CHAPTER III

THE TEAM THAT RAN AWAY

"Oh, Dave, the gully!" cried his sister Laura. "If we go into that we'll all be killed!"

"Please keep quiet, Laura," flung back her brother in a low, tense voice. "These horses are scared enough as it is."

Dave was doing his best to bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop. But they had not been out of the stable for the best part of a week, and this, combined with the scare from the roar of the automobile, had so gotten on their nerves that to calm them seemed next to impossible. On and on they flew over the packed snow of the hard road, the sleigh bouncing from side to side as it passed over the bumps in the highway.

Jessie was deadly pale and had all she could do to keep from shrieking with fright. But when she heard Dave address his sister in the above words, she shut her teeth hard, resolved to remain silent, no matter what the cost. Ben was worried as well as scared--the more so because he realized there was practically nothing he could do to aid Dave in subduing the runaways. The youth on the front seat had braced both feet on the dashboard of the sleigh, and was pulling back on the reins with all the strength of his vigorous muscles.

Thus fully a quarter of a mile was covered--a stretch of the hill road which fortunately was comparatively straight. But then there loomed up ahead a sharp turn, leading down to the straight road through the valley below.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. Who is scared?
2. Who might scare them more?
3. What is she afraid of?
4. What does she think will happen?
5. If they reach it?
6. Who is she talking to?
7. What is he trying to do?
8. Is it working?
9. Why not?
10. Where were they travelling?
1. horses
2. Laura
3. the gully
4. we'll all be killed
5. yes
6. Dave
7. bring the spirited grays out of their mad gallop
8. no
9. They had not been out of the stable and with roar of the automobile, had so gotten on their nerves that to calm them was impossible.
10. highway