The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10


road, which. struck to che right %. Of thss
nephew, on the brow Of the, hnlI".
sure enough, on t .hsn r5Se lad ~, appe ,Ted. The
nurses stretched to the utmost our mares
lad themselves ont nt,,g snii s Z Y Il, on dec res a''fi
found that I could see the. black band upon
siT Johns white hat. then that ! could ro,,i s9u .ss
The pretty features Of his wife rs she looked
"""'SSyae'', y os on the side road to Godstone and
wnrllngham.' said my uncle. ! suppose ne
Thought that he. could make oentvIt a, rertsy,
tut we've got the devil OF q hill to come uowh.
Noull see some fun, nephew OF l u" INV
As he spoke I suddenly saw the wheels of
the four.in-band disappear, then the oody " a..
and then u thf t ,SS figures as HpG s h s&T bumped
down tie first three steps Of some gigant,o
stairs: .n, An o im;t ,H.,o l MDs ,S we r ss "a bsneStS us; US.
SSEis Al" @Iisy = TISc, fSg ;%s $os.i. c6 %rs g sTisSins
brake. Why should L Now, my derlings; one
good spurt, and rsll show them the '"~r or
". We shot oyer the brow and few msdly down
LAUNDERING before us. ,Already we we're IN
her dust, so that we could see nothing put unS
rolling. with its. outline, hardening az every
stride. We could hear the crack OF the wh,P
h IN front as 81 She US s snS 1%S S 7" the no horse. NV
gncic;, was very .agict. but when | slance 3D. up ~
h .bInln ! saw wiz, Ih ia,t h 4 l Hi T lnsh ' Upon ane en @is pale pal.
cheek. There was no need 70 urge on sns
mares. for they were already hyinx az q Rs nj
our leaders Ind come abreast of the near hind
wheel. then Of the near front one-for z nun,
with. the back wheeler, and our fore wheel
"Dusty work % said my uncle quietly.
Fan Eem' Jack, fan EN- = shrieked the lady.
H HfG sSF@ %ni. " FRe ssH lF'h he'd s s, @, hoT' "fnero'.
a damnation spill coming for somebody.. ,,.
rumps Of the horses exactly align and-the
four wheels whizzlng together; mere w ths
nSs SIX an inches aysr} 7" instant asnrs IN + expected sp g Ssi" to feel the
jar OF n locking wheel. But now as we
came, out from the dust we could see what Va ~
teeth at the Sight.
Two hundred yards or so In front Of Us there undn
point so that 1t was obvious that the two car
wheels were abreast of their wheclsrs: u
pull them: Lade!",
NO by Cod shrieked her ladyship; ran
1t seemed to me that we were al going e
hing that Could nave saved us. BY a desper-
ate effort we might Just clear the Other coeah
spr"ne up and ii..,h,-i right. and left at the
mares. who, maddcncd by the unaccustomed
We thnndered together, ali shouting believe
at the top OF our voices In the madness OF Ine
moment. but stlll we We're e,e draW y ,bs sII eSd.Tys
when we flew onto tho bridge. l glanced BACK
S at tG I,, GeH 1bi %pd teeth ! sIw c haaS shd tos wtfs net throw fsv1
tcrself forward and tug with both hands at tho
Jam them, Jack" she cried. Jam the
= before they can pass"
Had she done 1t an instant sooner we should
It away and been hurled into the deep gully
below; A. It y Spsct t. Is. Was n wsic the oa poThsrr ns..
but the foreQuarter of the wheeler which had
not weight enough to turn us from our course.
black hair, and next instant we were flying:
alone down the road. while the four;in.handi
a a%@ halted in th %n4 4o s5T tose he sn" t h,s iaay to S shs'
wounded horse.
, iEa agw NOW m, my h He anti ss !" or shd ny Igo SnSleib sst.-
over his shoulder, Il could not have believed,
that Sir John Lade would have heen guilty q
sort He s%slI hear from lsa me tS:nl ll.I.. ,..,.
1T was little Lefty; was itI" said he: x
lamented. Sixteen-string Jack about the trick.
We'll, It is only messages Of another kind that
whole bones over the Thames."
petted and fed. after which. at an easier
pace. we made our way through Norhury and
the walls longer. the outlying villas closed up
thicker and thicker. until their shoulders
met, and we were driving between a double
line Of houses with garish shops at the cor
seen. roaring down the centre Then suddenly
we were on a broad bridge with a dark brown
river flowing sulkily beneath 1t. and bluff
To right and left stretched n broken. irregular
line OF many colored houses winding alonR
either bank as far as I could see.
That's the House OF Parliament. nephew"
the black towers are Westminster Abbey.
the Duke of Norfolk. the stout man in bias
left. and the Horse Guards. and the admit
rality. where the stone dslphins are carved
above the gate"
brings up with him. that London was merely .
wilderness Of houses, but ! was astonished
now to see the green slopes and the lovely
'Yes, tn sa are the Privy Gardens" said my
my. uncle. and there is the window out OF
which Charles took ha last step onto the scat
fold. You wouldn't think the mares had
I'tftcs cherries step out, for the credit OF their
master. Look at the barouche with the sharp
featured man peeping out OF the window.
That's Put, going down 10 the House. We
building on the left is Carlton House. tho
Princes, palace, There's st. James's. the big
dingy, place with the clock. and the two red
nous street of the same name. nephe $, which
IS the very centre of the world. and here's
Jermyn street opening out of 1t, and finally
hereos my own little box. and we are we'll under
the hve hours from Brighton Old Square,"
ITO be cOntinued.l