. Thistledown . olonel, Aunt Josephe, and Mignon all looked on admiringly,and Murphy was more than gratified. She remembers Thistle-down ! he cried heartily. She would nt nose any one else thatway. She s so haughty that she wont allow the stable-boys totouch her without putting on lots of airs. Lord ! Thistledown, shewants to go on her knees to you ! I can hardly hold her up. Iwonder if she wants to show that she s sorry she hurt you. She need nt be sorry ! cried Beppo, clinging fondly to herneck. She was nt to blame. It was my fault. I was too was always that way. Old Costanzo used to
. Thistledown . olonel, Aunt Josephe, and Mignon all looked on admiringly,and Murphy was more than gratified. She remembers Thistle-down ! he cried heartily. She would nt nose any one else thatway. She s so haughty that she wont allow the stable-boys totouch her without putting on lots of airs. Lord ! Thistledown, shewants to go on her knees to you ! I can hardly hold her up. Iwonder if she wants to show that she s sorry she hurt you. She need nt be sorry ! cried Beppo, clinging fondly to herneck. She was nt to blame. It was my fault. I was too was always that way. Old Costanzo used to say that I alwaysmade a fiasco just at the end. But you did nt, Thistledown; you did nt. It was a splendidvictory. That little accident might happen any time. The fillydid nt mind it, and you wont when you are riding her again. Oh, Murphy, I m afraid I 11 never ride her again. I Ve givenup jockeying forever, returned the boy, a little sadly. And if Ido I shant be Thistledown. I 11 be only myself. There 11 be no. Caressed him as tenderly as a mother would her babe. HAPPY DAYS 257 more secrets ; and he looked at Uncle Anatole with a smile thatshowed the pleasant understanding between them. Well, it does nt matter what you call yourself, but nobody elsewill race her. The senator cabled me to hold her up, and not toput another light-weight on her for the present. Well, I must takeher home. You see, she s getting restless. She s so high-strungI can scarcely control her. She s ready for a race now. You haveput her in mind of it. Good-by, Thistledown. I 11 bring heraround soon again. Good-by! cried Murphy, as the filly dancedaway, almost lifting the trainer from his feet. Outside the gate twogrooms were waiting to lead her to her stable. There never was a more cheerful and attractive invalids roomthan Beppos. In the evening the family gathered there. Silvainand Hubert Lang were constant visitors, and often Paula, who wasan accomplished musician for her age, joined them in their im-pr
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