The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch; Or, Little Folks on Ponyback

ucky in finding a spring among the rocks on Ring Rosy Ranch. It was not a very large spring, and it was well hidden among the big stones,

where the poor, sick pony lay, began their search for wat

tops were running about among the rocks th

k, T

s it?"

ng," she answered. "

p in a split in the rock. The water fell into a little hollow, rocky basin and there was enough for Ted

as the hats were old ones, which had been worn in the rain mor

wful glad to get a drink,

oking carefully where he put down his feet, for he di

me too close to her. "If you bump against me a

areful," s

ot as good as pails in which to carry the pony's drin

dy to his sister. "I found him, and he's my

dy's part, but still she did not qui

to be all you

dn't I fi

nny once and bought a lolly

hinking of that time. "But I can'

But you could le

ckly. He was thinking it would be a har

us have a saddle and some of the cowboys can teach us to ride. And I'll let

nny name," r

Teddy. "Don't you know-clip-clap, clip-clap!" an

imed Janet. "The

e's sick and he can't gallop. But I guess his feet wou

But I guess we better give him a dr

d Teddy. "He

that did sound like a groan. He mu

k, Janet," urged Teddy. "

e pony was lying down Janet had to kneel in front of him with her hat full of wate

is body by his forefeet. Though clear, cold water has no smell to us, animals can smell it sometimes a

eagerly sucked up from her hat the water in it. The little anim

led to her brother, and he kneeled dow

he sick animal sucked up the last drops

ddy decided. "Then w

find one?"

to find him,"

hats. And once more the pony greedily drank up the last drops of water. As he fi

doesn't die!" e

e to have a ride on him when he gets w

them on and went out of the cave into the sunlight. Led

ked Teddy, pointing to one down the road tha

e it," Jan

where the doctor l

know?" dem

her that white house. I was on the porch and I heard him. He said if ever we needed a doctor w

r our pony Clipclap!" exclai

e little boy, as they walked along over the prair

y far?" as

e never been there, bu

lain sight, but on the prairies the air is so clear

s in about ten minutes, they were really half an hour in reac

e's in,"

o the door himself when Teddy rang the bell, Mrs

" asked Doctor Bond with a pleasant smi

n Teddy, "will you co

I can't be sure I'll cure him, though, until I kno

" said Janet, "an

st have som

ome cold water

g and maybe it wasn't. I can't tell un

p," repl

ittle b

ny and he's in a ca

ied the surprised

ng to be Ted's and mine 'cause Ted found him. But will you please

e children, "I don't believe I can come. I don't know anythin

at one another, not