This is a further revised version of the original Trumped story.

(The original was crafted long before we have been plagued by the man who has dominated the headlines over the last decade.)

It is a romance, set in Glasgow of the late 1950s.

Louisa at our Writers’ Circus set us the challenge of “Betrayal”.

The idea of setting this story against a background of Greyhound Racing came at once. My Dad was an occasional weekend gambler, not addicted, but he did enjoy Friday nights at Shawfield Stadium, which still exists as a Greyhound Racing venue.

The ambiance I am trying for is post-war Glasgow, seeking to contrast the gulf between the lives of the rich (living in the grand mansions of Pollokshields) and the poor (living in the Oatlands district, where my Dad was born).

I have re-formatted it and re-edited the original using Read Aloud in Word. If you a typo or logic error, please forgive, make your best judgement and read on.

Thank you Kareth for editing the original version all those years ago.