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keeper and dogs to Harrogate with us for the night. 

 We therefore left the ground early, and drove to the 

 village where we thought our man was staying. We 

 drew both the beerhouses blank, and were wondering 

 what to do, when up came a man from our own part 

 of the country, who told us that he had advised the 

 keeper to clear out of the village, and that he (the 

 keeper) had gone to another village, quite four miles 

 away, and much further from the coursing ground. 

 ''I'hat's all right,' we thought, and we journeyed to 

 Harrogate, feeling quite reassured, and much pleased 

 that our man had had the good sense to adopt his 

 neighbour's suggestion. 



Next morning the local paper showed us thai our 

 pair had been well backed at the calling over of the 

 card overnight, and doubtless the crowd had been 

 impressed w^ith the style in which they had won their 

 first courses. It was a glorious morning, and our 

 spirits rose high as we neared the end of our 

 journey, but went down to zero again as we caught 

 sight of ^^r. Keeper's face on the platform. He 

 looked as if he was going to be hung, and at once we 

 guessed that something had happened. ' Where are 

 the dogs ?' we shouted. ' In the cab,' he repHed ; ' but 

 they've been poisoned in the night, and I wish they'd 

 poisoned me too.' 



