The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-14
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a Story or AyHoRSE THAT LOVED

IKE as not she had wholly forgotten the
appointment
s"ws'n 20 away just by our two selves,
old fellow" suggested Mildred. captur-
ing Ned's bride and leading him TO the
canser
Now, you know what's coming. don't
you. Nedf' asked Mildred. patting the
animals neck as she refined him down to
walk and turned into a field They
we're to try favorite pastims Of theirs,
ieaping. Near the middle Of the field was
the remnant OF fence the top rail be-
ing less than four feet from the ground
Almost every day Of late Mildred had
ridden her pet against this fence, and
had by degrees succeeded in teaching him
To clear II nicely.
Three hundred feet from the fence MIL
dred started Ned at trot. quickly in
crensins the salt to canter 1t was like
sailing, this brisk. smooth speed
up. up, overw And Neds forefeet,
curling under him. cleared the top rail
His hind feet cleared It lust as neatly
'sGood boy" bending forward to pat her
pef Mildred presently tried the feat
again. Ned was mastering II hnely. The
girl decided that In q day or two she
would try to nnd fence few inches
higher.
'Now for your other trick, old fellow..
cried Mildred. disengagine her foot from
} the stirrup and slipping to the ground
IN twinkling bride and saddle lay on
the grass.
Nov. you've got to be patient. boy"
said the girl. "You know II isn't easy to
mount this Way
the other wound gently in his name. Mil
dred tried to mount. bareback. There
were couple OF failures at hrst. but Ned
stood stock still with friendly patience.
Mildred was up at last, and on started
Ned ut gentle trot
''Faster!" breathed Mildred. keeping her
seat frmly and giving the horses name a
little twitch. 'F'ssterr
They were going At more Of . GaIlop
than cantcr now, tho greatest speed at
which Mildred had ever ridden bareback
With feminine instinct Mildred wondered
" she looked at all awkward. Yet what
did that NATTER They were in a back
held. away from the travelled roads. II
was certainly exhilaratipg sport Ned
would have turned to come back, but MIL
dred. with Arm insistencs kept him ahead.
Up ever little rise OF ground--where
could their eyes have been? For now,
directly In front of them. almost at Ned's
feet. flowed the waters at creek. with
hump and Jar Ned stopped. settled
himself. with fore feet firmly braced. But
Mildred haA been caught of her guard
Unseated by the Jolt Of sudden stopping,
she was pitched fairly over the horses
head. Momentum carried her eight or ten
feet from the shore yet IN that remark
able night she turned enough TO land on
her feet In the creek, In the water over
her knees
Ned. you naughty boy. was that your
joker demanded Mildred. syeinw her pet
repfoachfuliy. Then II was all so funny
that she began to laugh merrty Che
tired 70 step out but could not. Some
thing In the bed OF the creek seemed hold
Ing her by the anklrs. A more resoiuts
step Mildred took. Then tbs laughter died
out unable 70 stir. she was sinking deep
er and deeper into the he'd al The creek.
The eautcksands!" she thought. With
shudder OF horror, and instantly grew
pailid.
There were aulcksand. IN SOME Of the
streams about. She had heard that often
before. but had never. paid heed 70 the
information. Now she could FEEL herself
settling. settiing. little at time. ssrus-
gle ~ she would she could not extricats
herself indeed. every struggie seemed 10
cause her to sink little more deeply into
the uuicksand
Help Help. someone, aulckiyr' she
shouted. frantic with terror while Ned.
painting ana snorting stood on the hank.
trying to determine with his hoor3 how
far the ground was solid Again and
AHhtU ne ftNtBsu WI ttWtf1 0tF Win u'N
mouth, a. " hopiBg he could seize her
and draw her ashore
Don't come In here, Ned. dent come
fni" shouted Mildred waving him back
with her hands. Then she shouted for
help again hut there came no answering
hail Must she die here, swallowed up by
the duicksand before her nets evesr
"Oh Nedl Nod sobbed the frightened
GIRL ''uet help somewhere. Go homew
She pointed the direction. Go homel
Get them 90 come here before am swal-
lowed UNI"
Repeating thr command and making
her gestures more emphatic. she saw Ned,
after a last puxsied glance a. her. turn
and disappear. She heard hts heofs ring
out sharply over tho field.
riossie Temptation. having arrived late.
now sat IN saddle close to the porch. talk
Ing To Mrs Bowe't, who was explaining
tina, Mildred. probably having grown
tired % waiting. must have ridden away
hy herself while they were chatting
they heard the cistter % hocfs down the
road
why. here canes New. now. ard with
cut saddle and hritle'' cried Mrs, Bow
era Then Mildred didn't 60 out In sad-
ale after all But who could have turned