ANOTHER GRANDMOTHER Elizabeth's idea in taking the horse along with her was to have all her armor on, as a warrior goes out to meet the foe.

If this grandmother proved impossible, why, then so long as she had life and breath and a horse she could flee.

The world was wide, and the West was still open to her.

She could flee back to the wilderness that gave her breath.
The old horse stopped gravely and disappointedly before the tall, aristocratic house in Rittenhouse Square.

He had hoped that city life was now to end, and that he and his dear mistress were to travel back to their beloved prairies.