fast. "She had never learned to gallop!" At every bend I hardly dared to
look for what I might find. I knew Treacle, once started, would dash for
home. If the child could only stick it, all might be well. I pounded along,
and after a two-mile run I came on them. She had pulled him in and was
walking him, waiting for me, a little turned in the saddle, one minute hand
resting lightly on his broad back. She was prettily flushed, her hair
blown, but she hadn't even lost her crop.

"Did you stop to get my cap?" she said as we came up. "Thanks awfully."

I wanted to hug the little thing, but her dignity forbade any such
exhibition.

The only other reference to the afternoon's experience was on a postcard I
happened to see written the same night, addressed to her mother.

"DARLING BEE" (it ran in very large baby characters),--"I had the most
adorable ride to-day I ever had. I learned to galup all by myself. I thaut
at first the horse was running away with me, but Uncle Dick soon caut me
up. He had my cap.

Your loving
PHILLIDA."

I only hope that Isabel will think it was all just as deliberate as that.

* * * * *

[Illustration: BEHIND THE SCENES IN CINEMA-LAND.

"YOU NEEDN'T BE A BIT NERVOUS ABOUT HANDLING THE CHILD, ME LAD. IT'S NOT A
REAL ONE."]

* * * * *

"The Ashton-under-Lyne fight is beginning, and _The Daily News_ comes
forward to-day with the suggestion that the Liberal candidate should
withdraw.

The practical effect of the candidature of a Liebral may be only to
reduce the Labour majority....

In such circumstances we think it matter for great regret that there
should be any Libtral candilature....

Upon this the comment at the Liberal headquarters to-day was, 'Well, it
is a little difficult to know just where we are, isn't it?'"--_Evening
Paper._

Yes, or _what_ we are, for that matter.

* * * * *

"GILBERT-SULLIVAN OPERAS.

Friday, 'Trial by July.'"--_Provincial Paper._

It seems a long remand.

* * * * *

JOURNALISTIC CAMARADERIE.

"The whole of this preliminary business is nauseating, and in _real_
sporting circles it is taboo as a topic of conversation. No wonder _The
Times_ devoted a leading article to the matter the other day."--_Daily
Mail._

How these NORTHCLIFFE journals love on