The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-22


Sally Moon.
him. She hallooed back reassur-
ingly.
"All right back here -
He waited at the turn Of the
path, glancing at the watch
strapped to his wrist.
wed better turn back. have
an appointment at nine"
Sally Moon! Well, what of it?
But Katharine's exaltation was
gone for the instant. The morn
ing had a cloud upon 1t.
Watch out for that dog"
Michael warned as the path wound
again into the open clearing, fac
| ing which one lone white house
stared down into the fertile valley.
| The terrier which had bothered
Fury on the ride down was sitting
on the bank, watching, sharp-eyed
for his enemy. At first sight OF
the riders, the small brown dog
hurled himself like q streak down
the precipitous slope, through
thorn and berry bushes, to yelp
fraRtically at Fury's very heels.
The little mare began to dance
She had done this before and
Michael, at some pains, had quieted
her. But now her nervous gait in
creased and she deserved her
name. Michael, wheeling Prince
Charlie, made for Fury's Bride
| missed it.
Katharine was not conscious of
fear. Fury plunged forward at a
violent rate, rearing and kicking,
and the girl chung desperately.
whoa, Fury! Steady there, grill
Then the sickening consciousness
| Of hurting through the air at in
credible speed; the damp earth and
the grass rising up to meet one.
From a long way off, a voice
reached her.
any darling!"
| Michael's voice. Michaeps strong
arms lifting her. carrying her.
Katharine felt ssore all over-not
broken, she assured herself, only
dreadfully sore and shaken.
She opened her eyes.
People were running toward
IuCuit LIuChLIldn WAOSC NChASAO
was halted near the field, people
from the white house where the
dog belonged, a woman in striped
dress and two little girls.
"Oh, Is she badly hurt?"
The woman, Katharine thought.
had a nice sort of face with wise,
tired eyes. The little girls stood
staring, all fyaway blond hair and
bare, ,sunbrowned legs.
Bring her up to our house." the
woman said. To the dog, who had
ceased to bark and now covered
naughty: BAD Sandyi Bad boy!"
"He'll he punished for this, he
knows that" she told them, lead
ing the procession. Katharine
| closed her eyes again. The truck
man had gone to hold Prince
Charles bride. Some men down
by the River Road had stopped
FURY It was very pleasant to be
carried thus. Michael's arms were
strong and gentle.
| Katharine opened her eyes again.
They were going up the steps of
passing through q doorway. The
remodeled farmhouse was COM
Portable in q homely way. Michael
went up flight of steps and the
woman directed him to lay Katha-
rine on bed.
The woman bent toward her
anxiously. "I'll call my DOCTOR"
she said in gentle voice. Are you
very much hurt?"
Michael, looking extraordinarily
big in this low-ceiled room, tower
ed over her. His face was dark
with anxiety.
I'll don't believe So" Kath-
4 arine said family.
your heads all right?" Michael
knelt down by the bed when Mrs
Merser went to telephone. They
could hear her calling DR. Cart
wright down in the village.
my boots will soil the spread"
Katharine whispered. It was pleas
liant, having Michael SO worried
about her. Now he wouldn't be
able to rid with Sally Moon. 1t
was such a silly idea that Kath-
arine smiled. and Michael Heath
ing man might gaze at q loaf of
bread.
"oh. don't worry about that.
please" Mrs Merser cried. coming
back. 1.-THE spread doesn't matter,
Poor child! do feel 30 awfuily
responsible. That bad dog ;"
The children 1urked in the door
way. They were sweet little
girls. Katharine thought, and de-
cided. too. that this was the sort
Of home she would have liked to
grow up in. Simple and sweet aud
good, with a mother who had kind,
wise eyes like Mrs Merser.
How about Fury?"
''IIe's all right" Michael told
her. But his tone BODIED I'll for
Fury. Maybe she hadn't dreamed
It, after all; maybe he had actually
called her ''my darling"
Presently DR. Cartwright came
and examined her.
She's had q nasty SHOCK" he
said. ''but she seems to have come
through Il all right. You're a very
lucky yeung lady" he told Katha-
fine. "You must stay In bed all
to-day. and tomorrow I'll run In
and see you again"
May go home, d0ctor?" Kath-
arinc knew the little physician
well. lie had nursed her through
most Of her childhood ailments.
10 her secret dslisht he shank