Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-09

up says l. "How's your sportn blood holdin'
lin all right Go on!" says Teene,
She was breathin' hard by then; but
long ways from being all in, we let out few links
for a squirt. Then see the white thing do another
dsappearn act.
Anal says l. More bushes! Over we go
now, one-two-threei
As Jumper Teenie wouldn't break any Barnard
records but for middle aged old girl that wa mt
in track costume, she made good try for IT. We
didn't exactly clear the bushes; but we went
sain' through the tops of EN-, and then ker-
flop! Ker-spash
i'd gone over feet first, so knows as soon my
toes hit the mud that the water amt more n knee
deep; but Teenie has got some tangled up in her
fight, and lands on her back, ker.souse Course,
she swallows mouthful or so before can paw
around and fish her out That and being soaked
through so sudden simply scares her into a double
and twisted fit. She grabs me around the neck
tight and proceeds to let out the yelps
"Hepi Help Help!' says she, spluttern and
chokin all the while, but maxim noise enough to
up the whole county.
/. I'm life buoy
"Hel-lup! Hel-lmp!" says she, kckin' lively
with both feet and clawin the back of my pajama
jacket like she was furlin sail Oh m dud-
"G'wan!" says 1. You're actin if you was
climbin' creased pole: You're all right All,
quit the contortions until can find out where we
But she'd got started calm for help and there
stoppin her. And there was me, up to
my knees in chilly water, not DARN to walk around
her down
GAY, guess wee been there yet if it hadn't been
- for one of the coachmen wakin' up out at the
stables He throws a switch, and about three
dozen incandescents is turned on, lightin up the
grounds all around AS it happens there's light
almost over u.s. and glimpse clears up the
mystery about the bushes and the fence. Seems
the Willoughbys has private runnln course where
they train their hunters. That's the track we'd
been followin', and just at that minute we was In
the middle of the only water hurdle In the whole
length. By the time the rescu1n party locates u.s.
I've climbed out and landed Teenie on top OF the
But the Major'' says She 'Oh, where is the
Maori"
Then looks up the course a ways and sees what
it is we've been followin over the hurdles: an old
white mule that's been pastured inside the 1nclOs-
ure He's standin' there lookn at us, with one
topped and kind of humorous SATISFIED look
on his face.
All, grin darn you!'' says l. and Clementina
takes one horrfyn glimpse and tumbles OH the
fence in heap.
The coachman seems a little puzzled and sus-
picious; but he's seen SO many kinds OF queer
dons at the Wloughbys that he makes no re-
marks. but leads around to side door where
we can get in without trailin mud through the
front hall
A S we are passin' the library wing we comes to
"A an open window the ground floor, with the
shade up and bright light inside And there s
green topped table surrounded by five gents, all
payin' strict attention to the game Teenle recog-
nizes of EN- a flash
Why, MAORI" she squeals.
"Eh?" says he, droppin' the cards and jumpin' up
l reckon Teenie had kind of forgot the figure she
was cuttin' just then, draped in a dressin' gown
soaked through with muddy water and escorted
paama Jacket But the Major amt missin' any
cues. Guess he must have suspected how his
sleep wakin' fairytale has worked out: Anyway
when he meets us in the hall he's ready with his