New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 28 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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How long has Amos been here??? — AN the afternoon. ”’ | a oa ‘Has he done any talking ?”’ | “It’s easy enough: The dose isn’t _ “Naw. His tongue’s as thick as a! larger than a marble, and it’s rolled up ongressman’s head.’ — 2 lin sugar, so he’ll take it. fast enough. . Jell,; you go out somewhere and get | ‘You can put it in his mouth just as you | _ some supper. I want to talk with him.’ | let go of the bridle at the start.’ _ As the fellow slouched out, very much| ‘‘Is the owner posted ?’’ ge es Se deceived by his brief nap, the newcomer| ‘‘Hardly,’’ said the~- other, with an sized the man on the floor by the shoul-| loath. ‘The fool ex: ects the horse to win der and shook him roughly. |the race.” ae a) ernie we uP, here! ? he shouted, in a ‘Does he suspect anything ?”’ ‘"No; he’s heard = . ' 4 the talk, of course, — pene his eyes, and finally | but he thinks it a trick of the pool re = imself into a chair. to keep his horse back.”’ eae Se : have you been saying this | “How are de jockeys ?”’ Fp egnn the other, sharply. ‘‘Why,’? said the other, with anoth = | ae loath, ‘“what do you suppose I got you in tell that drunken brute, | that stable for? If the owner had been in E = selton, anything ?’’ i'with the game, or if there’d been a. “No ‘ta thing, : s’elp me!’? — |jockey I could have depended — d out of the ‘stall and | shouldn’t have needed yeu: ee 1s on each side, a “He orobably y will ba: all “tight i in fir ig , then,”” he said, sitting down minutes. sober enough to under-| say 7) | | away Sow the Spedges” steak ssible, of course?” ee » said Amos, who! pos SS ae in fairshape. ‘Talk| ‘J ain’t goin’ ter ride him,” said the ‘ Sie }other, sullenly. ‘‘I only meee the © ry aoe ae ke ed in a low tone, which, that does won’t get his neck pi ver, , was: AC ud _ enough to tinder- | “Oh, the boy’ll be all right. 1e deetct [rush down the act RR, ¢ until the] boy mm OP