The Jet Visitor (Jet, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1913 Page: 2 of 10
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JET O K L A VISITOR
8YN0P8IS
Cowboys of the Flying Heart ranch are
heartbroken over the loss of their much
prised phonograph by the defeat of their
champion in a foot-race wfth the cook of
the Centipede ranch A house party Is
on at the Flying Heart J Wallingford
Speed cheer leader at Tale and Culver
Covington Inter-collegiate champion run-
ner are expected Helen Blake Speed s
sweetheart becomes Interested In the loss
of the phonograph- She suggests to Jean
Chapin sister of the owner of the ranch
that she Induce Covington her lover to
win back the phonograph Helen declares
that If Covington won't run Speed will
The Cowboys are hilarious over the pros-
pect Speed and his valet Larry Glass
trainer at Yale arrive Helen Blake asks
Speed who has posed to her as an ath-
lete to race against the Centipede man
The cowboys join In the appeal to Wally
and fearing that Helen will And him out
he consents He Insists' howeker that he
shall be entered as an unknown figuring
that Covington will arrive in time to take
his place Fresno glee club singer from
Stanford university and In love with
Helen tries to discredit Speed with the
ladles and the cowboys Speed and Glass
put in the time thev are supposed to be
training playing cards in a secluded spot
The cowboys explain to Speed how much
the race means to them Speed assures
them he will do his best
CHAPTER VIII— Continued
But this comforting conclusion
wavered again when Berkeley Fresno
who had awaited their report scoffed
openly
"He can’t run! If he could run he'd
be running I tell you he can't run
as fast as a sheep can walk”
“Senor you see those beautiful
medal he have?" expostulated Carara
"Sure” agreed Willie “His brisket
was covered with ’em He had one
that hung down like a dewlap”
"Phony!”
"I've killed men for less” muttered
the stoop-shouldered man
"Did you see his legs?” Fresno was
bent upon convincing his hearers
“Couldn’t help but see ’em In that
runnln' suit”
"Nice and soft and white weren’t
they?”
“They didn’t look like dark meat”
Stover agreed reluctantly "But you
can’t go nothin’ on the looks of a fel-
ler’s legs”
“Well then take his wind A run-
ner always has good lungs but I'll bet
If you snapped him on the chest with a
rubber band he’d cough himself to
death”
“Mebbe he ain't In good shape yet"
Fresno sneered "No and he 11 nev-
er get Into good condition with those
girls hanging around him all the time
Don't you know that the worst thing
In the world for an athlete la to talk
to a woman?"
“That’s the worst thing in the world
for anybody” paid Willie with cyni-
cism “But how can we stop It?"
' "Make him eat as well as sleep In
his training quarters don’t let him
spend any time whatever In female
company Keep your eyes on him
night and day” -
Willie spoke his mind deliberately
"I’m in favor of that If this is an-
other Humpy Joe affair I’m agoln’ to
put one more notch In my gun-handle
and It looks like a cub bear bad
chawed It already"
"There ain’t but one thing to do”
Stover announced firmly "We’ve got
to put It up to Mr Glass and learn the
truth ”
"You’ll find him In the bunk house”
directed Fresno "I think 1 11 trail
along and hear what he has to say”
CHAPTER IX
LASS had gone to the cow-
boys’ sleeping quarters In
search of his employer and
was upon the point of leav-
ing when the delegation
filed In He regarded them
with careless contempt and
removed his clay pipe to ex-
claim cheerfully
“B — xoo gents! Where’s my pro
tege?”
"I don’t know Where did you have
It last?”
1 mean Speed my trainin’ partner
Tfaat’8 a French word”
"Oh! We Just left him”
"Think I’ll hunt him up"
“Walt a minute" gillie ‘came for
r ward “Let’a talk” k
“All right We’ll visit Let her go
professor”
"You’ve been 'handlin' him for quite
a spell haven’t you?”
“Sure! It’s my trainin’ that put him
where he Is Ask him if It ain’t”
"Then he'B a good athlete is he?"'
