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the idea of another bath, as hounds swung sharply left 

 again, right at the water's edge, and, running up-stream, 

 took us at a good clip back over practically the same 

 ground to Delchester, where scent apparently failed com- 

 pletely; but the sixteen who had braved the cold and 

 had the run were very content to call it a day and start a 

 long nine-mile hack back to kennels. 



Among those out, besides the Master, were: John and 

 Mrs. Converse and Randy Snowden; Miss Gertrude Heck- 

 scher; Bob Strawbridge; Harry and Miss Barclay; Miss 

 Eugenia Cassatt; Nelson Buckley; Tommy Wanamaker; 

 Mrs. Saportas on "Uncle Joe"; Ben Holland; Max Living- 

 ston, Jr.; Mr. Beale; Henry Collins; Dave and Mrs. Sharp; 

 and Mrs. Bill Rolin, riding the same horse that caused so 

 much excitement the other day at the joint meet with 

 Pickering. It seems her horse went down with her twice 

 that day, and after the second crash refused to move. 

 Finally, after much consultation among the amateur vets, 

 and after every known and unknown method of persuasion 

 had been used to get it on its feet again, with no result, ex- 

 cepting terrible groans from the poor gee, it was decided 

 that its back was broken. The ladies were gently told to 

 ride on, and a servant was despatched in great haste to a 

 neighboring farmhouse to procure a gun to put the faith- 

 ful beast out of its horrible misery. 



The question then arose as to who was to actually do the 

 shooting. No one seemed to volunteer; brave men who had 

 but recently slain multitudes of Boches blanched at the 

 very thought; fair women wept and, weeping, rode away; 

 then some kind soul, to make the pangs of death less severe, 

 took off its saddle and bridle, whereupon, it immediately 

 jumped up, and, showing a clean pair of heels, raced away, 

 sans bridle, sans saddle, across country in the wake of the 



