Produced by MWS, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Market Harborough ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: “‘It’s open I think,’ remarked the Honourable.”] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Market Harborough and Inside the Bar By G. J. Whyte-Melville Author of “Sarchedon,” “Cerise,” “Black but Comely,” etc. Illustrated by John Charlton London Ward, Lock & Co., Limited New York and Melbourne ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS ------- CHAP. PAGE I. One of the “Old Sort” 9 II. “Mr. Job Sloper” 18 III. “Your Handwriting, Sir” 22 IV. Marching Orders 29 V. “Boots and Saddles” 36 VI. Hazy Weather 46 VII. A Leicestershire Lark 51 VIII. A Dove of the Same 59 IX. Four o’Clock, Stables 65 X. “Hail! Smiling Morn!” 72 XI. “A Merry Go-rounder” 80 XII. “Dead for a Ducat” 87 XIII. “After Dark” 97 XIV. “Before the Dawn” 106 XV. Taking a Hint 111 XVI. Riding to Sell 116 XVII. “Tempted to Buy” 126 XVIII. The Dove-cote 134 XIX. “The Boot on the Other Leg” 143 XX. Deeper and Deeper 148 XXI. The Magnum Bonum 154 XXII. A Wet Night 159 XXIII. Doughty Deeds 169 XXIV. The Ball 173 XXV. The Race 182 XXVI. The Match 188 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _INSIDE THE BAR._