“Is he good? Hub!” Glass grunted
expressively
' - how fas can be do a hundred
lrd” : x
Larry yawned as if this conversa-
tion bored him
“Oh — about — eight— seconds"
At this amazing declaration Willie
paused as If to thoroughly digest It
“Eight seconds!” repeated the Ut-
tle man at length
“Sure! Depends on how be feels of
course”
Berkeley Fresno In the corner
snickered-audibly at which the trainer
scowled at him
“Thlnkbe can’t do it eh? Well
he’s there four ways from the ace”
Seeing no evidence that his state-
ment failed to carry conviction In oth-
er quarters at least Glass went furth-
er - It was so easy to string these
simple-minded people that he could
not resist the temptation
’“Didn’t you never hear about the
killin’ he made at Saratoga?” be
queried
Willie started and his hand crept
slowly backward along his belt “Kill-
in’! Is that hia game?”
"Now get me right” explained the
former speaker “He breaks trainin’
and goes up to Saratoga for a little
rest While he’s there he wins eight
thousand dollars playin’ dlabolo ”
“Playin’ what?” queried Stover
"Dlabolo! He backs himself of
course”
Glass took an imaginary spool from
his pocket spun it by means of an
imaginary string then sent it aloft and
pretended to catch It dexterously The
Like a Flash His Revolver Leaped
' Out
cowboys watched him with grave un-
comprehending eyes
"He starts with a case five and runs
It up to eight thousand dollars that’s
all”
Stover uttered an exclamation of
astonishment whereupon the New
Yorker grew even bolder
“The next week be hops over to Bar
Harbor and wins the futurity ping-
pong stakes from scratch That’s
worth twenty thousand if it’s worth a
lead nickel Ob I guess he’s there all
right!” He searched out a match and
relighted his pipe
"I suppose he’s a great croquet play-
er too" observed Fresno whqse face
was purple
“Sure!” Glass winked at him glad
to see that he Californian enjoyed
this kind of sport
“We don’t care nothin’ about bis
skill at slelght-of-hand' tricks” said
the man In spectacles seriously "And
we wouldn’t hold his croquet habits
aglnvhlm Some men drink some
gamble some do worse every 'man
has his weakness aud croquet may be
his What we want to know Is this'
Can he Win our phonograph?”
"Surest thing you know!”
“Then you vouch for him do you?”
Willie's eyes were bent upon the fat
man with a look of searching gravity
that warned Glass not to temporize
"With my life!” txclaimed the train-
er "You’re on!” said the cowboy with
unexpected grtmness
“What d’ you mean?"
But before the other could explain
Berkeley Fresno who had sunk weak
ly into a chair at Larry's extravagant
praise of his rival afforded a diver-
sion The tenor had leaned back con-
vulsed with enjoyment when losing
his balance he came to the floor with
a crash The sudden sound brought
s Mrrlfylng result for with a startled
cry the undersized cowman leaped as
It touched by a living flame 'Like a
flash of light he whirled and poised on
his toes his long evil-looking revolver
drawn and cocked his tense face vul-
turellke and fierce His eyes glared
through his spectacles his livid fea-
tures worked as if at the sound of his
own death-call Hli whole frame was
tense a galvanic current had trans-
formed him Hla weapon darted to-
ward the spot whence the noise had
come and he would have flred blindly
had not Stover yelled:
i "Don’t shoot!” -
- Vlllle paused and the breath crept
audibly Into his lungs
' "Who done that?” he asked harshly
Still Bill brought his lanky frame up
above the level of the table
' “God ’lmlghty! don’t Jbe so sudden
Willie!” be cried "It was a - acci-
dent" ‘
But the gun man seemed uncon-
vinced With a cat-like tread he stole
cautiously to the door and stared out
Into the sunlight then seeing nobody
In sight hq replaced bis weapon In its
resting plaoe and sighed with relief
“I thought It was the marshal from
Waco” be said “He'll never git me
alive” ” T '
Stover addressed himself to Fresno
who had gone pale and was still pros-
trate where he had fallen
“Get np Mr Berkeley but don’t
make no more moves like that behind
a man's back He most got you”
Fresno arose in a daze and mopped
hie brow mumurlng weakly: “I— I
didn’t mean to ’’
Carara and Mr Cloudy came our
from cover whither they had fled at
Willie’s first movement
“I dreamed about that feller agin
last night” apologized the little man
“I'm sort of nervous and any sudden
noise sets me off”
As for Glass that corpulent indi-
vidual had disappeared as It Into thin
air only a stir In one of the bunks
betrayed his hiding place At the
first sight of Willie's revolver be had
dived for a refuge and was now flat-
tened against the wall a pillow
pressed over bis head to deaden the
expected report
“Hey!” called the foreman' but
Glass did not hear him
“Seems to be gun shy” observed
Willie gently
Stover crossed to the bunk and laid
a hand upon the occupant at which a
convulsion ran through the trainer’s
soft body and it became as rigid as
if locked in death “Come out Mr
Glass It’s all over"
Larry muttered in a stifled voice
“Go ’way!"
