240 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES "To-morrow, my brother," he whispered, "we will start for home." "We cannot do it," answered the enchanted brother; "they will pursue us and bring us back." "No, my brother, they cannot overtake us. I know that I shall rescue you,'' the boy said. The next day, the boy again asked for a ride, and the master said that he might go. He mounted his brother again, and first rode very slowly back and forth near the house. Then he turned away from the house, toward his own home. At first he walked slowly, then suddenly broke into a quick gallop. When the master saw him galloping away, he suspected that the boy was trying to escape, and sent men to capture him. The boy turned and saw them coming. He knew that if they could only reach the cloud, they would be safe, for their pursuers would be powerless. The enchanted boy galloped as fast as he could, but the men gained upon them. They had not yet reached the cloud, and now the pur¬ suers were almost upon them. Then the boy remembered the little whip that the stranger had given him, saying, "When the proper time comes, you will know what to do with it." The time had now come! The boy drew the whip from his pocket, where he had kept it hidden, and struck the horse a sharp