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Full Title	Happy days : a paper for young and old, v. XLI, no. 1053, December 19, 1914.
Contributor	Tousey, Frank. Emmet, R. T.
Date Added	26 September 2014
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1914-12-19
Publisher	New York : Frank Tousey
Source	Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	Teddy, the Tumbler; or, Traveling With a Circus / by R. T. Emmet. Traveling With a Circus.
Topic	Popular literature > Specimens. Story papers > Specimens.
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Disclaimers	Disclaimer of Liability Disclaimer of Endorsement

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CENT TO FORTUNE Or, A Chicago Boy's Great Scoop ‘ Wcrli and Win No. 835 FRED rnnnxor AND THE CLOWN Or, Saving the Old Man's Place Secret Service No. 828 THE BRADYS IIEMMED IN Or, Their Case in Arizona The Liberty Boys o!'76 No.72? THE LIBERTY BOYS BONANZA Or, Taking Toll from the Tories Plucli and Loch No. 861 YOUNG JACK DASHAWAY Or, Something Doing on the Road srscur. NOTICE :-If you cannot procure‘ em numbers of any of the above Weeklies from 3. sen Iuwndenler d I 2 rice to III in money or stage stamps and we will and then: to you I return in il. Addresl FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, ‘$5.23: So. 1055 “IIArrr DAYS" is going to contain it bright. gripping new scrlal‘-one that will rivet your ins terest and arouse your feelings to the limit. XII WIET Z341 STRKEP. NEW YORK CITY. - 1... plan Charlie was the model of the perfect athlete. ‘ . Dick Holllster and Clara forgot their troubles, as with shining eyes they watched Charlie's every movement. They stood up in their sleigh and joined in the cheering. . he two skaters glided about for a little while to get warmed up. The judges took their position. ' ' Dan Magee, with n conlldent smile, was on hand-with his blankets. “He'll win in a walk!" he declared. “You will see!” ' , Anthony Drcker was busy making wagers on Larony. The young reprohate seemed oonhdent that Charlie would be defeated. As Champion Charlie left his quarters. he had been accosted by a sporty-looking man who had a mysterious way about him. "See here, boy," he said in a low tone, “do you want to make yer fortune?” Charlie gave the fellow a critical glance and replied: “I am most anxious to do so, it I can do it honestly.” " ‘all. ye can. It's the regular thing in nil sports. i‘m ready to do the biz fer yer. Drop this heat with Lnrony and git the odds upon him. Then go in and beat him out. I can lay fifty thousand dollars at good odds." Charlie's face grew crimson. dashed as he replied: “The biggest fortune in the world would not induce me’ to do that. if I can't win on the square, then I'll lose, and that's the mm .. His eyes t. . . “Ye're a foolish lad,” protested the sport. “It's too good a chance to If yer do it, there'li be five thousand in it for you.” t was a moment of terrible tempta- than to Charlie. The five thousand dollars would give him a start in life, p ‘ Winning the Silver Cup (This story commenced in number'1052) Champion Charlie, theEBoy Skater By P. T. ‘RAYMOND ‘ . Author of “King of the Gridiron." “Before “The Boy Backstop," “Skating to Win," “Driving the Puck," etc. . h ‘ the Camera," “Boss of the Big Toll." To lose the race to Larony would be no disgrace. It could easily be done, too. A slight slackening of speed at the finish and the thing was done. For one moment Charlie felt the tug of temptation. Then he saw clearly the dis onesty of the plan. ' ‘ J . ‘ - d It decided him. -He turned. away abrupt- , sa 'ng: - - ‘ ‘ "It's dishonest! I will not do lt.“I will winitific r ‘I "Fool!" hissed the fellow. “You throw away 2. good thing. ;You’ll be beaten and you’ll get nothin ‘ ' Charlie thought of this last remark when he got upon the ice. He took it critical look at his opponent. . V . V lie could see that Larouy was a superior skater to Lee or Pedersen. He felt that if he W0". he must exert all his power. Far from losing conddence, hefelt a grim de termination. - - Larony, who was not 3 genial sort of fellow, glided up and said: “Well, young fellow,,we're in for it,’ are we? I suppose you expect to win.” "1 haven't got as far as that yet," plied Charlie. “But I am going to try. .'