The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27
OF doin' a thing stalkily while

no sense IN: not dom a thing staikily Will
They ,wfjgeIed into the top OF an old hollo,
double hedge less than thirty yards from IN
climb, lad lifted them aeouPie of hundre
feet above the Burrows. AZ the mlsts parte
sand dunes and ffiPsed With half q mile 3
white foam. lSid opt NE 2 blurred mar ssDn Sel9 q,
Pebble Ridge made tho background to the wiki
What I'D L i tell your" said Corkran. peer
ing through the dripping stems Of. auickse
which commanded u view OF the ,farmyard
p nThTsS tsrm re- ~Ghs 96s lsSs ~ fbe SS' o Su Be- yItra
!Ssy''vsS e heard sSsi.s en-. !" They COULDN'T help heat
The natives. brandishing their weapons
talked together, using many times the wort
'CoIeGer.',, As the tumult swelied. they dis.
and De Vitrs feiicitated his band, 49,, -,
old Vidiey be. wfidl' Open the gate. orrin. an
whsck EN- through, They're pretty warm. .
so you'll be, In q minute" mpttered Nc
hind. the cattle. They heard a shout of tri-
umph, shrill yells of despair. saw, one, Devon
ife e otSsqs. sl tse s sss { T,dn al i p ponr SSss. while
a%ssesli ssid dorErsa;' They haven't even
vWhntt be doIn' to Muster Vidlcy's bullockS''
"oI., we found EN-. said De ,y,itre. who
Found 'un, They bulIocks drove like that
q al alone re- s ssiI I, t tss%T,, They sends pore boys
THAT'S a iie." said Beetle to McTurk. turn
Ing on the wetgra
when, they coliared, us at the Monkey Farm.
that aM supRd nStI HS, the ap pDin' i % y Iost 'G HsS I'm
one Of the captors hurried downhin In the d.
rect Testio IA 81 IT, the b. ABPppIedore and the prisoners
But they haven't taken their names and
numbers" said staIky. who had fallen into the
hands. OF the enemy more than once.
sic hfyt for 5neE be- v S9stl'd said I'd B fisaf; o! "1f Fst dne
j RI%; T ~ n5 nsfSdIs pr SEyst Il t S1ld .S SSoS y , KIT;
He Won't care for cattle stealth much"
IT'S awfplly bad for cows. too. to run EN-
next move. Corky?",
LETT Lets get i Fth the old D., ca rsl q E shs E. we we
in through the window.
ming his red and black house cap into his
pocket. One does not attack under house
That's gust it. they'd never dream Of any
more chaps waiiin' ,bunG into the trap. Be
sides. we can get out through the roof II they
spot us. Keep your eye on your unclei
A swift dash carried them to a huge clump
nettles. beneath the unglazed back window
OF the cart shed. Its open front. of course.
They scrambled through. dropped among
upper. floor that they had discovered a week
ago when.in search OF retirement. 1t covered
half Of the building and ended in darkness at
displaced. Through the eRiniso, they COM
a clear view Of tho yard. half filled
with disconsolate cattle. steaming in the rain.
You .see.' said Corkran. ever careful to Sc
up here. well squeeze out between these raj
slide down the ROOT. an bunk. They
i3%isaf have sven to G run G right tG r"ana the ses BARN TlnS Now
ire you satisfied, you burbler2"'
HUH You only said that to make quite
III the boards weren't Al loose. ] swear I'd
,SP e. f 4, re sfnt in into on 2 Place Place i you can't get
rom the end Of the attic. McTurk tlptoed
Hill It leads through. At least you can
:et THROUGH Come along!" He fingered the
Whats the other side?' said Corkran the
Hay. you idiot" They heard his boot heels
At some time or other sheep must have been
in the cart shed. and an Inventive farm
sooner than take the hay round had
'odder through. 1t was In no sense a lawful
path. but twelve inches square is all that any
Look, said Beetle, "a they waited Nc
ng in out OF the wet;",
'.elow the half floor. as one by one the cattle
Hing the shed with their sweet breath,
'1hAt hInnRa ntif q ont .unntAca tBa -aN
by the roof. an that's rather TOO much OF
!r drop; u MI s,v we have to-" said Gerkran.
What a day, we're havin'tSSu q" "."u"'
h ,oGGrk HjtR 0e, BI , ."yoG Ms s1n Ks ,. whisper Ygsr
n the two cIods pre- maxim fun OF ,'em-hor-
i'd. Grrin's tryin'to bride EN-, an, Parsons
he, hayIoft. Get through the hole. D
make "a row. Beetle"
Lithely they wriRgled between the displaced
he loft. Three years Of skirmishing against
nari and Hnsympathetic ,peasantry had
sctias them hem t t6ets elements ne GoE Of strategy hEy For
VIGOROUSLY absent-minded. held a lock |
hay before his head as, they crept forward.
d excitement. They had learned 1i1S,d. b bU
tripes. the unwisdom OF these things. But the
Sas deee IN by yts q 6 5S9s S SS,tss on Be- ne Hit barn n 1o or
'19misinG; etntsreatine. and caiolinE while the
wait I'LL Muster vidley an NV tier Toowey
-yis, an the policemen Gomez. rs the only
,nswer. -" It's about time to- 70 milkin'.
"Yeou e 60 M milk. Tom, an II, III llong o. the
Dung gentlemen" said the bPrip of the two
aptors, "Muster.Toowey he's lafke 70 charge
ecu for usin' his yard SO Free Iss fai! You'll ,
wopped proper. Rackon yecull be askin'
or junkets to set In this week o. Sundays to
ONE. But Muster. .Vidley. he'll give ZEE the
leatherin' OF all. Hem passionful. / tai
Tom stumped out to milk. The barn doors
losed behind him. and In the fading light a
reat gloom fell on all but Abraham. who dis
cursed %eloauently on Mr.. Vidley. his temper
Corkran turned In the hay and retreated to
he, attic. followed by his m
n good" was his verdict. Pm afraid It's
u up with. EN-. We'd better get OUT
Yes. but look at these beRstly cows said
icTurk, splitting on TO a heifer's back. It'll
AXE, us a week to shove 'em away from the
Iindow; and that brute Tom,l hear us. He's
lst across the yard. milkin'."
"Tweak EN-. then" said Corkoran. Hang
I'm sorry to, have to GO. though. II We
get that other beast out OF the barn for
minute we might make a rescue. Well, it's
o good
He drew forth a long. lean. we'll worn. home
Tipped a buckshot into the supple channels
,he elastic. The others followed his example.
hey only wished to get the cattle out Of their