Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-11-24
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Miss Arney was petite. with hair
OF that violet black color. big. laugh
ing eyes and the daintiest reG-lipped
mouth imaginable. Vivacity and Miss
Mabel were pals ard mischief hFked
in her horizon Ike she rosy petals IN
the sunsets glow.
Il love horses" she babbled. pat.
ting the sleek neck Of her mettlesome
black mount 4 have an Arabian Al
home-and he's simply perfect"
81 go in for bulldogs myself" cross
fred the mayor. taciturnly. Nothing
beats a bulldog on the front seat Of
an automobile ..a
with the man under ii on his
back" rippled the girl, curbing her
horse as q pig woof-woofed from the
highway into the weedy roadside.
The mayor laughed.
"And with a woman IN the back
seat pouting az Chawles and telling
! him every fiye minutes in a shrill
voice that that isn't what's the matter
with the machine At all" he seoffed.
The girl shrugged her shoulders
Your wife2'
''No, my bulldog" ift
Striking her horse With the whip.
I the girl dashed on ahead.
"I'n race you to Baksvillel" she
7 cried over her shoulder.
Bedighes face ciocded as be fol-
lowed. The horse Miss Arney rode
was q nervous, long-limbed beast with
a wicked eye She had chosen him
OF the pair against the mayors sug-
gestion that she ride the mare he be.
strobe
around turn in the road she feW
on the black, his ears back. the bit
ia bis teeth Bedighl spurred afteE
( her, but the MAZE was no match Tor
: her mate The twisting road kept
the girl from view, but ahead he could
( hear the rapid hoofbeats Of the 81
ing animal
Then, above the noise OF the race
there came piercingly a sharp big g
followed by q wcman's scream
The mayor urged the mare foTU
At the turn he saw ahead a traatigz
engine on the turnpike. In tho
beside the road two griny wor
stood over a woman lying up1H
leaf mold. The mayor rode up
dismounted As he approached
girl sat up. bewiidered- An
scratch on her bride hand was
Ing freely.
"He-he SHE'D at the engine
explained. gamely, and scrap01
OF under this tree"
Bedight's relief was plainly 3eri
in his face.
you are not seriously hurt Dr.
inquired sDberiy.
NO" she laughed. IN the
OF Richard IL, Give me anatsa
| horse and bind up my wounds
He tore a llnGn handkerchief i0sr
strips, knelt before her and cara-.E..
/ bound up her hand
Thank you" she said. gayly. an-
now IL you viii catch my horse Es
win proceed.
One OF the worsmen cane IarH
! leading the runaway.
You were lucky" congrataLz-al
the mayor as they set out on the road
but be careful of that animal H
a fretter'
"A nervous horse and a neryou=
woman always fret themselves Into
trouble she said, laughing, but re-.
~ Re wouldn't have thrown me tE 3
had had a clear field"
I'm not SO sure" admonisbej .ra
man.
Tn prove IT, cried the girl, spir
teddy, giving tho black full rein aHd
5ashing of agcin, Ike Uadcap
The mayor, raging, set out as the
! Lail to the kite. They were near the
village nov Down the hill the black
went like race horse in a swirl OF
lust Across the bridge and through
| he main street they tore like two
| leaders on the couuty-fair course.
And then a baby-cab. propelled by
small boy, rolled directly in the
path Of the mare. Bedight tried &c
| guide free, but the mare was heavy
IN her feet. There was a crash, cry
from the boy. vail from the babe
and the devil to pay
The girl came back trying TO hold
her fidgeting horse. Some one grasped
the rein Of the animal
Get OF. LADY," ordered the stolid
individual. who looked like the village
blacksmith. You're arrested"
The mayor in the clutches Of the
| village marshal. a burly native. red
faced thiok-necked. stern. looked at
the girl blsnkly. Here was a pretty
messl
And thus they went UP the main
street 10 the jail-the mayor and the
town policeman IN the lead. the stolid
| Individual and Miss Arney second.
while behind trailed the baker, the
groceryman, the photographer, the
town loafer. the village drunkard ane
thirty-seYen small boys
cit in here" commanded the mar
shall, until / kin communicate with
| ledge Harrison. l reckon tn lady
won't mind associatin' with tn gent
until I kin arrange with tn shoriE's
wife TO take Keer OF her" with grin
On his ford face.
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