‘Oh. you are! Well, I guess you will. I'm an easy one." , “I don't regard you in that light. ‘I think we shall have 3 close hnish." re- “ . do you?" said Larony, with a chuckle. "Well, erhaps we will.‘ iio - ever, if 1 beat you. I hope there'il be no hard feelings." “By no means!" cried Charlie, heartily. “At least not on my part." “Did a fellow approach you with a large sum to allow me to win?” asked Larony. “Yes.” “What did you tell “I refused his offer." At this Larouy laughed scornfuliy. “You are a tool. You should have taken his money. You can't win, anyway. ‘ I can beat you out dfty yards at the finish!" “Very goodlf’ said Charlie, quietly. “Beat me Just as badly as you can. Show me no mercy." ' . "That's not my way. It might put you out or business," said Larony, unctuously. “I'm”u square fellow. We'll draw the iinlsh hini?" due. “’l‘h:It's kind of you to consider me!" said . oppodentqhehind. 'r 1) OVER. CHARLIE, saw THAT THE RUNNER or ms LE1‘! SKATE WAS BROKEN. Charlie, with sarcasm. “I will return the iavor, if I find that by any chance I am able to heat You." Larony laughed again in a scornful way andrskated down to the starting line. The judges were on hand, and all was now ready for the start. ' - The crowd were now all on the qul vive. The excitement was intense. l . The two skaters faced the line.. Larony was smiling and triumphant. Charlie was cool and determined. 7 ' “Are you ready?" . v . The trainers put up their hands and nodded. , Then the pistol was dred. Like two bolts fromu catapult, the shut- ers shot forward. ,There was not a particle of advantage in the start. Down the ice they fled like racehorses. It was hard to tell for awhile which was gaining. ‘ But Iiarony was seen to finally forge slowly ahead. He was working like mnd. He knew the new champion was giving him all he could stand. . g r. ‘;j It was to his great astonishment that he found his lightning start did not leave his -rus crown wnmzsssn A runuusn srncrncm. THEY saw CEAALPION ‘crunus nunnnn -ro nan ICE, wnnnnnz sun is MANY rAsos IN A SI'I'l"I.V'O POSITION AND THEN rsu. MA(.'EE,VT!1!i FIRST To REACH s ' Charlie was going just as fast and, it seemed, znuc easier. - ' ‘ ' Larony frowned and hit up the‘spec(l. lie gainedra couple of feet, but he found that. he must keep skating in order to hold IL “What the dance is that boy made of?" he thought with at first thrill of alarm. “But he'll sag before he carries this gait very far." - . g And, indeed. this would have seemed so. For another hundred yards they went on thus. . Hitherto. Lnrony had been accustomed . - to run away from his omxonent and wait for him to come up, thus securing a rest. list the present man kept him right up to his lull speed. On they wcntovcr the gleaming ice. On . and on, and still it seemed as if the finish‘ would never come. Faster and faster they went. ilardcr and’harder they breathed. Larony threw all his strength into an of- fort to break his rival's heart. . But the faster he went. the faster Charlie went. Right at La.rony’s shoulder the boy skater hung. p mTry his hardest, Larony could not shake m, . And now the possibility of defeat oc- curred to him for the tlrst time. His face grew black with mortiticatlon and anger. ‘ ‘ll t. you," he muttered. “You'll never head me. if I die for it!" "You'll have to go faster, then,” declared Charlie. coolly. "What?" exclaimed . Lzrony. agha I. “You haven't got a spare liuk,. have you? If so, you have me beaten," . l “I can go faster and so can you. , They were now in the homestretch. Char. lie made no edort to beat his man until within two hundred yards of the finish. (Continued on page 10.)

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