"We'll all be hurt!"
Flossie and Freddie were very much frightened, and clung closely to
Sister Nan.
But presently Freddie plucked up courage and then grew excited, and
after a minute or two he called out:
"We're havin' a fast ride, we are!"
"Too fast!" exclaimed Bert. "But maybe he'll get tired pretty soon and
stop!"
However, the pony did not seem to be going to stop very soon. On and
on he ran, with Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey and the ranch foreman being left
farther and farther behind.
Suddenly, along a side path that joined the main road on which the
pony was running away, appeared the figure of a man on a horse. He was
trotting along slowly, at first, but as soon as he caught sight of the
pony cart and the children in it, this man made his horse go much
faster.
"Sit still! Sit still! I'll stop your pony for you!" called the man.
Bert and Nan heard. They looked up and saw the stranger waving his
hand to them. He was guiding his galloping horse so as to cut across
in front of their trotting pony.
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