Burt L Standish

Frank Merriwell's Races Burt L Standish

"He's a beauty!" Jack Diamond uttered the exclamation. He was admiring a horse Frank Merriwell had lately purchased. "He is," agreed Danny Griswold, with his hands thrust deep into his trousers pockets and his short legs set far apart. "But think of paying a thousand dollars!" "He looks like a racer," declared Bruce Browning, who showed unusual interest and animation for a fellow who was known as the laziest man at Yale. "He's got the marks of a swift one," asserted Diamond, walking around the bay gelding, which Frank Merriwell had led out into the middle of the stable floor for inspection. "He is rangey, has clean limbs, and a courageous eye. I shouldn't wonder if he could cover ground in a hurry." "I did not buy him for a racer," asserted Frank. "I purchased him as a saddle horse purely for my own use and pleasure." "You must have money to burn," chirped Griswold. "Your old man must have made loads of it. I had an uncle four times removed once who made money, but he got arrested when he tried to pass it." "That reminds me of my father and his partner," said Browning, with apparent seriousness. "They formed a strange sort of a partnership. One of them stayed in New York all the time, while the other remained in California. In this manner they managed always to have plenty of money between them." "Oh, goodness!" gasped Diamond, "if you fellows keep this up, I shall want to get away." "If you want to get a weigh, we'll try to find some scales for you," chuckled Griswold, his eyes twinkling. "They say Dan Dorman's father has plenty of money," said Frank.