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THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , FKHRUAKY 21 , WHEN the DERBY , , . WAS RUN ! Curran Richard Greenley Copyright , 1001 , By Curran Richard Oroonley j j 1 "Tnsslr , doy linln't nuthln' his cknl dls fildo ol > greased llgutnln' cf ho iwnnt tcr go , but" Jim loaned over confidentially "he's do debbll's own foh tcmneh , on I'm mighty fenred ho gwlno ter bolt , what wld nil dcm brass ban's en Bliouttn's , en of he do dcy Imln't nobody kin hoi' him , lessen It bo Miss Jess , en Bhc hain't In tint game nowise. " Jim sighed apprehensively ns he rubbed trtnvn the satin coat of the favorite clean limbed , dark bay , an aristocrat of the aristocrats , breeding In every line of the arching neck , 41ecp chest and mighty limbs , true son of the preat Hindoo. The eyet showed a \ * Ickcd little rim of white. "See dcm eyes , Mas' Charley ? He been a-showln' dem whites all day , en It's Gawd'H truf dat hain't no peace flag. Lawd he'p de ulggnh what's grwlne ter ride hlml" I left the stalls and started up to ward the Judges' stand , considerably worried. It was only "nlggah talk , " true , but Jim knew the Hay Prince better than any one on the place. Ho did not know that on this race depend ed the old squire's homo , and If lost It .would mean beggary. I shut my eyes , and It all came be fore me the rolling , golden splendor of the whcatflelds , the cool shadows of the becchen boughs across the long avenue that led up to the quaint old home , with Its colonial pillared veran das , and the graystono walls where the guelder roses climbed and the thrushes sang through the summer days ; the old squire , white haired and stalely , and the little figure that nl- ways hovered close to his side , my Jess , my wife to bo , sotucu hero In the future. Losses , debts , mortgages , one by one had accumulated , until the hour had como when the Ilower of Bel Air sta bles must either prove their salvation or their ruin. Ho had always been a wicked colt , vouchsatlng his friend ship to none but Jess , whom he would follow like a dog. It has passed Into tradition how ono sultry afternoon , .when the temper of man and beast ni8 FINE EAIIS ALERT , STILL AS CAKVED uito.Nzu. climbed with the mercury , the devil in Bay Prince broke out rampant. The stall Hew Into bits as those mighty heels thrashed to the right and left ; down came the door , and he was free to work his will. The men scrambled wildly to places of safety , each shouting orders to the other. Little Pete , the satellite of Jim , had been stealing a nap In the corner of the barn , and when the alarm came no one thought of him until the raging beast swept toward the spot where he lay. A prolonged cry went up from the negroes ns , powerless to reach the child , they saw him seized by the shoulder and swung upward , and then , froin somewhere , came a clear , low whistle , sweet as a thrush's note. The horse paused , his flue oars alert , still as carved bronze. Again it came , and the horrified negroes saw the little mistress standing in the doorway. "Prince , Prince , drop him and come here , sir. " And to the astonishment of Pete , whom terror had stricken to si lence , he was dropped to the floor with a dull thud , and Bay Prluco walked , gently nickering , to where Jess stood , with her hands full of sugar. I looked toward the grand stand , but could not see Jess anywhere. It wjis almost tlmo for the race , and the excitement was rising to fever heat. Up ID the Judges' stand a little knot of men were holding an animated discus sion , judging from their gestures. I strolled up to them. "I say It Is against all precedent ! " a short man in a checked suit was vocif erating. "It makes no difference about his name. How do you know If any of them own the names they carry ? " said another , and old Colonel Sylvester clinched the subject. "It Is merely a matter of pounds. Wo know the horse and the owner. Let him ride ! " "What Is It all about ? " I questioned , and the colonel replied. "Squire Montgomery's Jockey hao disappeared. Ho wus to have ridden Bay Prince In this race. There is n boy down there that claims ho knows the horse , but he will not give his name. There has been Dome little ob- . Jcctlon therefore to allowing him the t. . ' tint. " Ho turned to the others. "Have 1 your consent , gentlemen ? " At the word he waved his hand , and the boy at the weighing block picked up his saddle nnd stepped on the scales. Ten minutes later they were In line below the stand sorrel and bay , chestnut and grny ; but , peerless among them nil , the BOH of Hindoo fretted nnd pnwcd , rolling his eyes , thut now showed tlm "battlcllng" more than