The man who won

MRS. BAILLIE REYNOLDS (G. M. ROBINS)
AUTHOR OF PHOEBE IN FETTERS, THE DREAM AND THE MAN, ETC.
Let a man contend to the uttermost For his life's set prize, be it what it may. —ROBERT BROWNING,
LONDON HUTCHINSON & CO. PATERNOSTER ROW 1905
Printed by Cowan & Co., Limited, Perth.
To M. ADELINE HUGHES UNTIRING SYMPATHISER TENDER CRITIC DEAR FRIEND
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THE MAN WHO WON
Handsome, were you? 'Tis more than they held, More than they said. I was ware, and watched. I was the scapegrace, this rat belled The cat, this fool got his whiskers scratched. —ROBERT BROWNING.
The talk had waxed political, and the audience was frankly bored. The man who had been haranguing his mates was hurt at the somewhat too obvious lack of appreciation which his truly democratic sentiments received.