The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
The ranger on his rounds.

toward interest In the whole toilet
for several minutes, reached for Q
plum tree cutting from a bundle kept
hanging over the kitchen stove for
emergencies.
Precisely what her Intentions were
we are unable to state. With studied
]urcorcern the boy grabbed for his
cap still brushing, ftfully at his cow
@ "A moved toward the kitchen
g., Dosp!te his Indifference. how
ever. lie could not fail to notice that
mother was planning to TURF his flank
and admirister a crushing defeat.
Having no reenforcements in hat
quarter he therefore executed "A mas
terly retiring movement. dehouching
from the kitchen three PAGES in ad-
vance of mother, without displaying
any undue haste. understand. hut
steadily and freely giving ground, and
all the while brushing dctermincdly.
tr~agicallv. nj his nice Slick hair. To
stop brushing under the circumstances
he felt would be n confession If weak
ness in the eyes of the enemy. and in
encounters Of great m the morale
maintained by the defensive is always
Of supreme Importance,
Even at this stage of the campaign
the boy really expected mother would
change her mind. though she offered
no hint or sign that she intended
doing 30. You see how ohscsscd he
was with the idea. As he slipped
hastily cat INTO the back yard he
glanced back expcctantly to soc
whether she fa,tcred, hut she appeared
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pursue bis nolicv If wo1cbful waiting
, indefinitely. whereas she had a dinner
10 prepare. Consequently an accent.
able COMPROMISE was 10 he antjcipate3
In the ominous silence that reIgnel
outside the boy found little to cheer
him in his isolated state He hogan
10 feel a little nervous. Nothing IN
let's a boys eauanimi,y like ahso,u,e
! silence, lie mus, have sound Noise
commution. Nfe. Furthermore ex-
perhenc. hitherto had taught him thu.
when n woman apparently resolves 70
do awning and then remains inex-
plicably passive there Is n surprise
in store.
In fact that was exactly the case.
Mother was arranging one OF the
nices, little surprises the rebel ever
had and as he looks back upon those
happy DAYS now he realizes that tho
affair was carried out with all the
acuity and nnesse one would naturally
EXPECT from "A tactical expert.
By peeking trough the crack OF the
harm door tho prisoner could inst dis-