The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-02

would be most disconcerting and en-
barrassing. He was not particularly
anxious for her to see him thrown for.
ward on Bob's neck. On the other
hand, suddenly to leave her and go
dashing down the back.track, plying
quirt and spurs, wouldn't do, either
What was wanted was q method
whereNith u of preyspt that lightnIEg'
whirl, lie must stop the animal be-
fore ,it,igot around The reins would
| not dotbis. Neither would the spurs.
Remained the qulrt. But how, to. &C,
complish, II? bob always whirled TO
the right. Very well. He would
double the qulrt in his hapd, and, the
instant OF the whirlS that double quIft
would rap Bob on the npse5 Tie horse
didn't live. after itsonee learned the
lesson, that would whirl IN the face
of the doubled quirt.
More Reenly than ever during that
week IN the office, did Daylight realize
that he had no social, nor even human
co$tacts With, Dsaes The situation was
ItsuEh that he could not ask her the
simple question whether or not she 81 2
vas going riding next Sunday. Thus
he found another card in the hand
the Mad sod had dealt him. How i'm
rprtant that card was to become he
did not dream, yet he decided that it
was pretty good card.
Sunday came, and bob, ont, in the
Piedmont hills, behaved like an angel.
His goodness at times was OF the
spirited, prancing order, but other
wise he was lamb. But no Dede did
Daylight encounter He Yainly circled
about among the hill roads, and in
the afternoon took the steep grade
, over the divide of the second range
and dropped into Maraga Valley Just
after passing. the foot Of the descent,
he heard The hoof beats OF cantering
horse. It was from ahead and coming
toward him, What II It we're Dede?
He turned Bob around and started to
return at a walk. The canter came
nearer, but he faced straight ahead
until he heard the horse behind check
to:a walk. Then he glanced OYER his
shoulder, II was Dede,. The recpgRi;
tion was quick, and, with her, accom-,
panied BY surprise: What more
natural thing than that. partly turn
ing his horse, he should wait till she
caught up with him; and that, when
abreast, they should continue abreast
on UP the grade? He could have
sighed with relief. The thing
was accomplished, and so easily.
Greetings had been exchanged; here
they were side by side and going 10
the same direction with miles and
miles ahead Of them.
! He noted that her eye was first for
the horse and next for him.
ooh, what beauty" she had cried
at sight OF Bob. From the shining
light in her eyes, and the face filled
with delight, he would scarcely have
lbelIeyed that 1t belonged to the young
| woman he had known in the ONCE,
the young woman with the controlled,
| subdued office face.
Il didn't know YOU rode" was one
OF her first remarks. II imagined
you were welded to get.there.quick
machines" F..I
Thus, and to his great relief, they
launched on a topic Of mutual inter
est. He told her about Beb's, tricks,
and Ok the whirl and his scheme to
overcome It; and she agreed that
horses had to be handled with. q Ger,
tain rational severity. no matter how
much one loved them. There was
lMab, which she had had for eight
years, and which she had had to break
Of stall.kicking. The process had been
painful for Nab, but It had cured her.
You've ridden a lot" Daylight
said
u really can't remember the frst