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where he will be ; so 1 advise you to back him only 

 for a place." And, sure enough, Sulphur was placed third 

 by the judge. 



There can be no question, then, that dreams do some- 

 times come true, and that there have been lucky sportsmen 

 who have had reason to bless Queen Mab for her " correct 

 tips." Yet I candidly confess that I regard these prophetic 

 dreams as mere freaks. When a dream is fulfilled, it is 

 remembered as a phenomenon. But think of the countless 

 myriads of dreams which do not come true, and are conse- 

 quently forgotten, and the reflection will probably lead you 

 to the conclusion that to put faith in dreams is to lean upon 

 a broken reed. 



