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"I'm talking about the dark Yamen," said Lennox," "my uncle's horse, told you the other day that I would make your fortune; I am going to de it"
He got up, went to a table, and took up the morning paper, turning its pages.
Here is the betting," he said, "100 to d Yamen; and Yamen is a certain to win the Derby as you sro to marry your nice little girl
I can get you ten thousand to six hundred to-day; to-morrow the price may be shorter."
"Good lord, I couldn't lose six hun dred pounds!" gasped Jack.
"If you knew how small a risk wax you wouldn't yammer like sheep."
"Suppose I had sixty bounds on
"and jen't that the man you saw the other day-the tout, did you call him!"
"Yes," said Jack, gloomily, "that's the tout," and then suddenly, "I won- der if he knows"
He rose and walked across to the man, and Willie touched his cap. "Good evening, Mr. Trevor,” "Where are you going?" asked Jack, "I'm going to Epsom to watch the Derby gallopa. Most of the horses are there now, but," he grinned unplea santly, not Yamen!".
Why isn't he there?" asked Jack, with a sickening heart.
"Because he'll never
course, savagely.
it
дм
it
sce
race
that's why," said the other.
"What do you mean?” asked Jack- "He is lame," said the little man. hope you haven't backed him " Jack nodded.
"Ceme over here, he fald,
"This is pretty bad news I've heard, Mar "Sixty pounds," sneered the other. jorie, he said.
"Icans Bays that "My dear chap, what is the use of Yamen is tame." making money in pennies ? Here is That's right," nodded the tout. the chance of your lifetime, and unless "As lame as old Junket, you are a lunatic you will not miss it.another one of Mr. Greyman's."
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Following on the heels of the recent attack on. Jefferson Caf- fery, American Ambassador to Cuba, throats to Freeman Mat- of the thews, First Secretary American Embassy in Havana, him two weeks to lenye statement Cuba, brought the from President Carlos Mendieta that the government is deter- mined to take drastic action on terrorists.
giving, That is
Tomorrow the horse will be nearer "I don't know much about horses,"
six to one than sixteen, and you can sald Jack. "I want you tell me about lay out your money and stand to win Yemen. How long has it been lame?" a fortune at practically no risk to Three days," said the little man. yourself."
"I have been tooting it for a week.
He spoke for half an Hour on It broke down in the winding-up horses-of Yamen, its speed, its breed gallop." ing and Jack listened, fascinated.
"I ring up a bookmaker and put it on for you."
him?" asked
"But does Mr. Greyman know." Mr. Greyman" said the little man, "Why of course he knows, Ke "Wait, wait," said Jack, hoarsely, as didn't let on to Lennor Mayne, but the other reached for the telephone. I told Lennox Mayne, and fat a lot of "It is a fearful lot of money to risk, thanks I got for it." Lennox."
"And a fearful lot of money to win," Baid the tempter. If he had had more time he would have arranged the bet so that the six hundred pounds fell into his pocket, but that was impos
"It can't be true," he said. "Lennox sible, Jack Trevor must be caught would never" immediately or not at all-must be given no time to reflect
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17,000 25th Aug. 16,000 8th Sept. 7,000 16th Sept,
11,000 22nd Sept. 17,000
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The
"When Jack, going white.
You tell The day before yesterday." "Then Lennox Maynne know!” Jack was bewildered,
"Lennox Mayne would give away or to seek his own aunt," said Willie Jeans, con- advice, and certainly no time to dis temptuously.
"Was It Lennox Mayne who secret might leak out at any moment. suaded you to back this horse?" asked
per The loss of six hundred might not the girl. prevent a contemptuous little hair-
Jack nodded, Rirl from marrying; it certainly postpong the event. 呼
are aure Yamen is lame?”
-100
VODKA, FISH AND PICKLES
Strange Menu On Soviet Steamer.
NO DRINKING WATER
Moscow.
A strange story of how 100 people had to live on vodka, pickles and fish for two weeks is told in the Soclet press.
The 100 boarded a Volga excur- slon steamer plying from Rybinsk, swear to IL I know the back of! "I'll do it," said Jack, with a gasp, my hand," said the little man,
which ig near Leningrad, to and listened
a dream to his phatically. as in
"The only horse" with Astrakhan, on the Caspian Sea. placid companion's voico.
feur white stockings in the Baldock "Fot it to the account of Mr. John stable."
When the steamer had started, Yes, Trevor, Castlemaine-gardens.
passengers discovered that I'll be responsible. Thank you."
He hung up the receiver and look ed round at the other with
smile.
a queer
"Baldock" The girl was on
her the
fect staring. "Baldock, did you there was no drinking water, no' Bay?""
water to wash or bath in, and thaf|
lives there?" she asked, the menu of the ship restaurant was restricted to vodka, pickles, and one variety of rather tasteless river fish.
quickly.
That's right Miss." Whe
"Greyman."
the news
"He is an old man about sixty, park greyhaired and as hard as a nail,”
"What sort of a man is he?"
"I congratulate you," he said soft- ly, and Jack went back to the city, his head in a whirl.
Marjorie Banning' heard and dropped into a two-penny chair.
"You've put all the топет
on horse?"
the sald hollowly, "Oh, Jack"
"But, my dear,” said Jack stoutly, "the money is a good as mine, and Jack?"
At the end of their trip, the hun- She was silent a long time after the drod passengers staggered ashore little man had gone on his shaky way in search of anything to eat or B.nd
then, most unexpectedly, & drink-other than vokda, pickles or "Will you take me to see the Derby, dish.-Reuter,
asked:
all that. Lennox said is true. The "Good lord, I didn't expect you'd be. horse was sixteen to one yesterday, interested?" he asið. and it is only eight to one to-day.
