Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-07-15
Continued from last week.
CHAPTER VIII.

The story of the accident was
soon spread abroad over the farm,
and was commented on by all the
animals; but the general opinion
seemed to be one person less to
abuse them-for a while anyhow.
Pm soory Tom wasn't fixed some
how so that he couldn't get out here
to beat us, said the cow
Il don't like that way of doing"
said Dobbin to Dick. you went too
far in that matter. OF course every
body will know now that you were
| playing off, and they may see
through the whole thing, and that
will result in more violence"
well, what is done can't be un-
DONE" said Dick, my temper got
away with me, and l was tired of
shamming. If l had been really lame
Shane would have driven me just
the same. l was lame for all he knew
to the contrary and when he whip
ped me | started to run before ! had
| time to think. | knew | might as
well make a complete job of it while
! [ was at it; for Shane would know
| was shamming anyhow, and | would
have to fight it out with him some
! time. You see, | had put myself in
| a position where ! had to fight or
surrender, and ] preferred to fight. -
IT'S a very bad piece of business,
said Dobbin, "and may make trouble
for all of us. You should have kept
your temper
I tried to and failed, as you
see" said Dick. Il have neither your
age nor experience in such matters
and make bad breaks sometimes.
We will have to take some other
means of protecting ourselves when
Shane gets about again." said Dob
bin; but that won't be for a good
many days, so Towser says"
IT'S open war with me now"
said Dick. Il don't intend that the
harness shall go on my back again
until this matter is settled. Towser
was saying the other day that Shane
said if ever we did get able to work
he would make us pay dear for our
vacation"
The days were long and tedious
for Shane as he lay on his bed and
brooded over his troubles. To his
physical suffering was added the
worry about the condition of things
on the farm Mrs. Shane and the chill
dren tried to keep all further trouble
from him by putting the condition of
things in their most favorable light,
but he understood his business too
| thoroughly to be deceived.
"Tom, how long before that corn
will be ready for the cultivator?"
asked Shane, as Tom was passing
through the room.
Il don't know" said Tom, but
when it is the neighbors will all
come in and pillow it over for you"
Did the blackbirds take much of
it?"
Il don't think they took any of
it," said Tom.
us it a good stand?"
at is good enough" replied Tom;
don't worry about that; it will
come out all right"
but I do worry about it. There
is something wrong about it; / can
tell it by your actions. Come, out
with it. One more misfortune won't
kill me after I've Como through what
have"
Not a good stand? What is the
reason?"
"If you must know about it I
might as well tell you all about it.
The corn crop is failure. The worms
have taken every stock of it, and it
will have to be planted over. Now
there amt any use to worry over it,
for Mr. Tracy said that the neigh
bOrs would come in and pillow up
was afraid you would not raise much
corn there on account of the worms"
WAS Tracy's corn destroyed by
the worms?"
NO"
Nor Smith's?"
NO"
mo anybody's around here"
Then fate is agin me, an ] give
up the fight" said Shane.
"Mr. Tracy says there is some
thing peculiar about your corn, and
he says he can't account for it un-
less it is because there amt no
birds here to take the worms. Moth
er an Edie have been talkin' about
there bein' no birds here; but |
never noticed it particular till Tracy
spoke about it. But / don't believe
that had anything to do with It,"
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