Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-05-08

nearly All the horses IN the world
were bays and blacks. On. on. on.
be went. He grew tired and worn.
Then he thought Of the little moth
er waiting for the prize. and new
strength came into his little legs and
new light into his searching eyes.
He passed the big park and came
into ehe section of struggling houses.
There was a great fine street, how
ever. stretching on and on. Fine
carriages were being whirled along
and some people rode by on horses.
IL began to get dark. Jimmie sat
down on a curbing. He was getting
pitiably hungry, but he held back
the tears when he thought of his
mother. He thought once Of turning
and going back, but he would find
the white horses and the prize. Had
he but known it he couldn't have
gone back had he wished, for he had
not marked his way through the
wilderness of city streets.
Finally his head fell over from
very WEAKNESS and his eyes were
about 10 close perforce when, loom
ing up at a distance through the
deepening dusk, he saw a white horse
with a rider on its back. In his
eagerness Jimmie sprang 10 his feet
and crossed fingers on both hands at
once. Then there flashed into his
mind remembrance that Freddy had
told him that If he saw one white
horse he was pretty sure 70 see an
other right away. Only one, and
Jimmie must see ten Jimmie ran
into the middle of the street 10 get
better view. Surely there must be
another white horse. The white
horse and its rider were close. The
animal was on a keen trot. Tired
little Jimmie stumbled and fell The
horse SHE'D violently The riders
horsemanship saved him from a fall.
I He checked his mount and in an in
slant was on the ground holding the
bride with one hand and with the
other picking mp the mite of humane
tv that had fallen in the dust.
Jimmie was too tired to help him
self much. but ne was unhurt. The
electric lights along the boulevard
Hared M on the instant The man
with the white horse took a long
look at the boys face, and then
something strange came into his
own. The lines about his mouth
/ frightened and his eyes seemed TO be
/ looking back somewhere.
whats your name, little one?" he
said
Jimmie Talbot" was the answer,
land I'm out looking for a prize for
mamma. The man said she must get
money for him or we must move,
and Freddy Nelson told me If I'd see
( ten white horses and cross my I'M
gers I'd find a prize for mamma. But
yours is the only white horse I've
seen, and | must get nine more or
mamma win go on crying"
"Your father" said the man in a
voice which Jimmie, If he had been
older. would know was strained,
''where is he?"
Hes dead" said Jimmie, simply.
"Jimmie, wen find your other nine
white horses tomorrow. Where do
YOU live? I'll take you home TO
mamma"
nineteen CulBertson court, two
flights up"
Jimmie was too tired to make re-
sistance. and in a moment he was on
the back OF the big white horse with
the man riding behind clasping him
tight. The boy went to sleep on the
way. but he was aroused TO a con-
seriousness that he was living when
he reached Culbertson court. The
whole neighborhood was out looking
for him. and there was a chorus Of
wells. Here he is" when the rider
leaned from his horse with Jimmie in
his arms.
There was cry from the court
and .Iimmie's mother had him in her
arms. There was an embrace that
Jimmie felt was much longer than
usual. and then his mothers arms
fen from about him and she looked
mn into the face of the man who had
brought her boy back. Jimmie felt
his mother start and then he heard
two words.
"Georgel"
"Ellen!"
Jimmie never knew exactly how IL
came about. but he found out that
his mother had once known the man
on the white horse. Jimmie also knew
that the man on the white horse
came to the house quite often and
took him and his mother into the
park. and once he thought he heard
the man say: Don't say no again.
! Ellen" and after that Jimmie noticed
his mother always looked happy
Mamma" he said TO her one day.
"Tu go some time and look for the
lother nine white horses"
"You needn't Jimmie" she said,
laughing and crying together. you
brought home a prize"
An hour later Jimmie was in the
court telling Freddie Nelson that n
was wrong about ten white horses
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