The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-02

hut and the spot where he had left
Polly with unusual speed.
ST knew he was there" be said, but
his eyes were popping out Of his head
with establishment. "Heis there seard
asleep on the ground by the chimney;
guess he climbed up when he heard
the soldiers coming, and so they
missed him. Anyhow he's there, anc
we've found him"
s'Why didn't you go in and catch
him like you said?' asked Polly wick
edly.
.sWell, thought 'twould be kinder
mean when peppers so set on catching
him himself, and now I must go back
to the post for him, SO he'll have the
chance. You must stay here, Polly,
and watch and see that Big Bro|r
don't slip OUT
"Me?' cried Polly. Stay yoursel!
and I'll go for pepper; I'm afraid. .
Billy despised his sisters sex, but at
that moment he thought after all il
might be rather comfortable sometimes
to be girl and own to ones real feel
ing.
"You ought to stay, for you're {
boy," Polly went on, ''I'm only girl,
= little girl
'sThat's the very reason, don't you
see?" said Billy eagerly. 'There's nc
knowing what he might do to me, but
, Va wouldn't hurt girl; little girl.
| Polly was doubtful of such gal
Iantry. She looked down at a big
black and blue bruise on her bare
brown leg, and reflected that being 6
little girl had not saved her from
Billy's rage, and she would much
rather not risk it with Big Brown
| Still she always obeyed Billy, and he
insisted that she should stay.
| BE tucked her behind some bushe
with the assurance that if Big Brown
came out he would never see her, and
calling the dog set out as fast as h
could; with his steady trot King Cole
kept q good way in advance. He nade
straight for the fort with an air of pur
pose, and looking back at Billy nov
and then as if to say there was no time
| 10 lose.
When they reached the garrison
although Billy searched in all mi
usual haunts, his father was nowhere
to be found. There were plenty o
other men about whom if he pleased
| Billy could have started off in pursuit
but he wished his father to have the
glory of capturing Big Brown.
He was in great excitement, for o.
course the longer the delay the create
the chance that Bill Brown might es
cape.
At length, leaving the barracks
Billy walked down by the guardhouse
There was no one about but the sentry
pacing up and down on the porch. A
one side of the guardhouse was Sigh
elevation on which the cannon wal
perched. Billy went up there anc
Hooked in every direction for hi
father. King Cole also looked, cock
ing his ears at every moving figure II
the distance, and then dropping then
disconsolately when it proved to be
,ome other than his master.
At military post the cannon is fret
each morning and evening, and at nc
other time except on some rare spec1a
occasion. After gun fire each morn
ing the Ordnance Sergeant at Fort St
Martin reloaded the gun for evening
use. King Cole, after funny fashion
of his OVID, went up and with his heao
On one side inspected it.
Suddenly the garrison was electrified
by the firing of the gun. Much startled
officers and men hurried to discoye
the cause of so unusual an event, ane
with the others came Private Peck
He was instantly seized upon bJ
Billy and put in possession OF tn
facts. Taking one other man with hin
and Billy as scout, he was soon scurry
ing away across the chaparral, and II
an incredibly short time Big Brow,
was locked up in the guardhouse.
After this event Peck was proude
than ever of King Cole.
ooh, no, he hasn't any Intelligence
he hasn't, he would say sarcastically
| ssMy boy had looked all over the post
an had jest given up the job OF ind
ing me when that dog up an fired OF
the gun. Oh, no, he hasn't any intel
Ggence." j"
But the man who had been the sentry
at the guardhouse and who had wit
messed the affair gave another version
Of it.
eyes, SIR" he laughingly explained
ssthe lanyard that was coiled up on tn
beach had been blown down, an tina
pup seein' the hand piece bobbln
about in the wind, grabbed it In hi
mouth an started off with it ter play.
So O. course it exploded the caps an
fred off the gun. "Twould been
mortal smart dog that would hav4
knowed what it was a-going ter do
But them kids O. Peck's are cute ones
and it's them that ought to have tn
credit of capturin' Big Brown. ST
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