The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-04-13

Mercy on u.s., shrieked Debby.
clutching her companion about the
waist What
LET go of me!' kowled Bailey. push
ing her Violently aside Whoa. Stand
stillr"
But Henry refused to stand still
The tapping paper still chung to his
agitated head. He reared and pranced.
jerking the sulky' back and forth. it's
wheels still wedged in the ruts Bal
ley sprang to the ground to pick up
the reins. He seized them. but fell as
he did 80. The tug at his bits turned
Henry's head, literally and Agnratiye-
". he reared and whiried about The
sqlky rose on two whee5s The
sess6nins Mrs. BessIey collapsed
a6Hin6t rs downward side. Another
6eliisnt ssfd I've whole upper half Of
~ 61l body, sest, eurtains and
pebb1 Tilted over the lower wheels,
and the fuated bolts, failing to Mold.
SiId with. q thump to the frozen read.
1He Wind. catching It underneath @ II
Gid. tipped 1t backward Then Hensy
ran away. +
Miss Dawes. left alone In the house
ct the foot Of the hill, had amused her
self for a time with the Beasley libra
~, which partially filled shelf in the
sitting room.
Sitting there, she was a witness of
the alarming catastrophe on the bill
top and reached the front gate just in
time TO see Henry 60 galloping by.
dragging the four wheels and springs
Of the sulky. while sprawled across
the rear axle and still ciinging to the
reins hung familiar bowling and
most wickedly profane individual of
the name OF Bangs.
The upper part Of the sulky. with
its boxlike curtained top, lay on its
side In the road. From somewhere
within the box came groans and
screams, greeting Phoebe. who ran to
the spot.
The painting and alarmed teacher
stopped and peered into the dark shad
0w between the dashboard and the
back curtain. All she could make out
at first were a pair of thin ankles and
congress" shoes in agitated motion.
These bobbed up and down behind the
overturned seat and it's displaced cush-
ION
"ob. Mrs. Beasleyr' screamed
Phoebe Are you hurt?"
The rescuer pulled the seat forward
and with an effort tumbled it clear of
the curtains, Debby raised herself
still higher. :.
"Ohv' she groaned. Talk about
Land sakesl Who's comm? Men. amt
it?'
She scrambled ont Of her prison on
hands and knees and jumped TO her
feet with reassuring alacrity
"Tm q sight. amt n" she asked
"Haul this bunnet straight. ouick's
ever you can"
Miss Dawes. relieved to find that the
accident had no serious consequences
and trying her hardest not to laugh,
assisted the widow to rearrange her
wearing apparel. The blacksmith and
his helper came running up the hill.
Hello, Debbyv' hailed the former
whats the matter? Hurt, be you?"
Mrs. Beasley. whether she heard or
not, did not deign to reply.
The blacksmith pointed to his shop
in the hollow. Before it stood Mr..
Bangs, holding Henry by the bride
and staring in their direction.
He's all right" volunteered the
"helper." 1.-The horse stopped runnin'
soon's he got to the foot Of the next
hill"
Mrs. Beasley was not apparently
overjoyed at the news.
"Humph" she grunted. II most
wish he'd broke his neck. Pesky, care
less thing, gettin' US run away with
and upset! Who's goin' to pay for
fixin' my sulky. want to know ?"
'.Mr. Bangs will pay for it. I'm sure, ;"
said Phoebe soothingly. III he doesn't
l will. Oh, Mrs. Beasley. did you find
the daryl
Diary? No, no! told you was
afraid I'd burnt it up. Well, had.
and a whole lot more of them old ones.
But l did get all them Arizona papers
and took the trouble to tote 'em all the
way here SOS you could look at 'em.
And now''-she shook with indignation
and waved her hand toward a section
of horizon where little white dots in
dicated the whereabouts of the Cou-
riers-'now look where they be!
Bowed from Dan to Beersheby! Come
on to the house and let me set down.
/ been standin' on my head till I'm
tired Here. Jabez.'' to the blacksmith,
you tend to that carriage. will you"
She stalked of down the hill.
Phoebe was downcast and disap-
pointed. She was convinced in her
own mind that the Honorable Atkins
had some hidden motive for his es-
pousal Of the Thomas cause. AsGph's
fruitless quest in Orham had not
shaken her faith. Captain Cy had re-
fused to seek Debby Beasley for infor-
nation concerning the Thayers. and SO
she, on her own responsibility. had
done 30. And this was the ridiculous
ending Of her journey. The diary had
h0on a forlorn hone Nou that ~an