"Those Who Ride Straight 



But that was all. She had touched the mare 

 with her spur and later she wouldn't speak. 



After that she and Trotter were inseparable 

 and naturally I got to know him pretty well. 

 One day he and I were sitting in front of the fire 

 at tlie club. It was snowing again and hunting 

 closed for two weeks past. Suddenly he turned 

 to me. Right out of the blue he asked it. 



"Ever been in Delhi.f*" 



I hesitated. 



*'Delhi, Where's that, India? Why?" 



"Oh, I wondered. Where I first met Alice, 

 y'know. " 



I swung round. 



"Alice!" 



"Why, yes." 



"Absurd," was on the tip of my tongue, and 

 then I thought better. He was staring into the 

 fire. 



"Oh, yes, it has all come back now. I had just 

 returned with my company. We'd been chasing 

 one of the hill tribes that had turned rogue. She 

 hasn't changed, except to grow more beautiful." 



For a moment there was silence. 



"Alice remembers of course." I spoke as 

 evenly as I could. 



"Of course. She mentioned it first. Odd, 

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