The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-29

No. choked out the Hedge boy
Then there was another tapping and
| foundering and finally another calm.
Got enough" asked Willie.
No" said the Hedge boy. \ sort OF
the observers. Both cOmtatants were
GREATNESS. bloOdless in their faces and
very weak.
Got enough" said Willie
NO" said the Hedge boy. The car
mage was again renewed. All the spec
! tators were silent but Johnnie Hedge S
little brother. who exhorted him to
continue the struggle. but it was not
plain that the Hedge boy needed any
encouragement. for he was crying bit
| terly. and it has been explained that
when a boy cried 1t was a bad time to
| hope for peace. He had managed to
wriggle over upon his hands and
| knees. but Willie Dalzel was tenacious
Iy gripping him from the back. and it
seemed that his strength would spend
itself in futilty. The bear cub seemed
TO have the advantage of the working
model of the windmill. They heaved.
uttered strange words. wept. and the
sun looked down upon them with
steady. unwinking eye.
Now. Peter Washington. the doe
tors coachman. came out of the stable
and observed this tragedy of the back
garden. He stood transtiXed for mo
rnent and then ran toward it. shouting:
Hi. what's all dish we're? Hi, Stopper
dat, stopper dat. you two. For Ian
sake. what's all dish yere?' He grab
bed the struggling boys and pulled
them apart. He was stormy and fine
in his Indignation. For Ian sake,
You two kids act like you gwfne mad
dogs. Stopper dat" The whtened.
fearful. Soled combatants. their cloth
ing all awry. gared fiercely at each
other as Peter stood between them lee
turing. They made several futile at
tempts to circumvent him and again
come to battle. AS he Tended them off
with his open hands he delivered his
reproaches at Jimmie. rs s'prsed at
you. l suhtainly is.'
"Why:' said Jimmie. Il amt done
"Y-y-you done courage desc we're
kids ter scrap" said Peter virtuously.
Me- cried Jimmie. II amt had
nothin' to do with it,
II raikon you amt" retorted Peter
with heavy sarcasm. Il raikon You
been er-prayin'. amt you?" Turning
to Willie Dalzel he said, "You jest take
an run erong outer dish yere or I'll
jest nachually take an damnearkill
you" Willie Dalzel went. TO the new
boy Peter said: You look like you had
some saince. but | raikOn you don't
know no mOre'n err rabbit. You jest
take an trot erIong off home. an don
lemme catch you round yere er- fightin'
or I'll break yer back" The Hedge
boy moved away with dignity, follow
ed by his little brother. The latter.
when he had placed a sufficient dis
lance between himself and Peter play
ed his fingers at his nose and called
out:
mig ger-r-r. Mig ger-r-r!'
Peter Washingtons resentment pour
ed out upon Jimmie.
"'Pears like you never would under
stan you amt regular common trash
You take an 'sociate with ANYBODY
what done come erlOng."
LAW. go on" retorted Jimmie pro-
fanely. go soak your head, Pete"
The remaining boys retired to the
street. whereupon they perceived VIII |
lie DalZel in the distance He ran to
them.
II licked him. he shouted exultant- |
ly. II licked him. Didn't l. now?"
From the Whilomville point of view
he was entitled to a favorable answer.
They made it. Yes" they said. you
did"
Il run in cried Willie. AN l grab
bed i'm, an afore he knew what it was
l throwed i'm. An then 1t was easy"
He pulled out his chest and smiled like
an English recruiting sergeant AN
now" said he. suddenly facing Jimmie
Prescott. whose side were you on!'
The question was direct and star
Ting. Jimmie gave back two PAGES
He licked you once he explained
haltingly.
HE never saw the day when he
could lick one side of me- could lick