The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-09-23
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The Wheels Of Justice

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Elisa Kelley had never heard of a
centaur, but even If she had it would
not have been of much help in the
situation which confronted her. Tod
Dasker on his own two feet was bad
enough and one to flee from, but inten-
siled by the four dumping hoofs Of
his fathers big white truck horse, on
the back Nof which he was perched,
he was something paralyzing and ap-
palling to a small girl who had been
but a moment before peacefully pur-
suing her way down the alley on a
short cut home from the bakery.
To her excited eyes, Tod and his
mount seemed to occupy the entire
width of the alley. He let out a pierre
ing yell and jerked at the slow NOV
ing animal to make it prance, if pos
sible.
Now, you let me be, Tod DaskerF
Elisa shrilled excitedly, hitching the
loaf of bread further up under her
arm. She stood poised to run.
"Aw-w-w," Tod yelled mochngly,
and bore down upon her. With wild
scream Elisa dropped the bread and,
embracing convenient telephone
pole, clambered up few feet. She
chung, like cat, twisting her head to
watch with protruding eyes Tod's
gyrations.
Il Kin gallop right up to you." Tod
called to her. as he guided his steed
around in circles. You're just high,
enough IN SOS he can nip you good
and hard! Giddap. Nero!
With another snriek Elisa prompt
ly slid to the ground out of range Of
Nero's teeth.
"Aw-w-w," was Tod's comment.
"Cowardycat
"You let me be-" Elisa repeated.
with touch OF tremolo in her voice.
IN tell your father on you, Wilt"
Huh" shifted Tod disdainfuly, "he
won't do nothing! He told me to ride
Nero. He told me to ride him around
to the blacksmith shop. Watch me!
Yah-h-h!" He pushed his steed into
kind of amble in the opposite di-
rcction and Elisa made spring to-
ward her abandoned loaf Of bread
AS she Strengthened, red in the
face and GREATNESS, ready to make
dash for home, Tod whirled about
and again bore down upon her,
Il kin git you no matter where you
CO." he told her pleasantly, again
moving around in circle and block
ing all progress. I'm going to stay
right here forever'n ever, and you
can't git away"
II hate you. Tod Dasker!" cried
Elisa in tears of fury. you just
wait! You wait till my big brother
catches you, UNI"
saw" said Tom gently. why he
can't do nothingm If he came after
me I'd just drive Nero right at him
and tell him to bite him-like this!"
With another scream Elisa again
assembled the telephone pole and then,
remembering Nero's teeth, promptly
fell off to the ground, where she sat
staring helplessly at the mountain of
horse before her. That Nero's thots
for the moment were of oats alone
she did not know.
"Nero's teeth" began Tod. as he
jerked the big head up. they are
something awful He can bite any
thing in two. Once he began to gnaw
a big board and in a second or two he
had naturally scrunched it to pieces!
And the way he steps! Say! Once
he utepped on Tigers baseball and
the baseball went as fiat as pan
cake. Want to have him step on you?
Giddap. Nero!"
Elisa screamed and fed to the high
board fence at the end of Grsdloy's
patch Of corn and tomatoes.
''You wait" she promised hyster-
ically, '.rll tell the police on you, Tod
Dasker! You'll get paid up! You'll
be sorry!"
~hw-w-w," Tod jeered and headed
the horse toward her Whether
Nero had woaricd of his erratic mean
derinTs or whether a fly bit him no
one will ever know, but the fact re
mains that he gave one shake and
bump and his rider flew over the big
head in beautiful curve. landing
with great riot and CONSERVATION in
the middle OF Gridley's cherished
Golden Bantam corn; and old Gridley
was at the moment hoeing.
There was an inarttculate roar as
he hauled Ted out of the ruins, and
the sound of smart spanking well di-
rected. Outside the fence Elisa
crouchcd, listened, and a grin spread
over her wAite face Giving the
bread another hitch she sped con-
tentedly home There was no need
to tell the police. because from her
tormentor's yells of anguish she knew
rho was avenged