The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15

CHAPTER 1N-Continued.
Sweetest Susan shuddercd Drusilla
cried "Wcll. subj" Buster John pulled
up "A big bunch OF grass and threw II
away from him. His face was red with
anger OF excitement
"liumph, Hang him 10 limb" grunt-
ed the White Pig. "OOfti There was a
bridge a quarter Of a mile ahead. 10 was
long and marrow and lOw-just wide
enough for a wagon and not higher from
the shallow creek than a mans head.
over this bridge the men had TO go.
and the Son OF Ben All wanted me 20
run ahead. get on the further end OF the
bridge. charge tho horses when they
reached the middle. and then jump off
and gct under the bridge before tho
men could mako their guns talk u was
not 10 my taste. III + had had 10 choose
between charging tho horses on that
bridge and q mess. Of ripe persirnmons
-humph-l think I would have taken
a few OF the persimmons But what
could / dO2 GoOftl Tho son of Ben All
had his mind made mp.
80 ] ran ahead. jumped over low
place In the fence and reached tia
bridge before the horses did. / heard
them come on the other end of tne
bridge. and ] tried 10 get my bristes
up. -gooft-ooft-they wouldn't stay
up. As the men came across / went TO
fow steps Of mo ] charged at them.
making as much noise as / could, cry
Ing: H3 I'D s~t igA
Gooft-ooft, Gooft"
1T was all 50 sudden that the horses
were terribly frightened. There were
FIVE OF them One reared ana ] ran under
his foreIecs Another SHE'D too far 20
one side and went crashing through
the railing into the creek. One OF the
horses kicked me and-gooft,-that made
me mad. For the first time my bristles
rose / rushed at them with open mouth.
Another crashed through the railing and
went over All this time / could SEQ
the Son OF Ben All ut tho heels OF the
horse that was carrying the teacher and
old Grizzly's son
"But tho horse was scared nearly 10
death. His rider couldn't manage him.
He was wild Before the Son of Ben All
could cut the rope tho scared horse had
whirlod and rushed of the bridge and
went after him. The Son OF Ben All
disappeared. and / went over the fence
and rested in the bushes Presently the
Son OF Ben All came creening 10 whore
was He was wet with sweat and
trembling all over
Neither the men nor the horses were
hurt. Go0ft they came together and
sat on their horses within a few steps
Of where We lay. one said n was a man
seven feet high. Another said II was "A
wild varmint as big as a lion. Still an
other said IL was Satan. Gooft-oofti
Tho teacher said II v as "A warning. Doft.
The hand OF the Lord IS in A.. he said.
"It will be a hard race. little Grunter
"A hard rece, IL is three miles 10 tho
big house. and from there eieNt miles 10
Harmony. IT is TO be a hard race. little
Grunter-a hard race. But II must 10
run So said the Son OF Ben Ali.
I ~ |
"'As FAR as you may and as fast as
you can. little Grunter
'Goofti YOU have never seen the Son
OF Ben All throw a stone. and YOU have
seen him rum We got in the big road
where the ground was firm Gooftl
began 20 galop. but / heard the Son OF
Ben All right at my heels. ] began TO
run and-goOft-OOft,-I heard him closer
At nv heels The faster ] went the fast
or the Son OF Ben Ali went. i was
pretty swift runner. and am 10 this day
but that night ] could never get more
than twenty steps away from the Son
OF Ben Ali Goofti he was running TO
save life. and ! was running for fun.
once We passed a stray traveller-a stray
negro He called out. What are you
trying 10 do. BROTHER O0ft.-and the
Son Of Ben All called back: Trying TO
catch little Grunter brother' Gooft-
and the stranger cried: i wish you
"Gooft-oOfti II was a warm race and
n long one. We were not going as fast
at the end as we were at the beginning.
oofti but We were going. And we went
iii we camo 10 the horse lot, and then
I stopped ] spoke 10 the Son OF Ken
All. and said that we were now as close
10 the hog pen as 1 hoped ever 10 be.
and so he cried out as he ran: Good
night. little Gunterr / heard him go to
the stable where thc Black Stallion. the
Son Of Abdallah. is kept. Then i heard
the door thrown open. and the Son OF
Abdallah came out with n scream ana
a snort. and that is all ] know. The rest
the Black Stallion can tell Won.
"Ooft-goofti That Is all. Say nothing
60 no one-TH sleep here little. and
when the sun gets lower Ill slip away
10 tho swamp"
1--WE are very much obliged 70 you
said Sweetest Susan.
"Humph-umphi Humph-umph' grun-
ted the White Pig 'Nicelv said-nicely
saio. I'm oyerpaid."