over. His focH were worthy of hla best stride Zlngnrn , the red mare , queen of the Blackmail stables ; Fleur- de-lis of Bannockburn , with the hon ors of the Tennessee Derby still fresh ; lUai-k Hover , Wnlpurgls , The Thun derer , Malcontent ami Ills Highness , a great red brute from the famous Chanton stud. Quivering , electric , with the scent of battle in their flaring nostrils , as the tense muscles rose and fell In great cords In the mighty flanks ! The gor geous little figures sitting low down In the saddles settled themselves as the red flag fell. "Qol" and away down the stretch flew u prism of red , yellow , green and purple , blending In the Ken tucky sunlight , around the white rib bon of track. The first quarter passed , and the bunch closed up , neck and nock , shoulder to shoulder. Another quarter and ono fell behind. Black Hover was In the lead. Around the turn and down the homo stretch nnd Bay Prince had crept to Black Hover's shoulder. Now it was neck and neck , and a wild yell went up from 5,000 throats ns black and bay wcro nose nnd nose. Twenty yards , and the red Jacket lay down In the saddle. They were near enough for the Judges to see the flash of the great bay's eyes as ho gathered himself and with n mighty effort landed under the wlro Just n nose length ahead of the black. And then pandemonium broke loose. Men clambered down from everywhere. Up wont the numbers Bay Prince first , Black Hover second nnd Zlngnrn third. It was all over , and the Derby had gone down Into history. In the midst of It n llltlo figure all In Its gay scarlet sntlns dropped from the saddle nnd was half carried by Jim to the weigh ing block. * * * * * * * "You go way , Mas' Charley. DIs heah boy ain't nowise flttcn ter talk. " Jim had for once forgotten his "nils- In' " In his anxiety to bar mo out , but 1 brushed him aside and saw my Jess In her close tailor suit standing Just in side the door. The scarlet Jacket and cap lay upon Jim's cot , and my dar ling's pretty face rivaled them In color. There was one shamefaced moment , and then the little head wont proudly up. up."I "I did It for papa and Bel Air ! " And Jim went off chuckling to himself as I drew the door close behind me. Old ARC. Professor Jowett , the great master of Bnjiol college , had wlso words to speak on the crucial topic of growing old. Ho wrote to a friend : "Tho later years of life appear to me , from a certain point of view , to bo the best. They are less disturbed by care and the world. We begin to under stand that things really never did mat ter so much as we supposed , and we nro able to BCD them more In their true proportion instead of being overwhelm ed by them. Wo are more resigned to the will of God , neither afraid to de part nor overanxious to stay. We can not see Into another life , but we believe with an Inextinguishable hope that there IB something still reserved for us. " It is worth while to remember his hints for old age , full as they arc of a practical wisdom : Beware of the coming on of age , for it will not be defied. A man cannot become young by over exerting himself. A man of sixty should lead a quiet open air life. He should collect the young about him. him.He He should set other men to work. Ho ought at sixty to have acquired authority , reticence and freedom from personality. He may truly think of the last years of life as being the best and every year as better than the last if he knows how to use it. Cat Flovreri. . Many people who profess themselves very fond of flowers seem not to love them well enough to take proper care of them. Especially Is this true of cut flowers , which unless properly cared for last such a short tlmo. During the day give them the coolest place In the room , the Icebox if you have one. Choose for all long stemmed flowers a deep vase , change the water every day ; at night take them from the vase and plunge them In cool fresh water to the very bloom. You will find them much refreshed in the morning , whereas if they stand all night In the same water or in an Insufficient quantity they will bo limp and discouraged by morning. Those who complain they "can't keep flowers" are usually those who neglect these simple precautions. A Recoil Joke , Not so many years ago there was a veteran teacher in a boys' high school who often made his classes wlnco un der the lash of his bitter sarcasm and ready wit. Quo day a little half starv ed yellow cur strayed into the school , und the boys thought they saw a chance to express their feelings toward "Fus sy , " who was busy in another room. The frightened mongrel was picked up , quickly fitted with a pair of large wire spectacles nnd placed on the teacher's chair. "Fussy" entered