Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-01-18

delight. He could not help think that
the hunters lameness was only an
excuse, and that the fair Diana would
rather jog quietly around the roads
in a pony cart with him than follow
the hounds without him. Indeed, SO
elated was he that he could scarcely
eat any breakfast, and to save himself
he could not but dart one or two tri
nmphnnt chances at Middleton.
Presently there was a great hustle
in the breakfast room, and eager
sportsmen and sportswomen started
out to look up their horses, which
were being walked to and fro on the
lawn. The hounds in charge of the
huntsmen were already on the way
to the covert, where a fox was re-
ported to be in hiding. Soon the
whole field was astir, and Miss Hall-
day sent for the horse.
Satterlee's heart sank within him.
as he saw, instead of lazy pony, a
restless young thoroughbred between
The shafts of light game-cart, being
led around to the door by groom.
Higgins, the coachman, had also arc.
rompanied the trap to the door, and
Satterlee, who was at heart an ar.
rant coward, where horses were con.
eerned, noted with tremor the evi.
dent anxiety in Higgins face. There
was none in Miss Halliday's, however,
as she stepped lightly into the cart
md gathered up the reins, motioning
Satterlee to follow. just as he did
20 the horse, handsome bay, reared
violently, in spite of the efforts Of
both of the men to keep him down.
Miss Halliday treated him to a cut
from her whip, which only had the eff.
feet of making him rear again; then,
as he lowered his head, she called to
The men to stand clear, and away they
oowled down the drive ait a pace that
made Satteriee cling to the side of the
cart and hold his breath in trepida.
lion.
you see," explained Miss Halliday,
roolly, che has only been in harness
once before. Steady, my boy, steady
Rocket"
Satterlee gasped. So his name waa
Rocket. A very appropriate one, too,
he thought. He wondered how long
It would be before he went off.
oOOh "lcn tiiO
hounds and horsemen, and Miss Halli-
Jay managed to curb Rockets ardent
enthusiasm sufficiently to keep him in
the rear.
"Look at the darling" she exclaim-
I'd rapturously, "how he watches the
hounds. I shouldn't be surprised if
he wanted to follow them"
Such, indeed, proved to be the case
No sooner had the hounds been
thrown into covert than Rocket began
TO display unmistakable signs of rest.
lessness, standing on his hind legs
at one moment, flashing out vigorously
with them the next, and at other
times dancing gaily with all four feet
at once.
Satterlee, trembling in every limb
wished himself safe out of the adj
venture-back ait Halliday Hailed
his club-anywhere but where he was
Presently a shout was heard. The
tox had broken cover, and the appar,
emily istless band of horsemen set
lied themselves in the saddle, and
started across a low fence by the
roadside. The fence, by no means q
strong one, was not proof against the
charge of such body, and before the
last one went over it three or four
panels were lying fat on the ground
Meanwhile, Rocket, with two men
hanging on ito his bride, was making
violent efforts to throw himself over
backward, while Saterlee was vainly
imploring Miss Halliday to get out
and save her life. She paid not the
slightest attention. to him, but her
eyes, lighting upon the recently ere.
ated gap in the fence, she took a
tirmer hold of the reins and called
Let go" to the two onlookers who
had rushed to her assistance. With
his head free, ard encouraged bv q
light touch Of the whip, Rocket made
one dash for the fence gap, and pres
emily they were speeding along at q
full galfop across field, not far be.
hind the horsemen.
Miss Halliday's eyes were glowing
Hurrah!" she cried; I'VE will have
run after ALL"
fortunately, the field was q 1arg.
one, but Sateriee's anxious eyes could
see no way out of it. Hounds wer,
running at least three fields away
but the main body of horsemen wer.
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