Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-12-16

"so-ho' steady. boysF and the ucuten'
ant braoed himself hard against the gray /.
while the flexible wrist brought the long
lash over the sorrel's neck. so. there
steady now. Bundle In quick now. old
boy. while they are quiet"
In bumped my valise. q signal Tor the
brutes 10 execute another war dance
Over the back ssat ! tumbled. and. -
two pairs % heels threw binding shower
Of snow and icicles into my eyes and
down my hack. went headformost into
the folds % the buffalo.
Before the conglomcratc mas % vaiise
AMI man was rishted. we were on mp
the roai In full run. tho sleigh jump
ing along like q football and Tom plying
hi. whip like mad. keeping them at
full run while be yet had them well In
hand.
"w.what do You me meanT gaspci.
humping about tho hack seat In huge
discomfort. as the biting wind. rushing
down my throat with tho force 81 .
norther. nearly stranglei me. "wh'hy
don't you st-Opp-
"All night. my boy Tom answered
checriiy throngh his sst t~.th: and he
braccd every muscle afrrsh while the
cruel lash ds~ccndei ca the tagging
hrs. "Ail righti you know ! must
bring 'ern In quie, for Uncle Dob b. -
~. lasls. so-o-o' now siesslyf- one long
sway - hi- brai back brought thsm
down D. canier. then into . swinging
irui. anil turning into the mayors lAns.
ws drrw up a. the door.
'sIherei bill th- rbbuusi vont D.
sone s-cnl Be,s rrsiy. ! knor-
snd. forving the rrins into my rslncisni
hAnls. Tom sprahg oai An.i disaFf-ar.'i
Ia tha doorway
Now. after al ny tirRis si.ru' rating
All sisiyhing Ani sach siuf. ous might
f,lsrnal,ly suIfs.-s m . Vrrr I'hartun.
or a lsAst . iIiram Wosiruf nat I
"a. aiwsys sfrunx IN th-1nes and-in
ouuh.ieuos, that sfaf - az tAis- -pars
imaginziian Practically. I usvsr 80
IN iss.i tii haF-~y In ny t.s,e.. afl a.
ways hsia.l - drive uni-- ! tnss ny
t.uasi o. D. t-rf-riit hsrtni--l n fat
Isvsr fsli . tinxis q hruthsfiy sytn.
tsthy O. that b.ri - Ca.ssgns ~ho
s.ng
49, s.s-sai.f o. ha~es
~ 80 sissfs - - s-.-s - i.ta-~s
Nsithsf was ! afnhitiutls q M fate q
f1lastoni 81. k~Tinx oos sys thei 90
IN rays ar. ani M o'hsr Ca III
surr,ls h.sis. I wrnt han.i over hani up
ths tant fsin. until fslt ssfs o. s,ra.idls
ths fruut s.ai. sni finally brsos my-slf
against tiie dssher The gray stiil ksp'
his hca.i out Ani hurs steadily on the
bit. bat th- s.rrsl ss.mei o. have hal
snough - In the late soamI-r and
pallsd dsai against ham. CongrAin.
lating my-n that th. dociors horss
acted a. q c0untrr irritAnt on the
drawing pFuj-nsities - M. mate. L.
gan b. b. le.s entirely miserable In my
new tosiiion. tucked the buffalo care
fully ruund my leg.. aud by the time
Miss Dsities laugh rang ogt from ths
doorway. I actually plucke,i up spirit 10
turn one eye upon her. but the other
was fIed on the gray. ears Ike the optic
oi the ancient mariner. even while ]
nodded with q dismal affectatlou u sol.
hty. And Mayor Blythe was saying
"And you're quite SURE they are safe.
are yOug
"Gentle A. lambs, sir. n far A ]
know" Tom answered. simply. but
AK the man that handles 'em. lie drove
them from the stable Hal that young
officer bcen studying the Ready Liar.
or Pcrjurrr's Companion
"why. you can $50 they are, papa.
dear. IcUuld dnyc them myself, couldn't
II and Mis- Bctte's eyes were turnei
on me.
When Tom had spoken. my inmo-t
.Oul wa. torn with . burning desire to
do my duty. to throw myself upon the
mayor. brcast and pour out my passion.
ate belief that II was felony. wilfnl mur.
der. suicide. 90 ~, Now. hail the reply
ieopar,liz-i my immortal part for all
eternity. could not have answered tha,
gurghng VOICE. thrilling through ms
like rieh burgundy. otherwise than by
saying
Gentle a. kittens. Ms Bette; hardly
fresh even. Mr.. Blythe" And ohucklei
with ruefui hilarity. Then that internal
gray. as n In judgment, nearly took my
shoulder out ~ the socket
Il knew they were. papa. dear He
would never risk me with them else: AMI,
you 49,, he u driving was drunken.
b-sottel, Wild with the ha-chish % that
emphasized prUnoun. Tho~s wondrous
sy,s shot me q glance % thanks: the tiny
hand. clappei In giee. and closing ON
each side the gray whiskers, drew the
oil mans face down to the ripe lips A
clicking kiss. seemingly all around me
In the sharp air. drove me perfectly
drunk with envy. was Wild enough
10 seize the whip Tom hal thrown care
lossly on the hack scat; but even In the
madness u that supreme moment ] had
method enough left 10 keep u far back
out of the gray's sight
How impatient he looks. tucked up
In his drivers Ierchr' Tom said. airily,
90 his uncle. III the horses were only
half a. much ~ We might have q lively
ride
saw. out u the far corner of mine.
Mr. Blythe's eyes travel rather he-itat-
ingly over the tense muscles % the gray.
Oh how my soul went out In Wild yearn.
tug that he might insist on that beast
being exchanged for his own easy going
h0rsel But jus, then the peryere brute
" a sorrel stool stock still and bid the
OF horss from bis scrutiny. Ny hops
went frum out u me. and the blackne-s
Of despair settled down over me and that
demon team.
"well. well; you must b. careful Of
your OF horse
'of course he will. papa And now.
good.by. Tom says we mustn't keep
them standing longer In the cold
In thumped Mis- Bettie's bonnet bor,
AMI both horses answered the shock with
a simultaneous thrill. but ! braoed my
back. and. though my legs nearly went
through the dashcr. managed To keep that
aocursel gray still enough for Toms ofii'
cious leavetakins to hide 1t from his
uncle.
"oh yes. Uncle Bob. well be very care
ful and drive very slowly. Go on. old
fellow; don't wait q second for me. :
And lifting Mis Bette 10 her seat. Tsm
bounded over the scrapes like . cat
Go oni Why in the devils name don't
xonys ha ,Uhisr.cred in me nrrfending 10