The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-05


The sheep showed inclination to stop. and Keat-
ing hastily arose from his grassy seat the banks
of the stream and gave strenuous chase. He sped
after hasty glance behind. raced madly to the
renee and swung her heavy form 1t.
Both Heating and the sheep buckied in In genu-
on nestng had the college honors of his day for
ons distance running. II, grimIy set his law and
setted down to fancy sod busting 80
me youth MAIDS his hurdle with ease The sbeer
nsrd ssnns !, distance ahead
10y 10y adapted to the handicap They passed a
waving rusty ptchfork - Ds1'
AL, IN ana on ran the trio Another house sprang into
view beside the road. an aged tier OF the so,,
haa and scanned with the that had felen
yard and Joined the salop
kestins after the nrs brief gain could not lessen
hehiua s'ance peeween himself and the animal From
eentna came the stenoran breathing Of the
who MAS e run s ana the raspy whoops of the other
heatings cap blew OF the wings of breeze
hair usually slicked to his head was now hyIng
mere and there The four-leged leader showed signs
You quit that" hlarAd the rustic just behind who
seemed despite the college records OF his paoemaker
pesterin that poor sheep"
Heating had mnd--nor wind-~to enter into
controversy lie kept still The sheep was waver-
Ing 1t carried too much wool keep up the sprint
me hshing- rod bobbed awkwardiy bahind,
Another house doomed up ahead. The eve lodged
nadiy through the gateway leading up this and as
the youth put his remaining strength to nna jump.
fell painting its side With an exuitant yeli keat-
ing dropped his knees beside the winded animals
and made ready to extract the hook.
The protested bleat of the sheep was answered by
an angry whoop from the road and 1s6 pounds Of
farmer hurled itself through and landed on
neck of the unsuspecting Heating
49, fon fool" yelled the angry angler. Get OFF. What
the deuce do
Pick on a sheep. will you2' rasped the other.
III learn yon city fellers that property is be
Heating spent no time in argument His fists
presipitated thereby The aght was ali in favor IF
the excited fisherman until the arrival of long
The third jumped the battle with a raucous
shout' His hands were hard powders and
of his senses.
When Heating recovered consciousness he found
You darned city bug srowled the younger. what
KIND q rowdyin is that up to? Chasin' poor
defenseless critter until she falls down winded'
You're crazy snaried Heating Couldn't you sec
that she had hshhook stuck i'll her silly WOOL
Fine thing for you to be doin'" added the older
III other peoples sheep would quit sticking their
noses in Affairs they would be hooked
But you did nook her" from the younger
Certainly hooked her" snapped Heating. And
now tell what you going o with
the stake
An angry issued from the whiskers of the
ancient, We're going hold you Mrs, Grisgs
And who, II may ask, is Mrs, erggs?'
she's the owner of that poor prosecuted iambie-
she's also the local representative OF the s p. c. A.
answered the youthful granger. She'll fix YOU for
having been cruel TO tonsuella@
"Consuella'" cried Heating you mean to tell
uh huh an ths more names sraas You es her the
harder itl go with yen
Heating. In the city. Charles Heating Esq.
aging agency u we'll known cash register con-
Germ He bore the respect Of his fellows
In hy bonds before these countrgmen. Tuning and
frettng. and with perspiration running down his
forehead. his dignity was conspicuousy absent.
The mind Of the youth the austere Miss
Decker his hancee,
He mentally thanks fortune that this little mis-
adventure was thing Of the country,
Ped. pad pad, pad
Heating hack to the driveway heard the ap-
had IN ston hasd
him.
What is thsg" asked a chilly voice--a woman.
voice.
the farmer HE had hshhcok In her wool and his
pole and line hangtn It, and he was runnin her
beat time. We knev-Hram and what
you by that sheep, Mrs Grtggs. kept him.
A musical laugh out, and the in the
bones of the prisoner congealed he heard it. He
knew that laugh
Turn him over" came In a soft contraito "You
don't care If look upon the classic profile Of your
prisoner. do you, aunt
Hrams foot prodded the youth face about-and a
beet red it was"
The girl in the carriage broke into hystercal
"oh aunt" she gasped when she had recovered her
breath. This is toe much. Your sheep chaser isis
my hance"
speedily liberated. Explanations followed. Mrs Griggs
laughed Miss Marion Denton screamed again Keat-
ing. whose OF humor would not spread to
the situation, frowned ominously at the embar
ones who responsible for his predicament
With awkward apologies the two made hasty depart
lions being real flesh and blood growled Heating
townhound. and with the girl by his side.
Now that l find you something besides business
auomaton and creature Of conditions. like the rest
Of understand each other better" laughed
the girl