Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 41, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 June 1934 — Page 25

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If he Amateur Gentleman —Py Jeffrey Farnol —==--~s

MiG IN HI Ki lout I f* *n inis*runc oi '> tuir.dnM tteoMd pound* Brr.*r B*riT. too of John B*r'. Urn forir.i cfumplon or..** Br.ter of Fn*-cd cerlm to Mcst t*ir..'n*.*o r*thei th*n fo'.iOM the fi*h*;n* garr.K He oe*w h t father m a H .-l of ft*t* a* the eUtnaa of a ouarrei o*er *ne on chore of a career Nat tv B-ii another former champion r,* aided tr.e ta h.er tn tra r.ir.t io.ri Bar* to ha fl*U After th* aeht. Rarnana* chance* hit Burn*me to BeverUe and on hia ? lo London meet* amone o'her* tom Cap n the Br .n and voun* .Horat.o ft**.** e i :; f ifTPin ind frafno ot B;r Mortimer Carnatrt Fir- 9 ?2° eo too* a- th tirrr .*rr n* over the form of Lade Cl eon e Meredith apparentiv unronsc. v:s a* * of * t*i from a hr.re eour.t Bart? knock* out the Intruder _, tn The ’r'a to London la re .m*o *. n T in* ■ Bt te>*< hi* companion in a cati.e of fl't* after U. i.e had oern oa -od o' er • &,!* of the prize r.shter’a <on The C< B -h *lot*e Ladv ' Be.ia-ia quit* Ihr tr.p to hi* courtship Barnaoas. however rf* < >6+* to contir. e on to Londor/ H* e cages Peterbv lorm-r poach* <• Enro m’er.n* Chichester a rorie r.o Is r; c.emency. an Inn maid Barnabas hi .ft* h.m to escape a Mato and iel Meet n* Lad* Cleone team Barr nas declar* nl' ove for her and prom <v that on his arrival In London he • eeic to aid her brn’her who U under the tnll ier.ee of Chichester NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY INSTALLMENT FORTY-FIVE (Continued! Now, standing somewhat apart, was a broad-shouldnrod man. a rough-looking customer in threadbare clothes, whose dusty boots spoke of travel. Ho was an elderly man, for the hair, beneath the battered hat. was gray, and he leaned wearily upon a short stick. Very still he stood, and Barnabas noticed that he kepi his gaze bent ever upon the horse; nor did he look away even when the captain began to speak again. •Bead!” exclaimed the Captain, “I'll sell the brute to the highest bidder. You. Jerningham. you seem devilish amused, b'gad! If you think you can back him he's yours for what you like. Come, what's the word?" “Emphatically no, niv dear, good Sling,” laughed the young Corinthian, shaking his curly head. “I don't mean to risk this most precious neck of mine until the fifteenth, dear fellow, dooce take me if I do**' “Whv then b'gad! I'll sell him to any one fool enough to bid. Come now." cried the Captain, glancing round the vard, •‘who'll buy him? Bgad! who'll give ten pounds for an accursed brute that nobody can possibly ride?” “I will!” said Barnabas. “Fifteen, sir!” cried the shabby man on the instant, with his gaze still on the horse. “Fifteen, sir!” cried the shabby man on the instant, with his gaze still on the horse. “Twenty!” said Barnabas, like an echo. “Twenty-five, sir!” retorted the shabbv man. “Hey?" cried the Captain, staring from one to the other. What's all this? “Bgad! I say stop a bit wait a minute! Bob. lend me your bucket." a a HEREUPON the Corinthian obligingly vacating that article. Captain Slingsb.v incontinent stood upon It. and from that altitude began to harangue the yard, nourishing his whip after the manner of an auctioneer’s hammer. “Now here you are. gentlemen!” he cried. “I offer you a devilishly ugly, damnably vicious brute, b'gad! I oiler you a four-legged demon, an accursed beast that nobody can ever hope to ride—a regular terror, curse me! Killed one groom already, will probably kill another. Now. what is your price for this lady's pet? Look him over and bid accordingly." “Twenty-five pound, sir,” said the shabby man. “Thirty!” said Barnabas. ‘“Thirty-one. sir.” “Fifty!” said Barnabas. “Fifty!” cried the Captain, flourishing his whip. “Fifty pounds from the gentleman in the neckcloth —fifty's the figure. Any more? Any advance on fifty. What, all done! Wont any one go another

