In a few moments the man on the big horse was closer. Then began a
race between the horse and the pony, and because the horse was bigger
and had longer legs it won. The man galloped up beside the pony cart,
leaped down from his saddle and caught the pony by the bridle. It was
easy for the man to halt the little horse, and bring the pony to a
stop.
"There you are, children!" said the man. "Not hurt, I hope?"
"No, sir," answered Bert. "We're all right."
"Thank you," added Nan, for she noticed that Bert was forgetting this
very important part.
"Oh, yes. Thank you!" said Bert.
"You are quite welcome," the man said, "But you shouldn't try to make
your pony go so fast."
"We didn't make him go fast," replied Bert "We'd just got in the cart,
to see if we would all fit, and somebody shot a gun and the pony ran
away."
"Did he run far?" asked the man.
"Yes, he gave us a long ride," answered Freddie.
"Oh, it wasn't so very far," added Nan. "Though it seemed like a good
way because we went so fast.
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