4 HARK FORRARD! 



morning, surrounded by forty couple of fox- 

 hounds whose bathing parade in the river he 

 had just been superintending. 



' Upon my word I have half a mind to go,' 

 said Reginald. ' I don't like leaving these 

 darlings, though, for so long as a couple of 

 months. I should rather like to have a shy at 

 some of these American horses too. Wigston 

 declares that they are capital hunters in their 

 own country, and the soundest beasts he ever 

 saw ; wonderful good-legged ones, he says, and 

 roaring is conspicuous by its absence. They 

 have to thank the climate though for that, I 

 expect.' 



To make a long story short, after thinking 

 the pros and cons carefully over, Reginald 

 Miller at last decided to go, and sent off a wire 

 to Acton as follows : ' Yes ; bring walking- 

 stick, standard, and two boxes — Henry Clay's.' 

 He then picked out a couple of saddles and 

 bridles, and overhauled his wardrobe, and, by 

 luncheon time, as far as he was concerned, was 

 ready to start at any moment. 



