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ARTER WEEKLY. . and lodked on for a while ciel saying |offand when he was out of sight Trim | anything. “led Bantry into the stables. { At last he drew near and asked: | **Now what was that all about ?’’ said ‘‘What horse is that, young fellow?’ _ O’Brien, coming down from the loft _ ‘This is the great Mephisto, boss,’’ | where he had been watching the scene. } replied Trim. “Why it’s just this,’ said Trim be- 6ST > that SO? He’ o going to run at | oInning to take off his disouise: E - Sheepshead Bay thisafternoon, ain’the?’’| -‘‘You’ve got a sick horse on your “Vou bet! and he’ll run away from hands and his name is Bantry. - anything there, you bet.’’ | ‘That man was Warren the bookmak- at} shouldn’t wonder.’ ‘er. He had a hypodermic syringe in his The red-bearded man drew a few steps| hand and he’s plugged a dose of poison in nearer. Bantry’s skin. **Splendid animal, isn’t he?”? | “Bantry couldn’t run a mile an hour ‘You bet,”’ returned Trim. Ithis afternoon but the dose won’t kill “Seems to be as gentle as a carriage | him.”’ horse, too.” | “And he thinks,’’ cried O | 4 “He'll i anything you want. him to? ‘that he has plugged Mephisto ?”’ ptr m responded promptly, ‘but you get | ‘““That’s it exactly and he will go eins _ on the race track, then you’ll See | down to mg nape y Ba y. now ane. eae. ey » said the man and he| Mephisto, ” z suppose so,’ sal (Gr 5’ Sie, dadeeet?? _ came clear up to the horse and patted the | Chen we’ll have hin acieal upon his blanketed neck. ‘Brien, sak ide, his hands. | **He doesn’t seem to mind a stranger a | abe “ OW er ee! - Dit,” ‘said the man... - The obieek ‘fellow | isn’t likely to 3! 4 se no,’’ Prim responded, ‘She knows! trouble you,’? Trim 1, ‘“because he Pas a —_ ra Li _ | . Hriem, exclaimed ‘*But how is simply Warren’s assistant. ‘T shall be on hand tolook after things land after you have won the race, as I sup- pose you will, I shall take care that Var- ren and his side partner are put. where ‘they cannot do any more damage of this kind.” ‘‘And how about yoursecret mission ?”? ‘Oh I shall look after that at the same 'time.?? cory hat’s a He’s” 4 fine horse. ’ _ The red-bearded man was feeling ' Ban- A try all over, and Trim could sce that he ~ was trying to get his’ hand under the rie as a ‘rock, ain t - Ys | 1e 10 an eat “Hen now oe oh hand oe eT the blanket. | ‘His skin is as smooth as— Whew!| ‘ a at ’s the matter ae ee Jen] gE “up, oe sind lees and IN THE BETTING RING. | to the grove where he he 1 eh rc Trim ‘ again into Mr. ‘Silas hacia of S ag se on nl bi tter clear out, mister, for if | te bor. Then | he wer on ta oe railroac Sree fy station and to orSheeps- ihead Bay. | The crowd was alread} , Jsamaent hear the racket and - . nger prowling around, he} wot dn t like it. ede ‘3 ay Vell ’m sorry y if I ahd made ge ma » = as 4 Pam 3 : — ‘ ~<a = | 7 => = - . ‘ rn ¥ i * | 3