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shouted, -but the black mare only ran
the faster. Now she stumbled and
nearly fell; now she regained her foot-

ing and tore away again; now her sad-

dle had slipped around and hung on her
side. The boy had lost the bridle rein
and was clinging to her mane. He was
crying. out for help and momentarily

expecting to be dashed under her iron-

shod feet.

Barry Cartwright tried to save his

schoolfellow. For days he had been
harboring angry feelings against Her-

‘bert Fleming, but now they were for-

gotten. Almost as soon as the black
mare had taken flight Barry was urging
the old sorrel in pursuit. Barry knew

that he could never overtake the fleet ~
black mare, but that he must try: to:
head her off. He rode the sorrel across:

the fields, urging him to jump fences