The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-28

THE ANIMAL SEEMED TO THINK IT FOOL
HARDY TO PROCEED.
opposite fence, he vaulted over with
out seeking the gate and ran straight
to DR.. Phips Office.
Hello, doctor!' he called sharply
you got telephone"
YES"
well, you call down to DR.. Peters
at the Ferry road an tell him to hurry
to Dan Sims house, on t'other side the
river-tell him Lonesome valley. Dan
Jest hollered across to me an said his
wife'd cut herself with an ak, bad,
an they was holdln' back the bleedin'
wells they could. The bridge is down
to the Ferry road"
But it's nearly twenty miles to the
Ferry bridge 1t will take Dr.. Peters
hours to reach her,"
Cant help that No man could get
across the-river this side the bridge, an
DIR. Peters is the nearest. You'd have
to go forty miles"
DR.. Phil was hurriedly gathering up
some things from his table.
There's the branch that runs into
the river from the mountains." he call
ed over his shoulder After this
freshet it must be a torrent, as dan
gerous as the river itself. DR.. Peters
could never cross it He Is too old"
The mans countenance fell. That's
3d." he admitted. I'D forgot all about
the branch. 1 s'pose it's Jest tearin'
now. Well, I'll boiler back to Dan an
tell him a doctor'll be over jest as
soon's the water goes down a little
an that they must do the best they
can"
you'll do nothing Of the sort. Hur-
~ round to the stable behind the Of
fee and bring my horse. You'll find
the bride hanging on peg. Never
mind a saddle; that will be too much
weight"
But Why
Hurry, tell your thundered DR..
Phil. The woman may be bleeding
to death. I'll be ready by the time
you are back"
When the man appeared DR.. Phil
was at the corner of the office, and he
threw himself instantly upon the
horses back.
"You can't co. the man tried to
say, but DR.. Phil did not hear him. He
was tearing across the street, and
when they came to the fence the horse
took it at a bound A few minutes
later they were at the river.
Several men were working in the
edge of the water, trying to rescue
lumber and other floating wreckage
from the torrent. Judge Pauls was
standing on the bank watching them.
AS the horse dashed down the bank
the men threw up their hands warn
ingly.
You can't cross herev' one of them
yelled. IT'S sure deathP'
"a woman's on the other side dying
was DR.. Pills only answer.
He did not even attempt to check
abe horse, but plunged into the water
at full speed.
This horse was the only piece Of
property that DIR. Phil owned, and he
had been able to make the purchase
because the ugliness and viciousness
and small size Of the animal had made
the price very low. But the horse was
apparently afraid of nothing In the
world and had strong staying powers
and these were qualities which soor
convinced the young doctor that he had
obtained the very animal he needed
without regard to price.
However, with that rushing, roaring
torrent before him, the animal seemed
to think it fooIhardy to proceed, fol
before he had gone dozen feet from
shore he tried to turn and swim back
But now the firm, masterful hand OF
the rider was controlling his head, the
calm, infexible voice was sounding en-
couragingly in his ears, and after few
Intellectual attempts to turn the horse
directed his gaze toward the opposit'
shore and did what DIR. Phil was doins
Ibis best.
But no living thing could stem o.
cross that mad rush of water, and THU
DR.. Phil well knew. He must reacl
the other side, but he was not fool
hardy.
The torrent was winding in its course