The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-06-25

and catch his cousin in his arms. She
has tainted. He lays her back IN the
carriage, and sends one OF the lnnumer-
able lads that infest a race course in hot
pursuit of water. Meanwhile he, in his
| ignorance and confusion, bathes her tenn
pies with sherry from big flask. 1t has
the desired effect, as if it were more SCI
| entific, or, at all events, more generally
recognized remedy, and ere the myrmldon
returns with water, Maude has come to
her self with choking sob or two.
ooh, Gren, 1 didn't DON'T shall
be we'll in a minute" And after drinking,
first a little sherry, and then little
water, Maude, with rather pale cheeks,
began to wonder how she could have been
so foolish.
II got so excited about it Gren;
couldn't help it. You shouldn't have told
me what lot of money you might win.
| Besides, 1 never saw a race before"
"Never mind, you are all right now.
Well 20 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
slight pressure of her little hand; you
did that before But where's your hat?"
II don't know" said Granville, 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 it,"
"Oh," laughed Maude, I'm so glad.
Why, you were as bad as me. l think
we had better go home, Gren we are not
fit to go racing. We haven't the requi-
site control of our feelings, and make
shows of ourselves"
But though the hat, little the worse
for it's 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 1 doubt whether
they ever saw another race, they bore
themselves resignedly, and 1 fancy passed
tolerably pleasant two hours. A gentle
man on a nest hack, after a moments
hesitation, pulled DIP at their carriage
Lifting his hat to Maude, he nodded cheer
lily to Rose, and leaning over, murmured {:
"No end of congratulation. I'm very
we'll satisfied; but, Gren, you have played
for high stakes, and suppose I 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 know?"
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 am going on
with it, Grenville, but as I had come to
see The Guineas' run for once more
determined to risk my pony on 1t, and
backed the horse that had already been
such a good friend to me ; and as that was
successful I invested two or three more
ten-pound notes on the strength Of my
drst win, 50 that my gains mounted up,
my selections having proved successful"
Within twenty-four hours Grenville
Rose had had a long Capitalization with
his uncle, and succeeded in convincing
him that he was, thanks to the additional
$4,000, in a position to marry his cousin
at once; he could make up now $500 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
gage. The domestic current, too, ran
strong in Grenville's favor; SO, after a
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 Granville 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 tho ef-
feet that, Forgetting all the past, he
trusted Miss Denison would still consider
him a. a friend and well-wisher."
Il Moreover, 20 immensely struck was that
gentleman with Grenville's acuteness In
tha prosecution Of the heriot claim, that
he 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 q horse case In which Gram-
Vile was not employed. Briefs, too, fell
thick from other sources; the Coriander
story was bruitsd about, and the attor-
neys pronounced 1t smart, clsver-very
and endorsed their opinions practically.
The picture Of that distinguished race
horse may be seen in the dining room ut
Nannersiey, and Pearman often contem-
plates 1t, and soliloquizes as he does 80
YES; you cost me 10000 hard cash. and
the prettiest girl In England but you
won the Guineas and the Derby-you
did"
Over Roses study mantelpiece hangs q
print Of that same celebrity. Deep in his
papers In the evening, sometimes, when
work ID SO plentiful that It becomes hard
to grapple with, Maude will glide softly
in. and say Come, Gren; tea is in. Come
and drink Coriander's heAlth-the dear
old horse that gave ns to each other" And
he yields to the voice Of the charmer,
and, to the benefit Of his health, enjoys