Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-04-28

voice which his brothers had never
heard before. Cameron laughed in
his face, and throwing two of the
guinea-pigs into pail which stood
on the floor in a corner, he was on
the point of wringing the neck of the
third when something large and hard
and knobby struck his head with a
force which made him stagger, and
caused him to drop the little squeal-
ing animal. 1t was the quartern loaf
which bounded from his head to the
window and fell through into the area
amid crash of broken glass.
Ibid you throw thatP" inquired
Cameron in a voice of thunder, as he
glared at his youngest brother.
Eyes, did," shouted Harry, who
was dancing with rage. you're a
cur, that's what you are, to hurt my
animals just because you're angry
with me. I'll show you whether I'm
such mug as you think"
Every well, my young friend. Then
you'll just come into the wash-house
rabbits, and then I'll give you such
dressing as you never had in your
| life"
Cameron seized his brothers arm
and, having taken the latter by sur
prise, had dragged him through the
doorway before Harry, with the agil-
ity of cat, freed himself from his
grasp and squared up at him.
Come onm cried Harry.
And without waiting for the invi
tation to be accepted or rejected, he
made lunge athis brother, and the
next moment regular fight began.
Now Cameron, though not more
than the middle height, was thick-set
and sturdy, while Harry, though near
ly head taller than his brother,
! looked only sort of half-grown
fedgeling, all legs and wings. The
| issue of the contest seemed only too
certain to Temple, who stood in the
doorway TO see fair play, resolved to
! interfere in time TO save the plucky
! young "Cub" from being reduced alb
solutely to pulp. Hildred, with a
shrug and an affected shudder, had
withdrawn into the dim recesses of
the kitchen, away from the scene of
vulgar bloodshed, and was collecting
guinea-pigs. He, too, expected n
speedy end to his youngest brother.
When, however, the sounds of scuffl-
ing had continued for some minutes,
curiosity lured him also to the wash
house door, where he soon became as
much excited as Temple himself over
I ba II lou inn
the best of it.
The fact was that the mild-eyed
and sweet-voiced "Cub" had been
having fight day and some
times two for the last three
months at Elton. So that, all
though Temple deplored an absence
of "style" in his method, he was so
nimble and so savagely in earnest
that his sturdier brother soon began
to feel that he had had enough of it.
He did not give in, however, until
Harry, with a tremendous drive at
his chest, laid him fiat on the wash
house floor.
In shame faced manner Harry
then came forward and helped his
battered, worn and with black eye,
held out his hand with a nod.
You're not the mug | took you
for" he said simply.
That's all right" rejoined Harry
as sweetly as ever.
A minute later the Cub was in the
back garden, with all his rescued pets
crying as if his heart would break
/, because Cameron, when he threw
down the guinea-pigs in his passion
had killed one of them.
There remained still the question
of dinner. Cameron, whose face had
been bathed and who was in sub.
dued and rather melancholy mood
was hungrier than ever. Hidred
! brought in the quartern loaf but for
some reason or other none of them
now liked the look of it. Cameron
thoughtfully drew out his watch; but
at the sight of it his brothers instinct.
lively shook their heads.
ITO every purchaser of our double
illustrated Christmas number with
colored plate we give A Gold Watch,
said Temple softly.
"Well, let's see yours, retorted
Cameron.
But his brother made excuses. He
had left it behind him. 1t was out o.
repair. So he had forgotten it,
"You haven't forgotten the chain
though, remarked Cameron.
With a self-conscious laugh his
brother took off the little chain and
laid it on the table, revealing the fact
that there was watch at the end
not quite in keeping with it as tC
quality.
Waterbury," said Hildred.
"And one Of the sit-up-all-night-to
win lers." added Cameron.
''Well, and haven't you watch p
asked Temple, turning hastily to Hill
dred. Living at home as you do, q
life of refined simplicity, surely you
haven't"
! "Why. yes, have" interrupted
, Hildred hastily. with you fellows
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