The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-04-09
Cordelia, after hes first frich, vas

enough"
But Enid was pricking up her ears and
Jole turned round:
shes as sharp as a nced!e-she
heard them that's behind sooner than l
fld. Steady, now, no. no, you've had
year little go. You'll keep quiet now"
Who's that behind?"
ITS Deacon Morrow. Slow, steady.
Enid. She hates to let anyone pass her,
especially that hoss Of the deacon's.
Nay. Enid, you'll act pretty now. There
that's a beauty slower = slower!
She hates it like poison,"
Joel drew 10 one side. With a mighty
flourish, and Miss Field calmly triumph
ant, Deacon Morrow flashed past them.
Enid trembled and shook again, with
rcpressed ambition, as the deacon's
equipage receded in the distance.
"She do want to go." said Joel apollo
getically.
well, | guess we're going slower
than we've any need to" said Cordelia.
But if | let her go she'll want to
pass them. and she will be wuss If she
don't and they are pretty far Off"
Then let her pass them, it cannot
hurt. for once anyhow"
".All right. Cordelia. Let EN- have it,
says ]. All right, Enid-up! There,
ali. my girl, go IT, ah. so-so-up there.
up-there."
She fiey like the wind, nearer, nearer
to the deacon's rig. Cordelia tried to
preserve her wonted calm. but instead
had TO hold on to her shawl tightly.
Gosh. you sprung on me, JOEL"
shouted the burly deacon ashley passed.
Couldn't hold her in" yelled Joel
back.
Now that they had distanced the
other horse. Enid seemed more content
to take things easier. Cordelia was ex-
cited, but did not know it. She felt the
thrill of that swift rush past the enemy.
When again she heard the other behind
her. Cordella this time turned 10 see.
They'll pass u.s." she CALCULATED,
rervously.
Well let Them said Joel, thinking
to please her.
Nearer and nearer. the deacon was
putting his horse to its pace.
1t passed.
Good night" blandly called Miss
Field in triumph.
But Enid was not TO be put on one side
like this. she could not understand such
folly, and the Lord knows what would
have happened if Cordelia had not ex-
claimed:
Let her CO."
Let her 90, Gallagher!" replied
Joel ecstaticllly: for it had taken all
the repression in him to hold Enid
back.
Nearer. nearer. The deacon looked
back and urged his horse. and thus
Urged its speed on ahead. Enid needed
no urging. She was mad with Joy at
the chance of a race-quasi or genuine.
Gradually they gained on the deacon.
We'll passthem yet. said Cordclia un-
der her breath. and Joel. stupid owl. be-
gan to apologize for his inability to
check Enid under the circumstances.
20. go on.'' said Cordelia excitedly,
and Joel went on.
They came even with the deacon. Ii
was no occasion now for s%alutations and
ceremonies-Miss Field was engaged in
holding on. 1t was neck and neck. Only
those who have experienced it can un-
understand the Jingle of it all.
The deacon yelled, his horse m.
swercd with a grand sweep that left
Enid yards behind. Then Enid showed
al that was in her and sped over the
ground like some swift tabled creature.
1t vas for the palm of victory. both
knew il. as well as their mas.
tiers.
Enid vas gaining again, oh. so slowly
Cordelia, who could see Miss Field
while she was the slightest degree in
of them.
Gaining. gaining. Cordelia felt her
heart humping rs i had seser thumped
Nose 70 nose.-Enid was first.
he deacon. by Il shout. urgedhisanimal
TO IFS utmost. For n M Cor
leila thought il would overtake and
win.
Joe Brown" she cried, "ef We can.
not win-gi,e me the reins and | will
vim myself"
And Enid wen.
After they had run down their own
little stretch of lane. and had drawn up
n front Of their own house, Joel helped
Ter To alight. saying. grimly:
''Cordelia Brown, it's uncommonly
Ike horse racing you've got to answer
or"
I'll answer for It," she responded
promptly. I'm just going TO give her
he biggest apple there is in my bin.
Enid"
As she stepped over the neatly coiled
.ose she said. dryly:
joel, We may have 10 fetch that
wirlagig fountain back. yet"
And Joel grinntd.
Thus passed into the annals Sister
'ordelia's Sunday racc-with sequcls
nd sequcls.-Overland Monthly.
Aphorisms.
When "a man claims that he under
lands women you may be tolerably