the room , walked to his desk , calmly surveyed the work of his puplla nnd then , turning to them , plensnntly sold , "In my absence I see you have held a business meeting and elected ono of your number chairman. " O I ON THE BRINK O I OF TUG O BIG SPRINGO By Thomas P. Montfort ° - O Copyright , 1001 , by A.S. Ulehardton In the Oznrk mountains there in n nprlng that could toll ROIIIO Htartllng tales and explain away the mystery surrounding the disappearance of moro than ono human being. * * * * * * * Jack Warner thought that he had made an Important discovery , nnd the next minute he found that ho had made two of them. In the first place , ho had ( Uncovered a "moonshine" distillery , which was Important , but not Interesting to him. In the next place , he was a prisoner In the hands of the "moonshiners" themselves , which wan both Important nnd interesting. For two long hours In the stormiest of nights Jack had tolled wearily up a narrow ravine In the wildest of the 'THU CA1I1N 18 HtIllHOUNlii : > AND THEV'llK HUAKUIIINU THE WOODS. " Oznrk range. Ho was wet , cold , ex hausted and , worse than all else , lost. So when at last a little speck of light suddenly shot out of the darkness ho hailed It as a harbinger of shelter and rest and hurried forward with renewed hope. He had taken less than a dozen Btcps , however , when he found himself face to face with a tall , determined looking man and n gun. The two men scrutinized each other narrowly , while half a dozen rulllana gathered round. The man with the gun finally broke the silence by Baying : "It's n bad business , your coming here , young fellow ; but since you have como we'll have to attend to you , I guess. " With that he made a motion to the other men , and they speedily bound Jack hand and foot. "What docs this mean ? " Warner de manded. "Oh , nothing much , " the man with the gun replied. "About all It means is that you will have to take a bath In the Big spring , and anything that go en In there never comes out. " Warner comprehended the man'H meaning now and , aghast with horror , cried : "Great God ! Do you mean to drown me ? " "Wo mean to put you where you won't never tell no tales , " was the cool reply. Warner tried to collect his reasoning faculties and speak calmly. "Before going any further let's Bit down nnd tnlk this matter over. There is n misunderstanding , " he began. The other slowly shook his head. "I guess , " he replied , "there ain't no misunderstanding on our , part , at least. You made the mistake when you came here to spy on us. " "Klght there you are wrong , " War ner said. "I did not come hero to spy on you. " "Ah , como ! You can't fool us. If you ain't ono of them revenuers sneakIng - Ing round to locate our still , what are you doing here at this tlmo of night and in all this storm ? " "Well , In the first place I am the new schoolteacher in this district. I've been hero n week , and you have proba bly hoard of me. In the second place , this being Saturday , I spent the day fishing , remained too late , and with this rainstorm I lost my way. In the third place In my wanderings around this morning I accidentally stumbled on this Bpot. Now there's the truth , the whole truth and nothing but the truth , BO help me. " After a pause the man with the gun replied : "That may be BO , but still I don't sec that It changes matters any. You'd bo most sure to report on us for the eako of the reward. " "I'll pledge you my word of honor that I will never whisper to any living mortal a word of all this. " "Maybe you won't ; but , you see , wo can't tell about that Sometimes a man's word and honor don't amount to much , nnd wo can't afford to take no great chances. There's no use of all this tnlk. We know our duty to our selves , and wo propose to do it Boys , bring him on and let's settle It. " Two men advanced and took Warner by the nrraa to lend him away to the Big spring. Palo with terror , he cried : "Great GodI Would you murder me ? " "It Is better for you to go that way than for ug to so at the end of a rope. Loosen hlu foot , hey : * , BO ho : un step along , " They cut the cord nbout Warner'n k'ia nnJ started forward Into tho. wooita. Hut n woman , her face white nnd anxloiiH , her hair flying wildly In the wind , barred their way. "For God's sake , Liz , " the man with the gun cried , "what'n tip ? " "Thoy'ro hero ! " oho gasped. Then , clasping her hands and looking Into his face appcnllngly , Bhc added : "Goquick , Jnko ! Fly before they get you. " "What nro you talking about ? " Jake demanded. "Who Is It ? Not the" "YoH , yes ; the rovenuerHl The cab in's surrounded , and they're searching the woodH. 