Frank Merriwell's Races

a be

ion. He was admiring a horse Fran

deep into his trousers pockets and his short legs se

, who showed unusual interest and animation for

rank Merriwell had led out into the middle of the stable floor for inspection. "He is rangey,

d Frank. "I purchased him as a saddle ho

ust have made loads of it. I had an uncle four times removed onc

rmed a strange sort of a partnership. One of them stayed in New York all the time, while the other

d, "if you fellows keep this

try to find some scales for you," c

s father has plenty o

"But Dorman is too mean to make mu

in the winter, when his hair gets long, he wets it thoroug

s he do t

off and save the p

ately, "I thought you fellow

ing, "we're talkin

med to appreciate this

ht out his horse for us to inspect, and I move we do so.

should pay such a price for a mere

t my promise,

prom

act

prom

ath. This is the animal on which I pursued the runaway, and I took him without asking leave of the owner. I vowed that if this hors

trying to strike a dramatic

tted Bruce. "Winifred Lee is a stunning girl. But it

looked strikingly handsome. The boys knew it would not do to c

xplained Frank. "I induced him to set a price that he thought would se

ould have kicked at throwing up

little confusion. "You remember that Jack, Rattleton and

led Griswold. "That was a corker. We didn't do

u simply marched us through the streets and onto the campu

to get out of the scrape when the judge discharged us that he ga

you'll find him an expensive piece of furniture.

l sides, surveying him with the air of one who

ture a pedigr

is all right. I have it somewhere,

It may prove of val

ow

a fancy to enter Nem

t th

in, you'll want

ortsman of the turf; that is professiona

he grandest sports in the world!

Griswold. "What's that? Where d

e is such

but people are

rse racing," declared Frank. "There a

tricks to any

e who care little or nothing for professional sports. The public sees the earnestness, the honesty, and the manhood in college sports and contests, and the patrons of such sports know they are not being done out of their money by a fake. Prize fighting in itself is no

spapers should send professional bruisers to witness our college

class of papers say. Their motto is 'Anything for a sensation,' and the intelligent portion of the newspaper re

a race just to see what sort of stu

do it?" cried D

nter him in any of th

im to N

limit. All I want to do is tr

c Park races at Bethany. You

can do that without attracting

e," declared Griswold. "It will

I get a jocke

rub around for one

sudden thought struck him.

ow

e the

ho

at home. He is

er ridden

wi

he

ften 'done' by his jockeys. He knew it well enough, but he found it impossible to get the sort of jockey he wanted. Toots begged to ride a race, but he was a little shaver, and uncle was afraid. Finally, one day, just before a race was to com

ck, with satisfaction. "Put Nemo into th

k of it,"

approached

said. "One of your friends called t

cried Frank, in sur

e as Diamond, si

iately turned o

s? Did you call to se

is is the first time I have bee

," said Frank. "He could not have given his name

t Jack, and then

the feller,"

isitor must have given

romptly. "He said his name was Jack D

resting!" came grimly from F

d Nemo ov

o over how-

looked in. The door wasn't locked, for I had just been cleanin' the stall out. He opened the door and stood there some little time. First thing I knew he was gone. I wen

ens," observed Fra

thing like a thousand, he told me.' Says I, 'If he told you that I have no doubt he told you correct, sir.' Then says he, 'Does he mean to race him?' 'That,' says I, 'bein' a friend of Mr. Merriwell, is something what you should know a

whis

med Frank. "What did this fellow loo

r to the contrary. I know horses, but I'm no judge of diamonds. He was smooth shaved, and his jaw were rather square and his hair short. The eyes of him never looked straight at me once. Somehow I

ned to hi

ose this business mea

ared Diamond, rather excited

t way," admit

can it mean?" asked Frank, b

sserted Jack. "If not, why should anybody come here and give a fictitious name? Th

ell, seriously. "They have brought nothing but di

looking for reveng

" exclaimed Frank. "I have had considerable patience with th

have reached the limit with

man's enemies are bad fellows. To begin with, you remember that you were my enemy, an

I do not think I would wait to see how

that. You will remember that I buc

lt that Merriwell was capable o

k out for your horse, al

"If I were in your place, Merriw

t of the time. When he is not here, Grody can take his place. If I have an enemy

ings arranged," said Griswold. "Put

t the saddle on him, Grogan. Will see yo

rowning. "There's no reason why we sh

ear your clothes doing a