The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-07

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known Spectator on the turf at this time
"a man, doubtless, worth many ingots
and much stock and security-whose
money:making career dates from the pre-
sentation of a case of razors, according to
popular report. Who can say? Many
such an instance might be quoted. Gren-
vile Roses life turned on reading the
supplement of the Times. it may be said
by accident, that particular morning.
1 fancy no human being ever saw that
generally light-hearted barrister thinking
so hard as he was upon this OCCASION. he
has won many a good cause since, but
often laughs and says, "that was the big
gest he was ever engaged in; and no so
licitor to draw up the brief. mind"
"Ahr he said at last, II can almost
swear 1 saw it. 1 recollect laughing over
it at the time, and thinking what a quaint,
queer old deed it was. Suppose I'm
right wonder how it would affect
things? 1 must 60 over and talk to DALI
son a bit"
And while Grenville Rose crosses the
Temple Gardens, let me say a few words
about George Dallison. He comes athwart
the loves of Granville and Maude but for
a few days. Yet he is destined to be the
master of the situation of that eventful
period. George Dallison is a barrister
some two or three years senior to Rose.
He has a fair income of his own, and has
betaken himself to the elucidation of the
mysteries of the turf. Rather below the
middle height, with large liquid hazel
eyes, a slight almost efeminate figure,
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to q woman. and a soft voice, nothing
could be more deceptive in appearance
than Silky Dallison. His low, languid
tones and caressing manner had earned
him that sobriquet at college. 1t had
stuck to him ever since. Destitute
of whisker, a slight soft brown
moustache just shading his upper lip;
1.-THE, supple, almost girlish in ap-
pearance-such was George Dallison.
Few men of his age rode straighter and
steadier over a country than he; while
Tattersall's had arrived at the conclusion
that, though he might look young, nobody
threw his none way much less than
Silky Dallison. When, in his languid
manner, he was willing to take a thousand
to thirty about any horses chance, it had
a chance-a good deal more than, as q
rule, can be predicated of the animals
about which such very long odds are to be
obtained.
Come in" was the response to Roses
sharp knock, and Dallison was discovered
placidly consuming a French novel in the
easiest of armchairs. No greater syba-
rite perhaps ever existed: yet on New
market Heath, he would wait the day
through wind and sleet, to back the good
thing" he had journeyed from London
expressly for, and return to town with
out a murmur, if such had turned out the
delusiye phantom too usual on such occa-
siOns.
"Oh, Grenville, charmed to see you
Take a chair and talk. It's not a bad
novel," he observed, as he threw the yell
low colored volume on the table; but
I've had more than enough of it, and my
self for the present. News! All, Gren,
if you nave any, unfold thy short, and, 1
trust, moving tale"
'Thanks! l want to talk to you a bit
on business-reason I'm here" said Rose.
shouldn't come to you on a point of
law, Silky but this happens to be a bit
of racing"
"You racing! What do you mean?"
"Have YOU seen old Pearman's death
in the paper"
"Yes," rejoined Dallison. you're
| thinking of Coriander-makes no differ
ence Won know-horse entered in the sons
name."
Suppose, Silky, I could show you that
| that horse couldn't start without my con-
sent, or something like it.?
Come, old fellow, NJ CANNON. I'm
on him for the Derby, and am only wait
ing to hedge my money till he's won the
Two Thousand"
Look here, Dallison: l know nothing
about the turf, and nave come to you to
manage a great game between young Pear
man and myself. Will you do So? OF
| course you can take care of yourself in
the transaction. 1 can tell you nothing
for certain as yet. Will you manage the
turf part of the business while l work
the legal machinery? As my idea of the
case stands at present, I tell you fairly,
1 think Coriander's starting for the
Guineas will be at the option of myself
and clients but l may be mistaken"
do you advise me to hedge now,
them" said Silky Dallison.
Certainly not. I now nothing about
the turf, but if 1 am right in my %conjec-
ture, the management of Coriander in the
market will be, for the benefit of my eli
ents, in your hands before a few days are
over. Will you say nothing till see you
again. and give you, as ! hope, the reasons
why?"
"You say I'm to be your agent if it is
as you think. it. I'll ask no questions
but as you know nothing about that great
elaborate system of gambling, yclept rae
ing-if, as you think, you've any control
over Coriander, don't whisper it to your
carpet-bag till you've seen me again. ]
say this honestly, with a view to doing my
best for you. Bring me your case when
you've worked it out, and I'll tell you
what to do"
MANY thanks, old fellow! I'm off to
Hampshire tonight. l shall be back the
day after tomorrow, though perhaps late
1t will be all decided then. I'm playing
for a good deal bigger stake than you,
Silky-the girl l love and something to
start housekeeping on"
"Ah." returned Dallison, II like that
if you've got the first stake on, you're
playing in arnes / am still all in the
dark but if you see our va to winning
the FIRST, I'll bet you two to one, knowing