Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-04-28

AO' "Aoonu ny the IOau, and there
isn't house near. My best hat will
be spoiled
Wen have to run for it, guess"
Jim declared.
couldn't We make a short cut
through Farmer Chords pasture7"
Jessie suggested. His creatures are
all In the other pasture now. YOU
know"
The very thing" Jim agreed.
He let down the rickety bars, and
the two started across the field.
When they reached the middle of
the pasture Jessie came to a fun
stop, clutching her companions arm
frantically, and shrinking close to his
] side.
"On, Jim, look" she breathed.
! The dim outline of member of the
bovine family doomed up huge and
startling, in front of them.
It's that dreadful animal of Henry
Potters,S Jessie shuddered. "Oh,
what shall we do?"
Jim's face blanched beneath its tan
A shudder of fear swept through
him. He covered back a step or two.
Terror was on the point Of over
mastering him. Then a thought
| flashed into his mind He remem.
bered having seen a couple of men
| at work in this very lot that after.
noon.
Courage filled his heart
Here was the very chance he had
| longed for-well, not exactly that,
but one that would answer as a make
| shift, he reasoned-to show Jessie
| that he could be brave on occasion.
A look Of grim determination
| settled upon his face as he smothered
a slight feeling of shame for what he
was about to do.
Then he called out, Run for the
fence. Jessie. won't let him hurt
you"
"oh, Jim, can't go and leave you"
| Jessie faltered.
Run" Jim commanded in a tone
that she could not refuse to obey
She ran as she had never run be-
fore, stumbling over hummocks with
out needing them, and sobbing aloud
like a child, from sheer excitement
How cruel have been" she
thought. and to think he, in spite
/ of his fear, was ready to risk his life
for NE! oh, how ashamed 1 ami"
Jim did not move from the stand
he had taken before the huge, gloom
shrouded figure, until Jessie had
reached the fence in safety, and had
| climbed over it.
| Then he did a curious thing.
He deliberately turned his back
upon bis adversary, which, by the
way, had apparently not moved a
muscle since Jessie had first spied
it, and ran.
The great form still stood like a
craven image where he had left it.
With bound Jim vaulted lightly
over the fence.
ooh, you are brave" Jessie sobbed,
clinging to him. I'll never forgive
myself for calling you a coward. You
were splendid. Oh. Jim, take every
+; thing back-everything. I do love
/ you"
Again Jim smothered a feeling
akin to shame. as he stopped and
| kissed the sweet, tear-wet face, up
raised to his.
On his way home. little later Jim
stopped in at Farmer Chords.
There's an animal in your south
pasture I'd like to buy" he said with
assumed carelessness.
"Why, there amt any animal there
except that COW sign-board Potters
men put up there this afternoon"
twelve-year-old Willie Clifford burS
out wonderingly.
'You shut up, bub," his father COM
manded sternly.
Then he gave Jim an understand
ing wink.
Saw you and your girl going
through there awhile back" he re-
marked. 81 guess nothing serious
would happen if the thing disap-
| peared right now. Potter didn't even
ask leave for putting 1t there. Only
don't leave any kindlings lying
around"
Just as the town clock struck
ly happy man climbed the fence Of
Farmer Chords south pasture. and
soon, by the light of lantern. an
ak was singing to the tune of "All's
Fair In Love and War"
But the man would have been con-
siderably surprised could he have
heard a blushing faced girl whisper
ing to herself, in the seclusion of her
own room:
"Oh l hope Jim will never find
out that l saw Henry Potter's men
putting that sign-board up. He
would never forgive me for know
ingly playing him such a trick. But
l couldn't help it. l had to have an
excuse for accepting him"