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Suddenly Straightley joined him. 



"Do you see that, my lord r" he asked, pointing to a 

 big chestnut which had just entered the field. Beauclerc 

 recognised it at once, and he and his trainer gazed into 

 each other's faces. 



" Achates ! Nonsense, Straightley. What is he here 

 for ? " 



"To run for this race," answered the trainer savagely, 

 " he's named for it by Mr. Henford." 



" Absurd ! Why, Mr. Evelyn told me — you heard 

 what he said ! " 



"Yes, my lord, and I have just heard what that boy 

 said, too," Straightley answered, and they walked 

 towards the groom who was attending to the new 

 arrival. 



" Is Mr. Evelyn going to ride, boy ? " Beauclerc 

 inquired. 



" No, sir. Sam Wyatt has the mount," was the 

 answer. Wyatt was a professional who had often 

 ridden for Evelyn, and who approached at this moment, 

 with a blue jacket showing under his great-coat — 

 Evelyn's colours. 



" T/uy know it, too," Straightley said as they turned 

 away, jerking his head towards the noisy ring ; " the 

 mare's gone back two points in the betting." 



" Five to two, bar one ! " " Five to two agin Lady 

 May ! " resounded from the crowded enclosure. They 

 had been betting six to four against the mare jDreviously, 

 so the secret had oozed out. 



