The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-18
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CHAPTER IIr-Continued.

But she did. 1t was as If sh,
were strapped on, She anticipated
every movement and checked AND
refined and braced and swung, unit
after a moment the scared horse
lighted out full speed on a straight
away trot. as IL she were in a sulky
and on the homestretch. It was ar
experience to shake the life out OF one
but the girl kept her seat. 1t was as
II she had always ridden that way. In
three minutes she had the horse In a
rocking canter. Then Jim leped up
on the mustang. He was perched pre-
car!ously or the s~ide-saddie, and his
face was full of apprehension, She
ooked over at him and laughed,
This is fine!' h cried, turning to
him a face fairly radiant with enjoy
ment.
why, I'd no idea she'd do that" he
began to apologize. You see She
newer
But isn't she a little wonder. though?
My, can't she got 1 had no idea you
had such = horse" Her hair was shak-
en- in curly little wisps about her face.
and her cheeks We're glowing. She
seemed to be perched carelessly on the
saddle, so that the slightest movement
might shake her off.
by George. / thought she'd kill you
sure. Aren't you hurt? Aren't you
shaken all to pieces? Walt, let me
help you down.
"Pshaw! that's nothing. Tn going
to ride some more It's fun" She
laughed up at him again In a way that
made her fnger-tips prickle.
Say" he burst out. Il don't believe
there's another girl in the state who
could have done it. 1 don't believe
there's half a dozen in the whole |
world" There was no m~istaking the
tone in the young fellows voice.
The idea! I can't ride much. But,
say, this is no saddle horse. She's a
trotter."
II NOW 1t"
Really? Then what are you riding
her for? You're spelling her"
Young Jim could have old the exact
truth, but he didn't. He preferred to
keep silent.
You're too heavy In the first place.
You must weigh"-looking him over
with Judging eye-"all of one hundred
and eighty"
"one hundred and eighty-four ex-
actly.''
That's it, and the mare here goes
barely 300. And she's a ~ine-boned, SEM
sitfve little thing. It's risky for you
to be jumping her around on these
miserable roads. and besides that YOU
time just at the critical minute. Has
she ever trotted to a sulky?"
She's got a record OF 1925"
"No-o-o! Why, Mr.. Farthing, I never
reamed you had such a horse up there.
When did you get her?"
I've had her ever since she was a
IF 1 had known 1t I should have had
ner out before this time, I'll tell YOU
She looked up at him archly,
ma then laughed In mere girlish full
less OF life. Say l want to try her
Why, yes. Certainly
Right off? This week?"
Its muddy for tretting, amt it?
The roads are all like this, or worse"
There's the Gum Stump pike she
suggested. That's fairly hard now"
"All right. VIII you go with me
some afternoon this week and try her?
Thursday. VIII your" he asked 6
eagerly. refining his horse a little closer. {
Yes: can go Thursday. Say. 1 be- '
ieVe IT this mares handled right she's !
better h 2:25. Just see what a chest
hes got and what a neck and should !
rs, n see that clean, dainty little {
lead. Why, her records written all !
,ver her" s
We've been pretty busy up to our
'iace. n | really haven't la time to
exercise her +
Why don't you let the witches do t
Y she flashed up at him m~ischievous- ,
III in the old house there? They're {
nut. you know?'' y
Are they? Perhaps can" he
Guess you'd be safer. though;
shall I call?" /
Two IL o can. I've got to be back t
y five. Here we are" She drew IN I;
he horse suddenly and turned him I
'artly around. Well have to swap
Iorses here; I've got an errand a mile '
own this road. Here now, hootchie- y
n you shy when I jump off. Herei
ere! See that? Haven't I rot her '
amed? Why. in q week she'd be lust {
Ike a kitten. wouldn't she? What's t
er name?" h had alighted and stood !
ondling the horses nose. '
"Dolly-Dolly Gray" .
"Ftne! Well. 'goodby, Dolly GRAY. !
ne sang the words. then laughed I'M $
nto his face with mere JOY of life. An 7
later she was on her own horse t
nd off down the branch road. A dozen Y
addle. 30 |
"Goodby, till Thursday. she called.
men she swung around the bend out Of :
light. /
II was a full minute before he had !,
objected himself enough fully to realize !
he was about. No Wonder the !
Q lost their heads. Young Jim had 9
ost his for the first time In his life 7
FOR him now there was but one thing I
n all the world. and that was Thurs- &
much was to happen before !
thursday. I
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