. The great sea horse . ILVERFOOT, the beautifulpony, had disappeared mostmysteriously right out of thebarn in broad daylight. Oh,dear, sighed Marian, quite dis-tressed and wringing her hands, what shallwe do — what shall we do ? What willMother and Father say 1 She felt respon-sible, for she was the eldest child, and had beenleft in charge of the place in her parentsabsence. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson had takenthe coachman and a pair of horses, and drivenaway to a neighboring town, intending tomake a visit of several days. Carl, their son, was to care for Silver-foot ; of course that was a mans wo
. The great sea horse . ILVERFOOT, the beautifulpony, had disappeared mostmysteriously right out of thebarn in broad daylight. Oh,dear, sighed Marian, quite dis-tressed and wringing her hands, what shallwe do — what shall we do ? What willMother and Father say 1 She felt respon-sible, for she was the eldest child, and had beenleft in charge of the place in her parentsabsence. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson had takenthe coachman and a pair of horses, and drivenaway to a neighboring town, intending tomake a visit of several days. Carl, their son, was to care for Silver-foot ; of course that was a mans work, and hewas delighted. After his parents departure, thefirst thing Carl did was to take out of the 123 THE GHOST PONY stall the dear gray pony with the pink ringsand black spots about his eyes, and give hima good curry-combing, hissing through histeeth in imitation of the coachman, thoughwhy the fellow did it he couldnt exactly he had asked him, and the man an-swered : Oh, to soothe the pony! The boy decide
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