Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1940 — Page 15

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SERIAL STORY— With Major Heople

By Abner Dean

THEN HE JUMOEO UP ALL OF A SUODEN, GRUNTED SOMETHING ABOUT "GOLOEN | THAT'S AS OUT HAND OF OPPORTUNITY" AND GALLOPED ouT/

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By CHARLES B. PARMER

CAST OF CHARACTERS SHERRY BOND—Society girl owner of Tace horse, Pepper Boy. PAUL WHARTON-—A rival awner, determined to teach Sherry that racing is | not a woman's game. { SHEP GRANT — Young gentleman rider, WILLTE BOND—Sherry's uncle, a turf | advis,”

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YESTERDAY: Sherry saddles her first entry. When her joekey suggests that he | Eive Pepper Boy an easy i1lde, if the horse is gefting beaten, Sherry orders him to ride to win. |

SHERRY BOND was standing in | the infield, where she had gone |} to escape talkative friends in the clubhouse. She wanted to watch | ®opper Boy's first race undis- | turbed; but Sam, the colt's blanket |

i | thrown over his shoulders, was | growling:

“If that boy gets him off fast- |

put a chicken In the pot | “U's funny ... I can dance this way all night and my feet never get

“Hol’ on there!” Sam exclaimed.” tired!” Pepper Boy had headed the line - which cantered, then dropped to a walk up to the gate. Now suddenly | the colt stoppad. An assistant | starter had run back, was jerking the colt's reins. | “That fool man-—ain't got no business jerkin' a baby colt.” “Hush, Sam!” Sherry saw the colt pull back, | tear loose from the man's hold, | then rear upward—just as the sun | shot through clouds, flashed on the | scarlet jacket purple cross Sash, and white cap worn by Jockey | Madden. Her heart gave a jump. The sight was unbelievably beautiful—| thrilling! Now she saw Madden soothe Pepper Boy—walk him into the| starting stall—but Pepper Boy] bolted through. Madden was turn-| ing him around, waving the as-! sistant starter aside, was walking | fj Pepper Boy back through the stall| ~—turning him around again—all the | other entries were on the line. The | starting bell clanged.

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f \ L CAN'T STAND TH | WHILE HER , THOUGHT OF THREEFINGER, "a FoR BED PLANS 1 RAID 7) END gE

THE HOGE | | |CATTLE DRIVE, FORDE “They're off!” BD aks : ; THINGS AWAY! The watching thousands orses.— | LEAVING ve || 7 oa 7° \ / i wy) he

(UGH! BUZLARDS.’ c)

BUT IVE GOT TO PRIVE THOSE

and velled as the field of horses— ; . « ONCONSCIOVS a mass of moving color—surged for- | n i ; pl RN ward. But Pepper Boy on the rail i * — . gn i ; | | SPRAWLED --the one black colt in the race— EN “~ : BE | ON THE was stumbling—was falling almost | DESERT to his knees—Pepper Boy was left | at the post! Something cold seemed to clamp | Sherry's heart. This was racing!| IN Weeks of preparation and training | and hoping—then in & split second | \= i thn — a horse's chances are cut to zero, | “Catching anything? The field was plunging down the ~ Ei APPER FANNY | rr rE

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backstretch and behind the mass of horses and riders, behind the dust, IH Hi \

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streaked her little black hope— | | running all alone. “You didn't give that jockey no discretion, Miss Sherry,” Sam grumbled.

» » » y ; Abi : Fd s ff i} IN / | aay He was forcing him. Punishing | hor LL HI A 8 Rt him. Riding him to orders. | . (LL i) : AA \) “He's a-bustin’ the little feller's heart,” Sam protested again. “Oh, hush, Sam!” Sherry spoke it as a plea. No, no, she was right! Always send your horse out t6 win. Suddenly she leaned forward, her hands clenched. The field was stringing past the half-mile pole—Sun Halo, the favorite, was leading by a length. Next two horses lapped each other; there was a length opening, then came the remainder of the field, jumbled together. And Pepper Boy was running into that field—he had shot through the dust cloud—he was closing ground fast—he was stealing through on the rail--was alongside that mass of horses. They were passing the three-eighths pole Pepper Boy had made up five lengths in three furlongs! Sherry felt herself breathing in excited little gasps. She even heard her groom mutter: “He sho’ got class—if he kin only hol’ out!” Madden was still hugging the rail- Ms. was jamming the colt into a space| “Jeepers! Listen to 'em Yellin’ ‘Author!’ Think you can get out the no wider than a handkerchief. He| back way before they start throwin’ things?” was on the rail and saving ground J By. Will 8 Bound “ris CURIOUS WORL By William Ferguson

as they went into the far turn.

