Evening star., 1914-08-23


woes to a sympathetic circle.
Anything in reason he saying; "but when
Toliver left that horse in care-such costly brute
too-he ought to have explained that he was man
eating tiger
Thought the black had his own groom, remarked
Widen.
$50 he did, but he decided to chew him up yesterday.
Now the laid up for repairs, and the beast
rying like Satan himself He can be fed and watered
only by letting things in through the slide and how
earth I'm going to get him exercised is than can
see. He needs shoeing now for that matter but no
smith here would touch him without George to control
him. And if he isn't exercised, he'll burst with bad tenn
per-
"Let me have gallop on him. observed Widen II
shall have trouble"
Raymond stared. So did we all. But later in the
morning. when Widen had wrung reluctant assent from
his host all ocked the stableyard to the trial
Much relief there tempest. Widen, SMELL
ing cuously Of strange scent walked cooy into
the STALL brided the suen stallion led him out saddled
and mounted him.
To this day don't know whether the control
established by the oil Wildens hands, the tones of
his voice. merely by the magnetism that absolutely
fearless horseman sometimes establish pam
pered brute. Cynical Widen was, his cyncism
coupled with daring cooness that few men equalei
and as he rode away the black, lifting his hat in
farewell salute, felt sincere admiration for hi n.
He was gone unconsconably long time, and Ray
mond was growing extremely anxious his guest and
horse before he returned. They back in safety,
however, the stallion in decent frame OF mind. Except
for a red rough scratch the back of Wildens
right hand visible when he drew off his gauntlet, the
rider was certainly unhurt He explained that long
wayside brar, hanging from tree had caught on his
hand as he passed
4Cean through your gloveo" asked the Absolute ASS
a should suppose" said Widen, with flush Of i'll
temper, @that wouldn't have to explain to you
that my hand ungloved'
Il see, said A1oncrief stupidity
DAILY spite of the bite the air Widen took the
stallion for his usual galop. The of the horse
had fallen wholly his hands, and he promised that he
would shortly take him to highly reputed smith
in Westfeld twenty miles away, and have his over
grown feet attended to.
My own pulses danced only to the of JOY that
week, and day. seeing the old butler poking round
the hall with disgrunted face, wanting everyone to
be as happy as myself, asked the Of his
Someone's played joke me, Sir gr1rnbled the
old fellow. zone of them smart Alec footnen has hid
my hat collection.
"Your hat collection!' put in Moncrief who
tering by and stopped. "What's thato'
"A collection of hats!' snapped the old butler. Then
to me more hunby, al in the Civil War, Sir, an
them felt hats relics
Dear by association assented.
"Just so, Sir. Like that plaque Miss Cuthbert's
made for her, and of them pesky maids has
broke it and don't confess. Whichever twas it just
disappeared. | am sorry like that young lady
sMore than do" muttered in Moncriefs ear; but
he only said stupidity Eh? that walked off, leaving
the helpless fellow behind.
THAT night my evil dreams returned with tenfold
strength. One tormenting vision succeeded
other each more fantastica and dsmayng than the
last | woke without refreshment, my tongue bitter
in nv mouth, the roof of the latter stinging and dry
Still it was relief to have escaped those Dreams to
know that my precious handful Of jewels were
safe. My hand went confidently to my belt
1t was gonel Those dreams born of chloroform!
wish no man worse five minutes sensation than