The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-10-20
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branch ben low. Fol- an instant Pegs
heart almost ceased beating; her
weight bore down the strong branch
ard Their it stopped bending. Hang
ing by her hands Peg moved her body
toward the tree, finding Il more Sc
cure purchase and a stronger support
the nearer she approached the trunk.
Safely in the tree She climbed down
its 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. Tho
more she thought about it the more
mystified she became-for it had now
entered her mind that, incredible as
it seemed to her, that young Doctor
Land might have been a party to en-
ti.ing her to the Lund home.
Peg discovered young Lund's auto
mobile where he had left it standing.
Without hesitating or considering for
an instant, Peg ran to the machine
AID was soon speeding away from the
Land mansion.
Peg turned her ear in the direction
o. the town where the circus was
Showing and made all speed. She
was bowling over the country roads
tlat led along the railroad track,
thinking Ove the unusual events of
tie Last few hours, when she was
thrilled by an unusual spectacle some
distance ahead.
She could not understand what was
IL q matter when she first noticed a
tain speeding along the tracks with
a box car attached to the rcar Of sew
eral passenger coaches. Suddenly, as
She watched. the box car seemed to
tain pulled away from it. Running
on Iown 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
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 a dash for the railroad
tracks. She felt that if she could ap-
lily the breaks to the box car and
could in some way signal the onco1n-
ting train that possible disaster might
be averted. This was her idea when
she made a 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
finally came to q full stop.
Then there was Il surprise for Peg.
There vas something familiar about
the cars behind The engine that she
had just stopped, and when she saw
the men piling down from the coaches
she realized that 1t was the circus
train. And one Of the first people to
reach the box car was Flip.
Peg sent young Doctor Lund's car
back To town by one Of the men with
the show, and boarding the circus
train was once more safe from inn
mediate harm.
As the days passed the show worked
its way toward California, the mel
dent was soon forgotten in the excite
ment OF daily performances. AS the
show gradually neared the coast
Pegs interest in Lucille increased,
and her thoughts were now centered
upon the holiday everybody with the
show was to take on the day Pegs
horse competed IN the Tia Juana
races.
In her daily conferences with Jerry
about the prospects Of Lucille run
nilg a 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 my Of EN-"
One day Peg decided to take a turn
Mt exercising Lucille herself, and Dor
rowing one of Jerry's riding uniforms,
galloped the mare for some distance
down the country road. When she re-
turned the girl was yer more enthusi-
astic than Jerry had been.
"She certainly is a dandy" Peg
cried rs she hoped to the ground. Il
wish l had ridden her before. When
she gets used to me I'll bet ! could
make her give a good account Of her
self with my own riding"
At last the big day. for the circus
folk arrived. Jerry had gone ahead
with the horse to stable it and exer-
else the beast for a few days on the
track where It was to race. The cir
Gus people had prepared for q great
holiday.
Mrs. Lund had travelled to Tia
Juana for the race-and taken with
her Chockro and three Of his men.
The woman had determined to make