The fellow's a brute, and--I thrashed him once, as he deserved, the bounder.

It may interest you to know that my only sister was his first wife.

He led her a dog's life, poor girl, and death was a merciful release to her.

Twelve months ago he married a rich American woman--widow of a man who made millions in hides and leather.

That's when Lambson-Bowles took up racing, and how he got the money to keep a stud.