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deep and dark before, and he had never
seen her in such joyous mood. Her
every movement, the lash OF her little
hands, the ripple OF her laugh. be-
witched him more and more until he
was scarcely conscious that anything
existed in all the world save her-and
him, ah-h-h-hgl He ground his teeth,
See, she was smiling up into his face.
actually beaming UP into that great
full moon. He clenched his fingers into
his palms as IL he were strangling
something.
Then they cleared the room OF It's
tables and chairs, n danced with
might and main even as they a eat
en-. The old fiddler, scraplng away Tor
dear life, Keeping time with head and
foot M bow, called out the changes
OF the dance like the boss Of a river
crew loading a boat
"All salute you pardners' First
couple forward and back. First couple
balance and swing! Alil-l-l-l-l--sha-
shay and so on and on, while the
lutsy dancers obeyed orders with a
yigor that threatened the tavern floor.
Those elaborate mortals whose ideal
OF the dance is to float languidly
through some dreamy waltz, scarce
touching their partners sleeve, would
gain new conceptions OF the terpsicho-
rean art could they but see a whole
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vigor and JUNCTION of those bouncing
girls, the pigeon wings n capers of
those strapping boys, n the muscu-
lar energy of the balance and swing.
in an hour the faces of the maidens
were glowing with the exercise.
1t was midnight and time TO start
over the mountains. The boys paid the
bill and hustled out for the horses,
leaving the girls plenty of time to adj
just their wraps before the cracked
mirror I'm the hall. Ten minutes passed
and ne sign from without.
Say, / believe something has hap
pened." III was Rose who spoke, I'm
going out to sec"
"Oh. don't. They'll be right along"
IL IL wcman's place always TO walt and
wonder.
NO. sir. I'm not going to stay
cooped Zip here another minute" She
bounded through the door and out into
the darkness.
SAY, what's the natter" she called,
approaching the circle of lanterns.
"Karps lost his boss. Somebody's
stole HIM
stole him ?"
Yes; or else he's got away"
WAS the halter b~roken?"
No"
Amy sign Of the halter dragging"
mo"
w mere Natl t
Gone down TO Corl's farm TO hire
IAnother RIG wunst."
Here, show me where the horse
stood" She took a lantern from one
OF them and began to examine the
ground.
See. there's his track" she cried.
"He backed out this way and took that
swing there"
ooh. we saw that first thing" they
chorused.
"Yesg" She followed the trail care
fully far down the road until Ii entered
the beaten track and was lost. "Ah,
hut you didn't see this" She held up
n shred OF rop He's dragging his
halter and stepping on ii. He's got
for home. Say, I've got half a mind to
get a saddle horse and light out after
him Bet I could catch up with him.
But where'd you get your saddle
boss"
Nov don't you worry about that.
Saw. there's no use for you boys 10
walt. Better start right out with the
girls. I'll overtake YOU
There really was no need for wait
ing. SO one by one the sleighs drove up
and took from the group on the door
stone. Then the bobsled arrived and
Rose stood alone,
Better pile in here with U.S. came
N VOICE from fuS SlSu. IlEnL Squeeze,
we can make It."
Don't you worry about me- she
laughed. II lever got left yet. Good
bye! See you later" They burst into
the song. Good night, ladies, we're GO
ing to leave you now" and drove hi-
lariously away.
Say, Mr.. Snyder"-she turned abb
ruptly TO the Iandiord-''do you know
of any good saddle horse around here? ?"
mo. ma'am, No saddie-hosses round
here STILL"
but dc you know OF any horse thatll
70, saddie-horse or no saddie-horse ?"
WY, les see. Cal Lorah's got one
an ole tearer. down here a half mile or
10. He's awful ugly. though. He
amt no woman's boss"
Then he's Just h horse I want I'm
going to have him. She started out
decisiveiy.
AT that instant q sleigh leaped into
the yard and drew UP before the door
with q flourish. Even before IL stopped
a stalwart fellow had leaped out, and
now he stood deferentially before the
girl.
IL was young Jim.
You'll go with me, Miss Hartswick,'
ne said calmly. There don't seem to
be any other way. Come on" He held
back the iaprobes and turned as II to
help her In.
"Oh, no! I'm going alone. I'm GO
Ing TO get a horse down at Lorah's."
But you'll ride with me-" no said
firmly, .at least down to Lorah's?
You'll ride that far?'' There was a
masterful, confident ring In the voice
that somehow appealed TO her. She
hesitated a moment.
Come on" he urged.
"Why-yes-Ili ride with you Town
10 Lorah,s.' She sprang into the
sleigh. and the colt darted out OF the
yard like a swallow. A shout arose
from the sled as they went by.
This horse had been standing In the
cold and was frisky. She flung tho
rnowballs merrily. and SKINNED down
the nat like y skater down a stream.
IT seemed only a minute before they
met a sleigh with a solitary driver
coming rapidly
Rose gave q little cry at the sight of
IL.
why. that's KarI's rig she shouted.
Seer That's his bay. Somebody
caught him and Is driving him back"
Jim ground his teeth together and said
nothing.
That's Lorah's house there. seer"
she called. Here we are. I'll get
now and wafs for Karl. I'm going TO
drive that horse Of his home. He'll
md him In a minute or two. now, and
come right along"
Jim said nothing. He leaned ove
and ratified the whip. Tho little mare