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Janet And Her Pony

'T.ut. Maddv. v.ni can't sell Morning ii.■ ,■:,. r>, lim.i :,im ever sine i„. «,.- iii i.i.l h i.III. .Mi.l In' is rnv dearest p"t ." J i: ■■!'- v.iiv u.i- -linking, and' IhT I. '. . is un-v ~Vi < VV i>| e pleading nlld wet wII ii Ii ,n - ni»m .ill. "Tki- i- ii tit hut li.i- been very dry. <!.■ ii," Mi. ll.i\ wind said gravely! "The c up- arc ii f.iilinv iiiid 1 here is mi hay in lhi- i In- w inter. I must sell .ill tin* .-i i it- siiiiniii It mi tin- fii tin mil l i-l rn-'v I*" lli uii-jli I in- i!i'\t, -ens, in a- hc-t I can." Mr. Il.iywar-I mi vv- his ila tight it's fa ■ ■ • '.ml '.villi grief. Mr wns veiv proud nl his nil v rliihl liccati-c -hi' kept In.ii— for' him anil helped him ..n Ihi' farm with ne\er a eom|.l.i'uil. Her mother hail .1 t.-.I when ~ Wi is i,-., \i..n- nl,]. .... .Lin.: liiid '. , ■ 1..T | :,i ',•. I!.. ktu"\ how -T.tnr-' 1,. ~1 i,..|- i i.ti\ f, i.-nd. ami fi-ll iiiitv for h. i . inn M.m ui.lg lil-lilld would fetch a M..H | | ii. r aii'l i lu-n- was no ut Iht w n;. hit In (si-!I him. • -iir. 11 v . ii manage w ithoiit -i'l line. ,! ~r ,'.hl |eli\." (.laiu'l's puny had poetic, -mm-time* calling him liv I '.!■• Irmly iiiiini' iiihl sometimes calling lii'n by the elite name). Janet's father was firm, mid ;it la -1 hi- daiiehtcr agreed. "Vo u must promise to sell liim In Bfimr ,iii- \i>n know w liii will lie kind tn aim." .-.liil .llllll't. Tun t.niv- trembled mi 11 -i ,-M-la -In - ami I'l'll ll'Kill her linn n "lucks.

Sim urged her pony down the hill. ,i ml p-azed through the shimmering haze along the road. A little figure lay very .-till a few chains away. As Janet rode up she saw that. iL was a little girl of .il'niit twelve years. Jumping from the -addle, she lifted the dark head and gazed at the long dusky lashes resting mi the pale cheeks. Janet breathed a sigh of relief. "She has only fainted, .- ii I will take her home. 1 hope she is not injured,*' she said. Wry carefully ,«be lifted the girl into the saddle, supporting the limp body with one hand and steering Morning Herald with the other. When she reached the farmhouse w here -he lived, her father carried the j ill. -till unconscious, inside and laid :..-i down. • land hathed the feverish temples and ■ noi-Iciicd the lips u ith water. -Why. I lii'lieve sl„. is Mr. Smyth's III! |e iiii-ci' In- was talking rtliont t inother day," exclaimed Mr. Hay ward. Mr. Smyth was a neighbouring farmer •ml a -;ii!nl friend of Janet's father. After a while the girl's eyelashes llnttered, and a Hush rose in her cheeks. •"Where —am I? Who—who are you';" sle- murmured, gazing, with dark eyes on Janet. "Here, drink thi.o. Now. if you lie liiietly. you will soon he all right. I think voiir hor-e bolted, and you had a i,a<l fall." said Jane: kindly. '

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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 141, 17 June 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)

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Janet And Her Pony Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 141, 17 June 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)

Janet And Her Pony Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 141, 17 June 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)

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