I'm goin' to unharness the horse and put him under the shed here and then hoof it over to the village and get somebody to come and help.

You can come along if you want to, but it'll be a tougher v'yage than the one we've come through." "How far off is this--this village of yours ?" "Oh, about a mile and a half!" "A mile and a half! And it's beginnin' to rain again! Emily, I don't know how you feel, but if the horse can wait under the shed until somebody comes I guess we can.

I say let's do it." Emily nodded.

"Of course, Auntie," she said, emphatically.

"We couldn't walk a mile and a half in a storm like this.