Show an interesting picture charade YACHT ND HER VOYAGES ON THE deflor miranda sent to buenos ayres for a bicycle for santiago he did it against Ms own best judgment the pampas will be too rough for it he argued and anyway I 1 dont see what a boy who has half a dozen horses wants with a que esperanza zd what an idea exclaimed santiago the men all use my hordes as it they owned them and I 1 never know where they arc the bicycle will stand at the hall door and it you want me to post a letter I 1 can mount wad be off in a moment shor miranda laughed all right santiago the bicycle Is ordered but remember it aa much as three horses no ill expect you to go on a good many mes sag ts como no why not replied santiago dutifully as he ran to tell consuelo his cider sister in due time the arrived and was carefully uncia tod what a beautiful piece the sen ante to make tor him the lower corners of the sail were secured by a cord which the rider or rather the sailor was to hold in his handa like reins these he could slacken or tighten at will so as to regulate the speed and by another cord attached to the handle bars he could reet or clew tho sail to any desired size in theory you ought to be able to sail to buenos ayris laughed deflor miranda but IU give you 5 1 you mer with it mercedes was the market town about five leagues distant and santiago smiled with confidence that will done he said but 0 course I 1 call both ways ill haap to ride it back tout what will I 1 do with the aall in have it sent back replied his father with a wink to the others you sail it there my boy and the 5 Is yours and miranda save santiago a mischievous nudge in the ribs all right father replied santiago you can laugh while its calm ill have my turn whan a good wind canies conies up but the was most aggravating day after day passed without enough breeze to keep the bicycle upright and santiago began to feel that a fate was him one morning however he awoke to fand a lampro blowing that fierce western wind that sweeps across the pampas raising a storm 0 dust frequently injuring much property and even causing loss of afe ufe 1 I must BO to mercedes this morning said bauor miranda at breakfast its going to be a stormy day though have enough wind now to suit you santiago but I 1 adelso you to keep your yacht at anchor santiago only laughed but after his father had ridden off he aba mast and took it to the carpenter shop youre not going to try it today to day are you asked one of tho men 1 I guess not replied santiago but im going to get ready oh antonio I 1 called senora miranda from the veranda do ou think you don cartos im afraid not senora lies on the fastest horse and hes had halt an hours start well he has forgotten a valuable paper and he wont know about it till ho gets i to mercedea j ill take it mother emoke up santiago nonsense my boy yes give ll 11 to me ive just braced the mast no santiago I 1 cant let you venture out in this storm the thing might capsize his mother always described it as tho thing well one get drowned on the pampas and without more ado he brought out the wheel senora miranda with great finally gave her consent come right back you fand tho wind too strong she cautioned that hes akely to do laughed antonio to himself santiago mounted behind the shed tested the yard and ropes set the sail so that lio could see well beneath it gripped tho reins and called to the men to open the gate A moment later he had caught the full force of the pampero and only the quick response 0 the well oiled wheels saved the rigging from destruction when he reached the highway he was spinning along at twenty miles an hour and almost before the astonished spectators could realize what had happened the strange land craft had disappeared on the horizon miranda had just entered mercedes and was drawing rein before aavo cate nian cos office when a grolo of standing in the shelter of a doorway dpn ho gan calling roost vociferously 1001 don carloa back up the devil back up for your life nar senor miranda glanced down the and 60 did his startled horae who daie mad cd a sound quite unlike the roaring of up wind neither master nor horse knea what it was they saw but it nus n us i and square and it bore down them like an express train it eilderts eilder ty hessed life ida it gave out the atos t fran no tic sounds but there was no longor urns to get out of ts path add it struck with a thud and a crash A them deflor SIl randa round himself his back in the middle rf th oa roal aith what seemed like a 1 r t thrusting it to one side he ty n son lying panting beside him 1 I guess I 1 struck you fai r noa i santiago but that wont nidine ri the anve dollars miranda was not sure i indeed he was more concerned aboin h i alts ahls plunging horse led to gater di d i tance then he rose and started br sah g his dusty clothes finally he beam n lauffs and in alve minutes dearly every oin in the town had joined in the mirth when santiago handed him the document that he had forgotten hoever ho evir senor miranda looked grave santiago he eald 1 I dont know what I 1 should have done K you brought me ahta paper I 1 think I 1 will call my debt 23 instead of 3 but you will have a kv repairs to pay for out ot it he adal with a laugh G M I 1 |