Contents

1. THE MAN IN RATCATCHER

2. "AN ARROW AT A VENTURE"

3. THE HOUSE BY THE HEADLAND

4. THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT PLAY CARDS

5. A QUESTION OF PERSONALITY

6. THE UNBROKEN LINE

7. THE REAL TEST

8. "GOOD HUNTING, OLD CHAP"

9. THE MAN WITH HIS HAND IN HIS POCKET

10. A PAYMENT ON ACCOUNT

11. THE POSER

I — The Man in Ratcatcher

I

"'E ain't much ter look at, Major, but 'e's a'andy little 'orse."

A groom, chewing the inevitable straw, gave afinal polish to the saddle, and then stood at theanimal's head, waiting for the tall, spare manwith the bronzed, weather-beaten face, who wasslowly drawing on his gloves in the yard, to mount.Idly the groom wondered if the would-be sportsmanknew which side of a horse it was customaryto get into the saddle from; in fact one Nimrodrecently—a gentleman clothed in spotless pink—hadso far excelled himself as to come to rest facinghis horse's tail. But what could you expect thesetimes, reflected the groom, when most of the menwho could ride in days gone by would ride nomore; and a crowd of galloping tinkers, withrank cigars and ranker manners, had taken theirplaces? W

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