The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-27
A BARREN VICTORY.
of course I will, but why that?"
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"Of course I will, but why that?"
 ", he's not being about it. I suppose men never are quite straight about horsese. He declares that Golden cant win, and I can see in sis eye that he isn't telling the truth"
 But you are sure about it?"
 ''Yes, yes I'm absolutely certain; lie wants me to tell everybody that Golden Clean cannot beat either of Mir. DallDallymore's ponies, and then he's going to back bar himself at the last moment. He made me induce MT. Dallymore to enter Black Tackle, and now tells every one that the pony was always intendend to run, and lent to me to drive just to deceive people. l don't mind so much what men do among themselves when they're betting, but it's a great shame to drag a woman into it, isn't it?''
 The doctors eye blazed with sympa- thetic indignation. Yes, of course it is! A dirty trick altogether But why don't you have it out with him?"
 Because I'm just going to pay him out in his own coin. shall buy his pony in the lotteries and back it as well to prevent him getting any price worth having for his bets. Now here's check, doctor; it's a London bank, but it won't matter, will it? Be a good boy and go to the lotteries tonight and buy Golden Clean for me every time"
 But what makes you so sure that Williams can win?'
 GENEr DaI fn1d op and Ia really meant it I'm sure he did. Oh, but I oughtn't to have told you, for got. Don't tell anybody please, will you?"
 Not soul, that's right enough; but do you know Dallymore well?"
 "Oh, no, not very, but I don't think he would deceive me like that: 1 can be lieve what he says, I'm sure I can. You will go and buy Golden Clean for me, won't you?"
 From which conversation 1t will be seen that Miss Faulkner's globe trot- ting experiences had taught her good deal about horse-racing, even if her in- ferences in this case were to prove wrong.
 But Jim Ryan thought only of her splendid dark eyes and set off hot-foot to do her bidding. He was not him self betting man, but, being a grega- rious animal. always went to lotteries, as to all places where men gathered to- gether for sport and pleasure.
 The check in his pocket was for a large sum; she must be every bit as rich as people said, and he thought it a delightfully."- clever idea of hers to de- feat that young brute Williams at his own game. Trust a woman to know when a silly lad like that is playing the fool with her, and chuckling at the prospective ruin of his rival, the doctor threw himself into tLe auction with true Hibernian zeal.
 Bidding ran very high, and the ex- citement rose steadily until the gover- nor's cup was reached. The committee expected to fill three or four lotteries on this event, so that in the first buyers hung back to watch each other Gold en Qleam came first in the sale, and was knocked down to the doctor at a. very moderate figure. Williams, as owned, was entitled to claim a half share at the auction price, but he de- clined to exercise this option, and the doctor, though palpably surprised. as- cribed his refusal to anxiety to conceal his real intentions.
 Next came couple of outsiders which went still cheaper and then Marguerite, Dollymore's first snrinne was put up. After spirited bidding a visitor secured her at three times inc price paid for Golden Clean. Blac. Tackles sale caused a sensation. Rid. ding ran slowly at first, but when Dal- lymore began, his opponents, led bv Williams, ran him up furieusly. He stopped at last, and with some show of temper while a smile ran roun6 the room at his discomfiture The WH- liams-Webb confederacy were the buv- CTS at a highly inflated price, and Dal- lymore sulkily refused to claim his half share.