US." . , '...".'!
"That's right" seconded WUHa
"He's told us.a.11 along that MrSpeed
was a Merc-ry-footed wonder, and if
the young feller can't run . he had
ougni to nave told us." .. .. . ,
.. Mr. Cloudy showed his understand
ing of the discussion by nodding si
lently. . "We'll put it up' to him in the morn
ing, said Stover. ' ,' . ; -
"If Mr. Speed -cannot r-r-run, w'at
you do, eh?" Questioned thn Mnrioon .
. Nobody answered. Still Bill seemed
at a loss ror words, Mr. Cloudy stared
gioomuy into Space, and Will a e-rnnrM
his teeth; .
On the following morning Speed
sought a secluded nook with n.i.n
but no sooner had he launched himself
rainy upon the subject uppermost in
his mind than he was disturbed by a
delegation of cowboys, consisting of
the original four who had waited upon
him that first morning after his ar
rival.. They came forward with grave
and serious mien, requesting a mo
ment's Interview. It was plain there
was something of more than nriin.
Importance upon their minds from h.
manner' In which Stover spoke, but
wnen neien quickly volunteered to
withdraw, Speed checked her.
"Stay where you are: I hv n
wets from you," said he. Then noting
.un uuuuieu iaca oi in foreman,
quoted impatiently: ' ;
"'You may fire when rni ririA.
ley" . - . . " "
Still Bill shifted the lumn tn M.
cheek, and cleared hi throat before
beginning formally.
"Mr. Speed, while we honor Vnn m
bean for your accomnlfnhnianta
while we believe in vou as a man r-i
a champeen, we, kind -of feel that It
might1 make 'yW' stretch' yourVlegs
some if you knew Just exactly what
this foot-race means to ' the Flying
Heart outfit" '
"I assured you that th Centipede
cook would- be beaten," said the col
lege man, stiffly. ' -
"Isn't Mr. Speed's word sufficient?"
Inquired the girl. ,
. Stover bowed. "It had sure ought to
be, and we thank you for them new
assurances.- Yctt see, our spiritual on
rest Is due to the fact that - Humpy
Joe'S get-away left us broke, and we
banked on yotl to pull us even. That
first experience strained our credulity
to the i bustln' point, and well, in
words of one syllable, we come from
Joplln."-,
"Missouri." said Willie.
."My dear sirs, r can't prove that you
are going to win your wagers until the
day of the race. However, If you are
broke to start with, I don't see how
you can expect to lose a great deal."
"You ain't got the right angle on the
affair," Stover explained. "Outside of
the onbearable contumely of losln'
twice to this Centipede outfit, which
would be bad enough, we have drawn
a month's wages In advance, and we
have put It up. Moreover, I have bet
my watch, which as presented to me
by the officials of the Santa Fe for
killin' a pair of road-agents when I
was depity sheriff."-
.Miss Blake uttered a little scream,
and Speed regarded the lanky speaker
with new, interest '
"It's a Waltham movement, solid
gold case, eighteen Jewels, and en
graved with my name." ' '
"No wonder you prize if said
Wally.
"I bet my saddle," Informed Carara,
In his slow, soft dialect "Stamp
leather wit' silver filagree. It is more
dear to me than well I love it ver'
much, senor!"
"Seems like Willie has made the
extreme sacrifice," Stover followed up.
"While all our boys has gone the
limit Willie hits topped 'em all; he's
bet his gun."
"Indeed! Is it a good weapon?"
"It's been good-to me," said the lit
tle man, dryly. "I took It off the quiv
ering remains of a sheriff In Dodge
City, up to that time the best hip shot
in Kansas."
- Speed felt a cold chill steal up his
spine, while Miss Blake went pale and
laid a trembling hand upon his arm.
"You see it ain't intrinsic value so
much as association and sentiment
that leads to this Interview," Stover
continued. "It ain't no joke we don't
joke with the Centipede and we've
relied on you. The Mex here would
do murder for that saddle." Carara
nodded, and breathed something In bis
own tongue. "I have parted with my
honor,-and Willie is gamblln' Just as
high." . ' . ;
"But I notice' Mr. Willie still has
his revolver." ...
"Sure I got it!" Willie laughed, ab
ruptly. "And I don't give it up till we
lose, neither. That's the under
stand'." His voice was surprisingly
harsh for one so high-pitched. He
looked more like a professor than
ever.
"Willie has reasons for his caution
which we respect," explained the
spokesman.
J. Walllngford Speed, face to face
with these serious-minded gentlemen.
began to reflect that this foot-race
was not a thing to ' be taken too
lightly. ;
"I can't understflnd," he declared,
with a touch of irritation, "why, you
should risk such priceless" things' iipv
on a friendly encounter." ,.
"Friendly!" cried Willie and Stover
in a tone that made their listeners
gasp.. "The Centipede and the Flying
Heart Is Just as friendly as a pair of
wild boars."
