Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-05-05

the horses face and put him out TO
a moment"
Indeed? didn't see that. / suppos,
it was an accident-it wasn't done TO
the pnrpnse?"
The purpose! Oh, no-fellow go
excited. suppose, and wanted t
encourage us. BY JoVe: he nearly up
set the whole kettle of fish,
Well; Miss Lorrie; hope you have
enjoyed it? Narrow thing wasn't it,?
i Il don't know about enjoyment
call it stupid affair altogether. Be
sides was terribly frightened
! Frightened? Oh, there wasn't an.
danger"
i mo? am SO glad! My heart was
beating terribly; | was SO afraid ht
would be hurt"
HE? Who? Trevanion2'
mo, the horse-your horse, q
course."
"Oh! | see. You were thinking Of
the horse?"
"Of course! think it's dreadfully
unfair, you know"
| Unfair"
Eyes! Why should the poor Great
ures be compelled to jump those
nasty fences? Wouldn't it be better ii
you were to run and do all the jump
ing yourselves
"Not bad idea," he says. ''I'll pro-
pose it for the next meeting. Anyway
| it wouldn't be quite SO dangerous for
| ones neck"
Diana has not spoken yet, but she
had her large, soft eyes rest upon
Lord Guy as he came up to the drag
with an expression of admiration and
congratulation. Now she turns to him,
the look still glowing tn her face, and
in her Soft voice murmurs:
Are you sure you are not hurt,
Lord Guy? We have been terribly an.
xious, have we not, Miss Latimer?"
mot hurt bit"
''It looked as if you were going to
be killed.
"DiG Il? Tumbles always look worse
than they are. / was knocked silly
at first, but it was nothing. The Won
der of it is that Gypsy didn't break
something. That would have been bad
luck, if you like?"
The horse! Who thinks of that p"
wen, do. For / mean to win a lot
of money with him. He's a better horse
than l thought him, and that's saying
a great dealt"
Another race is starting, and Lor-
RE inquiries what it is! AS she does
so she touches him on the arm to at
tract his attention.
1t is a touch of feathers weight,
but he, winces, and she sees it.
what is the matter? Did l hurt
your"
mo; but suppose you touched
tender spot. I've got a good many of
'em about mel"
"And you said you weren't hurt! 60
and-and-see, directly
ooh, it's nothing. But l think I'll
go and get some of the mud scraped
off and change my things! I'm not ex-
actly an ornament to the drag, am +"
and he Jumps down, but stiff1y.
Lunch will be ready in a few, min
utes." Then he comes back to her
side and adds in low voice, Don't
go till | come back, will you?"
nof9 oh
her voice.
Because | want to sit next to you,"
"Well, I'll see, but do go now. I've
cote an uncomfortable suspicion that
you have several bones broken"
He goes off with a laugh, and Lor-
RE bends down to Jack with very
different, expression on her face from
the light, careless one she had worn.
Jack" she whispers, do you
think he is hurt?"
"Eh? What?"
do you think he is hurt-really
hurt? He says he isn't, and he
laughs"
I. "Oh, he'd say he wasn't and he'd
laugh if he hadn't a sound bone in
his body" retorts Jack Hurt! Do
you think a man is made of india-rub.
Der, that he can come down an awful
cropper like that without being hurt?
What idiots girls are!"
eco after him, Jack, and find out!
Go, there's dear boy! He-he may
want someone to help him! Now
Jack, dol"
"Oh, bother! There are plenty to
help him! He's more likely to send me
Off with a flea in my ear"
Never mind; go! Go to please mel"
Almost at the same moment, Sey-