New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
CHAPTER II.
The First Days Run

conclusions as to the financial stability OF
the bawllng bookrnakers near at hand If
you wish to DO any betting, Miss Vanrenen."
ne SAID, give me the money and | will IN
vest It for YOU. There Is no hurry. The
Derby viii not be run till three O'Clock. We
have an hour and half IN which to study
form"
For the life of him he could not initiate the
complete annihilation of self practised bv the
well bred English servant The American
g1ri missed the absence of this trait far less
than the other woman: but by this time
even Mrs Devar began to accept AIeden-
ham good humOred assumption OF equality
as part o. the days amusement.
Cynthia handed him a card. She had
bought three while they were crawling up
the hill behind load OF ieering Cocknevs.
What VIII Win the first race" she asked.
Father says YOU men often hear more than
the owners about the real performances Of
horses
Nledenham tired to look knowing He
thanked his stars for Dale's information
i am told Eyot has a chance. he said
Well. put ME sovereign on Eyot,
please Are You playing the ponies, Mrs.
Devar2
That woman. being quick witted,- took
care not to offend Cynthia by pretending
not TO understand. though it set Meden-
ham teeth on edge TO hear q racehorse
called q pony. She opened a gold purse and
produced coin. I don't mind risking a
little. she Uttered.
AIedenharr found. however. that she also
had handed him sovereign, and his CON
science srnote him. for he guessed already,
with accuracy as Il happened. that she was
Miss Eanrenen 5 paid chaperOn during the
absence Of the girls father on the Con
tInent.
Personally, am q duffer in matters CON
nected with the turf," he explained. a
friend OF mine-a chauffeur mentioned
Ev0t-"
" On. that Is all right, laughed Cynthia
-' I Ike the colors. Eau de Nj and white
Look, There he goes"
She had good eyes, as well as pretty ones,
else she could not have distinguished the
silk Jacket worn by the rider Of a horse can
terlng at that moment along the cleared
course. Crowded coaches, four rows deep.
lined the rails near the judges box and the
gay hued paraSOlS OF their feminine OCCu-
pants almost completely blocked the view, a
distant one IN any case, owing to the width
OF the intervening valley.
MEDENHAAI raised no further protest
1~i He walked TO a stand where q press of
people betOkened the presence OF a popular
laver Of odds, found that Evot : price was
chalhed up Al five 70 one. and backed him
Tor four pounds. He had 10 push and elbow
his way through q struggling crowd. Inme
diatelv after the bet was made. EyOt quo
rarion was reduced by Two points in response
10 signals tickcacked from the Enclosures.
This. Of course, argued a decided following
for Dale.s selection, and these eleventh hour
movements II the turf market are illurnina-
tive. Before he got back 70 the car there
was : mighty shout OF " They re of. and
ne saw CYNTHIA Tanrenen stand on the seat
10 watch The race through her glasses.
Mrs. Devar stood up TOO. Both women
were SO intent on the troop Of horses now
streaming over The crest OF the sIX-furlOng
course that he was able 70 stare his I'll with
out attracting their attention.
I Ike Cynthia he said 70 himself,
though I shall be II deuce Of & mess Il l
meet her anywhere after this piece Of mas
querading. Not much chance OF that, eX-
pecc, seeing that Dad and 60 TO Scotland
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