. St. Nicholas [serial] . Did nt you say, said the Dublin boy, thatyou d give a dollar to any boy that could beat yourmachine in a mile run ? l^o, said Phaeton. I have never said anythingof the sort—nor thought of it. Who told you so ? Lukey Finnerty. And who told Lukey Finnerty? i88i.; PHAETON ROGERS. 385 Berny Rourke. And who told Berny Rourke? Teddy Dvvyer. And who told Teddy Dwyer? Owney Geoghegan (pronounced Gewgan). And who told Owney Geoghegan ? Patsy Rafferty. And who told Patsy Rafferty? Oh, never mind who told me, broke inanother Dublin boy, who, it seems, was Patsy Raf- Phaeton some
. St. Nicholas [serial] . Did nt you say, said the Dublin boy, thatyou d give a dollar to any boy that could beat yourmachine in a mile run ? l^o, said Phaeton. I have never said anythingof the sort—nor thought of it. Who told you so ? Lukey Finnerty. And who told Lukey Finnerty? i88i.; PHAETON ROGERS. 385 Berny Rourke. And who told Berny Rourke? Teddy Dvvyer. And who told Teddy Dwyer? Owney Geoghegan (pronounced Gewgan). And who told Owney Geoghegan ? Patsy Rafferty. And who told Patsy Rafferty? Oh, never mind who told me, broke inanother Dublin boy, who, it seems, was Patsy Raf- Phaeton somewhat reluctantly said he would,—although, he added, in an under-tone, if youcan beat it, I dont see why you should want to ridein it. Casting one more glance about, to see that allwas ready, Phaeton told me to cut the rope and lethim start. Partly because he spoke in a low tone,wishing to make as little excitement as possible,and partly because I was watching what I con-sidered certain suspicious movements on the part.
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