Connecticut western news., 1915-07-29

ing him away.
Yes. it does, too Sam rubbed his
temple.
PUN! II didn't hurt me, did it,
Ripple? Come on in, Rupe; show this
baby where has got wart on his
finger"
You showed me that trick Sam
objected. You already did that to me
You tried it twice this afternoon and
I don't know how many times before.
only you weren't strong enough after
the first time. Anyway. l know what
it is. and l DON'T
Come on, Ripe" said Penrod. Make
the baby lick dirt
At this bidding. Rupe approached.
while Sam. still protesting, moved to
the threshold of the outer door but
'rnrod seized him by the shoulders
and swung him indoors with Il shout.
Little baby wants to run home to
its mOm-muh. Here he is, Ripple"
Thereupon was penrod's treachery
to an old cOmrade properly rewarded.
for as the two struggled, Rupe caught
each by the back of the neck stimuli
taneously. and, with credituble impair
TALLY. forced both boys to their knees.
Lick dirt" he commanded. forcing
them still forward, until their faces
were close To the stable floor.
vt this moment he received real
surprise. With Il loud whack some
thing struck the back of his head.
and. turning. he beheld Verman in the
act of lifting piece of lath to strike
again.
EN- moys-omer" said verman, the
giant killer.
He tongue tie" Herman explained.
He say, let 'em boys alone"
Rupe addressed his host briefly:
"Chase them nigs out o. here"
don call me mig" said Herman.
Il mine my own biznuss. You let 'em
boys alone"
Rupe strobe across the still PROSTATE
Sam, stepped upon Penrod and. equip
ping his countenance with the terribly
ing scowl and protruded jaw, lowered
his head to the level of Eerman's.
Mig, you'll be lucky if you leave
here alive" And he leaned forward
till his nose was within less than an
inch of Herman's nose.
1t could be felt that something awful
was about to happen. and Penrod as
he rose from the floor suffered an I'M
expected twin%e of apprehension and
remorse. He hoped that Rupe wouldn't
really hurt Herman. y sudden dislike
of Rupe and RUPEES ways rose within
him as he looked at the big boy over
whelming the little darkey with that
ferocious scowl. Penrod al! at once
felt sorry about something indefna-
BILE, and with equal vagueness he felt
foolish. Come on, RUPEE" he suggest
ed feebly. Let Herman go. andTynt's
us make our billies out of the rake
handle"
The rake handle, however, was not
available if Rupe had inclined to favor
the suggestion. Verman had discarded
his lath for the rake. which he was at
this moment lifting in the air.
You ole black Niger" the fat faced
boy said venomously to Herman. SIN
a-gOin' to-
But he had allowed his nose to re-
main too long near Herman's. Pen
rods familiar nose had been as close
with only a ticklish spinal effect upon
lle not very remote descendant of Kon-
20 man eaters. The result produced
by the glare of RUPEES unfamiliar eyes
and by the dreadfully suggestive prox
unity of RUPEES unfamiliar nose was
altogether different. Herman's and
Verman's Bangala great-grandfather
never considered people of their own
jungle neighborhood proper material
for Il meal. but they looked upon stran-
gers, especially truculent strangers, as
distinctly edible.
Penrod and Sam heard Rupe sudden
ly squawk and below, saw him writhC
and twist and fling out his arms like
fails, though without removing his
face from its juXtaposition. Indeed
for a moment the two heads seemed
even closer.
Then they separated, and the battle
was on!