Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-12
A CAVALIER
 OF FIVE
by J. B Lipplnco,t Co
By MINNA THOMAS ANTRIM

Don's face was troubled. Perched upon a flat stone overlooking stretch of matchless country, he bent lowering eyes toward the House of his Enemy.
 Below, at the heel of the hill upon whose crest Don's stately habitation rested. a rose-embowered cottage nest led. Therein dwelt his foe. With lips a-quiyer. Don rubbed the big lump upon his head. Painfully it reminded him of a stone cast by one whose sins were grievously many.
 His small legs a-dangle kicked hie stony seat angrily. He smote the rock in order to discharge part of the clam bring force within. Meek Don was not, although he was of gentle habit. He ionged with mighty longing to have his foe beneath his sturdy heel Alack, the red.headed boy was several inches taller, and, besides, his ability to run away Don had never seen eQualled.
 His step-father, Keith Kennedy, who was also his model and hero, had said it was unmanly to throw stones; therefore Don had refrained Also Keith had assured him that only cow ards ran away, hence Don held his ground and tried to dodge all missiles. He hadn't fought, because his mother told him that it was naughty.
 As may be seen. Don's dilemma was sore one. Upon the rock. therefore. sat he trying to think out a warfare in which a gentleman might engage without the disapproyal of his elders. Eight small fingers cruelty indented two pink palms. Was a little boy to endure without end the taunts and missiles of big one? Was his head to be empurpled forever? Must he suffer ignominious taunts from Ethel, his fiancee, until the end of time His reverie was interrupted by . fa- miliar voice-hers.
 Tan l tum over. Don?"
 Could she come over! With eyes alight Don leaped down from his high seat to open the stubbornly latched gate. Entered Ethel as usual, crisply starched and beribboned to match the sky. Down she sat, her sash carefully outspread. Her cavalier, to suit her lesser height. dropped also, upon the grass. Being thus comfortably placed, Ethel eyed him disdainfully.
 "'Cept didn't be mad at Jimmy, I wouldn't tummed over," she began. Don's face heightened dolorously, but his lips were mute.
 Course" she went on, I'm mad wiv' Jimmy, but he ain't no 'fraie- cat. You is" Snap went two ruby lips. Snap went two heayen-biue eyes. Deeper red splatches mottled the pink of Don's chubby cheeks Outrageous fortune still pursued him. Again he must bear the ignominy of accusation. It was unbearable.
 T a!n't no 'fraid-cat, E1el Taylor he said hotly.
 You is." calmly repeated his lady; cept you wasn't you would "a | frowed anuvver stone back at Jimmy .'' Don rose. He could not sit under her blows.
 'Keif says at frowin' stones is bad. If I'm bad, l won't go up to heaven in de skies." said he.
 Meanwhile, behind the children was stealthily creeping a boy whose hair famed against the velvety green oi the turf, and in whose round eyes malice gieamed evilly. In one freck. led hand he poised a mottled object. fingered by Don's proximity to his self-styled beau" he gave an unearth.
 iy yell and flung the dead garter. snake at Don. then ran away, shriek. ing with glee- Bad aiming sent t into the girl-child's lap. and the tiny morsel of womanhood was literally frozen with horror of the loathsome object Terror-stricken though he was, Don bravely grasped the reptile in his , small right hand. and flung 1t as far as he could. As is the way with her sex, the danger past. Ethel ran shrieking across the lawn, out of the gate. across the dusty road and into her -Auntie Roma's" arms.
 Lon, meanwhile, between personal fright and anxiety for his playmate, lay in a semi-dazed state for some time. then painfully walked into the house. For several days sort of fev- erish stupor held him, but finally his