The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-24
THE EVENING STOR r
Two in a Tree.
(Bv Lulu .Johnson.)


| then she remembered that her Jacket
was upstairs and she caught up her
brothers golf coat. She could slip
cross-lots to the woods and be back in
no time at all. She must have some
arbutus for the supper table.
As she was crossing the Benton farm.
she heard an angry below and smiled.
Benton's prize bull was confined in the
next lot, He could not bother her. Then
with rending crash, the maddened
animal broke down the hinsy fence
ana came charging across the lot after
the fury-inciting red coat.
Dora, in glance, measured her
chances and swung up into the single
apple tree that stood in the center of
the field. Its branches hung low and
it was no feat for the active girl to
swing up and find crotch well above
the reach Of those lowering horns.
The bull looked about puzzledly for a
moment, then he caught sight of the
CLINT of red in the branches and charged
again His impact shook the tree, but
it did not dislodge the girl, for she
chung with her arms about the trunk.
Being patient animal, the bull wait
ed and Dora was so much occupied with
the unpleasantness of the situation that
she never noticed the approach of a
man in red golf coat until he was
midway across the lot.
d
Run!''
The newcomer obeyed both injunc-
lions, but the cry had attracted the
bulls attention, and the animal was fast
gaining on his new prey, when suddenly
the man leaped to one side and the bull
plowed on. By the time it had turned
the man was running for the tree and
swung himself up just as the bull
reached him.
Marrow squeak that" he chuckled
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you Dora ?''
IT should think you could tell the diff
ference between bull and cow" she
said severely. THE idea of walking
right into a field with that coat
ct was all right" was the easy re-
Spouse. King Champion belongs in
the next lot. He must have broken
the fence. 1 was taking a short cut to
the links. Glad 1 left my clubs there
last night or I sh ould have lost them.
How did you get here?''
81 was going after arbutus," she ex-
planned. 81 was wearing Teds coat
and that horrid creature broke down
the fence to get after it,
s'Amiable ANIMAL commented
Frazer. I'D like to get down and pat
him on the head-with an axe"
Were trespassers. He's on his
owners property" she reminded
does not affect my desire in the least"
And Ted has some friends to sup
per-" she walled, land there won't be
any arbutus."
minded Frazer THAT'S more than we
are likely to GET
Don't you think the creature will
go away" pleaded Dora.
'1'll ask him if you like" he offered,
"but he doesn't look as though he
ever would. Frazer lets him stay out
all night. Dissipated sort of creature,
King Champion is"
do you suppose they would hear If
1--WE would hurt our voices to no
avail. The only thing to do is to walt
until it gets SO dark that he can't see
the red. Then maybe he'll forget U.S.
Throw him your coat" command
ed Dora. Maybe that will satisfy him
and he'll go away
Frazer dropped his coat directly in
front of King Champions nose: d.
rectly the bull reduced it to ribbons
and worked himself up to a fresh
He isn't even happy when he gets
it, commented Frazer. stubborn
sort of brute"
His choice of word had been unfor-
tunate. Dora froze up. She had for
gotten in ~the excitement that she and
Frazer had solemnly ruptured their
friendship because she had refused to
give up Benning as her partner in the
double match game. He had called her
stubborn. She had declared that she
always kept her promise, and when he
reminded lter of an earlier and forgot
ten promise the adjective had been re-
yived.
Frazer saw his mistake in an in
slant. -,
pleaded. She held up her head.
won't you be nice?" he begged.
You can play golf with any one you
want, only don't be angry"
1T was not nice to reopen the argu-
-, In
.rI didn't mean to- he declared. IT
wasn't even thinking of that row.
You were" she said very positively.
''It is useless to deny it, either, FOR
He made Several efforts to convince
her, but to no use, and at last ne sank
into a shivering silence. The sun mao
set and the air was growing chill: he
missed his coat sadly, but Dora dld not
notice his plight until his teeth chat
tered so that she heard the sound.
You are cold. and I made you throw
down your coat" she cried. Penitently.
Its all right" he protested.
Its not she contradicted. It's all
my fault, too"
est of scientific experiment., he DE,
clared. 1T shows that a blooded bull
can at least count up to two. He's
waiting for the other one, and then he
probably won't be satisfied
YOU'D be warmer Il you sat next the
trunk On this side, away from the
wind" she suggested. II could keep
off the cold on the other side"
YOU'D fall off, he objected visit
fully. "For, of course, since you hate
me, you wouldn't let me hold you on"
There was no answer to this and
Frazer deliberately opened his mouth
that the sound of his clicking teeth
might be more plainly heard. Dora
stood it for ten minutes then.
Fred"
what is it 2" he asked.
"Please come over" she pleaded. 81
7on't-hate you.
In a minute he was beside her. hold
ing her steady on the limb. The teeth
-+onnad chat erirR and Dora nestled