“It was a' mistake”
He opened his tight shut lids rolled
over and thrust forth a round pallid
face He saw Stover laughing and
beheld the white teeth of Carara the
Mexican who said:
“Perhaps the Senor Is sleepy!” -Finding
himself the object of what
seemed to him a particularly senseless
joke the New Yorker crept forth his
face suffused with anger Strangely
he bumped violently Into the other It
was with difficulty be could restrain
himself from crushing him
Stover gasped and retreated while
Carara crossed himself then sidled
back of a bunk Mr Cloudy stepped
Bilently out through the open door and
held his thumbs
“You start to kid me and I’ll wallop
you—”
“One moment!” Willie was trans-
figured suddenly An instant since he
bad been a stoop-shouldered short-
sighted Insignificant person more
gentle mannered than a child but In
a flash he became a palpitating fury:
an evil atom surcharged with such
terrific venom that his antagonist
drew back involuntarily “Don’t you
make no threat’nln moves in my di-
rection or you'll go East In an ice-
bath I” He was panting as If the ef-
fort to hold himself In leash was
almost more than he could stand
“G’wan!” said Glass thickly
“You're deluded with the idea that
the Constitution made' all men equal
but It didn’t It was Mr Colt’’ With
a movement quicker than light the
speaker drew hla gun for the second
time and burled half the barrel in the
New Yorker's ribs
“Look out!” Glass' barked the
words and undertook to deflect the
weapon with his hand -
LIQUOR CAUSE -OF TRAGEDY
Tramp Tells Philanthropist Harrow-
ing Tale Illustrating thsFatal
Effects of iffhleky'
Philanthropist— Can You not from
your own personal experience recall
tragic deaths due directly to liquor?
Tramp — I kin One time me an me
partner on a long an’ weary Jour-
ney — lookin’ for work ye know—
found two big bottles of whisky We
each took one an’ we strapped ’em
about our necks for convenience in
carryln’ Our pockets was worn
out” "
"Yes res— go on"
enough he still retained the pipe In
his Angers ' N
“Say are youse guys try In’ to kid
me?” he demanded roughly Now
that no firearm was In sight he was
master of himself again and seeing
the cause of his undignified alarm
leaning against the table he stepped
toward him threateningly “If you try
that again young feller I’U chip you
on the jaw and give you a long
dreamy nap” He thrust a short
square flat under Willie’s nose
-That scholarly gentleman straight-
ened up and edged his way to one
side Glass following aggressively -“You’re
a husky ain’t you?” said
the little man squinting up at tbs red
face above him -“Am
1?” Glass snorted “Take i
good look I” With deliberate menace
"Let It alone or It’ll go off!”
Glass dropped his band as If It had
been burned and stared down hls
bulging front with horrlfled fascinat-
ed eyes
“Now listen We’ve stood for you
as long as we can You've made your
talk and got away with It but from
now on you're working for us We’ve
framed a foot-race and put up our
panga because you said you had a
champeen Now we ain’t say In’ you
lied — ’cause U we thought you had
Fd gun-shoot you here now”' Willie
paused while Glass licked hls lips and
undertook to frame a reply The black
muzzle of the weapon hovering near
hie heart however etupefled him Me-
chanically he thrust the stem of hls
pipe between hls Ups while Willie
continued to glare at him balefully
"You’re boss Is a guest but you ain’t
We can talk plain to you” '
“Y— yes of course"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
- Gallant Unto Death
When Sir Ralph Abercromby was
mortally wounded In the battle of
Abouklr he was carried on a litter on
board the FondroyanL To ease hls
pain a soldier’s blanket was placed
under hls head He asked what It
was
“It’s only a soldier's blanket” he
was told
“Whose blanket is It?" be persisted
lifting himself up -“Only
one of the men’s”
“I want to know the name of the
man whose blanket this is?’ the dying
commander insisted
“It Is Duncan Roy's of the Forty-
second Sir Ralph" said hs attendant
at last
“Then see that Ducan Roy gets hls
blanket this very night" commanded
the brave man who did not forget
even In hls last agonies the comfort
and welfare of hls men Of such un-
selfish stuff are true soldiers made—
Youth’s Companion
f Matter of Worry '
Don’f worry! ‘r
Nothing will undermine your phy-
sical system to such an extent— fre-
