Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
n the trees and rocks and wind the thoroughbred

n the and rocks and wind the thoroughbred
warmed to his work.
By then the cries from score of Threats had alarmed
the park for mile. The fright and excitement in
creased apace four mad riders hurtled Thurley
white and rigid in the lead.
James had been hopelessly outdisanced in the first
few hundred Yards Hoofbeat and that pierced
the air sounded mad warnings down the course. The
bride path dved beneath a bridge that spanned the
saw the runaway dynamic of power flashing his
Giles like engine parts in the sunlghts streaming rays
with the stiff upright figure of the white faced girl
inchingly applying strength and nerve and courage to
the task of Subduing his madness.
A second and third of the mounted police whipped
into the vortex at the that swung the path
ways eastward trend Over to dangerous
junction of riders path and driveway, shot the eager
horse intent upon bestng the animals in pursuit But
the from the group the rear, slowly but steadily
gaining the hard breathing bay that Thurley guided
And she, in the meantime, finally provoked into new
resolve back the mastery faulty held before
lost patience with the senseless horse and with it all
comprehension Of her danger ,
Abruptly loosing both the rens she gave a sudden
powerful jerk at the right wrapped about her hand
Instantly saving no less stouy at the other she felt
the bit give back to its place against the tender portion
of the creatures jaw, which then subjected to the
splendid strength that the moment lent to her arms and
body
She was saving him back to another thought than
that of wild stampede with impotence that bed him at
the mouth they dashed less swiftly toward the juno
shouting the rear The driveway of fashion began
to clog with vehicles halted in confusion and alright
THEN up from the shot the rider who had headed
all but Thurley's thoroughbred. He too rode SUI
perbly and mounted powerful black blue grass
product of the racing blood without peer in the city
Nevertheless when the riders hand projected for
ward The last and clutched Thureys horse by the
bt she had already Gained his raging fire and had
pulled him down to sidewise locomotion.
The group swung sharply inward to the left, and
Thureys bay, resentfu OF the needless interference
flung outward again to the right The saddle, loosened
by the strain and pressure of the turned from the
change of Thurley's momentum and threw her easily
off on her side in the gravel
She was neither bruised nor scratched; but groans
and cries from the breathless audience in the
halted procession on the drive. Policemen and the
Others, dlstanced in the mad pursuit. rode holly to the
even as Thurey spang to her feet and took her
horse in hand.
The only man who had ridden with sufficient speed
to be in at the crucial moment had dismounted. He
young, smooth shaven, and ruddy. He had
wondrous surge of color returning to Thureys cheeks,
when another man came running there from the drives
congested traffic
It was Stuyverant, white and excited. "Princess!"
he cried.
Thurley turned beheld him, and flushed to the tips
of her ears.
"Here give me that horse" said one of the mounted
policemen foot beside the others. 1.-The young
lady, might have been killed"
"Nonsense!" said Thurley. Hes calm enough
now. If some one will please adjust the saddle
"Are you hurt?" said Stuyverant, crowding to her
side. us there anything can dor"
James, other riders, and dozen men, together with
added numbers of policemen, arrived there in all
of haste. Thurey oresaw interference and annoy
She turned to Stuyverant gladly, as to one she
felt she knew.
I'm not even scratched she told him in her spirited
He stopping. He's not excited now.
If the saddle hadn't turned there would be need for
anyone to help"
Redeemed deeply beneath the of his face
"I'm sorry if you think ntefered- the cause