Sketches in the East and West 299 



There are too many 'buts' and ' ifs ' to spend 

 entry fees and express charges on. We'll go to 

 the trials and have fun with the other boys. And 

 then we'll do as Jim Martin did. Two years ago 

 he had a Rodfield pup which died just before the 

 trial season opened. He's like the fishing man who 

 let the six-pound bass get away. That pup was 

 the most remarkable of all pups when he was on 

 earth. He's been getting greater and greater 

 every day since. Jim has lied about him until 

 the tales have become sacred history. We must 

 break a pup's leg, and then tell about what would 

 have happened to the duffers at the trials if we 

 had just brought our dog." 



And that's how we had strictly talking parts at 

 the trials of one season. 