1 ( dipped away , but most likely they HI-MI me. Don't wait , Jnko , but go quick ! " Ills faeu darkened , nnd n dangerous light came to hltt oyon. "D'em ! " ho Bald bitterly. "Lot 'cm come ! I'll got HUIIIO of "em before they get me. " Then , turning to IIH ! men , ho added : "Stand back out of the light , boyn , HO that you can't ho Been. Walt a minute ! Thlh man hau boon Bpylng on UH , nnd we'll fix him for It first. " With that ho struck off Into tha woods , commanding two of his men to follow with Warner and the othorH , with Liz , to hide. After covering nbout thirty yards along the side of the mountain he whip ped on the brink of n dark hole. It wan the Big spring , that greedily HwallowH up everything that fails u prey to It and gives nothing back. A cold chill of horror went over Warner as lie heard the water boiling and bubbling down there In the dark. "Throw him In , boyn , " Jnko said coolly. The men began to push Warner for ward. In hln Htruggk'H the rope Blip , pcd from hiti arms. Finding IIH ! ImndH free , ho wrenched himself from the grasp of one of the men and , Htrlklng him a quick blow , Bent him reeling back toward the spring. There was a scream , u heavy splash In the water nnd then silence. Quickly following up his advantage , he struggled to free himself from the other man and had almost succeeded when Jake gave him a push that sent him ( lying over the brink of the uprlng and clear to the op posite side , where he struck against the bank. As ho began to sink down Into the hole he clutohod frantically In search of n support. When half his body was In the water , his fingers grasped a Jut ting Htone that checked his fall. There ho hung , his whole weight on his fin gers and the waters tugging at him riH If angrily determined to tear him nwny. By n flash of lightning Jake saw him Clinging to the wall nnd , with an oath , started around to that side of the spring. In another flash Warner paw Juke with his gun raised to strike him At the same Instant there was a pistol report , and In the darkness War ner felt a heavy body plunge past him and heard a great splash In the water. Then , Just as his fingers had begun to relax their hold , a pair of strong hands grasped his wrists nnd saved him from sinking. For the first time In his life ho fainted. When he returned to consciousness , ho was lying before a lire In the shel ter of the still with a dozen detectives. Three of the "moonshiners" were in irons. The detectives , guided by the scream of the man who had first met his fate In the spring , had arrived Just In time to give Jake to the spring , which no doubt hid much of his guilty past. Afterward they hnd , captured the rest of the gang , killing one In the flight. The woman Liz hnd escaped. Poor Sinner' * Hell. The poor sinncr'B bell Is a bell in the L-ity of Breslau , in the province of Silesia , Prussia , and hangs in the tower of one of the city churches. It was cast July 17 , 1380 , according to historic records. It IB said thut a great bell founder of the place had undertaken to make the finest church bell he had ever made. When the metal was melted , the founder withdrew for a few moments , leaving a boy to watch the furnace and enjoining him not to meddle with the catch that held the molten metal , but the boy disobeyed the caution , nnd when he saw the metal flowing Into tno mold he called the founder. The latter rushed In and , seeing as ho thought his work of weeks undone and his masterpiece ruined , struck the boy a blow that caused his Immediate death. When the metal cooled and the mold was opened , the bell was found to bo not only perfect , but of marvelous Bweetness of tone. The founder gave himself up to the authorities , was tried and condemned to death. On the day of his execution the bell was rung to call people to at tend church and offer a prayer for the unhappy man's soul , and from that it obtained the name of "the poor sinner's bell. " Ill * Half. An old Maryland colored man was summoned to court by the controversy over the ownership of a mule. "Who bought the mule ? " demanded the Judge. "Clem Smlf and Ah each bought half ob him , sab , " responded the old man. "Where is Smith now ? " "Ho ain't ncbber cum down yit , sab. He went to curry his half when his half was In a bad humor. Now Clem's chlllun wants to get deh fatheh's half away from my half , en deh half am dess half "Stop ! " roared the Judge. "Dismiss the case. " Chicago News. Hnd Looked Out Par Nnrobrr One , "Have you over done anything to better the condition of any part of the human race ? " said the very serious man. "Of course I have , " answered the person with the cold gray oye. "Am I not a part of the human race ? 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