The Marshall republican., 1910-08-12
PAucoLA COMPANY. CHICAGO

NOT goinE!' cried MaDtl staLIIs al
her blankly. "Why not?"
II promised papa to do the chores
and look after things"
"Well, so did /. But we can get
some n to milk for us at night. can't
WEI" e.
Gladys shook her head. II don't
care about going anyway" she said
and Mabel knew it was no use 10
coax her.
Harold and Beth came out after the
girls the morning Of the picnic.
GLADYS isn't going explained Ma.
bel as she banded; her lunch baske;
to Harold and climbed. up beside Beth
where Is She" asked Harold. Let
me see II i can't induce her royal high
ness to change her mind.
But Gladys was down In the back
pasture sailing the sheep and refused
to be found, SO the others were forced
to start OF without her, much to Har-
ODDS dissatisfaction.
Mr.. Sanders had just started his fall
blowing when he was called away.
and he had intended to finish 1t when
he came back. But to Gladys the lone
stuDpIe ueiu with Its n narrow
streak Of turned earth was q chal-
Ienge. and ever since her father had
left she had been longing to try her
hand at the plow.
So today. after Mabel was safely out
of the way and her mother too busily
engaged with her Saturdays baking
to notice what was happening outside
Gladys hitched the three horse team
to the sulky pillow and started out to
the field. One Of the three. a colt
which Mr.. Sanders was breaking for
fish at first. but after a few rounds
he settled down and pulled quietly
along with the older team.
Everything went well. and Gladys
was enjoying herself immensely. Their
all ut once, as they were coming dowr
the east side of the field, the point OF
the pillow unearthed a bumblebees
nest With an angry "zipp-p-p" one
OF the enraged insects shot past Gladys
ear and planted its sharp sting be
tween a couple Of the colts ribs. II,
dashed back ~viciously with both hint
feet and started to run.
At the same instant two or three Of
the bees began to jab the older horses
and the whole team started on a mao
run across the field, followed by a doz
en- of the outraged insects. AS soor
as they turned so as to bring the fur
row wheel up on the solid ground tn,
plow cut only a thin slice-not enough
to retard the speed of the frightened
team. The colts first kick had jerke(
the lines from Gladys hands, and nov
she chung helplessly to the seat while
the pillow bounced up and down as /
was jerked along over the rough
ground.
In a moment more the horses hat
reached the road that led to the hous,
and with a quick turn that almost up
set the pillow headed toward home
There was a field of corn that hid thu
road ahead for a few rods. The team
scared out Of their senses by the bang
ing OF the whifietrees against thei
heels and the clatter of the pillow. wer,
running at full speed. A moment late
they turned the corner of the cornfels
and made straight for the barn. A,
the road ahead came In view Gladly,
gave an exclamation Of horror. There
standing in the middle Of the road no
ten rods ahead, was Don. her littl,
f~ve-year-old cousin He stood direct
ly in the path of the frenzied runa
ways, too frightened to W.
Gladys tried to shout to Don, bu'
the words stuck in her throat. Their
she became aware Of a confused
shouting and saw Jef Pearson run
ming with all his might across the pas
ture. What was 1t that he was say
ingt The lever? She looked at tn,
big lever c~uriously. What did tina
have to do with it? Poor little Don
He would be ground to pieces beneath
the cruel hoofs Of the flying horses
and 1t would be her fault She shud
dered and put her hand up to her eye
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