The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-07

4 - love 10 make thorough study OF
electricity. for really believe that
might make some wonderful dis
coveries some day. Buts-tsere's an
ocean of time. I'm but 16 years old.
If / manage to keep the position
now have in Mr.. Green's store, we
will be able to lay away few dol
| lars each month After we've played
the miser for few years we'll have
enough to enable me to go to col
lege. And you shall go with me.
Well take a little cottage-maybe one
with a few spare rooms to let out
to other students and thereby help
out with the rent. Oh. I've thought
it all out, mother dear, and all we
must do is to be patient and wait
wait"
''Oh, you dear, courageous boy"
said Perry's mother, kissing him and
compelling him to be seated at his
desk again And now shall go to
bed, for you have only an hour to
study / must not keep you talking
when you should be alone with your
books"
But just as Mrs. Adams was about
to retire to her bedroom quick
knock was heard on the door, and
| she hurried to see who was demand
| ing admittance at SO late an nour.
A neighbours child stood there sitting
frightened sobs ooh, Mrs. Adams.
please may Perry go for the doctor?
Ma says brother has the Group an
may die. She says to hurry, please"
Perry was out of his quilt and into
his hat and overcoat like flash.
/ AS his home was almost mile from
the town where he must go for the
| doctor, he decided to run with all
possible speed and borrow a neigh
bor's horse to ride on the errand.
This he did, and was soon going at
brisk trot toward the town. A rail
road cut, some so feet deep, lay be-
tween him and town, and was crossed
| by means of a bridge. Perry was
nearing the cut when the sound of a
horses hoofs sounded close behind
him. From the sound Perry judged
the traveller to be coming at good
pace and drew his horses reins, guild
| ing him outside the road to let the
coming vehicle pass.
A great black horse, head thrust
out, nostrils dilated, neck strained to
the utmost tension, dashed past him,
dragging a buggy which held only
one occupant. In an instant Perry
saw that the horse was running away
and that the driver had lost one of
the lines, which was loosely whip
| ping the ground beside the running
animal. About an eighth Of mile
| further on the road turned abruptly
| to the right, following the line of
| the railroad cut for a quarter of a
mile before reaching the bridge. Per-
| RVS heart stopped as he thought of
| the danger of the rider in, that bug
gy. Suppose the horse should go
straight ahead instead of taking the
turn to the right! Within 200 feet
horse and man would go over the
level edge of the cut, landing on
the tracks sixty feet below.
Perry's horse had been left behind
by the running animal, bui nov mis-
rider laid whip and hard strcng heel
to him. urging him to run. On and
on, faster and yet faster, ran Perry's
horse, big, strong, well-fed animal
| that seemed to enjoy trying his speed
against that of the runaway.
'As feared. He didn't take the
turn" Perry gasped the words. But
he was now beside the running horse.
| The occupant of the buggy was help
| less and could only hold on and await
| the inevitable.
| Perry strained every nerve His
horse was now neck and neck with
the runaway. Only about 100 feet
lay between the racers and the edge
Of the ditch. Perry knew that his
own life was in danger, but he would
not shirk the work before him. Reach
ing out he grasped the bride of the
running horse, jerked upon it with
all his excited strength. holding to
the horn of his saddle with his other
arm and crying Whoa! Whoa!" to
his obedient horse. His own horse
stopped suddenly. as if he realized
the danger that was just in front of
him. And in doing so he caused the
other horse to plunge, rear and drop
to his launches. M
And then it was that Perry and the
man in the buggy had the opportunity
to look at each other. The man had
quickly jumped from the buggy and
was holding his horses bit. why.
upon my soul, my rescuer is none
other than Perry Adams! Wait a
| bit, my boy, till the animal quiets
down and then I'll get hold of that
right hand Of yours and tell you what
think of boy who would risk his
life as You have risked yours to save
| that of a fellow creature