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1 Reerness

Well--let 'eive your mount time, and steady him

about twenty yards froenerally swerves to the left,

Barnabas

4 Keep your eye open for the best take-offs and landings

5 Gauge your payce, save your horse for raycing at finish

6 Remember it's the last half-mile as counts, Barnabas

7 So keep your spurs till they 're needed, ht, after all Given a good

horse it's the enerally wins So,

Barnabas, keep your temper This is all I have to say, or your father,

only that no entleman, we have faith as it won't spoil you, and that you

into the old 'Hound' one of these days just the

saned: NATL BELL

GON BARTY

Now, as he conned over these words of Natty Bell, a hand was laid

upon his shoulder, and, glancing round, he beheld the Viscount in

all the bravery of scarlet hunting frock, of snowy buckskins and

spurred boots, a little paler than usual, perhaps, but as gallant a

figure as need be

"What, Bev!" he exclaimed, "not dressed yet?"

"Why I've only just woke up, Dick!"