The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-11

hHtW A1aA Win Nnem MtLie know u
edge was dangerous thlng-for
others. He for@aw trouble FOR the
sacred Bird be forcsaw trouble for
hla natural foes. the gamekeeperN re
did not foresee trouble for the Twins :
b knew them. And very diztinctiy
he saw half.a-cruwn.
He grinnod ard said Slowly. Yea
Master Terror. III ~ very Apply 20
teach you 'ow 20 make a snare"
''rhank you. I'll come round 70
morrow morning" said ths Terror
gratefully.
"It soiu Be- nice 70 know bow -
make suares II cried Ersbus happily as
they rode on n wonder we scver
thought Of n before"
we didn't want q fur stole before
said the Terror.
But where's ths baif-cfovu coming
FROM said Erebus
'Out OF the nine shiuinrs we've
saved. said the zerror I'VE shall
have 60 SPEND some Of % % make
more"
The next wsrning Erebas 10 valn en-
treated the Terror 90 take her with
him % Tom Cobb's cottage % share
the lefg.n 10 the art of MAKING snaresc
The Terror would not often be was
lndzlEent; often be was hrm. To-day
b. was frm.
We returned from bis lesson with 4
serene face; but be said rather sadly
eve still a lot 20 learn"
That afternoon tho Twins rode into
Rowiugton. Flrst the Terror bought
copper wire az the ironmonger's; and
be was inslstcnt that Il should he ~
a certain thickness Then he went
into The mnrketplaoe % a stall which
vas Kept b. their retired nurse Ellen.
who vas now TIE Industrious wife q
a small farmer.
To her he preached the matter o.
the sale % kittens Ellen. whose mind
was firmly exed On the grooves Of but
Ter and eggs and poultry. laughed con.
Eumedly az the E8gwestlon that anyone
would want % buy kittens. But the
Terror was unmoyed By her ineredui-
to- and talked 90 her patiently until
Be persuaded Der at any rate 90 try
% sell kittens for them. she aKreed.
for most women found q dlfhcult D.
resist him when he had set biz mind
on th2ir doing something for him and
she was always eager % obllge him.
But she held out no hopes o. success
icctcd SIX kittens for the experiment:
and much 20 the surprise and disgust
n those kittens, they washed them.
They dried them in the Kitchen. and
let them sleep that night "a rs
warmth. After the washing ~ the
kittens, they betook themselves % the
making Of SHARES Erebus. ever san
Euine. supposed that they would make
SHARES az once. The Terror had no
such expectations: and Il was a long
while before he got one % bis liking
Remembering Tom Cobb's Instructions.
BE- washed n. and then put on gloves
and set u ln the hole In the hedge
through which the rabbits from the
Common we're won't 20 enter their gar
den % eat the cabbages. TIE was up
botlmea next morning. found a rabbit
IN the snare. and thrilled with Soy.
The FUR stole had come within the
range OF possibility.
After breakfast they made the
toilet o. the elx chosen Kittens aud
Erebus adorned the neck Of each OF
them With q bow % blue ribbon
Knowing the ways ~ kittens sbe
sswed on the bows and sewed them on
hrmly. ~ could not BE- doubted that
they looked much dner than ordinary.
unwashod kittous. They pot three en-
the basket of both q their bicycles,
rode over &c nowinFton. and handed
them over 90 Ellen. They would have
liked O. see what success she bad but
those were fun days; and they bad
other thlnea 90 do Among ether
things they made three enareas and
the Terror found that the fingers q
Erebus were. n anything. more def
az mnre-makinr than bis own. In the
afternoon they rode over 20 Row ingt0u
again. and when they came % Elleu's
stall they found the kittcn-bazket
empty
Ellen greeted them with a large.
shining smile aud said. well. Mas
Or Terror. you were right and 7 vas
wrong I've sold them kiuioE-every
unes and I've had two more ordered.
ne vas when the ladies' from the Hul
came marketing that they went
She opened her purse. took out ak
shllllngs. snd heid them cut q TIE
Terror.
"FIve." sald the Terror. = must
pay you a shilling Tor selling them.
It's what they call commission
no. s.rs Z don't want any commits
sion" satd Elicn armly "As long e.
thosc kituas we're there. 7 sold more
butter and eE<s AMI fowls than any
one else GA the market 7 haven't had
such q good day not ever before
The Terror pressed her O. acsnpt the
shilling buf she remalned nrm. TIE
Twins rode ioyfully hone with ak
ahllluEs
That night TIE Terrier so bis four
SHARES in the hedge ~ tbs garden and
about the common. He caught three
rabbits
The next m0rninr ha was silent and
very thoughtful a. D. helped feed tie
Kittens and changed thc hay On the
hutehra
At last De- said rather sadly. ITS
sometimes rather awkward being n
nanEerhold
"WhyF said Erehgs surprised
Those rabbits said the Terror Fl
want o. srll them bat It's no Eood go
InE .uto Uou.n..on aud IrEIuE sell
them t0 pcuitcrrr EVen n b.
wanted rstbi,a wbIch be mghmt.