J.T.'s Ladies Ride Again by J.T. Edson

Author:J.T. Edson [Edson, J.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Piccadilly Publishing, Wolfpack Publishing, Dusty Trails Publishing C.J. Petit, Ralph Compton, Louis L'Amour, Zane Grey, JT Edson
Publisher: Piccadilly
Published: 2023-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

‘Actually, my dear Miss Vanderburgh—’ Jervis V. Woods said, exuding amiability combined with a touch of self-importance, after he, his wife and their guest were seated at a table clear of the few other diners in the race course’s expensive Pavilion Bar. ‘Or may we call you “Alicia”?’

‘Of course you may,’ the attractive and shapely girl assented.

‘Well, Alicia,’ the portly man continued, the emphasis he placed upon the name implying that a bond of friendship had been established. ‘My dear lady wife and I are more than just merely interested in all kinds of psychic phenomena. In fact, Vanessa-Diedre is possessed of what I am sure must be unique psychic powers.’

‘Really?’ the girl asked, looking impressed. ‘What form do they take?’

‘I know it sounds hard to believe,’ Woods declared. He paused for a couple of seconds before continuing dramatically. ‘She can dream the winners of horse races.’

‘Good heavens!’ Alicia gasped, staring in what appeared to be awe at the plump blonde woman who beamed back at her in a delighted fashion. ‘How very useful that must be for you.’

‘It would be, although we have no need for the money we could win,’ Woods replied. ‘But there is a problem.’

‘What is that?’

‘As you can imagine, the psychic vibrations can only reach out once the race is in progress. However, the message has come and the inevitably correct outcome is always known to Vanessa-Diedre before it is over and the result announced.’

‘Then I don’t see the problem. Surely you could be waiting near a bookmaker and place your bet when the message comes?’

‘Ah,’ Woods sighed, shaking his head sadly. ‘If it was only that simple.’

‘You see, my dear,’ the plump blonde went on. ‘When the vibrations commence, I go into a trance and don’t come out of it until after I’ve given the name of the horse which has come to me. But I must have darkness and silence to remain entransified, if that is the word for it. We have found out by our experiments this morning that, even on the parking lot outside the track and sitting in our Packard with all the shades drawn, there was too much noise and the message couldn’t get through.’

‘Oh dear, how unfortunate for you,’ the girl commiserated. ‘And it is such a pity that your psychic gift must go to waste.’

‘That it is,’ Woods sighed. ‘That it is!’

‘If only there was somewhere in town we could get the be—wagers put on as soon during the race as the message comes,’ Vanessa-Diedre supplemented, even more dismally. ‘Just for small amounts, of course, and only in the interests of a scientific study of my powers.’

‘I know one place where you can put them on,’ Alicia declared. ‘And for any amount you wish, right up to the result coming through in fact as they are in communication with the track on a private telephone line.’ She gave a gasp and, having bitten her lip, said, ‘Oh dear! I shouldn’t have mentioned that. It is a secret only members are supposed to know.

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