Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-28
THE RIDE TO THE MILL.
By Belle Moses.

fear was; in some ways this was a good
trait: in others-well, fearlessness may
sometimes amount to recklessness and a
by of Harrys size found it hard to draw
the dividing line. He could swim. row, fish,
ride bicycle. play golf. and last but not
least. he could do anything atop OF a
horse within the power of mortal boy.
He had had many adventures, and his
mother. who was not Vance, lived in
daily fear lest something might happen.
But he had so far escaped with few
scratches and bruises. barring the on
his lip from his fall upon the point OF a
pitchfork. and the triangular cut on the
back of his head. made by a protruding
nail of a soap box. Perhaps there We're
other memorials of thrilling episodes. but
these were not visible to the casual OBJ
server. and Harry bore his smarts and
bruises like a Spartan
Every summer the young Nances spent
week ape on their grandfather's pianta-
ton, about five miles from town Harry
being the youngest took his turn last. 50
good portion of his summer employed
in planning this week to the best advan-
tage There would be swimming and golf
ing of course, but his brightest anticipa-
tons chung to Sultan. the young thorough
vi co. "iiiSi iie l'ho pi'N'i' ioi ''1 ~
only the summer before.
He was a beautiful graceful creature,
q ,1ossx, how xp,,b q LONG tai, and Having
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ii'di'e' Gnu SUI ih'etis NJ ~
muscle in his slender body showing youth
and Vigor.
Harry had REQ weeks Of waiting for
,,i1,- -; go -, t'.s,,.o
D'Ih anu wa Joiie ana "ei ne |aiie Deioi
him, but at last one bright morning he
was fairly off with a kiss and final warn
ING from his arxious mother
He had a ioiiv tiyne "a nsraI for he WAS
+, tho strongboId Of tho yances and deeds
az darin,, -, az aroryday occ,,rranca
D.. ~ SITE ;,Io;t,n,, &c lie ,,isit ,ras COW
nec+ed Win the mil, beal,tifnl new
t1Ii NJ ny ~ L.. S 49,. 49,
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ohed ai,h bi nc ,,,ai 80 b;nb
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.oul.aiI "as aI"aS a ueat " mn. IN a
.el tam aiteinoon theie was teiepiloi nc
.,,s,' 20 L., or se,it u als any !Li III
IN 49, GU 70, ~ 40 IL
re hesi'ateu after mounting sultan ne
Laa never oeen 1oroiaoen 10 go by the mn mn.
,oaa put II was seheraiiy an accepted lacs
nc, &C. N i,,''i ,Oau " a. nc 10 - ~.
80. h;T, WI, ne ma g ne
'ouIu 1is tiie inns, di'u 81 iie ''i''e '7ui-
'a IL, , Liehu III mat uil ectloii; ,.,
sud-, On shliieu anu siroiteu ittie as tiies
IT, A.o me VIZ ~ roa "a "I lie. "a
MN anu ne took ~ Win CAUTIOUSLY Hi.eu
ieet, ana occasionally ne turned an ihauir-
ing Iieau. do tHoush " say ~
10 ~ Poss.ois 'Iia. 'ou me an inns Jo ~,
ING anu puLlipil,s l am iosctu " Eve 'oa u,
anu tchieu niiil WIN uile III M. u ms mp,
oi up - oi Sona .hat iLad a,onna +hosa
anu INC ussi mo a, ~ ne" asi,Ss Us
SHARPLY uehneo NILS tent an aoueo lasciha-
ion " tne up. , .,. ..
Pu' ou''an naL ~ sucn Sentiii IT'S ~
s,nb,aa o End haItaS o,d siinDad Hbiie
Harry hold On a. host he cnpid smitan
h, -, ~, ,r.inad o. VIM oIiroh,rs 80
80 - 49, - ~ , t,'a fid ~ ,,id
haya to eriva nm and tata Tho nearest cut 70
ne ,,a,6 ro.d a. A'-O ''' " w -
Suddenly the horse gave a lurch. SO vio-
e,iard was nitched from his saddle over
tbe edge If a steen commencement down
which for an awful moment or two he
felt himself beginning To slide He grabbed
frantica1Iv with his left hand for SuItan's
rein and missed If. with the other hand he
clutched a sturdy shrub. which by good
fortune was growing close beside him,
Then looking m he measured the dis
tance from where he now lay and the top
of the COMMENCEMENT It was only the
length of his own body. but there was
nothing to aid him: nothing but crumbling
dirt and loose stones Carefully he tried
with his left hand to find some helm hut
there was none; the dirt gave way under
each light touch Even the shrub which
was his sole support. was loosening its
| roothoid
Was it possible that he must cling there
| till the shrub uprooted or till his already
strained arms gave out and then be dashed
to pieces? He closed his eyes and shouted
hot ole baJ
foOliShly followed that deserted road. Only