"You set, it's a good thing we wised
you up," added the latter. .
Carara muttered fiercely;: "Senor,
I wprka. five year' for that saddle. I
am a good gambler, si, si! but I keel
somebody blffore I lose it to the
Centipede." ...
. "And 4s that Echo phonograph worth
all this?" inquired Helen. . -
BANDMASTER A REAL GENIUS
Clever Expedient Adopted to Keep Mu
sicians on Their Feet for Pattl
Reception.
At Cheyenne, Wyo., the band from
an army post had been engaged to play
In honor of the visit of Adellna Pattl
and Etelka Gerster, many years ago.
Strange sounds came from the band.
and Pattl asked Colonel Mapleson, her
Impresario, to find out what the tune
was. He found the band standing In a
circle, so close together that they
formed a solid bank, with the band
master in the center. Mapleson was
about to part them to reach the band
master, when the latter begged him to
deslnt and explained that as the band
bad bee on duty for thlrty-slz hours
awaiting tne company's arrival, and
saloons were numerous In Cheyenne,
:.?We won that phonogrspli at risk: of
life and limb," said Willie, doggedly,
"from the Centipede " r - '
"and twenty other outfits, senor."
"It's a trophy," declared the fore
man, "and so long as It ain't where It
belongs, "the Flying Heart la in dis
grace.". "Even the 'Leven X treats us scorn
ful!" cried the smallest of the trio an
grily. "We're a Joke to th whole
state."'
' "I know just how these gentlemen
must feel,", declared Miss Blake, tact
fully, at which Stover bowed with
grateful awkwardness.
"And it's really a wonderful ; in
strument" said he. "I don't reckon
there's another one like it in the
world, leastways in these parts.
You'd ought to hear it clear as a
bell 't ...
"And sweet," said Willie. "God! It's
sure sweet!" - -
"I begin to feel your loss," said
Speed gravely. "Gentlemen.J can only
assure you I shall do my best." "
"Then you won't take no chances?"
inquired Willie, mildly.
"You may rely upon me to take car
of myself." . . ;. . ..
"Thank you!" The delegation moved
away.
"What d you think of him?" in
quired Stover of the little - man in
glasses, when they were out of hear
lng.
1 think he's all right" Willie hesi
tated, "only kind of crazy, like all east
ern boys. It don't seem credible that
no. sane man would daat to bluff after
what we've said. He'd be flyln in the
face of Providence."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Microscope In the Kitchen.
The use of the microscope Is recom
mended In the kitchen, If not of the
ordinary house, at least of those hav
ing an army of servants and purchas
ing by wholesale. In hotels, boarding
houses, hospitals, jails, Its use in our
complicated modern life Is becoming
essential, and the need Is based upon
the necessity of determining the de
gree of adulteration of food. ' The chef
has no excuse for not knowing what
he buys if he is provided with a
microscope.' '
In starchy substances the adultera
tions . will soon be revealed by the
microscope . if the grains of starch
do not have the selfsame form In the
potato and in rice. The same thing
may be said of the spices. Pepper
can be adulterated only with peas or
ground beans, and this fraud also
may be readily detected. The rule
may be almost universally applied to
all foods that pass through the kitch
en, and especially the kitchens of the
wealthy. Coffee undor the microscope
does not look like? chicory in structure
and chocolate made with peanuts does
not look like pure chocolate. Har
per's Weekly. '
Got In a Quiet Knock.
When Joaquin Miller, the Poet of
the Sierras, edited the Eugene Regis
ter, be ran a joke column that Is
ttlll remembered among Eugene vet
erans. "
"Miller," said ' an aged Eugenlst
"used to like to roast the coal man.
Thus, I remember how, In a descrip
tion of a wedding, be once wrote:
"'The presents offered the bride
were unusually sumptuous and abun
dant Conslpcuous among them was
a ton of coal. . This won general ad
miration and approval by reason of Its
quaint old-fashioned massiveness, It
being much heavier than tin tons of
coal of the present day."
; " Overworked.
:Mrs. Knagg If we women had the
time to read the caDera aa vnu man
have we'd know Just as much about
politics and other things as you.
Mr. Knagg But my dear, you have
just as much time as I.
Mrs. Knagg Nonsense i I never
have time enoueh even tn s-nf iiimn.i.
with ..the Jjousehold department, the
women s page, the beauty expert, the
fashion notes. th marrlo... a
- - ,- .Havn, v.. a ui-
vorce news and the society column and
ouen nave losmp the death records
ana tne bargain advertisements.
none of the musicians could stand
alone and be bad adopted the expe
dient of standing them In a circle so
that each would be supported by his
fellows.
"If you take one away," said the
bandmaster pathetically; "the .ole
lot will fall dowji."
Crusoe's Problem.