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This Curious World Ferguson

curious animals of the deep, zZ-'r SONNET! WES WALK ON THE 7/PS OF THEIR. TEETH/ ■ r^l STAQTL£O FCOGS WL % SELOOW DIVE ,< • INTO THE WATER, X s 's /S 'Y/ZyZ BUTJUWP . / JL BACK into // ] ■ -IMTIMII* IN THE \T V POLAP PEG/OMS, — Li i A FALL OF SNOW UNCE% ALLIGATORS 1 UT A CLOUDLESS SKV ANAKE THE WATER. \\j// , s a COMMON AN UNSAFE 'if OCCURRENCE. REFUGE. I , „ 1 ■* NO StfvKC me SEA URCHINS look like balls covered with long spikes. On the lower side there is a large round hole, in the center of which is a mouth This is provided with five long teeth, which may be used as stilts lor walking. NEXT—How long can a camel go without water and not lose strength?

pound for a beast fit only for the knacker's yard? Oh, Gad. gentlemen why this reticence? Are you I ail done?” “I ran't go no higher, sir.” said | the shabby man, shaking his gray head sadly. "Then going at fifty—at fifty! Going! Going; Gone, bgad! Sold to the knowing young cove in the neckcloyi.” Now. at the repetition of this word. Bamabas began to frown. ‘‘And b'gad!” exclaimed the Captain. stepping down from the bucket, “a devilsh bad bargain he's got, too." “That, sir, remains to be seen,’ said Barnabas, shortly. “Whv, what do you mean to do with the brute?” “Ride him.’ “Do you, b'gad?” “I do.” “Lay you ten guineas you don’t sit him ten minutes.” “Done!” said Barnabas, buttoni ing up his coat. But now, glancing round, he saw ! that the shabby man had turned away, and was trudging heavily out of the yard, therefore Barnabas hastened after him, and touchea him upon the arm. 000 INSTALLMENT FORTY-SIX I 'M sorry you were disappointed,” said he. “Is it about the ’oss you mean, sir?” inquired the shabby man, touching his hat. “Yes.” “Why, it do come a bit ’ard-like to ha’ lost ’im, sir, arter waiting my chance so long. But fifty guineas be a sight o' money to a chap as be out of a job, though ’es dirtcheap at the price. There ain’t many ’osses like ’im. sir.” “That was why I should have bought him at ten times the price,” said Barnabas. The man took of his hat, ran his stubby fingers through his grizzled hair, and stared hard et Bamabas. “Sir.” said he. “even at that you couldn't ha’ done wrong. He ain’t a kind 'oss—never 'aving been understood, d'ye see; but take my word for it, e's a wonder, that 'oss!” “You know him. perhaps?” “Since 'p were foaled, sir. I was tud-groom; but folks think I m too old for the job, d'ye see, sir?” “Do you think he'd remember you?” “Ay. that ’e would!” “Do you suppose—look at him!— do you suppose you could hold him quieter than those ostlers?” “ 'Old 'im, sir!” exclaimed the man. throwing back his shoulders. Old 'im—ah, that I could! Try me!” “I will.” said Barnabas. “How would forty shillings a week suit you?” \Sir?” exclaimed the old groom, staring. “Since you need a job. and I need a groom, I'll have you—if you're willing.” The man's square jaw r relaxed, his eyes glistened; then all at once he shook his head and sighed. "Ah! sir,’’ said he, “ah! young sir, my 'air's gray, an' I'm not so spry as I was—nobody wants a man as old as I be. and. seeing as you’ve got the 'oss, you ain't got no call to make game o’ me, young sir. You’ve got—the ’oss!" Now at this particular moment Captain Slingsby took it into his head to interrupt them, which he did in characteristic fashion. “Hallo! —hi there!’’ he shouted, flourishing his whip. “But I'm not making game of you.” said Barnabas, utterly unconscious of the Captain, at least his glance never wavered from the eager face of the old groom. “Hallo, there!” roared the Captain, louder than ever. (To Be Continued)

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For an instant the advancing warriors halted; and then their leader, maddened by his hatred and his blood lust, advanced again, grasping his rifle menacingly. From above a bow string twanged, the black, dropping his rifle, tore at an arrow protuding from his chest.

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OUT OUR WAY

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He fell forward upon his face. The other warriors fell back; and the whites were left alone, while the Negroes huddled by themselves. Many would have deserted that night, but they feared the darkness and the menace of the thing hovering above them.

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When the morning came the whites saw that the blacks had ail discarded their French uniforms, and from the concealing foliage of a nearby tree other eyes had noted this same fact—gray eyes that were touched by the shadow of a grim smile.

—By Williams

—By Edgar Rice Burroughs

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