Part 1 (2/2)
Birdie Lee said she'd never forget what they suffered”
”I don't blah yet to feel like writing But it sure is nice here, and I don't mind if we stay another week or so,” and he looked up the pleasant valley, on one side of which was perched the far their vacation
”It sure is nice,” agreed Blake ”And it's lots ot this motor cycle,” for they had lately invested in the powerful vehicle on which they hadcountry
As Blake went to put the machine in the shed, which their farlance back along the road they had come
The farli distance It was the sight of sohfare that attracted Joe's attention
”What are you looking at?” asked Blake, returning after having put away the h that horse was feeling his oats, and that the fellow driving hi the reins than the law allows”
”That's right, Joe If he doesn't look out he'll have an upset, or a runaway”
The vehicle in question was a light buggy; drawn by a particularly large and spirited horse Seated in the carriage, as the boys could see froe, were two uished at that distance, but the carriage was rapidly cooes!” suddenly cried Joe
As his chum spoke Blake saw that one of the reins had parted, probably because the driver pulled on it too hard in trying to bring the restive steed down to a walk
Once the spirited horse felt that he was no longer under control, save by one line, which orse than none, he sprang forward, and at once began to gallop, pulling after hie, which swayed fro every moment to collapse, overturn, or at least be torn loose froain
”I should say so!” agreed Blake ”There are going to be sos soon!”
This was evident, for the horse was running away, a fact not only apparent in itself, but heralded by the looks on the faces of the two occupants of the carriage, and by their frightened cries, which the wind easily carried to the watching Joe Duncan and Blake Stewart
On the road below thee in a cloud of dust As it was rassy knoll, Blake cried:
”The broken bridge, Joe! The broken bridge! They're headed right for it!”
”That's right!” exclainized the danger, the next thought that caencies, was how to avert it They looked at each other for a second, not to gain a delay, but to decide on the best possible plan of saving the iain ”That horse will never be able toat the speed he is!”
”No, and he's probably so frightened that he'll not try it,”
agreed Joe ”He'll crash right through the barrier fence, and--”
He did not finish his sentence, but Blake knehat his chum meant
About half a e that spanned a deep and rocky ravine About a week before there had been an accident Weakened by the passing of a heavy traction threshi+ng engine, it had been broken, and was ruled unsafe by the county authorities
Accordingly the bridge had been conde planned to replace it But this new bridge was not yet in place, though a frail, teht vehicles, had been thrown across the ravine
The danger, though, was not so e, as in the fact that the te with it, left theof the broken bridgethe main road carefully, to hway
But a maddened horse could not be expected to do this He would dash along theat the speed of this one, he would e