El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-24
Married Life the Second Year
/ Her Russl
Nv M66ai HefHeff Uf0of Disclosed
y ~o- 100000 - 49, expectedly Tender

got everything I learned Look, sh5~
me quick! Have I got my reins rightr'
NO, wait; your snaffle comes on
top" Mrs Stevens leaned over and
deftly adjusted the reins in HeIen's
hand
So far they had been walking. but
now. as Warren and Mr.. Stevens broke
into trot ahead Of them, their horses
started up, too.
Mrs Stevens glanced at Helen anx-
iously. She was very pale and was
holding desperately to the reins In
stead OF posting 10 the trot. as she
had learned to do fairly well In the
last few lessons. she was being jolted
heavily by the horse
TRY TO post If he were to turn
around-now you'd give the whole
th1ngn away
~oh. 1 can't can't This horse
seems different"
Then canter. csnter;s urged Mrs
Stevens. ~That'n be easier" making
her own horse canter slowly.
But Helen's horse only trotted faster
and jolted her more heavily
lift up on the reins and touch him
in the flank with your heel!" urged
Mrs. Stevens again.
She Is Frightened.
Helen seemed powerless to manage
the horse in any way, but in order 10
keep up, it now broke into canter
Of it's own accord And Helen had a
sit close to the saddle, and her poor
Workmanship was not so strikingly
evident as in the trot-
Here Warren glanced back and called
out TO them and Helen was fervently
grateful that he had not done SO be-
fore
Eyes wen join you in a moment.
answered Mrs. Stevens. II want to get
used to this horse a bit first"
1t was a few moments later that
an automobile whizzed by and started
HeIen's horse into gallop-
.Oh, 1 don't want to go so fast-it
frightens mer'
You're all right" treasured Mrs
Stevens. galloping close beside her
mo. don't jerk him that way-pul him
down by degrees
But just then a motorcycle came
spluttering toward them
"Oh, I'm afraid Of that thing! Oh.
ohr'
Never mind, he won't shy These
horses are used to everything But
don't pull so-give him his head"
For Helen in her nervous fear was
pulling desperately on the reins- Just
as the motorcycle swept by them the
explosions were louder than ever. and
Helen's horse, which had grown more
and more FESTIVE under her constant
Jerking Of the reins, SHE'D. plunged for
ward and dashed OF madly.
In a moment she was swept past
Warren. before he realized what had
happened.
"Give him his head. Give him his
headl" he shouted, squirting his horse
after her.
But Helen. when she ceased her des-
perate jerking. dropped the reins, and,
paralyzed with fear. chung TO the
horses neck The dangling reins
frightened still more the already mad
dened animal He dashed on-Warren
galIoping fiercely after And then. just
as Warren gained on her, and was
leaning over to grasp her waist her
horse swerved sharply. throwing Helen
to the side OF the road as II plunged
on. In an instant Warren was OFF his
horse and had her in his arms.
An hour later Helen was on the
couch in their hotel room with War
rem beside her.
THAT feels better nowg" as he
rubbed the bruised shoulder with ar
MICA
one nOdueU ana SnlieO up at him
happily. Now that it was all over IL
was worth being thrown to have the
Warren had given her.
He had drawn from her the whole
story. But instead of being furious as
she had expected. he had been sur
prisingly gentle and tender
You poor little kitten, trying TO
tide that beast-when you'd ncSer rid
len before,'
But. deaf. it wasn't such aNbeast
after all You see IT didn't hunt me
a very little"
And then to herself she added. tOnly
enough to make you care" But<she
wisely refrained from saying tNS
aloud.
against his hand. which stin held the
lrnica bottle.