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was now fifteen to one, and at that he put his 

 twenty pounds on. 



" Three hundred will be useful," said Mr 

 Dashwood. *' Gad, I wish I'd been here sooner 

 and I might have got on at twenty-five to one. 

 However, there's no use in grumbhng. Look! 

 there's the numbers going up ! " 



French watched the numbers going up. 



" Sixteen runners," said Dashwood. 



" Ay, ay," repHed French. *' Sixteen it is." 



" Garry owen is number seven," said Dashwood. 



"Look! "said French. 



The horses were leaving the paddock. Wheel 

 of Fortune was first out — a bad omen, according 

 to racing men; after Wheel of Fortune came 

 WHiite Moth, Royal George, Satiety and 

 Garryowen. They were a beautiful picture in 

 the bright April sunlight. 



" It's Wheel of Fortune or Garryowen," said 

 Dashwood, who was half-mad with excitement. 

 " French, I'd put my last penny on Garryowen, 

 but the Wheel's a wonder. AinH they beauties, 

 the pair of them! Make the rest look like 

 dowagers." 



French contemplated his horse as it galloped 

 up the course following Wheel of Fortune. He 

 could not but admire the favourite, but at the 

 moment Garryowen dominated his every thought, 

 and the extraordinary thing was, he had almost 

 forgotten money in connection with the race; a 

 mad longing to win for the sake of winning 



