th ago,' says Duckfoot.

"'Did you recognize him?' says the colonel.

"'Yes, sah,' says Duckfoot, 'I done recnomize him thoully fum his haid
to his tail, but I ain' never seed him befo'.'

"'Recnomize him again,' the colonel tells him.

"'Boss,' says Duckfoot, 'some folks 'low dis hoss am Frien'less, but
hit ain'. Ef hits Frien'less, an' yo' puts yo' han' hyar on his belly
dey is a rough-feelin' scab. Dis hoss am puffeckly smo-o--' then he
stops 'n' begins to get ashy 'round the mouth.

"'Well?' says the colonel. 'What's the matter?'

"'Lawd Gawd, boss! _Dis am Frien'less . . . Hyar's de scah_!' says
Duckfoot, his eyes a-rollin'. Then he goes 'round 'n' looks at the
hoss in front. 'Whar his white foot at?' he asks the colonel.

"'That's what we are about to ascertain,' says the colonel. 'Boy,' he
says to a ginny, 'run out to the drug store with this dollar and bring
me back a pint of benzine and a tooth-brush.'

"The ginny beats it.

"'You may blanket this horse now,' the colonel says to me.

"When the ginny gets back, Colonel King pours the benzine on the
tooth-brush 'n' goes to work on the off-forefoot. It ain't long till
it's nice 'n' white again.

"'That is most remarkable!' says Elsy, who's watchin' the colonel.

"'In my opinion, Mr. Tuttle,' says the colonel, 'the only remarkable
feature of this affair is yourself. I can't get you properly placed.
The Association will take charge of this horse until the judges rule.'

"The next day the judges send fur me 'n' Elsy. It don't take Colonel
King thirty seconds to rule me off--I don't get back fur two years,
neither! Then the colonel looks at Elsy.

"'Mr. Tuttle,' he says, 'if your connection with this business is as
innocent as it seems, you should be protected against a further
appearance on the turf. On the other hand, if you have acted a part in
this little drama, the turf should be protected against you. In either
case the judges desire to bring your career as an owner to a close; and
we hereby bar you and your entries from all tracks of the Association.
This is final and irrevocable.'

"Three years after that I'm at Hot Springs, 'n' I drops into McGlade's
place one night to watch 'em gamble. There's a slim guy dealin' faro
fur the house, 'n' he's got a green eye-shade on. All of a sudden he
looks up at me.

"'Blister,' he says, 'do you ever tumble there's two ringers in the New
Awlins deal? Me 'n' Buck Harms has quite a time put