Some Runner
Eddie is entered to run in a race to be held on the following day, and his backer, who has bet $10,000 on his winning, urges Eddie to retire early. Eddie sets his alarm clock and "turns in" ... Read allEddie is entered to run in a race to be held on the following day, and his backer, who has bet $10,000 on his winning, urges Eddie to retire early. Eddie sets his alarm clock and "turns in" to get the needful sleep. Eddie is a sound sleeper, and the warning of "Big Ben" the next ... Read allEddie is entered to run in a race to be held on the following day, and his backer, who has bet $10,000 on his winning, urges Eddie to retire early. Eddie sets his alarm clock and "turns in" to get the needful sleep. Eddie is a sound sleeper, and the warning of "Big Ben" the next morning, that it is time for him to get up, falls to rouse him. The ringing of the alarm s... Read all