The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-11-25

Take good kecr of en-" said the
came. anXiouSly. much as if She were
| going on a serious journey, and then
She Went cautiously toward the tank.
Gerry east Il wrathful look at the bas-
| kct. but worse was to came.
SwHying and clutchng the railroads
| lin cup in one hand. the adventurous
| IN ultry owner found herself unable to
| turn the watcr on. The little spigot was
rlsty and would not move She looked
back dc~pairingly at Jerry, and seeing
o. ly reSnlute back and II Stcrnly posed
head, she lifted up her voice, instinct
telling her that he had had more eX-
pC..cEcc with such difficulties than any
Of til" roughly clad men.
young fcllcr." she shrilled, come
Gowr here an. help me. | KANT Git a
d,op."
Al the willing accents. each person in
the car turned his head. and Jerry. blush
ing scarlet saw the amused smile that
daL"cd lightly on the lips of the lovely
urlr own.
But he rose TO the occasion. Squccz-
ing past the basket. not without an ef-
fort. II" Went quietly down the aisle. If
he Lad seen the glance of admiration
which a certain person gave his broad
shoulders and finely built form he might
luve felt compensated
AZ it was. he saw only the flushed and
thirsty dame. and for her he filled the tin
cup courtcpu>ly. wondering bitterly why
fortune should place him at a diS.ldyan-
tage just when he most wanted to appear
4 II fled
Suddenly as he waited for the poultry
owner to drink that he might refill the
up for her. there arose on the hot air
o" the car an car-Spitting sound, n cross
ttHwccn squawk and a hattIe-cry.
That effort of Brannon'~ to get past
the basket had torn loose the cover and
Irvci did prisoners more quickly avail
Themselves of liberty.
Widc-broaStcd. long of leg arrogantly
hlnghty of carriage. and powerful of
wing. they shot out, all six of them. into
III" Earrow precincts of the car, defiance
IN the hens eyes, murder and sudden
Gcdth in the cocks
In am instant confusion reigncd and a
lal 81 Of tongues.
With whcopS of joy and pcaIs' of rough
laughter. the farmers arose en mastNe to
h"ln rcCIpturc the rumawayS: but they
found it less amusing than they eX-
pnctcd.
IN. conductor. hulTying in from the
smoker. received n blow in the face from
n rcsclutc hen that hurled herself mt the
o0crlng. Fortunately. she merely sent
tire conductor staggering back against
the ooor. closing it the quicker.
What the - began that outraged
Individual. forgetting his manners But
he got no further The air was full of
whirrin= wings of wildly scrambling
ferns. of Shrieking women and scream
ing children.
THE games dartcd forward. retreated
overhead. chung now 30 lamps, and now
beat against deceptive windows: they
eluGcd, Tented. struck savagely, wheeled
on angry. rapid wings, played havoc with
hats and curlS. and scratched manfully.
II WINS the cock who selected the pretty
u"kr own for his special prey. He came
wh'l1fng down on her, having just dazed
q tobacco grower by n swapping whack
with his spurs: but he was received in
the arms of Jerry Brannon. who had
thrown himself in front of the frightened
giyl
Beak and spurs had no effect on Jerry.
He was thoroughbred himself. The en-
lGccd game was reduced to ignorninOus
submission. but not until he had left an
ugly scratch across each of Brannons
hands.
BY this time the hens had been captur-
ed. the children had crawled from under
tile seats. and the women were twisting
NJ their disordcred hair.
The poultry owner, much subdued was
srshng family as Jerry helped to re-
impl'son the cock. Turning away from
her and the treacherous basket. he found
the unknown was standing beside him.
Casting looks of regret at his some