Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-31

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he has had In his stable for many a
long day. That says something"
Il sincerely hope he may prove to
be ell you could wish" said Godfrey;
and. at that moment the Master came
forward to bid them good-morning.
Il think we'll try the Spinney first.
Sir Vivian" he said. 4 hear good
reports in that direction. A new horse,
Miss Devereux, and / should say fast
one. Have pity on us ALL"
As ii to prove that his manners were
not so good as his looks. the animal
in question made as If he would rear,
and for a moment Godfrey's heart
seemed to stand still.
Il don't like the look of him. he said
to himself. Heaven send he does her
no mischief"
But he was not permitted much time
to think of such thing, for the Mas
ter had given the signal, and already
a general move was being made in
1.-The direction of Spinney. Godfrey set
tied himself down by Miss Deyereux's
side, leaving the old gentleman free
tor discuss the prospects of the day
with the local doctor, sportsman Of
some celebrity in the neighborhood.
Miss Devereux," said Godfrey, as
they approached the wood, ''at the risk
of offending you, / must say that |
don't altogether care about the look of
that horse. l should say from his APP
pearance, handsome as it is, that he
possesses more than a touch of tenn
per. / do hope you will be careful
what you do with him to-day"
''You needn't be afraid she an
swered, as she flashed a sharp glance
at him. 81 think we understand each
other perfectly. He hasn't been with
hounds for some time, and he's natu-
rally little excited. 1t will wear OFF,
however. before the day is DONE
81 sincerely hope it may" Godfrey
continued. In the meantime l cannot
help. wishing that we could exchange
mounts" S@'g s''t
You think that you would manage
him better than u" she said. If that
is challenge we will see. Now, let us
watch what goes on, for want to be
we'll away"
At that moment three blasts of the
horn were heard from the right, and,
before Godfrey could have counted
twenty, the hounds were out of cover
and streaming away in the direction
of the village, only to change their
course after the first quarter of a mile.
1T looks. as if we were in for fast
thing" said Miss Deyereux; and the
words had scarcely left her lips when
the chestnut gave Violent plungs in
the air and was off on a racing pace.
IF he goes like that the brute will
pull her arms out, if he doesn't do any
thing worse" Godfrey muttered to
q
himself
But SO far the girl had got him well
in hand. Sitting back in the saddle
she let him have his head, taking a
gradual pull at him as they neared
the first hedge. Whatever his other
faults may have been, he was certainly
jumper, for he cleared the obstacle
in unmistakable style. AS she had said
a few moments before, there could be
no doubt that they were in for fast
thing The hounds were racing as if
their one desire was to run Master
Reynard to earth before he could get
into the next field. Godfrey's own
horse, to use a phrase that his mother
could never understand. was going
strong" but he could not live in the
same county with the chestnut. In
spite of Miss Deyereuxs undoubted
skill in the saddle, the horse was gradu
ally becoming the master. At the third
fence, an ugly-looking post and rail
with bad approach, he took off too
soon, giving his rider the chance of
an extremely nasty fall. She saved the
situation, however, by miracle They
had reached the top of the hill, and
were descending into the valley on the
other side, when Godfrey, whose horse
was doing its best, realized that some
thing very serious was the matter
ahead. The chestnut had undeniably
got out of hand, and, scared by some
sheep. was edging towards the left.
Its just what I expected he said
to himself as he rode along some half
a-dozen lengths behind the other. she
is losing control of him. must fol-
low at all costs"
Digging his spurs into the horses
side, he endeavored to race up to the
animal in front of him. He was too
late, however. The chestnut had got
the bit in his teeth, ard, stwervintg to the
left, was galloping in the direction
of small wood. Observing this, Cod
frey turned his horses head and made
after him. Fortunately, the paddock
over which they were gailoping was a
large one; but the chestnut was going
at such pace that he very soon crossed
it Skirting the wood, he began to de-
scend the hill on the other side. Then
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