“That be real fine ’orse, you ’ave there, sir!” he said to the Marquis. “I ain’t never seen a better.”
“Nor have I, as it so happens, and I am very proud of him.”
Vita told the Head Groom a little breathlessly what had just occurred.
“There’s no stoppin’ them devils, Miss Vita. The only thing we can do is to ’ope sooner or later them Police catches up with ’em.”
“Has anyone made a complaint to the Police?” the Marquis enquired.
“There be only one Policeman in the village,” the Head Groom replied, “and ’e’s too scared to take ’em on.”
Vita looked at the Marquis.
“It’s true! We have talked it over and I did speak to the Policeman about it. But you will understand that he is on his own and Police Headquarters are miles away.”
The Marquis well knew that the Police Force in the coun
