The Detroit times., 1916-11-03
By IHoFNI0A ". ElEGla5.

When the door or Farmer Brown s
cowshed was closed LighUoot the
Deer for the first time realized what
it means 10 - prisoner Never
before In all MS litc had he known
SO much as minute when he was
uot free 10 go and come as he pleas
ed Never before IN all his life had
he been inside four walls. a sudden
great terror dlled his heart. differ
,nt terror from that will which =,
had run from those sl"agc dogs, =
different terror from that with which
Le had outwittcd tho hunters with
their terrible guns Then bi- terror
was not wholly helpless There was
Il chance to use his Wits lie could
at least try.
But now no was helpless Their"
was nothing ha could do iut walk
round and round and realize more
end more how very helpless he was
ne couldn't ran away. he couldn't
even Try We couldn't faht because
there was no one 10 fight. And this
feeling that ac could do notnine
Ju 6 nothing ~ al Was terrible AL
he could go MAS TO Wait and wonder
what would b0pf % next Would
Farmer Browns Boy come with q
terrible gun and shoot hlm2 Light
foot shivered az the thought
But nothing Of h. kind happened
By and by the door opened ever so
little and Farmer Brown ana Farmer
Browns Boy pocped in isn't he
handsomc?' said Farmer Brown
Boy Farmer Brown nodded
Il think YOU had bette get him a
drink" said he "l ruess he must bo
Iret'y dry after that long run. for
suspect that those dogs must have
chased him most OF the night 10
have tired him out So"
- hadn't thought OF that" ex.
claimed Farmer Browns boy. "Of
course he thirsty 10 always makes
one thirsty 10 run I'll get some
lover hay. Wen make him as com
Portable as ", can There is plenty
Of straw in there for him TO hc
down on # he wants 10.
You might bring q little alt too.
added Farmer Brown you know
deer are very fond of salD They are
a. fond of salt as small Bows are OF
candy I've known hunters 10 put
salt out In tho woods where the deer
would find il and then mdD near o.
aud shoot them whom they came 10
H. That IS against The lav now bnt
il wasn't when was boy and
there were men VINO were quite
mean and unfair er0usb 90 do IT,.
I'm glad thai II b. carst the law
now said Farmer rrovn Boy as
he hurried away
All his time Iightfoot had stood
backed UP in a corryr OF The shed
a. far from them as ne could get .
ercat fear clufching a. ris oeart as
be- realized moro than cyrI how help.
less he was. n he had understood
what was being said great load
would have been lifted from hH
mind. But of course he didEt under
stand and SO he lIdrt know wheth
or those Two men creatures Ucrn
fricnd, or enemies. and bc had suf
fered so much fright from hunter
that ne suspected all men as On.
cmies
Presently Farmer Irown's BOY re-.
turned With pail OF water which nc
rut inside the COW shed Then hr
brought a pile of sweet clover hay
end a box IN which was lump of
salt After this be closed the door
and rdghtfOot stood whore he was
watching that door suspiciously BW
the door remained cio.'d AID sloWlt
Lieh Root advanced toward tie pail
.of water. Cor NJ was very, very
thirsty In fact his throat fairly
tmarted because It was so dry How
good that water was 10 was cool
and clear and refrcshing re drank
every drop. n not only made him
teel better in body but also in mind.