The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-03-20
Or the Wines
OF Pegasus.
By MARTHA COBB SANFORD.
Copyright. 1907. by NJ. M. Cunningham.


"A foine day FIR a canter, miss
commented genial Mike as March.
n hand on his shoulder, the otheI
on the pommel. sprang lightly into the
saddle.
~"IIeavenly.," agreed the girl. but the
wistful expression in her eyes beliad
her gayety.
sWud We be goin' a%lone?' queried
Mike. skillfully adjusting the folds of
her riding skirt.
at looks that way laughed Marcia
"unless | meet Lochinvar on the high.
way.
81 was only thinkin', Pegasus is pref
ty fr-risky the day, OWN to shtandin
SO long in the shtall. He's loikely tic
run wild ye, Miss Marcia. But ay
coorse if Misther Lock-pardon, miss
I fight the rist av is name-is 1oin' tf
meet ye"-
Marcia interrupted him with a merry
laugh.
ooh. Pegasus and 1 will get along
all right. How his coat shines! No
n ever took such good care of him
as you do, Mike. He'd win the blue
ribbon at any horse show"
Mike grihned approximately and tip.
ped his cap.
"Now don't We be dom any jumpin'.
Miss Marcia" he cautioned, as Mar
cia. her proud chin held high, gave
Pegasus a smart flick with her silver
tipped crop and trotted off along the
smoothly raked drive.
"Phwat r-rud wud We be takin', Miss
Marcia?" called the admiring groom,
after her.
"The Tanglewood road, 1 guess"
Marcia answered back over her Shout.
der.
There really was no guesswork about
1t. Since a certain memorable day
nearly a month ago no other road had
held for Marcia any charm-and yet
for three long weeks she had persist
emily taken another direction.
Now, as she turned toward the high
way that led into the old winding road.
her thoughts galloped ahead of her
horses hcofs, and already in magma
ton she had brought Pegasus to a
halt at the edge of the wood and was
watching, spellbound, a man and horse
take jump after jump over the mead
ow wall.
How She longed to try it herself.
Pegasus vatllted beautifully, she knew
She had cen him take the bars many
n f{r1n y-Iap ont ~ V1ooc,ro D,k It,
had promised her father that she
would v attempt it. That was the
condition, in fact, by which Pegasus
was her very own possession.
Then h remembered with a thrill
how Pegasus had suddenly started and
before She could control him had fol
lowed the lead of the other rider and
bounded with the grace of a greyhound
over the meadow wall. The unexpect-
edness of 1t had quite taken her breath
away. But, oh, was there ever any
sensation so exquisite?
Before she could recover from her
surprise the unknown rider had GAL
Hoped up beside her and, dispensing
with even IN apology for his lack OF
conventionality, exclaimed: "a mag
nifcent performances! Please accept
my compliments"
And she. conscious of the rising col
or in her cheeks, had answered smil-
ingly.
1.-THE praise belongs all to Pegasus.
l didn't know he was going to do it,
How incredulous the man had looked,
You mea1"' he asked. doubling his
senses.
"That ] never took a jump before.
My horse followed your lead. was
never more astonished in all my life"
"In that case allow me to pay my
compliments over again." the man had
then said, looking at her with undis.
guised admiration. Pegasus has a
wonderfully clever rider"
And tilen-Marcia blushed to recall,
it-she had spent the rest Of that slori-
Gus morning in taking vaulting lessons
from an unknown riding master. And
If further truth be told she had let the
accident Of one day dictate the pro-
gramme of the next. But after that
discretion had come to the rescue. and
romance was forced to beat a reluctant
Jul absolute retreat. In Other words,
every day for three long monotonous
weeks Marcia had resolutely avoided
the vicinity of Tanglewood road.
But today she had closed her ears to
the prosaic arguments Of prudence
and literally given rein to her fancy.
The air was as crisp and the sky as
blue as OH that other day. Her heart
mn with oycitomop+
Easter, Pegasus, faster" she urged,
touching the horses shining TANKS
with her crop. We're almost there"
When the edge Of the wood was
feachedSshe drew rein and with eager,
shining eyes looked out expectantly
the brown meadows. There was
no n in sight. Well, she would have
one jump anyway.
Pegasus was as keen for the sport
Marcia herself. He took the wall
handsomely-not only once, but again
and again Then. a gate of bars far
Their down in the wall catching Mar
cia's attention. she decided to put her
horse at that. 1t was higher than the
wall and would be glorious to fy over.
Just as Pegasus sprang for the leap
the sound Of hoofs galloping hard be-
hind her caused Marcia RI looL hest