NO EFFECTS. 103 



" Very well, I'll have him ; bring him down to the 

 Hotel, in an hour'from now, and I'll pay you for 

 him. My man will meet you there, and take charge of 

 him/' 



The hour passed, and Jack led the identical bay horse 

 into the hotel yard. I was watching all 1 that was pass- 

 ing through the lathes of a Venetian blind A man in 

 livery met Jack, and " kicked" him for something for 

 himself. 



" Wait till I get the rhino," said Jack, in great glee. 



My friend, the innkeeper, had provided me with 

 a blank cheque, which I gave to our confederate, who 

 had it ready filled up for 78 10s., when Jack was 

 ushered into his presence, in a private room at the hotel. 



" Well, you have brought the horse, I suppose." 



"Yessir," said Jack. 



"Well, here is a cheque for 78 10s., which includes 

 the 5 I promised you. Now you are sure this horse 

 is perfectly sound, and quiet to ride V 



"Oh, yessir! as nice an animal as ever was shod, I 

 assure you." 



" Well, we shall see," said my friend, as Jack retired 

 from the room, and scampered off to the bank with the 

 cheque. 



It was, however, a considerable distance, and there 

 was ample time for the " man in livery" to lead the 

 horse to the stables, where he ought to have been the 

 day he came by rail from York, before Jack laid his 

 cheque on the bank-counter to be told there were " no 

 effects." 



