The Face of Rosenfeld — page 28: what you’re looking at

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THE FACE OF ROSENFEL. 21 ‘©Whoa, Polly! Gently, Dolly!’ said the doctor, per- suasively stroking the noses of the trembling and greatly frightened animals, while his two companions who had jumped into a snow bank struggled out into the road and began to put themselves to rights. “Now, what the deuce do you suppose made those horses shy so?’ ‘“There is something back there on the road, | am very positive,” said Maxey. “And I—TI thought I saw somebody jump over the fence and run across the field,” added his sister. ‘“What you saw on the road were the old settees on the edge of the cliff, probably,” said Doctor Lamar. ““You know the Somerset summer hotel is just back of us here, and in warm weather there is a row of seats just above the bath houses by the roadside. I noticed what I took to be the gangway lealing down to the beach just before the horses jumped.” “No, no. What I saw was in the middle of the road,” insisted the artist. ‘‘ But it’s only a minute’s work to find out.” He turned back. The doctor ejaculated ‘*Pshaw! What does it matter? We’re wasting time?” ‘No; I am sure there’s something wrong!” exclaimed Miss Maxey. ‘““Wrong!’’ echoed the physician. ‘* What an idea! You surprise me, Miss Maxey. I didn’t know you were so easily alarmed.”’ a ‘“l was right,” called the voice of Maxey, a little tremulously. ‘‘ See this.” They. dimly saw him standing in the road outlined against the sky, holding up a ee something to their view. 900 com fe AI ee fe. tlhe aeey (58 bs ee Set = Dy eA the hott 5h olen ay : tae Sa : — Nn ¥ / 4 . 4 ares “Adin eet cde men Ys Lag rie ey : ra Fon ts Fg Sn hk | Md ee OO es " a as ae et Sarre Sate ‘ og yee Y- pe : ’ e + Oo bat te up “ net ee en. fy or : “e * Te ae po Saf Sindy att Prk 7 . ta le ade a, Ny Bk S.C . 4, , ues ate Ay a Gn ee, el, % ’ WES ef, eg ew Pa fos ’ i | 3