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called; but the dog, being at the bottom of

called; but the dog, being at the bottom of
the mill pond, could make no answer.
When I reached homstI found NANNY
there. She had heard the dog bark and
had made haste to get out Of his way.
Then, finding one of her children missing.
she knew that something had7happened or
was going to happen. She was sure of 1t.
She heard the dog running, and she knew
If he wasn't caught, she hoped he would
be badly scared; it would SERVE him right
for not obeying the rules she had made.
when / got home, you ZknowgI was tired.
Nanny dried my clothes while I told her
what had happened, and she would hardly
believe it; but she could plainly hear the
man calling his dog, first with his voice and
then with his horn. He kept that up for
some time, and finally, on his way home,
he passed right under our, house, calling his
dog and footing his horn-and 1 was the
only one of the family that dared to look
out as he went by.
We'll, 1 had no more adventures until
one night, having come home myself,
heard crowd of dogs barking The noise
they made grew louder and Louder, and
presently heard nanny climbing the tree
as hard as she could. She came up so fast
that l could hear pieces of bark fall to the
ground. She was scared nearly to death.
'Ihey are after me- she cried, and
didn't have time to take to water" Sure
enough, the dogs came charging through
the bushes, bowling and painting like mad,
and they gathered around the tree and
hoWled and barked until the men came up
with torches. l was curious to see what
was gong on, though the others were too
frightened to move. 1 came out and sat on
the limb and looked down at them They
were all black men, except one The one.
mat had the biggest torch held it behind
him and moved it back and forth behind
him.
There he is he yelled Il soc his eyesr
Inc man with cut thing began to hit the
uee. never knew what was going to hap
pen until the tree began to sway. Then
could feel it falling. AS it fell. / ran down
the tree until came to one Of the largest
llnbs, and, by the time l had climbed that
the tree hit the ground with a noise that
sounded as the clouds sound when they
cap together and make big quick shine
Inc limb shook so hard that I came near
1alilng Off; but l held on the best could,
ana IN moment I heard a great noise of
= Emu, serea ming, bowling and growing
L Was wild with fear, but I could do moth
ing. Close to the limb | was clinginp To
was black man holding torch. The
hgnt blinded my eyes, and the hot s,nol,o
sun s,heu me. thought none had seen me-.
but the man who was not a black man vas
standing apart from the others and when
leokeo at him l found he was looking at
me We" 'ooN4iio 1t
1 Kept looking at him and he at me
fanTin was no longer afraid / had the
ieehag mat ne was friend (cIose to
GouSln-th.ng) and l wanted to go to him
but now could 1? 1t was the Son of Rem
t Al ana ne said nothing to the others. But
s sne .nlch ~ siioke came in my nose and l
sneezed The black man yelled. Here's an
other! and Climbed ca the tree. He was
apo't 10 strike me with the torch, but the
son or Ben Ali said, Wait He came IN
me ilmo' stretched out his hand to ME and
toucned it with my tongue Come he
sald. jumped to his shoulder and felt
sa1e: but when he carried me among the
strange ones, when l saw the dogs nosing
around with blood on their ears, and
Nlng there moving no more, fear came
again ana but for the Son of Ben Ali's
mana and voice l should have jumped down
INTO the middle of the pack.
i1e Sen of Ben Ali gave me to a friend
~ ttAe care OF, and though l went hungry
many time, Il was not the faIIit 81 1he
oiack man. Maybe he was hungry himself.
ana ara MS wife and children. too But now
m mere, and if youN excuse me III take
a mao" >
Mr. Coon opened his mouth wide to game.
sound asleep.
end Part XII)