Robinson Crusoe bent and looknit
at the footprint In the sands. ."Of
course," said be to himself, "this' In
dicates that Friday Is somewhere
near."
Then his brow knit in perplexity.
"But what in thunder am I coins- ta
do to keep the reader's attention for
the next four days?"
He began kicking sand into the
footprint
"For this." ho murmured, "this la
w" w "fWVAAAWAA I
Monday, all dayl",
r a 1 1 nnm . Annr ft- a n
Luna laMtA irrCAK .2
FLOATING,. DERELICT ONE OF
' WORST PERILS OF THE 8EA.
Forsaken 8hlps, Practically Unslnk- .
able. Can Rarely Be Perceived Un
til Too Late to Avoid the
Fatal Collision.
The dtsmaeted, battered hulk of a
derelict floating so !ow in the water as
to be almost level with the waves, is,
of course, a very great dancer to navi
gation, especially In foggy weather.
The majority of derelicts are sailing
ships laden with timber. . They may
have been dismasted and rendered ab
solutely helpless tn storms, partly de
mollshed by fire, by collision with an
iceberg, or by the mere force of the
waves themselves. ' The crew, unable '
to make their ship . seaworthy, may
have abandoned it in the boats, or
have been rescued by some passing
vessel, but, whatever their fate, their
forsaken ship, If laden with wood, re
mains practically unslnkable and Is
driven hither and thither over the
ocean, at the mercy of the winds and
currents.
Now and again a steamer may be
rendered helpless owing ' to its ma
chinery becoming disabled by shortage
of coal, by fire or by the loss of its
rudder or propeller in heavy weather.
Its crew may decide to abandon it and
take to the boats, but if they neglect
to open the seacocks on their depar
ture their ship may float tor many a
long day. The erratic movements of
some derelicts are almost uncanny.
Not so very long ago a Norwegian sail
ing ship called the Crown left Nova
Scotia for a South American port. It
was Ltden with timber, and while still
In the North Atlantic ocean was over
taken by a terrible storm, which dis
masted and left It a battered wreck.
. The crew, realizing It was useless to
remain on board, abandoned it and
took to the boats, never to be beard
of again, but their ship, although if
vanished completely for no less than,
three months, wae sighted at the end
of this time on the edge of the Sargas
so sea, a good 700 miles away from
where disaster overtook it Soon aft
terward it was sighted off Bermuda,
but then disappeared again, and may
still be drifting about the ocean.
Derelicts arb sometimes salved and
bring In a large sum In salvage money
to the crews of the ships who tow
them into port On one occasion an
American steamer bound for Liverpool
with a cargo of cotton ran out of coal
off the north coast of Ireland. The
sea was running high, signals of dis
tress were made to a passing steamer,'
which passed a tow rope to the help
less ship. But the towing wire snapped
and the crew were accordingly taken
on board the newcomer, while the dls
abled vessol was left to drift '
A Liverpool tug heard of the affulr,'
and being doubtless aware of the great
value of the cotton cargo, determined
to find the derelict and to tow it into
harbor. After a protracted search it
came upon It and eventually took It
Into Belfast, little worse for Its buffet
ing. The enterprising tug netted no
less than 7,960 for Its share in the
proceedings. By an act of parliament,
passed In 1896, the master of any Brit
ish ship sighting a derelict Is bound
to report the fact to the nearest
Lloyds agent, eo that Jf the abandoned
ship Is In the track Of chips a man-of-war
may be sent out to destroy or
bring It Into flbrt, l
He Married the Beneficiary. i-'- I
"Yes.'.' said the mil ran r
- luDuiauca -
Mrent. "I onon ont nun ....
. o". ", tu taao uui a
$50,000 life policy only the day before ',
he was killed, and it took a lot of coax- .
lng to do It." . ' " .
"Gosh! that was tough on tho com- ' '
pany. I expect you wished your per- "
unslve powers had not been so sue- '
cessful." , .
'Woll. hardly. You im. t tr.riA
' , m 4 c .
the widow." ., - ,. .,
Revenge. :
"Gladys paid you a compliment yes
terday, Felice."
'What did she say?"
'She said you were very Intellectu
al"
'The cat! She Just said that be
cause she was expecting Tom Cheer
ers to take her to the football game
tnd bo took me Instead."
, 8llent ! .
"What are you erinnlno-
mapped Mrs. Gabb.
"A funny Item In this naner " amiio
Mr. Gabb.
"What's funny about It?" asked Mm.
Gabb.-
'It savs a woman haa hnon m. .
illent partner In a bualnnna firm
oiled Mr, Gabb. ,, .
A Denatured 8anta. .
"Well! Well! , Another fool reform.
r has broken loose."
"What does he want to do?"
"11 BUKKestS a Shave and a hnfrrnt '
tor Santa Claus. so the old eentleman ' '
won't catch fire so easily from, '
Christmas candies." - m
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