The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-15
CHAPTER VVU

We must now revert TO what Mrs.
Hudson did upon receipt of her telegram
AS harmless. apparently. as "the pork
chops and tomato sauce of Pickwick' :
immortal history. Yet even in that case
great events from trivial causes sprang."
That lady is destined to be as much dis
turbed in a monetary point of view as
Mrs Bardell: but infinitely more to her
own advantage.
Mrs Hudson was lounging pleasantly
enough in an armchair. reading the dur
nal literature of her country in that
abode of comfort. bliss. and intelligence.
yclept Paper Buildings. when that most
domestic of kilograms reached her. That
she was attired in n morning coat. neat
trousers, unimpeachable boots, and had a
cigar in her mouth, will scarcely astonish
the reader. who has probably already sur
missed that Silky Dallison represented that
lady
"Ah," he exclaimed. after reading the
message, what cross il looks like. But
| must be off at once to see Plyart Twen-
ty minutes to three; just catch him before
he goes down to Tattersall's." Mr.. DALI
son was man of decision he was into a
hanson and at the door of the Victoria
Club in something less than ten minutes.
His conference with the bookmaker was
short, and then they separated. both to
make their way to the great Turf Ex-
change az Knightsbridge.
The remarkable feature of the betting
on the Two Thousand that afternoon
was the extraordinary advance of Corr
ander. From very long odds offered
against him, he rose in the course of the
day to be once more first favorite; reach
ing very nearly to his original price OF
ten days back. From the opening of the
rooms Dallison was very eager in his
offers to back the horse. while it might
have been also noticed that Mr.. Plyart
accepted the long odds against Coriander.
Just to cover himself" as he said. "hav-
ing laid rather heavily against him" But
| it quickly permeates through the Sub
scription Room that the horse is being
backed in earnest, and when, about half
past four, Pearman's accredited agent
| began also to put money on the horse. the
excitement became intense.
The Ring, or stock brokers OF the turf.
| like taeir brethren of the eastern ex-
| change, with all their acuteness are mar
yelously like sheep in times of panic
| The leaders ar both places can increase
| or depreciate property pretty much at
their pleasure. As there is. of course
money to be made by such fluctuations
it can scarcely be wondered at that they
! 30 it, But why should the one be deem
Ell virtuous and respectable. and the 9th
er the contrary: There is little to choose
between the scandals of the two betting
rings.
Grenville Rose. upon Pearman's de-
| parture. had carried the release in tri-
unIph to the squire. Harold Denison was
jubilant beyond measure: free from his
| difficulties, and to use his own express
sion, tout of the hands of those blood.
suckers, the Pearmans." The hopes Gren.
vile had raised had influenced him in
| his influence with Sam Pearman, and. il
little sarcastic in his retorts, the bitter
| cJnicism of his nature had toned down
rather upon that occasion. Rose now
| thought it time to do a little work for
| himself: so without more ado, he revert.
ed to his passion for his cousin. and so
| licited his uncle's permission for their
engagement.
Harold Denison was good deal taken
| aback. 1t must be borne in mind that he
had not received the slightest hint of this
in any way beforehand, and to say that
he was pleased now he did hear it. would
be very far from the truth. He liked
his nephew, perhaps. as far as it was in
his selfish nature 10 like anybody but
he still thought that Maude. with her
personal attractions. ought to marry
money or rank, il not both. Still. al
the present moment, he was virtually in
debted to his nephew for 10000 cir
cumstanee little likely to help him in the
long run as men of Harold Denison's
caliber generally hate most heartily those
to whom they are deeply beholden. How
ever, he had not come to that yet. and
the way his nephew had outwitted Pear.
man pleased his cynic and vindictiye ma
/ ture much.
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