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"Slingsby!" cried his Lordship, "look to that black demon of yours!"

"He is no concern of ad!"

"And I bought him," added Barnabas

"You did?" the Viscount exclaimed, "in heaven's name, what for?"

"To ride--"

"Eh? my dear fellow!"

"I should like to try him for the race on the fifteenth, if it could

be

"I 've been wondering if you could--get me entered for it," Barnabas

went on, rather diffidently, "I'd give anything for the chance"

"What--with that brute! my dear fellow, are you eable, Bev; he's full of vice--a killer--look at

him now!"

And indeed at this reat, black head again, eyes rolling, teeth glea, and ears

laid back

"I tell you, Bev, no one could ride that devil!" the Viscount

repeated

"But," said Barnabas, "I've bet your friend Captain Slingsby that I

could"

"It would be madness!" exclaimed the Viscount "Ha! look out!

There--I told you so!" For in that rip of one ostler, and swinging the other

aside, stood free, and all was confusion With a warning shout, the

old grooht the hanging reins, and swung hiot him, sir," cried Martin, "find yer stirrups!"

"Your stick," said Barnabas, "quick, id, then reared again, up and