Show concerning a vowel copyright by mr mark tirrell his horse into the bridle path that ran along one bide ot abe ai ebue and to abe nutter able eur of nancy who was some thing 0 a loafer in the way of horseflesh he permitted her to drop nto the talt be aa wont to term funereal As a general thine when they reached the lii idle path in the gray of these early winter mornings tim 11 would briskly sancy touch her with the crop and they would go gal loping Bin artly toward the reservoir la a fashion which made the occupants of the early cars turn about to catch another glimpse ot them there was no ancy this morning no touch of the crop eat stiffly in the caddie gating straight ahead at nothing apparently so iancy polled along in her ber bead thrust out and ber ears laid back in a manner which on any ordinary occasion could not have failed to roue tirrell e ire it was a dull cheerless morning low hanging cloudy were in the sky and through the bare branches ot the elms the wind whistled a prophecy of enow tirrell smiled grimly the morning u responded with hie mood last night when he had quarreled ft ath linton it bad to him that with very proper dignity he had offered ab defense of a principle this morning is be mentally reviewed the affair be stamped bla whole course of action as asinine miss linton was not the eort of girl who flew into temper one moment and repented it the net her anger roa aured slowly and atas deep rooted tir rell eit en e the end had 1 jolli with ber before the library fire no more rides ath ber in the calp n r of the winter mornings he shut 1 Is teeth and threw back hia head close ranks here he growled to himself and to the come san cy he ednick ber smartly with the crop ancy responded with a elde wise spring which boull have unseat ed a less experienced rider and gallop ed up the nath at a pace that sent the blood surging to tirrell a cheeks but neither the pace of the nor the chill of the morning nor bis own determination to forget the whole affair could drive amy linton from his mind he could see her standing ats she had last night on the other side of the library table her face white and I 1 er eyes flashing alre lie er say again there la really nothing more to be ald mr tirrell good night and he pictured her to himself as she from the room her head poised proudly above the perfect ders tirrell felt something tighten in his throat darn iff he exploded and urged the mare into a breakneck run was well out toward the reser coir and still riding recklessly when he saw a horse galloping down the bridle path he pulled up and heading her la tle opposite direction he rode slowly along await tog the arrival of the other horse s it came up he leaned from the saddle and grasped the bridle of the runaway the horse carried a sidesaddle and there was a white star on the opre barad that brought tirrell s heart to his mouth it was miss bloton s horse lie turned and leading the other horse beside him be rode up the bridle path again they bad gone but short distance when he espied amy linton walking unconcernedly down the path tirrell heaved a sigh of gen nine relief I 1 was afraid you were hurt said be dismounting so she said 1 I was tightening the girth when be left rather emoni bously stand detill tony you idiot she said to the horse I 1 I 1 m giad I 1 happened along said tirrell he felt rather embarrassed it nas kind of you to catch him she said her tu mount ilay I 1 finish out the ride with you be asked miss linton s eyebrows were raised a trifle it you wish ebe eald coldly for awhile they galloped along in sl lence tirrell suddenly drew his horse nearer hers have you any idea where I 1 atae headed for he said la a low voice 1 I in afraid I 1 haven t she said still frigidly you remember the little hill just past the reservoir be pursued the one where a need to ride mornings and atch the sun sparkle abe snow on be opposite elope ellaa linton him steadily for a moment 1 es ebe said quietly I 1 going out there be said and I 1 er felt oh hang it aa I 1 were going to a grave 1 e blurted there hence again then linton spoke her bead turned fron him t was going out there too II 11 think I 1 felt much alie amy be cried aud caught ber band in bin head waa detill turned from him I 1 ut the little ear nearest him was very red I 1 m a brute be asserted she laughed lou are ebe averred but it half the fight yon know it I 1 going to reform he aid I 1 need you to help me through lie felt her hand tremble in hie let ride abi bridle path be aid oh eay a month from now and let change it a bit let e make that final e la bridle an a aad put it before the 1 she turned her head toward him her ace letche Let ehe gald COLE I 1 |