Back to the Woods

John Henry has lost his money at the racetrack—and, when his wife asks where it went, tells her he has bought a country house. There is only one hitch: he has never seen it.

In the cramped New York flat he shares with Clara J., John Henry is trying to keep one disastrous week at the track a secret. His losses have emptied the household purse, but his country-house lie has delighted Clara—and set the whole family planning gardens, chickens and a move that’s supposed to happen in a week. With no house and no money, John is counting on one last run of luck to rescue his story. Can the racetrack save him from the country life he has promised?

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