MANCHESTER CUP
KILDONEN 4.1 1
Mountain Lady 20.1 2
Rose Crown 7.4 3
Sir Charles 11.2 0
Also ran, Barcup and Flagstaff.
"Kildonen" was disqualified for bumping, and the race awarded to "Mountain Lady."
The paper slipped from Barton's fingers. If Steele had not caught him he would have fallen himself.
"What's the matter, old chap? Are you ill? I never thought you would take it like this. You hadn't much on, had you? Let me get you a glass of water." The astonished clerk helped Barton to a stone slab, where he sat for a minute with his eyes shut.
Then he opened them and smiled. "I am all right now, Steele. I—I have been feeling a bit ill this afternoon."
The Ordeal by Water
When I pushed open the door of the restaurant, the first person I saw was Tommy. He was lunching with another man, and, as usual, conversing with such vigorous cheerfulness that he failed to notice my arrival. I walked up to him, and laid my hand on his shoulder.
"Hallo, Tommy," I said. "I thought you were in Timbuctoo."