The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04

| 4, ny riEht yunueT, SUM- IN ue pest btal Joy
We'll. then: Johnny Banter. I want nftesn
% 3G 6 h i sSe
ths trough. Hntie the bundles OF fodder out.
Sas end a the hSG nSScs bucket OF water
This was all very quickly and deity done.
described it. tasted like mo. land tho way
to get moro was to look after that sorrel horse.
h0p9 yS% joe sog E TO- yh % d the
w wisS to the house
give anything TO 90. but mamma says Pm too
young, She's afraid something will happen
Young Maxwell laughed. why. I went fox
hunting before was as old as you. Mr.. Den
| MS took me behind him twice. because
promised I wouldn't hum rabbits with his fox
Please tell mamma thatr cried Buster
John.
house he took Buster John By the hand a and and
PERTAINING her guests with music and CONVEX
| sation. She was In high good humor. Her
eye sparkled. and her laughter was pleasing
| to the ear.
., Come in YOU two boys" she cried merrily,
when You we're younger"
-, Everybody calls, mo joe" said Maxwell
low Buster John to go hunting with us to-mor-
why, VINO ever n6hTU OF euCh O tninRY'
Mr.. Dennis, there has heard OF it-tvic.. I"
The lady looked at MI. Dennis, who gave an
Affirmative nod How would he eo7" she
ON my horse. behind me-"
What do You think OF It. father2"
why. think he will be perfectly safe with
,"Let him 90, by all means" said Mr.. Dem
NE emphatically. 1T will help to maze a man
y, But two on hor,e in FOX ohss.i Why.
Mond Break I'D b shs @
NJ. How much does Buster John veiRhP" Joe
Fifty f AVE-" said Buster John proudly.
Then the horse would carry hundred and
forty pounds, Mr.. Dennis wolghs at. least
shisL pounds - more than that and he's the
to give her consent. though she gave It with
care of the boy. Which he sf faithfully promised i
TO- do.
To make sure that he would not be left be.
hn a. Buster John begged to be allowed to sleep
and hs vent o to
dc was asleep when the hounds we're fed on
s Il XIV fea ri sEfs9s
bacco for her pipe had saved out" for r' him f
sc nas not large d IN SSm2u9t but carefully Sc
made NO on Somplaint ab5nt i2 eh'0Se' IT, Tor no
happy and triumphant. and II seemed to him
when he felt Joe Maxwell shaking and rolling
hin, ,,aa about in bed and heard him crying out;
hs wh2
The horses are all ready. breakfast Is ready.
n. sa NSp f 5ef
known far far and vide De-. as Buster John' What
delight that this was to be the day OF days, 90
bed a and ID was VAS dressed 10 y ieaD'a from the
\, Don't wake the house. my SON" said Joe
noSer son up tho arr
sShiy this %95nnE There was cold rain
But you have no overcoat," remarked Bus
"oh, I'm tough replied Joe Maxwell. I've
are both prime land tho weather is prime. II
the fox We are going after Is friend OF yours.
you may as well bid him good-by this morn
{GhR F Sss Psny dogs have chased him
ass5f .! % shs t%' s'Y S.,s
morning! e. and You get good Chance. toll him
II think no knows all about this hunt"
thing FER him IL he has moved his quarters tgG
won't give us a dare"
1a know TheEe dh he used to stsy said Bus
Asron5 Veil Aaron Knows 'H ali sbo @s IT,
these days sH I'm e eons to 1rs e
Sure enough" cried Buster John. II can
tell you lots OF things to put 10 It. l can tell
yo9 ;hings that nobody would believe If they
Ma1we make wat ba MS ysa .S 5os
tail the fox to-day II you'll tell me all about
Buster John agreed and the two shook
fashion. 10 q few moments they were eating
part Of the country. even II the coffee was made
Of parched rye and swsetened with honey.
Eide ed Il was Iii dsr 9t b fsad dawn !0
was beginning to show Itself. and by the time
ne maj h start was made.hs chi,drsns grand
dawn was fairly upon them and the chickens
were tiutterng from their roosts to the ground
Now. old Scarf Face. confident OF his powers.
had done, a very foolish thing. During the
mad ventured to reconnoitre the Abercrombie
place. He came out Of the sedge Held through
the bars. crossed the road and went sneaking
listened. The night wa. still. but his quick
ears heard noises that would have been i'm per-
a,rat some where, in the gin house. a, field mouse
TIE Teed The Ter Of
ne Of dogs, too. but not strange Voice among
them. He heard the Spivey catch'dog. with his
Rrufr and threatening bark. Far away he
heard hound bowling meurniully. The
bar ked the cur that had challenged Hodo; he
had not yet recovered bis good humor.
But not a strange voice came to his ears
This was easily accounted for. The hounds
that were to pursue him had been comfortably
fed and were now fast alseep. while Hodo was
curled up in shavinRs dreaming that no had
his mouth right on n fleeing fox but Couldn't
seize him. He whinad and moved his lin BIS
as he dreamed and q prowlinG cat that had
caused TO investigate the noise in:the shavings
fitted away. All the sounds that came to old
Scar-Face's ears were familiar: 80 from the
ginhouse he sneaked to the barn. as noiselessly
as ghost. pausing on the way to listen Hear
ing nothing. he went further until he was
under the caves OF the barn. In one end OF
which the horses OF the huntsmen were
stabbed Here he stopped and listened for
some time What could the silence meant
Pseping.from the sedge field during the after.
noon he had seen more than .one horse .and
rider pass along tho road and several WhiffE OF
strange dogs came to his sensitive nose. He
concluded that these men and dogs meant an
other chase after him: but ne was not certain
and so came, forth IN die dark to investigate.
, Usually when .houndssare taken away from
homo and fastened up out OF sight OF their mas
ters some OF the younger oneR will get .lonely
and begin to bark and howl. Old Scar Face
knew this well. but he didn't know that sea-
soned dogs rarely ever make such a demon