FARMING AND FOXHUNTING 



in motion and finally a deal was brought about, 

 bringing to an end my twenty-six years on the Plains 

 of Wanborough, twenty-six years full of incident, 

 some pleasure and not altogether unprofitable. 



Major Bland came on the scene as Estate Agent, 

 and I must put it on record, it was through no fault 

 of his that Jimmy White's farming career came to 

 such an early close. Jimmy White was a great 

 gambler, and like many of these men, their time is 

 short, but they do move at a great pace when they 

 get going, and pace tells in the end. 



Rumours began to get about that all was not well 

 with his affairs in the world of finance, and when 

 the flock and herds of cattle left the farm we began 

 to realize his gambles were coming to an end. 

 Report has it that even then he might have recovered 

 had he exercised a little patience, but no, he pre- 

 ferred to call finis ; motoring down from Town late 

 on the last night to his well-appointed home at King 

 Edward Place, he went to bed, never to rise again. 

 Apparently a strong sleeping draught had done its 

 work, and so ended the career of Jimmy White. 



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