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why it was necessary to be " ready 

 to move." I felt a bit ill. "Oh 

 you miserable rabbit! Your old 

 enemy again, Fear, sitting on your 

 shoulder. Cannot you get some of 

 the calm of these men, if only 

 Oh mercy!" 



This last exclamation was jerked 

 out by a sudden lurch of the carry- 

 all as the wheelers, breaking away 

 from restraint, started to bolt. The 

 brake was jammed hard down and 

 the leaders were in the way. An 

 awful mix-up ensued. One horse 

 was down; phrases were flying in 

 the air. "Whoa, there you devil!" 

 "Here you, go sit on his head" 

 "Look out, this ain't no pink-tea 

 party, Baldy's got la-igs," "Whoa 

 there. I've got him!!" "ph hell! 

 Steady there, have you got it buck- 

 led? " ' 'Hold him tight ! " By some 

 incredible sleight of hand the few 

 buckles were fastened, the reins 

 slipped through the guards, and 

 Sommers jumped to his seat, gath- 

 ered up the reins, loosened the brake 

 a little, shouted "Now!" The men 

 scrambled away from the plunging 

 leaders and bedlam was let loose. 



