The Nether Millstone

'The Nether Millstone' is a novel in the drama genre written by Fred M. White. The story unfolds as we saw Mary Dashwood in the midst of trouble while she was riding her horse. There were tears in the girl's eyes–tears of futile anger and despair. The danger was so great, and yet safety was so near. If only the black horse would stumble or swerve, if only she could work the bit into that iron mouth and bring him to a standstill altogether. Her gloves were cut to ribands now; the blue veins stood out on the slender white wrists. And still the horse flew down the rocky path leading to the lych-gate. He would charge through the gate into the green old churchyard beyond, but no longer with his rider fighting for life on his back. The arch of the lych-gate would sweep her from the saddle with a blow that would crush the life out of her. Mary could see that plainly enough; she knew that she had only a few more minutes to live.