Arizona republican., 1911-12-25

frightened out of his life: he's sl young" said Erebus in a tone of ex treme distress. gazing with acute anx iety after their receding friend. "Het not like us: he won't cheek the keeper all the way like I should"
 "Oh. Wiggins has plenty of pluck, said the Terror in reassuring tone.
 But he won't understand he's all right. He's only ten. And there's nc saying how that beastly foreigner who shoots nightingales will bully him, cried Erebus with unabated anxiety.
 Well. the sooner we go and fetch his father the sooner he'll be out of it." said the Terror, making as if to mount his bicycle.
 No. no.' cried Erebus almost fiercely. That won't do al all We've got to rescue him now. And you've got to find a way!"
 The Terror drowned. and took of his cap to wrestle more manfully with the problem.
 
 "I cant see what we can do."
 "Oh. I'm going to get him out of this somehow" cried Erebus desperately i; and she spranG on her machine and rode up the drive.
 The Terror half mounted. and stopped at the thought that he was the only one in real danger. He ground his teeth; for all his fiawless serenity inaction was repugnant to him.
 Erebus reached Great Decping Court bare four minutes after the keeper.
 The bicycle of Wiggins stood against one Of the pillars of the porch. She dismounted and stood considering for perhaps half a minute: then she moved his bicycle so that it was right to his hand If he came out. set her own bi- cycle against another of the pillars. but out of sight lest he should take 1t by mistake. walked up the steps. ham, mered the knOckcr firmly. and rang the bell. The moment the door opened she stepped quickly past the footman into the hall. The keeper sat on chair facing her: and on the chair be- side him sat Wiggins. looking very white and wOebegone.
 What are you doing with my little brother?" said Erebus sharply. adopt ;,,c N-;c,ipc tn o,rongtIap bar ,,ccition
 The keeper opened his eyes and said in q tcnc Of some triumph. ''I caught i'm poachin'-"
 Stand upi What do you mean by speaking to me. sitting down." said ErebuS in her most imperative tone.
 The keeper stood up with uncommon quickness and sudden sheepish air: ''E was poachin.' he said sulkily.
 He was not, A little boy like hat." cried Erebus scornfully.
 "Anyways Q was q aidin' an abettin' T I've brought i'm 10 Mir. Darcy :osenheimer an it's for i'm to say" lid the keeper stubbOrnly.
 There came faint click from the peautiful lips of ErcbuS. the gentle lick by which the Twins called one mother to attention. At the sound T-icgius. his face faintly flushed with l~pe. braced himself. ErebUS meas !red the distance with the eye of an expert. just as there came into the far ther end of the hall that large. flabby. pudding faced young POmcranian Bri- ton. Mir. DArcy ROsenheimer.
 Where's the hoachcr:" he said in m eager. angry voice. reverting in his motion to tho ancestral "b."
 As the keeper turned to him Ercbus spranc to the door and threw it wide.
 Bolt Wiggins.' she cried.
 Wiggins bolted for the door; the keeper grabbed at him and missed; the footman grabbed and grabbed the intrrposing Erebus- She slammed th" door behind the vanished Wiggins.
 Mir. D'Arcy Rcsenheimer dashed heavily down tnc nail Nltn inlch howl. Ercbus backed against the door. He caught her by tho left arm to swing her out of his way. It was n silly arm to choose. for she caught him z slap on his Pomeranian expanse of check with the full swing of her right. a slap which rang through the great hall like the crack of a whip-lash. Mir. D'Arcy Rcsenheimer was large but tender. He Eowled again. and dumped at Ercbus with big fiabby fists. She the first blow on an uncom- moniy acute elbow. The second never fell. for the footman caught him by the collar and swung him round.
 "It's not for the likes of you to hit English young ladies,' he said with patriotic indignation.
 Mir. Darcy Rosenheimer gasped and gurgled: then he howled furiously, "Get out of my house, Now-at once get out"
 "Yes. sir-very pleased to go. sir when I've had my wages. It's month