Side by side they jogged along, to the forest
edge--and into the sixteen-acre meadow that stretches from forest
to highway.
A few rods on the far side of the road which separated the meadow
from the rest of the Place, Wolf paused to investigate a chipmunk
hole. Lady was more interested just then in splashing her hot
body in the chill of the lake than in exploring for hypothetical
chipmunks.
Moreover, her keen ears caught a sound which rapidly swept nearer
and nearer. A motor-car with the muffler cut out was approaching,
at a most gratifyingly high speed.
The noise was as martial music to Lady. The speed promised
exhilarating sport. Her trot merged into a headlong run; and she
dashed out into the road.
The runabout was a bare fifty yards ahead of her, and it was
coming on with a speed which shook even Lady's excitement-craving
nerves. Here, evidently, was a playmate which it would be safer
to chase than to confront head-on.
It was at this juncture, by the way, that Lad lurched forward
from the rear seat and that the Mistress pointed in terror at the
endangered collie.
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