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 "Keep his coat clean, and it will keep him on his mettle," said McBride.

"Keep his stable perfectly clean, don't let him stand in anything wet, for it is bad for the feet."

"Above all things always keep up the love between you, for a good horse will do more for those he loves than for those to whom he is indifferent. If it really came to a pinch he would do more for you than for me, this very minute. A good horse's love is worth cultivating."

Thus it was with hard study and much spare time put in with the training of Palo'mine that the happy weeks and months fairly flew.

Almost before they realized it Halsey and Palo'mine were home for the Christmas vacation. That was a happy and never to be forgotten week. One that all remembered afterwards with gratitude.

All too quickly it passed and they were back again at college and the training of the racer. So fast the months flew that it was Easter before it had seemed that another