The suburban citizen., 1902-07-05

as it gealnrd-that another and morG
skilled rescuer might save the boy.
Lorenre had just spurted ahead and
taken the outside course when she saw
the accident. T0 pull up was imposs
BILE; those behind who had seen nothing
would run her down before they hat
realized what had happened.
The little fellow sat up still half
dazed, and faced her with frightened
wide-open eyes, while the Senator still
struggled with his restraining friends
Whatever was done must be accom-
plished within a few seconds.
Dropping the reins, the girl poised
herself on the dashboard OF the chariot
and then spTang forward upon the
centre horse. The unframed creature
cringed and leaped, but with another
spring. even more daring than the first
she alighted on the shoulders of the
horse on the left. This one she haG
ridden before, and unexpected as was
her coming, he Swcryed scarcely ar
inch
Not even the smallest fraction OF
second could safely be lost. Catching
the toes of her right foot beneath the
shoulder strap that upheld the breast
collar oa the horse, she swung her body
downward and to the left, as in her
act of picking up coins from the
ground.
A horse, unless gone mad from fright
viii not trample upon a person. In
this case the chief danger to the child
was from the heavy chariot wheels
behind.
As she threw herself forward the
intelligent animal crowded his team
mates away so that his hoofs barely
cleared the boy. Lorence swept her
left arm around the childs waist and
drew him to her breast. Shifting the
weight upward as high as possible, she
made a mighty effort to regain the
horses back, but in vain.
Thus outstretched and hanging by
one foot the young woman and the
child were carried halfway round the
ring again. But the other drivers had
seen what she had done. and as they
checked their speed, the blacks also
slowed down, and on the back stretch
Mr.. Collins ran out and caught them
by the heads.
Then we helped the fainting girl to
the ground, and, amid almost frantic
demonstrations on the part of the audi.
ence carried her into the dressing
room. She could not stand, and the
physician and surgeon of the troupe
was summoned in all haste. But be.
fore he reached her side the boys
mother, kneeling on the ground, was
holding Lorence's head in her lap and
sobbing over her, while she expressed
her gratitude in disconnected words
and phrases.
The surgeon shook his head. "She
will not ride again in months" he said,
"if she ever does. He spine is
wrenched, almost dislocated."
my poor mother" the girl kept say
ing. "What will become Of herY'
When the cause Of her anxiety was
explained to the boys mother, she
bent over Lorence again and whispered
something in her ear that seemed to
reassure her greatly Despite her pain,
she smiled bravely and bade us all
farewell when a barOuche drove to the
side entrance, and she was carried
away to the Senator's home.
never saw Lorence again or heard
from her directly. but through Mr..
Lane l learned that the Senator and
his wife formally adopted her, and
also took her mother to their home.
After a trip to Europe the health Of
both was fully restored.
Lorence now is married, and is liv-
ing happily with her husband in one of
the vigorous young cities of the busy
Northwest. do not doubt that horse
back riding is still her chief recreation;
nor do l believe that she has grown
ashamed Of her brief experience as a
professional equestrlenne. Youths
Companion.