The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-08

Drdncn DENT low. tOr an tuStdut 4 cS .
heart almost ceased beating; her
, weight bore down the strong branch
and then it stopped bending. Hang
! ing by her hands Peg moved her body
toward the tree. finding a more Sc
cure purchase and a stronger support
the nearer she approached the trunk.
; Safely in the tree she climbed down
it's branches and was able from the
bottom limb to drop safely to the
ground.
Certain it was that she could not
again enter the Lund home. The
more she thought about 1t the more
mystified she became-for 1t had now
entered her mind that, incredible as
4 1t seemed to her, that young Doctor
Lund might have been party to en-
ticing her to the Lund home.
Peg discovered young Lunds auto
mobile where he had left 1t standing.
Without hesitating or considering for
4 an instant, Peg ran to the machine
and was soon speeding away from the
Lund mansion.
Peg turned her car in the direction
of the town where the circus was
showing and made all speed. She
was bowling over the country roads.
that led along the railroad track,
thinking over the unusual events of
the last few hours, when she was
| thrilled by an unusual spectacle some
| distance ahead.
She could not understand what was
the matter when she first noticed
train speeding along the tracks with
box car attached to the rear of sew
eral passenger coaches. Suddenly, as
she watched, the box car seemed to /
slow down and the other cars of the I
train pulled away from it. Running
on down grade the runaway car held |
its momentum, but the train of pas
senger coaches whizzed past her leav-
ing the box car far behind.
As Peg sped along in the direction
of the lone box car she was terrified |
to see the smoke of another train in
the distance, evidently following along
the same tracks on which the box car
was running wild. The girl made a
quick decision then went ahead at
full speed until she had nearly reached
the wild car.
Then she jumped from her machine
and made dash for the railroad
tracks. She felt that if she could APP
ply the breaks to the box car and
could in some way signal the oncom-
Ing train that possible disaster might
be averted. This was her idea when
she made desperate attempt to grasp
the ladder that ran down the end of
the car as it approached her.
Climbing to the top of the car she
applied the breaks and then stood
facing the oncoming train, waving her
cap wildly around, as far above her
head as she could reach. The signal
proved effective, for the train that
was approaching slowed down and
nnally came to full stop.
linen there was a surprise for Peg
There was something familiar about
the cars behind the engine that she
mad Just stopped, and when she saw
the men piling down from the coaches
she realized that it was the circus
train. And one of the first people to
reach the box car was Flip.
Peg sent young Doctor Lund's chr
PACK to town by one of the men with ]
the show, and boarding the circus
train was once more safe from i'm
mediate harm.
AS the days passed the show worked s
It's way toward California, the Incl
oent was soon forgotten in the excite
ment or daily performances. AS the
Show gradually neared the coast
Pegs interest in Lucille increased ]
ana her thoughts were now conferred l
upon the holiday everybody with the I
Show was to take on the day Pegs y
horse competed in the Tia Juana
races. .
In her daily conferences with Jerry |
about the prospects of Lucille run-
hlng good race, the boy constantly
encouraged her. "She can't be beat !
by any ordinary horse that runs !
around these Mexican race tracks
she can show her heels to any Of ON ), '
one day Peg decided to take turn
at exercising Lucille herself ana nor 5
rowing one of Jerry's riding uniforms
gaiioped the mare for some distance !
uoWn the country road. When she 20 I
turned the girl was even more enthusi-
astic than Jerry had been.
She certainly is a dandy" Peg
cried as she hoped to the ground. Il !.
WISH had ridden her before. When :
'he gets used to me I'll bet could
make her give good account of her
self with my own riding" !
AT last the big day. for the circus !
ok arrived, Jerry had gone ahead !
WITH the horse to stable it and exer. :
use the beast for a few days on the 9
rack where it was to race. The cir.
'us people had prepared for great !
holiday. -ea' v
MRS. Lund had Travelled to Tia !,
Iuana for the race-and taken ,.itt.