The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-14

NLlLABEIHl Elizabeth Race you to the
- crossroads" called laughing youth from the
back of beautiful bay horse that paved the
- ground restlessly as his master curbed him.
What you Billy and I on Bess7
think not7 You take Bess and give Billy and I'll
"oh, no." laughed the boy, teasingly Billys too
heady for you He'd pull your hands off"
Huh" calculated Elizabeth disdainuily; she could
handle horse better than her older brother could and
scorned argument.
"Wel we can't stand here all day. wasting time with
folk who afraid to take up our challenge, can we,
Billy? Come, get along
"Wait minute" cried Elizabeth, "I'n race you,
Running up to her room she slipped on riding
skirt caught up short whip and was out OF doors
and to the stables before her perplexed brother
could think what she up to-" Then idea
striking him, he wheeled about and rode Billy to the
stable door just as Elizabeth out leading
black hunter that had only arrived the day before
His rolling eye trembling nostrs and nervously rest
less head were far from reassuring.
Elizabeth" exclaimed Ted aghast "What are
you thinking of? You cannot ride him. Father would
Father would let me if asked him." said the
spoiled Elizabeth with toss of her pretty head.
Even if you please to break your neck? Here,
Elizabeth" coaxingy, you take Billy and I'll take
:" Bessl In racer Why. it would be a race to see
who would come in last Thered be no fun in that
No. shall ride Terry, and I'll beat you to the
roads, Master Ted, and back again, too
Elizabeth don't be foolish" pleaded Ted. Here,
you take Billy and I'll take Terry, and wen have the
Ho, no." laughed Elizabeth, dersively, you must
be bad loser when you would take my very horse
from under me because you know he can just leave
you out of sight No, no. Teddy you keep your pretty
Billy, and when Terry and l get to the crossroads
hind"
With haunting laugh she put one foot on the rallied
fence beside her, yaulted lightly into the saddle and
before she could give the word Terry off like
arrow from the bow
The swift Looping stride did not disturb Elizabeth in
the least She had been used to horses all her life
and far had had her in he
trayed. Lifting her face to the cool rushing air, she
breathed it in deep exhlaratng draughts for bit,
then turned halfway in her saddle to wave her hand
to Teddy.
She realized then how fast she was going. Billy
coming on urged beyond his usual speed by Ted's
unsparing whip and yet she looked she could
the distance increasing between them Turning round
she pulled sharply to slacken her horses pace, but the
effort seemed to have the opposite effect.
Sitting we'll back and catching turn of the reins
around her hands, she pulled again with long steady
ssiR Ou' "nou' aVaH' ms NOUN was 9 "''o .
short time before she had sprained her wrist and
now the unusual strain began to tell on it.
Oh pshaw" she muttered He's just obstinate.
The can't do him any harm, and I'd better let him
have his own way rather than cripple my wrist again.
He'll soon tire out at this rate.
She looked back again, but Billy not in sight.
She oosed the reins from her cramped fingers, when
like lightning, Terry threw his head into the air. then
down to his chest dragging the slack OF the reins
from her, then, with the bit between his teeth ne
dashed on with increasing speed.
For few moments Elizabeth looked grave. She
was not really alarmed but the situation was alto
gether novel one Never in all her experience had
She been run away with before Every other horse in
her fathers stable knew her voice and loved it. but
this one was stranger, and he accustomed to
being handled by men only, the sound of her voice
might result in exciting him further
He continued to run straight with barely swerye
from the course he had set himself when he left the
stable yard The crossroads had been left far behind.
(She hadn't waited for Teddy and Elizabeth wondered
with smile if he would wait for her, and how long0
On and on and on swept the horse Would his pace
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