Vevi squealed in fear. The cart was rattling down the slope, faster and faster. One of the empty milk cans toppled over, making a frightful clatter.
The sound startled the dog. He bounded on, even faster.
“Whoa!” Vevi shouted, and tried to pull back on the reins. But she was too frightened. Dropping them entirely, she clung desperately to the side of the jolting cart.
“H-E-L-P,” she called. “Save me, Connie! Stop him quick before he dumps me into the canal!”
Chapter 2
HANNY TO THE RESCUE
CONNIE tried to dart ahead of the cart. She could not move quickly enough to stop the runaway dog.
On the cart clattered, directly toward the canal. Off rolled one of the milk cans and Vevi nearly went with it. Never in her life had she been more jolted or frightened!
When it seemed to her that she certainly would be dumped into the canal, an amazing thing happened.
Out of the barn darted a little girl in shining yellow braids, blue skirt and white apron.