THE TRAIL OF THE RUNAWAY
CHAPTER IX
THE TRAIL OF THE RUNAWAY
WITH wild cries the conductor and the motorman ran after the Equine Ox, but although he appeared to be walking, he went at a tremendous speed, and soon they were compelled to give up the chase.
“Oh! Oh!” wailed Billy, who was terribly distressed at the escape of the Equine Ox, “I wish there was something I could do. But I am so small that I am absolutely useless around here.”
There was a cracking of branches close at hand, and to Billy’s astonishment and delight the Equine Ox reappeared.
“Do you think it is unlucky to be small, Billy?” he inquired.