Evening star., 1922-07-23

only Uncle David saw what really
caused the black suddenly to give one
wild, convulsive buck and bolt like
the wind with the girl saving vainly
at it's mouth.
With that agonized cry, Sir Hubert
started to Chamber into his saddle.
The quarry" His frenzied shout
sent a chill into the hearts Of every
one who heard. and half the hunt
started to mount. The black was
heading straight for the old, disused
slate pit.
But it was the immaculate Dawson
who suffered the greatest shock. He
had just got his foot into the stirrup
when he felt himself picked up like
child and deposited In the mud.
And mounted on his chestnut was the
man in ratcatcher.
Keep back-all of you" The tall.
spare figure rose in the saddle and
dominated the scene. Its one-man
job"
Then he swung the chestnut round,
gave him one rib-binder, and followed
the boiling black. ..
Hi. You. sir" spluttered Dawson,
that's my horse"
But no one paid the smallest atten-
ton to the aggrieved youth. They
were staring at the two galloping
horses. They saw the man swinging
left-handed.
he doip~o hn do
ing?" David Daw1ish was jumping
up and down in his excitement. He'll
never catch her like that"
He will" roared the cavalryman.
''Oh, lovely, lovely! Look at that re-
covery, sir! ask you. look at it,!
Don't you see his game. manr' He
turned to the secretary. Hes COM
ing up between her and the quarry
and he'll ride her off. II he came up
straight behind, nothing could save
'em. It's too close.."
FASCINATED the field watched the
grim race, helpless, unable to do
anything but sit and look on. A
crowd of galloping horses would have
maddened the black to frenzy. For a
few agonizing seconds, when the girl
first realized that Nigger was bolt
ing, she panicked. Then, being a
thoroughbred herself, she pulled her
self together and tried to stop him
But he was away with her-away
with her properly. and it was just as
she realized it that strong. ringing
hal
left shoulder.
Drop your near rein, Molly! Put
both hands on your of and pull, girl
pull! I'm coming!"
She heard the thud Of his horse
behind her. and the black spurted
again. But the chestnut crept UP till
1t was level with her girths-tin the
two horses were neck and neck.
Pull, darling-pullw With a wild
thrill, she heard his voice, low and
tense, beside her.
"Pull-pull-on that of reinw
She felt the chestnut hard against
her leg as the man, exerting every
ounce of his strength, started to ride
her OF.
The black was coming round little
by little, and at last she realized that
they were galloping parallel with the
edge Of the quarry and not toward
1t. 1t had been touch and go. An
other twenty yards and then, at the
same moment, they both saw it.
Straight in front of. them, stretching
back from the top Of the pit, there
yawned a great gap. She had forgot
ten the landslip during the last
summer. ,...
She saw the man lift his crop and
give the black a heavy blow ON the
near side Of his head. She heard his
frenzied shout Of Pull! For. Gods
sake, pull" And then she was gal
loping alone. Dimly she heard a
dreadful crash and clatter behind her.
She had one heeting glimpse of a
chestnut horse rolling over and over
and humping sickeningly downward
while something else bumped down.
ward. goo. Then she was past the
gap with a foot to spare. That ono
stunning blow with the crop had
swung, the amazed black through half
a right angle to safety. = It had made
the chestnut swerve through half q
right angle the other way to
All. no. not that! Not dsad-not
dead! He couldn't be that-not
Danny! And she knew It was Danny
had known 1t all along. Blowing
like q steam engine, the black had
stopped. exhausted. and she left him
standing where he was as she ran
back to the edge Of the gap.
Danny! Danny-my man. sAe