The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-30

and Stella remembered that she had not seen the sign of a horn inside the bar bed-wire lnclosure for long time.
 As the two children wandered along the big road looking in vain for posies, Stella conceived the idea of crawling under the pasture fence and going to the creek banks, where they could soon fill their basket with an abundance of lovely wild roses. sensitive plants md daisies. As Robbie never questioned his sisters move ments, but followed wherever she led, the little couple were soon under the barbed-wlre and headed for the creek banks, which lay a short distance be- yond.
 'I spose we'll not need Grampa's um- ber-elia, said Stella, finding 1t burden to carry through the high weeds and grass "But l guess we'd better take 1t with us for if l hid 1t eyer so good under the weeds by the roadside somebody
 '.Yes. an Grampa would never get over 1t if we should lose hls fine big umber- ella, cause it's the biggest one in the country" said Robbie, looking admlringly at the green article in question.
 They had advanced some distance Into the pasture when suddenly over the top of the steep hank there appeared pair sight the head of great red bull. When his eyes fell on the two children they flashed with rage and .wlldness. He h below that seemed to shake the very enrth, and, with his head bent, came to- ward the terrorixed little ones with ter rlble speed spec. . and fury. paving up the
 Stella and Robbie turned and fled AS fast as their little legs could cary them. Robbie screaming with all his might, but Stella with face white and lips com pressed.
 On. on they flew through the tangled grass and weeds that iln,peded their them at every bound Robbie dropped the basket he had been carrying, but Stella grasped tightly the huge, green umbrella, sa dragging Eas it by the handle as barbed-wire fence only few yards away, beyond which, was, safety. With siIent prayer that her little brother and she could reach them, the little girl gathered all her strength for the last effort, call ing out to Robbie to not lag, bnt Tor dear life's sake to use all his power to reach the fence and roll under to the other side.
 Just as Stella's prayer seemed about to be answered-for the fence was now al yards behind themN7RobbIe's foot was caught in a tangle of weeds and the lit. tie fellow, was thrown headlong on his face. Stella whirled and ran back to him. She could not leave him, although death stared her in the face. Now the bull was hot breath on her face, hear hls short shorts and enraged breathing. She felt that all was over. In less time than ona could count five all these things had nap pened. Stella rushed between the bull and Robbie just as the beast bent his head to raise the little fellow in the air on It's horns. She did not think of her self then-only thought of her dear little brother who still crouched in terror Tn the grass: Whatever prompted her to do as she did she could never tell but as she dashed between Robbie and the bull she suddenly thrust the great, green um- brella in the beasts face, raising 1t as umbrella so immense that the bull took fright instantly, and, whirling round, he dashed back over the prairie as if demon were in pursuit. Away he went.