Frank Merriwell's Races

following day Frank took Diamond and Rattleton and hastene

gentleman, met Frank, and the expression

y this morning?" aske

ody. "I've been tryin' to find out what it

first thing this morning and have

that,

did the

ff the shoe, but he said as how it were all right, and no fault of the shoeing. He d

satisfactory, and Fran

you to summon Dr. Cobb, if it pr

ere what I

ould not tell wha

were busy when I send the message to h

ed-bearded man stepped out. This man entered the s

, did you te

, sir," said the

t case, y

, very im

's the

g him righ

o do so, and Dr. Cobb

und," directe

y ob

doctor. "It may be a slight str

n out on the road," said Frank. "It

glanced a

orse?"

s,

first notice

day aft

out this

m to the shoer

did he

ing the matter with

want to hurt his busine

the shoe on t

all right by to-m

hink he wil

Why

sons to believe he

ecomes more interesting. What cause

he doctor listened att

ew of the tricks of these fellows, and I think I'll fin

They saw him examine the lame leg from the knee d

the doctor would hurt him, and it w

b uttered a sha

l find under the seat in my c

astened

t the matter is, doctor

o, but I am

eager to learn what had be

his case, and took

having brushed the fetlock aside and

hat that hair could have to do

doctor. "You see it is white, instead of

could the color of a hair make the horse lame? Di

and Harry made a threatening gestu

ard; "but I scarcely think a white hair could make my horse go l

n expressed on the faces of the three lads.

take you for a fool ordinarily, but you can ea

hich was very coarse, in his fingers

k, but the fetlock hid it from view. I am going to pull this hair out, but first I want you to notice t

oys s

tor, as he adjusted the tweezers, getting a care

ut and Nemo started a bit

roken off, and yet it has no root. I will guarantee there is not another hair on this horse like it! I will guarantee it did not grow on th

onished, as their

tand!" cried Frank. "You must

he passed the hair through the flesh just back of this cord. It went in at one side, and came out on the other. After that, while he was pretending to look at the horse's feet, he clipped off the ends, and the hair was left in there.

hite hair ch

et he could quickly locate it by its color when the

and this time it was plain they realized

don. I believe I said something rather hastily, but now

iled, and clo

ll say that I doubt if I should have seen what was the matter with your horse if you had not told me of the fellow you believed had l

doctor, but he refused

all right this afternoon you may send me fi

e under the seat, scrambled into his carriage,

tarred and feathered!" cried Harry Rattleto

earned something to-day that I never knew before. I never wo

now," said Harry, "and not le

e when Grody is unable to do so. Till he gets here, Grody, I want you to watch Nemo like a hawk. I

hat he deserved