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POOR DUMB CLUCK! HE WAS A LOT MORE HELP TO US THAN TO HIS MASTER

WE NEVER

EVIDENTLY ME AND RODERIGO HAD ) NEED FEAR \RODERIGO,

AN ARGUMENT JUST AFTER MARGOT AND I GOT AWAY, THE POLICE CAPTURED SPIKE, AND RE COVERED OLD LADY PIPPINGTONS NECKLACE

| JUST GOT A PHONE CALL FROM FREDDIE, WHO ACCOMPANIED THE POLICE RAID ON THE DUKE'S

HIDEOUT. THE DUKE 1S DEAD ¥

SYLWIA , YOURE A SWINIMER --« WHAT WOULD YOu DO IF A

The little black fellow was run- [ OWN) : ning neck and neck with two horses A | oo AND RED “gs Po ie

in the second division—now was) | : = I DOWN TOo 2 pulling away from them; only three | € Jo) | le sh = ey : horses in front of him, and one of I 4 : az .....0 | ¥7/) — ~X

SHE Avvav: WAS! THIS JUST MAKES (T° OFFICIAL J

Eu LU FOR HIS OWN SAKE , WOULDN'T YOU DO SOME — THING TO SPARE HIM A LOT OF AGONY, WITHOUT MEANING TO HURT Him 2

SHE'S UNCONBCIOUS

GOOD ! NICE GONG , JUNE /

those, the third horse, running a bit ORSERVED IN SE ee turned toward the DECEMBER, 19%9, | i . HAD AN AREA

Sherry Bond could see Madden | : Sil ; | ESTIMATED AT pointing Pepper Boy's nose at the 3, O00

space between that third horse and /AILLLION

the rail—but that horse's jockey | suddenly swerved over, took the rail, SEUARE MILES [E& «..AN EXPANSE

himself, blocked Madden. Pepper Boy pulled out, was coming up, but 4 the third horse shot ahead into a PREY Rc THAN THE

space between Sun Halo on the rail | and the outside horse, a ‘dark ENTIRE SURFACE Madden ‘was pocketed. Three OF THE | , I = 3 : | { EAE ) (TL VEITER 1 OOK AROUND AGAIN |, TO Ny

HEY, WAY GUND DOWN THERE wu. WE GOTTA eo)

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chestnut horses in front of him, almost on | | a line, and no jockey would give " - A A To Vs, MAKE SORE NO ONE 16 SROOPIN' eny, 3 » [

way and let him through. Then wr > TY. M, REG, U. § E we X ¥ SW\PPER § SNM aOR ley), \ Sherry saw him start a daring / GOTTA EEX AWAY FROM ON & ¥] a. art gi ig 3 {| Sreee 3 A move-—saw him pull out and start RERE Ly x AT i NO 3 Ry £5 : if S a be i { GGT around those lead horses as they TELLIN WA on x ; : hanes es mi

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OF S/XT7TEEN SCALES.

entered the stretch A wild roar went up from the stends—a long shot. Pepper Boy,| was coming like a house afire on the outside. Pepper Boy was alongside the chestnut. Now the black was gain-| fng on Sun Halo, Another roar | from the stands—Pepper Boy was coming up to Sun Halo—the chest- | nut was out of it—now Pepper Boy | was looking Sun Halo in the eye| —and only a furlong to go! { A confused, despairing cry came from the crowds—that wail always heard when the favorite is being beaten in the stretch—for Sun Halo was dropping back—mow he was & neck behind—now a half-length. He was through But then from the pack of horses & gray—No. 4 on his saddle blanket Gray Star on the program-—was shooting forward with reserve speed. Another stretch runner,

SINCE HE FOUND OUT You WERE HS DAUGHTER, NIKKI NIKKI: HES GIVEN UP HIE OFFICE TO BE FREE TO MELD YOU NME'S GIVEN UP HS CHANCE TOBE | LIKE Him 7

0 NO um HARD, CRUEL MAN 7 NO WANT TWAT MAN FOR

YOUR FATHER 18 HERE, NIKKI-NIKK], KE WANTS TO SEE YOU TO YOUR

HY DO WE BEING EARTHWORMS, ON THE LAWN AFTER A RAIN | 29 wm Y540 BY NEA SERVICE, INE.

ANSWER-—The rain floods their burrows and drives them to the surface.

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Sam gathered up his blanket; he Sam, then the groom went out to had thrown it on the ground in his meet the ¢olt as it returned from

» » » IN THAT last 10 yards Sherry Bond saw Gray Star's rider flash down with his whip-—saw Gray Star's white nose shoot forward— | saw Madden jerk up his colt's head ~-now the noses were on a Iine—nmo, she'd swear Pepper Bay's hose was fn frent The black and the gray swept under the wire together,

excitement. “Looks like we ‘win sure, Miss Sherry,” he said, hopefully, as they walked toward the finish point. A ‘confused murmur was going up from the stands—was it a photo finish? Would the judges wait to inspect a picture of the finish before putting up the winner's num-

ber? *

Sherry crossed the track with

slowing down. Wadden didn't stop among the other horses, he Yode straigh! for the Winner's cirele— [then reined in abruptly as & guard waved him back.

The winner's humber Was going!

up at last, and the winner was - Gray Star. (Th Be Continued)

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