The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-17

- OOR old Fluffy" sighed Fred ~ he
lay he the hammock luEily swing
INK under tho cherry tree 4 am
aitHid his tim, is almost up he Is gvt.
ting blind and useless Perhaps II would
b, , kindncss tn LET him die painlcssly
tiufy bir. brown. curly haired set
rr. lay IN the ground watching Fred
W. nose We between hiH ouistfotrh"d
paws and hi, soft eyes seemed 10 read
~, bows thoughts Presently ho rose
painfully hud walked over 60 the lad.
resting his hig shaFs, head lovingly ON
th, boy knyc
Your, mighty nu, old fellow,
siLhci lrrd with mist n his eyes.
"lluv I wish you could stay with us ll'
wuNf'
on Fred come here" called voice
over the rpte \ moment later Donald
Gordon ran into tho Satd
Wh,. rome Uu out With us ho,s
Jfird por,ld We have Uncle Franks
lu't aui tive oi us sfs luing Tor row
town ~ tN. Ih',c sisters island We
have lunch AMI a., ready 90 start
if,i and punsld raced duvu N, path
toward the river h,nN uui last bs they
vent tho, did NOT 90, brown dos fol.
l,virr them ON tho other side ~ the
l,igr just a. they le.p-d into the boat
and we're sboui 90 push Oft the, mott ID
! 'uf', standing un the hank gazing ~
them wls,tulb
"Nou CAN'T So. oli fellow shouted
Fred Nuu would upset the canoe $50
lW'N sHt down uu hs hsuurh,s on the
0lr nni hafk,d muutnrlb Ht thr boat
fati Hr''ting ava, Then. ~ u taking
a sudden thought hr started on q SLOW
uot nluus the river hank in N, same
direction the r,unu had gone
y du believe fiufN is following us ur
N, rIlrr" pii Pred as the, turned =
bend I .,u 200 brown spsrk coming
ir this direction
~ hbl su hour tho hn,s landed or
N, island ani commenced in eat their
lunch When thai wa finished tho,
iiurn'cd iH swim to tho tans opposite
ih' s.dr rnm witch ihrt had started
lt'I di Uu' kuuN how tu swim tu he
. 'n' .H H HHHs 'p Vsirh The Others \trr
/ 'h' hn,s had soften tn The other side
/ ll'i noticed che ski had grown darn
/ Then hr saw That the water At hI. feet
vas RISING rapidly Tho hc,. on the
'Nuf' allied 10 him TO sst into the canoe
ai uu.' ana TOW io land
Iri raced in me- shore. ma, u.sp bs
I reached iNs nHa.h Nr sav ih,i The t,s,
/ had broken Irnsr ,ri Wa dfifiinr SLOWLY
I down inr fINsf Ns WAS htipi.ss now
| The nv grrV Uk,. lightning flashed
and ihundsf fn'lst hu' no rain fell
Ih'fc hss been = ,irudhutsi ur ,hs
fiN'r,' whispered Ned ~ himself bi.
voice 'hskius With issr The water d,
I tisInr and in htli sr hout viii be n,.
ihis i'lnnfHani ! rsnrni swim
W. arrr, he Watched the hus, a'i',ins
sin SLOWLY iof t hat Hut reached nv
I swift iuif'H' n iN, middle ~ tho fi.sT
$50 have srni uuntli hack tn ilai.
| flsDus landing iuf man and hcs'
| ttti called ihs hr,s frrm the hsrk
! ks,p uV ,HUf .nlftss tin b. sets here
I but 'hs lad knrw h, lardIus was three
mile doNn ihr river srd n would tsks
an hnuf int hs'p IN toms
! Then uui ni the bushes un ihs k.rl
from uhi.h tho, hsi started he ssv =
trtvn hody issr use [. shot rhsr
ht,lirr With tho current. hs .v M
shass, head n tluil svimmins iovatd
| the hn.,
Thsts w. old bo, shouted rr,i m
dslshi Oct The iurc aud bfine N 4,
mv tiuity seemed to understand
Hthiins vith sll his strength the d..
managed " ies,h the canoe and stasp,j