Evening star., 1921-04-17

ailments, but this is mental with her'
DOC. this is mental!
DR.. Pullyard whispered some more.
and was urgent and convincing.
y + i 4
T last Mr.. Towle. wagging his head
a doubtfully but submitting to ar
gument, led his horse around behind
a feed-barn. I'm still insisting that
it's all nerves, Doc"
And all females have EN-" agreed
the veterinary. kneeling beside his
open satchel. The idea in treating
nerves in female is to get said
females mind OF unto other subjects
as soon as possible"
What other subject in this case?'
inquired Maud's guardian, showing
apprehensiveness.
Anything but q bear. It is told US
by natural history that a horse is
more afraid of bear than of any
thing else. Now get firm grip on
1t was plain that DR.. Pullyard. V. S..
knew his business when it came to
horse He palmed bolus as big as a
walnut. With the nat of the other
hand he smacked q most ungentle-
manly slap on the side OF Maud's
head. She opened her mouth in prompt
anger. and he tossed in the pill.
grabbed her by nose and under jaw.
clamped the two together. kicked her
in the side-and she swallowed. With
several snaps of her eyelids. she
blinked her astonishment, and then
stared into the heavens with the man
ner Of one who had begun to ask
wild questions Of the universe.
you see, Hod," said the doctor. pat
ronizingly, "in a case like this. when
the mind is taken OF the systericus
bearonical. as we physicians would
put it. then the mind swings back all
normal to what 1t was before. There
, is first a short period
Mr.. Towle was unable to wait to hnd
out what that period was, in medical
nomenclature. He went away from
there with merely a layman's imper.
period that in no manner had any re-
semblance to a full stop. Whether or
not, in the general upheaval OF her
emotions. Maud had no idea Just
where she was going, and was simply
| eager to be on her way. or felt some-
ing, and had a natural feminine han
kerinR to seek her own boudoir up
the rows Of stalls. is not OF special
moment; the fact remains that she
went back the way she had come. and
the soil more deeply.
She came out of her absorption
when she saw the bear ten feet ahead
of her. With a sort Of back hand
| spring she showed her determination
| that odious animal. Mr.. Towle was
Slated around at the end Of the halter
| In an excellent imitation Of wet dish
] rag in the hand of an angry scUllon.
DR.. Pullyard, displaying the alacrity
| Of one who had been called in on the
| case. Joined with others in anchoring
| the fugitive.
"Hod. you shouldn't have let her go
| back there where she could see that
bear" said the doctor. ut seems to
have put her mind just where Vt was
| before l treated her"
yes, and she realizes it. you pill
heaving son Of old Medicabobuius.
you" yawled Mr.. Towle. She has
hurried back for another dose: ne
! added. sa.castically.
The voice of the marshal In the dis
tance: "All ready for the two-nine-
Look at her" walled Mr.. Towle.
She stood snorting, with her blue.
Of a sawbuck. Yes, between you and
that damnation bear. look at her:
What'n'ell her mind is on now don
know, but it amt on that two-nine-
teen trot that they're calling up the s
field for. A high-bred. vallyble hoss
completely pioogled! I'm going 70 sue
this fair-management for letting
bears and vet'inaries operate on THESE
| grounds"
! Boys. there's a plot to keep me out
! of this two-nineteen class" declared
Mr.. Towle. with passion. They've al
ways been afraid Of me on this circuit
ever since ! ra.ooed the them sn,rtsrins Wits 1,e
with glee because they haven't seen
| me for ten years whilst I've been
J alarming. I'll show 'em l haven't
| retired, But look at her"
I "She pears to be all right now. I'm
] Gle Hod." stated one Of the group. I'm
/ holding up this blanket so she cant
see that bear"
| Tell you what, Hod." volunteered a
| swipe. a veteran, well bring the
lsulky and the rest O. the rig down
| here and help you harness behind the
! feed barn."
I'm be much obleeged." returned the
old man gratefully. We've got to
show 'em all that they can't keep a
| good hoss down"
| The men who assisted Towle made
l themselves real adherents when Mr.
1 Sturnell ventured that way with his
bear: they drove the disturbers away
with pitchforks.
| Mr.. Towle was there with the field
| in season TO weigh in and receive his
number. There were eleven starters
but Maud attracted the most atten-
tion. She was rigged out with about
| all the old gear that the veteran had
been able to dig up from his relics OF
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