"Will you take me?
You can hire were dining together, but Majorie was car for the day, and we could see the hostess..
"It is all right. Marjoire," he added, with poorly stimulated cheer race from the roof. Will you take "It really began about a month ago,
"the horse belongs to Lennox me?""
when an old gentleman came into the yne's
uncle. He told Lennox He nodded, too dumbfounded to slop and saw Mr. Fennett, the pro- that it is certain to win. Think what
epeak. She had never before evine-prietor. They were together about ten thousand pounds means, Marjoried the slightest interest in à horse-ten minutes, and then I was sent for dear"
to the private office.
T CE.
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She listened unconvinced. She who Some rumour of the dark Yamen's) "Mr. Fennett told me that: the knew with what labour and sacrifice infirmity must have crept out, for on gentleman had a special commission, his little nest egg had been gather-the morning of the race the horse was and he wanted an expert to undertake than he what its loss would entail, brigade, and hints of mishap appear-know for what purpose I was requir- could only sit with a blank sense of ed in the morning Press.
jed until the next week, when his car despair at her heart.
Marjorie had never been to a race came for me and I was driven to Bal- At that moment Mr. Lennex Mayne meeting before, and possibly even dock
something of her the cause was a little the more sedate meetings would hav
her, bat Epsom was Astonished
Wal
way, though dinmay, different Summoned be telegram, revelation. he who had been described as
the
"He asked me if I had brought the ableaching and dyeing material with me, and when I told him that I had, "There are all sorts of rumours he let me into the secret. He said Manis, Eabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & Prince of Touts" and come post haste about, said Jack, returning from hia he was very fussy about the colour of
to Manchester-square, and whilst the tour of discovery,
hey may that horses, and he had a wonderful horse grimy Ford, with its stout, henlike Yamen doesn't run. papers pre- with white legs, and that, he object- driver stood at the door, Mr. Willie
I am horribly ed to white legs. He wanted me to
dye the legs a beautiful 'brown. the Of course, I laughed at first it and was so amusing; but he was very seri
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She bent down as she stood on nand the flow of his employer's abuse.
"You're a blundering jackets, and froof of the car and took his hand,
fool to hire you," stormed to his amazement he discovered Lennox Mayne. "What is the use of had left a paper in it.
"What's this, a bank note? touting a horse if you're seen touting?
She nodded,
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"And you dyed his legs brown?” She nodded.
"But that was not all. There was
"I want you to make a bet for me," another horse whose legs had to be bleached. Poor dear, they will be "What are you backing?"
bleached permanently unless he dyes "Yamen," she replied.
them again. I know now, but I didn't Yamen!" he repeated, incredulous-know then, that it was 4 horse call- ly, and then looked at the note. Ited Junket. Every few days I had to was for a hundred pounds.
ro to Baldock and renew the dye and "But you mustn't do this"
the bleach. Mr. Greyman made it a "Please," she insisted, firmly.
condition with Mr. Fennelt that my
You are not satisfied with my in- He made his way to Tattersall's commission should be kept a secret formation, it seems, but employ your ring, and after the race preliminary even from the firm, and, of cours tout to spy on my training. You can to the Derby had been run, he ap-never spoke about it, not even to you,* tell Mr. Willa Jeans from me that if proached Bookmaker whose name hel "Then when I saw you in ever he is again seen in, or near my knew..
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estate he will get the biggest flogging I got two thousand to a hundred was on my way to Baldock to he has ever had in his lizo,"
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llents," she laughed. "I know noth There was nobody about when I was should have been very angrying about race horses, and I had the AEROPLANE PICKS
Mr. Jeans, with you if you hadn't," said. Mar- alightest idea that the horse I had UP GLIDER. on the well," grumbled "I've carned my fifty if ever a man jorje.
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"But why-" he began, and then le Jeans mentioned the word Bal- "You'll get no afty from me," said broke off as the frame of the number- dock, I had not connected the stable Remarkable Feat In
"I've given you a much board went up, "Yamen is running," with Lennox.
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had
Russia. Shanghai, Moll, Robe & Yokohama. money as you're entitled to, and don't ha Raid,***
"The morning after I left you Amoy, S'hai Maji, Koba & Osaka,
thin. the gir! Nobody knew better
Madrid. Bhai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama come near me again."
When Mr. Wille Jeans joined his that Yamen was running. She watch engagement to go to Baldock to re move the dye, Mr. Greyman had told
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ms that he had changed his
Eight asted Madrid scientists are brother he was in no amiable frame of ed the powder-blue jacket in mind;
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Mandarin'e son as he cantered down mined to speak to him tell him hour, Russian pilot has picked up ment to the newly occupied colony Willie suggested a place which has
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these temperamental outbursts, held,
the post.
mind
ad told him all about. Yamen and then released it for a tres mic possiblities of the territory Lenner And then he discovered W
Lennox fight
with a view to" its development. on his way, for their original destinas der-blue jacket until the white tape
upward. Apollos
third ilon had been to Epsom.
jacket wa blue"
having The
the did not belleve him and
The process of automatic couple: Ifni, is reputed to contain rich man at Hyde Park raised a warning horses climbed the hill, fourth on the the horses watched. He was so angry level by the railway burn, third again machine, but NF.. Wills Jeans'k
watcher, he had the horse's legs dred four seconds and the glider was Meanwhis, a rudimentary · ad- Ing of they joined the re-wirident voles, from book using poor Junket,
[50 yards. WARS libed there by the military authori aplendent proratsion of machines that we shouladi Wik
break downRIAL zopld. He told me he bad back. It is claimed to be the first time de-Resibe
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