Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-15

ootch MS cousin In his arms She
mas tainted. He lays her back in the
carriage, and sends one of the innumer-
aole lads that infest race course in hot
pursuit OF water. Meanwhile he. in his
ignorance and confusion, bathes her tenn
pies with sherry from a big flask. 1t has
the desired effect, as if it were a more SCI
entlhc, or, at all events, more generally
recognized remedy, and ere the myrmidon
returns with water, Maude has come to
her self with choking sob or two.
oh, Gren, didn't don't-I shall
be well in a minute" And after drinking.
first a little sherry, and then a little
water, Maude, with rather pale cheeks.
Degan to wonder how she could have been
so foolish.
Il got-so excited about it Gren
couldn't help it. You shouldn't have told
me what lot of money you might win.
Besides, | never saw race before"
Never mind, you are all right now.
wen go home as soon as we can catch
your father; there's nothing else to see
not for us, at least, darling. I've won
you now, Maude!"
No." said the girl with a smile, and
a slight pressure of her little hand; you
did that before. But where's your hat?"
Il don't know" said Grenville, looking
very confused. II threw it up in the
air when the horse won and then you
tainted, and l never thought of It again.
Looks awkward, don't itT
"Oh," laughed Maude, I'm Sc glad.
Why, you were as bad as me. / think
we had better go home, Gren; we are not
| fit to go racing. We haven't the reuui-
site control Of our feelings, and make
shows of ourselves"
But though the hat, little the worse
for its aerial excursion, was speedily re-
turned by some jackal of the heath, Har-
old Denison was not so easily come at,
and the cousins were perforce doomed to
see the day out. Though doubt whether
they ever saw another race, they bore
themselves resignedly, and fancy passed
tolerably pleasant two hours. A gentle
man on neat hack, after moments
hesitation, pulled dp at their carriage.
Lifting his hat to Maude, he nodded cheer
lily to Rose, and leaning over, murmured
mo end Of congratulation. I'm very
well satisfied; but, Gren, you have played
for high stakes, and suppose may say
have won them. Adieu" And with an
other glance and raising Of his hat to
Maude, he cantered of.
"Who was that?" she inquired.
"Dallison, who did all my betting for
me-"
"And did he knowf"
"He knew what that $1,000 meant to
me. He's right, Maude. have been play
ing high stakes, and to think that /
should win ALL"
Mr.. Denison turned up In the most jubi-
liant spirits. He had had delightful day,
and won a hundred and odd pounds, he
told them. Don't think l am going on
with it, Grenville, but as had come to
see The Gulneas' run for once more,
| / determined to risk my pony on 1t, and
backed the horse that had already been
such good friend to me and as that was
successful l invested two or three more
ten-pound notes on the strength of my
frst win, so that my gains mounted up,
my selections having proved successful"
Within twenty-four hours Grenville
Rose had had long confabulation with
his uncle, and succeeded in convincing
him that he was, thanks to the additional
f5.OOO, In a position to marry his cousin
at once; he could make up now f8OO a
year, and he was sure business would
shortly come to him. Denison demurred
little, but he certainly was under some
Obligation to his nephew about that mort
enpe. The domestic current, too, ran
strong In Grenville's favor; so, after
little, he yielded, saying that "if they
Thought fit to begin the world on that
income, he had no more to say, further
than that they could expect but little
help from him In his lifetime"
Maude and Grenville rocked little of
that. and in three months time they
were married. and one Of the handsomest
wedding presents Maude received was,
strange enough to say, from Sam Pear
man, with very correct note, to the ef-
fecr that. Forgetting all the past, he
trusted Miss Denison would still consider
him as friend and well-wisher.'
| Moreover, so immensely struck was that
gentleman with Grenville's acuteness In
tba prosecution Of the heriot claim, that
be threw a considerable amount OF his
own and friends legal business into
Roses hands; and three or four years
after that memorable Two Thousand you
seldom saw horse case In which Gren-
Vile was not employed. Briefs, too, fell
thick from other sources; the Coriander
] story was bruited about, and the attor-
] news pronounced 1t smart, clever-very'
} and endorsed their opinions practically
The picture of that distinguished race
, horse may be seen In the dining room at
J Mannersley, and Pearman often contem-
mates 1t, and soliloquizes as he does 80,
ayes. YOU cost me f10,000 hard cash, and
the prettiest girl in England; but you
won the Guineas and the Derby-you
did"
Over Roses study mantelpiece hangs .
nr,nt of that same celebrity. Deep In bis
napers In the evening, sometimes, when
work is SO plentiful that 1t becomes haro
/ 70 rrapple with, Maude will glide softly
In and say "Come, Gren; tea is In. Come
and drink Coriander's health-the deal
old old horse that gave us to each other" And
ha vialds to the voice Of the charmer
Ao :, Iof,t ~ hia health, enjoys