Frank Merriwell's Races

had been torn he took good care to destroy what he had retained of the

to distinguish it in a manner to make it absolute

but Roll vigorously denied that he had done so. Diamond told

the boy from Virginia, for Jack felt

to the conversation that was taking place in that roo

Grody to redouble their vigilance in watchin

lad. "Dat's de fines' hawse dat dis chile ebber seen, an' I

rk races at Bethany, Toots," Merriwell declare

leaming ivories and beamed

ez shore ez yeh bawn, sar!" he cried. "I'se done rid dat critter en

you a chance to ride him in s

the darky boy, excitedly. "Dat'll show yo' what yo' kin do at de Coney Islan

r, Toots, but I may back N

dis darky ebber knowed what h

ve he made was watched. This was true, and they soon knew exactly what races

ere they had first formed a combine against Merriwell. They were there by appo

cured a little back room in the place, where it seemed that nothing

they were brought and the wait

at once. I have called you together to make arra

Hogan. "I've been wantin' ter do something fer

ick, scowling. "If we'd let you gone it alone you'd had Mer

uard now," observed Harris. "He acts as i

doesn't

guards that horse as if the animal

t that Hogan here tried to knock t

s any one of this party who is playing double and carrying information to Merriwell, he'd better order

nificant manner as he said this,

n of war, boss?" aske

much of a hurry,

to enter Nemo in the Myst

es

e time to g

ow

y of the first three positions. Give him all sorts of odds, if ne

ut where's the dough comin' from what

y to get it, and we'll have it. I wish we might get Merriwell to st

s lau

money, Hart?" he cried. "Why, I had to lend you twe

know all about it, Sport," advised Hartwick

es

you can

fraid your scheme won

depend on Mike here to make sure

t me ter do?

e last moment, if you ca

re does my share of t

don't you worry. We'll have

es! I am with

est of us to do

of us to do. Ditson must contin

ame near happening to me the night I found out Merriwell intended to put

d with your lif

't been for that the infernal dog would have eaten me. I

different kind of a blow directly-one