Life — July 4, 1901 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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“ny WORDS OF CHEER. race, Sam insisted that Mrs. Swimbleton should select the horse to carry their ten dollars, on the theory of beginner's luck. 28 SHE LOVE ME NOW, OR 18 THIS ONLY 4 JOLLY?” There were eleven horses in the race, and by some feminine process of selection Mrs. Swimbleton finally resolved her choice down to two—Hetty Prince, because her Aunt Hetty’s money was involved in the day's enjoyment, and Tartarus, because the sauce tartare they had had with their lobster at luncheon was especially good. When she RIENDS, THERE 18 A FUTURE 1L1PE AWAITING ALL OF Us! AND IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE SUFFERED POR TOUR SINS IN THIS LIPE, BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS 18 NOTHING TO WHAT AWAITS You!" looked at the jockeys’ colors and found that the one who rode Hetty Prince was to wear purple and yellow—colors she had always detested—she immediately settled on Tar- tarus because his jockey’s cap and jacket were of white with blue spots, a color com- bination very becoming to her own fair skin and light eyes. When Sam went down into the betting ring and saw the odds he was inclined to rebel against his wife's selection, but remembering that there were five other THE FOURTH. BOYS WILL BE Boys.