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Chapter XXIV. Another Early Bird

           Theyokewasratherdifficult;butwhenhehadlaidthetracesoverthehorse’sneck,theweightwasnottoomuchforhim.Hegothimrightatlast,andledhimoutofthestable.

           Bythistimetherewereseveralofthemenwatchinghim,buttheywouldnotinterfere,theyweresoanxioustoseehowhewouldgetoverthevariousdifficulties.Theyfollowedhimasfarasthestable-door,andtherestoodwatchinghimagainasheputthehorsebetweentheshafts,gotthemuponeaftertheotherintotheloops,fastenedthetraces,thebelly-band,thebreeching,andthereins.

           Thenhegothiswhip.Themomenthemountedthebox,themenbrokeintoaheartycheerofdelightathissuccess.Buttheywouldnotlethimgowithoutageneralinspectionoftheharness;andalthoughtheyfounditright,fornotabucklehadtobeshifted,theyneverallowedhimtodoitforhimselfagainallthetimehisfatherwasill.

           Thecheerbroughthismothertothewindow,andthereshesawherlittleboysettingoutalonewiththecabinthegrayofmorning.Shetuggedatthewindow,butitwasstiff;andbeforeshecouldopenit,Diamond,whowasinagreathurry,wasoutofthemews,andalmostoutofthestreet.Shecalled“Diamond!Diamond!”buttherewasnoanswerexceptfromJack.

           “Neverfearforhim,ma’am,”saidJack.“It’udbeonlyadevilaswouldhurthim,andthereain’tsomanyo’themassomefolk’udhaveyoubelieve.Aboyo’Diamond’ssizeascan’arnessa’osst’otherDiamond’ssize,andputhimto,rightasatrivet—ifhedoupsetthekeb—’llfallonhisfeet,ma’am.

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