“Whoa there! Whoa!” cried Dave, and did his best to keep the team in hand. But they proved too much for him, and in an instant more they came down on all fours and started to run away.
CHAPTER II
SOMETHING OF THE PAST
“The horses are running away!”
“Oh, we’ll be killed!”
Such were the cries from the two girls as the mettlesome grays tore along the country highway at a speed that seemed marvelous.
“Dave, can I help you?” asked Ben, anxiously.
“I don’t think so,” answered the young driver between his set teeth. “I guess I can bring them down. Anyway, I can try.”