The evening times., 1895-12-04
A Curious Cambridseshire.
(From London Truth.)

Ono morning. now several years ago,
Henry Goodeve, solicitor, had q call from
Oh of his most distinguished clients, the
Marques Of K, who brought with him, a
companion, and, on his companion's be-
| haII. propvseu W Goooeve "A ahu pecIi-
| lar transaction. The companion was intro
| duced as Philip Charimount- He was
| young fellow, apparently OF about twen-
| ty-five years, but looked worn and oissipated
| and having the air OF man whose nervous
4 system was in a bad way. Goodeve knew
| his name, having occasionally read 1t
| in the turf reports in the newspapers as an
| owner OF race horses
Now, g oOdeve," said the marques,
eve want you to do business In cerSain
little matter which may be profitable
to both Of US. 1 hope we shali lind you
agreeable"
what is the nature Of the business, my
iord?- asked Goodeye.
Its this" said the marques, my
friend, Mr.. Charin,ouDt, here has horse
for immediate sale. and he wants you to
buy it,
The solicitor raised his eyebrows and
shook his head.
Il never bought a horse in my life. !"
he said, land / know nothing about 'em.
FOR Gust Omer else where. l.
''Ah,' the other iDterposed. :But this
is no ordinary horse deal that were prOpos-
ing. Is 1t, Charimount?'
"Most decidedly not," replied the young
man addressed, in an emphatic tone.
''Do you follow the turf intelligence,
Goodeve?' inquired the marques.
Cant say l do. my lord. Never took
much interest in racing
well, at any rate, perhaps you know
the name of the favorite for the Cambridge
shire?''
ITO be quite candid, my lord, don't.
But suppose 1 can find IL here" said
Goodeve, taking up the morniug paper.
"Here we are. Prince Charming-100 to
IT,
That's him. said the marques. That's
Charlmount's horse, which we want you to
buy"
before the race?'' asked Goodeve.
Yes, before the race. And as it's run
the day after tomurruw, there Is, you can
see, no time to waste over the transac-
ton"
From your wishing To sell him, under
these circumstances, presume that you do
not fancy his chance remarked the so-
lcitor quietly. Y
ION the contrary" answered the mar
guess. with emphasis, .'w we fancy his chances
very strongly. He has been highly tried
under extra weight and has come out of
it splendidIy-hasn't he. Charlmount?'
.'Magnificently," asserted Charimount. his
face working with n peculiar and unac-
excitement. Hes about as dead
a cert as ever ran
Then why do yuu wish to sell him. was
Goudeve's natural rejoinier.
'Now. look here GOOdeve," struck in |
the marques. ''Charlmount's reason for |
selling the colt is, assure you, a very |
cogent one. At the same time 1t is a |
reason which Mt present we are unable to |
GtynlIrp 0ur farnQ Ofa sale hnwavnr
are such as will be highly profitable to the |
purchaser, and will guarantee him, in any !
event, a handsome return upon his money. |
When you have heard the details you will |
not fail to agree with me. They are as |
follows: That in the event of your con-
senting to buy the colt today for his proper /!
yalue-e3, ,OOO-we will give you our
you for $4,000 next Thursday-the day
after the race" |
Henry Goodeve opened his eyes
This ts most extraordinary pro-
posal. my lord" he answered. do you |
clearly understand what you are Offer
ing?"
"Quite Our offer amounts 10 this:
That il you will accommodate us in this
matter we will pay you bonus OF fl 900
IN three days time. Possibly more than
Il 900, since il Prince Charming wins
the Canibridgesh you, of course, as his
owner. will have the stakes in addition"
We'll. then, gentlemen. IL seems to me
that it is scarcely necessary for the e3 900
% change hands, Because if-as / infer
you merely wish TO saddle ME with the
.echnical ownership for the day OF the IA ce,
had better just buy him from you for
nominal sum and"
mo. mr. exclaimed Charlmoant, ex-
,i.edly- THAT will not d,, Mr.. Goodeve
The purchase must be bona fide. Tie full