Style, you
either have it or you
don't. And if you have it, you have it
all the time.The Rogue Goes to the Dogs
by Tux Toledo
Page 6
"No.
Maybe it's because I haven't spent enough time with Concorde
recently. I don't know. Even though I'm very busy
with the Spectrum Pharmaceuticals acquisition I do manage to break away
every weekend. Besides, Al has been doing a good job of
conditioning him. I don't understand what's
happening. It's not natural."
"You suspect foul play?"
Nick shook his head.
"It's hard for me to believe it could be," he said. “Field
trial contestants are true sportsmen, Mr. Churchill. We're
fierce competitors and all of us want to win, but we want to win
fairly. Skill, fair play, that’s what it’s all about."
"What a wonderful world."
Nick stared at his beer can as if it were a photograph of a long, lost
love.
"I was wondering if you could come along with me to the field trial
this weekend," he said.
"I don't know anything about dogs," I shrugged.
"That's all right. Perhaps you'll notice something that I'm
missing because I'm too involved to see it."
"I guess a day in the fresh air would do me good," I said.
"Excellent!" He quickly rose from his chair. "Now,
Mr. Churchill, I've got to get back to my dogs."
He led me out of the barn and returned to his horse. He
mounted and rode back out into the field.
"Spectrum Pharmaceuticals," I said to James as we started back to the
Rolls. "I recall reading a few things about that company."
© 2008 David Biagini