Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-11

tying the other end Of the line to the pole,
and, alter two or three trials by giving the
pole circular sweep, wrapped the line around
the lower end of one of the ropes. In an
other moment he held the rope in his grasp.
The boys gave shout Of triumph at this
achievement, which set the dog TO raging with
redoubled fury. 1t remained only TO tie tne
rope to the bed-post, which having been done,
Even ventured across to the limb without
much trouble.
Having passed the pole over to him, Frank
followed his example. The dog, suspecting
their design, had bounded down into the yaru,
and now made number of alarming leaps at
Frank as he chung with hands and knees 10
the sagging rope
81 wonder il he could jump high enough to
nab us on top, of the wal?" Frank questioned,
when he had seated himself on the limb be-
side Eben.
He reached down with the pole and tapped
on the coping of the wall The dog made sew
eral leaps, but, to the great relief OF the boys,
fell short by a foot or two OF reaching the
pole. 49,.
But now the boys encountered another diff
Guilty. The only limb that extended oyer tne
wall was too large to be bent down sufficiently
to enable them to lower their legs enough TO
get footing.
The only means available was to resort to
the rope again. But how to detach 1T from ITS
fastening to the bed-post was a problem ina that
baffed all their ingenuity For an hour they
puzzled over this question, until, at last, FRANK
exclaimed:
q have it! What pair of stupids we are
Why can't we take the other rope!
''Why, to be sure!' said Eben. we never
thought of that. It's 80 dark we couldn't see
the rope, and / suppose that's why we didn't
think of it before"
The space under the tree was almost entirely
dark, Notwithstanding the full moon shed Its
light in other parts OF the yard. :.
No time lost in untylng the second rope
and tNinu If tn thp limb projecting over
the wall
Then the boys slid down carefully, and were
soon picking their way slowly and with ex-
treme caution along the coping, walking as
ing every loose brick before stepping upon 1t:
The dog, growing with rage, hurled himself
upward, threatening their feet with every
spring he made.
But the boys reached the shed in safety,
and walked over the swaybacked ROOT more Sc
curely. They had gained the opening into the
haymow, when the dog, possessed by new
impulse, turned suddenly from following them
along the yard, ran to the open gate, and dis,
appeared among the stalks of corn In held
just beyond the she'd
In few seconds he reappeared, making
tremendous leaps through the waving leaves,
and then the boys were Mortified as they dis
covered that he was aiming to reach long
plank they had neither OF them before no.
ticed, reaching to the caves of the shed. In
moment more he was on the roof.
With cries of terror the boys plunged into the
haymow Their feet slipped on the dry hay;
they struggled frantically to gain firm foot
hold, while the dogs sharp nails ratified over
the loose boards of the shed roof. Then came
a heavy plunge. Franks shoulder was brushed
by the dogs shaggy SIDE and great fecks of
froth despatched his face.
Another plunge, amid the sounds of deep
growlings and swapping jaws, and the dog
was gone. At the same instant Frank felt
himself slipping, sliding, falling; then he awoke
as from dreadful nightmare, and found him
self gazing through set of stout oak bars at
a COW, Juggling, terror stricken, at her halter
1t all came to him in an instant that he had
fallen into feedingrack. The dog, snarling