Arizona republican., 1912-01-12

lHtu OtClslOH came 10 MIN. he Uuf
ried into the telegraph operators OF
fee and picked up the telephone he saw
there. In short time he had the op
posing attorneys on the wire in New
York.
What time does Grant VS.. Ellis &c
on?" he called.
For a moment he listened, not
speaking, then three O'clock" he re
peated. Goodbye" and hung up the
receiver. He glanced at his watch. Ii
was nearly eleven. The run was only
forty-flye minutes to New York. He
shut his watch with snap and bolted
out OF the station. He saw the groom
on the second horse nearby. Ii was
more than up 10 his weight. but, he
couldn't deny the fact to himself. he
felt little shaky. He hadn't ridden
for years and TO get on a horse he had
never seen before and ride over that
country he had watched from the
train; well, ii made him feel little
weak in the knees.
Then all of sudden the unexpected
happened. One young hound that had
wandered off into field unbeknownst
10 the Master had found something
TO the skies. In an instant the Master
was busily alert blowing his horn ard
shouting. but to no avail. the pack
went over and under the fence, kalei-
doscopic flashes of white and brown.
Down the road the Master gallopei
with everyone following after. Only
Striving and the groom with the sec
ond horse were left. The groom
fidgeted and glared at Striving; he
wanted 10 be off. but he had had hts
orders. Striving looked at his watch
and then 2t the railroad station, and
thought of the Surrogate Court of APP
peals. The next instant he had pulled
the groom out of the saddle and was
galloping down the road. How it all
came back to him after so many years.
The big thoroughbred mare with her
long rangy gallop set him in a thrill
Of expectancy to see what she could do
at fence. In the distance he saw the
hounds had struck a line across coun-
try in the direction from which his
train had come. Soon he caught the
others up and they all jammed at
gate, the Master swearing wildly, but
nobody minded or heard. Then with
a rush they were through. and Striv-
ing, his trousers Tapping at his ankles,
rode straight past the girl with the
gray.
You came" he heard her whisper,
I'm so glad. thought for moment
you"
You thought" he grinned, Il could
only ride,-on train.
The girl nodded and flushed, and
Striving felt like brute. But there
was no time now TO talk; hounds were
two fields away and running abreast
high scent. Striving thought it the
prettiest music he had heard in years.
They were all riding hard at stiff
board fence and each was choosing his
panel The brown mare took il almost
in her stride, but the gray flashed past
her in the air, and Striving was sure
he heard a ripping laugh. She was
ahead of him now and he felt Won
derful pleasure in watching the wind
as it whipped al her hair and the way
she sat her horse.
He recalled landmarks here and
there that he had seen from the train
and he knew they were coming soon
to the lane. He jabbed the brown
to the gray The girls face was pink,
their eyes met and this time she did
not laugh.
oh" she begged, 81 was only joll-
ing.-be careful. Please follow me.
this is all new country TO you. But
Striving threw back his head and
laughed, big boyish laugh, and sent
the brown mare along.
They were leading the rest OF the
field with only the Master ahead.
could see him look back every
now and then and shout. Behind him
he heard the pounding of the gray's
hoofs. Once he glanced back and
waved his hand, but the girl did not
reply. A few fields away he saw a
house with below il row of trees and
recognized the lane. He marked the
place where the new panel should be
and soon saw it shining on the other
side. They we're going rafting pace,
for the ground was damp and hounds
had never lost scent. The lane lay at
the foot of a hill, and Striving rode at
il, barely checking at all. The mare
jumped in clean and he called to her
when she jumped out over the stin
new rail. AS he landed safely. gray
nose forged at his knee. He drew rein,
put out a hand and gripped two small
er ones in his.
"You mustn't" he said Its all
right for me. 1t doesn't make any diff
you know, about me, but the
pace is too hot for a woman to ride
like that"
The face was little pinched and the
color gone. II was the hardest day for
years and hounds had never checked
at all. .
"Pll follow you. said l would on
the train" the answer came. This time
there was no laughter They went
more slowly through deep plough,
both horses laboring. then out over
low stone wall and on to solder
ground again.