The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
TILE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Farmer Browns Boy Saves LightfoOt.
tCopyrishL T. BurEsssl
Bu IHORAYON ". El RGhNS.

All night long the voices OF three
dogs rang thru the Green Forest
thru the old Pasture. and across
the Green Meadows, and all night
long Iightfoot the Deer ran and
doubled and turned and did all he
knew to mix his trail SO that those
dogs could not follow him Some
times he would begin to hope that
he had succeeded only TO have his
hopes dashed by the sudden out
burst OF noise from the throats OF
those dogs telling all who might
hear that they had once more
found the trail
The other little people OF the
Green Forest and the Green Mead
ows heard the hunting cry OF the
dogs and shivered as they peeped
from safe hiding. places and caught
glimpses OF Lightfoot. painting for
breath and with fear-widened eyes,
as he bounded past. and a few min
utes later saw the three dogs, their
noses 10 tho ground. following in his
tracks II was fearsome thing, a
strange thing. 10 see. There was
one OF their own number. the hand.
soonest and nohlest looking OF them
all, possessed by terrible fear. And
there were these other creatures
possessed by fierce and eager Joy.
II was the fear OF the hunted and
the Joy OF the hunters and IL was
terrible 20 see and hear
Once. In despair Lighttoot decid.
ed 10 hold his ground and hght in
stead OF running. He turned and
faced In the direction from which
those clamoring voices were com
Ing. A great anger filed Light.
foot's heart what right had these
dogs 10 hunt him so7 What had
le ever done that they should seek
10 kill him. They did not need hin
for food. for they were fed and
cared for by man. He paved the
ground In sudden rage at the In.
Justice OF II and lowered his head
80 that the sharp points OF his
horns were like so many spears lev.
eled Just above me ground
On, from tho fhadows burst three
savage looking forms. For Just a
second they paused in surprise at
seeing Lightfoo' there With snort
Of anger he charged al them and
they spranE aside hut one was not
quito quick enough and there was a
sharp yelp OF pain as one OF the
sharp points Of his horns tore a
little rcd cash across the hip OF this
one But in Al instant the other
two were az LiRhttoot's heels. snap
ping savagcly AT him as they tried
10 pull him down What could one
o against three Had there been
but one IIghtfoot would have stood
bis ground and fought for his life.
Three were too many for him and
once moro he fed. his tanks bleed.
ing from the teeth which had vain
~ sought 10 pull him down
Very early as day was dawning.
Farmer Browns Roy started for the
barn 20 milk the COWS From over
in the Old Pasture came the sound
OF eager voices. the voices Of dogs
hunting Now. who are they fol.
lowing" mu,tcrcd Farmer Browns
BOY. Il wonder II II can be a fox
II sounds like 1t and yet somehow
4 doesn't Whcever IL is they arc
pretty close 10 him to Judge by the
noise they arc making
He put down his milk.pails and
went around back Of the barn where
he could look over 70 the Old Pas
ture. over the fence on the edge
OF the Old Pasture on to the Green
Meadows leaped noble form
"Lightfoot," exclaimed Farmer
Browns Boy. AS live Il is Light
foot the Deer Those dogs must
have run him all night. for he looks
ready 10 diop. II he'll only come
this way III give those dogs les
ron that Will teach them not TO hunt
deer again in hurry" He hastily
caught up stick and waited
II seemed almost Ia II LiEhtfoot
must have known the thoughts Of
Farmer Mrown'I BOY. for he turned