"Then suddenly he said, 'Look here, this watch represents to-morrow. That means it is through the watch that we must work. Here, let's get to-day's Mail and read it through the watch-glass and see if there's any difference?'
"We got it and did so.
"Lisburne removed the glass, found the racing news and read them through it. 'Good heavens!' he said, and turned white. 'Here, read this with your naked eye,' he said, pushing the paper before me.
"I read 'Saturday's racing results: 1.30, Midas 1, Blair Hampton 2, Chessington 3,' and so on. 'Prices, Midas 6-4,' etc.
"'Those are Saturday's results,' he said, shaking with excitement. 'But now read them through the watch-glass.'
"I did so, and they immediately changed to Monday's results. I was reading to-morrow's paper!
"'Look at the prices,' he cried.
"'The prices! I hastily ran through them. They were splendid. "Captain Farrell 10-1, Woodpark 10-1, Flitting Light 4-1." And these horses, remember,' he said, 'are going to run this afternoon!'
"'What's the next thing to be done?' I gasped.
"'The bookies,' he replied.