The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-19
HORACE MADE GOOD
ny MABEL c. ealoHrmAs.


IAN ready Tor the sleigh ride. bays
nnd girls" pipcd jones. ~ be- entered
the schonlruom. IAN here aud ready
but Sally Hicks AMI size j. always
late" spoke chorus ~ voices. that
surrounded the little country school
rooiu stove
Sally was hright-rycd llttlc glrl
81 sixteen. with checks Ike rusrs and
hair that fell on her shoulders In gold
IN curlS Her drive to schoul each
morning WIS FAR from short. hut Sally
felt he wanted 20 go and must ~
home and put On her new brown coat
aud knitted red esp. that her aunt
Johanna had sent her tor her birthday
the lay hefure Paul Rice. the young
rst trustee ~ the school was going
aud she must look her very best.
what j. the matter aud the hurry,
my dcarf" spoke Sally's mother look.
INK over her spectncies, n Sally rush.
81 into the Kitchen "Oh. nothing
much, mother. only Horace has invited
me 10 ride In that horrid looking
sleigh. ! just hate oid.fashlon sleirhs
and old.fashion peopie anyway" splut
tered Sally but then-I suppose
Will have 10 go. nS he has been 80 good
10 father since his Illness"
Two o'clock came ana IIornce drew
up In front ~ Sally's door. we'll pro.
tected from the winters cold boy his
red scarf securely wrapped around his
hend. aud his fine looking sleigh. n
he supposed.
Ready. Sally" shouted Horace In
a hoarse voice. from the sleigh.
The drive 10 the little rel school
seemed long to Sally. as her thoughts
were all on seeing Paul Rice. the sleigh
ride the lovely supper nc Nancy
Blake's aud not on the question that
| Horace had asked.
well-and Just then Sally. jumping
/ from the slcigh. forrot 10 even thank
Horace. but he was soon tucked In aud
on his way home.
where have you been the last hour
Sally llIcl.sf' shouted voice from
the corner. 1--WE want Co get started I"
sally was cold after her long drive
and stond by the stove warming her
little white hands. first looking nj
/ Paul. who stood nearby polishing his
fingvrnils and thinking Of the boy
/ who had brought her safely there
and gone.
well. don't care anyway" she
a. q a a
old-fashlon people and never will"
4 safe 10 say Horace was the object
~ her thoughts. and offender In com
/ parison with Paul. the highly polished
gentleman. who stood by the stove.
we must get started now. boys and
girls"
Paul helped Sally ON with her coat
and assisted her To the sleigh aud they
were soon cuddlcd together In the cor.
ner Of the hay bottom sleigh chatting
and laughing.
After the toasts at Nancy's class
supper the boys one by one told Of
some great adventure IN their lives
and Paui's tales OF his life Of adven-
lures held little Sally awestruck. while
the others were amused.
The storm Is growing worse. we
must get started"
Paul calling Sally to one side whIs-
pered In her ear In gentle voice. we
viii 20 back In Mr.. Blake's new red
sleigh. II will be much safer and be-
sides. Sally. n looks u lot nicer"
They had only gone a short distance
and they came To the turn In the road
when the horse jumped. and Paul be
came angry and dashed the horse, the
binding drift Of the new fallen snow
and the angry lashes OF Paul fright
| ened the horse. the sleigh overturned,
and poor sally lay helpless by the side
Of the road.
Hasn't Sally come yet" Horace ex.
claimed a. he walked into the cory sit.
ting room u Mrs Hicks home. Jack
and all the rest have arrived"
at Is a had night aud think II
/ right for me To follow the broken road
To Nancy Blakes." Horace said. In u
deep voice.
In short time Mrs. Hicks had
Horace well supplied with coats aud
shawls and started over the road 10
/ Nancy Blnke's.
"Git up. Dobbin. We must meet Sal.
ly." Horace exclaimed 20 his faithful
old white horse The sleigh gilded
over the fieece-llke snow and Horace
had gone six miles when a terrible
sight confronted him as he came "a
turn In the road. There lay the girl
Of his dreams unconscious in this
snow.
sally. Sally. cant you speak, And
picking her up In his arms he placed
her gently beside him In the old-fash
Toned sleigh.
The cold sharp wind Of the winters
night brought Sally To consciousness
and as she looked M into Horace
honest blue eyes she placed her tins
white arms around his neck and ex
claimed. "You are the true hero OF my
dreams"