quently the blow most dreaded never
falls and If It should the advance
worry -will hot lessen Its sorrow but
simply weaken your power of meeting
It
It la the opinion of people who have
given the matter considerable thought
that worry la a habit and one to which
womankind la especially prone This
may be accounted for by the fact that
men are so bually occupied with im-
portant happenings that Incidents
which they deem trivial but over which
women wear their hearts away are not
given a moment’s heed
After all self-preservation Is the first
law of nature and the guarding of one’s
strength quite an Important duty It
Is time enough to face the sorrows
when they actually exist
Painter’s Grim Humor -
Here is a little story concerning M
Hayem a man of wealth who whs a
generous patron of art and the late
Henner a somewhat eccentric French
painter an Alsatian Hayem gave
Henner a commission to paint hls
portrait The whimsical artist paint-
ed him as the good St John the Bap-
tist decapitated hla head on a silver
plate swimming lp blood Hayem
feigned to be delighted and paid the
price When bis wife saw this re-
markable production ' she fell Into
convulsions and the masterpiece was
put Into a closet from which It has but
recently been brought to light
"Well we come toT bridge with a
rotten plank an’ both went through
an' me partner i was drowned Yes
sir that there big bottle full o’ whisky
weighed so heavy be just sank like a
stone Poor pard! He was as fine a
man as ever — ” y '
“But you had a bottle aeudt your
neck too” - -
"I'd emptied mine” "
Sensible Advice
BUI— What are you carrying a cane
for? -
Jim — I’m havlrg a deuce of a time
with water on the knee
Bill — Why don’t you try wearing
pumps?— Lippincott a
eot spa:s musts
Itestiy Eeij C:stipxtlsa
Dorft worry and don’t tako Calomel
Put your sluggish Liver In flue con-
dition and get rid of slok headache
bUlousntss and dizziness
Get a box of tho famous HOT
SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS of any
worthy druggist to-day 25 cents
Gentle blissful wonderful workers
they surely are: take one to-night and
free the bowels from poisonous wests
and gas You’ll fool bright and happy
to-morrow
There’s nothing on earth so good
for Constipation and stubborn liver
Free Sample of HOT SPRINGS
LIVER BUTTONS from Hot Springs
Chemical Co Hot Springs Ark
General Directions
Mrs Youngwlfe— How do you make
mthce pie? f
Mrs Matron — Oh out of anything I
—Judge
- Not Pit For Ladles
Publip sentiment should be against It
and we believe it is: there can be no rea-
son why ltdie should have to suffer with
headaches and neuralgia especially when
Hunt’ Lightning Oil given such prompt
relief It Is simply a question of getting
the ladies to try it All druggists saO v
Hunt’s Lightning Chi in 25c ana 50o hot-
tie— Adv
Ths Sensation
Knlcker— These are said to be
times of great moral uplift!
Booker— I know it but I don’t like
to ride In an elevator all the time—
Judge
Not an Improvement
Bacon — And has your neighbor done
anything to improve the neighbor-
hood? Egbert— I should say noL He’s just
bought hls son a cornel
Industry Denied "
"Your husband says he has to sit
at a desk all day”
"Yea" replied the energetic woman
"but moet of the time he keepa hls
feet on the desk"
' Self Evident Fact
“Are you going to attend Mrs
Snapper’s muslcale?”
“Do you observe any strong armed
Individuals propelling me by main
force In the direction of Mrs Snap-
per's villa?”
“I do noL" ' -
"Then you may surmise-that I am
not going to attend Mrs Snapper's
muslcale”
Reminding Him
- The engagement was broken -
"And So It Is all over?” spake a sym-
pathetic friend 1 - -
"Yea” answered the ez-flanee "she
said she would never have anything
to do with me again”
"Then why this distraught' mein
seeing that the damsel appealed not
unto thee?"-
"She write to me every day asking
me to try to forget her”
Turkish Crops All Good
Turkish crops this year are to he
exceptionally good In the farmer dis-
tricts the crops have already been
gathered In and In the hilly parte of
Asia Minor a beginning Is now being
made Although nearly all the males
capable of bearing arms in Asia Minor
were called to the front 20f per cent
more land wae put under cultivation
that In 1912 and many of the grain
crops will be four or five times as big
as last year
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