lyo HARK FORRARD ! 



another low parapet, at intervals in whicli are 

 the suspension pillars. Reginald at once made 

 up his mind that there was but one thing to 

 do, and that was to run the horse into one of 

 the suspension pillars, and chance the cab's 

 being overturned by the parapet. He there- 

 fore steered him for the pillar, and about five 

 yards off it, let his head go. The result was 

 that the horse, who of course was fro tern, abso- 

 lutely mad, charged wildly into the pillar and 

 broke his neck on the spot. The cab was 

 nearly, but not quite, turned over by the para- 

 pet, the cabby was chucked off on to his hands 

 and knees, and escaped with the loss of a bit of 

 skin and cut trousers. Reginald handed Lina 

 out. 



' My brave darling,' said he, ' how splen- 

 didly you behaved ! ' 



' I knew I was safe with you,' was all she 

 said, with such a look of love in her eyes 

 that he with difficulty restrained himself from 

 throwing his arms round her on the spot. 



Isn't it wonderful, though, how implicitly 



