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"Merce has such a unique personality that I a to enjoy her," bea Wallie

Wallie murmured that he had no doubt of it, and boosted Miss Mercy into the surrey

With nothing further to detain theallop, with the cooking utensils in the rear rattling so that it sounded like a runaway on

He had been instructed to drive ahead and select a suitable place for the noon-day luncheon in order that everything should be in readiness upon their arrival, but to the others Wallie had suggested that they ride and drive more slowly to save the horses

In spite of Wallie's request, however, Mr Stott, seeing the cook getting ahead, started off at a gallop to overtake him In no uncertain voice Wallie called to hievery distinctly when Mr Stott came back to ask anted

"Why, what's the er

"I don't want that horse ruined"

"I a for him," Stott returned, insolently

"I still own hie to say how he shall be ridden"

Stott dropped back suddenly but Wallie foresaw trouble with hih heas possible

The reprimand had a beneficial effect upon the other equestrians, who had conte along at a reasonable gait, working off their superfluous energy in asking questions Did eagles really carry off children? And was the earth under the Yellowstone Park hollow?

In the surrey "Red" McGonnigle was putting forth his best efforts to entertain Aunt Lizzie and Miss Mercy, which he considered as

A portion of the road was through a cañon, cut from the solid rock in places, with narrow turnouts, and a precipitous descent of hundreds of feet to a sinister-looking green river roaring in the bottole, as they entered it, lolling back in the seat and crossing his legs in leisurely fashion, "is where there's been all kinds of accee-dents"

He pointed with the stub of a buggy-whip: "About there is where four horses on a coal-wagon run away and went over Tas killed and one was crippled so they had to shoot it"

"Oh, how dread-ful!" Aunt Lizzie exclaimed, nervously

Miss Mercy's contralto voice boomed at him: "What happened to the driver?"

"His bones was broke in a couple of dozen places, but they picked hiether"