The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
Our Daily Sport Story

Ardelta was following the ball In rather
 a hstlcss manner. In her heart She
 thought the links were rather lonety
 place and inconsiste3tly blamed rom TOT
 "aV'ng-as she supposed-taken her com-
 mand to remain away from the links go literally.
 He might have known didn't mean H. she thought to herself
 The result of this lack of interest Tn the links and the game was that Ardeha
 made little effort to play with her usual energy and did not even take the troG- DIG to remove her crimson golfing jacket. The bright colored garment attracted tiIe attention of Farmer Watson's bull. Or | dinartly he was a creature of equable | temper and not dangerous. But jacket | or that color Haunting in his face was l an insult no self-respecting bull cou.d | oFefiook. He gave an ominous below, paved the ground several times with his torefeet, and then, having worked him sen up to the proper pitch of rage, start ca on Q gallop towards Ardelia. Ia was a clumsy looking gallop, but it covered the ground at an amazing rate. Ardeiia did not hear the bull coming until he was we'll under way. Then she | gave a scream of terror and ran at the top of her speed. On and on came the Dull. gaining every second. Ardelia m her terror forgot to drop tine golf stlcA sne was carrying. Her only thought was to escape from the monster behind. But she could feel her strength giving out. The club houce looked miles away. Near CT and. nearer came the bull. Ardciia felt that she could not run much fur ther, Suddenly she triI ped and fell or the soft turf. She was not hurt by ;ne fall. but into her heart came a sickering sense of the fate which now seemed in- evitabIe.
 Ano then-just when ArdeIia had given up hope-somebody dashed past her, sna-ching up her golf stick as he ran, and rushed on towards the bull. Some body big and strong. with every muscle set and a tense look which was not oft sn seen on his ordinary good-natured face. Not in the least a somebody whom oIe would accuse of a lack of energy. He kept running until near the bull. Thor he stopped ard when the charge ca me stepped deftly to one side, at the sane time bringing down the golf stick with all his might on the bulls nose, the tsa- derest part of that animal. Three times the bull charged. and three times the manoeuvrc was repeated, each time with increasing vim and erergy. Then the bull gave low below. which was a | towards his own territory.
 ArdeIia had risen to her feet. She was half crying. half laughing.
 'Oh, Tom. you saved my life," she ex- claimed. And to think that I called you lazy. Can you ever forgive me? How could you be so brave and strong?"
 But Tom took the mater lightly. He saw Ardelia was on the verge of hys- terics and thought that was the best way to treat the case.
 You sec, that Is the beauty of pa-- son saving their strength" he said. calm ly. Then you have 1t when you need 1t. told you was accommodating a sur. plus of energy for an emergency. Tho
 os, him the surplus energy Gave 1t to hin good and plenty, too" he added. a little grlmly And now will you forgive me for disobeying you and following you to the links?'
 Which was rather a superluous qucs- tion on Toms part. For it only neeled ono look at Ardelia's face to show that he was freely and fully forgiven for that and every other offense.